I am very rich

  After comforting the little girl for a moment, Jiang thought of a vicious plan. He not only wanted to kill Ding Zhong, but also make him lose his reputation. Such a beast-like person, simply killing him would be too easy on him.

  Since the transformation of his mind, Jiang He's thoughts were no longer as simple as before, but he would think more about killing people, and he must expose himself. Now he couldn't let outsiders know about his relationship with Tang Xiaobai. Thinking so, Jiang He said softly to Tang Xiaobai:

  "Little brother, from now on I'm your older brother here, but if you run into me outside, you must pretend not to know me, okay?"

  Tang Xiaobu raised her head and asked in confusion: "Why? Brother, you're not a bad person."

  "Xiao Bai, don't ask why. Anyway, when you see your brother outside, pretend not to know him. Otherwise, someone will use you against your brother. You wouldn't want your brother to be bullied, would you?" Jiang He said with a smile.

  "Hmm, okay then. We've just met here." Tang Xiaobian said with a nod of her little head.

  "Hey, Xiao Bai is really clever."

  Ding Zhongren was a well-known figure, a mid-level spirit symbol master in his thirties, and even considered a small genius within the Spirit Symbol Master Alliance. Most importantly, he was very high-profile, extremely high-profile. Whenever there was a city with a branch of the Spirit Symbol Master Alliance, he would go there to give free lectures for a period of time.

  The Spirit Symbol Alliance also recruits some wealthy merchants and children of dignitaries with spiritual roots, teaching them the method of drawing spirit symbols. However, this kind of spirit symbol lesson requires a lot of expenses. Moreover, the spirit symbol masters who teach these people are all relatively experienced primary spirit symbol masters. By the time they reach intermediate spirit symbol master level, they will further their studies at the Spirit Symbol Master Headquarters and complete tasks assigned by the Alliance.

  Of course, intermediate spirit masters also have classes, but to listen to the intermediate spirit master's class, one has to pay a lot of money. However, Ding Zhongren is an exception, he likes to hold large-scale public lectures, and all boys and girls under 15 years old can attend for free. If they gain his favor, they can also follow him to study for a period of time, and he will personally instruct them.

  Ding Zhongren himself was also at the initial stage of foundation building, and he had two guards in the middle stage of foundation building. Every time Ding Zhongren arrived at a city, he would be fawned upon by the nobles in the city, staying in the best inn, with a large team of guards stationed outside the inn.

  This was the material Jiang He had collected outside for a day. He went through the plan in his mind again and gained more confidence.

  Jiuxiao City is close to the Ninth Mountain Range, where various medicinal materials and minerals are abundant, attracting many cultivators to trade in Jiuxiao City. Every three months, an auction is held in Jiuxiao City, selling valuable items. Now it happens to be the time when the auction starts. Jiang He is preparing to attend this auction to see if he can buy the medicine needed to repair his dantian, and he can also take advantage of the auction to get close to Ding Zhongren.

  This auction was quite lively, as a mid-level Spirit Symbol Master had arrived. Jiuxiao City was, after all, just an ordinary human city; although there were cultivators participating, they were generally only at the Foundation Establishment stage or below, and it was rare for even Foundation Establishment stage cultivators to appear. But this time, a mid-level Spirit Symbol Master who far surpassed ordinary Foundation Establishment stage cultivators had arrived, and this person was extremely famous. The host of the auction had also brought out their best items, fearing that they would lose face in front of such an esteemed guest.

  The auction hall is divided into VIP seats and ordinary seats. The front row consists of chairs side by side, while the back is a VIP box.

  The auction started at 10 am, a minute earlier, the doors of the auction hall were closed, and everyone was seated. At this moment, the host appeared, but instead of introducing the items for sale, he loudly announced: "Welcome the arrival of Honorable Guest Ye Hecheng and Ding Zhongren, Master of Spirit Symbols."

  The people in the front row stood up one after another, most of whom were wealthy merchants and warriors, as well as some loose cultivators. There were also some high-ranking cultivators who did not stand up. Jiang He didn't bother to stand either, and instead swept his divine sense over them.

  Only to see in a large group of guards and dignitaries, two men walked over with great momentum from the VIP passage. One of them, who appeared to be over 40 years old, had a majestic face, exuding an aura of authority without even trying. The other one, who was over 30 years old, had a fair complexion, no beard, and a high nose bridge, looking very handsome. He smiled and nodded in all directions, and when he sensed someone scanning him with their divine sense, he simply gently pushed it away.

  These two people are obviously Yehe City Master and Ding Zhongren. If Jiang He didn't have a preconceived notion about this Ding Zhongren, he might think that this person is quite kind too.

  Soon after the two arrived, the auction officially began. The auctioneer was a very young woman, extremely pure and lovely, with sweet dimples when she smiled, but her speech was crisp and straightforward.

  "Today, our first auction item is one of the three major highlights of today's event - the Qǐ Líng Dān. This Qǐ Líng Dān allows ordinary people with spiritual roots to cross the first threshold of cultivating immortality. The starting price is 10 blocks of spirit stone or 100 taels of gold. Each bid increase must be at least 1 block of spirit stone or 10 taels of gold."

