Qingli Sea Area, Shark Island.
Han Deling, Han Changwu and Ye Xue were strolling on the spacious and clean street. The street was crowded with people and the sounds of shouting were constant. A large number of monks were going in and out of the shops on both sides of the street, making the scene very lively.
Most of the monks on the street were Qi-refining monks. Some of them wore strange clothes, some had their chests and backs exposed, and some even rode spirit beasts while strolling around. Other monks retreated one after another.
As the auction approached, a large number of monks rushed to Shark Island from all over the place. Shark Island became more and more prosperous, and businesses put all their efforts into attracting customers.
"Don't miss it if you pass by. It's a thousand-year-old shop, and the quality of the pills is guaranteed."
"The best magic tools, good quality and low price, no cheating, come in and take a look."
"We have newly arrived spiritual insects and spiritual beasts. They can fly into the sky and hide underground. Come in and take a look."
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Ye Xue looked curiously at the shops on the street. After marrying Han Changming, she had never been to the market. The farthest place she had been to was Qingluo Island to visit her parents-in-law.
Having not been to the market town for decades, Ye Xue was curious about everything he saw.
Ye Xue suddenly stopped. Han Changwu was slightly stunned and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
"Yong'er and Zhi'er have been studying very hard recently, so it's a good opportunity to buy them two sets of vestments."
Ye Xue pointed to a robe shop not far away and said excitedly.
After hearing this, Han Changwu and Han Deling smiled at each other. After leaving Huludao, Ye Xue often talked about her children and never mentioned herself.
"I don't know how much good fortune Changming must have accumulated in his previous life to be able to marry you in this life."
Han Deling chuckled and said that Ye Xue was a well-known virtuous wife and mother in the clan, and was regarded as a role model by the female members of the Han family.
In fact, Ye Xue has quite a few immortal cultivation resources at her disposal. Apart from anything else, Han Changming has accumulated a lot of contribution points, and Han Benfu has dual spiritual roots, so she has the most immortal cultivation resources every month among her peers. Ye Xue also knows how to refine talismans, but she seldom spends spirit stones on herself.
She seldom thought about herself and devoted herself entirely to her children. Han Deling had advised her many times to take care of herself and not just think about her children. Han Deling felt distressed seeing this.
"Yes! Sister-in-law, Uncle Twelve and his family often use you as an example to educate their daughters-in-law. You are one of the best wives and mothers in the family, but there must be a limit. If you continue like this, Sister-in-law Twelve and his family will not be able to stay in the Han family."
Han Changwu smiled bitterly and said that many elders in the clan suggested that female cultivators who married into the Han family should emulate Ye Xue. Ye Xue was too harsh on herself, and the other female members of the clan did not have a good life either.
Ye Xue smiled bitterly and said, "No! I just think it's not easy for my husband and sister to be out there. I can't be with my husband to help him. All I can do is take good care of Ben Fu and the others. When my husband and sister come back, I can report to them."
She is not as independent-minded as Ye Xin, but she will do her best to educate her children well.
"Forget it. I can't convince you. Let's go and take a look! Otherwise you won't feel at ease."
Han Changwu said with a wry smile that Ye Xue had bought magic tools and elixirs for her children, and now she wanted to buy them robes.
Ye Xue walked quickly towards the robe shop. There were many robes hanging in the shop. All of the robes were made of silk spewed out by spiritual silkworms. After being infused with magic power, they could be made big or small, but the styles were different.
Han Deling stood at the door of the store. Suddenly, the smile on her face froze. She followed her gaze and saw Han Desheng, no, it should be said that it was Chen Yuanhua.
Chen Yuanhua and several Chen family monks walked side by side, talking and laughing.
Chen Yuanhua is a spy lurking in the Chen family. His real name is Han Desheng. He appeared in Shark Island, most likely following the orders of Chen Hongming.
She carefully selected three sets of robes, one for each of Han Benfu, Han Benzhi and Han Benyong.
"Seventh Aunt, I've chosen it."
Ye Xue patted Han Deling's shoulder and said with a smile.
Han Deling came back to her senses, nodded and said, "Now that we have chosen, let's go!"
After leaving the vestry, they wandered about the streets.
A cup of tea later, the three of them appeared at the door of a three-story green attic, which was their temporary residence.
"Ye Xue, Chang Wu, don't run around. Wait for the auction to start. I met some old acquaintances and I want to pay them a visit."
Han Deling gave some instructions and walked away.
A quarter of an hour later, Han Deling appeared in a private room of a teahouse. She took out a palm-sized green magic disk and entered several spells. A line of small words appeared on the disk: We are here to bid for the Golden Elixir.
“Bidding for the Golden Elixir!”
Han Deling frowned and looked a little strange.
