Symbiotic panel, I am cultivating immortality in the world of immortality

Chapter 129 Expensive Auction Items
The hot springs of the Qingqiu tribe.

When Li Ye and Su Ya arrived, they saw a pool of pink water with light pink peach blossom petals floating on it.

The pool water was steaming and had a very unique and rich fragrance.

There are also some fox statues standing nearby, and the hot spring water is gushing out from the mouth of one of the statues.

It looks pretty good.

It's this pink pool water...

"I never imagined that the Qingqiu fox clan still retains its former spirit."

Su Ya had already changed into her hot spring attire and waved to Li Ye with a smile:

"Legend has it that the spring water of the Qingqiu Foxes was dyed this color because their ancestor was injured and his blood flowed into the spiritual spring."

Li Ye blinked.

Isn't this just simple dilution? So, in this case, pink actually represents blood?

As he walked forward, he asked, "I've seen several of my junior sisters wearing pink dresses before, but I didn't know they were so brave and fierce."

"..."

Su Ya looked at Li Ye with a strange gaze several times.

"Don't say that in front of your junior sister and senior sister. This color isn't a single explanation; it's just that pink looks nicer."

He scooped up a handful of water and gently sprinkled it.

The water vapor refracted a dreamlike pink halo in the rising mist.

Li Ye had already entered the hot spring. The water seemed to have a spirit, gently washing over his skin and infusing his meridians with its rich heat.

Once he was fully immersed in the hot spring, the slightly scorching temperature made Li Ye groan, "This hot spring is so comfortable. I want to have one in my cave too."

For so long, he only used ordinary spiritual water to heat water for bathing. How could he have forgotten to make a hot spring in his cave?
“Hot springs are easy to get,” Su Ya replied. “You can buy ordinary hot springs with the Four Seasons Jade Wall in the cave, but it is extremely difficult to create a hot spring exactly like the one from Qingqiu Fox.”

You might as well raise some spiritual plants to provide you with hot water; they'll have the same effect as hot springs.

Upon hearing this, Li Ye suddenly fell silent.

Yup!

He had been researching crops that could bring him profits, but forgot to prepare some items to improve his living conditions in his cave.

Now that I'm a cultivator, I don't have the pressure of cultivating anymore. In my free time, I can go boating on the lake, soak in hot springs to relieve fatigue, and even sleep peacefully on the clouds when I'm tired.

A long lifespan would be quite boring without these interesting things to keep it interesting.

However, the prerequisite is having money.

Let's see how many spirit stones we can earn from this auction first.

……

that's it,
He and Su Ya waited here for two days.

Two days later, Hu Tong personally delivered a gold-inlaid jade invitation, which contained the auction items for the upcoming auction they were planning.

There were even more people who made reservations to participate later – 20,000 people.

Hu Tong smiled broadly: "These treasures of both of you have never appeared in the world before; they are truly rare."

That's why so many fellow cultivators made reservations to come.

Regarding the auction commission, the elder of the pavilion has decreed that only half a percent will be taken.

She didn't know who these two people were.

But we can glean some insights from the patriarch's personal words.

The most important thing in their line of work is to keep secrets to themselves. She has served so many guests and handled quite a few treasures.

Some of them were quite special; if she hadn't kept her secrets to herself, she would be sitting in a tree in the Demon-Suppressing Valley right now.

"The noble ancestor actually paid attention to us?" Li Ye frowned slightly.

"The Ancestor said... she too once looked up at the stars in the sky." Hu Tong didn't know why the Ancestor said this, but she was just a messenger, so she just said it.

These words are sealed within her; once spoken, they are immediately forgotten.

"..."

Hearing this, Li Ye instantly got goosebumps, as did Su Ya who was next to him.

Could she be a close female friend of my master/uncle?

Moreover, she doesn't seem to be a very successful confidante, otherwise why would she say something so sour?

Although I'm very curious, this is indeed a very dangerous thing to do.

So Li Ye just thought about it.

Then he said to Hu Tong, "Please thank your esteemed ancestor on my behalf. I also ask Fellow Daoist Hu to take care of the auction matters."

"No trouble at all." Hu Tong smiled and gestured, "Then this humble woman will take you two to the private room to wait."

"it is good."

Li Ye and Su Ya passed through a spatial portal and arrived at a luxuriously decorated private room.

Afterwards, Hu Tong presented the two with some spiritual fruits and delicacies unique to the Qingqiu Fox Clan territory, and then quietly left to prepare for the auction.

