All-class Gu Immortal

Chapter 45 Azure Water Technique, Giant Kun Gang

“Well then, let’s be friends.” Zhou Qing stood up calmly and handed over the piece of Tai Sui meat.

"Also, I need thirty portions of purple monkey fruit, jade leaf flower, and salvia miltiorrhiza. Just deduct them from this list."

Thirty doses of blood-tonifying powder, if used sparingly, will last for two months.

If used normally, it can last for a month.

"It's a pleasure to cooperate." Wang Hao clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute with a smile on his face. He didn't go to take the Tai Sui meat, but went out of the hall and called over a manager.

A short while later, the steward brought over a cloth bag and a jade vessel.

Wang Hao gestured for Zhou Qing to put the Tai Sui meat into the jade dish, then took the cloth bag and presented it with both hands.

"Here are thirty taels of silver, as well as thirty-two portions of purple monkey fruit, jade leaf flower, and salvia miltiorrhiza. The extra two portions are a small token of our appreciation."

Zhou Qing took the cloth bag, which contained three ingots of silver weighing ten taels each.

Next, he counted the quantity of medicinal herbs, and after confirming that there were no problems, he clasped his hands in a salute to Wang Hao.

"Thank you, Master Wang. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

"Young Master Zhang, please take care. I'll see you off." Wang Hao escorted Zhou Qing all the way to the entrance of the manor.

"If Young Master Zhang finds the herbs from our manor suitable, you are welcome to come again next time. I will certainly give you a fair price."

"Please wait, Master Wang. I will certainly come again if needed," Zhou Qing said, clasping his hands in a fist salute.

Zhou Qing carried the bundle and returned to the forest.

"Is no one following me?" Zhou Qing thought to himself.

【No. 】

The Green Silk Gu darted out from the bushes not far behind him.

"It seems that Wang's Pharmacy does business fairly properly." Zhou Qing nodded. In that case, it's definitely worth coming again next time.

These thirty-two portions of medicinal herbs would have cost at least ten taels of silver more if purchased from Dafeng Pharmacy in town.

Ten taels of silver is enough to buy forty or fifty doses of the auxiliary medicine for the blood-tonifying powder.

Zhou Qing took out a hempen robe from the bushes and covered herself with it, then took off the minotaur mask and put it in her bag, before tying her loose hair back up.

After finding his way, he returned to Ping'an County.

Time quickly passed and it was the morning of the fourth day.

Wearing a monkey mask and a lake-blue silk shirt, Zhou Qing walked up to the fourth floor of the Zhao Family Trading Company.

At the exit on the fourth floor, two burly men with long swords at their waists stood guard.

Seeing Zhou Qing go upstairs, one of the men stepped forward and said politely, "Are you here to attend the auction? Please follow the proper etiquette."

Zhou Qing didn't speak, but simply extended his right hand. His right palm instantly swelled up and turned grayish-white.

"Please." The two men stepped back, respectfully making way for each other.

Zhou Qing arrived at the fourth-floor lobby and went to the counter.

An elderly man with white hair and beard was sitting in a recliner, calmly cracking sunflower seeds.

Beside them was a female martial artist in her early twenties, talking to a man dressed in a light blue outfit.

Zhou Qing consciously stood in line at the back.

After the man in front of him left, he stepped forward, took out the silk inner armor and gauntlets, and asked to auction them off.

The female warrior examined the inner armor in her hand, then took out a glass lens that resembled a magnifying glass.

"It looks like silk, but ordinary silkworms don't produce silk threads this strong and resilient. It's more like a different species! The gauntlets are made of the same material, so they could be sold as a set." The female warrior exclaimed in surprise.

"Mr. Qian, please take a look."

As she spoke, the female warrior handed the inner armor and gauntlets to the old man standing to the side.

The old man first glanced at the pale gold inner armor, then reached out and touched it, nodding and saying:

"The material is acceptable, able to defend against attacks from ordinary swords and hidden weapons. It seems to have some ability to ward off poison, and can defend against the invasion of ordinary poison techniques. It can barely be considered a mid-grade item. The starting bid for the inner armor is eighty taels, and the gauntlets are thirty taels."

Zhou Qing raised an eyebrow, not expecting the old man to have such a sharp eye.

Just by looking at it and touching it, one can discover that the silk of the golden silkworm has the ability to repel toxins.

Seeing this, the female warrior returned to the counter, explained the situation to Zhou Qing, and then wrote a receipt, telling him to come and collect his money after the auction.

After putting away the receipts, Zhou Qing went downstairs and had lunch.

Half an hour later, he returned to the fourth floor and, led by a waiter, went up to the lobby on the sixth floor.

The spacious hall is filled with rows of seats, each of which is numbered.

Zhou Qing sat down in seat number nineteen in the corner.

Because he arrived early, there weren't many people there.

Among those who entered early, there were quite a few dressed as martial artists, all wearing masks like him.

Within a quarter of an hour, most of the hundreds of empty seats were occupied.

Those sitting in the front row were all dressed in fine clothes, looking like wealthy gentry.

After waiting for another fifteen minutes, a middle-aged man with a refined appearance walked to the stage at the back of the hall. After saying a few polite words of thanks for everyone's support, he got straight to the point.

"The auction is now officially open. The first item up for auction is a golden-furred fire rat."

The middle-aged man had a waiter bring out an iron cage covered with a red cloth, from which came a constant creaking sound.

