Seeking Immortality In The Cultivation World

The auction house is hidden beneath Treasure Pavilion, approximately the size of a basketball court.

The central high platform is the auction stage, where Chun Chun, dressed in a sky-blue palace gown, is already auctioning an item.

Around a hundred participants are scattered around, sitting below, most of them wearing straw hats like him.

However, there are a few who reveal their true identities. Although they deliberately suppress their cultivation, everyone knows that once they speak, the item you have your eye on is basically out of reach.

Lin Xiu casually finds a seat in the back and curiously looks at the item in Chun Chun's hand.

It is a crimson beast bone, emitting an ancient aura.

"The Dao bone left behind by the Azure Sky Python, carrying the inheritance divine art 'Devour.' Which Fellow Daoist is interested?"

As soon as the voice falls, a middle-aged cultivator without his face covered speaks up.

"Thirty high-grade spirit stones, I'll take it!"

Damn it! A Gold Core cultivator speaks up as soon as he arrives.

Lin Xiu squints his eyes at the bone.

The higher the rank of the bone left behind by a great demon, the more complete the inheritance preserved within, making it easier to comprehend.

Those two Azure Sky Pythons killed by the formation are likely the only two fourth-rank great demons left in the Thousand Despair Mountains vein.

However, it's unlikely that thirty high-grade spirit stones will be easily obtained.

Sure enough, as soon as this person speaks, another person wearing a dark golden robe from the Endless Pleasure Sect smiles and says, "Fellow Daoist Qingkui, what does your sect want with this? Fifty!"

"You!"

The middle-aged cultivator's somewhat seductive face turns pale, but he seems wary of this person. He snorts and doesn't bid anymore.

Lin Xiu taps his own head. Sure enough, it's always the same scene in this kind of situation.

But he still watches with relish.

After all, he has no intention of spending money. He's just here to broaden his horizons and support Chun Chun.

The items Chun Chun auctions seem to have no distinction between good and bad.

It's completely random, whatever she finds in her storage Law Weapon, without any special settings for the climax or the best items.

Hmm, very unorthodox!

We should have a discussion about this sometime.

However, this method also has its advantages.

Everyone is focused, afraid of missing out on a treasure they need.

Hmm, not bad.

It seems there's no need for a discussion.

During the auction, when some items are brought out, many people don't bid.

Chun Chun immediately calls out a starting price. She can't let Fellow Daoist Chun Chun sit idle and worry.

Of course, none of them are successfully auctioned!

They're all thousand-year-old foxes, just observing others' reactions. How could they not bid?

The plot of picking up bargains can only appear in novels.

"Accompanied by the gold ore, the mother of the ice silver ore, it can be used as the material for refining a second-rank Law Weapon. Starting price: thirty medium-grade spirit stones."

Chun Chun randomly selects another item, a shiny silver ore.

The atmosphere is a bit cold, and Chun Chun's gaze sweeps towards Lin Xiu's direction.

Lin Xiu immediately catches on and casually shouts, "Thirty-one!"

"..."

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Lin Xiu: ?

"Congratulations to this Fellow Daoist, this ice silver ore is yours!"

Chun Chun's mouth curls into a smile.

"Is this thing poisonous? Why didn't anyone bid?"

Lin Xiu feels like he's been tricked.

But he still reluctantly hands over a month's hard-earned money.

He remains silent for the rest of the process, afraid of falling into another pit.

Fortunately, he arrived late, and the auction quickly ends. Lin Xiu returns home with the ice silver ore, feeling frustrated.

The fragrance of dinner floats in the courtyard. Ji Ning sits by the pond, playing with the fish, waiting for the meal to be served.

Upon seeing Lin Xiu's poker face, he smiled and said,

"You're so timid. Did something happen while you were out today? Your face looks terrible."

"I was being stupid. I even managed to fall into a pit while trying to show off!"

As he said that, he threw the ore to Ji Ning and asked,

"You don't understand about artifacts, but you have a broad knowledge. Why doesn't anyone want this thing?"

