Chapter 202 Belonging
I don’t know how much time passed, but when Xue Chong saw this situation, he coughed and brought back the monks who were distracted.
Soon, a storm of bidding began, and the price of the golden fruit soared, quickly exceeding 120,000 spiritual stones.
Seeing this, Lin Tianming and his wife had rosy faces, sitting in the VIP room drinking spiritual tea, watching the fierce bidding among the monks, without any idea of participating.
Although they were extremely coveted, they could only sigh with excitement when they heard the fierce bidding.
More importantly, this golden fruit was still a hot potato. Even if he could successfully bid, he would not be able to safely bring it back to the clan.
At this moment, the number of bidding monks below gradually decreased, and only a few VIP rooms were still participating. Each of them was a top family in the world of immortal cultivation in Wei State, or a casual cultivator with a foundation of nine levels or above.
In a VIP room, Ye Pinghai was sitting on a Taishi chair made of precious wood, staring at the fierce bidding below with a thoughtful expression.
He has reached the ninth level of Foundation Establishment and is very close to the Great Perfection state of Foundation Establishment. He must be prepared in advance to hit the Golden Core Stage. For this, he has been preparing for more than ten years and accumulated a large amount of knowledge. Fortune, by participating in this auction today, learned about the golden fruit through Li Xiuyuan in advance.
Not only him, but also some of the top foundation-building families and casual cultivators stationed in Qianchuanfang City have already learned the news in advance. The purpose of many of them is the most precious Blue Flame Furnace and this A golden fruit.
Although the golden fruit can only increase the rate of elixir formation by 10%, in today's world of immortality, there are very few elixir-forming spiritual objects that appear. Even for golden elixir forces like Zhenyang Sect, the supply of treasures exceeds demand.
As for why a golden fruit shot was released this time, no one knows. It may be to attract popularity in the market, or it may be the hand of a casual cultivator.
No matter what the purpose is, his purpose is very simple. If he gives up this opportunity to bid for the golden fruit, he will have to wait ten years until the next big rally, and he may not be able to successfully bid by then. It will take a few more years.
Thinking of this, he was extremely determined, and with the wealth he had accumulated over decades of hard work as a second-level high-grade alchemist, he would not hesitate to take a photo of this golden fruit.
I don’t know how much time passed before he came back to his senses and joined the fierce bidding.
"One hundred and forty-six thousand spirit stones."
Ye Pinghai shouted out the price, raising the price by three thousand spirit stones in one breath. The ultra-high price of nearly 150,000 spirit stones caused the entire audience to fall into brief silence again.
At this time, many monks were breathing rapidly and did not dare to breathe out.
The previous bidding was just a small fight, and the real top forces have just joined the competition.
“One hundred and forty-seven thousand spiritual stones.”
"One hundred and forty-nine thousand spiritual stones."
After more than ten rounds of bidding, the price of the golden fruit at this time has reached one hundred and sixty-three thousand spiritual stones.
At this time, only three people, including Ye Pinghai, were still bidding. The rest of the bidders were completely dissuaded by the terrifying price.
Lin Tianming and Lin Tianming were equally shocked. The price of more than 160,000 spirit stones was enough to buy several foundation-building pills. Every time the price was increased, the price increased by thousands, and it continued to rise.
"This Wei Kingdom's Immortal Realm and Qianchuanfang City are indeed Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. They opened their mouths and opened their mouths and opened hundreds of thousands of spirit stones without hesitation. It seems that the previous assessment of the family's strength was too optimistic."
Lin Tianming thought to himself, but there was no wave in his heart. After all, the family was prospering. Giving the family another ten years would be enough to reach a new level, and by then it would reach the level of a top foundation-building family.
In the VIP room where Ye Pinghai was, he looked extremely calm and showed the courage to risk everything. He opened his mouth and offered 175,000 spiritual stones, raising 6,000 spiritual stones in one breath.
After a few breaths of time, no VIP room made another bid, and the whole scene was silent.
Xue Chong looked excited at this time. Seeing that no one was bidding, he announced the bidding results in public.
Hearing the announcement of the results, Ye Pinghai looked excited and quickly took out 175,000 spiritual stones. He threw the storage bag through the restrictions of the VIP room and landed firmly in Xue Chong's hands. .
Xue Chong took the storage bag and used his consciousness to count the spiritual stones. After confirming that the number was correct, he threw the jade box containing the golden fruit towards the VIP room where Ye Pinghai was.
Ye Pinghai took the jade box and opened it immediately. He looked excited at the golden fruit that contained powerful energy.
I don’t know how much time had passed. On the high platform of the auction house, Xue Chong glanced at the whole place, and then he announced that the auction of the foundation building site was over.
On the seats in the public area, many foundation-building monks have not yet come to their senses. They are obviously shocked by the sky-high price of more than 170,000 spiritual stones.
