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Chapter 358 A True Man Should Be Like This! (4K)

Mu Wenbo presided over many auctions, both large and small, throughout his life.

But before today, he had never personally witnessed a single bid increase of ten million spirit stones.

In the past, such things always happened in the Holy City, and by the time the news reached them, several months had often passed.

So much so that Mu Wenbo had thought about it many times.

When he has free time in the future, he must go to the holy city to witness it with his own eyes.

He never imagined that one day he would actually be able to realize this wish in Guiyun Market.

The surprise came so suddenly that he didn't even have time to react and stood there dumbfounded on the auction stage.

Logically speaking, this is a rather serious mistake.

Fortunately, at this time, no one paid any attention to him as the auctioneer.

All eyes turned to the private room where the Cai family was located, even though there were walls and arrays blocking the view, so nothing could actually be seen.

Grandpa Jin looked on with surprise.

He truly hadn't expected the Cai family to go to such lengths to compete with him for this enhanced array-breaking cone.

I never expected the other party to be so decisive.

The Jin family currently only has a total of over 18 million spirit stones at their disposal, and even if they bet it all on, it would be of no use.

Moreover, at this price point, continuing to compete might mean losing money.

"Has Old Man Cai lost his mind? Does he only want the array-breaking cone and not the array itself?"

Grandpa Jin muttered to himself, his brows furrowed in a deep frown.

Jin Baorui, standing nearby, glanced at his father and decisively chose to remain silent.

But inwardly he sighed, realizing that he didn't need to go to the Holy City to witness what true extravagance meant.

The Cai family made two bids, each for ten million spirit stones. This is simply... insane.

Jin Baorui took a deep breath, thinking he would never forget this scene for the rest of his life.

Even he thought so, so the lower-level cultivators in the hall, after their initial shock, erupted in a violent scream that nearly lifted the roof off.

There were even Golden Core cultivators who offered to buy the photo stones of the people sitting next to them.

“I’ll offer one hundred… no, I’ll offer two hundred spirit stones to buy this memory stone from you.”

Such a generous gesture left the Foundation Establishment cultivator completely bewildered.

This ordinary image-recording stone, which only costs a mere twenty spirit stones, can suddenly be worth ten times more?
However, once someone took the lead, the other cultivators followed suit.

They offered prices ranging from two hundred to five hundred spirit stones to buy the memory stones from the surrounding cultivators.

The main reason is that some clever people have realized that this item can not only be kept as a souvenir, but also resold to others at a high price after the auction.

Such a spectacular event, which is rare even in a millennium, will surely find buyers if it is recorded in time.

"Interesting, whose family is sitting over there?"

Seven Crane True Monarch turned to Hua Jian True Monarch and asked, "I didn't expect there to be such a wealthy cultivation family here."

As a Mo family cultivator who grew up in the Holy City, his vision was undoubtedly broad.

Previously, watching those battles for hundreds of thousands or even a million or two felt rather boring.

But those two rounds of bidding made him feel a little dazed for a moment, as if he had returned to the Holy City.

After all, a single price increase of ten million spirit stones is rare even in the Holy City.

Moreover, these usually come from a venerable master; it's extremely rare to see a Nascent Soul cultivator dare to spend money like this.

"What? His family only has Golden Core cultivators at the moment?"

When Seven Crane True Lord heard about the Cai family's situation, he was first greatly surprised.

Only after learning about the Cai family's ancestral formation did they understand the reason behind it.

"So that's what happened."

Seven Crane True Lord smiled and said, "How about this, you invite that Mr. Cai over to sit down later."

Since we've received so many spirit stones from them, we definitely need to meet them.

More importantly, he also wanted to get to know this charismatic clan leader.

Judging from the other party's decisiveness alone, if the Cai family can turn things around in the future, they might actually achieve something great, which is worth his attention.

After all, although True Monarch Qihe's surname is Mo, there is more than one cultivator from the Mo family.

Of course, he was just meeting them this time; if the Cai family couldn't recover in the future, then there would be no point in discussing anything further.

To put it bluntly, since he was already here, he figured he might as well make a casual move, since he wouldn't lose anything anyway.

However, what Seven Crane True Lord didn't know was that Old Master Cai was just a stand-in pushed to the forefront, and the real decision-maker was Xiao Chen.

His scheme is doomed to fail before it even begins.

After a while...

Mu Wenbo then began bidding: "Fellow Daoist Cai has offered 20 million spirit stones. Is there any fellow Daoist willing to offer a higher price?"

At this point, he didn't even continue his rambling sales pitch.

In fact, there's no need for it anymore, because no one will continue to fight for it.

