Chapter 739: Auction harvest, peach blossom!
“I really have a connection with the Goddess Palace.”
Lu Changsheng’s expression was calm, not paying too much attention to Shen Wanzhao’s identity.
Although he had treated her, they hadn’t had much contact and were only casual acquaintances, so there was no real debt of gratitude.
Therefore, revealing his identity wouldn’t gain him much more gratitude from the Goddess Palace, but would only complicate matters, leading them to guess that he was from the Great Dream Swamp and the master of the Great Dream Immortal City.
Qin Yuning, Shen Wanzhao, and the others needed to maintain order in the Immortal City, so after a few polite exchanges, Lu Changsheng and Shen Yiren went to the Goddess Palace’s inn to rest, waiting for the auction to begin.
“Third Palace Master.”
Just as they were about to reach the inn, a young man with cascading black hair, a majestic figure, and an extraordinary aura, full of noble bearing, greeted them with a smile towards Shen Yiren.
Although he looked young, the slight graying at his temples and the vicissitudes in his eyes showed that he was not young.
“Island Master Cao.”
Shen Yiren smiled sweetly and bowed slightly to the young man in front of her.
Island Master Cao?
Lu Changsheng had previously gained a general understanding of the Star Ocean’s power structure and quickly recalled a piece of information.
Cao Ting, the master of Thunder Island, a peak Core Formation cultivator!
Seeing Island Master Cao looking at Shen Yiren with undisguised admiration and affection, Lu Changsheng knew that this was another one of Shen Yiren’s admirers.
“No wonder this Third Palace Master doesn’t like to go out on ordinary days, and even when she does, she wears a light纱hat.”
As a handsome man who attracted attention wherever he went, Lu Changsheng deeply understood Shen Yiren’s troubles.
Just like him, when he went out, he had to disguise himself and conceal his charm and temperament.
Otherwise, he would attract attention, be watched, and even be approached wherever he went.
The two chatted briefly.
Shen Yiren’s smile was elegant and restrained, polite and courteous. Although she didn’t show too much enthusiasm, her gentle smile and voice made people feel good and think that the Third Palace Master was easy to get along with.
After Cao Ting left, Shen Yiren transmitted her voice to Lu Changsheng, “Island Master Cao has been at the peak of Core Formation for many years and has been collecting Nascent Soul spiritual objects and tribulation-averting treasures. He also has quite a few treasures in this regard.”
“If Fellow Daoist Xuanmu has any Nascent Soul spiritual objects or high-grade spiritual materials to exchange, I can introduce you later for a transaction.”
Although all Nascent Soul spiritual objects could be used.
However, if the cultivation technique and the attributes of the spiritual object are not compatible enough, it will affect the effect.
Therefore, rare treasures of the Nascent Soul spiritual object level are mostly bartered, especially by peak Core Formation cultivators, who rarely sell them to the outside world and mostly exchange them with others.
“Then I’ll have to trouble the Third Palace Master.”
Lu Changsheng did not refuse.
Although he was not short of Nascent Soul spiritual objects, if there were spiritual objects suitable for him, or good natural treasures, he wouldn’t mind trading for a few.
After checking into the inn, everyone began to move freely.
Lu Changsheng did not stay by Shen Yiren’s side, but wandered around the Immortal City alone.
Due to the auction held once every ten years, many chambers of commerce and large shops released some high-end spiritual materials.
Of course, these spiritual materials were also really overpriced, and it was basically impossible to buy them at market prices.
Lu Changsheng took this opportunity to acquire many advanced materials and sell some of the spoils he had on him.
In the process, he even exchanged a middle-grade magic weapon and six third-order talismans for a Crystal Condensation Pill.
Although he was not short of Crystal Condensation Pills.
He had previously obtained three Jade Marrow Golden Ganoderma from the [Submerged Abyss Secret Realm].
But as the saying goes, Crystal Condensation Pills are a hard currency, and no one dislikes having too many.
