Because the auction was approaching, there were more and more foreign monks in Tianyan City, and the city became more and more lively.
Chen Ping went to Guo Zizhao's house, but neither Guo Zizhao nor Lin Changshou was at the house.
Their Taoist companions were at home.
"Senior Chen, come in and sit down. Junior, I will call them back right now. They are all in Fangshi at the moment." Lin Changshou's Taoist companion greeted him.
Chen Ping thought it was a rare visit, so he went into the house and waited for a while.
"Senior Chen, you have tea." After Taoist priest Lin Changshou hurried to Fangshi, Taoist priest Guo Zizhao brought him a cup of spiritual materials and smiled lightly with bright eyes:
"Thanks to the work arranged by Senior Chen for Lao Guo, I haven't had to venture out for more than a year. It's much safer."
The two of them, Guo Zizhao, sold magic weapons like this every day. They could hide it from others, but they certainly couldn't hide it from the people next to them.
Besides, Chen Ping comes often.
The two simply told them, but they only said that it was a temporary job introduced to them by Chen Ping, selling second-hand magic weapons for others.
Not much else was mentioned.
Chen Ping took the spirit tea and said with a smile:
"There's no need to thank me. Fellow Daoist Guo and the others are very careful in their work. I'm just pulling the strings."
"Senior, you are humble." Taoist priest Guo Zizhao pulled up his hair and said Judo:
"Don't juniors know what Lao Guo is capable of? Without Senior Chen's guidance, he would still be thinking hard about tomorrow's practice resources day and night. Senior Chen is our benefactor."
While talking, Taoist monk Guo Zizhao poured some more tea. When pouring the tea, he bent down slightly and lowered the neckline of his skirt intentionally or unintentionally.
...It would be okay if Guo Zizhao can always earn spiritual stones. But if he earns less spiritual stones one day, he may have a difficult time.
Chen Ping sat in the yard on the pretext of basking in the sun.
After chatting with fellow Taoist Guo Zizhao for a while, I found out that she and fellow Taoist Ling Changshou used to be assistants in a weapon refining workshop in the city. They met Guo Zizhao during a delivery of magic weapons to the shopkeeper.
After that, they came out and started collecting herbs together.
After a while, Guo Zizhao and the others came back.
Seeing Chen Ping sitting in the courtyard of his home, chatting with his Taoist companion, Guo Zizhao said excitedly:
"Brother, are you here?"
"Go inside, it's uncomfortable to stay outside."
The three of them entered the house, while the two women went about other things.
Chen Ping first checked the sales status of their magical weapons.
For more than a year, Chen Ping gave them many magic weapons intermittently, and also collected some spiritual stones intermittently and stored them separately, while confiscating some to facilitate their turnover, and did not calculate their share.
A total of 566 magical instruments were sold.
Among them, there are 43, 123, and 292 first-order low-grade, middle-grade, and high-grade magical instruments respectively, and 108 second-order low-grade magical instruments.
None of the 31 second-level mid-grade magical instruments were sold.
There are still 30 second-level low-grade magic weapons left.
There is already relatively little demand for second-level mid-level magic weapons, which are usually used by monks in the middle stage of foundation building. The situation of the second-level low-grade magic weapons is somewhat similar. In addition, Guo Zizhao and the two are only in the period of Qi training, and they are a little overwhelmed. In order to avoid accidents, they can only sell them one by one, and they have to sell another one every once in a while.
Most of the second-order low-grade products currently being sold were sold peer-to-peer through some connections that their Taoist companions had previously mastered.
After deducting the 10% commission from Guo Zizhao and Guo Zizhao, Chen Ping received a total of 6,191 medium-grade spiritual stones.
hey-hey.
'I'm a millionaire again. ,
Chen Ping smiled inwardly, collected his belongings, and then said:
"When this auction is over, I will return to Lingxiao Sect. Do you two want to go back to Lingxiao Sect together, or stay here?"
Hearing this, both of them were startled.
They originally thought that when Chen Ping came to Tianyan Territory this time, he might stay in Tianyan City forever.
"Brother is going back? Will you come back again?" Ling Changshou said hurriedly.
Chen Ping thought for a while and said:
"I will come, but not too much. I will still stay in Lingxiao Sect most of the time."
Yu Lingchun is still in Tianyan Sect and still owes Fairy Xiyue so much unknown wine, so Tianyan City will inevitably come again.