……

The auction venue at the Four Seasons Treasure Pavilion is, of course, different from ordinary venues.

The wealthy and powerful Baoge directly prepared private rooms for everyone attending the auction, and could even improve the rooms according to the number of people and their needs.

In the future, if you participate in various auctions, you will be able to use your own private box, and you will only need to pay a small amount of spirit stones.

Therefore, the main venue of the entire auction was just a platform floating in a sea of ​​stars, and the glittering starlight around it was just a series of private boxes.

The auction was handled by a slender and beautiful fox clan woman from Qingqiu.

She smiled sweetly at the private room where the cultivators were.

"My name is Hu Tong."

"I will preside over the auction of spiritual items held here."

"All items auctioned today are certified by the seals of the Four Seasons Sect and the Four Halls, and are absolutely genuine."

"I won't say much more. I imagine what you all are interested in is the auction items, so let me show you the first one!"

Suddenly, a box made of red jade appeared on the table beside her, containing twenty lifelike lotus pills arranged in a row.

"This substance is called the Lotus Spirit Nourishing Pill."

Hu Tong reached out and enveloped one with his spiritual energy, making it visible to all cultivators. After demonstrating it, he said:
"This treasure is extraordinary. It uses the essence of a lotus flower that has never been seen before, the essence of the earth spirit ginseng, and many other spiritual materials. It was finally made by the alchemists of the Four Seasons Sect after 49 days of painstaking effort."

"The light and ethereal energy of this elixir can dispel the restlessness and murderous intent in one's heart. The lotus phantom it creates can also protect one's divine consciousness from damage. Most miraculously, this item also carries the rich earth energy from the spiritual ginseng."

"The lotus's pure and ethereal energy and profound energy are perfectly combined, making it suitable for all cultivators, regardless of their specific cultivation method."

"Ten pieces per set."

"The starting price is 1,000 spirit stones per stone, and each bid must be at least 100 spirit stones higher."

She just finished speaking.

Immediately, a strong and heroic male voice rang out: "Three thousand!"

However, before Hu Tong could speak, a series of voices followed:

"Five thousand!"

"Seven thousand!"

The price skyrocketed to 10,000 spirit stones.

Those who can come to the Four Seasons Market to participate in the auction are certainly not unknown figures; just the fact that they come here is enough to deter the vast majority of cultivators.

They were quite familiar with each other.

Just by listening to the voice, you can tell that it is a powerful and sharp voice, clearly belonging to a cultivator from the Spirit Forging Sect and the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain!

And judging from their bidding...

Did they have inside information that this item was good? That's why they wanted to buy it so quickly?

—In a sense, they were right.

Previously, two True Persons from the Spirit Forging Sect and the Heavenly Vein Sword Mountain signed a long-term procurement contract here, under which they could only receive six per month.

Six pieces—that's hardly enough to even fill a tooth for a major sect.

Therefore, when cultivators who had been fortunate enough to consume the Lotus Pill saw the catalog of the auction items sent by the Four Seasons Treasure Pavilion, they immediately knew that this was definitely that kind of pill, and naturally, they planned to bid on it without hesitation.

I thought I could quickly secure the deal by offering a high price.

However, even among cultivators, there's an inevitable situation where things will be fought over—

"Thirteen thousand spirit stones!" A female cultivator with a melodious voice joined the bidding crowd.

Both the body cultivators and the sword cultivators were taken aback.

Isn't this the female cultivator from the Zhongzhou Miaolefang?

"Fifteen thousand spirit stones!" A gentle, refined male voice rang out, accompanied by the sound of a folding fan opening and closing.

"Amitabha, 18,000 spirit stones." The voice was calm and compassionate.

The cultivators present had already sensed that something was amiss.

What kind of treasure is this elixir that even Confucian scholars from Ku Sui Academy and monks from some unknown temple are vying for it?

Or... should they buy some too?
As a result, the auction price rose rapidly.

They quickly reached the 20,000 spirit stones mark.

Hu Tong stood on the auction stage, his expression remaining calm, but inwardly he was overjoyed. This pill, a treasure only for the Foundation Establishment stage, had actually sold for nearly 20,000 spirit stones.

The spirit stones extracted are secondary.

If news of this auction gets out, the frenzied bidding for such a special treasure, just the fame it brings, will definitely be a good thing for the Four Seasons Treasure Pavilion.

