Immortality begins with upgrading buildings

Chapter 228 Gifts Prepared for My Senior Sisters [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

At the auction, a single drop of Millennium Spirit Milk sells for approximately 400 mid-grade spirit stones. Ten drops sold together would cost 4000 spirit stones.

Ji Yuan can certainly afford this price, and he wouldn't mind paying even a higher one.

After all, Celestial Silkworm Master only gave him 100 high-grade spirit stones and 6450 mid-grade spirit stones.

Even a Golden Core cultivator could easily afford to buy 10 drops of the Millennium Spirit Milk with all their wealth.

So we definitely have to get our hands on this.

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Next up are the essence blood, corpse, and demon core of that third-tier dragon. The three are sold separately, and the origins of this third-tier dragon are also marked.

Tier 3 monster - Earth-Turning Flood Dragon.

Earth-attribute monsters.

Since that's the case, Ji Yuan has lost interest in its demon core and will try to get his hands on the corpse and its essence blood.

The dragon-slaying auction was held, but the dragon's corpse was only placed as the second to last item in the final section.

Ji Yuan turned to the last page, which was the highlight of the auction... a single spot!

The number of disciples for a Golden Elixir True Person.

This was the first time Ji Yuan had ever seen an auction for such a limited number of slots.

If you manage to secure this spot at auction, you can become a disciple of Master Lingyu.

Lingyu Zhenren, whose cultivation level is unknown, but since it is placed here as the final piece, it will likely fetch a very high price... Once this spot is auctioned off, it's like having a Golden Core Zhenren as a backer.

How could this price be cheap?

"And who is this Lingyu Zhenren?"

Ji Yuan closed the booklet in his hand and turned to ask Ning Shanshan.

"Master Lingyu is a rogue cultivator from the Spirit Sword Cave, and also a towering tree behind all the rogue cultivators in our Lanshan City. It is because of him that we rogue cultivators are able to have a much better time in Lanshan City."

Ning Shanshan whispered, "I wonder if you know about the opening of the Nine Netherworld Cave a few years ago?"

"Know."

"Back then, it was Master Lingyu who helped us independent cultivators negotiate with the six major immortal sects and finally secured a spot for us."

"Oh?"

It turned out to be him!

Ji Yuan knew about this matter, but he didn't know who those Golden Core cultivators who represented the rogue cultivators in negotiating with the Six Immortals Sect were. He never expected that Lingyu Zhenren was one of them.

Thinking about it this way, it makes sense that he would put this spot up for auction.

"Has he auctioned off disciple slots before?"

"No, this is the first time. Moreover, he has very few disciples. So far, he has only accepted two disciples. If you can win this spot in the auction, you will become his third disciple. It is said that he is very likely to be his last disciple."

Ning Shanshan was not only incredibly observant, but also very knowledgeable about all the big and small matters in the city.

Ji Yuan nodded slightly. It seemed that the final auction spot would most likely be contested between the two immortal sects, Yu Ling Men and Gan Shi Shan.

Being able to recruit this rogue cultivator at the Golden Core stage would be of great help to their sect.

Especially at this moment when good and evil are about to clash.

If we think further ahead...

Rather than saying that Master Lingyu was auctioning off his disciple slots, it would be more accurate to say that he was auctioning himself off.

With the battle between good and evil imminent, he also wanted to find a safe haven. However, perhaps because the persona he had established earlier was too important, he was reluctant to directly join a certain immortal sect. So he used this as a pretext to surrender.

That way, both families can save face.

Lingyu Zhenren can also obtain a considerable settlement fee through this auction.

Ji Yuan's mind raced with thoughts, and the more he thought about it, the more convinced he became.

"It seems this auction is going to be quite a spectacle."

Ji Yuan also began to take stock of his belongings in his storage bag.

After leaving the auction house, it was already getting dark. Ji Yuan then had Ning Shanshan take him to find a place for immortals to stay, a luxurious inn.

After showing her the way, Ning Shanshan prepared to leave.

But Ji Yuan arranged a place for her to stay, explaining that he needed her to guide him tomorrow, which made the girl overjoyed.

Ji Yuan smiled and didn't pay much attention to it.

He wasn't lying either.

After attending the auction, Ji Yuan had to go to Mirror Lake, but he didn't know what was going on there.

Therefore, the gifts prepared for my senior sisters should naturally be prepared here.