But it certainly won’t be too much, after all, it’s a journey of 80,000 miles.
Lin Changshou asked a few more questions, but Guo Zizhao remained silent and didn't say much.
He is not alone now, he also has a Taoist companion with him. Moving back and forth is too much trouble.
More importantly, he is used to living in Tianyan City.
Although this city is a gold-selling cave, it is relatively safe, which is unmatched by Lingxiao Sect's scattered cultivation cities.
Guo Zizhao felt worried when he thought about his days in Lianyuncheng.
Moreover.
Today's Qingyun Domain is short of resources, including monsters and spiritual materials. It will be even more difficult for them to survive when they return. They also face many difficulties such as being unable to leave the territory, demonic energy, and miasma.
Chen Ping saw the hesitation in their hearts and said:
"You don't have to rush to answer this matter. I will be here for more than ten days before I go back. You can think about it carefully and discuss it with your Taoist companions. After all, it is not a trivial matter. There is no harm in staying in Tianyan City."
Chen Ping actually doesn't care, this is Guo Zizhao's own business.
In Tianyan City, there is Tianyan City and the collaborative method, and in Lingxiao Sect, there is the direction of Lingxiao Sect.
Either way.
Respect their own choices.
"Thank you, brother. I will think about it carefully later and give you a reply as soon as possible." Guo Zizhao said.
…
After coming out of Guo Zizhao's house, Chen Ping did not go back to the inn, but went to the auction hall.
There is almost no need to ask for directions. On the way to the auction hall, there are road signs all over the uphill, downhill and corners.
The guild hall is located in the center of the city, very close to the waterfall falling from the sky.
As soon as Chen Ping arrived around the guild hall, a disciple from the auction house greeted him with a smile:
"Senior, are you here to register for the auction?"
"This auction is the largest in recent years. There are countless rare treasures at the auction. There are rare treasures of heaven and earth that are rare in hundreds of years. The category coverage is very wide. Seniors, if you need anything, feel free to come. It’s definitely not a loss.”
this……
Are all the ads on the streets?
besides.
Although I didn’t attend last year, I heard your slogan when I passed by and said it was the biggest event in recent years.
The biggest every year, right?
The treasures every year are rare to find in hundreds of years, right?
Chen Ping was full of slander.
But it's just a complaint in my heart. It's not just the disciples here, many masters also talk like this.
This is normal.
"I am indeed somewhat interested. Can you please introduce the rules of this auction?" Chen Ping said calmly.
The auction lasts three days.
It is very simple to participate. You only need to register in advance to reserve a seat or private room.
Seating is open hall.
The private rooms are divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower.
The upper-class ones have the best privacy and are also the most expensive.
You need to pay a fee of 8 medium-grade spiritual stones, and you also need to pay an additional deposit of 50 medium-grade spiritual stones.
If there is a bid for any of the natural materials and treasures, and no equipment in the private room is damaged, the deposit will be fully refunded. But if one item is not sold within three days, only half of the deposit will be refunded.
The auction house has printed a special list of auction goods in advance, and interested parties can preview it in advance.
"Senior, take a look. If nothing else, let's talk about these elixirs. Many of them are not sold in ordinary shops. Many of them are limited editions. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are extremely precious." Auction House The disciple opened a page in the manual and showed it to Chen Ping. All the names on this page were the names of the elixirs to be auctioned.
Chen Ping took the booklet and flipped through it.
Well, it contains the arrays you need.
"Please book a room, little friend."
Let's wait for the private room. "Chen Ping said.
Upper-class private rooms are much more expensive than middle-lower class and lobby seats.
But at an auction, safety is the most important thing.
This is Chen Ping's first time participating in an auction, and he would rather buy something more expensive than a safe one.
"Of course. There are only a few superior guest rooms left. I will reserve them for my seniors now. Seniors, please..." The disciple from the auction house bowed to make way for Chen Ping and asked him to enter the guild hall to negotiate a room.
After a while of registration, I paid the fee and deposit, and received a private room sign with the private room number engraved on it.
After the 12th, you only need to use your number plate to enter the venue.
Return to the inn.
Chen Ping looked through the auction brochure.
The booklet is divided into three parts.
The first part is a summary of the names and conditions of some items that will definitely be auctioned.
The second part provides a one-sentence summary of some potential auction items, but the item names and more detailed information are missing.
