After establishing the foundation, the main pill Luo Chen took was the low-grade Shenglong Pill.
Relying on the powerful medicine, coupled with the continuous use of it, and other auxiliary resources, he went from the second level of foundation building to the third level of foundation building in just three years.
But after ascending to the third floor of foundation building.
His cultivation speed slowed down again.
In other words, it's not "slow", but as the realm gets further and further, each stage requires more and more spiritual energy.
Compared with the increased upper limit, the original fixed cultivation speed will naturally lead to a slow increase in the progress bar.
In this case.
Luo Chen kept trying to solve it, but in the end he was still unable to do anything.
The mainstream cultivation elixirs released by various major sects are only low-grade ones.
Even if he has money, he has no place to buy it!
Luckily, there is an auction!
"Although it is not a middle-grade Shenglong Pill, the power of the middle-grade Heqi Pill should be much more than that of a lower-grade Shenglong Pill."
"This thing is of great use to me!"
Luo Chen would not miss this opportunity, so he decisively participated in the bidding.
With abundant cash flow and good auction experience.
Luo Chen quickly took pictures of thirty bottles.
For this purpose, he spent a total of nearly 40,000 spiritual stones.
You know, this is just a middle-grade Heqi Pill, thirty bottles, nearly 40,000 spiritual stones, which translates into more than 1,300 per bottle.
Another over-the-top premium transaction!
But there is no way, if you trade spiritual stones for time, you have to pay this price.
After taking thirty bottles, Luo Chen accepted it as soon as he could.
He no longer participated in the subsequent seven auctions.
"Although I still want it very much, thirty bottles is enough for me to use for nearly a year."
"If the auction continues, it will be easy to offend others."
Without Luo Chen's participation, the subsequent transaction price of mid-grade Heqi Pills was relatively lower.
But the auction atmosphere was even more enthusiastic than before.
The bids were not high each time, but the follow-up was fierce. On the last two occasions, the price went higher again.
Looking at this scene, Luo Chen sighed in his heart.
He is not the only one who understands these truths.
However, the mainstream cultivation elixirs of middle grade and even high grade have always been extremely strictly controlled by the major sects.
Everyone knows the truth, but it really has a price but no market!
"Three bottles can be used by me for a while, but what about after that?"
"We can't wait ten years every time to take a year's consumption!"
Although the immediate worries were gone, after experiencing the mind-mirror simulation, he habitually looked further afield when looking at things.
I just saw it, but there is no better solution for the time being.
The auction is still ongoing.
As you get to the back, the resources that appear become more and more valuable.
Like before, monks such as Luo Chen and Lu Rong, who were in the early and middle stages of foundation building, were still fighting for it.
But now, the monks in the late stage of foundation building are also becoming active.
Even those few golden elixir masters started to take action one after another.
Luo Chen gradually fell silent.
until!
"Brother Luo!"
"Yeah, I know."
The third-level healing elixir that Kang Xianqiong needed appeared.
There were a lot of people bidding on this auction.
Luo Chen spent a lot of effort before spending a lot of money to get it.
"Fellow Daoist Kang, I'm sorry. It cost five thousand more spiritual stones than I expected."
Kang Xianqiong shook his head quickly, with excitement and gratitude on his face.
"It's not easy to take a picture of it. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to take this thing."
"Thank you, thank you very much."
Luo Chen smiled, accepted and thanked him.
As Kang Xianqiong said, even if the other party has enough spiritual stones, it will be difficult to take a picture of this object.
This kind of large-scale auction is no longer just a competition for financial resources.
Because identity information is disclosed.
Many times, their respective bids also have the taste of being a favor to others.
Luo Chen was able to take this object for Kang Xianqiong, in addition to the high price, it was also because he borrowed Luo Tianhui's name and the momentum accumulated from previous attempts.
Everyone knows he has money.
When he is determined to win, most people really can't fight him.
It would be fine if he just kept asking for high prices, but Luo Chen had the experience of stopping several times midway.
