They opened a shop in Jinlong City to do business. To be honest, the profit was only enough to cover their expenses. There was no other way. There were too many foundation-building monks. It was really difficult for a small shop to support eight of them.
Han Changming knew how heavy the burden was on him. He carried 500,000 spirit stones with him. This huge sum of money was the family's savings of decades, and he dared not be careless.
Money can make people excited. The Golden Dragon Sea is quite chaotic, with murders and treasure-stealing happening all the time. If you take a picture of an elixir, how to safely transport it back to the Han family is an issue that must be taken seriously.
"Fifth Brother and Changying haven't come out yet, aren't we waiting for them?"
Han Delei frowned and said that he would feel bad if he left them alone and something happened to them.
Han Changying is fine, but Han Debiao is more impulsive. No one is watching him, so who knows what trouble he might cause.
"They have been in seclusion for more than a year, and they should be coming out soon. It won't affect our actions. I have made a plan. I will disguise myself and attend this underground auction. If I can win a Golden Elixir, as long as I am careful, I shouldn't be discovered."
Han Changming is ready to attend the auction in disguise, but it is hard to say whether the disguise can withstand the detection of Jindan cultivators. Therefore, he must make a good plan to deal with various possible situations.
"Disguise yourself and attend the auction? That's a good idea."
They discussed various possible situations over and over again.
Ye Xin said nothing and changed three pots of spiritual tea.
Three hours later, they finished their discussion, and Han Daogui and the other two got up and left.
"My husband, if we take the golden elixir and Uncle Wu and his men haven't come out of retreat yet, what should we do?"
Ye Xin raised the question in her mind. They were discussing how to transport the golden elixir and jade liquid back to the Han family, but they did not take into account the fact that Han Debiao and Han Changying were still in seclusion.
"It depends on the situation! If it really doesn't work, I'll stay and wait for them? Uncle Wu is more impulsive? If I'm not here, I don't know what kind of trouble he will cause."
If we send a sound transmission note to Han Debiao, asking him to come out of seclusion and return to the Han family honestly, he may not obey.
Ye Xin nodded and said nothing.
Han Changming walked out of the bamboo building and saw two larvae of the colorful Phoenix Butterfly lying on the trunk of the spiritual mulberry tree, eating the tender leaves.
After they hatched, they basically stayed on the spiritual mulberry tree, eating every day and growing bigger and bigger. Their bodies were about two feet long, covered with colorful spots, and their bodies were bloated, just like a giant five-colored caterpillar.
The larvae are already of the middle grade of the first stage. Just by eating spiritual mulberry leaves? Their growth rate is not very fast.
Han Changming stretched out his right hand with his palm facing up. The two larvae seemed to have noticed something. They spit out thin silk threads, wrapped around the tree trunk, and fell from the trunk, pulling the silk threads in their mouths, and landed in Han Changming's palm.
There was a muffled sound in the spiritual field, and two small mounds of earth suddenly rose up. Two five-foot-long yellow earthworms crawled out from the ground. They were the soul-eating earthworms.
They have grown a lot in size, and like the larvae of the five-colored Phoenix Butterfly, they are all first-grade mid-quality.
They have been with Han Changming for more than eight years, and are still at the middle level of the first rank. To be honest, their advancement speed is not fast, mainly because Han Changming is mostly in seclusion practicing and doesn't take much care of them.
Two soul-eating earthworms crawled to Han Changming's feet. Their long and thick bodies swayed left and right, as if asking Han Changming for food.
Ye Xin took out five green fruits as big as eggs and threw them on the ground. Two soul-eating earthworms immediately crawled onto the green fruits and started to bite them with big mouthfuls, leaving no cores at all.
During Han Changming's retreat, Ye Xin would feed the spirit insects regularly.
The diet of soul-eating earthworms is very diverse. They eat spiritual medicines, spiritual fruits, corpses of monsters and even spiritual soil. They do not eat metal ores. The five-colored phoenix butterflies are relatively picky. They eat spiritual honey, spiritual mulberry leaves, drink spiritual spring water, and also eat spiritual fruits. They are not interested in the corpses of monsters or metal ores.
"As their name suggests, Soul Devouring Earthworms can eat a lot of things, except for metal minerals. However, they are too small and their rank is too low, so they are a good choice for cultivating spiritual fields. The Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly is still small, so a lot of immortal cultivation resources are needed to cultivate it."
Ye Xin said with a smile, took out a withered yellow lotus leaf and threw it on the ground.
Two soul-eating earthworms crawled onto the lotus leaf and quickly ate it.
"They won't eat the spiritual herbs or grains in the spiritual fields! Has this ever happened?"
"Not at the moment. I can't control them, so I have to feed them regularly. My husband, you are their master, and they should not disobey your orders."
