Chapter 188: The Auction and the Woman in the Black Dress
"By the way, Senior Brother Wang, if there is nothing to do, you can participate in the auction held by Taiqingfang City and leave," Chen Baofeng seemed to remember something when he sent Wang Changsheng out of the bamboo forest, and said.
"Oh, the auction, does Senior Brother Chen know when it will be held?" Wang Changsheng heard this, his heart moved, and he asked curiously.
"More than a month later, this auction is held by this sect, once every ten years, specifically for immortal cultivators in the foundation building period, this sect will also take out some good things to auction, some things that need to be exchanged with a large number of contribution points, can also be seen at the auction, junior brother may wish to take a look,
Maybe you can get something you like," Chen Baofeng explained with a smile.
"I see, thank you Senior Brother Chen for your advice," Wang Changsheng suddenly realized and thanked him.
After leaving Wanzhu Valley, Wang Changsheng went to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion of the Xuanfu One Lineage, copied the exercises below the Dan period of the "Jinyang Gong", and copied a few secret techniques practiced by the foundation building monks, and then went to the mansions of Zhang Tianxing and Zheng Ming, two friends, planning to visit the two of them and exchange talisman making experience by the way.
It's a pity that the two of them are not in the mansion, they seem to have gone out, Wang Changsheng left a transmission note for each of them, and left.
Immediately afterwards, Wang Changsheng went to the Deacon Tower again, and spent the remaining more than 10,000 contributions for a batch of cultivation resources, all of which were suitable for the use of monks in the foundation building period.
After doing all this, Wang Changsheng went to Baiyao Mountain, and when he came to the gate of Zhao Xiaoshan's courtyard, he threw a transmission note into the courtyard.
It didn't take long for Zhao Xiaoshan to open the door and walk out, introducing Wang Changsheng into the house.
"Senior Brother Wang, I haven't seen you for a year, and you actually succeeded in building a foundation," Zhao Xiaoshan glanced at Wang Changsheng up and down, and said with a smile.
"Hehe, didn't Senior Brother Zhao also succeed in building the foundation?
"Hehe, I heard that Senior Brother Wang won the first place in the big competition, it's really enviable," Zhao Xiaoshan smiled, said with some envy, he immediately thought of something, and asked: "By the way, Senior Brother Wang should leave the sect to practice! Do you want to go back to Ningzhou? You and I are fellow villagers, do you want to go on the road together?"
"When are you leaving?"
"In the past few days, in addition to the two of us, there are also a few fellow villagers who worship in other branches, they have long admired the name of the junior brother, and they are just introduced to the junior brother. ”
When Wang Changsheng heard this, he was a little moved, and after a little hesitation, he asked, "Why are you in such a hurry? Can't you wait a little longer before you go on the road?"
"There is a bit of a rush at home, so I have to rush back early, why can't the junior brother get out?" Zhao Xiaoshan asked when he saw the hesitant expression on Wang Changsheng's face.
"I heard that there will be an auction in Taiqingfang City in more than a month, and my younger brother wants to see it. ”
"I also heard about the auction, and if it weren't for the urgent matter at home that required me to go back, I would have stayed to participate," Zhao Xiaoshan said in the end, showing a regretful expression.
"Since the junior brother is going to participate in the auction, then we will go first, but if the junior brother returns to Ningzhou, he must go to Qingmu Cliff to find me," Zhao Xiaoshan reminded as if he remembered something.
"That's for sure," Wang Changsheng nodded.
Next, Wang Changsheng chatted with Zhao Xiaoshan, and when Zhao Xiaoshan learned that Wang Changsheng was worshipping under the sect of the monks of the Yudan period, he was surprised, and his tone of voice was much more cordial.
Half an hour later, Zhao Xiaoshan personally sent Wang Changsheng out of the door.
After leaving Baiyao Mountain, Wang Changsheng left the sect, and the imperial weapon flew towards Taiqingfang City.
When Wang Changsheng arrived in Taiqingfang City, it was already dark, so he found an inn and stayed.
Closing the door, Wang Changsheng sat cross-legged on the bed, took out the jade slip that recorded "Jin Yang Gong", and checked the contents inside.
This "Jinyang Gong" has a total of thirteen layers, which can be cultivated from the Qi refining period to the legendary God Transformation Period, the first three layers of the Qi refining period of the monks can be cultivated, and the fourth to sixth layers require a foundation building monk to cultivate, after the first three layers of cultivation are successful, you can use mana to condense the spirit armor, and the defense ability of the spirit armor is comparable to that of a medium-level defensive magic weapon,
After successfully cultivating the fourth layer, the spirit armor can be condensed in an instant, and when cultivated to the sixth layer, the defense ability of the spirit armor is comparable to the top-level defensive magic weapon, and if it is cultivated above the seventh layer, the condensed spirit armor is comparable to an ordinary defensive magic weapon.
There are many disciples who choose "Jinyang Gong" as the main exercise, but unfortunately, only one of the disciples who practice this exercise has condensed the Yuan Infant, and has already sat down thousands of years ago, but then again, let alone condensing the Yuan Infant, most immortal cultivators are very difficult to connect with the Dan, you must know that one of the ten Qi refining period monks may still succeed in building the foundation, and a hundred foundation building period monks may not be able to enter the Dan Formation Period.