That night.

When the night was deep and quiet, Ji Yuan finished taking inventory of his storage bags and quietly changed the "Transformation Talisman" on his body, changing his face from a middle-aged man to an old man. Then he used "Shadow Follows" to leave his residence.

Then, under the moonlight, they arrived at the auction house.

The auction was imminent, and the day for locking the list had not yet arrived, so even though it was late at night, the auction house was still brightly lit.

After all, some cultivators prefer to operate at night and refuse to come out during the day.

The auction house naturally has to consider their interests as well.

When Ji Yuan, who was in the early stages of Foundation Establishment, arrived at the entrance of the auction house, he was naturally welcomed by the maids. Amidst the compliments, he was eventually led to the appraisal room.

Inside, there was an old man in black robes who was in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage waiting. When he saw Ji Yuan come over, he stood up and bowed.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist."

Ji Yuan naturally returned the greeting.

The maidservant closed the door and left, entrusting the place to the two Foundation Establishment Immortals.

"Sit, fellow Daoist, please sit down." The old man in black robes gestured, and after Ji Yuan sat down, he thoughtfully served him spiritual tea before saying with a smile:

"I wonder if Yuko has anything she wants to auction?"

Ji Yuan didn't say anything, but silently took out two jade bottles, which contained a few pills scattered inside.

But the old man in black robes immediately perked up after taking a look, and before he could even put down the spirit tea in his hand, he went straight over to examine it closely.

"Foundation Building Pills...so many!"

The old man in black robes widened his eyes involuntarily. "Fellow Daoist, may I open it and take a look?"

Ji Yuan reached out and gently waved his hand, opening the two jade bottles. Instantly, a rich medicinal fragrance filled the entire room, and the old man in black robes only took a light sniff.

The fatigue from the day was instantly swept away.

Ji Yuan chuckled and covered it back up.

"how?"

"The quality is naturally not a problem." As the "veteran appraiser" of this auction house, the black-robed elder had no difficulty appraising Foundation Establishment Pills, a common item at auctions. "But are you sure you want to sell all of these, fellow Daoist?"

"Sure."

"Fellow Daoist is generous." The black-robed elder gave him a thumbs up. "A total of 8 Foundation Establishment Pills, including 6 two-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills and 2 one-pattern Foundation Establishment Pills."

"Fellow Daoist, are you alright?"

"no problem."

Ji Yuan agreed, and the old man in black robes took the eight Foundation Establishment Pills from the jade bottle right in front of him, put them away in a specially made jade box, and then took out a jade token from his storage bag.

"This is a token. After the auction, you can use this jade token to collect your spirit stones from our auction house, so please remember to keep it safe."

The old man in black robes handed it over with both hands.

The jade plaque is engraved with "79" and has some special patterns, giving it a unique aura.

This must be the auction house's anti-counterfeiting label.

Ji Yuan accepted the items and solemnly put them back into his storage bag. He then took out some third-tier pills and various demon beast materials from the storage bag.

"Fellow Daoist, take a look at these. Is there anything here that would be suitable for an auction?"

The old man in black robes immediately stood up and squatted down beside these precious materials to examine them carefully.

After a long pause, he gave his answer.

Two bottles of third-tier pills, the venom sac of a third-tier demonic beast venomous lizard, and the horn of a third-tier demonic beast lone rhinoceros—these are items that can be auctioned.

The rest, although they couldn't be auctioned, were still available for purchase by the auction house.

Since they were willing to buy, Ji Yuan naturally sold them all at once.

Before the auction even started, Ji Yuan had already pocketed 890 mid-grade spirit stones.

As for the rest, he didn't have much left to sell.

It's not that he doesn't have any good stuff; on the contrary, he has too many good things on him and is reluctant to sell them.

Such as those 6 talismans, 2 thunderbolts, and the magic weapon Heavenly Net.

In addition, there were 3 drops of millennium-old spiritual milk previously bestowed by the Water Dragon Sect.

In addition, there are many magical artifacts.

There are even soul cultivation techniques, which are almost non-existent on the Canglu Continent.

It's a pity that I don't dare to sell them, but I think that having these should be enough, even though it has used up all the Foundation Establishment Pills I have.

Once I get back, I'll have to focus on farming and developing my economy again.

With this thought in mind, Ji Yuan thought of the [Spiritual Vein].