It wasn't until some monks stood up to greet Xue Chong that they came back to their senses. Then they exchanged a few polite words with some familiar monks and left the venue in an orderly manner.
In the VIP room where Lin Tianming was, the two of them looked at the monks who were gradually leaving, but did not leave in a hurry.
Lin Xingping was very excited at this time. They gained a lot from participating in the auction this time, and they were able to witness the fierce bidding process. It was a worthwhile trip.
After a cup of tea, Lin Tianming stood up and said to Lin Xingping: "Uncle Clan, there will be an exchange meeting next. Do you want to go and see it?"
Hear At this, Lin Xingping nodded and agreed with his idea.
Seeing this, Lin Tianming stood up and walked towards the VIP room, and Lin Xingping followed suit.
After leaving the VIP room, the female cultivator standing at the door had not yet left. When she saw Lin Tianming and others coming out, she immediately greeted them.
Lin Tianming casually took out twenty spiritual stones, handed them to the female cultivator, and then led Lin Xingping deeper into the passage.
After a while, the two entered a secret room, where more than a dozen monks were chatting, and some of them were familiar faces.
When they saw the two coming in, several foundation-building monks inside immediately stood up to greet them. They were the same monks they had met at an exchange meeting before, and they were very polite.
Lin Tianming and Lin Xingping did not dare to express themselves, so they immediately clasped their fists in greeting, and then chatted with several monks they knew well.
Since this was Lin Xingping's first time participating in an exchange meeting, he didn't know many monks yet. He came today with the intention of introducing him to some monks, so that it would be much more convenient for him when he was guarding the city in the future.
Several monks saw Lin Xingping’s unfamiliar face, and then someone asked: "Fellow Taoist Lin, I haven’t seen fellow Taoist Lin Shilu for a long time. Who is this fellow monk?"
Lin Tianming haha He smiled, and then said with sincerity:
“Fellow Daoist Meng, my fifteenth grandfather is in a closed room. Guan Cultivation, and this person next to me is my uncle Lin Xingping. From now on, our Lin family will be stationed in Fangshi. I hope that all my colleagues can give me some help and help me in times of crisis."
"Easy to say, easy to say. Everyone in the Lin family knows everyone, and there must be no blind people who dare to provoke them." Meng Zhaosong, who was the first to speak, complimented.
The remaining monks were also very polite and echoed.
"Yes, the Lin family is now at its peak, rising rapidly among the many foundation-building families in Wei. No one dares to offend easily."
Lin Tianming and Lin Tianming had rosy faces and waved their hands repeatedly. , behaved very modestly.
While Lin Tianming and the others were chatting, some other monks whom they had not met were very polite to Lin Tianming. They quickly communicated with the monks beside them and inquired about Lin Tianming and the other two. background. After learning that Lin Tianming and his two brothers came from the Lin family in Luoyunshan, which had been in the spotlight for more than ten years, some monks took the initiative to come over and say hello.
Lin Tianming was very polite to these people's acts of kindness and started communicating with each other.
At this moment, Ye Pinghai also entered the secret room. When he saw Lin Tianming coming, he smiled and said hello.
Lin Tianming and Lin Xingrong quickly stood up and clasped their fists in return, and then said with a smile:
"Grandpa Hai, as expected by this junior, how could you miss this rare opportunity to get together."
Ye Pinghai nodded and replied with a smile.
"That's natural. This big gathering in Fangshi happens once every ten years. It's rare for so many Taoist friends to get together, so it's natural for seasoned Taoists to join in the fun."
"That's a rare opportunity. We are usually busy practicing. , Such opportunities are indeed rare." The remaining monks agreed.
A few people nodded, then sat down and chatted for a few words, waiting for the exchange meeting to begin.
Soon, Li Xiuyuan and Song Xun entered the secret room together, with Tang Xiuyuan beside them. Seeing the three people entering, the entire monks in the secret room stood up to greet them.
After clasping fists at the monks, the three of them walked straight towards Lin Tianming and Ye Pinghai.
Seeing that Tang Xiuyuan also participated in the exchange meeting and came with Li Xiuyuan, Lin Tianming was not surprised. After all, as the person in charge of Tianlong Pavilion in Qianchuanfang City, he was from the Tang family, the top family in Qingzhou, so his status was natural It's no small matter, even the Zhenyang Sect doesn't dare to offend easily.
When Tang Xiuyuan saw Lin Tianming, he smiled and took the initiative to say hello.
“I didn’t expect that Fellow Daoist Chen came from the Lin family. No wonder the first time I met him, I gave people the illusion of being of extraordinary origin.”
Hearing this, the monks Li Xiuyuan and Song Xun looked at each other, and Li Xiuyuan smiled. He asked: "Fellow Taoist Tang knows Xiaoyou Lin?" ?”
