The Auction Begins
Under the crimson glow of the sunset, all the low-lying bungalows appeared even more reddish.
Ye Haiyi sat in front of the house, leaning against a chair, waiting quietly. His eyes always showed composure and confidence.
If you look more closely, you'll notice a hint of ruthlessness.
He held a Jade Slip in one hand and his other hand was close to his Storage Bag, as if he could take out Law Artifact and rush out at any moment.
"Grandpa!" Ye Jingcheng called out.
Behind him followed Meng Xuan, whose face was flushed from drinking.
He walked unsteadily, but fortunately the ground of Taichang Market was made of hard bluestone and had array patterns on it, otherwise Ye Jingcheng was worried that the ground would collapse.
"You made your Uncle Meng drink so much, and he won the championship?" Ye Haiyi asked with some dissatisfaction.
"Yes!" Ye Jingcheng knew what Ye Haiyi was asking.
So he answered directly and decisively.
After escorting Meng Xuan back to his room, Ye Jingcheng followed Ye Haiyi into the room.
With the Storage Bag and Spirit Beast bag handed over to Ye Haiyi, Ye Jingcheng felt much more relaxed.
Although safety is guaranteed, if something goes wrong and the Spirit Stone used to purchase the Array and Spirit Stone- attracting stones are lost, but the treasure is not obtained, then the sin would be enormous.
It should be noted that the price of this third-tier Spirit Gathering Formation and third-tier spirit-attracting Spirit Stone is not much less than that of the Purple Palace Jade Liquid, at least tens of thousands of Spirit Stones.
"You've done a great job. You'll definitely be included in the next Lineage Foundation Establishment!" Ye Haiyi said firmly.
He wasn't used to beating around the bush and only spoke the most concise words, but they were enough to excite Ye Jingcheng.
Having Foundation Establishment to protect you during the Foundation Establishment provides a greater sense of security!
"Grandpa, what's next...?"
"Keep it as is, participate in the auction!" Ye Haiyi nodded and then spoke.
"Let's make some tea, it's getting a bit weak from waiting."
Ye Jingcheng knew that Ye Haiyi wanted to drink, but he wouldn't allow it at this moment.
After all, he was carrying a treasure.
Ye Jingcheng went to drink because he wanted to avoid being tracked.
However, he drank very little, and used his spiritual power to neutralize the effects of the alcohol.
This time, Ye Jingcheng took out the Azure Spirit Tea, and Ye Haiyi didn't stop him.
Having always drunk ordinary tea, now that I've won the championship, it's more logical to celebrate with spiritual tea.
Ye Jingcheng still had many details he wanted to ask, but after seeing Ye Haiyi's caution while drinking the spiritual tea, he swallowed his questions.
The next day, Ye Jingcheng continued to sell elixirs at the street stalls as usual.
Because his elixirs were quite good, he even gained a reputation among the Rogue Cultivator, and many people came to him to buy elixirs, which earned him a lot of Spirit Stone.
When he was with the Ye Family, he sold his elixirs to the Lineage, so his earnings here could only be counted as 80%.
The market was also busier, and Ye Jingcheng actually wanted to check out the specialized Spirit Beast shops.
Unfortunately, after thinking about Xu Haoshui, Li Xiangyu, and Li Xiangfei yesterday, I gave up.
In the last two days, Ye Jingcheng also obtained another type of poisonous flower seed, the Poison Thorn Flower.
The seeds of this Poison Thorn Flower are more expensive than those of the Black Cloud Flower. Forty seeds cost Ye Jingcheng one hundred and thirty Spirit Stone.
Moreover, of these forty seeds, thirty are of low quality and it's uncertain whether they can even survive. The remaining ten are of slightly higher quality, but still only at a medium level.
However, it was precisely because of this that Ye Jingcheng was able to acquire it for 130 Spirit Stone, while the stall owner had initially asked for 400 Spirit Stone.
Unlike the Black Cloud Flower and the Purple Illusion Flower Poison Thorn Flower, which only bloom but do not bear fruit, the Poison Thorn Flower not only blooms but also bears fruit, which is a mid-grade first-level spiritual fruit.
