The Desire to Be Eternal

Chapter 77: Auction

Soon after, Bai Xiaochun limped back to Fragrant Cloud Peak, hair standing on end, face smeared with ashes. His heart pounded with lingering fear, he crawled back to his courtyard and thought back to the thunder rain he had just passed, and shivered. Then he swore to never again fly over the sword through the storm.

It doesn't fly, it risks one's life!

Back at the log cabin, he grimaced in pain for some time before calming down. Sitting cross-legged on his bed, he saw rain falling outside, and then slowly twisted his cultivation base.

“Tier-2 spirit medicine is suitable for the eighth level of Qi Condensation and lower. If I want to increase my cultivation base even further, I really need to concoct a tier 3 spirit medicine. ” While putting his chin in his hand, he pondered the problem.

“Tier-3 spirit medicine is even harder to make. The only way to do it with confidence was to first become very familiar with many level-2 spirit medicines. Without a stable foundation, the chances of success are small. ” With that, he opened his bag to hold and checked his current accumulation of resources. Lengthy result. Although he had collected some rewards due to his status as a Prestige disciple, he had consumed a terrifying amount of ingredients in his recent pill concocting efforts. The result is that the shop is almost gone.

"I can't go on like this" he said, bowing his head in seriousness. “I will definitely run out! I've been an amazing day-worker pharmacist. Maybe I should try selling drugs. "

The thought started to get him excited. The next morning, the rain had already stopped, and he left his residence to go to the market and ask some questions. After getting a clearer idea of the price of the various medicinal pills, he bought a large number of medicinal herbs, and then went to the sect to buy more with deserved points.

Finally, he made another trip to the Medicine Making Pavilion to get to work.

Although tier 2 medicinal pills would be expensive, they consumed a lot of ingredients. Moreover, given the way he made, they would not use his time as best as they could.

Therefore, he chose to concoct some of the more familiar level-1 medicines. During the following days, he produced three types of spirit medicines, each of which produced eight or nine pills. He also made two spirit incense sticks. When it was finished, it returned to the market.

The southern bank market is not very big. In addition to the few shops set up by the disciples of the Inner Sect and the other senior members of the sect, most of the business premises were run by various farming clans from other parts of the Eastwood Continent.

It was like a small town, bustling with Outer Sect disciples from the three mountain peaks. Having been on many occasions, Bai Xiaochun was quite familiar with the place. After finding the shop he was looking for, he walked in and cleared his throat, then a salesperson approached.

"Call the store owner," Bai Xiaochun said. "In addition to buying some ingredients, this time I want to sell some medicinal pills!" With that, he sat down on the chair, smiling widely so that his eyes turned into slits.

A while later, a middle-aged man wearing a purple long robe walked over. When he saw that it was Bai Xiaochun, he smiled.

"Record Daoist Bai, I am your humble servant Sun Chen," he said, clasping his hands. “I've heard many stories about you, Fellow Daoist Bai, but always worried about disturbing your composure, , so I never went to give her official greetings.I really regret it now. ” Beamed, Sun Chen sat across from Bai Xiaochun. Aware of Bai Xiaochun's high position in the sect, he had no desire to offend him. Moreover, the fact that he was a Prestige disciple meant that the Sun Clan still wanted to get on Bai Xiaochun's good side, despite the hundred-year ban set by the sect leader.

Bai Xiaochun laughed out loud and then exchanged pleasantries. Next, he took out three bottles of medicinal pills and two sticks of incense, which were placed on a table between them.

Raising his chin, he asked, "Daoist Fellow Sun, how much do you think this is worth?"

Sun Chen took the medicinal pill, and after examining it, looked surprised. Even though they were tier-1 low-tier medicinal pills, they had an impurity rate of only around eighty-one or eighty-two percent, putting them very close to the middle-grade level. The pills normally obtained by the shop tended to be low-tier pills with an impurity rate of eighty-four or eighty-five percent.

Staring at Bai Xiaochun with shining eyes, he said, "Sister Bai, your treatment dao is quite delicate. We'll be happy to buy all your spirit medicines. How about we offer you 120 spirit stones? What are you saying?"