"What? The Golden-haired Fire Rat? That's a monster that even martial artists can't catch up with. Its flesh and blood are very beneficial to martial artists who cultivate fire-attribute true qi."

"Today's auction started with such valuable items?"

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, people in the room started talking.

"Starting price: thirty taels!" After the middle-aged man announced the starting price, the murmurs among the crowd grew even louder. It wasn't that it was too expensive; it was that it was too cheap.

After the waiter lifted the red cloth covering the cage, everyone understood the reason.

"Hey! It's just a baby mouse. What a disappointment."

"Exactly, isn't this just bluffing? Raising a baby mouse takes seven or eight years, who has that kind of time?"

Despite the complaints, people still made bids.

In the end, this golden-haired fire rat was sold for eighty taels of silver.

"How many years would it take to sell silkworms to afford a mouse like this?"

Zhou Qing was speechless as he looked at the palm-sized red-skinned mouse in the cage.

However, this strengthened his resolve to become stronger.

The path to advancement through martial arts is laid out before me; at least before reaching the Bone Refining Realm, I can break through as long as I have enough resources.

Once he becomes stronger, he can go to the north of Black Wind Mountain to search for and subdue demons. At that time, all those strange beasts and monsters will be under his control.

"Once I break through to the Flesh Refining Realm, and with the addition of the Azure Silk Gu, I should be able to deal with that black-scaled giant python and the giant centipede."

Zhou Qing thought to himself.

There is also a Gu worm in Jiuquan.

That Gu worm couldn't even harm the Green Silk Gu. If it could be subdued, his strength would definitely increase even further!
He hadn't even explored one-tenth of Black Wind Mountain; the resources on the mountain were more than enough to raise Gu worms.

The auction continued, but Zhou Qing's thoughts were not on the items being auctioned.

But soon it was his turn to put on his inner armor and gauntlets.

"The inner armor and gauntlets woven from exotic silkworm silk possess the remarkable effect of repelling poison. Starting bid: 110 taels of silver!"

As soon as the middle-aged man finished speaking, someone immediately made a bid.

"One hundred and ten taels!"

"A miraculous poison-repelling effect! Is it really that powerful? I'll bid 120!"

"One hundred and thirty taels."

"One hundred and forty taels!"

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After several bids, the inner armor and boxing gloves were finally sold for 170 taels of silver.

Zhou Qing's eyes lit up.

After the inner armor and gauntlets were sold, the next step was to sell various weapons, with most of them fetching around two hundred taels of silver.

I have to say, people in county towns are really rich!

"Next up for auction will be three internal energy cultivation manuals."

As the waiter brought over three trays, the middle-aged man smiled broadly. "The three martial arts techniques will be sold in order of increasing difficulty. The first one is the internal martial art, Azure Water Technique! Starting bid is one hundred and fifty taels."

"What?! Azure Water Technique?!"

"Zhao Sheng! Your Zhao family really knows how to do business. Didn't you sell this internal skill just half a year ago?"

"Third-rate internal skills without divine intent are really cheap; they can be copied and sold repeatedly."

Discontented voices rose and fell throughout the arena.

The middle-aged man named Zhao Sheng smiled and cupped his hands in greeting: "Please don't get agitated, everyone. This Azure Water Technique is not as bad as you all say."

It should be noted that this technique comes from the Giant Kun Gang, the largest gang on the Blackwater River, and is a simplified version of the Azure Sea Tide Technique.

The Giant Kun Gang once declared that anyone who could cultivate the Azure Water Technique to perfection could directly join the gang and become a branch leader.

Furthermore, this exercise is balanced and gentle, extremely easy to learn, and has the remarkable effect of strengthening tendons and bones. Such an exercise is also…

Before Zhao Sheng could finish speaking, a young man in white in the front row impatiently interrupted him.

"Alright, alright! The Azure Water Technique is easy to learn but difficult to master. As for the miraculous effects of strengthening tendons and bones, those with good aptitude don't need it. Those with poor aptitude who practice internal energy cultivation will probably never have the chance to strengthen their tendons in this lifetime. Let's quickly auction off the next internal energy technique."

"Young Master Li, don't be impatient." Zhao Sheng wasn't annoyed and said with a smile, "We have to start with a brick to get the jade. The next two internal skills are both unique copies containing divine intentions."

Upon hearing that it was a rare copy, Young Master Li immediately lost his temper, and many of the martial artists present also stopped making trouble.

"The auction continues. Has anyone placed a bid?" Zhao Sheng asked seriously.

"I'll bid one hundred and fifty taels!" At this moment, a young man in the corner immediately made his bid.

The speed at which he acted made it hard not to suspect he was a plant.

“I’ll offer one hundred and fifty-five taels,” Zhou Qing said, raising his hand.

Judging from this situation, he has no choice but to choose the Azure Water Technique.

However, for him, internal energy cultivation techniques are all that matter.

Moreover, this Azure Water Skill has the effect of strengthening tendons and bones, which is quite good.

With his [Martial Artist] profession, he will definitely be stronger than others in practicing the Azure Water Skill.

As for the fact that it's easy to learn but difficult to master, that's not a problem at all.

With the learning progress here, even the most difficult tasks can be completed through hard work.

"..." Upon seeing this, the young man who had just made the bid immediately lowered his hand.

After a brief silence, Zhao Sheng struck the gavel.

"make a deal!"

P.S.: Thank you to West Lake Rain for the generous donation. The auction may be late, but it's finally here.

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