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Chapter 135: Pingyuan Liu, willing to guarantee for Junior Brother Xiao (three chapters in one)

Before the second half began, Qianzhulou also arranged a music and dance performance.

Not until the sun had completely set were the eternal lamps that had been prepared long ago lit, illuminating the building with brilliant lights.

Then, some magical tea was served to everyone to refresh themselves.

The second half of the auction officially began only when everyone was getting a little impatient.

It was still the same auctioneer from the first half, but he was wearing a more stylish outfit.

"My fellow Daoists, this next pill is a gift that can seize the fortune of heaven and earth."

Xiao Chen already knew from the picture album that it was a Huangjing longevity pill.

The effect is also very simple. It can extend the life of a foundation-building cultivator by five years when taking it for the first time, two years when taking it for the second time, and one year when taking it for the third time.

If it exceeds three times, it will not be effective.

However, the album naturally uses abbreviations.

As the first lot in the second half, the auctioneer took the trouble to introduce the materials used in the Huangjing Longevity Pill, the origin of the pill refiner, and the effects it had produced.

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

As soon as he finished speaking, several monks quickly made bids, and the competition raised the price to two thousand one.

“How can it be sold at such a high price?”

Xiao Chen was a little surprised at first.

The price of this Huangjing Longevity Pill actually exceeded the highest selling price of his Foundation Establishment Pill.

But he reacted quickly.

Compared to helping the younger generations of their family get a chance to build a foundation, it is obvious that more cultivators hope to live a few more years.

"If that's the case, this is also a good market."

Xiao Chen thought that he could use the longevity pills to make money later.

However, there are not many second-level pill recipes recorded in "Changqing Pill Method", and many rare pill recipes are naturally not included.

Fortunately, he was not an unorganized cultivator who needed to find the recipe for the elixir by himself.

Xiao Chen turned his head and glanced at Elder Chen. After returning this time, he must remember to go with him to obtain the scriptures.

Next, several spiritual objects were sold one after another, and soon it was the turn of the Five-Colored Golden Lotus.

The auctioneer's introduction this time was much simpler: "My fellow Daoists should be familiar with the Golden Lotus in my hand. It is the main ingredient in refining the Foundation Establishment Pill."

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

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

As soon as the words fell, the third floor immediately became quiet.

First of all, the market price of the five-color golden lotus is basically worth this much, and paying a higher price is not worth it.

Secondly, most cultivators want the Five-Colored Golden Lotus simply to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.

In the first half, Xiao Chen had already released a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills, and several cultivators who were in urgent need of Foundation Establishment Pills had already received them.

Thirdly, everyone now knows that Xiao Chen has no shortage of spirit stones, and no one can outbid him, which would be somewhat offensive.

So after Xiao Chen made his bid, the others gave up the competition after comprehensive consideration.

This completely different scene left the auctioneer dumbfounded.

What's happening here?
As the auctioneer of this auction, he naturally hopes that every item will be highly competitive and fetch a premium.

This way he can get more spirit stone dividends afterwards.

It was already outrageous that there were only three bids in the first half. I guess a lot of spirit stones will be deducted afterwards.

He never expected that in the second half there would be an outrageous situation where no one would bid.

And both times were related to Xiao Chen.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but curse inwardly, feeling sad for the spirit stone he had lost.

"Three thousand spirit stones for the second time, is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"

The auctioneer deliberately lengthened his tone, hoping someone would raise the price.

But still no one answered.

"Three thousand spirit stones for the third time..."

"I'll pay three thousand one."

Suddenly, a voice sounded, signaling the last chance.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice out of curiosity, and found that the person who raised the price was Zhang Ruihao.

Originally, the Five-Colored Golden Lotus was not on the Ruibao Chamber of Commerce's plan list.

But Zhang Ruihao suddenly had an idea and deliberately raised the price, hoping to make Xiao Chen spend more money.

He looked at Xiao Chen triumphantly, with provocation in his eyes.

Don’t you like violent bidding?

If you have the guts, keep bidding.

Under normal circumstances, if Xiao Chen offered four thousand spirit stones, it would become a pure loss-making deal.

If he chooses to give up the competition, Zhang Ruihao will naturally have channels to deal with the Five-Colored Golden Lotus.