In the end, the first set of ten sold for a high price of 21,000 spirit stones, totaling 210,000 spirit stones.

The competition in the second group was even fiercer.

Each one was priced at 25,000 spirit stones.

The final amount was 250,000 spirit stones.

The first item auctioned alone brought Li Ye and his group an income of 460,000 spirit stones.

In the box.

Looking at the price, Li Ye said, "It seems that scarcity drives up the price. Our estimate is only around ten thousand spirit stones, isn't it?"

Su Ya nodded: "Indeed, the main reason this pill is so rare is that the disciples of those sects probably buy it not only for their own consumption, but also with the intention of contributing it to their sects for research."

This is actually quite normal. If some previously unseen pills appeared elsewhere, Su Ya and his group would definitely buy them and offer them to the sect. Even if they could only research a tiny bit of them, it would still be a great achievement.

Over the millennia, the cultivation world has made numerous improvements to pill formulas. While there are indeed some ancient pill formulas within the sect, the materials required for them are difficult to find, and they may not be suitable for the current environment.

Therefore, even the slightest change, when accumulated, will enhance the foundation of the sect.

"I have never studied alchemy. If this pill were to fall into the hands of a sect skilled in alchemy, would they be able to reverse-engineer and decipher it?" Li Ye asked.

“Theoretically speaking, it is possible.” Su Ya leaned back on the soft couch, comfortably squinting his eyes: “Our sect is also studying the pill formulas outside, and researching what materials are inside.”

The problem is that after processing and refining, the spiritual energy and medicinal effects of the materials become mixed, making them almost indistinguishable. Not to mention the environment, the furnace fire, and various secret techniques...

The sheer number of factors involved makes it extremely difficult to study thoroughly.

Take this gourd pill that's currently being auctioned, for example. Even if they know it contains gourd oil, the gourds you grow in your cave are worlds apart from the gourds outside.

We're not afraid of being studied, as long as we stay ahead of the curve.

At this point, Su Ya suddenly straightened up, staring intently at Li Ye: "Junior brother, would you like to learn the art of alchemy? I'll have my sister teach you personally."

Li Ye shook his head with a wry smile: "Senior brother, you think too highly of me. I have read some books on alchemy before, but I really don't have any talent for it."

Ultimately, everyone has their own expertise; I'm no match for my senior.

Besides, whatever pills I want in the future, would my senior brother refuse to refine them for me?

As soon as he said that, Su Ya couldn't help but laugh: "You're getting more and more eloquent... huh?"

He suddenly looked at the jade disc beside him.

Li Ye also noticed something was wrong and looked over.

The venue displayed there was selling gourd pills, and the person bidding was actually a demon cultivator.

The demon cultivator didn't choose to hide his private room; instead, he brazenly sat down in the sea of ​​stars and shouted:
"Thirty thousand spiritual stones!"

The starting bid for the Heavenly Origin Gourd Pill was only 10,000 spirit stones, but he immediately bid 30,000 spirit stones, which instantly made some cultivators who originally had the idea back down.

The nine Heavenly Origin Gourd Pills that were subsequently auctioned off were all bought by this demon cultivator, and each one was priced above 30,000 spirit stones.

This guy even spent a full 50,000 spirit stones to buy a pound of gourd oil. He treated spirit stones like they were nothing, truly like a spendthrift.

But that wasn't all. He then bid on all the spiritual materials and pills made from them produced in Li Ye's cave, and he wasn't afraid of anyone competing with him, so he directly quoted a high price.

Because of his presence, the auction, which should have lasted for some time, ended in an extremely rapid manner.

So fast that even Li Ye and Su Ya didn't expect there to be such a wealthy person.

After deducting the half-percent collected by the Four Seasons Treasure Pavilion, as well as some of the money that senior brothers put in for sale, there was a total of 2.3 million spirit stones.

Most of them were contributed by that generous demon clan fellow.

Hu Tong had a happy smile on his face when he came to deliver the spirit stones.

"Fellow Daoist, this is two million three hundred thousand spirit stones."

"In addition... that fellow Daoist from the demon race wants to meet with you. He says he wants to discuss with you the matter of opening a cave dwelling in the Four Seasons Market."

"If you wish, we will provide a quiet room and will absolutely not disclose your privacy."

She looked at Li Ye, clearly understanding that Li Ye was in charge here.

Li Ye was slightly stunned.

Matters concerning the cave dwelling?

(End of this chapter)