This Is My Dao Companion

Upon hearing this, many impoverished Gu cultivators in the crowd, who were short of money, showed disappointment and, knowing their place, retreated to the side of the crowd.

However, a considerable number of people remained, standing at the entrance to watch the commotion. Even those a little distance away could hear the noise. Getting them to leave wasn't going to be easy.

A significant portion of these people came to see the legendary Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine, Living Wood. Even if they were penniless, they would still travel thousands of miles to witness this legendary divine object.

Even though the Living Wood might not appear until very late, they still make sure to grab a good spot early, fearing that someone else will take it as soon as they leave.

Upon seeing the fat man shouting in front of the auction house, Long Xuan was slightly taken aback. This fat man looked very familiar; wasn't he Qian Duoduo, whom he had met a few times before?

Wasn't he in the Far Western Lands? How did he end up here?

He was Qian Jinjin's confidant, her right-hand man, and there was no way he would appear here so easily. Could it be that Qian Jinjin was here too? Had she been promoted? Long Xuan suddenly paused, wondering.

"Has the head of the Qian Clan Merchant Association in the Far Western Lands changed?" Long Xuan asked Long Ziyan, who was standing to the side.

He was out of touch with the world, but Long Ziyan should still know about such big news.

Long Ziyan glanced at him and said, "Just as you thought, Qian Jinjin was promoted and left the Far Western Lands a long time ago. She is currently leading her team in the Western Land branch of the Qian Clan Merchant Association."

"As far as I know, the more than ten children of the Qian Clan family head are vying for the position of family head. The Qian Clan family head has assigned his more than ten children to different places to manage the Lineage business. Whoever earns the most wealth within a specified time will become the next family head."

"Perhaps due to the preference for sons over daughters, Qian Jinjin was assigned to the Far Western Lands, the most barren place, which is more than ten times poorer than the places managed by the other candidates for family head."

"Logically speaking, she should have no chance of winning against the other candidates for family head, but the world is always full of unexpected surprises."

"Soon afterward, the profession of Insect Armor Smith appeared for the first time in the Far Western Lands. With her keen insight, Insect Armor Smith launched a major offensive against this new industry before it gained momentum, and even extended her reach into other regions ahead of time."

"By the time the Insect Armor Smith profession became a global phenomenon, she had already captured a large share of the market."

"She seized the initiative, recruiting the vast majority of geniuses with the talent of Insect Armor Smith in advance. By the time others realized what was happening, it was already very difficult for them to compete with her for market share."

"It was precisely because she seized this opportunity that she soared to great heights, becoming the fastest-earning candidate for head of the family despite managing an impoverished region."

"Because she has amassed a tremendous fortune for the Lineage, she was promoted and transferred here to become the head of the Western Land Branch. Currently, she has the greatest advantage in the competition for the position of family head."

Upon hearing this, Long Xuan suddenly realized that her promotion was due to seizing the opportunity presented by the rise of the Insect Armor Smith. The Far Western Lands was the birthplace of the Insect Armor Smith, so of course she would have a significant advantage. In fact, she had to thank herself for achieving such great success.

"Let's go, there are too many people, if we move in too slowly we might not get a spot."

Having satisfied his curiosity, Long Xuan, fearing he might miss out on seats if he arrived too late, stepped forward.

Despite Qian Duoduo's stipulation that an eight million Spirit Stone deposit was required for entry, there were still too many Gu cultivators in the Marrow Cleansing Stage with eight million spirit stones in their pockets, and the people in front were crowded together, shoulder to shoulder.

Suddenly, a groping hand reached out towards Long Ziyan from the crowd. Someone was actually trying to take advantage of the crowded situation to grope her. Long Xuan was immediately furious. He quickly grabbed the groping hand and squeezed it gently. A scream like a pig being slaughtered rang out from the crowd.

"How dare you! I haven't had enough yet, how dare you touch me as you please?"

Ignoring the lewd man who was kneeling on the ground begging for mercy in pain, Long Xuan grabbed Long Ziyan's arm and walked forward.

Long Ziyan glared at him fiercely, but still followed him forward.

This time, Long Xuan learned his lesson and, fearing that Long Ziyan would be jostled by the crowd, he sent out all his clones to separate the crowd. The clones acted like bodyguards protecting a star, creating a large space for the two of them to move forward.

Not long after, he arrived at the entrance of the auction house and readily handed over 16 million Spirit Stone, including Long Ziyan's share.

"This is my dao companion, we're together. Arrange a private room for me, I have a valuable treasure to auction." Long Xuan immediately waved to Qian Duoduo and said.

Auction houses generally have a rule that if a particularly valuable item is consigned for auction, the owner will be accommodated in a private room on the second floor.

However, not all owners are eligible to be seated in a private room; only those whose items are among the most valuable treasures of the auction will receive this privilege.

If it were him, Long Xuan would have been fine with squeezing in with the people below, but now that Long Ziyan was beside him, and thinking about what had just happened, he didn't want Long Ziyan to be squeezed in with too many people.