"I wonder if you are interested in attending the auction in ten days. If you are interested, this is your admission ticket. Since your item sold for more than 5000 mid-grade spirit stones, you will be able to enter a private room on the second floor."

The black-robed master smiled and handed over another jade token.

It costs 5000 yuan to go up to the second floor, that's unusually expensive.

Ji Yuan naturally accepted the offer. It would be much safer to participate in the auction on the second floor. If he were sitting in the lobby on the first floor, he wouldn't even dare to shout out his bids.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

Ji Yuan smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Please proceed, fellow Daoist."

The old man in black robes rose to see Ji Yuan off, and only after Ji Yuan left the room did he close the door and suppress his smile.

He returned to his original position, picked up the spirit tea, took a sip, and then stroked his beard in thought.

"Judging from this person's accent, they should be from the Shui Nan area. And the fact that they can auction so many Foundation Establishment Pills... they're most likely from Medicine King Valley."

"If they are cultivators from Medicine King Valley, why would they travel thousands of miles to our Lanshan City to participate in the auction?"

"There's probably only one reason left: the source of these Foundation Establishment Pills is likely illegitimate."

But that doesn't matter. For their auction house, they don't care about such things. As long as you have good stuff delivered to their door, then... they'll sell it!

It doesn't matter whose money we make, it's still money. Do you really think you can come knocking on our door demanding compensation from our auction house?

If you dare to do that, the Spirit Control Sect and Corpse Driving Mountain will show you what the "Two Tyrants of the North Water" really mean!

……

After leaving the auction house, Ji Yuan wandered around the city for a long time to make sure there were no tails around before returning to his lodgings.

After returning home, I ate a three-colored spirit egg and cultivated for a while. Then the sky brightened up.

Having regained his original appearance, he stretched and got out of bed. After he finished getting ready, he discovered that Ning Shanshan was already waiting outside.

"Senior, where are we going today?"

Today, Ning Shanshan didn't wear her hair down or keep her head down like she did yesterday.

Instead, she tied her hair into a ponytail, openly revealing... her disguised appearance. However, her disguise was much simpler: she smeared her face with black, drew thick eyebrows, and used something to add some freckles to her face.

He looked much more ordinary, except for the bright smile on his face.

"Just going out for a casual stroll today."

Ji Yuan smiled. Perhaps it was because he had made a windfall, or perhaps it was because he was about to receive something that could upgrade his building, or perhaps he was infected by Ning Shanshan's cheerfulness. In any case, his mood improved.

"Alright, senior, let me tell you, when it comes to how familiar I am with Lanshan City, if I claim to be second, no one dares to claim to be first!"

Ning Shanshan skipped and hopped ahead.

Ji Yuan, dressed in a loose blue robe, walked behind her. "There's no need for that. I just wanted to buy some local specialties from your Lanshan City to bring back to my friends."

"Oh?" Ning Shanshan's eyes darted around. "That's where things get interesting. What's your budget, senior? Is it a gift for a male or female friend?"

"Senior, let me tell you, you absolutely must not go to those shops that specialize in selling Lanshan City's specialties. Those shops are all designed to rip off cultivators from other places. They're incredibly shady."

"There are also some errand runners like me who are extremely unscrupulous. They have partnerships with those shops and specifically take the seniors to those shops. But don't worry, seniors, I'm not that kind of bad person."

"Okay, okay."

So for the rest of the day, Ji Yuan didn't go anywhere. Instead, Ning Shanshan led him around Lanshan City, where they bought all sorts of things.

The gift given to Hua Yaoyue was naturally spirit wine, but this spirit wine had to be taken back and processed in the [wine cellar] for a period of time.

The bamboo dragonflies and paper butterflies specially made by Lanshan City were prepared for Feng Zhitao. In terms of grade, they were probably low-grade spiritual artifacts.

When activated by spiritual energy, they will dance gracefully and even sing.

Of course, it can also be used to fight enemies, but the effect is not that outstanding; it's mainly for fun.

As long as it's fun, it suits Feng Zhi Tao's taste perfectly.

As for Du Wanyi, Ji Yuan also prepared a set, but it wasn't the bamboo dragonfly and paper butterfly.

Her talent was slightly lacking, and her strength was relatively weak, so the gift Ji Yuan prepared for her was a protective spiritual artifact unique to Lanshan City.

Daiyu's hairpin.