Han Changming had an idea and gave them the order to eat the spiritual grain. A yellow light surged from their bodies and they burrowed into the ground and disappeared.
Not long after, the two stalks of rice that were full of rice ears fell down, and the two stalks of rice disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Han Changming quickly asked them to stop and come back to him.
Seeing two soul-eating earthworms coming out of the ground, Han Changming smiled with satisfaction.
Seeing them, he couldn't help but think of the two alligator turtles that died at the hands of the enemy. The Soul-Eating Earthworms are rare insects on the list of rare insects in the world. When they grow up, their magical powers will definitely be strong. In the short term, they will definitely not be of much help, and a large amount of immortal cultivation resources will need to be invested. However, Han Changming doesn't care, he doesn't lack those few immortal cultivation resources.
"Madam, I'm going to refine a few batches of elixirs. If I'm not out by the time the auction starts, remember to send me a sound transmission note."
He said hello to Ye Xin, put the larvae of the Soul-Eating Earthworm and the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly back into the soul beast bag, and turned back to the secret room.
He took out two palm-sized green porcelain bowls, filled them with spiritual water, and put the two soul-eating earthworms and the larvae of the five-colored phoenix butterfly into one bowl respectively.
They were a little uncomfortable at first and wanted to leave the porcelain bowl, but soon after they drank some spiritual water, they were unwilling to leave the porcelain bowl.
Before long, they drank up all the spiritual water in the porcelain bowl.
Han Changming took out four light yellow pills. There were several pill patterns on the surface of each pill. These were mid-grade soul-nourishing pills.
The efficacy of the mid-grade elixirs is very good, I wonder if they can advance to the second level.
The larvae of the Soul-Eating Earthworm and the Five-Colored Phoenix Butterfly each ate a medium-grade Soul-Feeding Pill and immediately became drowsy. No matter how Han Changming tried to communicate with them, they did not respond, as if they were in a coma.
Han Changming put them back into the spirit beast bag and took out a blood-red pill the size of a fingernail, which gave off a pungent smell of blood. This was the Blood Tempering Pill, which was made from the essence and blood of a second-grade top-grade monster beast and had the effect of strengthening the body.
He took a deep breath and put the blood-red pill into his mouth.
The pill melted in his mouth, and a slightly warm air rose in his abdomen and flowed to his limbs and bones.
Not long after, Han Changming frowned. He suddenly found his whole body itchy, as if thousands of ants were crawling all over him. He couldn't help scratching the itch. The more he scratched, the more itchy it became. If he didn't scratch, the itch would be unbearable.
Half a minute later, he felt as if he was in a volcano. His whole body seemed to be burning, and an unbearable heat enveloped him.
His skin turned blood red at a speed visible to the naked eye, with blue veins exposed. He felt his whole body was filled with strength and he couldn't wait to fight with someone.
He smashed his fists on the ground, making muffled "bang bang" sounds. Some black impurities drilled out of his pores, emitting an extremely fishy smell.
After a cup of tea, Han Changming's hands were covered in blood and the stone slabs on the ground were smashed to pieces.
A feeling of powerlessness came over Han Changming, and his body went limp, and he was about to fall down.
He pressed one hand on the ground to prevent himself from falling, and with the other hand he took out a green porcelain bottle, poured out a medium-grade Yuan-boosting Pill, and swallowed it.
The effect of the Blood-Forging Pill was a bit overbearing. He couldn't bear it the first time he took it. This was a Blood-Forging Pill made from the essence and blood of an ordinary monster. If it was a Blood-Forging Pill made from the essence and blood of a third-level dragon, it would probably burst his body directly.
A quarter of an hour later, Han Changming returned to normal. He touched the black impurities on his arm and felt sticky and extremely disgusting.
He took off his clothes, made a pinch of magic, and a wisp of water vapor emerged from his body surface, which turned into a large pool of clear water, washing away the black impurities on his body surface, and changed into a clean set of clothes.
After changing his clothes, Han Changming felt refreshed.
He could clearly feel that his strength seemed to have increased a lot.
He flipped his palm, a golden light flashed, and a metal sphere as big as a watermelon appeared in his hand, covered with mysterious runes.
After a slight mechanical sound was heard, the runes on the surface of the metal sphere suddenly lit up and turned into a golden giant ape about ten feet tall. Its body was shining with golden light and its eyes were lifeless. It was obviously a puppet beast.
With a thought, he punched the golden giant ape with his right fist. The golden giant ape waved its left fist to meet it.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, Han Changming felt a huge force coming and took five steps back. The golden giant ape did not move at all.
A look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he smiled bitterly, saying to himself: "The effect of taking a Blood Forging Pill is not significant. I wonder what the effect will be if I take a Blood Forging Pill made from the blood essence of a third-level dragon? It will definitely be very strong."