It can be seen that he is not a fool who just raises prices randomly just because he has money.
What if the price really goes up?
Luo Chen suddenly didn't want it anymore.
But they are the ones who lose.
After completing his promise to Kang Xianqiong, Luo Chen couldn't help but feel relieved.
Basically everything you need is available.
Spending money today can be considered a pleasure.
For the rest, he planned to be a pure spectator.
It's not because of lack of financial resources, nor is it because those things are not good enough.
It's because of the participants, many of whom he can't afford to offend.
"A thousand reprints of low-grade magic weapon, fifty-five thousand times for the third time!"
"Congratulations to fellow Taoist Liancang from Ailao Mountain!"
Looking at the magic weapon that was sold, Luo Chen looked a little envious.
He knows this magic weapon.
The Chongfang Seal in my storage bag was refining the Qianzhong Seal. It was only because of the failure that I changed its name.
Chongfanyin's attacks are a bit clumsy.
But with a thousand reprints, there aren’t that many shortcomings.
Envy was envy, there was no way he would compete with that Lian Cang.
Because the other party is a golden elixir monk!
It’s not just this one lot.
Subsequent auctions have become increasingly valuable.
There was even a middle-grade magic weapon, which was auctioned off by a golden elixir master from Qingdan Valley for a transaction price of 350,000.
Such a high price is staggering!
The people around Luo Chen, Sima Huiniang and Kang Xianqiong were all stunned.
Even Wang Yuan, who had always been calm, rarely lost his composure.
They could not imagine how many years they would have to earn before they could collect enough money to buy such a medium-grade magical stone.
Apart from killing people and grabbing treasures, there is no other way to obtain such treasures.
Only Luo Chen remained calm.
It’s just hundreds of thousands of spirit stones.
If he saves a few more years, he will be able to buy it through legitimate means.
Just like the golden elixir master in Qingdan Valley, he bought his favorite treasure based on the spiritual stones he had worked hard to earn for many years.
"Maybe it's not that hard."
"Most of the monks who come out of Qingdan Valley are good at alchemy, and they can make wealth as fast as me."
"The sky-high price that ordinary monks find unimaginable is just water for them."
That's what he thought.
Master Qing Dan Valley Jin Dan did the same thing.
There are three magic weapons purchased, two of low quality and one of medium quality.
The generosity of his actions was far superior to that of the other Golden elixir masters.
Time flows slowly.
At the end, when Fairy Junqing took out a copy of Dragon Transformation Pill and Ice Phoenix Pill, the auction reached its climax!
"The Dragon Transformation Pill comes from Qingdan Valley, and the Ice Phoenix Pill comes from Ice Castle. Both are third-level pills."
"By combining them together and using my Ice Castle secret technique, you can increase the chance of forming a pill by 10%!"
"The starting price is 10,000 spirit stones, please bid!"
As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was excited!
In the box, everyone in Luo Tianhui's breathing became rapid.
Including Luo Chen.
However, he still suppressed the desire in his heart.
Dragon Transformation Pill is not difficult to find. It is a specialty elixir of Qingdan Valley and is sometimes sold outside.
Ice Phoenix Pills are relatively rare and are generally only circulated within the Ice Castle.
But looking at its price, as a third-level elixir, it is only a few thousand spiritual stones per bottle.
One piece is only a few hundred spirit stones.
The two were combined into one, but the starting price was as high as 10,000. The main reason was because of the secret technique brought out by Ice Castle.
"It can increase the chance of forming a pill by 10%!"
In emotion, Luo Chen said lightly: "Don't think about it, we are not able to participate in this matter."
Several people around him were stunned, but looking at the source of the bidding calls one after another in the venue, they all tacitly gave up the thought that they shouldn't have.
They are all great monks in the late stage of foundation building!
Chu Kui, whom Luo Chen knew, was also among them.
The ancestor of the Zheng family of Rolling Dragon's Backbone, even though he was only building the sixth floor of the foundation, he brazenly joined the bidding.
