Sitting in the auditorium on the first floor, Shi Chishang was flipping through the brochure he had just bought for a medium-grade spirit stone, browsing tonight's auction items with great interest.
Similar to other auction houses, the hall on the first floor is for casual cultivators or small sects, while the private rooms on the second floor are for famous sects, and the price of renting a private room is not cheap.
After buying the Evil Heart Sword, Shi Chishang only had more than 2,000 high-grade spiritual stones left on hand. Although Yu Lewei had a lot of savings, neither of them were extravagant people, so they were not greedy to rent a box, but casually I bought two tickets for seats in the lobby on the first floor.
Speaking of which, although it was an auction held by the Weapon Refining Sect, the auction items were not only spiritual weapons, but also elixirs, exercises, monster inner elixirs, and other items.
"Thunder Fang Sword, teleportation talisman, high-quality refreshing pill, sun flower juice, Ming, Ming Dragon Soul Pill?"
When he saw this auction item, Shi Chishang's eyes widened. Even with his shallow knowledge, he knew that the Western Dark Dragon was an undead spirit with only skeletons and no inner elixir. Only by refining its soul with secret methods could it be healed. Forcibly create a soul pill.
Shi Chishang had learned the pseudo-alchemy technique before, but he had never been able to find a suitable demon pill. However, when he saw the low price of the Nether Dragon Soul Pill, he decisively turned the page.
Low price, eight thousand high-grade spiritual stones!
Thinking of this price, Shi Chishang couldn't help but tremble. Damn it, I might not even be able to afford it if I sell him!
Turning to the next few pages, Shi Chishang suddenly paused and glanced sideways at Yu Lewei, who was looking at her mobile phone. When she noticed something strange, she also turned around, narrowed her fox eyes, and said in a concentrated voice: "Wait a minute. Wait and see.”
Shi Chishang hummed, silently turned another page, and continued reading as if nothing was wrong.
After a while, as the auctioneer took the stage, tonight's auction was officially started. Although the items in front were extraordinary, they were not yet in the eyes of Shi Chi Shang and Yu Lewei, so they just looked and felt the surroundings. Fiery bidding atmosphere.
Half an hour later, as the auction progressed to the middle stage, those boxes on the second floor that had been waiting and watching began to bid, causing the selling prices of each item to rise.
Not long after, the Nether Dragon Soul Pill that Shi Chishang was very interested in was auctioned. At this time, all the bidders were people in the box on the second floor. Seeing the price rising all the way, and soon breaking through 10,000, Shi Chishang sighed. He said: "Damn it, I thought I was making money before, but now I feel like I'm still a poor man!"
Yu Lewei smiled brightly: "Who can be on the second floor who is not a member of the top sect, and most of them are here on behalf of the sect. Even if you and I are rich, can we compete with an entire sect in terms of financial resources?"
Shi Chishang nodded. At this time, the price of the Nether Dragon Soul Pill had reached 11,500 high-grade spiritual stones. Although everyone in the hall on the first floor was speechless, it also made the atmosphere heated to the peak.
"Twelve thousand!"
Another person made a quote, and at the end he laughed and said: "Qi Xiaocai, come again! I want to see how much savings you have. I heard that you are about to break through to the peak of fusion, right? You have to prepare for it next. You have returned to the inner demons of the virtual stage, even if you buy this Nether Dragon Soul Pill, is it possible that it can help you overcome your inner demons?"
After a moment of silence, a gentle male voice came from a private room on the second floor: "Sect Master Miao is joking, the Minglong Soul Pill is the accumulation of Minglong's lifelong cultivation. As long as the hostility inside is resolved, it will allow me to strengthen the foundation of the Nascent Soul. How come you can’t help me get through my inner demons?”
Shi Chishang smiled unconsciously after hearing the sound. Qi Xiaocai was quite powerful. With just a few words, he not only repelled the taunts of the Miao Sect Master, but also explained the wonders of the Nether Dragon Soul Pill to everyone in the audience. It could easily trigger some interesting comments. People who are powerful but don’t know the benefits of soul pills come in to bid.