A mid-grade spiritual weapon, worn in the hair on ordinary days to protect oneself, and can also be activated in critical moments as an assassination weapon, should be suitable for her.

As for the gift prepared for Dong Qian, it was the one that Ji Yuan put the most thought into and was also the most expensive among all the gifts.

The complete set of bracelets, necklaces, and earrings, although they are mid-grade spiritual artifacts, have neither protective nor offensive effects.

According to the shop owner, the real effect of this set of jewelry is that it can form a protective shield on the body, which can nourish the body day and night, delay aging, and make the skin firmer.

Ji Yuan even put it on and tried it out. As a second-tier weapon refiner and second-tier array master, he could naturally sense that the set of ornaments did indeed have this effect, although the effect was not very obvious, but it was definitely there.

If that's the case, then that's enough.

This set of spirit artifacts cost a total of 800 mid-grade spirit stones.

But he also felt it was worth it. Not to mention that Dong Qian should have a share of the spirit stones spent, just the fact that he had shared a bed with her... it was only right to give her a gift.

Whenever Ji Yuan went shopping, Ning Shanshan would always wait at the door, being very considerate.

Therefore, she had no idea what Ji Yuan had bought or how many spirit stones he had spent.

Ji Yuan naturally gave the errand runner a little extra reward for being so sensible.

Two mid-grade spirit stones.

When Ning Shanshan looked at the spirit stone in her hand, her eyes widened. "Senior, this...this..."

For a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, 200 low-grade spirit stones is an astronomical price. After all, many cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining might not be able to come up with that many spirit stones.

"I see you have good talent. Go back and cultivate diligently, and strive to reach the peak of Qi Refining as soon as possible. This is the right path to build a foundation."

"The spirit stones are yours now that you've given them to you. Hurry up and put them away before anyone else sees them."

Upon hearing this, Ning Shanshan quickly put away the two mid-grade spirit stones. Then, looking at the senior who had already entered the door, she mustered her courage and asked, "Senior... may I know your name?"

"Ji Yuan".

"Ji Yuan, Ji Yuan, Ji Yuan..."

Ning Shanshan silently repeated the words to herself several times until she felt she could never forget them, then she left with the spirit stones in her arms.

Inside the courtyard, Ji Yuan remained calm.

When committing murder and arson, it is natural to seek revenge for Qianhai's great name.

But since this matter can now be described as chivalrous acts, it is natural to reveal one's real name.

We can't make both names so offensive, can we?

With all the gifts purchased and the auction yet to begin, Ji Yuan decided not to leave the house. Instead, he focused on cultivating in the courtyard, nurturing his spiritual energy while studying the "Sword Manual."

Occasionally, I'll go to the meditation room for a snack to enhance my spiritual awareness.

Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was time for the auction to begin.

Ji Yuan changed his appearance using the shape-shifting talisman, reverting to the old man he had been when selling Foundation Establishment Pills, and then went out early in the morning.

When he arrived at the auction house, he found it already packed with people, with even the entrance crowded with people.

Ji Yuan had never seen so many Foundation Establishment cultivators before... the last time. Although many of them had already entered the auction house, there were still forty or fifty standing at the entrance.

Ji Yuan walked on the outermost edge of the crowd, his back bent, and smiled at everyone who looked at him.

Finally, they got away from the crowd and went into the auction house.

Once inside, the space felt much more open and quiet, with only a few young female cultivators dressed in flamboyant attire moving about like butterflies among flowers.

Before Ji Yuan could speak, one of the female cultivators, wearing a pink short skirt that revealed her long, slender legs, walked over, leaned forward slightly, and squatted down to perform a curtsy.

She showed off her beautiful figure.

"I wonder if there's anything I can help you with, senior?"

Ji Yuan calmly took out a jade pendant from his storage bag and gestured, "Take me upstairs."

Upon seeing this, the female cultivator became even more respectful, saying, "Senior, please follow me."

It's no wonder Ji Yuan was careless, because when he glanced around, he noticed that many cultivators in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, and even the late-Foundation Establishment stage, could only sit in the main hall on the first floor.

If a cultivator in the early stages of Foundation Establishment could produce a jade token leading to the second floor, it would inevitably attract attention.

When traveling, it's always best to keep a low profile.

As Ji Yuan walked towards the second floor, he glanced around and spotted a familiar figure in the lobby.

What's he doing here?

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