Strange mountains and rivers

Xiong Zhuang left.

Chen Huaisheng will not stay in Bianjing for too long, only two or three days.

As long as Guo Chongdao can find a suitable auction and buy the materials and techniques he needs, he will immediately rush to Sui County after fulfilling his wish to make an appointment with Tang Jingtian, and then rush to Peach Blossom Island in the East China Sea of ​​Wuyue together.

There are many things to buy.

Now with storage bags, you can add more of many things and be prepared for trouble.

Chen Huaisheng realized that it was of little significance to keep a large amount of spiritual stones and spiritual sand, but he should transform these spiritual stones and spiritual sand into the spiritual plants he needed most for his practice.

Especially when I saw that Xiong Zhuang was about to transcend the tribulation and ascend, but he was still lingering in the middle of Qi refining, he felt the gap between the two sides even more.

Guo Chongdao also reminded himself that the further you go in practice, the higher the difficulty will be and the higher the requirements for external conditions will be.

For example, Chen Huaisheng's success in refining Qi to the sixth level was smooth sailing, so this also gave him an illusion.

It seems that cultivation is nothing more than that. You have a spiritual seed in your body and a cauldron is formed. As long as you are willing to risk your life, you can find the opportunity to break through the realm and advance to the next level after a few bumps in the road.

Of course, this is indeed the case. I realized the Tao in three days, succeeded in refining my Qi in May, and then went into seclusion for a year and a half to break through two levels in a row, and even broke through in battle, all of which prove this.

But I have somewhat overlooked that I only realized Taoism when I was twenty years old. I have accumulated five or six years of travel and honing, and the early accumulation of spiritual seeds and cauldrons have also been exhausted in these successive waves of leaps and bounds.

After entering the sixth level of Qi refining, he still failed to achieve his goal in seclusion for half a year. This made him sober up. Cultivation is not that easy.

In addition to talent, it also requires accumulated spiritual practice in the morning and evening classes, countless boring and tedious spell practices, countless spiritual grasses, spiritual materials, and elixirs that destroy the body's bones and cleanse the marrow. It also requires continuous understanding of the epiphany of perception.

The practice of thunder method also made Chen Huaisheng sober up a lot.

The success of the Yinming Ghost Arrow and Aiki Combo Slash, as well as the Hunyuan Gangtian Technique, made him feel that he was invincible in practicing magic and sword cultivation, and even gave birth to some unrealistic wishful thinking.

But Lei Fa struggled in his practice, and finally he calmed down again.

I have been practicing the Thunder Technique so hard every day that my spiritual power is exhausted and exhausted. I even temporarily put aside the spiritual practice to increase my intensity. But so far, the Thunder Technique still lingers on the sixth level of thunder in my palm.

I thought that by practicing hard like this, I could easily achieve the first level of Thunder Technique. Even if I didn't cultivate to the thirteenth level, I could at least cultivate to the tenth level.

Who would have thought that he could not even cross the threshold of the seventh level.

This also made Chen Huaisheng quite frustrated.

Both spiritual realm cultivation and thunder method cultivation require a large amount of spiritual material support. If there is a slight shortage, the cultivation practice will be affected.

Returning to the Taoist house, Chen Huaisheng calmed down and thought carefully.

Xiong Zhuang gave himself an unexpected gain before leaving.

He mentioned that there is a Mysterious Thunder Divine Tree on the Leigu Peak on the north side of Tiyun Keng. Every time it is not fully grown, it will be struck by lightning and die. However, over thousands of years, there should still be one or two sacred trees that grow into fossilized trees. Only then were they destroyed by lightning strikes, and most of this wood was annihilated by vegetation and buried underground, and has continued to withstand lightning strikes for thousands of years. If you can find one or two sections, it will definitely be of great benefit to your own thunder skills.

However, this is just a guess by Xiong Zhuang. It is difficult to say whether there is such a lucky tree left on Leigu Peak. Even if there is, it is unpredictable whether it can be found buried in the vegetation and mud in the mountain.

But this still gave Chen Huai hope.

The practice of thunder method is a spell that I will continue to practice, so even if I build a foundation in the future, I will still work hard on it, so I will need all the materials related to thunder method.

Seeing the cloud and thunder patterns forming in his palm, Chen Huaisheng sighed and dispersed his spiritual power.

The news that Guo Chongdao brought to Chen Huaisheng was very timely.

On the second day, there was an auction that was small in scale but high in level.

On the first day, Chen Huaisheng spent a whole day visiting several markets.

The backers behind these markets are basically large sects such as Tianyun Sect, Wanxiang Sect, Taihua Tao, Huaxi Sword Sect or Zhao family and Shi family. Of course, there are also some markets organized by small sect alliances. However, whether it is the former or the latter, if you want to pick up the missing items and get your favorite items at a cheap price, that is out of the question.

But the good thing is that these large sects have relatively complete supplies of spiritual materials and spiritual grass. As long as you are willing to spend spiritual stones and spiritual sand, you can basically buy regular materials in addition to more special materials.

Not necessarily at auction.

There are both relatively formal auctions, such as those led by Taoist palaces or officials, and there are also some private auctions that are hidden underwater and do not want to be known by irrelevant people.

The latter type of auction can only be known through more personal relationships, and participation in the auction must be conducted in accordance with the auctioneer's rules.

