Chapter Thirty-Eight: Auction on the High Seas

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  After getting off the car with Hua Tianxiong, under the guidance of a special guide, they arrived in front of a giant cruise ship docked at Wusong Wharf. Chu Yu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "This cruise ship is the auction site?"

  Hu Tianxiong took out two exquisite invitation cards from his pocket, opened one of them and nodded after reading for a while: "The Longsun family is indeed generous, they actually bought such a large luxury cruise ship as the auction venue for this 'Treasure Gathering', hehe, public sea auction, no need to worry about anyone cheating or the auction being exposed, the secrecy is high enough."

  "Let's get on the boat then."

  Before the upstream wheel, two young men in Western suits checked Chu Yu and Hua Tianxiong's invitation letters first, and immediately showed a harmonious and smiling face to invite them to board the gangway.

  "Those two by the door should also be from the Zhangsun family, right?" Chu Yu smiled and said casually to Hua Tianxiong as they walked.

  "The boss is right, they have a big Peng embroidered on their collar with golden silk thread, which is the symbol of the outer disciples of the Chang Sun family." Hu Tianxiong had collected a lot of intelligence about the Chang Sun family before coming here, so he answered Chu Yu's question fluently.

  "Foreign disciples can have such a strong foundation in the early stages of their cultivation... it seems that the status of the Immortal Sect's aristocratic families has greatly increased in this era!" Chu Yu thought to herself, and was the first to board the yacht.

  Under the leadership of a dedicated person, Chu Yu and Hua Tianxiong were led into a luxurious suite that was no less than half a point inferior to the presidential suite. A man who looked like a waiter bowed slightly and handed each of them a beautifully crafted auction catalog, followed by a smile as he explained: "Since this auction will be divided into two major steps, and we will first take a cruise ship to the high seas, tonight at 7 o'clock there will be the first self-selected trading session. The venue is set in the 'Cloud Flying' performance hall, please arrive on time."

  "What's this 'optional trading meeting'? What new trick is this?" Hu Tianxiong asked in surprise.

  The waiter, still smiling, said: "It's like this. Because in the previous auctions, many guests have proposed that simply participating and bidding cannot achieve the effect they expect, so this year's 'Treasures Gathering' has added a self-selected trading session. To put it simply, we invite all guests to gather together, trade freely, take what they need, whether it is a monetary transaction or a barter, as long as it is based on mutual consent, it can be done at the self-selected trading session."

  "That means we can be both buyers and sellers at the same time." Chu Yu nodded slightly in agreement, thinking that this self-selected trading session was quite interesting.

  "Yes, sir."

  After the servant left, Chu Yu made a gesture to Hua Tianxiong to close the door and said: "Hero, let's talk about this Long Sun family again. Since they can become a vassal of Emei Sect, their financial resources should be quite astonishing."

  Hu Tianxiong nodded and said "yes", then smiled and continued: "However, compared to your Tianbao Financial Group, the Longsun family's accumulated wealth is still far from it. The Yonghui Financial Group founded by the Longsun family ranks fifth in China, but only 28th in the world rankings. Although we can't confirm their total assets accurately, estimating a rough figure shouldn't be difficult. Converted to euros, it should be around €8 billion."

  "It's not bad, to have such financial resources, no wonder they were chosen by the Emei Sect as their secular affiliate." Chu Yu nodded slightly and continued: "You didn't forget to bring those few refining materials, did you?"

  "What's wrong with that?! I've been carrying it around all the time, originally I wanted to go and report those few pieces of material as soon as possible, otherwise I'll just go once now?"

  "No need, let's just keep them all. Those few pieces of material are the best items I've selected, but they're useless to me. Since we can also act as sellers tonight, let's put them in tonight's self-selected trading session."

  As for his own vision, Chu Yu has always been confident, and the fact is indeed so. Ask, in this world, who can see more talented people than Chu Yu, and who can have the same level of discernment as Chu Yu's master? Although Chu Yu was reborn after being killed, he had to start all over again, but his experience and vision accumulated over 300 years were not reduced at all.

  After a loud whistle, the giant cruise ship "Yunfei" set sail from the dock.

  "It's still early, if you feel bored, why don't you go out for a walk? I'll meditate for a bit first, and we can contact each other by phone later."

  "All right, I'll take the opportunity to see what kind of people are coming to this 'Treasures Gathering' this time. Maybe I can even meet a few old acquaintances." Hu Tianxiong smiled in response and walked out on his own.

  Chu Yu then entered the inner chamber, found a cushion and placed it on the floor, sat cross-legged on it, and began to recite the Heart Incantation of the Second Heaven from the "Shangqing Baolu".

  Don't waste any time! This is a basic quality that every cultivator must have.

  Don't just look at the fact that once a cultivator has successfully established their foundation, their lifespan will be greatly extended. However, this is only relative. If they become complacent due to minor achievements and neglect their cultivation, time will pass quickly and imperceptibly. By the time a hundred years or so have passed, even if they are still vigorous in old age, if they have not yet entered the Yuan Ying stage, it means that their cultivation career has come to an end.

  As a cultivator, one must cherish time even more than ordinary people, almost to the point of fighting for every second. Of course, once you have passed the Yuan Ying period, which is considered the greatest hurdle on the path of cultivation, you can indeed breathe a sigh of relief. However, looking at the world of cultivation in China, not to mention the cultivator families that are affiliated with the major sects, even among the disciples of the sects who have left the mundane world behind, not everyone is able to reach the Yuan Ying period within their lifetime.

  Nine great cycles of operation in a row, under the inner vision, Chu Yu only felt that the pre-heavenly true yuan inside his body had increased by another fraction. After completing the exercise, he glanced at the antique clock placed on the wall corner, and the hour and minute hands were both pointing to six o'clock. Looking out of the porthole, the sky was already gradually darkening.

  After walking around in several rooms, Chu Yuzheng did not see the figure of Hua Tianxiong. Just as he was about to pick up the phone to contact Hua Tianxiong, his mobile phone rang.

  "Boss, it's me. Someone has stolen the material I brought with me and now I'm holding him on the rear deck, we're in a bit of a standoff." Hu Tianxiong's slightly anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.

  "I'll be right there." Chu Yu hung up the phone after responding with a single sentence, quickly exiting the door and heading straight to the rear deck. "Who dares to rob me, Chu Yu? I'd like to see what kind of person has the audacity to do so."

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