Lin Tianming nodded and said awkwardly: “I have met Taoist Taoist Tang a few times, and my real name and origin have not been revealed before, so this caused Taoist Taoist Tang to have some misunderstandings. I hope fellow Taoist Tang will understand.”
"It doesn't matter. It's normal for monks to hide their identity. Fellow Daoist Lin, don't think too much. It doesn't matter if you are an experienced practitioner." Tang Xiuyuan said with a smile.
Listening to Tang Xiuyuan and Lin Tianming’s explanation, several people nodded, understanding the reason.
A few people laughed and resolved the embarrassment. After a few polite words to each other, they started chatting.
Many of the monks present were strangers. After hearing the exchanges between several people, and meeting several famous monks in Qianchuanfang City, they were all very polite to Lin Tianming. Many people regarded Lin Tianming as Tianming and the Lin family kept this in mind, and naturally had to be more careful in their actions in the future to avoid provoking these powerful foundation-building families.
After a while, time passed, and as Li Xiuyuan and the other three entered, no monks continued to come. Seeing that no one joined, Li Xiuyuan stood up and announced the start of the exchange meeting.
When everyone calmed down, he waved one hand and the two treasures landed steadily on the stone table in front of everyone.
Looking at it, the two treasures are not ordinary. One of them is a second-level mid-level monster inner elixir and a second-level mid-level attack weapon.
Looking at the two treasures, Li Xiuyuan smiled, and then said: "These two treasures are ordinary, so there are no restrictions. As long as the interacting objects are recognized by me, everything can be exchanged."
As soon as he finished speaking, a monk immediately took out a third-level elixir material and a spiritual fruit for improving cultivation, and took away the two treasures in his hand.
Then Song Xun also took out two treasures, and after some comparison, he successfully exchanged them for two of his favorite items.
In a short time, all the exchanges between the long-established foundation-building monks were completed. Ye Pinghai also took out a Huntian Pill and a second-level spiritual fruit, and exchanged them for a precious third-level elixir material.
The treasures Tang Xiuyuan took out were equally impressive, a third-level solid gold stone, and a late second-level monster inner elixir.
Soon after, the solid gold stone was replaced by Song Xun, and the late second-level monster inner elixir was also replaced by a casual cultivator.
Seeing several long-established monks staring at him with expectant expressions, Lin Tianming felt embarrassed.
Before he came to the exchange meeting, he didn't expect to exchange for anything good, because apart from the demonic beast inner elixir and talismans, he didn't have anything suitable for exchange.
However, seeing many people staring at him, he still took out a second-level mid-grade dragon eye elixir and an ordinary third-level elixir material and placed them on the stone platform in front of him.
Although these two items are not very precious, they are considered to be of medium and high quality among the treasures, and they were quickly replaced by a few casual cultivators.
Lin Tianming obtained a third-level spiritual mine and several pieces of early second-level monster skin armor. He planned to give the ore to Lin Shilu and the second-level animal skins to Lin Tianyue.
As Lin Tianming's exchange was completed, when it came to Lin Xingping, he decisively stated that he would not participate in the exchange.
Lin Tianming had expected this. His time to build the foundation was still short. He had already consumed all the spiritual stones in his body by taking pictures of the second-level talisman and the flame fruit. There were no high-value treasures in his body at the moment. Bring up the interest of these monks.
In this case, it is better to just give up to avoid making people laugh.
Seeing that Lin Xingping did not participate in the exchange, the next monk directly passed him and continued the exchange meeting.
After an hour, the exchange meeting ended. Except for Lin Xingping, there was no exchange. The other monks each exchanged some of their favorite things, and only a few treasures were uninterested.
In the secret room, Li Xiuyuan and others chatted with each other for a few words, and then organized an exchange of cultivation experiences, including the exchange of the four arts of immortality.
Lin Tianming and Lin Xingping's cultivation level was too low, so they didn't know how to master each other's skills. They each patiently absorbed the experiences shared by others.
It's dusk in the blink of an eye, and the day-long auction and swap meet has come to an end.
There were bursts of laughter in the huge secret room, and the atmosphere among the monks was very good. Lin Tianming and the two got acquainted with some more monks, and learned a lot of experience, which allowed them to learn more about the path of cultivating immortals. Take some detours.
Half a quarter of an hour later, Li Xiuyuan stood up, clasped his fists and saluted the monks, and then said:
"Dear fellow practitioners, this exchange meeting has been successfully concluded. It is a rare occasion for everyone to get together. , everyone has gained something, and I look forward to meeting you next time!"
As soon as the words finished, some monks said hello and stood up to leave.
Lin Tianming and the two also greeted the monks and stood up to leave. Ye Pinghai left the auction with them.
The three of them were walking on the streets of Fangshi. While chatting, Lin Tianming agreed to visit another day. Ye Pinghai was very polite and agreed to the matter.
When the two arrived at the cave area, they parted ways and returned to their own caves.
(End of this chapter)