"This is a spirit egg of a thunder eagle. An adult thunder eagle is a fourth-tier spirit bird. The base price is 500 spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 100."
"The Thunder Eagle's Spirit Egg!"
Han Changming was somewhat tempted. The Thunder Eagle was born with the ability of thunder and lightning, and its escape speed was incredibly fast.
It would take at least hundreds of years to train a fourth-order thunder eagle. Who could guarantee that they would see that day
The Thunder Eagle's escape speed is very fast. The third-order Thunder Eagle's escape speed is even faster than that of a Jindan cultivator. Of course, this is under the premise that the Jindan cultivator does not rely on external objects.
For a small family or sect, the value of a thunder eagle is far greater than a foundation-building pill.
Spiritual birds and beasts have relatively long lifespans. The Thunder Eagle can be used as a spiritual bird to protect the clan or the sect.
"five hundred!"
"Six hundred!"
"I'll give you seven hundred!"
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There were many monks who made bids, and Han Changming also followed suit, and the price continued to rise.
"I'll give you two thousand."
A somewhat hoarse male voice suddenly sounded.
The Thunder Eagle is indeed precious, but it is just a spiritual bird egg. It is a bit extravagant to buy a spiritual bird egg with two thousand spiritual stones.
"Two thousand five."
Han Changming asked for an additional five hundred spirit stones, as he also wanted this thunder eagle.
"Three thousand."
Hearing the offer of three thousand spirit stones, Han Changming frowned, hesitated for a moment, and did not raise the price. This price was far beyond the value of the spirit bird egg.
He could tell that it was Mu Yunxiao who started bidding, but he deliberately changed his tone. However, Han Changming had just met him not long ago, so he recognized him.
Mu Yunxiao successfully bought the spiritual bird egg at a high price of three thousand spirit stones.
"The last auction item is three Foundation Establishment Pills. The reserve price is 10,000 Spiritual Stones. They will be auctioned separately. Each bid must not be less than 1,000."
The middle-aged man pointed at three green wooden boxes and shouted, there was a Foundation Establishment Pill in each green wooden box.
"One hundred and one!"
"Twelve thousand!"
"Thirteen thousand!"
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Many monks made bids, and the price kept rising.
Han Changming bought one Foundation Establishment Pill at a high price of 42,000 spirit stones. The other two Foundation Establishment Pills were sold at high prices of 45,000 and 44,000 respectively. Mu Yunxiao bought one.
"Well, the auction is over now. I hope you will come to our auction next time."
The monks left one after another, and Han Changming and Han Changshuo left together.
After a cup of tea, they returned to Qingyue Hall.
Upon learning that Han Changming had bought a foundation-building pill, Han Deqian was very happy and said excitedly, "That's great. I hope this foundation-building pill can add another foundation-building cultivator to our family."
Han Changming brought a total of 50,000 spirit stones, spent 42,000 of them, and had 8,000 left, which was not enough to bid for another Foundation Establishment Pill.
There are not many large-scale auctions. If you miss this opportunity, you don’t know when the next large-scale auction will be.
"Uncle, how many spirit stones are left in Qingyue Hall's account?"
"There are more than twelve thousand spirit stones. Changming, are you planning to continue bidding for a foundation-building pill?"
Han Changming nodded and said, "That's right. It's rare to come across a large auction. We can't get Foundation Establishment Pills at every auction. Let's give it a try. I hope we can buy another Foundation Establishment Pill."
"Uncle, Ninth Brother, I have accumulated a lot of spirit stones in the past few years. Please accept these 5,000 spirit stones and use them to bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill!"
Han Changshuo took out five thousand spirit stones. He was an alchemist. He could get contribution points and spirit stones by handing in a certain number of pills every month. His family paid him a salary every month. Over the years, he saved up some money, and five thousand spirit stones were most of his savings.
"Second brother, I accept these five thousand spirit stones. Just consider it as a loan from the family to you."
Han Changming called other members of the clan and mobilized them to collect spirit stones, which of course the family borrowed from them.
Han Changming has more than 3,000 spirit stones, and he needs another 10,000 spirit stones to bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill.
"Uncle, is there a pawnshop in the market? Which one is the most reputable one?"
"Yongcheng Pawnshop, their reputation is relatively good, but the interest rate is a bit high."
Han Changming nodded and asked, "Do you have anything valuable on you? Leave it in the pawnshop for now. If you can buy a Foundation Establishment Pill, it will be considered a meritorious service."
Members of the Han family took out magical weapons, puppet beasts or other things and did their best.
A cup of tea later, Han Changming appeared at Yongcheng Pawnshop, where the shopkeeper Li Xin received him warmly.
"Senior Han, what do you want to pawn?"
"Manager Li, Han wants to pawn a number of things in exchange for some spirit stones."
Han Changming took out a green storage bag and handed it to Li Xin.
Li Xin poured out the contents and counted them carefully.
"Senior Han, we'll take these things for twelve thousand. How about that?"
"Too little, fifteen thousand."
Li Xin looked embarrassed, smiled bitterly and said, "Senior Han, we have a rule, the maximum is 13,000."
"Okay! Thirteen thousand is thirteen thousand. I plan to be the pawnbroker for three months. How many spirit stones will it cost to redeem it?"
"Since this is Senior Han's first time here, I'll need 13,300 spirit stones to redeem it."
Han Changming thought about it carefully and agreed.
Three months is enough time for him to pay back the spirit stones.
After returning to his residence, Han Changming took out the alchemy furnace and refined the Qi-Ying Pill.
One night passed quickly.
Early the next morning, dozens of cultivators gathered in a huge bluestone square in the center of the market town. An alchemy competition would be held today.
There are a total of thirty arenas, and contestants come forward one after another to refine pills.
Su Cheng was responsible for hosting the alchemy competition, and five second-level alchemists served as referees to determine the quality of the pills.
This was Han Changshuo's first time participating in an alchemy competition, and he looked a little nervous.
Two sets of materials are used to refine two first-grade top-quality elixirs, namely the Qi Yundan and the Shuiyuandan.
The Qi Yundan is a commonly used first-grade superior elixir, and the Shuiyuandan is suitable for Qi-refining monks who practice water-attributed techniques.
The elixirs for alchemy are provided by the Tiandan Sect, and spiritual water can be brought by oneself. Han Changshuo brought his own spiritual water.
After the Tiandan Sect disciples checked that there were no problems, they let them go up to the arena to refine the elixirs.
Colorful light screens lit up one after another, covering each arena to prevent interference from outsiders.
Han Changshuo took a deep breath, wiped the alchemy furnace first, then lit the spiritual wood and began to make the elixir.
The preheating was almost done, so he threw the elixirs into the alchemy furnace one after another and closed the lid.
Time passed little by little, and a faint fragrance wafted out from the alchemy furnace.
Han Changshuo did not dare to be careless and his expression became more solemn.
When the alchemy competition began, the auction venue was bustling with activity.
Thousands of cultivators gathered at the auction venue, most of them were in the Qi Refining Stage, and they came mainly to watch the fun.
In the center of the venue was a circular platform. An old man in his early fifties, wearing a yellow robe, held a golden sword in his hand and said loudly, "Second-level high-quality magic weapon, the base price is 300 spirit stones, and the price can be increased by 100 each time."
"Four hundred!"
"five hundred!"
"Six hundred!"
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One by one, the auction items appeared on the round platform, and Han Changming sat in the corner, unmoved.
The total amount of spirit stones he had was nearly 50,000, which should be enough to bid for a foundation-building pill.