Cultivating Immortality Begins with Rejuvenation.

Chapter 156 Auction Event
The core area gate.

Doctor Bai looked at Li Ji'an and the other two who were approaching, and nodded secretly on his kind face.

"It's good to be young!"

Master Zou Dan did not look directly at Li Ji'an and Duanmu Qin who were walking side by side. He just glanced at them with the corner of his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

A sour feeling welled up in my heart.

Which male cultivator wouldn't love a female cultivator who is in the foundation-building stage, and who has a natural bone structure and is proficient in music?
If you want to become his Taoist partner, there will be many possibilities.

Even that slender waist can be played with for ten years!
"That's right, being young is good, isn't it?" Master Qian Zhen secretly glanced at Duanmu Qin's skirt with a very high slit and swallowed subconsciously.

Tailor Zhou glanced at him and said, "I'm afraid it has little to do with age, right?"

Several people came to their senses and looked at Master Qian Zhen.

Master Qian Zhen is one of the few male cultivators who takes the anti-aging pill, and he still looks to be in his twenties.

After all, the Rejuvenating Pill is a luxury item for ordinary casual cultivators in their twenties or thirties. Some female cultivators who care extremely about their youth may buy the Rejuvenating Pill at all costs to maintain their youth.

Most male cultivators, at the age when they should be striving the most, do not care too much about the signs of aging.

By the time ordinary male cultivators have the financial resources to take the anti-aging pills, most of them have already shown irreversible signs of aging, so they just let it go.

Late bloomers like Doctor Bai and Master Zou Dan were already in their seventies or eighties when they finally had the financial resources.

Upon hearing this, Master Qian Zhen's face immediately lit up with anger: "Old Lady Zhou, what do you mean? Aren't you just trying to say I'm ugly?"

"That's my fault?" Tailor Zhou pulled out an embroidery needle as if nothing had happened.

"Hmph!" Master Qian Zhen turned around and walked behind the iron tower-like Hua Hongling.

"If anyone can change my body into that vixen's, I will capture my master and make him work as a blacksmith day and night." Hua Hongling looked at Duanmu Qin's twisting waist, her eyes red with envy.

"My fellow Taoists, thank you for waiting for a long time." Li Ji'an clasped his fists and bowed.

"Haha, Fellow Daoist Li, when will you invite us to your wedding?" Doctor Bai joked.

"I believe that Fellow Daoist Li is not as stingy as some people. We won't be shortchanged by a wedding banquet, right?"

"Humph!"

……

Duanmu Qin was smiling, and whether it was intentional or coincidental, when she came in front of the crowd, she was just half a body length behind Li Ji'an, looking as if she was a virtuous wife who highlighted her man's status.

When everyone was asking questions, she didn't say anything, just smiled.

"Haha, fellow Taoists, you have misunderstood. I and Fairy Qin have just completed a transaction, so we are leaving the house together." Li Ji'an explained.

"Xiao Li, your alchemy skills have surpassed my master. You can consider finding a Taoist partner to start a family. I can't say anything about other things, but your current alchemy skills are enough to save a considerable amount of money. You just need to wait for a spiritual vein Taoist temple to be sold, and then you can establish a cultivation family that can be passed down for hundreds of generations. You will also be the first person in this family, praised by future generations." Master Zou Dan continued to instruct with the status and tone of an elder.

Li Ji'an, as always, gave him enough respect: "Thank you, Master Zou, for your advice. I will consider it."

Master Zou Dan has no other problems except that he cares about his reputation.

As long as you give him enough face and give him a way out, he can do it smartly on his own.

Ever since Li Ji'an refined the top-grade Ningbi Pill, he respected him as "Master Zou" and has regarded himself as such over the years.

Even later, when many of his former clients left him and became Li Ji'an's clients, he expressed his satisfaction by saying that the disciple is better than the master.

"Well. I have another recipe for a pill that is quite useful. You can come over another day." Master Zou Dan nodded maturely, and glanced at Duanmuqin from the corner of his eye, feeling even more sour.

Then they set off together for the auction venue.

"My fellow Taoists, please stay for a moment." Just as they passed the Immortal City Management Office, Manager Qi called out to a few people from behind.

"Manager Qi, why are you so flustered?" Doctor Bai spoke on behalf of the group.

Manager Qi didn't look very happy.

As the situation regarding the Daze Mountain ruins continued to develop, the pressure on Xiancheng increased dramatically.

The most uncomfortable thing is that Wan Jianqi's family is now blocked outside the mountains by the Biyun Sect and cannot come over. He has not had a good night's sleep for two consecutive years, and his sea of consciousness is too depleted.

"Hey, fellow Taoists, please be extra careful recently. The master has sent a message that the notorious bandit from the two northern states, the Bloody Hand Butcher, has definitely arrived here through the small path east of the mountains."

"The Bloody Hand Butcher has come to Cangyun Prefecture!" Hua Hongling was shocked.

"That's really dangerous." Duanmu Qin's expression changed instantly.

Both of them came here from two northern states and had heard of this before.

"What kind of Tribulation Cultivator? What level of cultivation is he at, and what methods does he have?" Master Qian Zhen asked solemnly.

Hua Hongling took a deep breath and said, "That was a small gang of at least three to six people. The leader was in the middle stage of foundation building thirty years ago. He was ruthless and cunning.

"Thirty years ago, I witnessed the tragedy they committed in Zhuri Xiancheng, Tianyuan Prefecture. An alchemist's entire family was slaughtered, and the dantians of all the cultivators were dug out. The scene was horrific."

"Yes, it is said that this gang is most likely the orphans of a demon cultivator, who practiced some kind of magic skill that devours other people's dantian to strengthen themselves." Duanmu Qin added.