With his current physical body, he could not withstand the violent power of the Blood-Forging Pill made from the blood essence of a third-level dragon. Han Debiao might be able to withstand it, but he had not yet come out of seclusion, so Han Changming had no chance to give Han Debiao the Blood-Forging Pill.
He put away the puppet beast, sat cross-legged, took out the alchemy materials, and continued to refine the Blood Forging Pill.
Not long after, a pungent smell of blood wafted into the room.
In Tinghai Tower, Lu Yang was talking to a plump young woman in a red dress.
"Brother Lu, the auction held by the Golden Crow Merchant Alliance has become known to everyone. What do you think the Jin family means by this? If they want to gain a foothold, they shouldn't compete with the local forces of Golden Dragon City!"
The young woman in the red dress looked confused.
"Where there are immortal cultivators, there will be competition. The Jin family is large and powerful, with the support of several Nascent Soul cultivators. Master Jinlong doesn't dare to provoke the Jin family. As for competing with local forces, I think the Jin family has the support of local forces. It's hard to say who they are. What I'm curious about is how many Golden Elixir Jade Liquids are being auctioned. It would be great if we could buy two of them. I heard that there will also be magic weapons auctioned, but I don't know if it's true or not."
Lu Yang said slowly, his eyes solemn.
The auction held by the Golden Crow Merchant Alliance was too grand. It was called an underground auction, but in fact, it could be said that everyone knew about it.
The young woman in the red skirt disagreed and said, "Even if there are magic weapons for auction, they are just ordinary magic weapons. How can they compare to the large auctions held by the major sects in the East China Sea, where even ancient treasures are auctioned."
After all, the East China Sea is the world of the ten major sects. No matter how powerful the Jin family is in the South China Sea's immortal cultivation world, without the support of local forces, the Jin family will be unable to stand alone.
"That's right. This place is not the South China Sea. If it were the South China Sea, the auction would be even bigger. I am now looking forward to this auction even more."
An interested expression appeared on Lu Yang's face. During the beast tide more than a year ago, he went to the front line to fight with the monsters and was seriously injured. Master Jinlong gave him some compensation, but his injuries were not healed yet. If he wanted to recover, he would have to rest for at least ten years. If he could buy a bottle of healing pills, he wouldn't have to rest for more than ten years.
In a majestic palace with golden bricks and glazed tiles, there is a gilded plaque with three large silver characters "Golden Crow Palace" written on it, which is shining and very eye-catching.
This is a shop opened by the Golden Crow Merchant Alliance, which sells immortal cultivation resources unique to the South China Sea immortal cultivation world. There are a large number of immortal cultivators coming in and out, and it is very lively.
In a secret room, a pretty young woman in a golden skirt was reporting the situation to a kind-looking old woman in a golden robe. The old woman in the golden robe did not have any magical power, and she looked like a mortal.
"Grandma, everything is ready. All that's missing is a monk to host the auction. Do you think Guangfa or Guangyang is the right choice?"
The young woman in the golden skirt spoke cautiously, with a respectful look.
The old woman in the golden robe is a Nascent Soul cultivator. Her Buddhist name is Madam Jinyang. It is because of her existence that the Jin family can develop so smoothly in the world of immortal cultivation in the East China Sea.
Even though both the South China Sea and East China Sea cultivation worlds are human forces, there is a lot of competition and exclusion between them.
Over the past hundreds of years, the Jin family's caravans have entered the East China Sea's immortal cultivation world several times, but have always returned empty-handed. Only this time, under the leadership of Madam Jin Yang, the Jin family's directly governed business alliance, the Golden Crow Business Alliance, has successfully taken root in the Golden Dragon Sea. The Jin family wants to consolidate the stronghold of Golden Dragon City, and then spread to various sea areas in the East China Sea's immortal cultivation world, constantly expanding its influence.
"The auction is lacking hosts? Let Ruoshui be one of the hosts! Women can also hold up the sky. You should treat everyone equally and don't always think about promoting male members of the clan. You are also a woman. The women in our Jin family are very capable and are no worse than men."
Madam Jinyang's tone was indifferent, but the reproach in her words was unmistakable.
The young woman in the golden skirt was terrified and quickly said yes.
Just then, a tall girl in a golden dress came up.
The girl in the golden dress has gorgeous features, fair skin, and a hot body, giving people the feeling of a girl next door.
"My granddaughter greets my great-grandmother and my ninth aunt."
The girl in the golden skirt bowed to the two of them and said with a smile.
Madam Jinyang waved her hand and said in a friendly manner, "Ruoshui, good child, come to great-grandmother quickly. Great-grandmother has arranged an errand for you."