The Ji Family's Pride

Chapter 137: Cause and Effect at the Treasure Competition

Ji Xiaoshan and Wangtianshenhu sat on the floating cloud. Under Wangtianshenhu's expectant gaze, the waiters on the floating cloud brought out plates of spiritual fruits.

"These fruits look good." Ji Xiaoshan looked at the table lying above the floating clouds, with plates of spiritual fruits placed on it one by one. He sensed the spiritual energy emitted by these spiritual fruits and nodded slightly.

"Eat quickly!"

"Yes." Wangtianshenhu nodded heavily, then raised his claws and grabbed the spiritual fruit.

Those who come to Duobao Peak of Tianbao Mountain and come above the floating clouds at this time are generally here to participate in the treasure hunting contest. Those who can participate in the treasure hunting contest are not ordinary cultivators, but big customers of Tianbao Mountain, so naturally they have to be treated well.

Of course, there would occasionally be some shameless cultivators who wanted to take advantage and would leave before the Treasure Fair after eating the spiritual fruit. However, those were rare, and Tianbaoshan was a big family with a big business, so naturally they didn't take it to heart.

Ji Xiaoshan and Wangtianshenhou kept eating and drinking, watching the immortal cultivators coming on the clouds, but they did not seem impatient to wait.

Soon, the waiter who had been standing behind and serving suddenly came forward.

Ji Xiaoshan turned around and smiled faintly, "But the treasure hunt is about to begin?"

The waiter smiled and said, "Yes, Master. The treasure contest is about to begin. I wonder if Master can participate? If you participate, please pay 10,000 kilograms of Yuanye as a deposit. If you don't participate, Master will need to leave here."

"My little brother and I have eaten so many spiritual fruits from your Tianbao Mountain, so of course we have to participate in this treasure hunt." Ji Xiaoshan chuckled. This monthly treasure hunt was different from the ordinary ones, so he naturally knew the rules.

Ji Xiaoshan flipped his hand and a jade bottle appeared in his hand. He then handed the jade bottle to the waiter and said, "This is my deposit. Take a look."

The waiter took it respectfully, examined it and then stepped aside.

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Time passed, and soon the treasure hunt began.

I saw a huge colorful auspicious cloud flying up from below, and a woman with long black hair and wearing a colorful dress stood on it. She rode the colorful auspicious cloud directly to the central void of the nine Duobao Peaks.

"Everyone." The black-haired woman in a colorful skirt smiled and turned around to salute the four directions in turn. "The monthly treasure competition has begun again. This time, I, Caiyi, will host it. Tianbao Mountain has prepared 1,288 treasures, and each one is extraordinary. Each one has its own characteristics, and many of them are even obtained from some secret places, and some are even obtained from dangerous places outside the heavens and even the three realms."

The black-haired woman in a colorful skirt continued, "It's still the same old rules. In addition to the treasures prepared by Tianbao Mountain, all the guests present can directly join this treasure competition if they have any treasures that they want to auction at this treasure competition after Tianbao Mountain's inspection. And our treasure competition will only charge half of the fee, and the fee is also capped at 10,000 kilograms of Yuanye."

"Okay, enough nonsense, here is the first treasure of this treasure contest." The black-haired woman in a colorful skirt looked around and took out a small triangular flag that was emitting strange waves...

Ji Xiaoshan and Wangtian Shenhou had been eating and drinking. The items first auctioned at the treasure hunt were all some interesting magic weapons or those with special effects, but Ji Xiaoshan was not very interested in them.

Although he sold a large number of magic weapons, he still had a lot of fine magic weapons left in his hands. Naturally, he didn't need these. He came here this time to see if there were some suitable immortal-level magic weapons or other treasures of interest in this treasure hunt.

Ji Xiaoshan watched the colorful-clothed immortal take out magic weapons one by one, his mind was divided into several parts, his eyes swept across the floating clouds until he found a thread of cause and effect...

a long time.

“Master, more than half of the treasures in this treasure hunt have been auctioned off. The 10,000 kilograms of Yuan Liquid paid for participating in my Tianbao Mountain’s treasure hunt are non-refundable… If you don’t buy something, this Yuan Liquid can…” The waiter walked forward slowly and reminded.

Ji Xiaoshan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course I know."

Seeing the waiter retreat, Ji Xiaoshan's gaze immediately fell on the colorful-clothed immortal.

"Everyone, the treasure I'm going to take out next is a magic weapon. A fairy-level magic weapon!" The colorful-clothed immortal said with a smile, "Although fairy-level magic weapons are extremely precious, one or two will appear in almost every treasure competition. But this one is not ordinary. It is an extremely rare Taoist armor magic weapon... the Mysterious Jade Linglong Armor."

Wow! The colorful-clothed real person waved his hand, and a piece of black jade armor emitting a terrifying aura suddenly appeared in the air. As soon as it was taken out, relying solely on the power of the magic weapon itself, the space seemed to be slightly broken.

