Buying Cultivation Methods (x) Farming Fated Fortunes (√)

At the center of the auction was a high platform, where an elegant middle-aged man stood, giving an opening speech to the crowd:

"Welcome everyone to the Heavenly Goods Branch! My name is Li Yuanxing, and I am the president of the Jin Province branch, as well as the host of this event. Thank you all for gracing us with your presence at this month's second auction! On behalf of Heavenly Treasures Guild, I extend my gratitude!"

Zhao Huai propped his chin up, watching the elegant man stand tall on the stage, his voice revealing a thick layer of true Qi. Without even thinking, he knew that the other party also possessed cultivation. After all, how could a place like an auction not have powerful cultivators guarding it?

"We're all old friends here, President Li, no need to be so polite."

"Indeed, let's save the pleasantries for later. We're all eagerly awaiting the start of the auction!"

Before he could say a few more words, many cultivators and wealthy merchants from Jin Province in the seats urged him on.

"Alright, if that's the case, then I, Li, won't dawdle any longer."

Li Yuanxing was also straightforward, and after a hearty laugh, he lifted the red cloth, revealing the first item to be auctioned.

"The first item to be auctioned is a Strengthening Essence Pill refined by a Rank 7 Alchemist, which can strengthen the physical bodies of Qi Refining stage cultivators, promoting blood circulation and strengthening muscles."

"Moreover, as everyone knows, Rank 7 Alchemists are already a rare existence. After all, the most top-notch alchemists in the entire Great Xia Dynasty are only Rank 3. A Rank 7 Alchemist is comparable to a family's money tree. This Strengthening Essence Pill was created by this alchemist to gather funds to purchase expensive medicinal herbs. This is an opportunity not to be missed!"

"The starting price is three thousand taels of silver, or three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, with each bid increasing by no less than one-tenth of the minimum price."

"Three thousand five hundred taels!"

As soon as the host's voice fell, a middle-aged man in a Daoist robe immediately raised his hand and called out a price.

"Four thousand taels!"

A portly, wealthy uncle also joined the competition.

It seemed that this pill was indeed very popular. For cultivators within Qi Refining Level 5, the Strengthening Essence Pill could indeed greatly enhance their physical bodies, but beyond that, the effect would be very limited.

Therefore, Zhao Huai was not interested in the fragrant pill inside the glass cover.

He was already at Qi Refining Level 9, and his physical body had initially reached its limit. This kind of pill was no longer suitable for him.

However, the bidding continued, and soon it was pushed up to seven thousand taels of silver!

A single pill selling for seven thousand taels of silver was equivalent to being able to buy a good villa in any large, prosperous city in Great Xia Dynasty, and one that even came with maids.

Zhao Huai was not idle either, he took out a golden copper coin and tossed it up.

He needed to cultivate a habit, to brush it from time to time, in case there was a surprise.

[Good fortune and misfortune are intertwined, let's just watch it]
[Divination Sign 1: On the path of cultivation, body refinement comes first. The Strengthening Essence Pill refined by a Rank 7 Alchemist, the instruction you received is "Good Fortune".]

Tracing Guidance: The pill was refined in a hurry, and the production was rough. After taking it, there will definitely be no harm, but there will be no benefit either.

Zhao Huai couldn't help but smile, "This guidance has rarely been so long, is it because of identifying treasures? This pill is indeed a work made by unscrupulous alchemists to perfunctorily deal with people."

Before he could react, a bright yellow light cluster directly entered his mind.

"Oh? It's here."

Zhao Huai said in surprise.

[Alchemy Maniac (Yellow-Grade Low-Rank)]: Your speed of refining Yellow-Grade pills is slightly increased, the efficiency is doubled, and you have a special effect. You can refine two furnaces of pills at the same time, but the consumption of mental power is increased.

Looking at the newly acquired Destiny, Zhao Huai pursed his lips, not satisfied.

Because he didn't know how to refine pills, what was the use of this Destiny? It would be better to decompose it to upgrade other Destinies.

"I'll put it at the bottom of the box to gather dust first."

Zhao Huai decided to ignore it for now and continue to pay attention to the auction.

However, the auction of this Strengthening Essence Pill had already ended, and there was a result.

In the end, it was sold to a middle-aged wealthy merchant for a price of seven thousand taels of silver.

