Longevity Begins With The Birth Of A Daughter At An Old Age

Chapter 71: Red Crow Spirit Soul

"Earth Flame Sword! A fourth-grade refined spirit weapon! Crafted by the master refiners of the Liyang Sect using Tianchi Copper, Hundred Refining Star Steel, and Magma Iron, it contains the spirit soul of a three-tailed Flame Fox!"

As he spoke, the auctioneer infused spiritual energy into the sword, and a fox with three tails, covered in fiery red fur, leaped out and let out a roar before diving back in.

"This is tailor-made for me. If I can obtain it, not only will my strength increase, but it will also have the effect of accelerating my cultivation if I keep it by my side!"

"If the price isn't too high, maybe I should consider it!"

Just as Xu Mu's heart was heating up, the auctioneer announced the starting price.

"The starting price is one hundred medium-grade spirit stones! Each bid must not be less than ten medium-grade spirit stones!"

Before Xu Mu could hesitate, someone immediately made a bid.

"Two hundred medium-grade spirit stones!"

"Three hundred medium-grade spirit stones!"

"Three hundred and fifty!"

...

In the end, this fourth-grade Fire Fox Sword was auctioned off for five hundred and twenty medium-grade spirit stones.

Xu Mu: "..."

His face turned red!

He thought he was rich, but it turns out he couldn't even afford a sword.

Fortunately, such expensive items were rare. Most auction items were priced below one hundred medium-grade spirit stones, otherwise, the Qi Refining cultivators present would be left dumbfounded.

However, if a fourth-grade spirit weapon sealed with a spirit soul was already this expensive, then his fifth-grade Ice Soul Cold Chi Sword must be even more expensive.

With this thought, Xu Mu's mood instantly improved.

"By the way, the Song family is really extraordinary! A small Foundation Building family not only has a fifth-grade spirit weapon, the Thunder Child, but also a divine item like the Thunder Tribulation Vine!"

"Could it be that the Song family obtained the inheritance of a Gold Core or Nascent Soul expert?!"

Upon careful consideration, this possibility seemed plausible.

Unfortunately, the Song family has been completely wiped out now, so even if he wanted to investigate, there was no way to start.

Just as Xu Mu was lost in thought, the spirit soul of the demonic beast finally appeared.

"A fourth-grade demonic beast, the Frost Crocodile Spirit Soul, starting price of fifty medium-grade spirit stones!"

"Each bid must not be lower than one medium-grade spirit stone!"

After the host finished speaking, it took a moment before someone made a bid.

"Fifty-one medium-grade spirit stones!"

In the end, the Frost Crocodile's spirit soul was sold for a mere fifty-five medium-grade spirit stones.

"Just as I expected, the price of demonic beast spirit souls is not high!"

Xu Mu felt secretly delighted.

In reality, demonic beast spirit souls were considered a type of refining material.

Similar to alchemy, refining was not successful every time, and the consequence of failure was the destruction of the spirit soul.

If one was particularly unlucky, the entire weapon might shatter along with it.

That's why the prices of spiritual tools with demonic beast essences are so high.

"The essence of an Iron-Backed Mysterious Turtle! Starting bid: 60 high-grade spirit stones!"

"The essence of a Blackwood Scorpion! Starting bid: 40 high-grade spirit stones!"

"The essence of a Dark Gold Dolphin! Starting bid: 70 high-grade spirit stones!"

After observing, Xu Mu discovered that the prices of these essences were not fixed. Depending on their attributes, some not only had high starting bids, but also fierce competition.

Some had low prices but still received no attention.

"I wonder how much the fire attribute essence will be priced at?"

Just as Xu Mu was thinking about it, the auctioneer took out a fire attribute essence.

"The essence of a fifth-rank demonic beast, Earthfire Lizard! Starting bid: 150 high-grade spirit stones!"

"..."

Xu Mu was speechless.

He could understand that a fifth-rank demonic beast essence would be more expensive than a fourth-rank one, but this was too much, right?

Just now, there was also a fifth-rank essence of a Green Wind Bull, with a starting bid of only 100 high-grade spirit stones, and it was sold for just over 150.

But now, the starting bid was already higher than the previous highest price.

"No one should buy it, right?" Xu Mu muttered to himself.

"One hundred and eighty high-grade spirit stones!"

"One hundred and ninety!"

"Two hundred and ten!"

"..."

Not only were there buyers, but the competition was also intense, and the final price reached a staggering 248 high-grade spirit stones.

"This is madness!"

Xu Mu couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Why is there such a big difference between two fifth-rank essences?

What Xu Mu didn't know was that the reason why the price of fire attribute essences was high was because Liyang Sect was backed by the power of fire. Half of the sect's cultivation was focused on fire attribute techniques, and even the areas under Liyang Sect's jurisdiction were influenced. The proportion of people cultivating fire attribute techniques far exceeded that of other attributes.

Moreover, those who cultivated fire attribute techniques were usually either alchemists or craftsmen, both of which were wealthy. Therefore, anything related to the fire attribute would be bid up to a high price.

Fortunately, the price of the next fire attribute essence finally made him feel a little better.

"The essence of a fourth-rank demonic beast, Crimson Fire Crow! Starting bid: 80 high-grade spirit stones! Each bid must not be less than 1 high-grade spirit stone!"

As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, someone bid 85 high-grade spirit stones.