"Taoist armor? Immortal-level magic weapon?"

"The Tianbao Mountain Headquarters is really generous this time... They actually brought out a first-level Taoist armor?"

"This is a treasure that is even rarer than a fairy-level magic weapon. But this magic weapon must have required a lot of essence..."

"Primordial fluid?" A cultivator glanced at his companion, "This kind of magic weapon cannot be exchanged for Yuan fluid alone. It must be exchanged!"

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When Ji Xiaoshan saw the jade armor floating in the air, his eyes lit up.

"Brother, there are still good things in this treasure hunt. I thought they would always take out some heavenly magic weapons and some special rare items to fool the immortal cultivators." Wangtian Shenhu also became excited. This is a piece of armor, and it is of the first immortal level, so it is naturally rare. "Brother, if you take a picture of this magic weapon, I believe it will be of great use to you."

Ji Xiaoshan smiled slightly, "Don't worry, the Colorful Clothes Master hasn't finished his words yet. It won't be that easy to take a picture of this kind of magic weapon."

He was very interested in this immortal-grade armor. After his second soul broke through to the level of an earthly immortal, the heavenly-grade top-grade Taoist armor he was wearing was no longer good enough for him. If he came across a better one at the treasure hunt, he would take it directly if he had the chance.

"I believe you all know how rare this immortal-level Taoist armor is. More importantly, this armor is ranked as the top grade in the immortal realm, with extremely strong defense. This armor alone can be comparable to a top-notch secret technique of self-defense. It is the treasure that immortals who practice qigong dream of. Even immortal cultivators who practice body cultivation like gods and demons can greatly enhance their combat effectiveness when fighting with immortal cultivators of the same level with such a treasure. If any senior wants to survive a heavenly tribulation, this treasure will also be of great use." The colorful fairy said with a smile.

"This treasure is not owned by Tianbao Mountain, so it is being auctioned at the request of the owner of this magic weapon. The reserve price of this magic weapon is that of a top-grade immortal magic weapon. Everyone, make your bids!"

The reserve price is a top-grade magic weapon of the immortal rank?
On Duobao Peak, many immortal cultivators were already discussing the matter. When they heard that the starting price was a top-grade immortal magic weapon, some of the immortal cultivators who were participating for the first time were shocked.

However, no one would have any objection, because immortal-level magic weapons are different from immortal-level magic weapons. As both are top-grade magic weapons, at the same level, armor is even more precious than ordinary magic weapons. Moreover, it is related to the heavenly tribulation, so some earthly immortals who are about to cross the tribulation will be even more crazy.

"One immortal-grade magic weapon plus two million kilograms of Yuan fluid."

"I'll add five million kilograms."

...The price of that piece of armor increased rapidly. It was such a good treasure that all powerful immortal cultivators wanted to get their hands on it. This piece of armor was extremely practical. No matter which school of immortal cultivator it was from, its life-saving ability would be greatly improved. Naturally, no one was willing to let it go easily.

If this magic weapon was obtained directly from Tianbao Mountain, it would not have the chance to appear in this treasure-hunting meeting. Naturally, all the earthly immortals and scattered celestial beings also understand the preciousness of this opportunity.

"Brother, when will we take action?" The Sky-Watching Divine Hound also became a little excited. It knew that its elder brother had just broken through to the level of Earthly Immortal and could use the immortal-level magic weapons.

"No hurry. You see, two immortal-grade magic weapons have already been offered. Everyone is still rational, and the bidding will probably stop slowly in the end. That's when it's time for us to make our move."

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"Two top-grade immortal magic weapons plus five million kilograms of Yuanye!" Until the end, someone finally spoke.

The colorful-clothed Taoist's eyes lit up. "I added five million kilograms of Yuan fluid! Is there any higher amount?"

Although this top-grade immortal-level Taoist armor is precious, it is only worth about two top-grade immortal-level magic weapons. Of course, if this armor is of the ultimate immortal-level, the price would be several times higher.

Even so, the extra five million catties of Yuan fluid are enough to buy a very good immortal-level magic weapon. Even the Qingsi Divine Fire Lamp that countless tribes need is only more than four million catties of Yuan fluid. If there is more, it will be a bit of a loss. There are many magic weapons and methods that can help people overcome the heavenly tribulation, but few immortal cultivators are willing to give up everything for a magic weapon.

Suddenly, Ji Xiaoshan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly raised the price, "Two immortal-level top-grade magic weapons of the same origin, plus six million kilograms of Yuanye."

Caiyi Zhenren looked over here instantly, and his eyes lit up.

A group of immortal cultivators also looked here.

"Actually, it's the kid of Wanxiang Zhenren? He actually directly shouted out the high price of two top-grade immortal-level magic weapons of the same origin plus six million kilograms of Yuanye?" A man in a black robe exuding a powerful aura turned his head to look here, with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, and then he saw Wangtian Shenhou who was eating with hearty appetite on the side, and was shocked.