Naturally, Sect Leader Miao also heard this and sneered several times: "Okay! I want to see how much money you have left! Thirteen thousand!"
Hearing the conversation between the two people above, Yu Lewei's eyes suddenly became a little weird. She looked around and cast a spell to prop up a cover to block the sound. Shi Chishang was startled when he saw this and asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"Junior, do you know who Qi Xiaocai is?" Yu Lewei asked.
Seeing his girlfriend's rare face full of ridicule, Shi Chishang was confused and shook his head: "I don't know, who is it?"
"The chief of the inner sect of Heming Mountain," Yu Lewei said with a half-smiling expression, "I heard that this man's biggest dream is to become his disciple, Li Hexian, the master of Heming Mountain. It's a pity that he tried to become his disciple three times, but was rejected by Li Hexian every time. I refuse because my xinxing is not enough.”
Hearing Li Hexian's name, Shi Chishang's heart trembled. Although more than eight months had passed, he had never forgotten the senior who saved his life and single-handedly changed his destiny.
It's just that now, his original idea of joining Heming Mountain has faded a lot. Not to mention anything else, just because he defeated the Maoshan faction's plan and helped Yu Hualong be re-elected as the leader of the Chinese Magic Alliance, he will never join again. The hope of Heming Mountain.
In more than eight months, his respect for Li Hexian has never changed. It's just that he was still a rookie at that time and knew nothing about the world of cultivation. He instinctively admired Li Hexian for bringing him back to life. However, as he With the growth of cultivation and knowledge, this admiration has faded a lot.
Touching his nose, Shi Chishang suppressed the ripples in his mind and asked, "So who is that Miao Sect Master? Is he also from the Taoist sect?"
Shaking her head, Yu Lewei waved her hand to remove the soundproof cover and replied: "If I heard correctly, this person should be Miao Hu, the leader of Guizhou Hei Miao Village. Hei Miao Village is also one of our ghosts and is good at casting Gu. "
As the two talked, several more bidders came up to bid, so that the price of the Nether Dragon Soul Pill finally climbed to 18,000 high-grade spiritual stones before Miao Hu successfully bought it.
However, Miao Hu spent a total of 18,000 high-grade spirit stones on the Nether Dragon Soul Pill that originally cost at least over 10,000 yuan. With such a huge loss, Shi Chishang could clearly sense the odor emitted from a certain box. Fierce murderous intent.
However, this murderous intention was quickly diluted by the fierce bidding. One after another rare treasures were brought out at the auction, including a ninth-grade spiritual weapon Yunmeng Umbrella, which was eventually sold for 30,000 yuan for a top-grade treasure. Buy it at the price of a spiritual stone.
When another auction item was taken out, Shi Chishang and Yu Lewei both had stern expressions on their faces and subconsciously sat upright.
This is a porcelain bottle that has been sealed by many restrictions. It is unknown what is contained in it. Although the body of the bottle has been sealed by magic, it still exudes a quiet and distant atmosphere.
"Twelve drops of Styx water," the auctioneer walked up to the porcelain bottle with a smile and introduced it to everyone loudly, "This Styx water comes from the mother river of the ghost world. It has been refined by secret methods. Once taken, it can purify the soul and enhance the six senses. It is of great benefit to Taoists, warriors, or practitioners of other systems. The starting price is eight hundred high-grade spiritual stones."
"One thousand high-grade spiritual stones!" In the hall on the first floor, an old Taoist held up the sign and said loudly.
"Eleven hundred!"
"One thousand and five!"
"two thousand!"
However, in an instant, the price of this bottle of Styx water has soared to 3,500 high-grade spiritual stones, and it is still rising. However, the bidders at this time are all cultivators in the box on the second floor.
Seeing Shi Chi Shang's fingers clenched tightly, Yu Lewei sighed in her heart and said softly: "Junior, forget it, it really can't be done. Let's go to the ghost world from Fengdu from now on."