“As expected of a high-level auction held once every ten years, it’s so lively that even Crystal Condensation Pills can be easily obtained.”
This trip was very rewarding, and Lu Changsheng was in a very good mood, looking forward to the auction the day after tomorrow.
At noon on the third day, the Ten-Yearly High-Level Auction of Penglai Immortal City was held as scheduled.
This auction was also the most luxurious auction Lu Changsheng had ever attended since he began his cultivation.
Unless brought into the venue by a Core Formation cultivator, cultivators below Core Formation were not qualified to participate at all.
As a guest elder of the Goddess Palace, Lu Changsheng and others came to a suspended VIP room with Shen Yiren to participate in the auction together.
Although calling out bids like this would be known to Shen Yiren and other Goddess Palace cultivators, it would also attract attention and cause trouble outside.
After waiting for half an hour, the auction officially began.
High-level auctions do not mean that all auction items are at the Core Formation level. There are still many rare items from the Foundation Establishment stage.
After all, whether Core Formation cultivators or Nascent Soul True Monarchs, they all have descendants.
“Azure Abyss Mystic Python Egg, middle-grade Earth rank bloodline, lives in the deep sea, not only possesses brave combat power, but is also suitable for lurking and reconnaissance… Starting price of 10,000 spirit stones.”
Although the Lu family has many Heaven-rank demon beast cubs, the spirit beast eggs and demon beast cubs that can be seen and bought on weekdays are mostly high-rank and Earth-rank bloodlines.
“12,000 spirit stones!”
“15,000 spirit stones!”
“20,000 spirit stones!”
Because the Azure Abyss Mystic Python was very practical, it was immediately bid up to 20,000 spirit stones.
“22,000.”
Although this Azure Abyss Mystic Python was useless to Lu Changsheng, the Lu family’s Black Water Flood Dragon Dao soldiers had too poor of a foundation and lacked a water-type spirit beast with an Earth-rank bloodline.
The Azure Abyss Mystic Python in front of him was not bad.
Although it didn’t have the bloodline of a dragon, the effect of the flood dragon bloodline Lu Changsheng had harvested in his early years was reflected.
“Hmm?”
Shen Yiren and others next to him were a little surprised, not expecting that Lu Changsheng, a dignified late-stage Core Formation cultivator, would actually bid for an Earth-rank bloodline pet.
“Hehe, Ye is recently studying the art of beast control and wants to use this to do some experiments.”
Lu Changsheng chuckled.
In the following process, as long as he saw good natural treasures, Lu Changsheng would call out a price, causing the people next to him to look sideways in surprise, not expecting that this Elder Xuanmu was so wealthy.
However, thinking of the latter’s identity as a third-order high-grade talisman master, they were relieved.
“Sea Coral Awakening Incense, not only can it improve wakefulness, but it also has a certain effect on inner demons. Starting price: 100,000 spirit stones!”
As time passed, the auction entered the final stage, and the auction items became more and more high-end and rare.
Third-order Life Extension Pills, tribulation-averting treasures, Nascent Soul spiritual objects, etc., one after another, attracted competition from many forces.
This [Sea Coral Awakening Incense] belonged to the category of inner tribulation items, and had some effect on the inner demon tribulation during the Nascent Soul tribulation.
Although it was only a slight effect, far less than Lu Changsheng’s [Demon Breaking Tribulation Overcoming Pill], it was still competed for by many people.
Lu Changsheng also called out a price.
However, there were too many people and forces competing for this kind of inner tribulation item.
He had spent a lot in the early stage, and spending such a huge amount of money again was really a bit alarming.
This made Lu Changsheng sigh secretly. Apart from someone like him who had a lot of money, other rogue cultivators could not compete with the forces even if they saw rare natural treasures.
Even if they competed and won the auction, they might make enemies and face the risk of being robbed and killed.
However, when a Nascent Soul Pill auxiliary medicine appeared, Lu Changsheng still bid and bought it.