The third part is even worse. It only has the serial number and the rest is blank.
Chen Ping didn't believe in evil and read it several times. Only a few words could be seen in the large blank space - 'Once in a hundred years,'.
Good guy.
So many once-in-a-century events.
What exactly it is will not be known until the day of the auction.
Chen Ping has been practicing in the inn these days. Considering that he could not leave the three maids idle, he assigned each of them the task of copying scriptures a thousand times.
Twelve days flew by.
Chen Ping changed his appearance early in the morning, put on ordinary Taoist robes, and then went to the auction hall.
When entering the venue, Chen Ping actually saw Li Feiyu.
Unexpectedly, Li Feiyu also came.
This guy didn't even change his appearance, he just walked carelessly among the crowd, holding a sign in his hand. When he showed the token, Chen Ping saw that it was a lower-class private room - Private Room No. 23 .
There was also a monk walking next to Li Feiyu. Chen Ping didn't know him, and he booked another inferior private room.
Because he was about to enter the venue and he had already changed his appearance, Chen Ping did not come forward to say hello.
After showing his token, Chen Ping was led by someone to his exclusive private room No. 18.
"Senior, when you need to bid, just inject spiritual power into this piece of red jade. The method will be the same every time you increase the price, and the lights outside will naturally light up."
"After the bidding starts, the array in the private room is activated. Except for seniors, only the auction house holds the tokens that can enter. If seniors need to go out temporarily, they can enter and exit with the tokens."
"..."
Some of this information was in the booklet, and some was not. The disciple who led the way introduced it in detail.
After the leading disciple left, Chen Ping carefully checked the private room. On one side of the private room was a square spiritual barrier. From the spiritual barrier, one could see outside, but the situation inside could not be seen clearly from the outside.
Private room, one-way mirror.
Not only the pictures, but also the sounds.
Although it is expensive, the privacy is indeed much better.
The auction will proceed quickly.
First, there are some low-value products, ranging from a rare bottle of elixir, a rare second-level magic weapon, a second-level magic robe, etc.
The bidding is also very fast.
When it was the turn of a bottle of a rare northern elixir called 'Elixir of Desire', there was a rare tug of war over the price.
"Sixty-three medium-grade spiritual stones, this monk's last quotation was too expensive, with too much premium. Hey, if my friend hadn't commissioned the auction, who would be interested in this thing? This elixir is no good in Central Continent. , no one wants it." On the seat in the atrium, a monk in blue robe had no choice but to hold up a sign.
"There are 64 medium-grade spiritual stones. This monk's friend told me to get them, so I had no choice but to keep raising the price." In the atrium, a gray-robed monk followed and raised a sign.
"70 medium-grade spiritual stones." The blue-robed monk claimed to be the last bidder and the bidding price suddenly soared.
As the auctioneer declined three times, the gray-robed monk who claimed that he would keep raising the price did not follow up. The bottle of desire elixir finally went to the blue-robed monk.
'No one in this group of people keeps their word. ,...Chen Ping was unable to complain.
I thought to myself that when I bid later, if someone maliciously took advantage of me, I would give up decisively and not be taken advantage of.
Around noon, it was finally Chen Ping's turn to focus on something - a set of Nine Palaces psychedelic array equipment produced by a master.
"Although it is only a second-level formation tool, this set comes from Master Nangong of the Nanzhu Weiqi Sect. The forbidden lines are very perfect, and all the scales are controlled exactly. One point more is too much and one point is too little. Yes. A truly wonderful product...I won’t go into too much detail, but you array masters will know it after looking at the finished product...Okay, the starting price is 220 medium-grade spiritual stones. Bang~, the bidding has officially started."
After the auctioneer displayed a complete set of equipment on site, the bidding officially began.
There are usually 5-15 formation disks in the first-level formation, and the unit price of each formation disk or control token is about 4-8 mid-grade spiritual stones.
After reaching the second-level formation, the number of formation disks will increase slightly, but the fluctuation range of the unit price will be much larger.
The number of array disks is usually 7-20, but the unit price ranges from 5-30 mid-grade spiritual stones.
It has to do with quality and the situation of the formation.
In terms of complexity, the Nine Palaces Psychedelic Array is at the middle level among the second-order arrays, and so is the unit price of the array.
This set of Nine Palaces Psychedelic Array has a total of 15 array plates and 5 control tokens.
