The Strongest in the Caverns of the First Volume Chapter 18: Selling Ginseng and Buying Dan

  Chu Yi took the jade token handed over by the old man and arrived at the auction venue, finding a corner where no one was paying attention to sit down quietly and wait for the auction to begin.

  "The tenth auction session, old rules apply, only ten items will be sold, and the sale will end once they are all gone." The one who stepped up to host the auction was surprisingly still that old shopkeeper.

  As soon as he stepped onto the stage, someone presented him with a tray made of fragrant purple sandalwood, on which were placed two bottles made of emerald green jade.

  "The first auction item is Dan Ding Pai's secretly refined Ling Dan, two bottles of Zi Ji Chun Yang Dan, totaling 200 pills, with a starting price of 2,000 Spirit Stones."

  "Two thousand one hundred..."

  "Two thousand three hundred..."

  "I'll bet 3,000 spirit stones!"

  The competition under the stage is fierce, and Chu Yi is also itching in his heart. Moreover, he is clear that this "Purple Extreme Pure Yang Pill" is a spiritual pill with the same effect as the "Three Yang Rebirth Pill" of their sect, and its rank and effect are even better than the "Three Yang Rebirth Pill". If he can get these two bottles of spiritual pills, at least he can rush to the Seventh Heaven of Xiantian.

  What can I do now? I'm so poor that all I can do is watch plays.

  In the end, these two bottles of "Purple Extreme Pure Yang Pill" were bought by a fusion period cultivator, who looked at the yuan yang jade pendant on his waist and was obviously also an inner sect disciple.

  The two items brought up later were both treasures. One was called "Eight Treasures Heaven Tower", a defensive medium-grade artifact that was sold for 2,000 spirit stones. The other was called "Broken Gold Ring", a high-grade artifact that was auctioned off at the outrageous price of 8,000 spirit stones. This also made Chu Yi deeply realize that in the mortal world, having no money is not acceptable, and in the cultivation world, having no spirit stones is absolutely unacceptable.

  The fourth item was a 2,300-year-old ginseng that Chu Yi had consigned for sale, but after the elderly auctioneer's introduction, this old ginseng suddenly gained an aura that was not inferior to a 3,000-year-old one.

  After all, when it comes to appraising treasures, in today's world, the people of Wanbao Pavilion are second to none. They have never been refuted by anyone for their pricing of a single piece of spiritual material, a piece of magical artifact, or a pill of elixir.

  "Top-grade ginseng, worthy of being called a supreme product, comparable to the use of 3,000-year-old old ginseng, starting price: 7,000 spirit stones..."

  "Eight Thousand Spirit Stones..."

  The items he had consigned for sale were put up for auction, and Chu Yi was naturally nervous. When he heard that someone had directly added a thousand to the price, he was delighted, but also couldn't help but look over curiously.

  The one who made the offer was a young man dressed in white, with a handsome face that could bring disaster to a country and its people, and even made people suspect his gender.

  "This person is also an inner disciple!" Seeing the Yuanyang jade pendant on the waist of that handsome young master, Chu Yi hesitated for a moment, but didn't expect the other party's senses to be extremely sharp, and two piercing gazes collided with Chu Yi's eyes.

  "This gaze, truly arrogant..." Chu Yi quietly turned his head away, apparently having no intention of competing with this person.

  "Nine thousand spirit stones."

  "Isn't that right? Even the direct disciple has come here to take pictures!" As soon as the voice sounded, a faint murmur arose in the field.

  "I know him, he's Situ Changsheng, the personal disciple of Dan Yunfeng, a formidable figure. I've heard that he has a chance to make it onto the 'Supreme Profound Sun Chart'."

  The murmurs below naturally fell into Chu Yi's ears, and for the title of "personal disciple" which had great power in the Supreme Void Yang Sect, Chu Yi was full of curiosity.

  However, Situ Changsheng's bid did not make the white-clad young master give up on the auction. Instead, he glared at the former without any politeness and continued to raise the price: "10,000 spirit stones..."

  At this price, it has already exceeded the value of this ginseng, but unexpectedly, Situ Changsheng also irrationally shouted out another price, "10,200 spirit stones."

  "Situ Changsheng, you..." The white-clothed young master obviously recognized Situ Changsheng and said with a hint of anger.

  "Fluttering junior sister, you shouldn't have left Xuan Yang Peak on your own. Master Fei He sent a message to Dan Yun Peak, ordering me to bring you back. Don't make things difficult for me, okay? This ginseng is yours if you want it; big brother will buy it for you. Just please follow me obediently." Situ Changsheng flashed over and stood beside the white-clad young master, a harmless smile on his face as he spoke in a gentle tone.

  "I won't go back!"

  Xie Pianpian was exposed as a girl by Situ Changsheng, and she immediately pouted her small mouth in discontent, but it could be heard that she still had some concerns.

  Cai Tu Chang Sheng was in a good mood and didn't get angry, he simply spread his hands helplessly and said: "Since it's like this, I naturally won't force my junior sister, I can only truthfully report to Master."

  Xie Xiangxiang's delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she finally compromised: "Alright, you can go back now, but not until this auction is over."