Moreover, since no high-level Gu cultivators are participating in this auction, he can confidently bid on more treasures. He needs a certain amount of Spirit Stone, so Long Xuan plans to auction off some items to exchange for Spirit Stone, in case he doesn't have enough Spirit Stone later.

Qian Duoduo finally noticed the familiar face; he certainly recognized Long Ziyan, the renowned genius in the Far Western Lands.

When he saw that Long Xuan actually called her his dao companion, Long Ziyan didn't even refute it, he was immediately shocked. What did this Long Xuan have that he could win the heart of such a proud woman? He was completely astonished.

Long Ziyan actually has a dao companion? This is absolutely huge news in the Far Western Lands, and it will be the talk of the town for a long time.

"What do you have to auction? Let me make it clear beforehand, there's only one private room left. The overall quality of the treasures at this auction far surpasses that of previous ones; only treasures of very high value will have the chance to be included in the private room."

Qian Duoduo walked over, scanned the two faces back and forth a few times, and finally spoke.

"Why talk about any treasures here? Let's go into a private room." Since they were acquaintances, Long Xuan spoke much more casually.

"That's true." Qian Duoduo nodded, and perhaps out of trust in an acquaintance, he led the two into the last private room, number five.

"Now you can bring out your good stuff, right? Our auction has very high standards for the items, but I believe that even if you can't produce anything that meets the requirements, the person next to you certainly can."

Qian Duoduo glanced at Long Ziyan beside Long Xuan. Perhaps he brought the two of them to the last private room because of Long Ziyan's influence and because he trusted her wealth.

As for what to bid, Long Xuan was actually a little conflicted at this moment. He had only decided to auction off items in order to get into the private room, and it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. He hadn't really thought about what to auction off.

He had so many items that qualified him to be in the private room; any one of them could be the highlight of the auction.

However, those things are obviously not something that can be easily taken out. The items that can be taken out cannot be too expensive nor too cheap, so it's really a difficult choice.

"I don't know what the minimum requirements are for entering the private rooms at this auction, but I think a treasure for restoring spiritual power during the first Marrow Cleansing Stage should be sufficient. These are things I acquired by chance; please appraise them."

After thinking it over, Long Xuan took out barrels of Spirit-Recovery Wine and placed them on the ground. Of course, these were ordinary wines that had not been distilled. He placed a total of thirty barrels on the ground.

His Ice Bee farm now numbers over ten thousand, producing more honey than he can eat and more Spirit-Recovery Wine than he can drink.

It would be good to take this opportunity to sell the Spirit-Recovery Wine that's taking up space.

Don't underestimate this Spirit-Recovery Wine. Although it's far from being the grand finale item, it's definitely in the upper-middle range among all the auction items. It's not the best, but it's better than the worst either, and it's sure to be snapped up by everyone who comes to the auction.

In battle, the most helpful auxiliary medicines for Gu cultivators are firstly healing medicines, and secondly, spirit-restoring spirit medicine. Some even believe that spirit medicine are more important than healing medicines.

Long Xuan was confident that his Spirit-Recovery Wine was the best among all spiritual energy recovery medicines during the Marrow Cleansing Stage, so how could his Spirit-Recovery Wine not be in high demand?

Upon hearing Long Xuan's words, Qian Duoduo was slightly taken aback. "Ranked number one among medicines for restoring spiritual power Marrow Cleansing Stage? What a boastful tone."

If his wine really has the exaggerated effects he claims, then he absolutely deserves to be in this private room.

With a skeptical look in his eyes, Qian Duoduo opened one of the wine barrels, and immediately a rich aroma of wine filled the entire room. He couldn't help but sniff, his face showing shock.

As a businessman, he had tasted countless fine wines, but this was the first time he had ever seen a Spirit Wine with such a rich aroma. He finally put away his contempt.

Qian Duoduo stared intently into the wine barrel and found that the wine inside was crystal clear, without a trace of impurity. He had never seen such clear wine before. No matter how high the quality of the wine he had seen before, it was always cloudy. He had never seen such transparent wine before. He was truly amazed.

Qian Duoduo looked up at Long Xuan in surprise, and finally couldn't help but take out a wine glass from her Storage Bag, scoop out half a glass of wine, and then tilted her head back and drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking the wine, his eyes lit up. As an excellent businessman, he naturally had the ability to appraise treasures, and his wine tasting skills were also quite good. After just half a sip, he knew that what Long Xuan said was true. This wine was known as the best for restoring spirit in the Marrow Cleansing Stage, and that was no exaggeration.

The restorative effect of this wine is far, far superior to that of Spirit-Recovery Pill.

Most importantly, the Spirit-Recovery Pill requires a certain amount of time to be refined after ingestion, while wine melts instantly upon entering the mouth and requires no refining time. In comparison, the Spirit-Recovery Wine is naturally far superior to the Spirit-Recovery Pill.

If this kind of wine appears at an auction, it's hard for it not to cause a sensation.

In the past, this kind of wine would have been a highlight of the auction.

However, this auction was a battle of the gods, and even such Divine Wine was far from being the final item, which made him secretly regretful.