"This spiritual beast? The Sky-Watching Divine Hound?"

"This kid just casually shouted out this price without any evidence, but can he really produce such a treasure?"

"The fact that Tianbao Mountain didn't stop him shows that Wanxiang Zhenren has the ability and can naturally do it."

"Look at the spirit beast next to him, the Sky-Watching God. I have never heard of any tribe in the Great Xia world having such a young man."

"Although this piece of armor is indeed precious, even the favored children of the Great Xia royal family can't just take it out casually!"

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"Is this... the Qing Ping Master that Shao Yan has his eyes on?" A bald man at Duobao Peak raised his eyebrows. "This Qing Ping Master directly quoted this price, but has anyone verified it? Is it possible that he can take out this treasure?"

"Sir, this True Man Qingping sold a large number of treasures at my Tianbao Mountain headquarters half a month ago, and exchanged for more than 19 million kilograms of Yuan Liquid. I guess..." A purple-clothed cultivator immediately stepped forward and responded.

"Take out a treasure worth more than 19 million kilograms of Yuanye?" The bald man looked puzzled. "Then go and have two people verify it. If they can take out two fairy-level top-grade magic weapons, it will be fine."

"Yes!"

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"My little friend, I, an old fellow, am about to survive the heavenly tribulation. This magic weapon will be of great use to me..." An old man with black hair also looked here. It was he who shouted out the addition of five million kilograms of Yuanye.

"Treasures are precious, so naturally they belong to the one who pays the highest price." Ji Xiaoshan smiled faintly, "If you can't come up with more treasures, then this armor will belong to me!"

"My young friend... Even you, the True Man Wanxiang, have no use for this immortal-level magic weapon, so why bother fighting with me!" A trace of anger flashed in the black-haired old man's eyes. If this place was not the capital of the Great Xia Kingdom or Tianbao Mountain, he would not be able to take action under the watchful eyes of the public. If it were somewhere else, with his temper, how could he discuss things in a friendly manner with the True Man Wanxiang?

"Master Caiyi, if no one bids, will this magic weapon belong to me?" Ji Xiaoshan did not answer. His eyes were bright and his gaze fell directly on Master Caiyi who was standing on the colorful clouds in the center of Duobao Peak.

Caiyi Zhenren smiled slightly, looked around and said loudly, "Everyone, this is a finished magic weapon, is there a better one?"

The black-haired old man looked grim, and glared at Ji Xiaoshan with hatred, "Boy, be careful not to offend someone you shouldn't have offended and end up dying in vain."

"Ha!" Ji Xiaoshan glanced at the black-haired old man indifferently, then looked at the colorful-clothed immortal.

The black-haired old man's eyes instantly turned red. Contempt was more valuable than a thousand words. Being despised by a Wanxiang Zhenren was even more hurtful. But he couldn't take out more. The extra one million jin of Yuanye was nothing. He could take it out with a gritted teeth. But two immortal-level magic weapons of the same origin were more valuable than two separate ones. He couldn't take them out.

"If no one wants it, then this top-grade Taoist armor will belong to True Man Qingping." True Man Caiyi spoke slowly, waiting for the powerful earthly immortals to bid again.

"Wait!" The black-haired old man gritted his teeth and said, "I want to apply to verify whether this kid is capable of taking out these treasures. I don't believe that this little Wanxiang Zhenren can take out two immortal-level top-grade magic weapons, and they are from the same source."

Caiyi Zhenren smiled. Just now, she received a message from the immortal cultivators in Tianbao Mountain. Although this Qingping Zhenren was a Wanxiang Zhenren, ordinary earth immortals and scattered immortals did not have such wealth as him. However, she still turned her head and looked at the green-robed figure.

"It's okay." Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Ji Xiaoshan smiled calmly and waved his hand. Two arc-blade magic weapons emitting powerful aura appeared directly in the void.

"It turns out they come from the same source!" There were many cultivators with unique vision present, and they could naturally sense the power emanating from the magic weapon.

"This kid is a fat sheep!" A trace of greed flashed in the eyes of the black-haired old man, and then disappeared deep in his eyes.

He has reincarnated and cultivated five times. It is not easy for a cultivator to reincarnate and cultivate so many times. If he fails to survive the heavenly tribulation in this life, he may not have another chance. Even though he knew that Ji Xiaoshan looked like he had an extraordinary background, he was unwilling to let it go as long as it could increase his chances of surviving the heavenly tribulation.

"Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?" Caiyi Zhenren asked loudly again, "If there is no one else to bid, this Xuanyu Linglong Armor will belong to Daoist Fellow Qingping."

After waiting for a while, the colorful-clothed Taoist stared at the black-haired old man and said loudly, "Okay. Two top-grade magical treasures of the same origin, six million jin of Yuanye, and this Xuanyu Linglong Armor will belong to Daoist Fellow Qingping."

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(End of this chapter)