The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

The monks who entered the auction venue were all wearing cloaks and robes, so no one knew each other and naturally could not chat.

The entire venue was silent, with only the monks, whose bodies were covered, moving around, making it seem even more eerie.

Bored Xiao Han imagined this place as a scene from a supernatural horror movie. His thoughts were wandering and he was making up a novel in his mind. In this way, time passed quickly.

When the auction was about to begin, the venue was packed with people sitting upstairs and downstairs.

At this moment, a light screen lit up on the stone wall behind the display stand in front, just like a modern projector projecting something. Of course, Xiao Han knew that this was all caused by the formation.

At this time, a graceful middle-aged female cultivator walked onto the stage and began her work as auctioneer with a smile.

"Welcome all fellow Taoists to participate in this auction held by Sihai Trading Company!

Those who have been here before should know me, but newcomers might not. My name is Yan Shanshan. The Shanshan who comes late. Actually, my name is a bit misleading, because I'm never late, especially for auctions.

The tense atmosphere in the venue suddenly relaxed, and some monks even laughed softly.

Yan Shanshan continued, "All the items auctioned by Sihai Trading Company have been strictly authenticated, and there will definitely be no false introductions. Fellow Taoists can rest assured to bid.

Today's auction items are mainly aimed at Qigong cultivators. They basically contain various magical instruments, elixirs, talismans, formation plates, spells, and even secret techniques that Qigong cultivators need. Of course, the Foundation Establishment Pills that everyone is looking forward to are definitely there as well."

Although Sihai Trading Company had released the news long ago, there was still a slight commotion in the venue when the host mentioned the Foundation Establishment Pill himself.

That was the sound the monk made as he couldn't help but sit up straight, stretch his neck, and twist his body.

Yan Shanshan then began to introduce the rules of the auction.

"Those of you who have been here before know how to bid, but those who are new here may not be clear about it. I will now explain some of the rules of the auction again."

Then she flipped her hand, and a disc that looked like a number plate appeared in her hand.

"Everyone, please place your number plates in the grooves on the table. When you want to bid later, after you bid, you need to inject a little spiritual energy into the disc. Only then will your bid be valid. Our Sihai Trading Company will also perform the final registration and handover based on the numbers on the number plates connected to the formation."

After explaining the rules, Yan Shanshan clapped her hands together and said with a smile, "Alright, enough nonsense, let's move on to today's first lot."

Then, a young man walked onto the display stand carrying a tray covered with a piece of gauze.

Yan Shanshan lifted the veil to reveal the items on it.

Seeing the bottle of medicine on the tray, there was a slight commotion in the venue again.

Yan Shanshan pointed at the pill bottle and introduced, "This is the Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill. It's a pill that assists in foundation building, made with the Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill as the main ingredient. Although its effect isn't as good as the Foundation Building Pill, it can repair damage to the meridians during foundation building, and it can also enhance the cultivator's potential and increase the effectiveness of foundation building.

Some cultivators with good aptitude and luck don't even need the Foundation Establishment Pill. They can successfully establish their foundation with just the Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill."

Even before the host announced the bottom price, Xiao Han was already panicking. It was over. The rhythm he had envisioned was about to be disrupted.

The name of this elixir sounded familiar to her, because when she was in Zixiao City, Ye Qi once said that after she failed to build her foundation on her own and couldn't get the foundation-building elixir, she was looking for the six-leaf three-flower spiritual herb outside.

Now the first item for auction is the auxiliary foundation-building elixir made from the six-leaf three-flower spiritual grass. Will Ye Qi be tempted? In fact, it doesn’t matter whether Ye Qi is tempted or not. What matters is that she is tempted.

She wants to buy any elixir related to foundation building!

However, if I buy them all, I won’t have the confidence when bidding for the Foundation Establishment Pill later. Will I be able to grab one then?

Xiao Han was worried about the outcome, but Yan Shanshan had already quoted the lowest price.

"The reserve price for this Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill is 15,000 Spiritual Stones. Each bid must be no less than 1,000 Spiritual Stones. Now, fellow Daoists who are in need may make an offer."

As soon as Yan Shanshan finished speaking, a cultivator shouted, "Seventeen thousand spirit stones."

Then, behind Yan Shanshan, a line of words appeared on the light screen that looked like a display screen.

Six-leaf Three-flower Pill: 17,000 Spirit Stones

But as soon as this line of words appeared, someone started raising the price.

"I'll offer 18,000 spirit stones."

After he finished speaking, the price of the Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill on the formation light curtain became 18,000 spirit stones.

"Nineteen thousand spirit stones."

"I'll pay 20,000."

"Twenty-one thousand spirit stones."

The constant bidding sounds caused the numbers on the formation's light screen to change constantly.

At this time, someone else shouted, "I'll offer 25,000 spirit stones."

But after he finished speaking, the numbers on the formation light screen did not change at all.

Yan Shanshan put away her smile and said in a serious voice, "Fellow Daoist, remember to inject spiritual energy into your number plate after bidding. Otherwise, not only will your bid be invalid, but if you do it more than three times, you will be expelled from here and will never be allowed to participate in any auction held by Sihai Trading Company again."

Then, after she finished speaking, the words "Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill, Twenty-five Thousand Spirit Stones" appeared on the formation light screen.

Xiao Han calculated the spirit stones in his storage bag and suppressed the urge to bid.

No, she had to get the Foundation Establishment Pill first, and then slowly gather the other auxiliary pills. She hadn't yet reached the Great Perfection of Qi Training, so she didn't want to lose her composure.

Since the Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill has appeared now, it will definitely appear again in the future. Let’s focus on the main ones first.

After analyzing herself over and over again, she finally became a little more sober and calm.

Alas! I only regret that I have too few spirit stones in my pocket and cannot let her buy as much as she wants.

The scramble for the Six-Leaf Three-Flower Pill continued, and the price continued to climb. Clearly, any pill that could help with foundation building would be a hit with these Qi-training cultivators.

I just don’t know whether Ye Qi and Qiu Yinong are among these monks bidding.

The main thing is that the sounds made by these monks have their original sounds changed.

The monks who shouted out the price all had deep, gruff voices, while the women all had high, sharp voices. Apparently, the cloak-like robes that covered the head and face could even alter the monks' voices.

The protective measures taken by the Sihai Trading Company for the safety of the monks are really in place.