More than a month later, after sending Xie Puzong and the others on the southward shuttle, Qian Yunsheng took Gong Xiaoyue towards Mang Mountain.
Gong Xiaoyue pinched the spiritual stones that Jie Puzong and the others had obtained from the auction in various counties, and said excitedly: "Uncle Master's miraculous plan, and as expected, the three major sects put this western foot of Mang Mountain up for auction."
Qian Yunsheng smiled slightly and said: "But I didn't expect that this god-turned-ghost puppet would cause such a big stir, so much so that it would even involve Mang Mountain in the middle and east."
"This time, the sects in the Central and Eastern Mang Mountains also suffered heavy casualties, but they helped us eliminate a strong enemy that can compete with us."
Gong Xiaoyue was also a little scared and said: "Fortunately, we were well prepared and left Chang'an City early. Otherwise, as soon as this god-forming puppet arrives, my guys who have finally trained it will be damaged."
Qian Yunsheng said with some regret: "It's a pity that this ghost puppet technique can be so powerful."
"I don't know how many puppets that ghost puppet has created by hiding in the cave for so many years, but it can cover the sky and the sun with just one move."
"Otherwise, the two god-transformation monks would not have fallen to this god-transformation ghost puppet so quickly."
Gong Xiaoyue didn't feel any regret at all. She said with some fear: "Fortunately, my uncle has a lot of foresight. We didn't touch this cave ourselves. Otherwise, it might not be possible that the whole army would be completely annihilated."
"At the very least, looking at the momentum of this spirit-forming ghost puppet, even if you, uncle, are promoted to spirit-forming, it will probably be extremely difficult to take it down without any movement."
Qian Yunsheng was also slightly thankful. The two chatted some more and soon arrived at the western foot of Mang Mountain. The cave that was supposed to be the ancestor of Xuansha had completely changed.
After they walked in, except that they could see some of the layout and style of the entire cave with a hint of ghost cultivators, there was no trace of ghost cultivators at all.
Qian Yunsheng and Gong Xiaoyue were still surprised that the three major sects were really powerful and could clean up so cleanly. Soon a pretty maid came out and led them into the auction hall.
This time's auction was different from the previous Qing Ning Valley auction which was very lively. Instead, it might be because the families and sects that were close to each other were severely weakened, so the number of people who came was somewhat sparse.
After a while, probably thinking that no one would come again, an old man with a goatee stood up and officially announced the start.
This old man's cultivation level is not high, he is just a foundation-building cultivation level. But everyone present paid compliments to "Mr. Yang, Mr. Yang" who was quite respectful.
Gong Xiaoyue quietly introduced to Qian Yunsheng: "Although this old man's cultivation level is not high, he is one of the senior deacons arranged here by the three major sects of Chang'an City. He has more authority than some Jindan monks. It’s heavier.”
Qian Yunsheng nodded secretly. He had seen a foundation-building monk come to preside over the auction before, and thought that the three major sects did not pay attention to this place. Now after listening to Gong Xiaoyue's introduction, I knew that I had made the mistake of judging a person by his appearance.
The goatee-bearded Mr. Yang walked up to the high platform, coughed twice, and then raised his voice and said, "I believe you all know that a big event has happened in Ximang Mountain recently without my introduction."
After saying that, he shook his head and said: "Evil ways do harm to people, and it is indeed a wise saying."
"Based on what I have learned over the years, no one who falls into evil will have a good ending!"
"Of course, it's not because your right path doesn't give people a way to survive." Qian Yunsheng secretly slandered.
I heard Mr. Yang rambling on about the harmful effects of following the evil path again, and then he finally got to the point: "But fortunately, the sky has eyes, and I, the Third Sect, protect China, so that we can have a peaceful and prosperous world."
"Although the ghost puppet caused chaos this time, fortunately, the three major sects took action in time to suppress the chaos. Even the ghost puppet has subdued himself, which can be regarded as a blessing from heaven."
After saying that, he made a show of piety before continuing: "When you come to this cave, I believe you should also feel that the concentration of spiritual energy in this cave is pretty good, right?"
"To be honest with you, although this is just a hidden spiritual vein. It is a little small, but the grade is not low."
"Therefore, although it cannot be provided for too many monks to practice, it is enough for a small family of three or five monks to settle down."
Speaking of this, Mr. Yang made a special move and looked at everyone's reaction. Unexpectedly, the following situation made him a little disappointed.
