Blood Jade Lotus
After eating and drinking their fill, the man and the three animals sat back in their seats, their bellies bulging, their faces full of comfort and contentment.
On the table in front of them, plates were piled up to a height of about half a meter, making them quite conspicuous in the entire attic.
Glancing at the waiter standing motionless beside him, Yang Tianyou smiled and said, "Let's settle the bill."
"Settle the bill? Oh... yes, settle the bill." The waiter seemed to be seeing this for the first time and didn't react for a moment.
"Senior, this Spirit Cuisine costs a total of 1,500 Spirit Stones. The shopkeeper said he'll give you a 5% discount, so it will be 1,425 Spirit Stones." The waiter said, bowing.
"Here are Spirit Stones. Your Spirit Cuisine is quite good." Yang Tianyou handed over a Storage Bag, adding a word of praise.
"Thank you for visiting our shop, sir. Here is your Storage Bag; please keep it safe." The waiter respectfully returned the Storage Bag.
"Awoo..."
Fengling threw out three Spirit Stones.
"This is a tip for you, keep it!" Yang Tianyou explained.
"Thank you, Senior Wolf. Thank you, Senior Wolf."
The waiter quickly thanked him and then happily put away the three Spirit Stones.
He was only at the Early Qi Refining stage of Qi Refining, and three Spirit Stones were equivalent to more than half a month's salary.
Fengling nodded rather reservedly, then followed Yang Tianyou and walked away.
After finishing his meal, Yang Tianyou continued to stroll around with his Spirit Beasts, buying anything that caught his eye along the way without hesitation.
He also bought many small gifts, mostly local specialties of Ba Commandery, to take back to his Lineage and give to his brothers and sisters.
In the blink of an eye, a month has passed.
That day, Yang Tianyou was in seclusion in his quiet room when there was a rapid knock on the door. It was his Fifteenth Brother.
Fengling stood up, opened the door, and Yang Tianwang walked in excitedly.
"Nineteenth Younger Brother, my severed arm can be saved, it can be saved!" Yang Tianwang said incoherently.
"Fifteenth Brother, don't be in a hurry, speak slowly," Yang Tianyou said softly as he stood up.
"Good!"
After taking a deep breath and calming himself down, Yang Tianwang recounted the whole story in detail.
Because of his missing arm, Yang Tianwang lacked one of his three treasures—essence, Essence Qi, and spirit—and could not achieve perfection. This made it difficult for him to seal the Spiritual Power within his body, so he had no hope of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment.
However, he had already Qi Refining the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. With no way forward, he devoted a lot of energy to searching for Pills and Spirit Items that could Limb Regrowth.
This time was no exception. After arriving in Huai River City, Yang Tianyou spent most of his time cultivating, while Yang Tianwang frequented restaurants, Exchange Gathering, and other places to gather information.
He also took the opportunity of purchasing local specialties of Ba Commandery to get to know many shop owners and asked them to keep an eye out for Spirit Items that Limb Regrowth.
Persistence pays off, and Yang Tianwang finally got his wish.
From a cultivator he got along well with, Yang Tianwang learned that an Auction would be held in Huai River City in half a month.
It is said that among these auction items is a Tier 2 Supreme-Grade spirit medicine — the Blood Jade Lotus, which is the main ingredient for refining the Blood Jade Limb-Rejoining Pill.
Fortunately, the Pill Formula for this Spirit Pill was kept in the Yang Household's Scripture Repository.
With the materials in hand, things will be much easier for the Alchemist. Although the Yang Household doesn't have any, they can ask other cultivators for help.
Liu Changsheng, the Old Ancestor of the Liu Household, was Second-Tier Upper-Grade Alchemist. Although the success rate of refining the Blood Jade Limb-Rejoining Pill Pills, Tier 2 Supreme-Grade pill, was not high, just one pill was enough to heal Yang Tianwang's severed arm injury.
After Yang Tianwang finished speaking, he fell silent and looked at Yang Tianyou with a pleading expression.
