Longevity starts with choosing Hextech enhancement

Chapter 134 Sure enough, bidding against Xiao Chen is impossible to win (three chapters in one)

"The starting price for this item is two thousand spirit stones, and each bid increase must not be less than one hundred."

As the auctioneer announced the starting price, someone immediately reached out and shouted, "I'll bid 2,300."

Xiao Chen's voice followed closely behind: "Three thousand!"

Tian Jianning was shocked when he heard this.

Here he comes again, with another round of violent bidding.

He had been paying attention to when Xiao Chen would make his bid.

Seeing that the best magic weapons, earth-level inheritance, and top-level elixirs were all finished one by one, he was still anxious.

Finally, when it came to this top-level spiritual creature's turn, the other party finally couldn't sit still anymore.

After hearing this offer, the crowd fell silent for a moment, and then another monk raised his hand: "I'll offer 3,100."

Tian Jianning looked over and saw that the other person was Zhang Ruihao, the current president of Ruibao Chamber of Commerce.

This is interesting, the other party is not short of money.

Xiao Chen also took a look. Manager Chen had just introduced the other party to him.

But he didn't care about the other party's identity: "Four thousand!"

Seeing the price soaring, the monks who originally wanted to bid fell silent and looked back and forth between Xiao Chen and Zhang Ruihao.

Zhang Ruihao frowned slightly. The market price of Liuhe Divine Water is generally capped at 3,800 spirit stones.

Xiao Chen suddenly called out four thousand, and if he continued to follow, he would lose money.

If it was a normal bid, he would have given up.

But everyone is looking at him now, facing Xiao Chen's aggressive bidding method.

Zhang Ruihao felt that it would be embarrassing to give in directly, so he increased the price again: "Four thousand two!"

Xiao Chen thought very clearly in his mind that once his "Spirit Cultivation Technique" had such top-level spiritual liquid, it would greatly increase the speed of cultivation.

In other words, Liuhe Divine Water has additional added value to him.

Spending money on cultivation, as long as it is not too outrageous, will definitely make you money.

So he raised his hand without hesitation: "Five thousand!"

Even though everyone present was a foundation-building cultivator, they still found it a little unbelievable to face such a crazy price increase.

Jiang Changhua, the head of the Jiang family, looked at Xiao Chen in disbelief.

Something is wrong, what's going on?

Didn’t Xiao Chen just establish his foundation not long ago?
How can he be so rich?
The other monks were also talking about it, asking each other who this young monk was.

Not far away, the Red Maple Swords were also looking at Xiao Chen.

When Mr. Cheng heard the high premium, he felt heartbroken.

What a spendthrift!

Is the Liuhe Divine Water worth five thousand? Is that the price you’re offering?
Why don’t these young people understand how difficult it is to earn spirit stones?

He remembered that Xiao Chen became the manager of the Demon-Slaying Hall at a young age, and he directly understood him as the second-generation immortal with the support of his family.

At the same time, he decided to go back and find out when such a wealthy Xiao family emerged from the Lihuo Gate.

But there was one person who remained calm.

Tian Jianning turned to look at Xiao Chen. There he was again, that familiar violent way of raising prices.

He looked at Zhang Ruihao again, wanting to know what he would choose to do in this situation.

Zhang Ruihao is also a little confused now.

No, what happened?
Is it because he hasn't bought Liuhe Divine Water for too long and no longer understands the market price?

But after asking with my tribesmen, I found out that the price of Liuhe Divine Water has not increased, and the other party is just charging a premium to pressure others.

Although he was a little angry, Zhang Ruihao remained restrained.

Firstly, he didn't have a technique like "Yuling Jue", so from his point of view, continuing to argue would be just a waste of money out of spite.

Secondly, the Ruibao Chamber of Commerce also needs to save money to bid for a few more critical items later.

He looked at Xiao Chen deeply and gave up bidding.

Tian Jianning watched as three bids were completed and Xiao Chen successfully won the Liuhe Divine Water.

Instead, I felt inexplicably comfortable: As expected, I can't win by bidding against Xiao Chen.

Even the Ruibao Chamber of Commerce gave up, so it was reasonable for him to give up in Gravel Valley. This is called great minds think alike.

Then two ordinary spiritual objects were interspersed.