Therefore, many monks in the foundation building period who choose "Jinyang Gong" as their main exercise are more because of their supernatural power of condensing spiritual armor and the reputation of Zhenzong's mastery, and Wang Changsheng chose "Jinyang Gong" as his main exercise because of these two reasons.
Although Wang Changsheng is a monk in the foundation building period, he still has to start from the first layer, so that the basic skills are relatively solid.
Wang Changsheng took a deep breath and cultivated according to the first layer of the mantra of "Jinyang Gong······
A month later, Wang Changsheng was still sitting cross-legged on the bed, his eyes slightly closed.
Wang Changsheng suddenly opened his eyes, a glint flashed in his eyes, and at the same time, there was a golden light on the surface of his body, protecting his body inside.
Unlike the common defensive shield, the golden light is not oval, it seems to grow on Wang Changsheng's body, and even the clothes on his body are blocked by the golden light, and his whole body is golden and unusually conspicuous.
Wang Changsheng hesitated slightly, touched the storage bag on his waist with his right hand, and a red dagger appeared in his hand, injecting mana, the surface of the dagger flashed red, and then stabbed towards his left arm.
There was a sound of metal colliding with each other, and the dagger was blocked out of the golden light.
Seeing this situation, Wang Changsheng nodded with satisfaction, this dagger is a mid-level magic weapon, and the spirit armor condensed with mana can block a blow from a mid-level magic weapon, so I don't know if cultivating to the sixth layer can block the attack of a top-level magic weapon.
Wang Changsheng copied the experience of several monks in the foundation building period to practice "Jinyang Gong", plus he practiced the metal technique before building the foundation, and the cultivation made rapid progress, and he actually cultivated to the third layer in a month, if he continued at this rate, it would not take long to cultivate to the late stage of foundation building, but this is just a delusion, Yu Jian mentioned that some disciples with good talents cultivated this skill after building the foundation, and they also made rapid progress, and some people even cultivated to the fourth layer in less than a month.
This is also a common problem of many exercises, starting to practice well, the further back you go, the more difficult it becomes, and the longer it takes.
Calculate the time, the auction will start in a few days, and it is time to prepare for the return home.
Thinking about this, Wang Changsheng pushed the door and walked out, and went to Taiqing Tower.
An hour later, Wang Changsheng returned to the inn, the spirit stones in the storage bag were less than half, and there were dozens of middle and high-level magic weapons and some pills taken by Qi refining stage cultivators, these were all gifts he brought to the clan, with these things, I believe that the overall strength of the family can be improved a lot.
Ten years ago, Wang Changsheng left Ningzhou privately, I don't know how many dangers he encountered, he arrived in Fengzhou, after many tests, he worshiped under the gate of Taiqing Palace, ten years have passed, he not only became a monk in the foundation building, but also worshiped under the monk in the Jiedan period, thinking of this, Wang Changsheng's heart is also a little proud, if he stayed in Ningzhou back then, let alone worship under the monk of the Yudan period, it is difficult to build the foundation, fortunately, he did not stay in Ningzhou, this is today's achievements, with his current identity and cultivation, I am afraid that the heads of the major immortal cultivation families in the Yueyang Mountains will be polite to him。
Of course, it's too early to think about this, and everything will wait for him to return to Ningzhou.
Three days later, the auction finally began.
Although it was only an auction for the foundation building period, with the prestige of the Taiqing Palace and the vigorous publicity in advance, it still attracted many immortal cultivators to participate, of course, most of them were disciples of the Taiqing Palace, and a small number were other immortal cultivators or scattered cultivators.
The street is full of people, bustling, very lively, Wang Changsheng passed through the crowded flow of people, and after turning three intersections, he came to an open bluestone square, and there was a circular building more than ten zhang high on the square.
The whole building covers an area of several acres, and the whole body is built of a kind of white rock, and many lifelike and exotic beasts are carved on the cornices and arches of each floor, which looks extremely exquisite.
On the lintel on the ground floor of the building, a silver plaque can be seen in the distance, and the three golden characters of "Taiqing Pavilion" on it are unusually conspicuous.
Taiqing Pavilion, listen to the name to know that it is the property of Taiqing Palace, Taiqing Pavilion is not open to the public on weekdays, only the place where the auction is held is open to the public.
At this time, a large number of immortal cultivators continued to enter the Taiqing Pavilion, and in order to prevent anyone from making trouble, several disciples of the Taiqing Palace were sent to guard the entrance.
In the center of the hall is a circular platform with a white jade table on top of it, and many people walk upstairs through the stairs on the left, but many more stay in the hall.
At this time, it seemed that it was still early before the time of the auction, and there were not many people in the hall, only a few hundred, but the number of people was increasing, and some acquaintances gathered together and whispered.
Wang Changsheng found an empty seat in front of him and sat down, closed his eyes and recuperated.