Even if he himself could not gather the wealth to refine the Nascent Soul Pill now, and refine the Nascent Soul Pill, his many wives and children would also need it in the future. It was not a bad thing to collect some now that he encountered it.
“Elder Xuanmu is so wealthy~”
Inside the VIP room, a female cultivator, around thirty or forty years old, with a beautiful face, mature eyebrows, and a captivating charm, looked at Lu Changsheng with a smile in her eyes.
“Elder Xuemei, you flatter me. I’ve used up all my savings from many years today,” Lu Changsheng said, shaking his head, discerning a different meaning from the eyes of this Real Person Xuemei.
As far as he knew, this Elder Xuemei was somewhat accomplished in the art of yin and yang dual cultivation.
As a late-stage Core Formation cultivator with a handsome and refined appearance, and possessing considerable wealth, he was clearly being targeted by her.
However, Lu Changsheng had no interest in this type of female cultivator.
Even if she wanted to bear him children for free, he would have to consider whether it was a loss.
Not only Real Person Xuemei, but several people in the VIP room, including Shen Yiren, looked at Lu Changsheng with a different gaze.
The reason was simple.
A cultivator’s wealth often represented their strength and foundation!
Without extraordinary strength, it would be impossible to accumulate such a wealth of possessions.
It was somewhat unbelievable that Lu Changsheng, as a cultivator of the art of nurturing life, possessed such abundant wealth.
“It seems that Elder Xuanmu’s divination skills are likely not just newly entered into the third tier,” Shen Yiren thought to herself.
As the Third Palace Master of the Goddess Palace, although she had a quiet, gentle, and approachable personality, she was not naive.
She knew that cultivators would always hide some of their abilities when outside.
The Lu Changsheng in front of her cultivated the art of nurturing life and was not skilled in combat, yet he possessed abundant resources, which likely came from opportunities.
As a third-tier diviner, it was normal to obtain opportunities far exceeding those of the same tier; otherwise, no one would be willing to spend their lifespan studying the art of divination.
But barely stepping into the third tier would likely make it difficult to accumulate such opportunities.
Lu Changsheng acted very casually and naturally.
His generous bidding in the auction was partly due to genuine needs and partly to show off his strength.
Mainly because this Third Palace Master had too many admirers.
Although his previous performance was outstanding, it was still somewhat difficult to stand out and capture the beauty’s heart.
So, after a little thought, he felt that he could reveal a little more to arouse Shen Yiren’s curiosity.
When a woman becomes more and more curious about you, wanting to constantly explore and understand you, then everything you do next will be much easier.
Before long, the auction came to an end.
Lu Changsheng’s gains were not bad.
He not only bid for a portion of the auxiliary materials for the Transformation Pill but also bid for a rare fourth-tier spiritual material, which could be used to upgrade Qian Zhuyan’s puppet body.
Lu Changsheng and the others did not immediately leave Penglai Immortal City.
In the following time, there would be many Core Formation cultivators in the Immortal City holding private trade fairs and other activities.
This was also one of Lu Changsheng’s purposes for coming.
The next day, Lu Changsheng and Shen Yiren arrived at a trade fair organized by Penglai Island.
There were not many cultivators, only about twenty, each displaying their treasures and materials, stating the items they wanted to trade.
“Vajra Relic!?”
Lu Changsheng’s heart stirred when he saw a third-tier relic among the displayed treasures.
Relic beads were not only useful for his daughter Lu Linghe but also helpful for his cultivation of the “梵魔真圣功” (Vanama True Saint Art).
Immediately, Lu Changsheng stepped forward, recognizing that it was a top-grade third-tier relic bead, and spent a Nascent Soul spiritual object, asking the other party to slightly make up the price difference, to trade for this Vajra Relic.
“Ye Mou once obtained a top-level secret technique that requires the help of a Vajra Relic to cultivate, and now it can be considered as finding something after wearing out iron shoes without finding it anywhere,” Lu Changsheng explained to Shen Yiren through voice transmission when he saw the surprise in her eyes, curious as to why he was willing to spend such a price to trade for such a relic bead.
