Cultivating Immortality Through a Hundred Lifetimes in Both Realms

Chapter 134 Preparation

Jiang Yun snapped out of his thoughts and turned his gaze back to the auction hall.

As various Tier 3 treasures appeared one after another, Core Formation cultivators who came to the auction also began to participate in the bidding.

The Wen siblings in the adjacent private room number 83 also began bidding for a third-tier talisman-making material.

After a round of bidding, the third-grade low-level talisman-making materials were finally sold to Wen Changqing for 120,000 spirit stones.

Immediately afterward, Master Mo Chen began auctioning off the next treasure.

"A low-grade, third-tier lightning escape talisman. I'm sure I don't need to elaborate on its effects."

"Starting bid: 100,000 spirit stones. Minimum bid increment: 10,000 spirit stones. Bidding begins now!"

The Thunder Escape Talisman being auctioned now is a low-grade, third-tier talisman made by Wen Changqing.

The moment this talisman appeared, almost every Foundation Establishment cultivator below the stage looked on with fervent interest.

"A low-grade, third-tier lightning escape talisman. If I could acquire this talisman, it could save my life against a cultivator in the early stages of the Core Formation realm!"

Someone stared intently at the lightning talisman on the stage and said excitedly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of Foundation Establishment cultivators started bidding.

Most of these Foundation Establishment cultivators who bid in the auction came from Core Formation cultivation families, so they had some confidence.

However, no matter how much they bid, they ultimately couldn't outbid the Core Formation cultivator in the private room on the second floor.

"Two hundred and twenty thousand spirit stones!"

The Core Formation cultivator in private room number sixty-three bid up 220,000 spirit stones and won the Thunder Escape Talisman.

"As expected of a life-saving lightning talisman, although it's only a low-grade third-tier item, it fetched the price of a mid-grade third-tier treasure." Jiang Yun couldn't help but sigh.

The next moment, the auction items that Master Mochen took out immediately piqued Jiang Yun's interest.

This item for auction is not some rare or precious material, but rather a low-grade, third-tier elixir that Jiang Yun sent for auction: the Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pill.

"This is a third-grade, low-level Myriad Spirits Jade Dew Pill, a pill refined according to an ancient formula."

With a thought, Master Mo Chen opened the spirit wood box and manipulated one of the pills, causing it to hover in the auction hall.

This allowed everyone to clearly see the appearance of the Myriad Spirits Jade Dew Pill and smell the medicinal fragrance emanating from it.

The aroma of the elixir instantly invigorated everyone.

"Excellent pill!"

In a private room on the third floor, one of the Core Formation cultivators couldn't help but utter a word of praise.

"It seems that this Myriad Spirits Jade Dew Pill is no less than a healing-type Core Formation spiritual item."

Upon hearing this voice, Master Mo Chen glanced towards the private room on the third floor, a look of surprise on his face.

He retrieved the pills, placed them back into the spirit wood box for safekeeping, and began to explain the effects of the Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pill.

After explaining the effects, Master Mo Chen announced, "The starting bid for all three Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pills is 100,000 spirit stones!"

As Master Mo Chen announced the start of the auction.

Another bidding frenzy erupted in the auction hall.

Upon learning of the efficacy of the Myriad Spirits Jade Dew Pill, those knowledgeable late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators eagerly participated in the auction.

After all, although the Myriad Spirits Jade Dew Pill is a healing pill, it will definitely be useful when breaking through to the Core Formation stage.

If one possessed such a pill, even if one failed to break through to the Core Formation stage, there would be no pain, nor would there be any danger to one's life.

Most importantly, this pill can not only heal injuries, but also reduce the cost of using forbidden techniques.

In this dangerous world of cultivation, some cultivators possess some kind of forbidden technique to varying degrees.

Using forbidden techniques comes at a great cost, such as reducing one's lifespan and cultivation level.

Therefore, this forbidden technique is not used lightly under normal circumstances because the cost is too high.

However, if one has a Myriad Spirits Jade Dew Pill by their side, certain forbidden techniques can be used with peace of mind.

Therefore, a large number of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators began bidding to participate in the auction, hoping to acquire these three Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pills.

Even though they came from a Core Formation family, they were not Core Formation cultivators after all, and their wealth was far inferior.

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones!"

In a private room on the third floor, the Core Formation cultivator who had previously praised the Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pill called out a price of 300,000 spirit stones.

Three hundred thousand spirit stones, equivalent to each Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pill fetching a price of one hundred thousand spirit stones at auction.

Under normal circumstances, a low-grade third-tier healing pill can only be sold for 60,000 to 70,000 spirit stones.

Therefore, once the price of 300,000 spirit stones was announced, no one else made a bid.

These three Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pills were auctioned off to this Core Formation cultivator for 300,000 spirit stones.

Jiang Yun turned his gaze to a private room on the third floor, and understood what was going on.

The Core Formation cultivator who bought his three Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pills must be a very knowledgeable alchemist.

With that thought in mind, the next item for auction began to appear.

"One Youth-Preserving Pill, starting bid 100,000 spirit stones!"