Bai Xiaochun was instantly delighted. That price was nearly four spirit stones per medicinal pill, which was the highest possible price for a tier-1 low-tier medicinal pill.

In fact, the production cost for such a pill was, on average, only about half a spirit stone.

Delighted, the two of them completed the transaction and then continued the chat a little. Eventually they reached an agreement; as long as Bai Xiaochun continued to supply the pill medicine shop, he could obtain the ingredients without handing over the spirit stones. In the end, Bai Xiaochun left feeling extremely happy.

More time passed. Month after month passed quickly, during which Bai Xiaochun was constantly concocting 1st level spirit medicines to sell in exchange for ingredients. He also spent some time getting used to level-2 spirit medicines.

Gradually, he became more proficient.

At the same time, his relationship with the Sun Clan's medicinal shop became more stable. The Sun Clan bought almost all of his medicinal pills. One day during doing business, Sun Chen took out a few bottles of medicinal pills and handed some plant materials to Bai Xiaochun. As they chatted, the Sun Clan sighed and said, “Brother Bai, considering your skill in concocting medicine, why don't you make a tier 2 spirit medicine? Every few years a hundred clan auctions were held, and to this day, it was only about three months away. If you concoct a tier-2 spirit medicine, I can help you pair it up for auction. I'm sure you'll get a good price. "

After months of doing business together, Sun Chen came to find that Bai Xiaochun was cheerful and charismatic, and very happy to interact, which is why he was so helpful.

Bai Xiaochun had also heard about the auction of the hundred clans, which was arranged by around a hundred clan cultivators of the Eastwood Continent. There are three locations where the auction will be held. One was in the northern bank market, the second was the southern bank market, and the third was in the continent's largest cultivator city, Eastwood City.

Bai Xiaochun had been in the Spirit Stream Sect for several years, and the last auction had been held around the time he first joined the Outer Sect. Back then, he had mostly focused on stealing spirit-tailed chickens, and had no interest in auctions.

His interest was piqued, he asked a few questions about exactly when the southern bank auction would be held, and eventually left. After returning to the Medicine Concocting Pavilion, he sat down cross-legged to think for a moment before finally making a decision.

"What Sun Chen said made sense. Rather than selling a little here and there, I better take advantage of the situation to sell something very expensive. After that, I can buy some materials. ” After considering things, he thought of some level-2 spirit medicines, and finally decided ... to concoct the ones he was familiar with, the Violet Qi Spirit Ascension Pill.

After making his decision, he went into seclusion in the Medicine Making Pavilion and started working to concoct the Violet Qi Spirit Ascension Pill. Two months passed. After exchanging all the medicinal pills he could for ingredients, he could concoct three bottles of Violet Qi Spirit Ascension Pills, each containing ten pills.

He also ended up with one pill that was a different color from the other light purple pills. This pill was dark purple in color, and did not have an extremely strong medicinal scent, as if it refused to let out such a scent out from within it.

When a certain medicinal pill had appeared, the pill furnace had trembled in a way that was clearly different from before. It was even accompanied by an earthflame explosion.

Upon closer inspection of the pill, Bai Xiaochun's eyes gleamed with excitement.

"Middle class! I, Bai Xiaochun, have finally concocted a middle-class spirit medicine!

“Maybe there won't be many middle-tier spirit medicines at auction. However, if I really want to cause an uproar, I should do better than this. After all ... This auction only happens once every few years. There will be a lot of rare things sold. ” After some thought, he gritted his teeth and then took out the turtles to do a spirit boost.

After the threefold increase was completed, the silver light glittered, and the spirit medicine was no longer middle class. Has broken through to the superior level of being ... premium class!

This type of premium grade pill was quite shocking, with an impurity rate of only around ten percent.

Bai Xiaochun was very pleased. The Violet Qi Spirit Ascension Pill resting in his hand was now so dark that it was almost black. It had three spirit designs on its surface, which were faint but clearly visible; anyone who saw the pill would be able to tell that it was something extraordinary.

