Chapter 39: Crazy Alchemy (2)

  Although they are all ordinary magic treasures, the success rate and refining efficiency are really too frightening.

  It's worth mentioning that even a cultivator who has reached the level of a Master Artisan still has a nearly 20% chance of failure when refining ordinary magical artifacts. Chu Linfeng, due to his insufficient cultivation strength, can only refine ordinary magical artifacts, yet his success rate is as high as 90%, and the difference is quite apparent.

  As for efficiency, it's even more speechless. The refining time of a piece of magic treasure is indeed not long, but to refine nearly a hundred magic treasures within three days, that's not something any ordinary refiner can do, even if they're just ordinary magic treasures.

  After all, when refining equipment, apart from consuming a large amount of true yuan power, it also consumes a lot of mental and physical energy. If the refinement speed is too fast or too frequent, it will often lead to abnormal performance of the refiner, not only wasting materials but also damaging one's own confidence.

  So few alchemists would be so crazy as to refine a treasure at such an efficient rate, that's simply looking for trouble.

  However, Chu Linfeng apparently did not have such a realization, and he originally did not plan to refine so many magic treasures in one breath. But for one reason, it made him unable to stop, until the last batch of materials was used up, only then did he realize that he had indeed gone crazy.

  Xuanyuan Zhenren is indeed worthy of being a great master of alchemy, having spent his entire life studying the art of alchemy and creating three unprecedented alchemical techniques that integrate alchemy with the origin of cultivation.

  Chu Linfeng carefully studied "Xuan Yuan Lian Qi Lu" for more than half a year, but was unable to discover this point because he had no opportunity to practice.

  But after these three days of crazily forging equipment with the "Magic Pattern Tempering Method", he truly felt the greatness of Xuan Yuan True Man.

  In every refining process of each magic treasure, Chu Linfeng could clearly feel the increase in his own cultivation strength.

  What's the point of cultivating if it's just going to be like this?!

  This discovery naturally made Chu Linfeng ecstatic, and it was also the fundamental reason for his crazy refining of equipment over the past three days.

  The successful refinement of nearly a hundred Vanquishing Treasures has actually elevated Chu Lianfeng's cultivation from the middle stage of the Sixth Realm of the Mortal Domain to the peak stage.

  Three days, just three days, such a rise is truly astonishing, even Chu Linfeng himself had doubted several times whether this was his own illusion.

  After the initial excitement, Chu Lianfeng was not without worries, because he realized that if he wanted to rapidly improve his cultivation strength through this method, he had to accumulate a huge amount of spiritual wealth.

  Because during these three days of refining equipment, Chu Linfeng had almost exhausted all the spirit stones. The 10,000 low-grade spirit stones he originally obtained from the Chen family now only had a single digit left in his hands.

  In the mortal world, without money, every step is difficult. In the Cultivation Realm, without spirit stones, it's the same principle.

  Chu Lin's eyes scanned the empty storage bag, revealing a wry smile. "I'm really good at bankrupting myself, even the little fat bird's food is all gone!"

  He put away the ninety-six ordinary treasures in his storage bag, and Chu Linfeng left the cave, heading straight for the only auction house in this market.

  At this moment, the auction house in Fangshi City was opened by a Zhang surname Xiuzhen family. Originally, with the power of a small Xiuzhen family, it was not enough to open an auction house, even if it was just a small Fangshi City auction house. However, because this Zhang surname Xiuzhen family was affiliated with Lianbao Pavilion, one of the five major sects under Daozong, they had the qualifications to open an auction house in Fangshi City.

  It's worth mentioning that although the Refining Treasure Pavilion may not be able to match the Upper Clear Sect or the Flowing Dao Sect in terms of strength, if we're talking about wealth, looking at the entire Southern Continent, and even the entire Cloud Heaven Continent, there are very few who can match the Refining Treasure Pavilion.

  In the Southern Continent, several thousand large and small alchemy workshops are under the control of Lianbao Pavilion, with 6 or 7 out of 10 being controlled by them. The most fundamental reason for this phenomenon is that the vast majority of alchemists and artifact refiners in the Dao lineage are all members of Lianbao Pavilion.

  That's all, and it's enough!

  There are even rumors that in today's world, there are only three alchemy grandmasters and five pill-making grandmasters, and among these eight people, three of them actually belong to the Lianbao Pavilion.

  Even if it is the leader of the Upper Clear Sect, when they see the master of Lianbao Pavilion, they will still show three points of respect. Even the demon kings and evil spirits who have always been lawless will often give some face to Lianbao Pavilion.

  After all, Dan and equipment are always indispensable things for cultivators. A place like Lianbao Pavilion that encompasses many top-notch alchemy and artifact refinement sects is definitely not someone anyone would want to offend.

  The auction venue was not large, but it was neatly arranged. Chu Linfeng did not put all the magical artifacts he had refined into the auction, and he still understood the principle of not revealing his wealth, especially in a place where dragons and snakes were mixed together. If one had an extremely strong cultivation base, then they would naturally have nothing to worry about; otherwise, they would need to be extremely low-key in their actions.

  Fortunately, Chu Linfeng only planned to take out a few ordinary magic treasures, first because there were not many of them, and second because the grade of the magic treasures was not high, so they would not attract intentional attention from others.

  Upon entering the auction hall, Chu Linfeng was greeted by a receptionist who appeared to be around sixty years old. Judging from his cultivation, he seemed to be only at the seventh level of the Mortal Realm, and at his age, it was likely that he would spend the rest of his life stuck in this realm.

  Chu Linfeng obtained six pieces of treasure, which were three "Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Shields" and three "Exploding Flame Divine Needles".

  "The lowest price is one thousand, inferior spirit stone, I want to get rid of it as soon as possible."

  The old man heard this and couldn't help but pause for a moment, with a hint of a formulaic smile, saying: "This young brother, these ordinary magic treasures aren't exactly in high demand. If you want to sell them quickly, it might be a bit difficult. Perhaps if you set the price a bit lower, you can get rid of them sooner."

  Chu Linfeng's first encounter with the auction scene, he knew little about the operations within. Upon hearing the old man's words, he readily agreed: "Then lower the reserve price to 800, thank you, sir."

  "Eight hundred lower-grade spirit stones for one item, a total of six items for ordinary magic treasures."

  The old man thought that Chu Linfeng's price for the six ordinary magic treasures was a bit high if he wanted to sell them quickly, but for such a small amount of goods, he didn't bother to think too much about it. He nodded and took the six magic treasures, then gave Chu Linfeng a jade token: "The next auction will start in half an hour, at which time your goods will be put out. If the transaction is successful, we will deduct 10% of the handling fee. At that time, you can come to collect the proceeds with this jade token."

  "What if it doesn't work?" Chu Linfeng asked subconsciously.

  The old man looked at Chu Lianfeng with a strange gaze, after all, it was rare for a cultivator to not know the rules of the auction house. He paused for a moment before explaining: "If the item goes unsold, the handling fee will still be collected. Young brother can choose whether or not to continue participating in the next auction. If you don't plan on continuing with the auction, pay the handling fee and young brother can take back his own item and that's the end of it."

  Chu Linfeng uttered an "oh" and turned to leave, but in his heart, he couldn't help but lament the exorbitant handling fees of one percent that would be deducted from the auction proceeds regardless of whether the sale was successful or not.

  "What a great way to make money! If I have the chance in the future, I'll open an auction house myself!"