The sky was dark, the waves were surging,
Jiang Yuebai was disturbed by the thunderous roar outside and could not concentrate on making the talisman.
Every three months, a strong wind would blow in from the deep sea, sweeping across the North Sea islands, causing great disturbance.
Xunfeng is a special kind of wind. It is so powerful that it can easily break the protective qi of a Jindan monk and can also devour the vitality of all things. It is very scary.
The power of the Xunfeng will gradually weaken, and whenever it approaches the northern coast of the Black Waters, it will basically dissipate without a trace, so it only affects the North Sea islands.
But above the North Sea, the closer the island is to the open sea, the more destructive power of the Xunfeng wind will be.
Jiang Yuebai put down the two talisman pens, sorted out the talismans he had drawn in the past two days and put them into a wooden box.
Fortunately, the talismans and pills that Li Shenzhi ordered were those commonly used in the foundation-building period. Apart from the large quantity, there was no difficulty in making them. Unfortunately, she only had two hands, and she couldn't use her full strength by trying three things at once.
Jiang Yuebai stood up and stretched her muscles. The small Ganoderma lucidum on her head also stretched upwards, pulling her scalp slightly.
"Eh? Can I use the vines to wrap the talisman pen and draw talismans?"
A faint light flashed on the jade talisman on the table. It was a signal from Shanhai Tower that the auction would begin in an hour.
Jiang Yuebai hurriedly packed up his things and prepared to go to the auction held by Shanhai Tower.
That day, she received the deposit for making talismans and refining pills from Li Shen. She immediately bought three demon pills and successfully extracted two drops of essence. She made an agreement with Shanhailou to deliver the goods on the day of the auction.
Once the Xunfeng passes, True Lord Fuyi will lead the disciples of Tiangang Peak to the Broken Star Islands on the border of the Inner Sea and build a camp there.
In the next three to five years, in addition to teaching the disciples of Tiangang Peak the art of formations through hunting monsters, she will also have to help Lingjun Zhenren to form a baby and protect him.
When True Man Lingjun gives birth to his infant, he will temporarily take over the position of the abbot of Tiangang Peak, and Li Shenzhi will continue to look after True Man Fuyi's disciples.
In addition to Li Shenzhi, Tang Weiman and He Wangchen whom Jiang Yuebai has met now, Master Fuyi also has a disciple named Mu Wushuang, who is also in the early stage of Golden Elixir and will come to Beihai to join them soon.
Jiang Yuebai pushed the door open and went out. The roaring sound of the waves became more intense and the wind and clouds changed color. Although it was still daytime, the sky was already darker than night.
From afar, she saw rows of huge waves as tall as mountains, roaring and crashing against the coast of Bi Ya Island, overwhelming like a mountain.
Although there was a large island protection formation to block the strong winds and waves, Jiang Yuebai could still feel the ground shaking.
Behind the waves, the waterspout went straight into the sky with great momentum. If it were on the sea at this time, even a Jindan Zhenren would not be able to hold on for long in such a strong gale and would be easily torn into pieces by the Xunfeng.
"Senior Sister Tang, I'm going out for a while."
After speaking to Tang Weimian while standing outside the house, Jiang Yuebai placed the communication talisman given by his master and the token of Feiyan Pavilion in a handy place just in case, then put on his cloak and walked into the dark night.
When he arrived at Shanhai Tower, Jiang Yuebai handed the essence to the appraiser, received a token and a new cloak and mask, and was then taken to an octagonal building behind Shanhai Tower.
From the outside, the octagonal building had only three floors, and the bottom floor was only ten feet square in size. But Jiang Yuebai was shocked when he entered.
The space inside was actually more than a hundred times larger than it looked from the outside, like a Colosseum, with a spacious middle and stepped stands around the outside.
Luxurious glass lamps hung from the three-story ceiling, but they only illuminated the middle area. The surrounding stands were shrouded in a hazy mist, which slightly blocked spiritual consciousness and prevented people participating in the auction from spying on each other.
Jiang Yuebai habitually found a seat in the front row and sat down. He looked around and saw that everyone was wrapped up tightly, with the same masks on their faces. It was impossible to tell whether they were men or women or their cultivation level.
Beihai is quite chaotic, so in order to ensure the safety of participants to the greatest extent possible, Shanhailou never has a fixed auction start time, and those who have made reservations will be notified one hour in advance.
Not long after, a female cultivator in the early Jindan stage appeared and announced the start of the auction.
"You all know the rules of the auction, so I won't waste time talking and will get started. The first item for today is a drop of Yuan Jing, and the starting price is 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones."
Jiang Yuebai was stunned when the Yuan Jing was auctioned right at the start. If this thing was placed somewhere else, it would have been the highlight item.
Here at Shanhailou, you can only bid for the first item, after all, Shanhailou is very wealthy.
"Twenty thousand!"
"I'll give you 25,000!"
"Thirty thousand!"
"Thirty-one thousand!"
At the back of the stands, everyone was competing to bid, with the starting price being mid-grade spirit stones, which must have been taken into consideration of the ability of the foundation-building cultivator.