Bai Xiaochun suddenly felt that this pill was another tool he could use to become famous. Laughing proudly, he took out a small knife and carved a picture on it.

"Lord Turtle will once again appear!" Bai Xiaochun rose to his feet in excitement and anticipation.

He took out a medicinal pill out of the sect, and returned two hours later in high spirits, looking very pleased with himself. He could still imagine the shock on Sun Chen's face as he looked at the three bottles of Violet Qi Spirit Ascension Pill. The moment he realized that there was also a premium grade spirit medicine that had received a threefold increase in spirits, his jaw nearly fell to the floor in astonishment.

"Just one more month to go until the auction," Bai Xiaochun thought, looking at the jade slip he was holding, which was his ticket to the auction itself.

“One of my clansmen from the north bank said that in the last auction, Yellow Springs Flame was sold, a legendary item! It was only a spark, but it could still be considered a unique treasure. One of the disciples from the northern bank bought it at an exorbitant price. ”

“There should be tons of unique treasures to sell at the auction of these hundred clans, including many shocking medicinal pills. It was because the battle of the Outer Chosen Sect was coming. It only happens once every thirty years! ”

"You may be right. The Northern Chosen Battle and the Outer Bank together by the river was a great opportunity for the entire Spirit Stream Sect. It's a pity that the top ten from the southern edge haven't been able to match the northern edge for so many years now! I wonder if any of the ten southern banks will be able to take revenge this year !? ”

Over the next month, talk of an auction was increasingly common in the sect. Bai Xiaochun heard a lot of talk, and noticed the many people discussing the battle together the northern and southern parts of the Chosen Outer Bank. However, he did not pay much attention to such talk.

Soon, the moon has passed. One early morning when Bai Xiaochun was meditating, his eyes suddenly opened, and he took out a shining jade slip out of his bag.

"The auction is about to begin," he thought, his eyes shining with anticipation. He quickly rushed out of his courtyard and dashed down the mountain. Along the way, he passed by several Outer Sect disciples, until he saw several beams of light flashed overhead.

He hit his own forehead when he realized that he had forgotten to fly. Quickly making a spell move, he summoned the Golden Crow Sword. Stepping into the golden crow, he turned into a beam of golden light that shot into the distance.

He soon reached the market. High head and chest, he entered the auction pavilion.

It was a large structure, with several thousand seats erected on the auction floor, as well as an open area behind the seats where the crowd stood, tightly gathered together. As for Bai Xiaochun, he was taken away by Sun Chen, who took him to a private room on the second floor, and then left.

The room was relatively small, with a narrow balcony, underneath which was the main auction floor. The auction stage is also clearly visible.

This was not the first time Bai Xiaochun had been present for such a lively affair. Instead of acting like a Foundation Establishment cultivator in another private room, which was nowhere to be seen, Bai Xiaochun made sure to lean out from the balcony. Fearing that people might not notice him, he began to clear his throat as hard as he could.

Immediately, some of the people below saw him, throwing strange glances at him before turning around.

Unfortunately, there were too many people present, so no matter how loud he cleared his throat, the voice would only go so far. From a distance, he saw Hou Xiaomei, as well as Zhou Xinqi and a few others he knew. However, they were too far away to notice him.

Even after shouting at the top of his lungs, they did not turn their heads, and he started to get a little depressed. Eventually, he lost interest. After all, sticking himself out of the balcony was rather tiring…. In addition, there is always the danger of accidentally falling …. If that happened, then it would only take a day for everyone on the entire southern edge to hear it.

Time passed, and more and more people appeared. After about an hour, the sound of the cauldron was struck out, and everything went silent. Countless eyes were all fixed on the auction stage.

Immediately, a middle-aged man in green clothes appeared. Smiling, he stood there and greeted everyone with his hands held.

"i am your servant the humble Qian Song. I guess many of you Daoist Associates are already familiar with me. I will be presiding over the auction today. The rules are the same as always, all lots fall on the highest bidder. " No further ado, he waved his right hand, and a glowing door rose on the auction stage.

