Chapter 120: The auction gathering, everyone present is a junior brother

Chapter 120: The auction gathering, everyone present is a junior brother

At the summit of the mountain, there was a raised platform opposite to which various white jade seats were arranged, about thirty zhang away.

In the front, there were prepared tables, all set with fragrant tea, clearly intended for the use of Great Golden Core cultivators. Ordinary Foundation Building cultivators could only sit in the back.

However, to Chen Xun, this auction seemed a bit crude, even somewhat imposing. He was someone who had seen the world.

Without dwelling on it further, he followed the woman in palace attire.

Leading Chen Xun and the big black ox to a seat, she smiled and asked, "Does my friend here need a maid to accompany?"

"No need; I prefer tranquility."

"Here's the list of auction items, please have a look." The woman took out a piece of paper from her storage ring and placed it on the table. "Then I won't disturb anymore. The auction will begin in an hour."

"Thank you." Chen Xun calmly nodded.

The woman nodded gently and turned away. Both of them seemed quite shrewd, as nothing could be discerned from their faces.

The big black ox pushed a chair aside and sat directly next to Chen Xun, resting its head on the table as they both looked at the list of items.

They began communicating mentally:

"Wow, Old Ox, although this place is a bit crude, the goods are good."

"Moo!"

"Eight Treasures Red Gold, wow, I didn't expect to see genuine stuff, but it seems useless now."

As Chen Xun spoke, he sighed lightly and continued looking down, "Qingyu Stone! Isn't that..."

The big black ox's pupils were slightly dilated. They seemed to have seen it in a book.

"Seven Treasures Crystal, Golden Elm Profound Iron, darn it! Three bottles of Low-Grade True Yuan Pills." Chen Xun's pupils contracted. There was someone big behind this. Such things were being auctioned. Updated from n0velbIn.(c)o/m

"Old Ox, it's probably the organizers who put them up."

"Moo moo~" The big black ox looked serious; its eyes were completely fixed.

"Yuan Chen Ginseng is indeed here."

"Moo~"

They breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts as they saw it on the auction list. But they didn't really care if it was available here. With their long lifespans, they would eventually come across it.

What they cared about was the news they paid two hundred spirit stones for. If it turned out to be false, Chen Xun and the big black ox would probably be unhappy for at least two days.

"Next item, Eight Treasures Red Gold, two jin and two liang.[^1] Presumably, fellow cultivators also know that this item must be born in a place with a strong Gold attribute, truly a natural treasure."

"If added during refining, it can enhance the compatibility between internal energy and spiritual weapons, greatly increasing the power of the spiritual weapon."

"Starting bid, 3000 low-grade spirit stones."

The middle-aged man surveyed the audience, placing the Eight Treasures Red Gold on the table and shining brightly, making people salivate.

"Moo~" The big black ox looked somewhat excitedly at Chen Xun.

"3500 spirit stones!" Chen Xun added his spiritual energy to his voice and spoke decisively. Although not very necessary, having seen pictures before, he wanted to participate for the sake of it.

As soon as he spoke, the Foundation Building cultivators behind him immediately felt uneasy. It would be disrespectful to blatantly snatch things in front of seniors.

"5000 spirit stones." A woman in the Golden Core stage casually spoke, glancing at Chen Xun, who smiled and leaned back in his chair, no longer competing.

The big black ox snorted softly. Chen Xun chuckled and patted the big black ox, seeming unconcerned.

The auction proceeded calmly, with various treasures appearing on stage one after another, and even some items fetching prices of over ten thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Three bottles of True Yuan Pills were also taken by a certain Golden Core cultivator, who looked quite satisfied, seemingly not in vain.

Chen Xun and the big black ox also watched the excitement, sipping tea. Those people were arguing red-faced, and the gazes of vultures were flying everywhere, saying they might exchange cultivation experiences outside the city.

Finally, with each round of bidding, the objects of their anticipation arrived.

"500-year-old Yuan Chen Ginseng, but apart from the top ten sects of the Qian Nation, it's nearly extinct in the outside world. Obtaining this item was quite difficult." The middle-aged man's eyes, calm for half a day, also flashed with a trace of excitement. "The friend who brought this item also has other intentions, wanting to exchange it for thousand-year-old spiritual herbs."

The Yuan Chen Ginseng was placed in a medicine box, lying quietly on the high platform. Its surface was quite smooth, cylindrical in shape, petite, and exquisite, but its luster was somewhat dim, indicating its poor medicinal properties.

As soon as this was said, there was a murmur in the audience. Spirit stones were easy to come by, but thousand-year-old spiritual herbs were hard to find.

Once a spiritual herb reached a thousand years, its medicinal properties seemed to be vastly different from those of the same kind at 999 years, with a significant difference.

Several Golden Core cultivators also had a slight change in expression after hearing this. They also wanted to compete for this item, but it seemed inappropriate to use thousand-year-old spiritual herbs to exchange for it.

The entire venue fell into an awkward atmosphere, with no one speaking, as if they were all weighing the pros and cons.

**Notes:**

[^1]:

Unit of weight, one jin contains 10 liang; is equivalent to 0.5kg

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