In addition, there are several powerful beings whose origins he cannot name.
This is a feast for monks in the late stage of foundation building.
The early and middle-level monks at the lower level could only watch helplessly.
The golden elixir monks at the top looked on with cold eyes, as if they were not moved at all.
In the end, this pill-forming elixir fell into the hands of a man with red lips and white teeth, and a face as beautiful as a crown jewel.
"That's Xuanyu, the actual manager of Momoyama."
"I heard that he is the face of the Peach Blossom Patriarch of Baihua Palace and is extremely loved!"
Sima Huiniang suppressed the excitement in her heart and explained the origin of the other party to Luo Chen in a low voice.
After hearing this explanation, Luo Chen suddenly felt enlightened.
Sure enough, when it comes to pill-forming elixirs, ordinary casual cultivators can covet them.
Look at the people who were fighting for it just now!
Most of them have the background of a large sect, either as a side sect or as a vassal.
Although this Xuanyu is not a disciple of Baihua Palace, he is also the face of the Peach Blossom Patriarch of Baihua Palace, and he manages a Peach Mountain on his behalf.
In comparison, how can other casual cultivators compete with it.
In sight, Chu Kui's lonely expression was extremely conspicuous.
Shaking his head, Luo Chen stood up.
"Let's go!"
"If you want to participate in the competition for the pill-forming elixir, it will be our turn after a hundred or two hundred years."
He looks free and easy.
But others were not so indifferent.
When many people left, they were still reluctant to leave and looked at the proud Xuanyu.
Even if the chance of forming a pill can only be increased by 10%, it is still increased by 10%!
Forming a pill is a thousand times more difficult than building a foundation!
This kind of difficulty is difficult for the parties involved to experience personally.
You can get a glimpse of it from the few Golden Elixir cultivators in the Jade Cauldron Territory.
In the Jade Cauldron Domain, there are millions of Qi Refining monks and thousands of Foundation Builders.
But the number of Jindan monks and the seven major sects combined does not exceed a hundred!
This is truly one in a million, or even one in a hundred thousand!
The reason why the number of golden elixir monks is so rare is because it is too difficult to form elixirs.
Xuanyu now has a pill-forming elixir, and he has the support of Patriarch Taohua behind him.
I am afraid that in a few decades, there is a high chance that the Golden Elixir will be achieved.
At that time, he will be able to truly join the Baihua Palace as the Golden Elixir Master and become the fourth person besides the three golden elixirs in the Baihua Palace!
…
After leaving the box, Luo Chen, led by Sima Huiniang, went straight to a side hall of Binglan Palace.
This is a place dedicated to delivering cargo spiritual stones.
After all, such a large-scale auction involves too many resources, and it is impossible to make a transaction and deliver it on the spot.
Therefore, all the money will be accumulated until the end of the auction, and then settlement will be carried out.
Arriving in the room shielded by the formation, Luo Chen took out 90,000 low-grade spiritual stones.
Among them were 12,000 yuan given to him by Kang Xianqiong, specifically to pay for the third-level healing elixir.
In addition to this, 78,000 is the spiritual stone he spent in this auction.
"Fellow Daoist Luo, this is your thing, you can count it on the spot."
The person in charge of settlement in this room is an old acquaintance of Luo Chen.
Shi Boying from Ice Castle.
Luo Chen smiled slightly and took the things. He did not pretend to be generous, but carefully counted them.
Shi Boying didn't take it seriously when he saw it.
When it comes to such a huge sum of spiritual stones, everyone should take it seriously.
Nuanyang is warm and fragrant, and the quality is good. It seems that it was just taken out of Xuyang wood.
Level 3 mineral materials, no problem.
The ice silkworm futon exuded a faint cold air. Just touching it made Luo Chen's thoughts calm down a lot.
Thirty bottles of middle-grade Heqi Pills. Just by opening them, you can feel the rich spiritual energy. There is absolutely no problem with the quality!