A young woman appeared, holding a plate, on top of which was a strangely shaped stone formed from various metals.

The stone shone with a striking colorful light that was reflected in the eyes of thousands of eager and surprised auctioneers.

Bai Xiaochun stared at the stone meticulously, but did not know what it was. However, the other people in the crowd seemed to know exactly what it was, and had already begun to get excited.

When Qian Song spoke, his voice was soft, but he raised it with his Foundation Establishment cultivation base, making sure that it spread out for everyone to hear. "Lot One is part of the Auric Ore. Minimum bid, 300 spirit stones. A minimum bid increase of 50 spirit stones! ”

"350 spirit stones!" someone shouted.

"400!" Almost as soon as the first offer came out, the others were upon it. Before long, the price reached 700 spirit stones, and the item was sold to a disciple of the Violet Cauldron Peak.

Bai Xiaochun stared at the piece of ore with wide eyes, trying to figure out why it could be worth 700 spirit stones. Another thing he noticed was that after the auction started, a spell formation had been activated which amplified the voice of whoever called the bid.

"It was just a piece of metal," he thought rather sourly as he sat there watching.

More items appear and are sold. One of them was the green horn of a juvenile dragon, which had apparently been struck by lightning, leaving electric sparks flowing along its surface. It took the price of 8,000 spirit stones, which left Bai Xiaochun completely shaken.

After the auction lasted for about an hour, Qian Song's voice sounded with the following words: "The next lot is a bottle of level-2 spirit medicine. The Violet Qi Spirit Ascension Pill, amounting to ten. They were close to the middle class, with an impurity rate of eighty-one percent. Minimum price, 100 spirit stones. Minimum bid increase of 10 spirit stones. ”

Bai Xiaochun was instantly excited, and stared at the auction floor in anticipation. Thinking nervously about how much he would make, he waited for someone to call an offer.

However, for some reason, the only thing that filled his ears was silence. Even when his heart started pounding, someone called out an opening offer.

"110 spirit stones." The bidder was a disciple of the Outer Sect, and the bid amount seemed to be all his savings. After calling out the offer, he stared nervously.

However, Bai Xiaochun was even more nervous than he was. That bottle of Violet Qi Spirit Ascension Pills cost him around 50 spirit stones to produce, and if he sold them in the market, it would be priced at 150 or 160.

Right now, all he could do was look at the audience in surprise.

Just when Qian Song was about to drop with the auction hammer, someone else called out another price. Then, more people jumped in. In the end, the price soared to 180 spirit stones.

“180 spirit stone is not bad. That's about 20 higher than on the market. " Sighing in relief, he wiped the sweat off his eyebrows. The truth is, the price the bottle took made it a profit, even though it was nowhere near the value of some other valuables that have gone up for bidding so far.

Immediately, the bottle both rose, and finally sold for a slightly higher price, 200 spirit stones. Bai Xiaochun was very pleased.

By the time the third bottle rose, the Qi Condensation disciples became extremely excited, and more people jumped at the bidding. In the end, Bai Xiaochun was overjoyed; the price finally reached 230 spirit stones.

“More than 700 spirit stones! Now this is what I call an auction! I already have enough spirit stones to concoct a tier-3 spirit medicine. ” Bai Xiaochun is an easy person to please. His acidic atmosphere from before was completely gone, and he sat there happily waiting for a premium grade spirit medicine to appear.

"Given the price the other bottles took, I thought the premium class might get... 300 spirit stones?" After a little hesitation, he changed his mind.

"200 will be fine!" He nodded confidently.

Time pass. Bai Xiaochun sat there waiting until afternoon. There at the auction stage, Qian Song's expression suddenly turned somewhat strange. Looking around at the audience, he cleared his throat.

The next “Lot is something a little interesting…. This was a tier 2 spirit medicine, as well as a Violet Qi Spirit Ascension Pill. But ... There's something different about that. "

Bai Xiaochun sat there anxiously on the balcony, his mind buzzing nervously.