  "No problem." Finally, he managed to persuade his only beloved daughter to listen, and Situ Changsheng also breathed a sigh of relief, nodding in agreement.

  "Besides, I don't care about you sending me ginseng or not. Hmph, 15,000 spirit stones." Xie Pianpian was still obviously resentful of Si Tu Changsheng's previous haggling with himself, and directly raised the price to an extremely high one that far exceeded the value of the item itself.

  "Really rich..." Almost everyone in the venue was amazed by Xie Qianqian's random bidding.

  "Without looking at who the person is, she's the treasured daughter of Tian Xuanzi, the leader of the eight great elders of this sect. In a radius of ten thousand miles, there are few things that catch her eye that she can't get her hands on."

  "Da Chang Lao Tian Xuan Zi's daughter? No way, I heard that Tian Xuan Zi is almost over two thousand years old, his daughter..." a spectator with a short circuit in his brain wondered.

  "It's said that Tian Xuanzi had entered the world to cultivate over 500 years ago, and something had happened between him and the successor of the Great Joy Demon Sect, Tian Mo. This Xie Huanhuan was sent to the mountain gate by the Great Joy Demon Sect. Logically speaking, Taoism and demonism should not coexist, so it's not right to accept her. However, Tian Xuanzi had overruled everyone's opposition and adopted Xie Huanhuan when she was still in swaddling clothes, even acknowledging her as his goddaughter. In my opinion, the possibility of her being his real daughter is higher."

  No matter where, the gossip is always a topic of interest for people, and the Cultivation World is no exception. Chu Yi listened to it with relish and just smiled it off. What truly delighted him was that the ginseng he had consigned for sale actually sold for a high price of 15,000 spirit stones, which greatly increased his gains.

  The auction continued, but in the meantime, someone from Wanbao Pavilion took out a Qiankun Storage Bag and said, "This is what you earned from consignment, minus the deducted handling fee. The total amount is 13,500 spirit stones. Please verify."

  With a glance, Chu Yi put the first bucket of gold into his pocket. With this wealth, Chu Yi's mind became more agile and he paid special attention to the items being auctioned on stage.

  "The next item up for auction is 500 'Three Yang Rebirth Pills', a second-grade spiritual pill, with a starting price of 8,000 spirit stones."

  Previously, due to lack of money, he had missed out on the "Purple Extreme Pure Yang Pill", which was more effective than the "Three Yang Rebirth Pill", and it was snatched away by someone else. Chu Yi had been regretful about this for a long time. Now that he had a large sum of money in hand, Chu Yi naturally didn't hesitate anymore and directly offered 8,000.

  As most of those who can come to the second floor hall have decent cultivation, the temptation of "Three Yang Rebirth Dan" and other spiritual pills that only work before the fusion period is not great. Moreover, this pill must be taken every other day, so even if you buy a lot, you have to take it slowly, which makes the bidders for this pill very few.

  Chuyi unexpectedly bought these 500 "Three Yang Rebirth Pills" at a low price, and his luck was quite good.

  The next few items were all precious treasures, and Chu Yi had not even reached the foundation period yet. Although he was tempted, he didn't waste his spiritual stones bidding on them. It wasn't until the last item was brought onto the stage that he took action - a piece of cyan stone about the size of a palm, with a mirror-like texture and specks of golden light within.

  "The final item at the Second Auction, a 200-jin heavy Qingjin Wang Stone, belonging to the Earth element, containing about 300 Jingtu Yuanli, with a starting price of 600,000 Ling Stones..."

  As the elder introduced, Chu Yi was attracted by the four words "Qing Jin Shi Wang", "In order to make the Hongmeng space useful for oneself, one must take the five elements of the source as its supplementary energy......" Bai Qi's words echoed in his ears, and among them, there was a mention of this thing.

  However, the price of 600,000 spirit stones is something that Chu Yi cannot afford at present.

  But any spiritual material that possesses the power of the Five Elements' origin, has always been the best-selling, even if this Qingjin Wang Stone contains only a small amount of original power, with only about 300 crystal units, it is still in high demand.

  Generally speaking, those who practice spiritual cultivation have their innate attributes to follow.

  Cultivating techniques that match one's innate attributes can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

  Consuming spirit stones that match one's innate attributes can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

  Using a magic treasure that matches one's innate attributes can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

  Most importantly, if one can obtain the Five Elements' source power that matches oneself during cultivation, this Five Elements root power passed down from the ancient Hongmeng period will bring unimaginable benefits to the cultivator. Describing the speed of cultivation as "a thousand miles a day" is not an exaggeration.

  However, the premise is that you have enough congenital innate power that matches your own inherent attributes.

  The power of the Five Elements has always been a treasure that cultivators have fought to the death for, and at the same time, people have also given the power of the Five Elements a unit value, with which to determine its pros and cons.

  "One Hundred Thousand Spirit Stones."

  In the end, the Qing Jin Wang Shi was bought by a young man with a slender figure and luxurious golden silk robes.

  The second auction ended, but Chu Yi didn't seem to want to leave. After a moment of contemplation, he finally made up his mind and quietly walked towards the elderly host after everyone had dispersed.