Cautiously Cultivating Immortality in a Strange World
Chapter 60: Auction

When the time arrived, Chen Lin returned to the Zhao Merchant House.

The shopkeeper had a good memory and immediately led him upstairs, even providing him with a mask in advance.

"This is a special spiritual treasure that can block probing techniques. If you don't want others to know your identity, you can wear this."

The shopkeeper placed the mask in Chen Lin's hand, thought for a moment, and then added, "Note that this mask can only block the probing of Qi Refining cultivators. It's useless against Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators."

"Oh? Will there be Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators participating?"

Chen Lin put on the mask, asking in shock.

The shopkeeper shook his head, "It's hard to say, but it's possible, although the possibility is low."

Chen Lin nodded, not asking further, and walked in directly.

The upstairs area was spacious, with tables and chairs arranged neatly. On one side, there was a high platform with a table on it, which seemed to be used for the auction.

At this moment, there were already some people inside, most of whom were wearing masks.

There were also those who didn't wear masks, but each of them exuded an aura of strength, clearly Qi Refining late-stage cultivators.

In a place where Foundation Establishment cultivators were scarce, top-notch Qi Refining cultivators didn't need to be cautious, and Foundation Establishment cultivators wouldn't bother with Qi Refining cultivators' belongings.

Chen Lin randomly found a seat near the corner, observing the behavior and speech of each cultivator in secret.

Among them, three people caught his attention.

One was a burly man with a thick beard, carrying a large and exaggerated sword on his back, with a fierce and intimidating aura.

Another was a female cultivator, dressed in revealing clothing that clashed with the ancient style of this world. Her smile seemed to hold an inexplicable allure.

The last one was a skinny, gloomy-looking old man, whose age was impossible to determine. He emitted a cold and eerie aura, and wore a necklace made from an unknown type of bone, with a small human skull pendant!

Chen Lin had never seen such an outfit before and couldn't help but take a second glance.

The old man seemed to sense something, glancing in his direction.

Chen Lin suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, and hastily averted his gaze.

The old man seemed to have only been warning him, and after a cold laugh, ignored him.

After this interlude, Chen Lin stopped observing others and quietly waited for the auction to begin.

More and more cultivators arrived, soon filling up the seats, except for the few chairs around the three notable individuals.

Suddenly, Chen Lin's eyes flickered.

He saw a familiar face.

It was Han Lingyue, the beautiful woman from the Han family he had seen at the city gate last time!

This woman wasn't wearing a mask, and her stunning beauty immediately attracted the attention of many people, with some even revealing a lustful gaze.

"Hmph!"

Han Lingyue's face turned cold, and she let out a cold snort, suddenly releasing a powerful aura!

As soon as this aura emerged, it immediately intimidated all the onlookers, and only a few people continued to stare, but with a hint of fear.

Chen Lin was also shocked, and judging from the aura Han Lingyue emitted, her cultivation had likely reached the ninth stage of Qi Refining.

Stronger than Ye Jingyun.

Han Lingyue quickly retracted her aura, then scanned the hall, and finally sat down in the empty seat next to the pot-bellied man.

As soon as she sat down, several more people walked in.

After these people sat down, the seats were almost fully occupied, and it seemed that the distributed invitation talismans were also limited in number.

Next, a dignified old man walked out and went directly to the table at the front.

"Alright, fellow Daoists, let's get started. Since time is limited, we'll get straight to the point. First, our merchant house will take out ten rare items for everyone to bid on, and then we'll begin the free trade."

The old man was very straightforward and got straight to the point.

As soon as he finished speaking, a Qi Refining middle-stage female cultivator walked up and placed a long, rectangular box on the table.

The old man waved his hand, opening the box, revealing a bright red flying sword inside.

"This is the Blazing Fire Sword, a mid-grade spiritual treasure with fire attributes, extremely sharp and able to release flames on its blade to attack enemies!"

After a brief introduction, the old man controlled the flying sword, making it fly up, and pointed at it. A stage of fiery light appeared on the sword.

"Alright, you've all seen the sword's state. Now, let's start the bidding. The starting price is ten mid-grade spirit stones, and each bid must increase by at least one mid-grade spirit stone. Who's interested, please start bidding!"

The old man put the flying sword back in its scabbard and said loudly.

" Fifteen mid-grade spirit stones!"

Immediately, a yellow-robed cultivator bid, his face filled with excitement.

"Sixteen mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Eighteen mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Twenty spirit stones!"

In the blink of an eye, the price had reached twenty spirit stones, but no one continued to bid. A black-clothed cultivator bought it.

Chen Lin, who had been silent until now, was extremely shocked.

This price was much cheaper than in Kaiyuan City!

Although he had already discovered that, except for spiritual medicines and pills, everything else was cheaper than in Kaiyuan City, he didn't expect it to be this cheap.

A mid-grade spiritual treasure, the Flying Sword, would cost at least fifty spirit stones in Kaiyuan City!

Just as he was shocked, the old man on the stage took out another item.

It was two small ceramic bottles.

The old man opened the bottle stopper and poured out a small pill the size of a pinky finger.

As soon as the pill appeared, the room was filled with a fragrant aroma, and all the cultivators fixed their gazes on the pill.

It could be said that most of the cultivators here were attracted by the pills of the Zhao Merchant House.

"A Congealing Pill, a Qi Refining period cultivation-enhancing pill, ten pills per bottle, two bottles for sale, with a starting price of forty spirit stones per bottle, and each bid must be at least three spirit stones higher."

Chen Lin stared at the pill, which didn't seem as good as his Initial Yuan Pill, and he didn't know its specific effects, but the price was higher than in Kaiyuan City.

Although the pills in Kaiyuan City were monopolized by the five major families, the prices were still reasonable. A Qi Refining period cultivation-enhancing pill like this one would cost around three spirit stones, so even if this Congealing Pill was more effective, it was still expensive.

After all, forty spirit stones was just the starting price, and the final transaction price was unknown.

As expected, in the time it took him to think, the price had already been raised to fifty spirit stones and was still rising.

In the end, a female cultivator bought it for sixty-five spirit stones!

The second bottle was even more expensive, reaching seventy spirit stones!

One bottle with ten pills, each pill costing seven spirit stones, was equivalent to seven thousand lower-grade spirit stones.

This price was too exaggerated!

Chen Lin clicked his tongue in amazement, secretly making up his mind to practice alchemy well, as this was a golden opportunity.

If his technical level improved, he wouldn't have to worry about resources for cultivation!