The gas comes from the same source, the second-level body training method. The ban was complete, and after confirming entry into the auction, it was never opened again.
After taking inventory, Luo Chen put these things away with satisfaction.
"I'm sorry to trouble you, Fellow Daoist Shi."
Shi Boying smiled and said, "It's not a trouble. It's only once in ten years. There's no need for me to take action in the usual trivial auction."
Shi Boying, who used to be aloof and unpopular, became more harmonious with Luo Chen as she cooperated with Tantai Hao.
Always smile when communicating.
"Do you plan to leave directly, Fellow Daoist Luo?"
"Yes, is there anything else?" Luo Chen asked curiously.
Shi Boying pointed in one direction, "I am having a dinner party in Ice Castle. Fellow Taoist, you might as well attend."
"Oh? Dinner?"
"Yes, it is specially used to entertain the foundation-building monks participating in the auction."
When Luo Chen was curious, Shi Boying explained it specially.
It turns out that the dinner after the auction is not specially organized by Ice Castle, but is a routine.
After the auction almost every ten years, the organizer will hold a dinner involving foundation building and even golden elixir monks.
The reason is very simple.
At auctions, it often happens that the atmosphere is bad, people rush to bid, and then the person who takes the resource regrets it and is dissatisfied.
There are also those who can't outbid the other party, but who really lack the corresponding resources.
There are even idiots who make arrogant remarks and shout sky-high prices, but in the end are unable to produce the corresponding number of spiritual stones.
As a result, after the auction, there are always many conflicts and a lot of confusion.
There are many cases of fighting inside and outside Tianlan Immortal City for certain resources.
Therefore, the organizer will specially hold such a banquet.
It can be used to transfer resources at a low price to get back the cost.
It can provide an opportunity for people who are in urgent need of certain resources to make up for higher value resources after paying spiritual stones in exchange for what they want.
Treasures that fail to be auctioned are occasionally put up for re-auction.
It can be said that the presence of this dinner is enough to solve a lot of potential troubles for the organizers.
Some of the sect's geniuses will also appear at this kind of dinner.
Make connections in a big way.
The latter one is Luo Chen's own extended guess.
"Of course, there are also some people who don't want to participate and leave in a low-key manner. We at Ice Castle don't force it," Shi Boying said.
After listening.
Luo Chen thought for a while, it was indeed necessary to attend this kind of dinner.
He is not the kind of person who blindly practices asceticism. Even if he does not have the resources he wants to exchange, he can still make some connections.
Previously, because they were new to Tianlan Immortal City, he and Luo Tianhui kept a relatively low profile.
Now that Luo Tianhui has stabilized and he has reached the third level of foundation building, it is time to get to know some people who are of the same mind.
The four elements of cultivating immortality, the lawful land of a wealthy couple.
He is always in full development!
"Thank you Taoist Fellow Shi for reminding me, I will attend this dinner."
Without further chatting, Luo Chen said goodbye to Shi Boying and left the house.
When I came outside, I asked Wang Yuan and others for their opinions.
Wang Yuan had no intention of socializing and planned to go back directly to study the book on the Origin of Gases.
Duan Feng is the same, Feng Xia is waiting for him at home.
Sima Huiniang would like to go, but unfortunately this dinner is only for monks above the foundation level.
She has enough status, but not enough realm, so she can't go.
Kang Xianqiong had no intention of participating.
After receiving the healing elixir from Luo Chen, he couldn't wait to return to Taishanfang.
As a result, Luo Chen was the only one left to attend the Binglan Palace dinner.
He didn't care. After bidding farewell to the four of them, he entered a slightly dimly decorated side hall under the leadership of a maid.
Maybe it's because I came out early.
When we arrived at the dinner party, there were not too many people, only a few.
As soon as his eyes were focused, he saw Chu Kui drinking dull wine at the wine table.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, why are you sitting alone in a corner, drinking heavily?"
Chu Kui raised his eyes and laughed at himself, "Aren't you asking knowingly?"
(End of chapter)