For example, you need to pay a high deposit, you are not allowed to inquire about the identity information of the participants, the origin of the auction items is not guaranteed, and you will not be compensated or refunded if you are mistaken, etc.

But it is precisely this type of auction that is often the most popular. Otherwise, all kinds of shady things can be traded at this kind of auction.

The people who can really put together this kind of auction are those who have considerable strength and credibility. Once their credibility is ruined, there will be no business in the future, and they will be extremely vulnerable to retaliation from those who have lost their interests.

When Guo Chongdao told Chen Huaisheng the news, he was still a little hesitant.

"The location is Pengpiwu." Guo Chongdao muttered: "Twenty-four miles southeast of the city, the terrain is dangerous, with swamps and wild forests intertwined, and there are many high platforms in the middle. They are collectively called Fantai. It is said that they were built in ancient times. At that time, King Xiao of Liang built it to worship heaven and invite gods. In the later Middle Ages, Zu Ti and the murderer Shi Leqihuo's army fought decisively here, resulting in countless casualties. To this day, the place is filled with gloomy energy..."

“So that’s where many auctions are held?” Chen Huaisheng asked.

"Well, because each high platform exits from a different location, is covered in clouds and fog, and the roads are complicated, you can set up various restrictions on your own, so that the bidders who go there are not afraid of being discovered, and they can also leave secretly after bidding. , no need to worry about being spied on,..."

Guo Chongdao's words made Chen Huaisheng immediately understand that it was reasonable for this place to be selected as the holy land for auction.

Firstly, it is helpful for the organizer to arrange the layout, including security guarantee and confidentiality of identity. Secondly, it also allows the bidding guests to freely choose their coming and going routes without having to worry about being discovered when they come and go.

"When?" Chen Huaisheng asked, "Does Senior Brother Guo also need to go together?"

"If you don't enter the venue today at noon, those who have not arrived at the beginning of the application will automatically give up. The auction time is about an hour, and the longest time can be delayed to Youzheng time. Then the organizer will activate the magic circle to cover the entire area around the auction house, making it Guests can choose different routes to leave safely,..."

Chen Huaisheng laughed, "Such a method makes me feel like I am doing something shameful."

"Huaisheng, it's really hard to say that people are shady." Guo Chongdao said with emotion: "Half a year ago, a dragon-pan seal belonging to the eldest grandson of the eight great eldest sons of the Western Tang Dynasty appeared in an auction, and this dragon-pan seal is said to be the eldest grandson's. The legitimate son of the family is owned by Zhang Sunkui, who was beheaded at the foot of Beimang Mountain on the outskirts of Luoyi twelve years ago. It also caused an uproar at the time. Changsun Kui was at the pinnacle of foundation building and was originally sealed in the secret realm with a dragon pan. He captured a Mo Qiu and used Mo Qiu Yuan Dan to make a pill to cope with the calamity. However, Changsun Kui was killed, and the Long Pan seal and Mo Qiu disappeared. As a result, twelve years later, the Long Pan seal was found at the auction. He was sold at a sky-high price of 200,000 spiritual stones, but Mo Qiu didn't know where he ended up..."

The Western Tang is what the Great Zhao calls the Tang Dynasty. Just as Bianjing is called the Eastern Zhao in Chang'an, it will never be called the Great Zhao.

"Does Xi Tang know about it?" Chen Huaisheng was very interested.

"How can such a thing be hidden from others? A few days later, the Western Tang Dynasty sent envoys to inquire, but everyone knew that the Bianliang auction had such rules. As long as it was not an auction held by the Taoist palace or the official family, there was nothing they could do. Check, even if the Western Tang Dynasty puts pressure on Taoist palace, it is impossible for Taoist palace to succumb, and even if it succumbs, Taoist palace can't find out the reason. When people inquired privately, they couldn't tell the details. Who brought it for auction? It's an anonymous transaction, how do you check it? Or just find a cultivator to come forward, who do you go to?"

Chen Huaisheng nodded, that's true. If the alien cultivator sells it, it is all formed by itself in the mountains and fields, and has no origin. How can you dig up the source?

Just like Xiong Zhuang, if he has some shameful stolen goods, he asks him to put on makeup and sell it, and the information left behind is just that of a strange cultivator. There may be some traces of Qi induction, but if you want to find the root cause, you can't find it immediately unless Seized, but where to find it in the future?

It is the safest thing to use these alien cultivators as white gloves.

"Then this auction won't have such an earth-shattering story, right?" Chen Huaisheng laughed.

"Haha, where can there be so many thrilling and bizarre stories? But in an auction like this, there will probably be some shameful things coming out. This is quite possible. Otherwise, there is no need to go this route. The seller will have to pay the commission alone. 10% to 30%, and the purchaser also has to pay a deposit, making it so secretive, isn't it because there are too many things inside that are shameful and don't want people to know?"

Being shady means that the origin of these things is unknown, or they are stained with blood, making it difficult to take action.

And not wanting people to know, it means that the buyer does not want people to know that these things will eventually fall into his hands, and then let himself be known or noticed.

Of course Guo Chongdao will not go.

He knew that in this kind of auction, even Chen Huaisheng did not want people to know what materials he needed to buy. This was a personal secret.

Naturally, Chen Huaisheng would not take the initiative to invite him, and his relationship with Guo Chongdao was not that close.