  Ordinary people who want to cultivate immortality need to meet two conditions. The first step is to have a spiritual root, and the second step is to open up this spiritual root. If it's a sect disciple, a foundation-building period cultivator can directly use their divine sense to open it up. The second method is to take the Enlightenment Pill. Only after completing these two steps can one absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and start cultivating.

  For these mortals, a Spirit Revival Pill was extremely precious. Indeed, as soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, there was immediately a flurry of bidding.

  "One hundred and twenty taels!"

  "One hundred and thirty taels!"

  "Fifteen pieces of Ling Stone!"

  "Sixteen pieces of Ling Stone!"

  "One hundred and seventy taels!"

  ……

  "Three hundred taels!"

  Jiang He listened quietly, it was clear that the Enlightenment Pill was even more important for ordinary people, and later no one else bid, finally being bought by a fat man. The fat man was extremely excited after getting the Enlightenment Pill.

  "Gu Baozi, you're so old now, why are you still thinking of cultivating immortality?" someone asked loudly with a laugh.

  "My son, my son! My son is a Four Spiritual Roots, and after the Spiritual Root opens, he can also become an Immortal Master!" The fatty carefully held the Qǐ Líng Dān jade box, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world.

  The fatty's words brought a burst of laughter from the people around him, but he didn't say anything else. For ordinary people with four spiritual roots, if they can't enter a large sect, it's extremely difficult to cultivate successfully, but as long as they can cultivate, accumulate some items needed for cultivation, and wait until the next generation, if there is a spiritual root, they will go further. Ordinary people cultivating immortality, without opportunities, face great difficulties.

  "The second item is a mineral introduction book. This book clearly introduces various useful minerals and comes with illustrations. There are a total of 1,350 basic mineral records inside. Produced by the Alchemist's Guild, quality guaranteed. Starting price: five spirit stones or fifty gold coins, each increase in price not less than two gold coins."

  The auctioneer picked up a thick book with gold trim and introduced it.

  In Jiang He's storage bag, there were many unknown ores. Upon hearing this introduction, he immediately quoted a price: "Three hundred taels!"

  Jiang He's words immediately caused a stir among the people around him. Previously, Jiang He had been sitting quietly there, almost to the point of being ignored. But now, at the auction, for a book about mineral introduction, he actually made such a big move, and the price he offered far exceeded the value of that book.

  "Who is this young man?"

  "Who knows, is it the young master of some family?"

  "How is it possible? A real member of a wealthy family would never behave like him. Judging from his behavior, he's clearly the son of a nouveau riche, yet there isn't even a single bodyguard around him, could he be bluffing?"

  An old man standing not far from Jiang He whispered his guess.

  Just then Jiang He's ears were extremely sensitive, and he immediately rushed at the old man, shouting: "I'm being cheated! What are you saying? Do you believe I'll spend another 300 taels of gold to hire someone to kill you right now?"

  Jiang's roar was filled with ferocity and intimidation, instantly stunning a group of people.

  Three hundred taels of gold, enough to buy a man's life, and even the lord of Yehe City wouldn't be worth that price. Whether what Jiang He said was true or false, no one dared to speak up anymore.

  No one spoke up, nor did anyone follow to applaud. The mineral introduction book was returned to Jiang He. A martial artist held a tray, on which the book was placed, and quickly arrived in front of Jiang He.

  "Hello customer, this is the item you bid on. You can take a look at it first. Also, 300 taels of gold is your bidding price." The martial artist said respectfully. Although there was some skepticism in his eyes that Jiang He could come up with so much money, he didn't have a contemptuous or idiotic expression, which made Jiang He relatively satisfied.

  "Don't worry, we have money." Jiang He smiled and with a flick of his wrist, a storage bag appeared in his hand.

  "It's Immortal Master!" someone whispered immediately.

  At this time, the auctioneer on stage did not continue, but looked at Jiang He. She was also curious, how could this person take out so much gold, and many people's attention was drawn to Jiang He, and continuing the auction would not be effective now.

  In Jiang He's storage bag, there was a large corner where a large pile of gold bricks and refined gold nuggets were stacked. These were all seized by Jiang He from the Gao family's secret stash.

  "Hiss!"

  Everyone gasped as they saw what Jianghe had taken out, a gold ingot the size of a person appeared in his hand. He casually chopped off a piece and handed it to the warrior saying:

  "Go weigh it, if it's not enough I'll add more, and if there's too much consider it a tip for you."

  "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" The martial artist had already been dazzled by the numerous gold coins and was excited when he heard Jiang He's words. What Jiang He took out was absolutely more than 300 taels.

  At this moment, Jiang He had shown off his skills. However, with the exposure of wealth, many people's gazes towards Jiang He became fervent, their minds racing with various schemes to deal with him. In his heart, Jiang He coldly snorted, whoever wanted to make a move against him, he wouldn't mind taking them down along the way!