Cultivation Method Auction

The afternoon sun was just right, shining on people, making them feel warm all over.

Zhao Huai hummed a little tune, walking down the road in a carefree manner.

This time, the cultivation method auction was being held at the Heavenly Treasures Guild, which was a bit of a distance from the east of the city.

The Heavenly Treasures Guild was the most circulated and largest chamber of commerce in the entire Great Xia Dynasty. In the Central Continent, any slightly prosperous city had a branch, and Zhao Huai was currently heading to the Jin Province branch.

The Heavenly Treasures Guild was initially established by a group of powerful cultivators. Having developed for more than 800 years, it was now a behemoth. Apart from the Central Continent, their presence could be found in other remote places as well.

If cultivators wanted to quickly acquire cultivation resources, they would inevitably have to deal with them.

Internally, they said that the Heavenly Treasures Guild did not produce cultivation resources; they were merely porters of resources, providing a platform for cultivators to trade.

Strictly speaking, it transcended the secular world and had a longer lifespan than ordinary dynasties.

Zhao Huai passed through the bustling crowd and soon arrived at the Heavenly Treasures Guild branch.

Before him was a wide street, the ground was very clean, and as far as the eye could see, there were rows of exquisite pavilions, very impressive, and the entrance to the street was full of lanterns.

The light in the lanterns was not fire, but Spirit Stones.

In the eyes of truly powerful cultivators, gold and silver jewelry were meaningless, so without a doubt, the hardest currency in the pugilistic world, the secular world, and the imperial court was Spirit Stones. In addition, Demon Cores, Demon Bones, strange stones used for refining and forging, and elixirs that assisted in cultivation could also be used for trading.

But how many real cultivators were there?

Generally, only those who reached the Foundation Establishment Realm could be considered to have entered the door of immortal cultivation, and becoming a powerful cultivator was a difficult thing. However, most people were stuck at the Qi Refining stage. Considering the situation of most people, gold and silver could also be used in the guild's transactions, but the exchange rate was very low.

Zhao Huai had a lot of gold and silver, but his Spirit Stones were extremely limited, so his goal for buying cultivation methods this time was very specific.

He would not buy it unless it was a cultivation method of great value to him.

Heavenly Treasures Guild's main entrance.

The grand and spacious living room was filled with all kinds of people. Anyone who could come here was either rich or noble, so they were all dressed extremely luxuriously. Even some people with better family backgrounds would come here to see the world.

Amidst the comings and goings, Zhao Huai lazily entered the door and looked around. The highest cultivation level here did not exceed Qi Refining Level 3, which was lower than he had imagined.

That was right, those with good aptitude had already joined sects, so why would they stay here?

Zhao Huai came to a quiet room and found an old man.

"Old Chu, long time no see." As soon as he entered the door, he greeted with a smile.

"Hahaha, it's Young Master Zhao, you've finally arrived."

Old Chu was an old man wearing a gray Taoist robe with a kind smile. His hair was all white, and his face was covered with wrinkles. He was very old. He was a guest elder of the Heavenly Treasures Guild, stationed in the Jin Province branch all year round, just to receive a retirement salary.

Don't look at him being old, in fact, he also had a Foundation Establishment Level 2 cultivation. He was over a hundred years old, and he was also a member of the front line of the immortal cultivation sect when he was young. Now he was living his old age in this branch.

"Was the elixir you bought last time useful? Seeing your complexion and mood are good, it seems you have made another breakthrough."

Old Chu stroked his beard and looked at the heroic Zhao Huai with a smile, his eyes full of envy.

The gap between people was so big. When he was as old as Zhao Huai, he was still struggling in Qi Refining Level 1 or 2.

"Thanks to you, old man, the elixir last time was very good. I encountered a small bottleneck in my cultivation, so I plan to come and take a look at the cultivation methods today." Zhao Huai responded with a faint smile.

"Cultivation methods? There seem to be a few top-quality new cultivation methods this time, let's see if you can get them."

Old Chu said meaningfully.

"Can't you reveal more?" Zhao Huai was greatly relieved, and at the same time smiled.

"A little more mystery is a good thing." Old Chu shook his head and couldn't help but smile.

Then Old Chu threw Zhao Huai a token and said with a smile, "The room has been booked for you, just go directly, the location is in the front, a luxurious single room."

Zhao Huai took the token and chuckled, "Thank you, I'll treat you to tea another day."

Arriving at the arranged luxurious single room, Zhao Huai comfortably lay on the mink recliner, with beautiful maids serving excellent tea and snacks.

His location was a suitably high open-air platform, which could overlook the entire venue and clearly see the auctioned items.

There were similar platforms next door, but no one was there yet.

This height also prevented others from seeing who he was.

Because he had come many times and spent a lot of money, it was no exaggeration to say that he was now a member of the Heavenly Treasures Guild, and that was how he got to know Old Chu.

Besides, cultivation is so tiring, shouldn't one enjoy life a little?

The people below gradually lined up to enter, filling the empty seats, and soon there was no space left.

At the same time, in the private room next to Zhao Huai, a young man in a dark green robe arrived, accompanied by a follower. He was dressed flamboyantly, with three jade rings on one hand, obviously from a wealthy and influential family.

Zhao Huai merely glanced at him indifferently.

Just an ordinary person without any cultivation.

However, the servant beside him had some skill, clearly a bodyguard-type character.

Zhao Huai immediately withdrew his gaze, took out a golden copper coin, and planned to divine his fortune for the day.

[Misfortune and fortune depend on each other, let's just watch]

[Divination 1: Focus on the essence of things, convey the spirit through form, auspicious stars shine brightly, the indication you receive is "Fortune"]

Root Tracing Guidance: Fortune shines, abundant harvest.

Seeing the words that appeared, and the guiding words, Zhao Huai murmured to himself:

"Focus on the essence of things, convey the spirit through form, sounds rather mysterious. A large harvest, what does it refer to?"

"Wealth? Cultivation methods?"

Half clear and half obscure, very much like a riddle-solver, Zhao Huai couldn't figure it out either.

Should he upgrade the [Root Tracing] destiny again later, maybe the effect would be better? Regardless, Zhao Huai's mood became expectant after the copper coin's guidance.

At this moment, the young man in the dark green robe beside him kept looking left and right, everything seemed extremely new to him. When he caught sight of Zhao Huai's calm and quiet appearance, he couldn't help but call out from a distance:

"Say, this brother, you look very impressive. Do you know if there are any precious items to be auctioned today?"

Zhao Huai glanced at him faintly.

"Don't know."

The dark green robed youth seemed like a natural acquaintance, still with a smiling face, said:

"I am Li Yanqing, and I have been struggling to find a method to break through to Qi Refining. This time I came to the auction precisely to seek a solution."

"Does this brother know of any methods for a quick breakthrough, or any cultivation experience?"

"Don't know."

Zhao Huai didn't even look at him, his eyes straight ahead, staring at the auction items being presented in the center of the hall.

As the saying goes, better a dead friend than a poor daoist.

Most cultivators are egoists and generally don't bother with other people's affairs, not even to offer suggestions.

Moreover, he wasn't familiar with this person.

"The auction officially begins!"

Accompanied by the host's loud shout on the stage, the auction was about to begin, and the dark green youth had no choice but to shut his mouth, a hint of regret in his eyes.