"Ninety high-grade spirit stones!"

"Ninety-five!"

"Ninety-seven!"

"One hundred!"

"One hundred and two!"

After reaching one hundred, the price of the Crimson Fire Crow's essence began to decline.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Mu spoke up, "One hundred and ten high-grade spirit stones!"

The venue fell silent for a moment, then someone announced a bid of 112 middle-grade spirit stones.

"120!"

This was Xu Mu's limit.

It wasn't that he couldn't bid higher, but anything higher would be a rip-off.

If it weren't for the worry of not being able to buy more later, and the limited time he had left in Liyang City, he would have only bid up to 100 middle-grade spirit stones.

Others obviously realized that the price was already too high and chose to give up decisively.

"Congratulations to this Fellow Daoist for winning the Red Fire Crow Spirit Essence!" the auctioneer shouted loudly.

Xu Mu leaned back in his chair, relieved and relieved.

Not long after, someone from the organizer escorted the Red Fire Crow Spirit Essence over and conducted the transaction directly in front of Xu Mu.

The tool for sealing the spirit essence was a semi-transparent crystal, through which one could see a small crow burning with flames flying around.

After Xu Mu checked and confirmed that there were no problems, he handed over the spirit stones to the other party.

Originally, after buying the spirit essence, Xu Mu was ready to leave, but he couldn't help but sit back down when he heard the name of another auction item on the stage.

"The next item up for auction is the fourth-grade spirit pill, the Youth-Preserving Pill!"

The auctioneer smiled and said, "I don't need to introduce its effects, I believe you all know!"

The female cultivators in the seats were already shining with excitement.

"The starting price is ten middle-grade spirit stones per pill, and each bid must not be less than one middle-grade spirit stone!"

"11!"

"12!"

"14!"

Finally, the price of the Youth-Preserving Pill soared to 20 middle-grade spirit stones.

"These women must be crazy! It's just a fourth-grade spirit pill, and it's more expensive than the life-saving Pulse-Protecting Pill!" Xu Mu's shocked brain went blank.

Originally, Xu Mu wanted to buy a few pills to give to his three women, but now he hesitated.

It was just too expensive!

It was equivalent to his income for a month!

Fortunately, these female cultivators finally regained their senses and lowered the price of the Youth-Preserving Pill to 12 middle-grade spirit stones.

Xu Mu gritted his teeth and bought three pills.

He swore in his heart that the fourth-grade pill he would refine would rank first in the Foundation Building Pill, and the Youth-Preserving Pill would rank second.

It was really profitable!

"After spending so many spirit stones, I hope I can open up more positions this time! Otherwise, it would be too much of a loss!" Xu Mu completed the transaction and got up from his seat, walking towards the exit.

Before he could leave the auction house, a Foundation Building stage cultivator had already caught up to him.

"Young friend, please wait!"

Xu Mu was startled when he noticed someone from the Foundation Building stage chasing after him.

Was the security of this auction house so poor that they would rob him before he even left?

Just as he was considering whether to take the initiative or leave first, the person who caught up clearly noticed his vigilance and spoke up in advance, "Young friend, please don't misunderstand! I am a refiner. I chased after you just to ask if you are planning to refine a spiritual weapon with the Red Crow Spirit Essence. If so, you can find me. The price will be absolutely fair!"

"..."

So he was soliciting business!

Scared me!

"I'm sorry! Senior, I have other uses for the spirit essence!" Xu Mu replied politely.

No matter how you looked at it, the other person was a Foundation Building stage cultivator, and Xu Mu didn't dare to act presumptuously.

"I see, that's a pity!" The person expressed regret and then took out a jade talisman and handed it to Xu Mu.

"I am Chi Yangzi! If you ever want to refine a spiritual weapon, you can directly bring this jade talisman to Liyang Sect and find me!"

After speaking, Chi Yangzi arched his hand and turned back to his own seat.

The several cultivators responsible for maintaining order in the auction house also withdrew their gazes at the same time.

Xu Mu looked at the jade talisman and confirmed that it was just an ordinary one before putting it into his storage bag and leaving the auction house.

The imagined tracking and robbery did not happen.

But for safety's sake, Xu Mu changed his identity several times before returning home.

Naturally, the three women were extremely happy when they saw the Youth-Preserving Pill Xu Mu brought back.

Except for Leng Yue Ning, who was pregnant and couldn't take it immediately, the other two women immediately took the pill, especially Lan Shi Jin, who couldn't wait for even a second.

The degree to which women cared about their appearance was truly admirable.

Late at night!

"Husband, everything has been cleaned!"

Ye Ying Ying turned around with a shy expression.

"..." Xu Mu was taken aback for a moment, somewhat speechless.

"Who did you learn this from?"

Ye Ying Ying blushed but didn't say anything.

Xu Mu didn't need to guess, it must have been Lan Shi Jin.

Teaching her all the bad things.

Next time, I'll show her who's boss!

Xu Mu sighed.

"Well, just relax!"

"Okay!"

Now, only Leng Yue Ning hadn't opened her eyes yet!

A few more days passed in the blink of an eye.

When Xu Mu noticed that the progress of the Deer Spirit Technique had slowed down, he decisively gave up self-cultivation and invested all his accumulated Luck points into it. He took out the Red Crow Spirit Essence and prepared to refine it.

(End of this chapter)