"Ruibao Chamber of Commerce is willing to offer 3,100 spirit stones. Are there any other fellow Taoists who would like the Five-Colored Golden Lotus?"

Although the auctioneer was talking about other fellow Taoists, his eyes were directly looking at Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen glanced at Zhang Ruihao coldly and raised his hand to signal: "Four thousand!"

He has a buy one get one free promotion, so he can still maintain enough profit margin.

Of course, if the other party continues to maliciously chase the price, he will just give up and let the other party experience the feeling of self-defeating.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao is so generous!"

Zhang Ruihao smiled and clapped his hands: "Since you are so powerful, I will give you this five-colored golden lotus."

hiss~!

Xiao Chen's eyes twitched. The other party actually dared to mock him.

He first advised himself in his heart: Stay calm, don't curse in front of so many people, that would be ungraceful.

But this is definitely not the end of the matter. Whenever Ruibao Chamber of Commerce wants to buy something, he will definitely help to quote the price.

Seeing that no one else was bidding, the auctioneer immediately completed the process.

Then a maid came with a tray, brought the five-colored golden lotus to Xiao Chen, and took back four thousand spirit stones from him.

Not far away, the old man of the Cheng family was watching this scene and felt something was wrong.

Another top-level spiritual object worth four thousand, why is Xiao Chen still buying things?
Counting the nine thousand spirit stones that had already been spent in the first half, plus these four thousand spirit stones, a total of thirteen thousand spirit stones had been spent. How many spirit stones did he bring?
Old Master Cheng has seen children from wealthy families in his life.

But I have never met anyone who can control so many spirit stones at such a young age.

Let’s not talk about others for now, let’s just talk about the Cheng family.

After all, there are two people in the family who have established their foundation, but no one in the entire clan can come up with so many ready-made spirit stones.

Others also have this confusion.

Generally speaking, a cultivator's main wealth is actually the magic weapons and skills on his body, and he doesn't have many spirit stones to use.

It is no exaggeration to say that among the hundreds of people present, less than 10% can directly take out 10,000 spirit stones.

Many cultivators who have been building their foundation for decades may have a total net worth of tens of thousands of spirit stones.

However, there are usually only one or two thousand, or even a few hundred spirit stones in the storage bag. If you want to buy something more expensive, you have to negotiate with friends.

It is impossible for him to spend several thousand like Xiao Chen.

Therefore, after realizing this, more people became more curious about Xiao Chen.
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In addition to the Ruibao Chamber of Commerce, the Sihai Sect also has the Yunfan Chamber of Commerce and the Yuyu Chamber of Commerce.

Both families now have considerable interest in Xiao Chen.

Especially Yun Jingxing, the current president of Yunfan Chamber of Commerce, who looked at him frequently.

Then he turned to his daughter sitting on his right and asked, "Ruoyan, what do you think of Xiao Chen?"

Yun Ruoyan nodded first, then shook her head: "He looks very young. He must have some amazing skills that have earned him the support of the sect elders."

"But his qualifications are too poor. I don't like people like him."

Yun Jingxing felt a little sorry: "I think this young man is quite good, handsome, and I just made inquiries. He is a genius in cultivation."

Yun Ruoyan disagreed: "After all, Xiao Chen only has a low-grade wood spirit root. In the past few thousand years, there has never been a precedent of a low-grade spirit root forming a pill in Lizhou and Hezhou."

"I don't care what the reason is for him to achieve such a fast cultivation speed."

"Whether he takes medicine or consumes rare treasures to help him break through, it will only make his foundation more unstable. Ultimately, his chances of forming a pill, which were already less than halfway, will be completely reduced to zero."

"In short, the best he can achieve in this lifetime is the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment."

Many cultivators with dual spiritual roots or even heavenly spiritual roots will try to take as few pills as possible to help them practice, in order to lay a more solid foundation.

Although walking step by step is slow, it is steady, so it is easier to go far.

Yun Jingxing disagreed: "Even if they have dual spiritual roots, there are still many people who cannot form a pill."

"In our Lizhou, being able to reach the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment is already very impressive."

Yun Ruoyan was full of confidence: "I have to try it to know. I will definitely strive for the Golden Core stage in the future."

Yun Jingxing remained silent. After all, some things cannot be turned back until you hit the wall.

It is so difficult to form a pill.