Moreover, unlike the flower, which is poisonous, the Poison Thorn Fruit is non-toxic.
In terms of taste, it's even better than Lingxing (a type of apricot).
It can be used in the refining of many elixirs, and even in the making of spiritual wine.
Ye Jingcheng was able to buy it only because the seed was of poor quality; otherwise, many cultivators would have purchased it.
It's not even his turn.
Here, one can also see the prosperity of Taichang Market. Even with the support of an auction, Taihang Marketplace would not have so many cultivators.
The only pity is that Ye Jingcheng can no longer go to shops that specialize in selling Spirit Beast.
After all, he was just a Rogue Cultivator Alchemist Spirit Root were incompatible with his own.
As for Law Artifact Spirit Talisman, Ye Jingcheng didn't particularly crave them.
He has now collected all the ingredients for the Five Poison Pill, but he is missing one ingredient for the Jade-Scale Pill: a hundred-year-old Water Cloud Grass.
The Water Cloud Grass is even more precious than the Azure Snake Flower and the Jade Beauty Fruit.
So instead of trying your luck at the market, it's better to wait for the auction.
Another bell rang, and this time, almost all the cultivators came out of their houses, making the streets even more crowded.
A streak of crimson light fell upon the crowd, making them appear exceptionally red.
Ye Jingcheng and Ye Haiyi also came out early, dressed neatly.
Today is the day of the auction.
The auction was held in the main auction hall in the east of the city.
This hall has three floors and is large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people to participate in the auction.
The first floor is for Foundation Establishment cultivators and Qi Refining cultivators, the second floor is for the Purple Mansion cultivators and Purple Mansion Lineage, and the third floor is for Golden Core Lineage and Golden Core True Person.
"Put on the Spirit-Isolating Robe!" Ye Haiyi handed Ye Jingcheng a Spirit-Isolating Robe, and the two walked into the crowd, soon arriving at the auction hall.
After one person paid three Spirit Stones, the two finally entered the hall.
The hall was already mostly full and extremely noisy.
The entire first floor of the auction hall is divided into front cubicles and back regular seating!
Ye Jingcheng and Ye Haiyi naturally sat at the very back.
Moreover, Ye Jingcheng sensed that there were also quite a few Foundation Establishment cultivators wearing Spirit-Isolating Robe sitting in the back.
They seem to be secretly preparing to purchase some treasure.
Ye Jingcheng was extremely relaxed at this moment. They were just going through the motions today. After the Foundation Establishment was taken, it would be time for them to leave.
Nobody would have noticed them back then.
Under Ye Jingcheng's gaze, the Xu Family cultivators and the Mo Family cultivators swaggered up to the second floor.
They belong to the Purple Mansion Lineage.
The other three Foundation Establishment Lineage, however, all chose to wear Spirit-Isolating Robe and hide among the crowd, just like them.
At this auction, Foundation Establishment Lineage and Foundation Establishment cultivators are nothing special; concealing one's identity is far more advantageous than revealing it.
As time went on, the auction, which was intended to accommodate tens of thousands of people, became completely packed.
An elderly man with white hair stepped onto the high platform, his aura slightly emanating from him, revealing him to be Foundation Establishment Late Stage Cultivator!
"I, Qiu Xianyun, am honored to be the auctioneer for this auction. I would also like to thank all my senior colleagues for attending!"
Qiu Xianyun's reputation was clearly very high, and he instantly aroused cheers among the cultivators.
"His other identity is a third-tier Alchemist, and he's very popular in Taichang Market!" Ye Haiyi explained from the side, seemingly noticing Ye Jingcheng's confusion.
Upon hearing this, Ye Jingcheng was also extremely surprised. As a third-level Alchemist acting as an auctioneer, it was no wonder that he was so popular.
"Enough with the small talk, the highest bidder wins the auction!"
"The first item up for auction is a second-tier top-grade Cold Jade Toad cub, a dual-elemental Spirit Beast of ice and wind. Starting bid: 1000 Spirit Stone!"