Jiang Yuebai turned her head and saw that the people who were bidding were all the people sitting in the back. The monks around her were all sitting upright with their eyes straight ahead.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuebai hurriedly made himself look more arrogant while sitting, pretending that he was also a golden elixir.
"Sixty-eight thousand for the first time, sixty-eight thousand for the second time, sixty-eight thousand for the deal!"
With the deal finalized, Jiang Yuebai heaved a sigh of relief. He finally had money.
She couldn't wait until the next auction began, so she had already agreed with Shanhailou that the other drop of essence could be paid according to today's auction price, and a 10% handling fee would be charged for each drop of essence.
In this way, she now has 122,400 medium-grade spirit stones, which can be converted into about 1,220 high-grade spirit stones.
Jiang Yuebai felt relieved and moved his butt to continue looking at the items below.
"Today's second lot is the sixth-grade magic weapon Qianyan Fire Bamboo Sword. It is forged from a thousand-year-old fire bamboo nurtured by the lava from the earth's core. It is mainly fire and supplemented by wood. It contains the fire array 'Wood Heart Flowing Fire'. One tenth of the spiritual energy can exert thirty percent of the power. The starting price is five hundred high-grade spirit stones."
"Six hundred!"
The people around Jiang Yuebai raised their hands to bid, but she had no interest in the sword, so she just watched silently.
This time, there were many monks in the front row who made bids, and only a few wealthy ones in the back occasionally raised their hands.
In the end, the cultivator next to Jiang Yuebai bought the sword for 1,200 high-quality spirit stones.
Jiang Yuebai, who just felt that she had become rich, was hit hard. It turned out that the spirit stones she earned from her two drops of essence could only buy such a sword.
Later on, the bidding for the items became higher and higher. Jiang Yuebai had no money to bid and could only watch the fun. She discovered that most of the magic weapons above the sixth grade did not have purely a single attribute. The bidding for those with more complete attributes was particularly high.
She read from beginning to end, but didn't find the magic weapon she wanted.
The auction items at Shanhai Tower were varied, and there was even a ghost clan martial arts technique called "Tian Gong". It sounded quite interesting after hearing the introduction, but unfortunately she had no money.
The finale item of this auction was a drop of Huiyang Immortal Dew. As soon as the female cultivator who presided over the auction said the name, the breathing of the people around them quickened.
She did not explain the origin of this dew, only saying that a cultivator could only take one drop of this dew in his lifetime, and it could extend his lifespan by one fifth.
In other words, the higher your cultivation level, the longer your lifespan will be, and the longer it will last.
This thing immediately set off the whole place, and in the end it was sold at a sky-high price that Jiang Yuebai had never dared to imagine.
Not to mention other people, Jiang Yuebai was also very tempted and had the idea of killing someone and robbing the goods, but the person who had the courage and financial resources to take this thing must be very powerful and not someone she could afford to offend.
Shanhai Tower arranged for that person to leave the transaction first, and the others were kept in the Octagonal Building for two quarters of an hour before being released.
Jiang Yuebai got her spirit stones and bought three more demon pills. The people from Shanhai Tower also reminded her that the North Sea was different from the Nine Realms and asked her to be careful on her way back.
The wind was howling as Jiang Yuebai hid his tracks and walked out of the Shanhai Tower. Not long after he went far, roars suddenly came from various places on Bi Ya Island and the light of fighting shot up into the sky.
Jiang Yuebai's eyes moved slightly, and he chose another route to bypass.
Not long after they walked, a nearly invisible net covered their heads, and Jiang Yuebai was caught off guard.
Before she could react, two evil cultivators in black clothes and masks rushed out from both sides and pointed two black dog nails at her.
Puff puff puff!
The black dog nails penetrated the big net and all nailed Jiang Yuebai's body. The two evil cultivators were not happy but shocked. They watched Jiang Yuebai in the net fall apart into a piece of white feathers.
"If you don't help, how can I tell my master that I was forced to kill people and rob them?"
A murderous voice came from behind the two evil cultivators, and they instantly broke out in cold sweats.
She also has to explain to Master Fuyi. It wasn't that Jiang Yuebai didn't follow the rules. She was forced into this situation!
I took stock today. According to the old rules for adding chapters, I still owe 25 chapters in January, including the monthly tickets and rewards (a bolt from the blue). This is after I have already paid back 5 chapters!!
This is mainly due to the debt owed for monthly tickets. Everyone is really awesome. I would especially like to thank the sponsor of next month's ticket [Qilixianglive]. The number of monthly votes you cast shocked me. Thank you very much, thank you very much!
I will start paying off my debt in February, and it will probably take a whole month to pay it off. Then I will have to change the rules for updating more frequently. Otherwise, not only will my body not be able to handle it, but paying off my debt all the time will also affect the quality of my writing. I hope you understand.
[New update rules]
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If you give a reward to the leader of Qidian Reading, he will add three more chapters.
For every 500 additional monthly tickets, one more chapter will be added (this also applies during the double period)
The update rules come into effect today. I would like to thank all the babies who support me~
(End of this chapter)