There are hundreds of people on the third floor now, and it is not certain that another Jindan Zhenren will emerge. My daughter's goal is really too high.

Afterwards, several different spiritual objects were auctioned normally.

Xiao Chen kept his eyes on the Ruibao Chamber of Commerce, preparing to bid with them.

If he had the ability to take revenge on the spot, he would never delay.

However, strangely, the Ruibao Chamber of Commerce has never made a bid.

Zhang Ruihao remained indifferent as he watched the items being taken away by other families and chambers of commerce.

Xiao Chen was puzzled. What did this mean?
The purpose of your Chamber of Commerce coming here is just to disgust me?

He didn't know that before coming, Ruibao Chamber of Commerce had already obtained the list of auction items through connections.

One of the reasons for giving up the fight for the Liuhe Divine Water was to ensure that he had an advantage in the number of spirit stones he held so that he could fight for the final Wind and Thunder Sword Showdown.

Soon, time came to the third quarter of the evening.

The last lot was also covered with a red cloth and was delivered to the auctioneer.

"Fellow Daoists, please take note. We are about to welcome the most anticipated item of this auction."

"In the past day, we have witnessed countless rare treasures competing for glory."

“But please allow me to tell you that the piece about to be presented is the perfect crystallization of artistry and craftsmanship.”

Swish!
He reached out and pulled down the red cloth, revealing the Wind and Thunder swords placed crosswise on the tray.

Perhaps in order to highlight the uniqueness of this set of swords, a jade groove was placed on the tray, allowing both swords to stand upright.

And the jade trough also seemed to provide a trace of spiritual power.

There is a breeze surrounding the wind sword on the left, and lightning flows on the thunder sword on the right.

The unique fluctuations of the top-grade magic weapon were clearly transmitted to everyone.

It immediately attracted the attention of everyone in the audience.

The auctioneer took the opportunity to introduce: "It is said that millions of miles away in Donghua, there once existed a Yin-Yang tree that was naturally nurtured."

"This tree is quite mysterious. The place where it grows is originally the Nine Yin Absolute Land. But who knows who buried a third-grade top-grade Fiery Sun Stone under the tree's roots."

"This made the Yin-Yang tree dominant on the outside and Yang on the inside." "Later, a weapon-refining master from the Central Region passed by and was delighted to see it. He cut down the tree and used the materials to forge two unique wooden swords."

"These two wooden swords, belonging to Yin and Yang respectively, unexpectedly mutated simultaneously. The Yin sword emanated wind, while the Yang sword contained lightning, becoming a pair of even more precious mutated, top-grade magical swords."

"I can assure you."

"Except here, there is no other place in the entire Lizhou where you can find two such precious flying swords at the same time."

After saying that, the auctioneer held the tray and walked around the entire third floor.

Make sure all guests get a good look.

Finally, he announced loudly: "The starting price of this item is 30,000 spirit stones, and each bid increase must not be less than 1,000 spirit stones."

When this starting price was announced, many monks were stunned.

Although it has long been known that top-grade magic weapons are very valuable.

But when they heard such a high price, everyone couldn't help but be amazed.

However, at this price, even if people did not have the capital to participate, they still looked around with great interest at the heads of the major families, wanting to know who would win in the end.

Being able to participate in such an auction process and witness with your own eyes the ownership of the Fenglei sword will be something worth bragging about in the future.

Cheng Qihong, the head of the Cang Yan Sect, rushed to be the first to make an offer: "I'll offer 33,000 spirit stones."

Mei Yong followed closely behind: "I'll offer 35,000 spirit stones."

Yun Jingxing joined in the fun: "Why are you all so reserved? There are only a few of us, so why don't we just present our low prices directly?"

"My Yunfan Chamber of Commerce still has 45,000 spirit stones. I'll offer 45,000."

"If no fellow Taoist offers a higher price, I will gladly accept it."

His sudden increase of 10,000 immediately caused a lot of exclamations.

Many independent cultivators who were building their foundation immediately felt their breathing become rapid.

But this price has naturally not reached its peak yet.

Cheng Qihong laughed heartily: "Friend Yun is right, but I also want this pair of swords. I, Cang Yan, will give you 46,000 spirit stones."

Yun Jingxing was not upset when he heard this.

Instead, he smiled, picked up the wine glass beside him, pretended to be watching a show, and directly withdrew from the competition.