All that could be heard was Master Mo Chen taking out a pill to show it off, and then smiling as he introduced the Youth-Preserving Pill.

"What? A youth-preserving pill?"

"Hehe, this is a great thing for winning over a fairy!"

"Useless thing, giving it to a furnace—cough cough, giving it to your Daoist partner is the proper use of this Youth-Preserving Pill!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes widened in surprise.

Even in a place like Canglan Immortal City, the Youth-Preserving Pill has not appeared for many years.

"One Youth-Preserving Pill, starting price remains 100,000 spirit stones, bidding begins!"

Master Mo Chen smiled and announced the start of the auction.

This Youth-Preserving Pill was originally a mid-grade second-tier pill.

However, its special characteristics surpass those of third-grade low-level pills, which is why it is being auctioned now.

Furthermore, during the auction, it's estimated that no one would be willing to bid on three Youth Preservation Pills at once.

Therefore, the three Youth Preservation Pills were auctioned separately.

As Master Mo Chen announced the start of the auction, the Foundation Establishment cultivators made symbolic bids for a while before ceasing to bid.

Because they knew that the Core Formation cultivators hadn't made their move yet.

In private room number 84, Jiang Yun was also curious about what price a Youth Preservation Pill could fetch at auction, and he focused his attention intently.

"Three hundred and forty thousand spirit stones!"

In the end, a Core Formation cultivator won the bid for the Youth-Preserving Pill with 340,000 spirit stones.

"Tsk tsk, 340,000 spirit stones. That's enough to buy a high-grade third-tier spirit material."

"The cost of one batch of Youth Preservation Pills is only 1,600 spirit stones, which is a huge profit."

Jiang Yun smacked his lips. The profit was nearly two hundred times, even more profitable than the Gathering Yuan Pill.

However, he also knew that it was impossible to auction or sell such pills in large quantities.

After the auction of this Youth Preservation Pill, Master Mo Chen took out another Youth Preservation Pill.

"Hehe, next up is the Youth Preservation Pill, starting bid 100,000 spirit stones." Master Mo Chen smiled and announced the start of the auction.

Thus, the second Youth Preservation Pill was auctioned off for 330,000 spirit stones.

The third Youth Preservation Pill was auctioned off for 350,000 spirit stones.

Thus, Jiang Yun's three Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pills were auctioned off for a total of 300,000 spirit stones.

The three Youth Preservation Pills were auctioned off for a total of 1.02 million spirit stones.

The two types of pills together fetched a total of 1.32 million spirit stones at auction.

After deducting 5% for the auction fee, Jiang Yun will earn 1.254 million spirit stones.

The 1,254,000 spirit stones were quickly delivered to Jiang Yun by the person in charge of the Imperial Profound Palace.

Jiang Yun couldn't help but start taking inventory.

Previously, there were 2.02 million spirit stones. 420,000 spirit stones were spent on bidding for three pieces of Gengjin scales, leaving 1.6 million spirit stones.

Now, with the addition of 1.25 million spirit stones, he has a total of 2.85 million spirit stones on him.

While Jiang Yun was counting the spirit stones, the Wen siblings were in their private room next door.

Upon seeing that three Youth Preservation Pills had fetched a million spirit stones at auction, Wen Changqing couldn't help but sigh, "Alchemists really do make money!"

"Yes, that's true." Wen Ruyu nodded repeatedly.

As she finished speaking, the bidding for the next treasure in the auction hall began again.

After auctioning off more than a dozen low-grade Tier 3 treasures, mid-grade Tier 3 treasures began to appear.

Third-tier mid-grade treasures began to appear, and many Foundation Establishment cultivators, knowing that the upcoming auction had nothing to do with them, left the venue dejectedly.

After all, although these Foundation Establishment cultivators came from Core Formation families, they could still compete for low-grade third-tier treasures, but when faced with mid-grade third-tier treasures, they didn't even have the confidence to bid.

Therefore, many Foundation Establishment cultivators began to leave, quietly departing from the Imperial Profound Palace.

Those Foundation Establishment cultivators who had previously won bids for second-tier treasures left in an even more hurried manner.

The auction hall became a little quieter, but Master Mo Chen didn't seem to mind and continued to preside over the auction in an orderly manner.

One after another, third-tier treasures appeared at the auction, and all the Core Formation cultivators began to compete.

At auctions, the only competition is about financial resources.

Whoever has more spirit stones will be able to obtain the treasure they desire.

Throughout the auction, Jiang Yun would bid on anything he wanted.

Of course, some treasures are so coveted by many Core Formation cultivators that their prices have long exceeded their intrinsic value.

Faced with this situation, Jiang Yun had no choice but to give up after several rounds of bidding.

He does have a lot of spirit stones, but others have even more.

After more than two hours of bidding, the auction was drawing to a close.

During this period, Jiang Yun made more than twenty bids.

Besides the three Gengjin scales, four mid-grade third-tier spiritual materials and two high-grade third-tier spiritual materials were also auctioned off.

