Chapter 27 The Miserable Wandering Cultivator; Yunmeng Silk

"Now, let's invite you to the first auction item."

Lu Yueting clapped her hands lightly, and two beautiful maids walked up behind her, carrying a jade tray and walking out from the back stairs of the platform.

"Three foundation-building pills, the best foundation-building spiritual objects for Qi-refining cultivators, which can fully increase the success rate of foundation-building by 30%!"

"You all know the importance of this pill, and there is no need for me to explain it in detail."

"The foundation-building pills will be auctioned in three batches, with a starting price of 3,000 spirit stones for each pill, and each bid must not be less than 100 spirit stones."

Lu Yueting pointed to the three small jade bottles on the tray, and her crisp voice echoed throughout the venue.

"3,200 spirit stones!"

"3,400 spirit stones!"

"3,800 spirit stones!"

This auction started with the launch of the Foundation-Building Pill, a rare pill that heated up the venue, instantly making all the Qi-refining cultivators and some family foundation-building cultivators in the venue boil, and the bidding sounded one after another, and the atmosphere was mobilized.

"There is still half a year before the sect refines the foundation-building pill, and the auction actually took out three foundation-building pills at the beginning..."

Su Ming looked at the foundation-building pill on the jade plate, and felt a little bit of the generosity of this auction, but there was a hint of doubt in his tone.

Foundation-building pills are a strategic resource that Guiyuan Sect rarely puts out for public auction even in normal times, not to mention that it is still a war period.

Could it be the foundation-building pill of the Lu family?

After this thought emerged in his mind, Su Ming denied it again.

For the Jindan family, the foundation-building pill is indeed not that precious, but it is not normally used to exchange for spirit stones.

Hearing Su Ming's words, Chang Yun pointed at the cultivators in the box thoughtfully and said:

"Brother, have you noticed that most of the foundation-building cultivators who bid are not from the sect."

Hearing this, Su Ming observed carefully and found that it was indeed the case.

The bidders were either Qi Refining cultivators, or Foundation Building cultivators or independent cultivators from small sects. Most of the sects’ Foundation Building cultivators tacitly did not bid for the Foundation Building Pill.

Seeing this scene, Su Ming’s eyes flickered, and he immediately understood something.

Just like the underground auction at the beginning, the Foundation Building Pills released at this auction were probably prepared for those Qi Refining cultivators who had just returned from the front line.

The cultivators who could directly collect the war merits on the front battlefield and exchange for Foundation Building Pills were all outstanding in the Qi Refining period.

Even if ordinary Qi Refining disciples came back alive from the front line, it would be difficult to collect the war merits to exchange for Foundation Building Pills.

However, these disciples were able to survive the battle on the front line, and they must have seized a lot of resources. Ordinary Foundation Building cultivators might not be as rich as these disciples.

And these three Foundation Building Pills were a chance given to these disciples by the sect.

After all, for Qi Refining cultivators, one Foundation Building Pill was worth gambling all their wealth.

But for the foundation-building cultivators, the foundation-building pill is not a necessity. Once the price exceeds a reasonable range, they have to weigh the pros and cons and are likely to let go.

In the case that the sect's foundation-building cultivators do not take action, these sect disciples are willing to spend spirit stones and have a high chance of getting the foundation-building pill.

If a sect disciple is not capable of competing with those Qi-refining casual cultivators, then it can only be said that he is too useless and does not deserve to have the foundation-building pill.

"Four thousand six hundred spirit stones!"

"Five thousand spirit stones!"

"Five thousand eight hundred spirit stones!"

As Su Ming expected, these sect cultivators who returned from the front line were all wealthy and extremely crazy.

The price was soon raised to five thousand spirit stones and was about to break through six thousand spirit stones.

When the price of the foundation-building pill broke through five thousand, most of the foundation-building cultivators stopped bidding and chose to give up.

The price of a low-grade spiritual weapon is only about 10,000. For foundation-building cultivators, the ways to get foundation-building pills are far more than those of Qi-refining cultivators, so there is no need to be a "sucker".

The last three foundation-building pills were bought by three Qi-refining perfect disciples wearing white robes of Guiyuan Sect for 5,800 spirit stones, 6,100 spirit stones, and 6,300 spirit stones respectively, and none of them fell into the hands of casual cultivators.

This price far exceeds the value of the foundation-building pill itself, and is even thousands of spirit stones higher than the underground auction at the time.

Seeing this, Su Ming was not surprised at all, and would not have any pity for the casual cultivators.

Su Ming didn't know about other immortal cultivation worlds, but in Jiang Country.

The three Yuanying sects are the sky!

The casual cultivators can only eat the leftovers of the three sects, and can only survive in the cracks. The promotion space is firmly controlled by the three sects. Except for those cultivators with great opportunities, the foundation-building stage is basically the upper limit of the casual cultivators in Jiang Country.

After all, most of the cultivators with good qualifications have joined the three sects, and it is already amazing for the remaining independent cultivators to break through the foundation-building stage through their own cultivation.

"Perhaps only the holy land of immortal cultivation like Zhongzhou has the living space for these independent cultivators..."

Su Ming thought secretly, and shook his head slightly in his heart.

The immortal cultivation world is full of dangers, and one will die if he is not careful. Most cultivators have never left the land of a state in their lives, let alone leave Jiangguo and go to other immortal cultivation worlds.

The more Su Ming knows about the immortal cultivation world, the more fortunate he is to be picked up and brought back to Guiyuan Villa. Otherwise, he would probably still be struggling to survive in the Qi Refining Stage, and how could he sit here and watch these Qi Refining Stage cultivators fighting.

After the foundation-building pill was auctioned, two maids withdrew from the stairs with jade plates, and soon two more maids came up with different auction items, completing a seamless connection.

The foundation-building pill was auctioned at a satisfactory price, and Lu Yueting showed a bright smile on her face, and then introduced the next auction item:

"One kilogram of the second-level medium-grade water spiritual material 'Yunmeng Silk'. This silk comes from the second-level monster Yunmeng Silkworm in the Kunwu Mountains. It is extremely tough and cannot be damaged by foundation-building monks. It is used to refine water-based spiritual weapons. Good material..."

"Yunmeng Silkworm only spins silk three times in its life. It is extremely rare. The starting price is one thousand spiritual stones, and each increase in price must not be less than fifty spiritual stones."

Lu Yueting's tone inevitably exaggerated the advantages of the auction items and raised the prices, while never mentioning the shortcomings.

After throwing out the Foundation Establishment Pill to stir up the atmosphere, the subsequent auction items became more normal, and another second-level mid-grade spiritual material came up.

This time, all the Qi Refining Stage monks did not bid. Instead, some Foundation Establishment Stage monks who practiced water-based techniques began to bid one after another.

"One thousand one hundred spirit stones."

"One thousand one hundred and fifty spiritual stones."

...

Since it is not a finished magic weapon, the bidding on Yunmeng Silk Silk is not too fierce.

Seeing the light blue silk in the jade plate, Su Ming's eyes flashed with joy, and then he made a quote without hesitation:

"Fifteen hundred spirit stones!"

As soon as Su Ming opened his mouth, he raised the price of Yunmeng silk to 1,500 spirit stones, as if he was determined to win it.

After he obtained the weapon refining order from Wang Ming, the purpose of coming to the auction changed.

From purchasing cultivation elixirs and defensive spiritual weapons, to purchasing cultivation elixirs and purchasing second-level spiritual materials.

Yunmeng silk has a good reputation among second-level water-based spiritual materials. It is suitable for him to use, and Su Ming will naturally not let it go.

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(I just got off work at eight o'clock and will resume normal update time tomorrow.)