The Yunfan Chamber of Commerce had competed for a lot of things before, and this time he only brought so many spirit stones. Since he couldn't get it, he just let it go.

Then, Xiao Chen saw it.

After Zhang Ruihao finished lifting the Five-Colored Golden Lotus, he finally started to bid again: "I'll offer 49,000!"

"Friend Cheng, I'm sorry, but this sword set is very important to me."

He was telling the truth.

From a public perspective, the Ruibao Chamber of Commerce had previously obtained a Three Talents Locking Array, which could be used to arrange magical instruments with wind and thunder attributes.

Personally speaking, he has been secretly practicing a secret wind and thunder technique for the past two years, and now he is in dire need of the corresponding treasures to help him comprehend it.

That’s not all. The Zhang family is also preparing to train a sword cultivator. If the reward is a top-grade magic sword, it can be kept for their own use.

To sum up, Zhang Ruihao is determined to master this set of Donghua Wind and Thunder Sword.

However, before the auctioneer could call out a price, Xiao Chen raised his hand and said, "Fifty thousand!"
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After hearing Xiao Chen's offer, everyone in the audience looked at him.

No, for treasures of this level, the bidders are either big figures like the head of a sect, the head of a family, or the president. Which one are you?

If the 10,000 spirit stones that Xiao Chen had spent before still belonged to a wealthy cultivator after all.

Now, this fifty thousand is more than just having money.

"Huh, clown!"

Zhang Ruihao snorted coldly and looked at Mei Yong: "Master Mei, when did the Lihuo Sect cultivate such a villain?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Yong immediately retorted, "Zhang Ruihao, don't say such things carelessly. Be careful of your words, or you might cause trouble."

"Hahaha!"

Zhang Ruihao calmly pointed at Xiao Chen and said, "Some people were making a fuss about the Liuhe Divine Water. I'm too lazy to argue with a brat like that."

"But something as important as the Wind and Thunder Sword isn't something some clown with a grudge can maliciously drive up the price of."

"He has 50,000 spirit stones, yet he dares to bid. Does he really think this is just a matter of talking?"

As he spoke, he looked at the auctioneer and said, "I require verification of capital to prevent anyone from impersonating others and passing themselves off as genuine."

As soon as he said this, most of the other monks believed it.

They said, why is Xiao Chen so rich? It turns out he was just maliciously raising the price.

Although Xiao Chen had shown before that he had a lot of spirit stones, the number of 50,000 was indeed too exaggerated.

You know, the Yunfan Chamber of Commerce can only come up with 45,000. How can he have 50,000 alone?

Some people even immediately thought of the incident with the Five-Colored Golden Lotus.

It was believed that Xiao Chen was taking revenge on Zhang Ruihao for his previous behavior, so he chose to maliciously raise the price.

The auctioneer frowned immediately.

He was caught in the middle and didn't know what to do.

Even if he didn't verify the capital, he would still feel that Xiao Chen was indeed suspected of maliciously raising the price.

But if they really go to verify the capital and get caught, it would be fine. But if they end up making a fool of themselves, Qianzhulou’s reputation would be ruined.

He couldn't afford to make such a fool of himself at such a grand event.

Although it was Zhang Ruihao who started the trouble, if he followed the other party's words and went to cause trouble for Xiao Chen, he would definitely be the one to take the blame if things went wrong.

And the problem is that even if we do nothing now, the atmosphere on the scene will be wrong.

The auctioneer cursed Zhang Ruihao in his heart, but sweat broke out on his forehead due to anxiety.

"The Liu family of Pingyuan is willing to act as a guarantor for Junior Brother Xiao."

Elder Liu's words echoed in his ears: "No matter how many spirit stones Junior Brother Xiao pays today, my Liu family will guarantee the payment and will not default on the payment."

He looked at Zhang Ruihao and said, "Friend Zhang, my Liu family is quite well-known in Lizhou. We shouldn't need to verify our capital."

Zhang Ruihao was speechless immediately after being asked this question.

The auctioneer breathed a sigh of relief and quickly wiped the sweat off his face with his sleeve. "Well, in that case, the offer stands."

"Fifty thousand spirit stones for the first time."

"Are there any other fellow Daoists who would like to take this set of swords back with them?"

On Xiao Chen's side, Chen Tianyuan brought a chair and sat directly next to him.