You know, the surrounding sea areas are relatively barren, and there are only a handful of forces that can produce elixirs and jade liquids. Whenever a large-scale auction is held, there are rarely elixirs and jade liquids for auction. To put it another way, even if the Chen family bids for the elixir and jade liquid, it will be a problem to transport it back to the Chen family.
Han Deling thought about it carefully and understood. Chen Hongming's life span was less than sixty years. If he missed this opportunity, it would be very difficult for him to get a portion of the Golden Elixir. It was not surprising that Chen Hongming sent Chen Yuanhua to bid for the Golden Elixir when the Golden Elixir appeared on Shark Island.
She gestured with her fingers on the green magic plate, and a line of small words appeared on it: "Has the residual poison in Chen Hongming's body been eliminated
"It has been resolved. Chen Hongming is in seclusion practicing and striving for the great perfection of foundation building. He will advance to the great perfection of foundation building at any time. If he obtains the Golden Pill Jade Liquid, he may be able to advance to the Core Forming Stage."
Seeing this, Han Deling nodded thoughtfully and gestured: Be careful and put your own safety first.
After putting away the green ritual plate, she sat quietly in the private room for a cup of tea before leaving the teahouse.
In a quiet courtyard, Chen Yufeng was talking to a gentlemanly man in a blue shirt.
Not far away there was a three-story red attic, and Chen Yuanhua walked out of it.
"What are you guys talking about? You look so happy?"
Chen Yuanhua asked casually. He had already gained the trust of the entire Chen family.
"I heard that the Shangguan family, one of the seven great immortal cultivation families, has also sent people to participate. If we can establish a relationship with the Shangguan family, it will be of great benefit to us."
Chen Yufeng explained, looking somewhat excited.
There are seven relatively powerful immortal cultivation families in the East China Sea immortal cultivation world, and the Shangguan family is one of them. The immortal cultivation family and the immortal cultivation family are only one word apart, but the status is very different. A small immortal cultivation family has no more than a dozen people, and a person in the Qi Refining stage can also be the head of the family. A large immortal cultivation family has thousands of people, and there is one or more Nascent Soul cultivators in charge.
A family of immortal cultivators can be called an immortal cultivator family only if it has more than three Nascent Soul cultivators and more than ten thousand members.
In the entire East China Sea immortal cultivation world, there are only seven immortal cultivation families. They are able to compete with the ten major sects in the East China Sea. Among the seven immortal cultivation families, the Shangguan family is also among the top ones.
Chen Yufeng knew very well that this kind of thing could only be thought about. The Shangguan family was a wealthy and powerful family, so how could they be interested in a small family like the Chen family.
The Chen family may be well-known in the Red Algae Sea, but compared with the Shangguan family, it is like an ant and an elephant.
"The Shangguan family, are they going to participate in the auction too? This is difficult. If the Shangguan family wants to participate in the auction, we won't be able to get the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid."
Chen Yuanhua said with a wry smile that this time they went to Shark Island with the important task of bidding for the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid.
"It's hard to say. I hope the Shangguan family is not bidding for the Golden Elixir!"
Chen Yufeng said somewhat uncertainly, it stands to reason that the Shangguan family should not be short of Jindan spiritual objects. You know, the Shangguan family has been passed down for more than 6,000 years, with a profound foundation and many masters. It is said that there are as many as 20 Jindan cultivators in the Shangguan family.
"Never mind him. Since we are here, we should make the best of it. If we can take a picture of a Jindan spiritual object, that would be great. If not, forget it. The clan leader doesn't hold out much hope."
Chen Yuanhua disagreed. Over the years, the number of foundation-building cultivators in the Chen family had been decreasing, and their strength was not as good as before. They were unable to stop people from going to the sea areas rich in immortal cultivation resources to bid for Dan-forming spiritual objects. This time, Shark Island held a large auction, and Chen Hongming also wanted to give it a try, so he asked Chen Yuanhua and the other two to make a trip.
On the third floor of a gorgeously decorated golden pavilion, a plump young woman in a green dress was talking to two men.
"Aunt Jiu, we came all the way here, are you sure that thing will appear here? Don't make another wasted trip."
A fat and big-eared man in a yellow robe said with a frown. The man in the yellow robe had a big belly, with layer upon layer of fat on his belly, like a mountain of meat.
"It's hard to say. It's just a matter of luck. The East China Sea is billions of miles wide. Our family's power cannot be spread across all sea areas. We can only try our luck and hope that it will appear here! Our Shangguan family's ancestors obtained some treasures from it, and then they developed into a family of immortals. According to our ancestors' estimation, that thing will appear again in six years at the fastest and a decade at the slowest. If we can get the treasure inside, our Shangguan family will become the number one immortal family in the East China Sea."