Four pieces of mid-grade third-tier spiritual materials, totaling 740,000 spirit stones.

Two high-grade third-tier spiritual materials cost 870,000 spirit stones.

These six third-tier treasures cost a total of 1.61 million spirit stones.

Including the previous 420,000 Gengjin Scales, Jiang Yun spent a total of 2.03 million spirit stones at this auction.

After winning the bid for these treasures, he now has 1.24 million spirit stones.

Upon receiving these treasures, Jiang Yun immediately began to inventory them in the private room.

"Four mid-grade third-tier spiritual materials, three of which are forging materials, enough to temper at least twelve flying swords to the third tier."

"The other type of spiritual material is a body-refining elixir, used for cultivating the physical body."

"The remaining two pieces of third-grade high-quality spiritual materials are also for refining weapons. They should be able to temper twenty flying swords to the third grade."

In fact, no truly sensational treasures appeared at this auction.

Therefore, apart from body-refining elixirs, the items Jiang Yun auctioned off were all materials for refining artifacts.

By acquiring these refining materials, he can upgrade all thirty-six flying swords from second-tier top-grade to third-tier low-grade.

"Three pieces of Gengjin scales can be used to temper six flying swords to the third-grade low-level; four pieces of mid-grade refining materials can be used to temper twelve flying swords."

"Two high-grade third-tier spiritual materials should be more than enough to temper twenty flying swords to low-grade third-tier."

"Having spent over two million spirit stones, all thirty-six flying swords should now be upgraded to the third-tier, low-grade level."

"The power of the Zhou Tian Star Sword Formation at that time will be comparable to a mid-grade third-tier offensive formation!"

Jiang Yun's eyes flickered as he pocketed all the spiritual materials.

There are too many flying swords, otherwise...

A single high-grade third-tier spiritual material is enough to refine a flying sword from a top-grade second-tier to a mid-grade third-tier.

One can use the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Sword Formation, ideally with each flying sword of the same grade advancing together.

This way, the sword formation can be easily executed and controlled, allowing it to unleash its full power.

"It's a pity that there are no third-tier pill formulas being auctioned at this event."

"Next, I will refine a batch of pills to sell in the pill shop, and at the same time, I will purchase the ingredients for the Concentration Pill in order to break through to the mid-grade level three pill master."

"Furthermore, there should be time to temper the flying sword during this period."

Having made up his mind, Jiang Yun looked around the auction hall.

The auction was nearing its end, and he prepared to leave early.

So Jiang Yun left his private room and knocked on the door of the Wen siblings' private room next door to tell them to leave first.

Seeing this, the Wen siblings also left early, following Jiang Yun.

In any case, all the spirit stones and treasures had already been settled with the Imperial Profound Palace during the auction, so they could leave at will.

After leaving the Imperial Xuan Palace, Jiang Yun, along with the Wen siblings, returned to their respective cave dwellings.

After meditating in his cave for several days, Jiang Yun finally set off to prepare various medicinal herbs.

He once again traveled through the thirty-six wards of Canglan Immortal City and purchased a large quantity of medicinal herbs.

One batch of medicinal herbs was refined into pills and sold at Zhou's Pill Shop.

The other batch of medicinal materials includes those used to refine the Concentration Pill, the Jade Dew Pill of Ten Thousand Spirits, and the Glazed Vein Protector Pill.

"The Myriad Spirits Jade Dew Pill has gained some fame after appearing at the auction this time. We can put some of it on sale in the pill shop in the future."

"The remaining Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pills and Glazed Vein Protecting Pills will now be refined to prepare for the shattering and formation of the core."

"The ingredients for the Concentration Pill are for practice, to help me break through to the mid-level of the quasi-third rank alchemist."

After purchasing all the medicinal herbs, Jiang Yun returned to his cave and began to sort them out.

The procurement of medicinal materials this time included ingredients for a mid-grade third-tier Concentration Pill, as well as ingredients for two types of low-grade third-tier pills, making it a very costly endeavor.

"Even if the medicinal materials do not meet the age requirements, the cost of each third-grade mid-level Concentration Pill is still 20,000 spirit stones."

"If the year requirement is met, the cost per serving is at least 60,000 spirit stones."

"This purchase of twenty portions of Concentration Pill ingredients, as well as ten portions of Myriad Spirit Jade Dew Pill and Glazed Vein Protection Pill ingredients, cost a total of 860,000 spirit stones."

"The cost of the medicinal materials for the pills sold in the alchemy shop is 200,000 spirit stones."

Jiang Yun calculated that it took two months to procure the medicinal herbs this time.

The total cost was 1.06 million spirit stones.

Now he only has 180,000 spirit stones left.

"First, refine the pills that were taken to Zhou's Pill Shop for sale, and then start refining the Mind Concentration Pill to break through to the mid-grade quasi-third rank pill master."

"During this time, we can also temper the flying swords, and strive to temper all thirty-six flying swords to the third-grade low-level level before the Concentration Pill is refined."

Soon, Jiang Yun figured out what to do next.

With everything now prepared, he immediately closed the cave door and began refining pills.