Ji Ning played with it for a while, raised her beautiful nose, and said,

"You're biased! You treat Sister Xue'er better than Wen'er!"

Lin Xiu's mind didn't catch up and he asked,

"What do you mean?"

Ji Ning threw the ice silver ore back and said,

"Although this thing can be used as a material to refine a Law Weapon for an artifact master, and it has the power of profound ice, it can only carve one formation on it.

Looking at the size of this piece, if it's cheap, someone might buy it to refine dozens of disposable attack Law Weapons. If it's expensive, it's not worth the trouble. Isn't it better to use talismans? How much did you spend?"

"31 medium-grade spirit stones!"

Lin Xiu almost shouted, shocking Li Yingxue and Qin Yawen, who poked their heads out of the kitchen to watch.

"Huh, always crying poor, but this time you're really generous. In the eyes of cultivators, even 30 is considered high for it, but you actually spent 31!"

Ji Ning's tone was full of sarcasm, and Lin Xiu felt regretful.

She changed the subject and said,

"However, this thing is the top choice for refining a swordsman's sword embryo. It's perfect for Sister Xue'er in the Innate Realm, and it also matches the Law Manifestation of 'Rising Moon Over the Sea.'

So, you've actually stumbled upon a good deal. After all, this ore is rare and can't be found on the market."

Lin Xiu was overjoyed to hear this. He had actually stumbled upon a good deal.

"I'll ask the artifact master at the Treasure Pavilion to help me refine it another day. Thank you for your guidance!"

Ji Ning waved her hand and said,

"No need to thank me. Thank that girl, Chuchun, who specially prepared it for you. Otherwise, she wouldn't have directly bid the highest price."

Auctioning is a psychological game, and everyone has a psychological estimate for each item.

Once the price exceeds that estimate and it's not something they desperately need, they won't bid a higher price.

But if Chuchun had started the bidding at a low price, there would definitely have been a bidding war due to various psychological factors, and the final price would have likely been much higher.

But once the price is already high, many people will hesitate and most will give up on bidding any higher, especially since this thing isn't very useful.

Ji Ning suddenly approached him, her breath fragrant, and used her finger to lift Lin Xiu's chin, looking at him from left to right.

"I didn't expect your old face to be quite attractive to female cultivators!"

Lin Xiu immediately jumped back,

"Nonsense, it's just you...!"

He immediately closed his lips and turned to enter the house.

"Huh, useless coward!"

Lin Xiu was annoyed.

On one hand, he constantly reminded himself not to think too much, and on the other hand, Ji Ning played ambiguous games with him every day.

But he couldn't drive this person away, and he owed her a favor, so he couldn't show a bad attitude.

Of course, deep down in his heart, he had to admit that he had fallen for this feminine person...

So, after dinner, he pulled out "Phoenix Seeks Phoenix."

Unfortunately, this piece was full of tears and sorrow, and it annoyed the three women so much that they resisted together before he could finish playing.

But how could he compromise?

That night, he didn't even set up the "Sea Covering" formation.

Ji Ning's blood pressure soared.

The next day, he went straight to the Treasure Pavilion.

"Thank you, Senior Chu, for taking care of me."

"It's nothing. You helped me at the auction, so naturally, I have to return the favor."

Chuchun was still sitting in her usual spot, sipping tea, her expression unchanged.

"Are you here this time to refine a sword for your wife?"

"Exactly. I'm just not sure if the artifact master is available, and how much it will cost."

This was the first time Lin Xiu had ever asked someone to refine a Law Weapon. Although he often heard people talk about it, he never thought about it because he was always short on money.

"Artifact masters, well, the seven artifact masters in our pavilion are currently busy making a batch of Law Weapons. They probably don't have time, so we'll have to find someone else..."

"Fellow Daoist Chu, since no one is available, let me do it!"

A gentle voice sounded behind Lin Xiu.