At the end of her speech, the young woman in green skirt's eyes lit up. The thing she was talking about seemed to be an extraordinary thing that could greatly increase the strength of the Shangguan family.
"Hehe, we came at the right time. There is actually a Golden Elixir Jade Liquid auction here. I think we don't need to accumulate contribution points to exchange for Golden Elixir Jade Liquid with the family. Let's just bid for Golden Elixir Jade Liquid here! I don't think anyone dares to compete with our Shangguan family."
A thin young man in a red shirt looked eager to try and looked a little excited.
"Yes! If you want to exchange for a golden elixir within the clan, you need 500,000 contribution points. I wonder how many tasks you need to complete to accumulate enough contribution points."
The man in yellow robe nodded in agreement.
The young woman in green skirt glared at the two men and scolded them rudely, "I brought you all the way here, you think I'm joking! Can you use your brains before doing things? The Qingli Sea and several nearby seas are relatively barren. The Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid are very rare things to them. There is no need to make enemies with other forces for a piece of Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid. A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. If that thing really appears here, we will still need the assistance of local forces! You all remember this, during this period of time, make friends with local cultivators. Maybe they will be useful in the future. You have to take a long-term view."
"Yes, Jiugu."
The two men agreed in unison.
The night passed quickly, and the next morning, the sky was just getting light.
There was a long queue in front of the entrance of a palace made of gold bricks and glazed tiles. Two guards in the Foundation Establishment stage were guarding the door. Every cultivator who participated in the auction had to pay an entrance fee of ten spirit stones. Of course, if they followed a high-level cultivator, there was naturally no entrance fee.
Ye Xue and the other two came to line up early. After waiting for half an hour, they finally arrived at the door. After paying thirty spirit stones, Ye Xue and the other two entered the auction venue.
Led by a young attendant, they came to a three-acre hall. In the center of the hall stood a circular bluestone arena, surrounded by hundreds of blue jade chairs, most of which were occupied by monks.
Some monks wore cloaks covering their heads and faces, unwilling to show their true faces; some monks sat in the corner, not saying a word; and many monks were whispering and talking in low voices.
Han Deling found three seats relatively near the front and sat down.
Many cultivators came to this large-scale auction, most of them were foundation-building cultivators, and most of them came for the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid. No one knew who would get the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid.
"It's someone from the Shangguan family!"
I don't know who shouted.
As soon as the voice fell, there was a commotion among the monks, and Ye Xue looked towards the source of the sound curiously.
A plump and beautiful young woman in a green dress slowly walked into the venue. Behind her, followed a group of foundation-building monks. They were wearing the same robes, and their faces were full of confidence and extraordinary bearing.
The young woman in green skirt sat down in an empty seat in the front row, accompanied by several Jindan cultivators.
"I didn't expect the Shangguan family to also come to participate in this auction. I think the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid are on the line."
"What a joke! The Shangguan family can refine the Golden Elixir by themselves, so why would they come all the way here to bid for the Golden Elixir? My grandfather once participated in a large auction held by the Shangguan family. The Shangguan family put out five Golden Elixir for auction at once. Why would they come all the way to Qingli Sea to bid for the Golden Elixir? I think the Shangguan family came here for other things."
"Yes, I think so too. It seems that there will be treasures in this large auction. If it is an ordinary thing, no one from the Shangguan family will show up."
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The monks were discussing various issues, each with his own opinion.
Han Deling and the other two looked at each other in bewilderment. They had not expected to win the Golden Elixir and Jade Liquid in the first place, but the fact that the Shangguan family sent someone to participate in this auction was indeed beyond their expectations. Could it be that, as a certain cultivator said, the Shangguan family was after some treasure
It is really possible. Although the resources for cultivating immortals in the Qingli Sea are not abundant, rare treasures will occasionally appear.
“Ding ding ding!”
A loud bell rang, and the auction officially began. The monks present stopped talking and looked towards the round stone platform.
Two green beams of light descended from the sky and landed on the round stone platform. They were a young woman in a green skirt with delicate features and an old man in a green robe with a ruddy complexion. Both of them were cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage. It seemed that this auction was not simple, as two cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage were actually sent to preside over it. This was rare.
"Welcome all seniors to participate in this auction. The rules are the same as other auctions. The highest bidder wins. Bidding begins now."
The young woman in green skirt gave a brief introduction, then flipped her jade hand, a green light flashed, and a green boat the size of a palm appeared in her hand.
She flicked her wrist lightly, and the green boat flew out of her hand. After countless runes appeared on the boat, the size of the green boat suddenly increased and turned into a three-meter-long green flying boat, shining with green light all over.
This is a second-grade, top-grade flying magical weapon. The first item of the auction is a second-grade, top-grade flying magical weapon. I think the items that will be auctioned later will not be simple either.