"Next, is a precious sword forged from Deer Demon Bone, but unfortunately, it is a failed product. The caster, that is, the blacksmith, encountered some trouble during the smelting process, so this is a failed magic weapon, and cannot be considered a magic weapon, but it is also more useful than ordinary precious swords."

Li Yuanxing carefully introduced the pale white long sword that had just been brought onto the stage.

"Starting price of five thousand taels, or five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"A failed product, then forget it." Zhao Huai shook his head.

However, it doesn't affect his next actions.

[Misfortune and fortune depend on each other, let's just watch.]
[Divination Sign One: A workman must first sharpen his tools to do his work well. Before you is a failed magical artifact, and the instruction you receive is "Misfortune."]
Tracing Guidance: Even a careful blacksmith makes mistakes sometimes. Hopefully, he won't drink when he's forging next time.

Following the same method, a bright yellow fate grid appeared.

[Sword Heart Like a Boulder (Yellow-Grade, Mid-tier)]: Your Dao Heart is as sharp and firm as a precious sword, and it will not be easily disturbed by external objects. Special effect: Increases the sharpness of weapons.

"Hiss."

Zhao Huai inhaled a breath of cold air, a wry smile forming on his face.

He already had the [Firm Dao Heart (Mysterious-Grade)] fate grid, so the effect of this [Sword Heart Like a Boulder] was very limited. This was really fatal.

"It's okay, it's just gathering dust at the bottom of the box, keep refreshing!"

Zhao Huai wasn't discouraged and cheered up again, starting the process of quickly farming fate grids.

In the auction, several items were put up one after another, each item causing a lot of competition, including pills, weapons, spirit herb seeds, Dao talismans, demon armor, and so on.

Zhao Huai basically got a fate grid every time he tossed a copper coin. This drop rate could be said to be extremely amazing.

He came to the auction this time not so much to buy cultivation methods as to farm fate grids.

It was really like that. Many times, he didn't seem to need these dispensable items.

As long as he got their fate grids, they could exert a considerable effect.

In comparison, why should he buy them? The atmosphere of the auction became more and more heated, and Li Yuanxing was also happy to see the scene before him.

The better the business, the more they earned.

"Thank you again for your support. Next, everyone can take a break. I will have people bring the following items to the stage first," Li Yuanxing said with a smile.

During the break, Zhao Huai also took stock of the new fate grids he had obtained.

He checked them in his mind.

[Plant Scholar (Yellow-Grade, Low-tier)]: The growth rate of the plants and medicinal herbs you cultivate is doubled, limited to low-level spiritual objects.
[Master's Ultimate Skill (Yellow-Grade, High-tier)]: The power of the techniques and methods you use with your physical body is doubled.
[Talisman Expertise (Yellow-Grade, Low-tier)]: The speed at which you inscribe basic talismans is doubled. Special effect: You can draw two talismans at the same time.
[Indestructible Body (Yellow-Grade, Mid-tier)]: Under the cover of true qi, your physical body becomes extremely hard, and ordinary knives and swords cannot cause you any harm.

Four fate grids. Except for the first one, each of the following fate grids could be said to have a significant effect on Zhao Huai.

[Talisman Expertise] could increase his efficiency in drawing talismans, which perfectly matched the Three Thousand Thunder Talisman Secrets. [Master's Ultimate Skill] goes without saying, it was simply too useful!

What was the concept of doubling the power of a technique? If I give you a punch, it's equivalent to double the damage. This was still Yellow-Grade. If it was upgraded, this fate grid would probably transform even more terrifyingly! Time passed quickly, and Li Yuanxing stood in the center of the high platform again, saying loudly: "Next to be auctioned is a cultivation method that our Heavenly Treasures Guild obtained by chance. It is said that this cultivation method is extremely obscure, like a heavenly book. So far, no one has been able to understand it, and no one has been able to learn it. Regarding its information, we only know that this is a powerful mind technique, originating from a declining immortal cultivation sect."

"No one can understand it?"

The words on the stage immediately attracted Zhao Huai's attention, and his interest immediately rose, the color of interest in his eyes immediately became thicker.

"Because no one can learn it, it has been idle for a long time, so it has become a decoration. This is also the reason why it was moved to the auction site. Everyone, do what you can. It's not bad as a collectible."

Li Yuanxing said to everyone with a smile.