A Mortal's Journey to Immortality

Yun Shanghe glanced around calmly, seemingly unconcerned by the lewd laughter that reached his ears.

At each auction, Guiyuan Pavilion would arrange for one or two alluring female cultivators to attend.

The purpose is simple: to attract attention.

A beautiful woman is always more pleasing to the eye than this old geezer.

Therefore, this situation was entirely within Guiyuan Pavilion's expectations; they were just a bunch of fools with the desire to steal but not the courage.

Let alone a female cultivator from Guiyuan Pavilion, even an ordinary mortal maid would not be easily bullied here.

"I am Yun Shanghe, an alchemist from Guiyuan Pavilion. I believe many fellow Daoists know me."

"Today, I, Yun Moutian, am hosting this conference. I hope you will all do me the honor of attending. I thank you all in advance."

Yun Shanghe clasped his hands slightly, turned around on the spot, bowed to the surroundings, and said in a humble yet respectful manner.

After he finished speaking, deafening cheers erupted from the meeting room on the third floor.

Zhou Ping glanced slightly to the left and right, thinking to himself that this person was really popular in Guiyuan Pavilion, probably mainly because of his status as a mid-level alchemist.

Then, Yun Shanghe gently pressed his palm down, signaling everyone to quiet down. A female cultivator beside him immediately understood and stepped forward, and an exquisite sandalwood tray appeared in her jade hand.

"Let me start with this first item to set the stage."

Yun Shanghe glanced at the three spirit hoes on the tray and continued...

"As an alchemist, I naturally possess various artifacts related to medicinal herbs and spiritual plants. These three spirit hoes are crafted from oak wood and black iron, making them my go-to tools for cultivating spiritual fields."

"As for its specific value, some fellow alchemists should be able to guess. I won't keep you in suspense any longer. The starting bid is one spirit stone, just to liven things up for you all!"

These three spirit hoes, if converted to market value, would be worth at least three spirit stones each. Now that all three are being auctioned together with a starting price of only one spirit stone, it is undoubtedly very tempting for some people who cultivate spirit plants.

Although the spirit hoe cannot be considered a magic weapon, it still has a low-level evergreen Dao pattern engraved inside.

With the blessing of this Dao pattern, the roots and stems of the spiritual plants in the spiritual field can be better protected.

Bidding gradually began in the venue, but not too much, since not everyone cultivates spiritual plants, and only those who truly need them would be interested in this item.

In the end, a dark-skinned and muscular cultivator successfully acquired the three spirit hoes for ten spirit stones.

Looking at the few small hoes brimming with spiritual energy, Zhou Ping, seeing specialized tools for cultivating spiritual plants for the first time, couldn't help but feel a sense of curiosity.

Unfortunately, he had mysterious agarwood to accelerate the growth of spiritual plants, which directly saved him the trouble of complicated cultivation and care, so he didn't need such a thing at all.

The auction proceeded smoothly under Yun Shanghe's supervision.

However, apart from those with special needs, most of the auctioned items only broadened Zhou Ping's horizons, and he couldn't help but feel somewhat bored with the auction.

Finally, when it came to the seventh item, Zhou Ping suddenly straightened up and squinted as he examined the small cauldron on Kunxiu's tray.

"Huangjing Medicine Cauldron, a first-tier alchemy furnace, capable of producing most basic pills. Starting bid is fifteen spirit stones, with each bid increasing by one spirit stone."

Yun Shanghe picked up the small yellow cauldron from Kunxiu's tray, showed it to the surroundings, and then announced the starting bid with a smile.

"I'll offer sixteen spirit stones!"

"Seventeen!"

"You think you can take a first-tier alchemy furnace for just a dozen spirit stones? I'll offer twenty-two spirit stones!"

A man in white brocade robes spoke up disdainfully, immediately raising the price to twenty-two spirit stones.

Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at the man in the brocade robe in surprise.

Although his face was not clearly visible, one could guess from his clothing that he was a young man.

When Zhou Ping first saw the alchemy furnace, his initial enthusiasm immediately vanished upon hearing the bid.

He only had fifteen spirit stones on him, so it was undoubtedly difficult for him to win this item.

"I'll offer twenty-five spirit stones."

Just as everyone remained silent, a slightly crisp voice rang out in the room.

A woman in a white dress sat leisurely in her seat with her legs crossed, and the strange mask she wore made her look rather playful and cute.

As the cultivators exchanged bewildered glances, they knew without a doubt that this was another young man.

Even with the mask on, its voice is still so clear and crisp. If the mask were removed, its true voice would probably rival that of a lark.

The man in the brocade robe was somewhat annoyed that a young girl who had appeared out of nowhere had ruined his limelight. He said in a low voice,

"Twenty-six spirit stones!"

The man came from a family of cultivators. In his spare time, he came into contact with alchemy. Although he did not have much talent for alchemy, he still felt a desire to possess the alchemy furnace after seeing it, so he did not hesitate to participate in the auction.

Thirty pieces.

Without a second thought, the girl in the white dress raised the bid to thirty spirit stones.

Watching the two bidders, Zhou Ping realized for the first time what it meant to be rich and powerful.

These two men were probably around his age, but their moves were astonishing.

He casually shouted out a price of twenty or thirty spirit stones. You should know that a cultivator in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, if he is a rogue cultivator, is worth no more than a few dozen spirit stones.

These spirit stones were all accumulated little by little over a long period of time. Everyone wanted to split each spirit stone into several pieces to spend. No one would dare to squander them like that.

"I come from the Qin family of Yunnan. Since you like this alchemy furnace so much, I will reluctantly part with it and grant your wish."

Qin Changming nodded slightly to the girl in the white dress not far away and spoke politely, but the expression hidden under his mask had turned somewhat ashen.

It wasn't that he lacked the ability to continue bidding, but rather that he had originally intended to buy the alchemy furnace just to play around with, and now that someone had intervened, the price had already exceeded his expected range.

He's not stupid; there's no need for him to waste spirit stones on something that's dispensable.

The Qin family of Yunnan!

A series of low gasps suddenly rang out in the hall. After hearing the other party introduce himself, all the cultivators focused their attention on Qin Changming.

Like everyone else, Zhou Ping looked over in surprise.

After reading those books, he already had a detailed understanding of what the words "Qin Family of Yunnan" represented.

The Qin family, located in Yunnan Province, is the premier immortal cultivation family under the Qinglian Xuanzong sect.

It is said that a highly respected Core Formation stage elder in the Azure Lotus Profound Sect was born into the Qin family of Dianyun.

This alone made the Qin family one of the top super cultivation families below the five great Xuanzong sects.

"Old man, nobody's filming anymore, let's start the countdown!"

The girl in the white dress didn't even glance at Qin Changming, and showed absolutely no interest in the Qin family of Dianyun that he mentioned. She waved her hand and shouted at Yun Shanghe.