He knew, of course, that his request was a bit excessive; the rarity of Tier 2 Supreme-Grade Blood Jade Lotus was beyond question.
In this unfamiliar place, displaying wealth rashly is not a good thing for them.
Moreover, Yang Tianwang himself was not qualified to use Lineage resources to purchase the Blood Jade Lotus.
His Lineage's Contribution Points combined are less than 10,000; how could he possibly afford it?
Therefore, only Yang Tianyou can help him with the matter of purchasing the Blood Jade Lotus.
Time seemed to stand still for a moment. Yang Tianyou smiled broadly, and how could he possibly refuse when faced with his Fifteenth Brother's eager and expectant gaze?
Nodding slightly, Yang Tianyou said, "Blood Jade Lotus? This thing is very beneficial to improving my physique, so let's go."
"Thank you, thank you, Nineteenth Younger Brother..." How could Yang Tianwang not understand that these were Yang Tianyou's words of comfort?
Using Blood Jade Lotus for body refinement? Not only is it a waste of resources, it's also an enormous waste.
"Alright, there's no need for us brothers to thank each other." Yang Tianyou waved his hand dismissively, adding, "Besides, even if the Old Ancestor knew, he would approve of this."
After all, Fifteenth Brother, your taming of the Giant Mountain has contributed no less to the Lineage than any Foundation Establishment Cultivator. It's just a Blood Jade Lotus; our Lineage lacks many things right now, but we don't lack Spirit Stones!
Half a month later, in the central area of Huai River City, in front of the magnificent Huai River Auction House, cultivators filed in one after another.
Following the crowd, Yang Tianyou and his brother paid their entrance Spirit Stones and arrived at the private rooms on the second floor reserved for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
A pale blue fragrance wafted through the air, and through the large floor-to-ceiling windows, the enormous auction platform below came into view.
An hour later, the Auction officially began.
Under the watchful eyes of many cultivators, a burly man dressed in a black Daoist robe walked onto the auction stage. His exaggerated physique was typical of the Huai River Xiong Lineage.
"Haha, everyone, greetings! You all know me, Old Xiong doesn't like nonsense. Now I announce that the triennial Huai River Auction is now open!"
The Auction slowly began amidst the hearty laughter of the burly man surnamed Xiong.
"The first item for auction is Third-Tier Lower-Grade Water Attribute Healing Spirit Pill, three Poria Water Restoration Pills in total. The starting price is 10,000 Spirit Stones, and each bid must be at least 500 Spirit Stones higher. The auction now begins!"
As the burly man surnamed Xiong brought down the gavel, the first item began to be auctioned.
"I'll offer twelve thousand Spirit Stones!" An aged voice came from the second floor; it belonged to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
"Twenty thousand Spirit Stones!" The next cultivator casually raised the price by a full eight thousand Spirit Stones.
Twenty-five thousand Spirit Stones!
Thirty thousand Spirit Stones!
Thirty-three thousand Spirit Stones!
Forty-eight thousand Spirit Stones!
Forty-nine thousand Spirit Stones!
Late Stage, the rate of price increase began to slow down.
Few cultivators would squander Spirit Stones. Those who seem brainless are either powerful figures or Evil Cultivators out fishing for opportunities.
True Cultivators are extremely careful with their Spirit Stones, after all, they have worked hard to accumulate them, so how could they possibly squander them?
"I bid 53,000 Spirit Stones!" A clear male voice came from a private room, and the entire auction house fell silent.
No one raised the price.
"Any Daoist Friends willing to raise the bid? 53,000 Spirit Stones once, 53,000 Spirit Stones twice, 53,000 Spirit Stones three times, sold! This bottle of Poria Water Restoration Pill belongs to this Daoist Friends."
As soon as the burly man surnamed Xiong finished speaking, a waiter carrying a tray slowly went up the stairs and handed the Pills to the Foundation Establishment Cultivator.