Mu Wenbo then quickly made three consecutive bids, and then announced that the Cai family had won the bid for the Enhanced Formation-Breaking Cone for 20 million spirit stones.

When he announced it loudly.

All the cultivators in the auction hall who carried recording stones raised their hands to record the scene.

"It's sold! It really is 20 million!"

Xu Qingyi was extremely excited: "That must be so many spirit stones! It wouldn't be enough to hold them all in one room!"

The girl never expected a mid-grade spirit stone, since such things were rarely seen by cultivators in the wasteland and were never even mentioned.

"Yes, it really is twenty million spirit stones."

Chen Fan nodded, looking in the direction of the Cai family's private room.

A longing rose in his eyes; this is what a true man should be like!
One day in the future, he will also earn tens of millions of spirit stones!
However, achieving this is extremely difficult.

Fortunately, he received help from Senior Xiao.

Thinking of this, Chen Fan couldn't help but tighten his grip on the storage bag at his waist.

Thanks to the Three-Turn Profound Origin Pill bestowed by Xiao Chen, he has now directly reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment.

Having successfully acquired the 'Golden Core' again, he has practically stepped one foot into the threshold of the Golden Core realm.

I believe it won't be long before he becomes a Golden Core cultivator.

At that time, he can officially switch to cultivating the Heavenly Star Secret Technique and experience the profound mystery of the Heavenly-level cultivation method.

At this moment, not only Chen Fan was filled with countless thoughts, but the other cultivators were in the same boat.

Everyone was so engrossed in the shock of the 20 million spirit stones that they didn't even care about the last item to be auctioned.

Even Mu Wenbo, who was in charge of the auction, shortened his long speech.

He simply introduced, "The last spiritual item you see is a Zejing Talisman specially provided by Guiyun Sect."

"The starting bid is one million spirit stones, and each bid should be at least ten thousand spirit stones higher."

Ok?
Xiao Chen was somewhat surprised; why wasn't this last item introduced?

Fortunately, he didn't come alone this time, so he could ask Grandpa Cai, "What is this Zejing Talisman?"

"It seems like everyone already knows?"

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Cai was initially surprised, but then he suddenly realized what was going on.

This Senior Xiao is most likely not a local, so naturally he wouldn't know the function of the Zejing Talisman.

He replied, "Reporting to Senior, this is the latest version of the token from Guiyun Sect."

"It represents a spot for someone to move into the blessed land and live there for a hundred years, and receive a baptism of the blessed land along the way."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen understood. He had previously read about the various blessed lands' recruitment of newcomers and their baptism in ancient texts.

Under normal circumstances, even if a cultivator in the wilderness breaks through to the Golden Core stage, they can only live in the market town.

To join the blessed land and actually live there, one must meet several selection criteria.

However, those standards are so demanding that almost no one can meet them.

After all, every additional person who enters the blessed land is equivalent to one more person sharing the spiritual energy.

If the standards are set too simply, the large number of cultivators in the blessed land will inevitably lead to a decrease in the concentration of spiritual energy.

However, overly difficult standards can lead to a lack of available manpower and generate resentment.

Therefore, when various blessed places are short of people, they often release a batch of positions to attract fresh blood.

Different places use different methods.

Some use arena competitions, some adopt a recommendation system, some hold alchemy or weapon crafting competitions, and some directly auction off slots to earn spirit stones.

As for the Blessed Land Baptism, it is a special ceremony held regularly within the Blessed Land.

Through elaborate rituals, a large amount of spiritual energy can be mobilized to cleanse and nourish the cultivator's body.

It usually lasts between ten and fifteen days.

During this period, the speed at which cultivators condense true essence can be greatly increased, and a single day can be equivalent to a month of arduous cultivation.

If one can participate in the baptism of the blessed land multiple times, there is even a slight chance of awakening a Dharma body or even a spiritual body.

The former is relatively common; on average, Guiyun Sect can awaken one Dharma Body every thousand years.

The latter is hard to say; so far, no spirits have appeared in the Zejing Blessed Land.

"Senior, please forgive this old man for speaking out of turn."

Grandpa Cai advised, "It's no longer appropriate for us to participate in the bidding, otherwise it will inevitably arouse suspicion from others."

The struggle for the enhanced formation-breaking cone could be arguably justified as protecting one's own formation.

However, it doesn't make sense for them to participate in the bidding for the blessed land quota again.

"Don't worry, I'm just asking, I'm not going to make a bid."

Xiao Chen smiled and said, "I know exactly what I'm doing."