After some time, three huge bells rang throughout the hall, and the auction began.
Wang Changsheng opened his eyes and found that on the circular platform in the center of the hall, there was a middle-aged Confucian with a white face.
This is also normal, the people who can appear here are all monks in the foundation building period, and if the person presiding over the auction does not have strong strength, he may not be able to control the scene.
"Under Huang Maocai, who is responsible for presiding over this auction, I won't say more, the one with the highest price will have to wait, I want you to wait impatiently, Huang now announces that the auction has begun," the middle-aged Confucian said a few words, and then announced the auction with a light cough.
Although the voice of the middle-aged Confucian was not loud, everyone could hear it clearly when it contained mana.
"The first item in this auction, the Black Flame Knife, a top-level magic weapon, is refined from the claws of the second-level demon beast Black Flame Spider, with a reserve price of five hundred spirit stones, and the price increase shall not be less than fifty each time," the middle-aged Confucian said as he took out a black flying knife with a length of a few feet from the storage bag.
Wang Changsheng now has five top-level magic weapons, three attacks and two defenses, as well as three rune treasures and several intermediate rune seals, so naturally he will not be interested in this Black Flame Knife, although there are a lot of spirit stones on his body, they must also be used in key places.
Wang Changsheng is not interested, it does not mean that others are not interested.
"Six hundred spirit stones. ”
"I'll give you seven hundred. ”
"Nine hundred spirit stones. ”
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As soon as the middle-aged Confucian student's voice fell, many people immediately shouted the price.
This top-level magic weapon, the "Black Flame Knife", was finally bought by a monk wearing a black cloak for 1,200 spirit stones.
After the middle-aged Confucian waited for the man to sit back, he flipped it with one hand, and there was an extra white bead the size of a dragon's eye in his hand, and he opened his mouth to introduce:
"The second auction item, the Heavenly Crystal Bead, the top-level defensive magic weapon, after casting the spell, can release a two-zhang wide shield, and the top-level attack magic weapon can also damage its cent, the starting price, seven hundred spirit stones, each increase must not be less than one hundred. ”
Defensive magic weapons, especially top-level defensive magic weapons, are extremely rare, so many immortal cultivators have opened their mouths to bid.
"A thousand spirit stones. ”
"One thousand one. ”
"Fifteen hundred. ”
Wang Changsheng was also a little tempted by this top-level defensive magic weapon, so he said, "I will give out 1,700 spirit stones. ”
"I'll give two thousand," an obese middle-aged man sitting in front of Wang Changsheng stood up and spoke.
For Wang Changsheng, two thousand yuan to buy a top-level defensive magic weapon was a bit worthless, so he stopped talking.
After hearing the high price of two thousand spirit stones, the others also gave up the bidding.
After the fat man stepped forward and handed over the spirit stone, he returned to his seat with a look of ecstasy.
Next, the middle-aged Confucian took out several top-level magic weapons and a few middle-level talisman seals, all of which were auctioned at a high price by many enthusiastic monks, igniting the atmosphere in the hall.
"Five four-hundred-year-old Phantom Sun Grass, auctioned together, the reserve price is seven hundred spirit stones, and each increase shall not be less than two hundred spirit stones," the middle-aged Confucian said this, his sleeves flicked, and there were five identical jade boxes on the jade table, and when he opened the jade box, he could see that there was a small red grass with a foot long inside, and a faint medicinal fragrance spread.
"I'll give out two thousand spirit stones," Wang Changsheng saw these five elixirs, his eyes lit up, four hundred years of elixir is rare in the market, it is estimated that if it is not an auction, he will not be able to see this thing, in order to prevent someone from bidding, he directly shouted a high price, in the market, a four hundred years of elixir, the price is generally around three hundred spirit stones, if people are allowed to bid, maybe they will bid a higher price, rather than this, he might as well quote a high price at the beginning to scare off some bidders.
"I'll give two thousand two," a pleasant woman's voice came from behind Wang Changsheng.
"Two thousand five," Wang Changsheng frowned lightly when he heard this, and added three hundred spirit stones.
"Two thousand seven," the woman's voice sounded again.
Wang Changsheng frowned, and after a slight hesitation, he turned his head to look behind him.
There is only one woman behind Wang Changsheng, this woman is only eighteen or nineteen years old, with delicate facial features, snowy skin, a long black dress, jet-black hair draped over her shoulders, and several spirit beast bags hanging around her waist.
Seeing Wang Changsheng looking at him, the woman glared at him and shouted, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman? Look again? Believe it or not, I'll gouge out your eyeballs." ”
Wang Changsheng heard this, frowned, but still turned his head away, he was wearing the clothes of a disciple of Taiqing Palace, it was impossible for this woman not to know that he was a disciple of Taiqing Palace, and dared to say such a thing to a disciple of Taiqing Palace at the auction held by Taiqing Palace, either he had a strong background or was stunned, judging from the several spirit beast bags hanging on his waist, it should be a child of a certain immortal cultivation family, not looking at the face of the monk and looking at the face of the Buddha, Wang Changsheng didn't want to cause any trouble because of a few words, so he endured it.