Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 79 Goodbye Xu Qiuhui

Chapter 79: Goodbye Xu Qiuhui

Upon returning to his residence, Li An prepared for someone to come and snatch the Purple Soul Grass.

He had already given Gu Hong a Soul Beast Crystal Core.

He still had two left in his hand.

But to his surprise, the next few days were unexpectedly quiet, and Luo Yong never came to his door again.

Could it be that he was overthinking things?

That's not very likely...

He decided to remain unchanged and wait calmly.

After all, he couldn't trust Luo Yong anymore.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

On this day, Li An left early in the morning and went to the Treasure Pavilion!

The Treasure Pavilion was well-known throughout the entire White Tiger City. It had everything from pill cultivation techniques to material talismans, and it even held regular auctions for precious items.

It was said to have a great background and deep roots within the entire Great Li Dynasty. Even the White Tiger Mountain had to give it some face.

A few days ago, Li An had already paid the "deposit" to participate in the auction and obtained the qualification to participate. Under the guidance of the attendant, he quickly entered the auction venue, a private box on the second floor.

This private box was usually only available for "distinguished guests" with special status. Li An had to spend five hundred spirit stones to rent this private box.

Although it was painful, it was necessary.

In the open hall on the first floor, it was easy to expose oneself when buying something.

Soon, the auction began.

A woman in a cheongsam walked up to the center of the auction stage, and the formation in the auction venue guided the lights to gather on the auction stage.

The surroundings darkened.

"Welcome, everyone. I am the auctioneer for this auction, Jia Ru."

The woman introduced herself, "The auction is now beginning. The first item to be auctioned today is a first-grade high-quality spiritual weapon, the Mother and Child Heaven and Earth Sword..."

The auction quickly began.

A first-grade high-quality spiritual weapon was just an appetizer. After some similar auction items were introduced, they finally arrived at the focal point that everyone was paying attention to.

"The next item is a second-grade refining material, Sky Full of Silver, a total of three catties, which can be used to make a second-grade spiritual weapon!"

"The starting price is five hundred spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than one hundred spirit stones!"

With the appearance of the second-grade material, the atmosphere in the venue finally became lively.

"Six hundred spirit stones!"

"Eight hundred spirit stones!"

... The price kept rising and quickly broke through the one thousand mark.

"One thousand four hundred spirit stones!"

A rough and bold voice shouted a high price.

Almost everyone who was bidding stopped.

This was almost the price limit. Unless they were second-grade refiners themselves, it was not worth spending a large sum of spirit stones to buy something like this, and then spend even more spirit stones to hire someone to refine it. In the end, the total cost might already be able to purchase a finished second-grade spiritual weapon, which was not very meaningful.

Moreover, many people had already recognized the owner of this rough and bold voice—second-grade refiner Gao Jun, a famous refiner in the city.

"One thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

But at this moment, a female voice suddenly rang out.

As soon as this voice sounded, Li An in the private box was instantly stunned.

He looked towards the source of the sound, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anyone's appearance.

But he was absolutely certain...

This was...

Chen Qingling's voice?!

The other party hadn't died?!

His eyebrows furrowed.

During the Zhao family incident five years ago, he had come directly to White Tiger City and didn't bother seeking revenge on Wang Dazhu and Chen Qingling because he felt it was a waste of time.

Especially since he had already poisoned Chen Qingling, she wouldn't live for more than three months.

Now, Chen Qingling actually appeared at the auction in White Tiger City?

Could it be that she had some fortuitous encounter and managed to delay the onset of the poison in her body?

"One thousand six hundred spirit stones..."

Gao Jun continued to shout a price, but there was already some urgency in his voice.

"One thousand seven hundred!"

"One thousand eight hundred..."

"One thousand nine hundred!"

Chen Qingling's voice was calm and composed, gentle yet powerful.

"Alright, alright, alright, I, Gao Jun, will give this material to you!" Gao Jun finally admitted defeat, speaking with some resentment.

Chen Qingling successfully bid for this second-grade material.

Following that, many second-grade talismans, second-grade magical tools, and other items were auctioned, creating a lively atmosphere in the venue.

Li An silently observed, never making a move.

"The next item to be auctioned is a second-grade elemental soul beast crystal core, which has a miraculous effect on nurturing the divine soul. If used properly, it can even allow a Qi Refining stage cultivator to condense their divine sense..." The auctioneer continued, and a sparkling and translucent crystal core was immediately presented. Li An took a distant glance and saw that its quality was much inferior to what he had in his hand.

It definitely wouldn't do as the main ingredient for Foundation Building pills.

"The starting price is 2,000 spirit stones!"

When this price was announced, everyone in the venue was somewhat surprised.

It was too high!

It should be noted that even treasures like Foundation Building pills were only worth around 6,000 spirit stones in Baihu City. This was the difficulty faced by independent cultivators. When Li An was still in Xunyang Sect, the sect had abundant resources, low costs, and no shortage of alchemists. Therefore, purchasing Foundation Building pills within the sect was almost half the price compared to the outside world.

In comparison, although the elemental soul beast crystal core was also a rare material, its value couldn't reach one-third of that of Foundation Building pills.

"2,200!"

From a private box on the second floor, a calm female voice rang out.

Li An's heart skipped a beat!

This was Xu Qiuhui...

She was actually buying the elemental soul beast crystal core?

Could it be that the powerful figure Manman mentioned, who was collecting treasures to nurture the divine soul, was her?

Xu Qiuhui herself was only at the Foundation Building stage, so she couldn't possibly have such a great demand for nurturing the divine soul.

She should be working for Baihu Mountain.

And indeed, no one in the venue participated in the bidding.

Xu Qiuhui directly acquired it for 2,200.

"It seems that Treasure Pavilion knew early on that no one would dare to compete with Xu Qiuhui, so they set the price relatively high to avoid losses..." Li An's mind became clear.

"The next item to be auctioned is a second-grade Fire Spirit Fruit. As we all know, this is one of the main ingredients for Foundation Building pills. The starting price is 800 spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 100 spirit stones!"

Finally, the Fire Spirit Fruit appeared.

"900 spirit stones!"

"1,000 spirit stones!"

"1,300 spirit stones!"

...

In the end, an old man shouted 1,600 spirit stones.

This price also reached the ceiling.

No one was willing to bid anymore.

"1,800!"

However, Chen Qingling's voice suddenly rang out again.

"1,900!"

The old man unwillingly shouted another price.