The auctioneer then took out a bottle of Foundation Establishment Pill.

"I think all of you fellow Daoists are very familiar with the Foundation Establishment Pill, so I won't waste any more words."

"These two bottles of Foundation Establishment Pills will be auctioned individually."

"The starting price for the first piece is one thousand spirit stones, and each bid increase must not be less than fifty spirit stones."

These are the seven foundation-building pills provided by Xiao Chen.

Just as he had expected, although everyone present were Foundation Establishment cultivators, this batch of Foundation Establishment Pills still triggered a fierce competition among everyone.

The cheapest one among them was sold for 2,500 spirit stones.

The last one had the highest price, which was raised to 3,250 spirit stones.

This one can almost cover the cost of purchasing the Five-Colored Golden Lotus.

However, Xiao Chen needs to wait until the end of the halftime before he can go to the second floor and collect his earnings with the number plate.

Then, the Five-Colored Mysterious Water was also taken out.

"Fellow Taoists, please take a look."

The auctioneer used magic to conjure up a water mirror, magnifying the five elements and the image of physiognomy demonstrated by the five-colored mysterious water in the bottle.

"No matter what spiritual roots you have, this bottle of Five-Colored Mysterious Water is a rare and precious spiritual liquid."

"Whether it's used for cultivation or for comprehending a technique, it can achieve twice the result with half the effort. It's definitely a treasure not to be missed."

"Everyone, please note that this time we're using a glazed jade bottle, which has twice the capacity of an ordinary jade bottle. Buying one bottle is equivalent to buying two."

"The starting price for this item is two thousand spirit stones, and each bid increase must not be less than one hundred."

Xiao Chen was the first to bid: "Three thousand!"

Here it comes again, everyone present immediately looked at him.

A cultivator who happened to be in need of a bottle of Fire Spiritual Fluid tried to make an offer: "I'll offer three thousand five hundred."

Xiao Chen followed closely behind: "Four thousand!"

Four thousand is already a high price.
The last time he bought a small bottle with half the capacity at the Bat Building, he spent two thousand spirit stones.

As the Bat Building is a black market, it naturally has a high premium.

Seeing that Xiao Chen was determined to win again, everyone on the third floor finally gave up fighting.

As a result, the general-purpose Five-Color Mysterious Water has become the item with the fewest bids so far.

The auctioneer loudly promoted the item, deliberately slowing down the number of bids he called out and loudly promoting the item.

He was very anxious. How could this happen?

If the Five-Colored Mysterious Water only sold for four thousand, it would obviously be a failed auction item.

Normally, at a place like an auction, this kind of universal spiritual object should be sold at a new high price.

But no matter what he said, no one continued to raise the price.

As an experienced auctioneer, he immediately understood Xiao Chen's bidding strategy.

It was a continuous auction and everyone didn't know each other that well.

Therefore, in order to put psychological pressure on the opponent in the subsequent competition, it is necessary to show that you are not short of money from the beginning. By violently raising the price, you can show your financial strength.

If done well, it can actually dissuade potential competitors later.

It's all calculation!

The auctioneer looked at Xiao Chen and was surprised that this young man looked so young and immature.

He has so much experience in auctions, he must have participated in many auctions.
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Xiao Chen spent another four thousand spirit stones and got a large bottle of top-grade spirit liquid.

The other monks also became more curious about him, and looked at him in various ways.

In particular, some female monks asked their acquaintances in Lihuo Sect about Xiao Chen's background.

After that, Xiao Chen did not continue to participate in the competition throughout the first half.

This also made the auctioneer feel relieved.

"My fellow Daoists, the second half of the auction will begin at 10:00 PM."

"If you want to add items to the auction, please come to the second floor half an hour in advance to place your order."

"Next, please enjoy the banquet first."

Immediately, a large amount of fine wine and delicious food were placed on everyone's table.

This meal is not simple. All the ingredients are spiritual plants or spiritual beast meat, including some second-level spiritual beasts.

Xiao Chen roughly calculated that the cost of such a meal alone would probably be two to three thousand spirit stones.

If you add all-you-can-drink spirit wine, it will be much more expensive.

It seems that even though everyone gave a gift of one thousand spirit stones, one third of it could be recovered just by eating.