Manager Qi nodded. "The most important thing is, this gang has never failed before. They understand human nature very well and are extremely cautious. They are said to possess some unknown magical power. Oh, and by the way, there may even be a second-level talisman master among them. They specifically target second-level masters like you for looting."

Upon hearing this, the other people all looked serious.

Only Li Ji'an raised his eyebrows: "What kind of magic weapon is the other party good at?"

"Giant axe!" The three people who knew the situation said in unison.

"..." Li Ji'an's breathing paused slightly. He looked at the three people with a dazed look.

Is it that powerful?
But then he nodded secretly.

If his spiritual awareness was not so extraordinary that he could not see through his disguise, he would not have allowed Gua Gua, who had extraordinary concealment abilities, to follow him.

If we don't know their plan in advance...

It's not a big problem. At most, three second-level, top-grade Golden Cone Talismans, plus a Life-Bound Fierce Halberd Talisman... No, the opponent also has second-level talismans, as well as that exquisite magical weapon, the giant axe... In the end, I'm afraid it will really take a second-level physical cultivator to decide the outcome...

After thinking it over, Li Ji'an agreed with their statement.

If he had not chosen himself in the end, he would probably have succeeded if he had chosen anyone else present.

This also shows that the other party is really cautious and only chooses the most reliable one.

After this incident, everyone became alert instantly.

Even Master Zou Dan, who had originally planned to make a large purchase at the auction, began to hesitate whether to show off his wealth.

But soon, everyone looked at Li Ji'an.

"Master Li Dan, you'd better not take on any business of helping others refine pills recently. You have to be on guard," Tailor Zhou reminded.

"Yes, the business of Master Li and Master Zou refining pills for others is indeed quite risky, and... Manager Qi also said that they are very cunning and will not fight a battle without confidence." Doctor Bai agreed.

"Master Li Dan, don't worry too much. As long as we don't let the wolf into the house, the seven of us working together may not be afraid of them." Hua Hongling said in a low voice.

……

Li Ji'an and Master Zou Dan both nodded in agreement.

Soon, several people arrived at the auction house.

A person in charge of the Qi family hurriedly led them to the VIP seats on the second floor.

Although the items for this auction were provided by the Biyun Sect, the people in charge were still the people in Xiancheng. Li Ji'an and the other seven were senior experts in Xiancheng, second only to the branches of the major chambers of commerce. They were also the technical leaders who brought a lot of popularity to Xiancheng every year.

He is no less capable than the ancestors of most foundation-building families in Cangyun Province.

"Master Li Dan, Master Zou Dan, Doctor Bai, Flower Arrangement Master..." Many people stood up to greet them along the way.

Most of them are headed by Li Ji'an, after all, the alchemist's business scope is wider.

After entering the VIP seats, several people were also infected by the atmosphere on the scene.

"What kind of rare treasures do you think the upper sect will bring out?"

"There should be second-level medicinal herbs and refining materials, but there probably won't be any talisman materials."

"It shouldn't be too bad, otherwise it might have a counterproductive effect."

……

"The auction officially begins!" After the routine proclamation of the merits of the Biyun Sect and its contributions to the safety and stability of Cangyun Province, and the hard work it has put in, it finally began.

"First lot: A five-hundred-year-old nine-star Poria cocos plant. Starting price: two thousand spirit stones..."

Boom~
As the first lot was unveiled, the whole audience was excited.

Li Ji'an didn't expect that the Biyun Sect would be so sincere this time.

The main ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Pill were directly put up for auction.

This is undoubtedly the most attractive item for 90% of the independent cultivators in Cangyun Prefecture.

"Five hundred years, that means the medicinal herbs within it have grown independently... This means that spiritual energy has always existed in the ruins, and the medicinal properties of the medicinal fields have always existed..."

The next moment, everyone in the audience started bidding.

The final transaction price was 5,800 spirit stones, which was a bit high.

After all, according to the current market conditions, it would take about 2,500 spirit stones to gather the other medicinal materials for the Foundation Establishment Pill, and the total cost would be 8,300 spirit stones. An ordinary second-level alchemist has a higher chance of making two pills, and charges a 20% labor fee for the finished pills, so the cost is more than 9,000.

There are also situations where alchemy fails, or only one pill is made, in which case all the money will be lost.

Li Ji'an did not participate in this auction. Firstly, after building the foundation, especially with his status as a second-level alchemist, the difficulty of obtaining the foundation-building pill was greatly reduced.

Secondly, he still had a long life ahead of him, so there was no need to rush to prepare the foundation-building pill for the next life. Moreover, his current pill-making skills and the growth of his fire spirit were not enough to guarantee a quality above the top-grade level.

Third, he needed to use up his considerable savings at this auction and try to dispel the covetousness of some scoundrels, so he tried to auction off some resources that he could reasonably consume.

Soon, the second lot came out.

This time, Li Ji'an was determined to win the bid no matter what.

"The main ingredient of the second-level longevity pill, Zhu Yu Fruit, the starting price is two thousand spirit stones."

The longevity pill can extend one's lifespan, and its essence is to lock the loss of vitality.

A first-level longevity pill can extend life by three to five years. The effect will be halved if taken multiple times. Theoretically, a maximum of two pills can be taken, and the effect of the third pill will be minimal.

The second-level longevity pill can extend life by five to ten years.

Li Ji'an helped an ancestor of a family to refine a pill a few years ago. After analyzing the medicinal properties of the pill, he found that it was useless to him.

Because its principle is to lock the last flow of vitality, but it cannot delay the decline of vitality.

(End of this chapter)