Perhaps this spiritual vein is too weak, and this Ximang Mountain has never produced anything. Unlike the Black Cloud Temple that still guards a Dark Cloud Tree, in addition to the output of the Dark Cloud Tree itself, as long as the Dark Cloud Tree can be upgraded, it can also greatly improve the aura of the Black Cloud Temple.
Therefore, no matter how much Mr. Yang advocates this time, there is still a lack of interest below. As a last resort, he had to take out his trump card and said:
"Although this spiritual vein is a little weaker, fortunately, when our three major factions were conquering this ghost puppet, we accidentally discovered a set of puppet fragments in the cave."
"These fragments have been appraised by our three major sects, and there are only the first three volumes. They correspond to the three types of puppets: mortal, Qi refining and foundation building respectively."
"I don't know if it's because of the fragment or because it was lost. The puppets recorded in this fragment are just ordinary puppet refining methods and do not involve the inheritance of ghosts."
"Therefore, our three major factions have discussed that if anyone takes a picture of this cave, this set of puppet inheritance can also be given as a gift."
"We also know that this Ximang Mountain has little output, and we have to pay taxes to our three major sects to live here. It is indeed difficult for some small families."
"So after having this scroll, if the family can do some research on this, or if a talented disciple appears, this puppetry technique can be used as an inheritance or a livelihood craft, and perhaps it can be carried forward in the future. must."
When Mr. Yang said this, he deliberately paused again and saw that the people below finally started to become more enthusiastic.
You must know that this chaos of transformed gods, ghosts and puppets was subdued by specially sent people from the three major sects. Not to mention the cost of one shot by the God-Transforming Lord, just the long-distance transmission fee. I don’t know if I can get it back by selling this place.
However, with the intention of recovering some of the costs as long as possible, Mr. Yang saw that the people below were a little more enthusiastic and quickly struck while the iron was hot:
"In that case, the auction will begin immediately, with a base price of three thousand spirit stones. Whoever buys this place will only need to pay three hundred spirit stones to the three major sects every year."
After Mr. Yang finished speaking, finally the first monk, who looked like a clan leader, bid: "Three thousand and five hundred spirit stones."
Then another one looked at the older casual cultivator and called out the price: "Four thousand spirit stones."
As the two monks started bidding, several more monks joined in.
"Four thousand and five..."
"Five thousand and five..."
"Six thousand..."
When the price called for eight thousand spiritual stones, the old casual cultivator finally shook his head and stopped. It seems that for him, eight thousand is already his limit.
As the old monk stopped, the remaining people called twice more, and the price stopped at nine thousand. The patriarch of the small family thought for a long time before making another quotation: "Nine thousand one hundred spiritual stones..."
Just when Mr. Yang was sighing in his heart, he didn't expect that such a spiritual land could not even capture ten thousand spiritual stones, suddenly a crisp voice shouted: "Ten thousand spiritual stones!"
Yang Lao felt happy, looked up and saw a rather pretty face. This face has become somewhat famous in Chang'an City recently, and with Mr. Yang's know-it-all ability, he would naturally recognize it.
He couldn't help stroking his beard and said with a smile: "Isn't the Palace Manager good at business? Why, do you want to start a family too?"
Gong Xiaoyue said politely: "Mr. Yang, you don't know this. Although the spiritual veins of Ximang Mountain are a bit weaker, you may not have noticed that this is a good place to nourish the body and mind."
"I'm going to tidy up this place and create a place for leisure. By then, Mr. Yang, you must come and enjoy it!"
"Okay! Okay!" Mr. Yang stroked his goatee and said with a smile. With his character that would never offend anyone, he would naturally not say anything wrong when Gong Xiaoyue gave him the spirit stone.
The leader of that small tribe suddenly looked bitter when he saw Gong Xiaoyue coming out of nowhere. After gritting his teeth and adding two more rounds of prices, he finally shook his head and gave up.
When Mr. Yang saw that the price had finally been increased to 13,000 spirit stones, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, he was not too embarrassed by his reputation as a gold medal auctioneer, so he quickly shouted:
"Thirteen thousand spirit stones, are there any more to add? Thirteen thousand once, thirteen thousand twice, thirteen thousand three times! Okay! Deal! The west foot of Mang Mountain will be taken by the shopkeeper of Chang'an City! "
After finishing speaking, he hugged his fists towards Gong Xiaoyue from afar.
Gong Xiaoyue also stood up generously, blessed the people around her, and then followed Mr. Yang to handle the handover.