Obviously, Master Mingyue, or Master Qianzhu who was in charge of the event, was very generous.

All the monks present praised this point.

After dinner, Xiao Chen went to the second floor and received 17,450 spirit stones after deducting a 5% handling fee through his number plate.

In the first half, he bid twice and spent a total of nine thousand spirit stones.

As a result, he now had 8,450 more spirit stones in his storage bag than before.

“You have to buy special pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill to make a lot of money.”

Xiao Chen couldn't help but sigh: "It saves time and effort, and makes more money."

However, such high profits are naturally a coincidence, and the result of the joint efforts of the two Hexes.

Under normal circumstances, excluding the cost of refining the Foundation Establishment Pill, a profit of two thousand spirit stones from a single refining is already very impressive.

After all, the five-colored golden lotus is not cheap, and the price usually fluctuates between three thousand and four thousand spirit stones.

Moreover, due to the scarcity of raw materials and the problem of proficiency, the overall calculation cannot even guarantee profit.

One of the biggest hidden difficulties lies in the cost of practice.

If you want to learn how to refine the foundation-building pill, it is impossible to succeed in one go. If you fail, it would be a waste of a precious five-colored golden lotus.

If you fail only ten times, you can learn a new elixir.

Then he can be regarded as an alchemy genius among millions.

But even so, it means that at least 30,000 spirit stones have evaporated, and the tuition fee is extremely expensive.

In other words, Xiao Chen directly achieved a 100% success rate through the [Heart of the Alchemist].

Otherwise, judging from his previous experience in practicing the Qi-nourishing Pill, he would have failed dozens, or even hundreds of times.

He can also get an extra Foundation Establishment Pill through [Buy One Get One Free].

For this kind of special elixir, the cost of spiritual herbs alone accounts for almost 80% of the profit.

If others refine it once, even if it performs perfectly, they will only get 20% profit.

But he actually got 120% of the profit, the actual profit difference was a full six times!!!
One plus one equals one, two plus two equals four, and rounding up, it's approximately equal to a lead of 100 million.

Xiao Chen calculated the account and immediately had an idea: "No, after returning to the sect this time, I must go to the Alchemy Hall to see if I can get some more spirit stones."

Before, he only knew how to make Qi-nourishing Pills, and the benefits were limited. But now with the [Alchemist's Heart], his progress has taken off immediately. It's time to readjust his plans.

"But then again, opportunities like the Foundation Establishment Pill are limited after all."

Xiao Chen returned to the third floor and thought seriously: "If I switch to other elixirs, I probably won't be able to make so much money."

This is completely foreseeable. Ordinary second-level elixirs are definitely not as profitable as foundation-building elixirs.

My main goal in the future should be to focus on other types of special elixirs and take the high-quality route.

"I don't know if I can earn a hundred thousand or eighty thousand spirit stones by the end of this year."

Xiao Chen was lost in thought when he suddenly felt a powerful pressure descending.

A cold voice rang out: "I heard that Lizhou has a new fellow Taoist, Yaohua came here to congratulate you."

Everyone immediately looked out the window and saw a flower basket as big as a house hanging in the sky.

A young fairy in colorful clothes stood out of thin air in front of the flower basket and congratulated Qianzhu Tower.

Her face was pure and beautiful, like a flower petal moistened by morning dew; her skin was as white as snow, like unpainted porcelain; her long hair cascaded down to her waist, like a beauty stepped out of a painting. Her colorful dress swayed gently in the wind, sometimes reflecting rainbow-like light, like a dream.

The voice of Master Qianzhu rang out: "So it's Daoist Fellow Yaohua from the Myriad Flowers Valley. Please come in quickly."

Upon hearing this, Yaohua Zhenren moved lightly with lotus steps, and different flowers blossomed at the soles of her feet, as if a flower path was leading her to the top floor.

It was not until her figure disappeared that a heated discussion broke out on the third floor.

"Isn't Wanhua Valley located in Hezhou? Why is it in Lizhou?"

"How strange! I've never heard that Mingyue Zhenren has ever been to Hezhou. I didn't expect that he even knew such an extraordinary fairy."

"I once heard that most of the disciples in Wanhua Valley are female. I don't know if it's true or not."

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Manager Chen's reaction was very direct: "Fuck, what a beautiful fairy."

