Taoist cultivation begins with being a miner

"The starting bid is 500 low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 10 low-grade spirit stones higher," the person in charge announced.

"I'll offer six hundred," someone shouted impatiently as soon as the person in charge finished speaking.

High-grade magical artifacts are still very precious in Wuyou, especially those with special functions.

"I'll offer 650," a cultivator immediately followed.

"Seven hundred."

"Seven hundred and three."

"Seven hundred and eighty."

"..."

"One thousand and one."

Prices soared, breaking the one thousand mark in just a short time.

All those participating in the competition were first-tier advanced talisman masters. Although talisman masters were not as wealthy as alchemists and weapon refiners, they were not short of spirit stones.

Lu Yan seized the opportunity and joined the competition when the price rose to 1,400.

"Fiveteen hundred low-grade spirit stones." Lu Yan shouted out a number, and most of the cultivators who were vying for the prize immediately disappeared.

One thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones is already the limit for this talisman brush.

"I'll offer 1,510." A talisman master glanced at Lu Yan in surprise, but still gritted his teeth and added the amount.

"One thousand five hundred and twenty." Then another talisman master spoke up.

"One thousand six hundred." Seeing that there were still two cultivators competing with him, Lu Yan directly raised the price again by a large margin.

The moment that number was uttered, it silenced the two men.

"One thousand six hundred low-grade spirit stones once! One thousand six hundred low-grade spirit stones twice!"

"Any other talisman masters present wanting one? If not, then 1,600 low-grade spirit stones for three bids. Congratulations to this talisman master who has won the talisman pen." The person in charge announced the final result.

A moment later, a waiter approached Lu Yan to make the exchange, and Lu Yan immediately took out spirit stones to exchange with him.

Then other items were put up for auction, and finally, there was a top-grade magic artifact that was fiercely contested.

Although Lu Yan really wanted it, he only had about a thousand low-grade spirit stones left.

The auction on the round platform ended at the beginning of the Yin hour (3 to 5 pm), after which the monks present had time to freely exchange items.

Many monks placed their unwanted items on the table, waiting for interested people to come forward and inquire.

Lu Yan looked at each table, searching for something that interested him.

The magical artifacts displayed here are at least of medium quality, far superior to those in the treasure markets outside.

Lu Yan wandered around and picked out a few things that interested him.

Half an hour later, Lu Yan stopped in front of a table with some bottles and jars on it.

According to the stall owner, these are all poisons he carefully developed himself, including the Blood Fiend Poison that he had used before.

He had obtained a bottle from the Cheng family before, and then used it on the Cheng family to help him kill many of their cultivators.

After using it, Lu Yan couldn't stop thinking about it and searched everywhere for the poison, but to no avail. He never expected to find it here.

Besides the Blood Fiend Poison, there are many other types of poisons, making it a comprehensive remedy for those who plot against others.

Lu Yan looked at it carefully for a while and found that there were quite a few cultivators who had made purchases. Sure enough, Wuyou City was not short of cunning old foxes.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. This poison is an invincible asset for cultivators who are prone to calamity.

When facing an opponent stronger than oneself, applying a little bit of Blood Fiend Poison can weaken the opponent's strength at best, and directly render them unable to fight at worst.

By losing even a small amount of the Blood Fiend Poison, one can gain access to the other party's entire fortune.

"Fellow Daoist, how much is this Blood Fiend Poison?" Seeing the number of people decreasing, Lu Yan stepped forward and asked the stall owner.

"Fifty low-grade spirit stones for a bottle of Blood Fiend Poison," the stall owner, an old man with a white beard, said after glancing at Lu Yan.

"It's so expensive, can you make it cheaper?" Lu Yan frowned upon hearing the price.

This Blood Fiend Poison has limited effect on me. It is indeed very effective against mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators, but its effectiveness is greatly reduced against late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

"There's no way around it. Materials are scarce and hard to find lately, so prices are naturally going up. Fifty low-grade spirit stones is already considered cheap."

"The price will probably be higher after a while, but if you sell a lot, I can give you a discount." The stall owner was clearly a seasoned veteran, speaking with great confidence and expertise.

"How about three bottles for one hundred low-grade spirit stones?" Lu Yan tried to bargain.

"No, you've reduced the amount too much. I'll lose money if you charge 100 low-grade spirit stones for three bottles of Blood Fiend Poison. How about this, I'll give you 140 low-grade spirit stones instead," the stall owner shook his head and refused.

"Then I'll buy some other things, can you give me a better price?" Seeing that the stall had a full range of poisons, Lu Yan planned to pick out more.

"That's fine." Upon hearing this, the stall owner nodded in agreement.

In the end, Lu Yan spent two hundred low-grade spirit stones to buy six bottles of poison. There were two kinds: one was Blood Fiend Poison and the other was Sleeping Poison.

One corrodes the enemy's physical spiritual energy, and the other can cause the enemy to faint. The combination of these two things has a miraculous effect.

Lu Yan continued to stroll around until the auction completely ended at Chen Shi (7 to 9 o'clock) before leaving.

It was already bright outside, but Lu Yan didn't return to his residence. Instead, taking advantage of his good fortune, he went directly to Qiongyi Ridge outside the city.

As soon as Lu Yan entered the forest, he encountered a group of more than a dozen Qingfeng Deer running in his direction.

Lu Yan naturally wouldn't let such an opportunity pass him by. He summoned the Pickaxe of the Mining God in advance, then hid to the side and jumped into the herd of deer the instant they ran over, unleashing a barrage of attacks.

Lu Yan selected the strongest deer in the herd to use his pickaxe, and as the God of Mining's pickaxe swung down, blood splattered everywhere.

Shortly after, Lu Yan obtained the corpses of four Qingfeng Deer.

With good luck, Lu Yan put the Qingfeng Deer into his storage ring and continued on his way.

Not far away, Lu Yan saw two more bears hunting a group of sharp-toothed boars.

Although the Explosive Bear is a strong Tier 1 high-level monster, the opposing Sharp-Toothed Boar is not weak either, and more importantly, there are more than a dozen Sharp-Toothed Boars.

The sharp-toothed boars united and were able to suppress the bear for a time.

During this time, although the bear killed several sharp-toothed boars, the two of them also suffered more and more wounds.

It wasn't until 15 minutes later that all the dozen or so sharp-toothed boars were killed. It has to be said that these sharp-toothed boars were brave. Regardless of whether they could win or not, once they started fighting, they would fight to the death. In short, they would fight.

After the battle, both bears were exhausted and could barely stand, covered in wounds.

In particular, one of the bears had its leg broken and could only lie on the ground.

Lu Yan naturally wouldn't miss such a good opportunity. He picked up the Mine God's Pickaxe and rushed over, hitting the Exploding Bears a few times to send them to their next reincarnation.

They got over a dozen fanged boar carcasses and two other carcasses for free; they made a huge profit this time.

Lu Yan continued to wander in the forest, encountering all sorts of unexpected monsters from time to time, making a fortune.