No hope for eternal life

"The first place in Huaxi County's foundation-building state examination: Bai Kunyu..."

"The first place in Jiushan County's foundation-building state examination: Ximen Lie..."

Looking at the names and information one by one, Mu Changsheng was truly eye-opening. Various schools had their own unique abilities, and there were many schools that he had never heard of before.

"Fortunately, Feng Li is the only one who has reached the false elixir realm." Mu Changsheng said with some relief. If there were more, he would not dare to think about the top three in the palace examination.

After reading the intelligence, Mu Changsheng just returned to the Eleventh Courtyard, but found Mu Xun and Song Zhi in the courtyard, seemingly waiting for someone.

When Mu Xun saw Mu Changsheng, he quickly said, "You are finally back, come with us."

It turned out that the person Mu Xun and the other man were waiting for was Mu Changsheng.

"Let's go, where to?" Mu Changsheng asked puzzledly.

Song Zhi, who was standing by, explained in a gentle voice, "It's an auction. There is a large auction today. Like the palace examination, this level of auction is only held once every three years. Moreover, I heard that there will be Nine Revolutions Golden Pills at this auction."

"Nine-transformation Golden Pill." Mu Changsheng's eyes lit up when he heard it, but soon dimmed. Even if the Nine-transformation Golden Pill was available at the auction, he certainly could not afford it with his financial resources. After all, this was the capital of the Shenfeng Kingdom, and the thing it lacked the least was rich people. And it went without saying how rare something like the Nine-transformation Golden Pill was.

"It's also a way to get an idea of ​​the approximate price of the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill." Mu Xun said. He had read the palace examination information earlier than Mu Changsheng. He had to admit that it was quite difficult to get into the top three, so he wanted to know the price of the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill as a backup plan.

Mu Changsheng was silent for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and said, "Well, it can be considered as a way to broaden my horizons."

So, under the guidance of Mu Xun and the others, Mu Changsheng came to a prosperous street. At the end of the street was an extremely large high-rise building. On the building was a plaque with the words "Wanbao Chamber of Commerce" written on it.

"This is the location of the auction. In addition, the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce itself is also an extremely powerful force, doing business throughout the five southeastern countries. The Wanbao Pavilion I mentioned before is also one of their industries, and their reputation has always been excellent." Song Zhi introduced.

Mu Changsheng nodded slightly and was about to step into the room when he was stopped by a servant walking out of the building.

The servant bowed politely and then said, "I'm sorry, three guests. There will be an auction in the building today. If you want to enter, you need to prove that you have more than 5,000 medium-grade spirit stones."

Mu Changsheng actually understood the merchant's approach. After all, there was no entry threshold and the place would likely be crowded with countless curious onlookers.

So, Mu Changsheng directly showed his eighth-turn golden elixir and said, "This eighth-turn golden elixir should be worth five thousand middle-grade spirit stones."

Mu Changsheng took out the Eighth Revolution Golden Pill, also wanting to test its price, and then infer the price of the Ninth Revolution Golden Pill.

The servant had excellent eyesight and recognized at a glance that the Eight-turn Golden Pill in Mu Changsheng's hand was a genuine product. He said repeatedly: "Here we are. I think you are here to take part in the palace examination. I wish you a good ranking in the palace examination and win your dream item at the auction."

On the other side, Mu Xun also followed suit and showed off his Eight-Turn Golden Elixir, while Song Zhi directly took out five thousand medium-grade spirit stones to show his financial strength.

After confirming the financial resources of the three people, the servant hurriedly welcomed Mu Changsheng and the other two into the high-rise building.

The high-rise building is divided into four floors and is a circular three-dimensional structure. The first floor has circles of seats, and the center of the seats is the auction table. The second, third and fourth floors are all surrounded by rooms in a circle, so that every room can overlook the scene on the auction table in the center of the first floor.

"The seats on the first floor are free, but a bit noisy. If the three distinguished guests are interested, you can go to the private room upstairs. It only costs one hundred medium-grade spirit stones." The servant introduced.

Mu Changsheng looked at Song Zhi and asked, "Miss Song, do you need a private room?"

If it were according to Mu Changsheng's idea, there would naturally be no need to spend that spirit stone. However, now that Song Zhi is here, it is inevitable to ask for her opinion.

"The spiritual stones weren't blown here by the wind. The first floor will be fine." Song Zhi said sympathetically.

Mu Changsheng smiled upon hearing this and said, "Miss Song's words are extremely insightful and thorough."

Seeing this, the servant was very tactful and handed three small signs to Mu Changsheng and the other two: "These are your seat number signs."

Afterwards, the servant gave each of the three people a booklet and explained, "This booklet records the key items of this auction, as well as some precautions for the auction."

Mu Changsheng and the other two received their number plates and booklets and took their seats according to their numbers. Since they were together, their seats were next to each other.

After taking his seat, Mu Changsheng flipped through the booklet and found the Nine Revolutions Golden Pill he had been dreaming about:

"The Nine-Turn Golden Pill can allow a cultivator at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage to directly achieve the Ninth-Rank Golden Pill, regardless of the cultivator's previous foundation. It is extremely rare and its value is inestimable. The starting price is 30,000 mid-rank spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 1,000 mid-rank spirit stones."

"Thirty thousand mid-grade spirit stones." Mu Changsheng sighed. This was just the starting price. With his current wealth, he was only qualified to bid a few times.

After closing the book, Mu Changsheng was in a state of confusion. After a long while, he finally remembered to ask Song Zhi beside him: "I was so anxious that I forgot to ask Miss Song if her cultivation had made any progress?"

Song Zhi smiled and said, "Thanks to the two young masters, I have made some breakthroughs. But even so, I can only barely move up a few ranks in the palace examination. I can't compare with the two young masters."

"That's good. I wish Miss Song can show her skills in the palace examination." Mu Changsheng congratulated her. He had already vaguely sensed that Song Zhi had been conserving her strength, but he did not have any doubts about it.

Song Zhi smiled and said, "Mr. Mu, you are joking. I have only learned some basic magic. Even if I have made some breakthroughs in my cultivation, it is not worth mentioning. The palace examination still depends on the two young masters to show their skills."

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Before long, the auction hall was crowded with people and every seat was occupied. As a group of people carried the auction items covered with red cloth onto the auction table in the center of the venue, it was announced that the auction was about to begin. The first floor, which had been a bit messy, gradually became quiet.