His statement was immediately agreed by his deskmate Chen Zhiquan: "Indeed, this is simply the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my life."

Xiao Chen glanced at them. Although Master Yaohua was very good-looking, that was not the point.

The point is that in the current situation, a Jindan Zhenren from Hezhou specially came to Lizhou, and it seemed that it was a sudden visit, which is very intriguing.

With Jindan Zhenren's speed, there is no reason for him to be late.

It’s possible that I didn’t receive an invitation, so I came late after hearing the news.

Xiao Chen also did not see Master Yaohua bringing the rest of the Wanhua Valley disciples, which was probably because they left in a hurry.

But this is just his guess. Maybe he just likes to be alone.

This little episode passed quickly.

After all, the conversation between the real people on the top floor has basically nothing to do with them on the third floor.

What everyone is more concerned about is the album of the second half of the auction that has just been received.

Xiao Chen quickly browsed through it and found that many things in the second half were better than the first half.

I don’t know whether it was left there on purpose or someone added the item during the auction.

"Hey, five-colored golden lotus!"

Halfway through the show, Xiao Chen was surprised to find that a five-colored golden lotus appeared in the second half.

This is a good thing. He has now tasted the sweetness of the Foundation Establishment Pill, and this golden lotus must not be missed.
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Xiao Chen turned to the last page of the album with great interest.

But unfortunately, his original target, the rock core ophiopogon, did not appear.

But there was no time to regret, as the last item in the auction immediately attracted all his attention.

"Donghua Yin-Yang Wood, Wind and Thunder Swords!"

Xiao Chen looked at the three-foot-long flying sword in the album and couldn't take his eyes off it.

First of all, he is currently lacking a magical weapon that can be used for attack.

The Fire Treasure Gourd is relatively more functional, and can even defend against fire spells.

Although the mysterious fire it possesses is not weak, it is not sharp enough.

Secondly, the "Seven Star Sword Technique" he is currently practicing also requires a top-grade magical flying sword to unleash its maximum power.

Finally, both swords are top-grade magical weapons.

It is suitable for his small Sancai sword formation diagram, and he can form a sword formation in the future to tap into greater potential.

If he could obtain this set of Wind and Thunder Swords, his strength would be greatly improved instantly, and there would be a lot of room for improvement in the future.

But an obvious problem is that the prices of top-grade magic weapons are very expensive.

And this is a pair of two, so it must be more expensive.

Even though he earned more than a thousand spirit stones in the first half, he still couldn't afford it.

what can we do about it?

There is still half an hour before the auction starts. Should I give up this opportunity or hurry up to raise money?
Xiao Chen hesitated for a few moments, but decided to lend it.

In fact, he is not a person who likes to borrow money from others.

But first of all, this is a rare opportunity and should not be missed.

Secondly, he has now found a way to make money quickly, and even if he owes a debt of twenty or thirty thousand spirit stones, he is fully capable of paying it off.

So after some thought, Xiao Chen decided to raise money to bid.

Thinking of the large amount of spirit stones, the first person he thought of was Grandpa Su.

However, Mr. Su did not attend the ceremony, so he was ruled out first.

Then he thought of Elder Chen and Steward Chen.

After all, he only has a few acquaintances like these.

At this time, Xiao Chen suddenly realized that he really didn't know many people. No wonder Shen Siyue said that he was a bit withdrawn.

Elder Chen was very easy to talk to and directly took out five thousand spirit stones.

Manager Chen also took two thousand spirit stones, and seeing this, Chen Zhiquan also took the initiative to take three thousand spirit stones.

Three people helped to collect 10,000 spirit stones.

Honestly, that's a lot.

In other words, they are all important members of the Chen family, otherwise they would not bring so many spirit stones.

Elder Chen felt a little regretful: "I did bring a lot of spirit stones with me this time, but I spent a little too much on buying spirit materials before."

"If you're still short of money, can I borrow some more for you?"

What he meant was that he would borrow money from other cultivators on behalf of Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen calculated that he now had a total of 32,593 spirit stones, including these 10,000 spirit stones.

If we assume that it is a top-grade magic weapon and costs more than 10,000 spirit stones, there is already a chance to defeat the Wind and Thunder Sword.

But this opportunity is hard to say.

After all, there are so many big families here, maybe someone will also take a fancy to this set of swords.