Then he handed him a storage bag that had been exposed to spiritual restrictions.

In a voice that only the two of them could hear, he explained, "Tian Yang doesn't care about money, so he doesn't have many spirit stones on him. If you need spirit stones in the future, you can come to me directly."

Xiao Chen declined politely: "Master, the spirit stones I have should be enough."

Chen Tianyuan insisted on handing it to him: "You are too distant and don't treat yourself as a family member. Take it first. It's not too late to give it to me if you can't spend it."

"Well, thank you, Master."

Xiao Chen took the storage bag and scanned it with his spiritual sense. There were actually 40,000 spirit stones inside.

Well, this time it's really foolproof.

The auctioneer was still stirring up the atmosphere: "Fifty thousand spirit stones for the second time!"

"My fellow Taoists, this opportunity must not be missed. If you miss this grand event, you won't know when you'll be able to have the next one."

Zhang Ruihao immediately added another three thousand: "I'll give fifty-three thousand!"

"Ruibao Chamber of Commerce is willing to offer 53,000 spirit stones!"

The auctioneer turned around and looked at Xiao Chen.

In his expectant eyes, Xiao Chen raised his hand and said, "Sixty thousand!"

"Danglang~"

A wine glass suddenly fell to the ground.

It turned out to be a foundation-building person from a small family. In his excitement, he accidentally bumped into the table.

But now no one cared about laughing at him, and everyone looked at Zhang Ruihao.

In such a tense moment where tens of thousands of spirit stones are at stake, even the usually high-ranking foundation-building cultivators are not much better than the Qi-refining cultivators.

Zhang Ruihao stared at Xiao Chen with anger in his eyes.

I wanted to kill him with my eyes.

Judging from the situation, it would take at most 50,000 spirit stones to defeat the Wind and Thunder Sword.

But Xiao Chen suddenly took action and raised the price to 60,000.

This means that if he wants to continue bidding, he will have to spend several thousand or even tens of thousands of spirit stones.

This is not a small matter, it is worth a lot of money.

Zhang Ruihao took two deep breaths and continued bidding: "Sixty-one thousand!"

This time the auctioneer didn't say anything and turned to look at Xiao Chen.

If we ignore the special attributes, normally a pair of top-grade flying swords would cost about 50,000 spirit stones.

In other words, those who continue to raise prices must have some irreplaceable demand.

Whether it is for the rare mutated wind and thunder attributes, or for the swords that happen to come from the same origin.

So at this point, the only competitors left are Xiao Chen and Zhang Ruihao.

No matter how eloquent he was, he couldn't get others to pay such a high premium.

Xiao Chen took a sip of the spirit wine calmly.

During the entire process, everyone on the third floor was staring at his movements intently.

Under everyone's expectant gaze, Xiao Chen put down his wine glass and raised his hand to signal, "Seventy thousand!"

"Exceeded, exceeded!"

Someone suddenly made a sound.

Everyone was stunned at first, but then they realized that what he meant was that the price had exceeded the previous most expensive Fenghuo Triple Fold Fan.

No matter how many spirit stones the Wind and Thunder Swords are finally sold for, it will become the most expensive item at this event.

Then they all looked at Zhang Ruihao.

Will there be higher prices?
Zhang Ruihao clenched his fists at this time, and his nails pierced into the flesh.

This damn Xiao Chen not only wants to fight for the Liuhe Divine Water, but also wants to snatch the Fenglei Sword.

Not only that, in order to keep enough spirit stones, Ruibao Chamber of Commerce had given away a lot of good things before.

If you fail in the competition, all the spiritual creatures you missed before will be lost in vain.

But the problem is that there are no longer enough spirit stones in Zhang Ruihao's storage bag for bidding.

Before he came this time, he had only collected a total of 67,000 spirit stones, and he had previously spent 4,000 on a top-grade magic weapon.

I struggled in my heart.

Zhang Ruihao looked at the others. Even if he had to borrow money, he would take the sword.

The Yunfan Chamber of Commerce has always been at odds with him, so he chose to borrow from the Yuyu Chamber of Commerce.

He stood up and said, "Wait a moment. I want to talk to Fellow Daoist Yan outside alone."

The Daoist Yan he was talking about was none other than the current president of the Yu Yu Chamber of Commerce—Yan Hui.

(End of this chapter)