“So that’s how it is.”
Shen Yiren nodded lightly, without asking too much.
During this trade fair, Lu Changsheng obtained a Vajra Relic, a portion of Heavy Water Essence, several rare materials, and also exchanged for multiple second-tier and third-tier skill inheritances.
Although the Lu family was not lacking in a hundred arts inheritances.
However, as long as these skill inheritances were not duplicates, they could be transformed into the family’s foundation, allowing for cross-referencing and mutual understanding.
“Hmm!?”
Just as the trade fair ended and Lu Changsheng and Shen Yiren were returning, the latter gently raised her jade hand, a token appeared, and her delicate and elegant face instantly sank.
“Third Palace Master, what’s wrong?”
It was the first time Lu Changsheng had seen such an expression on Shen Yiren’s face.
“There are rogue cultivators causing trouble outside the Immortal City,” Shen Yiren said softly, looking towards the outside of the Immortal City.
Although Penglai Island was a top force in the Starsea, it still had enemy forces, and it was inevitable to encounter rogue cultivators causing trouble.
Especially since Penglai Immortal City had just held a high-level cultivator auction once every ten years, it was possible that enemy forces, Nascent Soul True Monarchs, were deliberately causing trouble in secret, in order to damage the reputation and traffic of Penglai Immortal City.
“Would Ye Mou like to go with the Third Palace Master to take a look?” Lu Changsheng immediately said when he saw Shen Yiren preparing to go and check the situation.
Although he was now a cultivator of the art of nurturing life and was not skilled in combat.
If Shen Yiren was preparing to go and he didn’t, it would really affect his favorability.
Moreover, he had enjoyed many benefits and conveniences from the Goddess Palace these days, so if Penglai Immortal City encountered an unexpected situation now and he didn’t take action, it would be somewhat unreasonable.
“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Xuanmu,” Shen Yiren did not refuse, sending a message to a few people, and then quickly flew out of the Immortal City with Lu Changsheng to check the situation.
Not far after leaving the Immortal City, Lu Changsheng saw a muffled thunder-like shout coming from a hundred miles away, along with the combat fluctuations of the late-stage Core Formation stage.
Rogue cultivators taking action at such a distance was a naked provocation to Penglai Immortal City.
If Penglai Immortal City could not suppress and kill them with thunderous force, it would definitely affect its reputation and prestige afterward.
“Bold rogue cultivators, how dare you carry out robbery and murder outside the Immortal City!” Shen Yiren exclaimed, gently patting her spiritual pet bag, and her mount, the Five-Colored Spirit Deer, appeared, exuding the aura of the late-stage third tier, and then flew towards the direction of the battle, surrounded by five-colored light.
Although she cultivated the art of nurturing life and was not skilled in combat, her cultivation at the peak of the Core Formation stage and her abundance of magical treasures meant that her combat power should not be underestimated.
Lu Changsheng frowned slightly when he saw this, feeling that something was not right.
Penglai Island would definitely have Nascent Soul True Monarchs stationed when holding this level of auction, so in this situation, which rogue cultivator would dare to cause trouble in this range!?
He subconsciously pinched his fingers to deduce.
In the dark, there was a force isolating the secrets of this world.
“There is a diviner interfering with the secrets of this world; someone is deliberately targeting Penglai Island!” Lu Changsheng suddenly realized the problem and wanted to return to the Immortal City to wait and see what happened.
However, seeing Shen Yiren on the Five-Colored Spirit Deer, he calculated his own fortune and misfortune in a flash of lightning.
Although the secrets of this world were obscured and interfered with, as a top-level third-tier diviner, Lu Changsheng still obtained a rough divination.
Neither good nor bad.
But in the process of change, conflict, and activity, displaying stronger abilities can attract the opposite sex and lead to romance!
“Romance…”
Lu Changsheng looked at Shen Yiren in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly, throwing out a flying magical treasure, breaking through the air, preparing to see what was happening.