Hiss~, so annoying.

"Junior Brother Xiao, you didn't bring enough spirit stones?"

Just when Xiao Chen was struggling, Elder Liu came over from the side.

Ever since he came back from the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, he has been paying close attention to Xiao Chen.

Just now, when I saw Manager Chen and others taking out the spirit stones and handing them to Xiao Chen, I immediately realized that this was a good opportunity.

Moreover, as the cultivator with the highest cultivation level in the Liu family, he happened to have a large amount of spirit stones in his hands.

What a coincidence, this is not it!

So he immediately walked over with a smile and asked with concern: "Last time we killed the demon together, I didn't have time to thank Junior Brother Xiao."

"I just happened to have some spirit stones with me. Why don't you take them first, Junior Brother Xiao?"

"Brother Xiao, please don't refuse. This is a good opportunity for me to repay you."

Elder Liu's tone sounded as if he was asking Xiao Chen to lend him money.

Even though he was the one who came to help.

Xiao Chen was a little embarrassed: "Senior Brother Liu, I may be short of a lot of spirit stones."

Is there such a good thing?

Elder Liu's eyes lit up instead: "It's okay, I brought a lot of spirit stones this time, Junior Brother, please give me as many as you need."

It would be great if you can borrow more.

I'm not afraid of you asking for too much, I'm just afraid of you not wanting it.

He quickly untied a small storage bag from his waist and removed the spiritual restriction: "Before coming here this time, I deliberately brought some spiritual stones, hoping to see if I could encounter some good things."

"I didn't expect that after looking through the album, there wasn't a single thing I liked."

"Junior Brother Xiao, just take them all and use them."

No one around expected that Elder Liu would actually take out his storage bag.

Liu Shiqing, who was standing next to Elder Liu, had her eyes wide open.

what's the situation?
Isn't the family going out this time to purchase a batch of spiritual tea and a batch of top-grade spiritual fruits?
Why did you lend out all the spirit stones? Are you not going to buy anything in the second half?
She was so shocked that she even forgot to ask, and her brain went blank.

But Elder Liu didn't care about that and directly put the storage bag in Xiao Chen's hand: "There is an old friend over there who I haven't seen for a long time, waiting for me to catch up."

"I'll go over first."

After saying that, he took Liu Shiqing back to the Liu family.

Xiao Chen's spiritual sense probed into the storage bag that had been freed from the spiritual restriction, and found that there were a total of 48,000 spiritual stones inside.

It can be seen that this was definitely the family auction funds that were raised in advance before coming.

He was just thinking about the sword duel between wind and thunder, and hesitated for a moment.

Elder Liu left immediately without giving him a chance to refuse.

Well, this is a rare opportunity, so I'll just take it.

When there is a chance later, I will repay you double.

Xiao Chen obtained enough spirit stones at once, so he relaxed and returned to his seat, waiting for the second half to begin.

On the other side, Liu Shiqing finally reacted: "Second Uncle, lend all the spirit stones to Senior Brother Xiao. Then we won't be buying anything in the second half?"

She had no idea what Elder Liu was doing.

"fine."

Elder Liu waved his hand and said, "I'll go and pool some money with my family and buy a few less spiritual fruits to take back."

Then he and the rest of the Liu family built their foundation, and they collected more than 10,000 spirit stones.

An elder of the Liu family learned about the situation and asked with concern: "Zhishui, why did you lend so many spirit stones to that young man?"

Elder Liu smiled and said, "It's a long story. Anyway, please rest assured, uncle, and everyone else, after we return these spirit stones, we will return them promptly from the clan treasury."

Another elder of the Liu family first asked Liu Shiqing about Xiao Chen.

Then he said with some heartache: "Although he has joined the Chen family, he is still alone. He borrowed so many spirit stones, and he may not be able to pay it back in decades."

"Zhishui, you were too impulsive this time. You lent out too many spirit stones."

Elder Liu smiled but said nothing.

Too many spirit stones have been lent out?
No, no, no, he even thinks he didn’t bring enough.

As for not being able to pay it back?
That’s even better, this is exactly the effect we want.

It would be a loss if the money was paid off early, and it would be better to owe it for a longer time and turn it into a debt of gratitude.

(End of this chapter)