The starting price is 220 medium-grade spiritual stones, which is almost the price of a custom-made Nine Palaces Psychedelic Array on the market.
It's a reasonable price.
Every subsequent increase is a premium brought by quality.
"..."
"240 medium-grade spiritual stones."
"245 medium-grade spiritual stones."
"..."
"250 medium-grade spiritual stones for the first time. Do any fellow Taoists want it? 255 medium-grade spiritual stones for the first time. Do any fellow Taoists still need to raise a sign?... I saw it. Room 18 has its first quotation today, and the quotation is 255. A medium-grade spiritual stone..."
Chen Pingping only participated in the quotation when the price was almost the same.
A high-quality formation disk is good, but it is not only the formation disk that determines the strength of a formation, but also the ability of the formation master himself.
If the formation ability is not strong, it will be useless no matter how good the formation is.
Because of this, if the price is slightly higher than the custom-made price on the market, there will be many array masters participating in the bidding.
If the price premium is large, many formation masters will lose their enthusiasm to participate in the bidding.
Sure enough, after Chen Ping reported 255 medium-grade spiritual stones, there were no other bidders for colored jade.
Chen Ping breathed a sigh of relief.
'I got the first one, and the price is pretty good. ,
'There's not much premium. ,
A high-quality array may not be useful to others, but it is very valuable to Chen Ping.
His formation skills can be very good, and a good formation can ensure the stability of the formation and not become the weakness of the entire formation.
After the auction ended, soon the disciples from the auction house delivered a complete set of array disks into the private room.
"Senior, the entire set of Nine Palaces Psychedelic Array equipment is here. Please check it." The auction house disciple carefully brought up a delicately decorated and luxurious gift box.
The gift box is half open for Chen Ping to inspect.
The auctioneer wasn't bragging. As a top level one formation mage, Chen Ping immediately saw the extraordinary nature of this formation disk.
It can be seen that the weapon refiner behind the scenes is attentive.
"No problem, put it here." Chen Ping ordered.
After completing the payment procedures, the auction house disciple said again:
"When leaving at noon, the seniors can wait here for the juniors for a while. There is a special passage to send the seniors out to avoid being targeted by the robbery cultivator."
This is professionalism.
It's quite thoughtful
Thoughtful.
That afternoon.
Chen Ping continued to buy the Dragon Qian Spirit Gathering Array (second level) and the Six Suns and Six Yao Arrays (second level) at prices of 185 medium-grade spiritual stones and 280 medium-grade spiritual stones.
When the show ended on the first day, Chen Ping originally wanted to look for Li Feiyu, but he didn't see him after waiting outside the door for a long time. He guessed that he might have left early.
Continue on the second and third days.
During this period, Chen Ping tried to take pictures three times, once with a magic weapon and once with a third-level magic sword. After a few attempts, he gave up after the price premium was too high.
Another time, a pair of male and female Muhong carp were successfully photographed at the cost of 366 medium-grade spiritual stones.
Mu Hongli has a pair of terrifying fangs, the teeth are very sharp and does not look cute at all.
But Muhong carp is a spiritual beast that can purify water quality and breathe out spiritual energy to increase the spiritual energy content of water quality.
This makes perfect sense.
Most of the rest of the time, Chen Ping mainly watched the excitement.
For example, on the second day, a very unique-looking Meizu woman from the Western Regions was actually auctioned.
There are too many incredible things in this world, and there are too many people with special quirks. Chen Ping didn't think it was a big deal at first, but the problem was that Li Feiyu in the lower private room actually participated in several consecutive biddings at the end. In the end, it was because the price was too much. , this guy finally gave up, and seemed to be very reluctant to give up.
Unexpectedly, Li Feiyu was so good at this.
After the three-day auction ended, Chen Ping deliberately came out early, waited outside for a while, followed Li Feiyu for a while, and finally returned to his normal expression, walked over and said hello:
"Fellow Daoist Li, why are you here?"
Li Feiyu met an old friend in a foreign country and was surprised and pleasantly surprised to see Chen Ping:
"Master Chen? Are you here too? Did you just attend the auction?"
"Master Chen Ping? It's me, Ji Yan." Another monk walking with Li Feiyu saw Chen Ping and said hello in surprise, obviously disguised.
"It turns out it's fellow Daoist Ji, what a coincidence. There are so many people here, it's not the place to talk. Let's talk at the inn?"
"Very good!"
(End of chapter)