He was telling the truth. Winning the Enhanced Formation-Breaking Cone was already an unexpected bonus, so there was no need to bid on anything else.

Moreover, this spot is almost useless to him.

Whether it's a rich spiritual environment or a so-called baptism, it's all optional.

Therefore, Xiao Chen naturally wouldn't continue bidding, but instead decided to stop while he was ahead.

He then inquired about another matter: "Any news regarding the trade fair organized by the independent cultivators?"

Grandpa Cai immediately nodded: "I inquired all night last night and have collected information on eleven small gatherings and four clandestine meetings."

As he spoke, he pulled a list from his pocket and handed it over: "The specific times and addresses are all here."

"I also sent my people to keep searching for new information."

Although the Cai family has fallen on hard times, that only applies to the other three major families.

It is quite efficient in handling such small matters.

"Well, that's enough."

Xiao Chen took the list, glanced at it briefly, and then put it away.

Then, changing the subject, he said, "You cooperated well in this auction. There's another matter I need you to handle on my behalf."

"It's not a difficult task, it's just a matter of helping to contact a fourth-tier weapon refiner who can customize spiritual artifacts."

"Refine a few suitable fusion artifacts for me."

Although Xiao Chen had gained a lot of understanding of the new cultivation world, he really didn't know many people, let alone fourth-order weapon refiners.

Instead of running around trying my luck, I'd better entrust this matter to the Cai family.

They must have connections in this area, or at the very least, know some relevant people.

as predicted.

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Cai was initially tense, but then relaxed considerably: "Many of my ancestors have commissioned magical artifacts, so we do have some experience in this area."

"It's just that the fourth-tier weapon refiners who are willing to take on private jobs are all located in other places."

"Please wait a few days, senior, while I send a message to a few old friends to inquire about the current market situation."

Are they all living in other places?
Luckily I asked beforehand, otherwise I would have wasted my time.

Xiao Chen nodded: "No problem, as long as the information is accurate, it's fine to wait a couple more days."

He will be staying around Guiyunfang Market for the foreseeable future.

If all goes well, I will wait until I get the new artifact before returning to the Sea of ​​Compassion.

During their conversation, the last item up for auction, the Zejing Talisman, was also acquired by the Jin family for 1.2 million.

Mr. Cai immediately got up and went to the back hall of the auction house in person.

They paid with spirit stones and brought back all the items they had won at the auction.

The boy who had been waiting for a long time immediately reported the news to True Lord Guiyun.

"They actually used two hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones?"

Caiyun Zhenjun was once again taken aback: "Old Cai has really taken out all of his ancestral mid-grade spirit stones."

Guiyun Zhenjun could not hide his surprise: "I knew the Cai family probably didn't have many low-grade spirit stones left. Sure enough, they've already used up their savings."

"But it seems there shouldn't be any problems."

If the Reverse Immortal Alliance were secretly involved, they certainly wouldn't be willing to spend so many mid-grade spirit stones at once.

Therefore, the slight doubt he had initially harbored vanished immediately.

The Cai family should be fine for now, so let's continue to let them roam freely and maintain a semblance of respectability.

Without those 200,000 mid-grade spirit stones, they'll probably be exhausted in a few years.

Not only did True Lord Guiyun lower his guard.

When Hua Jian Zhenjun learned of the situation, he immediately dispelled his doubts.

So he immediately sent someone to invite Mr. Cai over for a chat.

Faced with the sudden invitation, Grandpa Cai remained calm on the surface: "Please wait a moment, fellow Daoist. I'll go and say a few words to my family first, and then I'll come out."

In reality, he was so nervous that his whole body stiffened.

What happened? Has he been exposed?
"Don't worry, it's just an invitation to have tea."

Xiao Chen, however, remained completely unfazed: "This is a good thing; they must be drinking fourth-grade spiritual tea."

"If I hadn't only invited you, I would have thought of going along to take a look."

If there's a benefit, take it first and think about it later.

Grandpa Cai was fine just now, but the more he thought about it, the more nervous he became, and he didn't even know how to respond.

If things continue like this, people who didn't have any doubts before will probably start to have them now.

Therefore, Xiao Chen specifically spoke up to comfort him, saying, "Don't scare yourself like that."

"They didn't find anything suspicious. I guess they just asked you to come and meet him because we photographed his spirit."

"Besides, you have to believe in my abilities, okay?"

"If they had really detected that a Nascent Soul True Monarch had entered the market, they would have activated the market's defensive array long ago."

"Where would you be allowed to bring back the enhanced formation-breaking cone that would help you break through?"

Upon hearing this, Grandpa Cai immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)