The Styx River is the mother river of the ghost world. Its tributaries can be found in every corner of the ghost world. It can be said that it is very easy to get water from the river. However, the problem is that the Styx River itself contains some mysterious power. If you don't have enough strength, you can't get close to it.
And the most important thing is that extracting the river water also requires a set of tedious and precise steps. If someone takes the water rashly, ten out of ten people will be killed by the power of the Styx.
After Shi Chishang had reached the fifth level of "Soul Forging", he needed Styx water to complete the last step. However, the price quoted at this moment had already exceeded his deposit. Even if he wanted this bottle of Styx water again, he would not be able to get it.
Sighing, Shi Chishang shook his head and said, "Forget it, I might still be lucky if I lose my life."
Seeing that he was so disappointed, Yu Lewei laughed dumbly, helped him straighten his bangs, and said with a smile: "It's rare to see you also have Ah Q's spirit!"
The two of them were chatting and laughing, and the bidding for the boxes on the second floor reached fever pitch. However, there were only three parties still bidding, Miao Hu, Qi Xiaocai, and an unknown man.
"Five thousand!" The man was sitting in the box, and his identity was unknown. Just listening to his voice, it was obvious that he was suppressing some impatience. It was obvious that he came to the auction this time and did not have many spiritual stones with him.
"Five thousand and five!" Miao Hu had just finished quoting the price and roared hoarsely, "This thing is suitable for us ghosts. Why do you sects come to join in the fun?"
"Six thousand!" Qi Xiaocai said with an indescribable leisureliness in his voice, "Didn't this gentleman just say that? The water of the Styx River can increase the foundation of the soul. Since I am preparing to be promoted and still in vain, I naturally need this thing! "
Hearing that the man stopped making any sound, Miao Hu hesitated for a while, then suddenly shouted: "Nine thousand!"
"Nine thousand one hundred!"
Qi Xiaocai laughed: "Can Sect Master Miao bring out more spirit stones? Well, if you didn't compete with me for the Nether Dragon Soul Pill just now, you must have enough spirit stones to buy the Styx River water, right?"
"Boy, did you deliberately trick me just now?" Miao Hugui was the leader of the clan. How could he not hear Qi Xiaocai's pride at this moment? He roared angrily, but before his momentum could rise, there was already a breath rising from behind the stage. , with a faint hint of warning.
Sensing the aura that belonged to the peak of his soul, Miao Hu choked and his teeth trembled with anger.
As Miao Hu withdrew, Qi Xiao finally bought the bottle of Styx water for 9,100 high-grade spiritual stones.
After the deacon of the Weapon Refining Sect brought the Styx water over, Qi Xiao paid the spirit stone and put the bottle of Styx water into his sleeve.
"Interesting, you still have a few years left before you are still alive, right? Besides, the Styx water is not that useful to you. Why bother with this Miao fox when you have nothing to do?"
In the box where Qi Xiaocai was, there was actually a young and beautiful girl who looked to be in her early twenties. She was wearing modern casual clothes and had a sachet tied around her waist. It was she who was asking Qi Xiaocai just now.
After shaking his head, Qi Xiao sat down and said with a smile: "It's just that I can't see the ghosts profiting."
After making a sound, the girl sat up and said with a sweet smile: "By the way, speaking of the ghost path, I heard that Master Li Shanzhu saved a person last year and helped him switch to the ghost path, right?"
Qi Xiaocai frowned and said calmly: "Where did you hear about it?"
"I don't remember," the girl giggled, grabbed a spiritual fruit on the table next to her, bit it with her teeth, and said with a vague smile, "Does this count as staking the enemy?"
Qi Xiaocai smiled, shook his head and said: "The mountain master is just kind-hearted."
Seeing that he didn't mean what he said, the girl curled her lips, ate the spiritual fruit in three or two bites, and clapped her hands: "Okay, now that you have got everything you want to buy, let's go quickly, don't let the Miao fox block you outside, otherwise you really have to trust me. The Weapon Refining Sect escorted us back."
Qi Xiaocai hummed, and he and the girl stood up and left the box, heading outside the cave.
