The original repairer

The jade token for admission to the auction was sold for ten low-grade spirit stones. Shi Chen and the other two held the jade token in their hands, activated their spiritual power, and the jade token appeared to guide them to the entrance.

The auction house had ten entrances, located in the market town and at various shops within the Fiery Gate. The entrance indicated by the jade tokens in the hands of the three men was the Treasure Building. After entering the building, a female cultivator led the way to a small teleportation array.

"My fellow Daoists, this teleportation array is the entrance to the auction house. It can teleport up to five people at a time. Please stand on the teleportation array." The female cultivator said in a gentle voice.

Shi Chen quickly took out a square of cloth and covered his face before stepping onto the teleportation array. Seeing this, Huang Qi and his sister also hurriedly took out pieces of cloth from their storage bags, covered their faces, and then boarded the teleportation array together.

The teleportation array was activated, and after a brief trance, the three were teleported to a magnificent hall.

There were five or six female cultivators in the hall. When they saw the three people coming down from the teleportation array, one of them stepped forward and said, "Daoyou, please. This door leads to the auction house. Activate the spiritual power of your entrance jade token to see your seat number. Each seat number has a corresponding jade token and you can enter. If you have any questions, please activate the voice transmission restriction on your seat and we will handle it promptly."

"How many booths are there in the auction house?" Huang Qi asked as he walked towards the booth indicated by the jade plaque.

"This auction house has one thousand booths and one hundred private rooms," the female cultivator replied.

"The auction house has ten entrances, so how many exits are there? Can you enter and exit freely with the jade token?" Shi Chen asked behind Huang Ziying.

"There are twenty exits, and each exit has a random teleportation array. The teleportation range is within ten miles of the market town, and it can also teleport to the entrance shops. The entry jade card can only be used to enter twice. If you have an urgent matter, you can exit and come back in." The female cultivator replied.

Soon, the four of them came to the booth corresponding to the jade card, and three consecutive seats were occupied by Shi Chen and his two companions.

"Fellow Daoist, your booth has arrived. If you have any questions, you can activate the blue jade token inside the booth and we will answer you through voice transmission. The white jade token is used to increase the price of the item, and the yellow jade token is used for voice transmission during the auction." After the female monk finished speaking, she turned and left.

The three of them entered the booth, which was quite spacious, about ten feet long and wide, with a leather bench with a backrest. In front of the bench was a long table with three jade plaques on the table, one in white, one in yellow, and one in blue, with some fresh fruits placed next to them.

The three of them entered the middle booth and opened the booth's restrictions. Huang Qi said, "This auction house is huge, and the service is excellent. I checked the restrictions and found three: soundproofing, shielding spiritual consciousness, and anti-spying. Although they are only the lowest level of restrictions, they are already very good. If the restrictions are broken, the auction house will deal with those who disrupt the rules."

"Senior Brother Huang, are these restrictions reliable?" Shi Chen asked.

"Junior Brother Shi, you've just reached the middle stage of Qi training and haven't come into contact with forbidden formations yet. When we return, I'll teach you some methods of formation restriction so you can understand them and their relationship to formations. Restrictions are the simplest foundation of formations, and there are many types of restrictions, each corresponding to a different use. To learn formations, you must first learn restrictions. Spiritual patterns and runes form restrictions. When a certain number of layers are gathered, combined in a certain order, and inscribed onto spiritual objects or formation flags, they form the formation base. This base is then combined into various formations. The reliability of the restriction is determined by the skill and cultivation of the person who set it."

"Can the person who sets the ban control it freely?" Shi Chen asked in surprise.

"That's true, but in many places, spiritual objects are used as hubs to become the key objects for controlling the forbidden formations." Huang Qi replied.

"In that case, it is possible that we are being monitored by the auction house. How about Brother Huang, you set up a soundproofing and anti-spying barrier in the booth, so that it will be safer." Shi Chen requested.

Huang Qi threw four jade blocks around the booth and said to Shi Chen, "Alright, I've set up soundproofing and anti-spying restrictions. Now, unless someone uses their spiritual sense to forcibly destroy them, no one outside can hear or see what's going on inside. I haven't cultivated my spiritual sense yet, so I can't set up restrictions to block spiritual sense."

"Forget about the restrictions on blocking spiritual consciousness. The cultivators who possess spiritual consciousness are all in the late Qi training stage or above. The restrictions of the auction house are enough. If cultivators with higher cultivation than us break the rules and the auction house does not intervene, we can only endure it. You also looked at the auction list yesterday. Are there any items auctioned today that are suitable for you? As long as the price is right, we will buy them." Shi Chen said to the brother and sister.

"There is no item suitable for me today, there will be one tomorrow. Brother, there is a magic weapon suitable for you today, ranked 62nd, it is an earth-attributed shield, a mid-grade magic weapon with three functions: defense enhancement, earth spirit control and rock-solid." Huang Ziying said to Huang Qi.

Huang Qi looked at Shi Chen and said, "The auction price of this magical weapon is within our budget. I hope to win it."

"Yes, even if it exceeds one or two levels, we can still take it down. We have made a lot of money from pills these days." Shi Chen said with a smile.

"Junior Brother Shi, what about you? Is there any magic weapon you like?" Huang Ziying asked Shi Chen.

"I've checked the list and made some comparisons. This time, the three of us can each bid on two magical instruments, preferably of mid-grade or higher, and if we can get a top-grade one, that would be even better. I've set my sights on two magical instruments. However, a magical instrument that suits us will also suit other cultivators, so let's see how the upcoming auction goes. If it exceeds our budget by a lot, I suggest buying a mid-grade magical instrument at the Treasure Building in the Mucun Market. At least the price is still very fair. If possible, we should use some of our spirit stones to bid on an alchemy furnace. Tomorrow's lot number 59 is a good one, and the day after tomorrow's lot number 30 is also very good. If we don't win these two alchemy furnaces, I'll stay in the Mucun Market for a while and customize a furnace to increase the success rate of my alchemy refining."

"These two alchemy furnaces are very important. Why don't we buy one of them first, and then consider buying other suitable magical tools." Huang Qi frowned.

"Brother Huang, when the time comes for a suitable magical instrument, we will compete. If it exceeds our budget by a lot, we can discuss it another way. There is no need to wait for the auction of the alchemy furnace. I see that there are not many alchemists or alchemy apprentices among the 1,000 booths and 100 private rooms in the venue. Even if there are those who compete with us, we don't have to bid for it. We will bid if the price is right, and give up if it is not. After the auction, we can customize one. Although the price will be higher than the market price, we can afford the spirit stones." Shi Chen said.

"Tomorrow's auction will see the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe. If we can win it, we'll have a chance of building our foundation. Refining a Foundation Establishment Pill, whether it's sold to a sect or to an independent cultivator, is a treasure trove of earning spirit stone resources. I don't think we'll have a chance to win at the auction price. This pill recipe will be the last one tomorrow, and the competition should be fierce. The aristocratic families will definitely take part, and I think the auction price will exceed 20,000 low-grade spirit stones." Huang Qi said, looking at the auction list.

"When my cultivation reaches the late stage of Qi training, it shouldn't be a problem for me to return to the sect and apply to learn the recipe for the Foundation Establishment Pill. Today is the first day, and the pill we are auctioning is also today, ranked 35th. Let's see how many spirit stones our pills can fetch." Shi Chen said with a smile.

Not long after, a female cultivator stepped onto the jade platform in the middle. The magical instruments and clothes she wore were gorgeous and eye-catching, showing her gorgeous appearance. The parts that should be hidden were looming, while the parts that should be exposed were clearly visible, just like a close-up shot.