Chapter 199 Auction (Part 1)
Time flies, and more than two months have passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, Li Mu has been observing the situation of the Yin and Yang spiritual plants day and night. It has become a daily routine .
The red wolf followed closely every day. Its body was not as good as before, its pace was slow, it could not walk dozens of feet every day, and it was more lazy than before to move. Li Mu accompanied him patiently.
Red Wolf was Li Mu’s important partner when he came to this world, from a Qi Refining monk to a Nascent Soul monk, and witnessed his growth.
Under his careful care, the red wolf's lifespan has far exceeded the lifespan of other ordinary dogs by several decades.
Now, when it was about to leave, Li Mu stayed with it silently until he buried it under an ancient tree with his own hands.
After Red Wolf left, Li Mu guarded the spiritual field and continued his ordinary and simple life.
During the two months of planting Yin Yang Spirit Plants, Li Mu was not idle. The three fifth-level thunder beast skins exchanged at Wanbao Pavilion were made into more than 700 fifth-level thunder-type spiritual talismans. Paper.
During this period, more than twenty of them were broken before drawing four fifth-level immobilizing thunder prison talismans. When the failure rate was too high, Li Mu chose to stop drawing the talismans.
Anyway, the Nine-Yang Spirit Grass will mature in another twenty-five years. At that time, if you take it together with the Nine-Yin Spirit Grass, you will gain spirituality, weapon refining skills, and puppetry skills, and these skills can be advanced again.
As the skill level increases, the refining efficiency will also be greatly improved. When the time comes, it will not be too late to draw again.
During this period, Li Mu mainly spent on refining star puppets. Star puppets are more time-consuming to carve.
In the past two months, Li Mu drew a large number of star wooden puppet bodies, adding two to three hundred to the original one hundred and fifty-one star puppets.
Three hundred melee star puppets are equivalent to three hundred junior Yuanying monks. This combat power is not inferior to that of ordinary organizations.
Li Mu naturally followed Han Xin's principle of having more troops, the better, and prepared to refine all the star wood in his hand into melee puppets.
As we approach Zhongzhou, the quality of the monks we encountered in the past has greatly improved, and the number of monks in the ancient city has increased dramatically. There is a mixture of forces from all sides, and several major powerful families in Zhongzhou also have branches. Stationed here, there must be strong people in the Void Realm, and there may even be those above the Void Realm.
For the sake of safety, one more means of pressure will increase the safety.
At this moment, Li Mu put his whole body into the sculpture of the puppet body, and among the nine hidden spiritual beads, the auction purple gold token given by Lin Baoqing, emitted a quiet light, and a strange wave rippled away.
Li Mu quickly stopped the carving knife in his hand, remembering the Wanbao Pavilion auction, put down the carving knife, and called out the purple gold token.
Above the token, a burst of purple light emerged, and Lin Baoqing's figure appeared. His shadow was less than half an inch. He cupped his hands and bowed, and said loudly: "Fellow Taoists from all walks of life, March is approaching, and in three days everything will be over." The spirit auction is about to begin, I hope you will attend on time."
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Baoqing's shadow disappeared.
Putting away the token, Li Mu suddenly realized that three months had passed before he knew it!
This dragon-changing spirit grass is very likely to appear in the Wanling Auction this time. Li Mu will naturally not miss it. There are still three days left, so he rushes over now, just in time.
So, after Li Mu refined the star puppet, he stretched, stood up and left the refining room.
"Xiao Jin, Xiao Wa, come here."
Li Mu called softly.
The next moment, Xiao Wa surged out of the ground, shrunk in size, crawled to Li Mu's feet, rubbed them intimately, raised his head with an expectant look on his face, as if asking the owner what he had planned?
Before Li Mu could say anything, a falcon screamed in the sky, and a figure more than ten feet wide swooped down, whipping up waves of violent wind.
After a period of confusion with flying sand and rocks, the third-order flying stone giant eagle landed in the courtyard. Xiao Jin sat on the neck of the monster, holding the best in his hand, showing a humane and proud smile.
Good guy, he actually imitated the blue-eyed brachiosaurus to catch monsters and use them as mounts.
Li Mu couldn't help but shake his head and smile, handed two communication tokens to the two beasts, and ordered: "I am going to set up a large trapping formation here. You stay in the formation to protect these two spiritual fields. If Someone discovered this place and sent me a message immediately through this token. Don't fight forcefully. Stay in the formation and wait for me to arrive."
Taking the token, Xiao Jin Xiaowa nodded repeatedly, with a cautious attitude. .
These two spiritual fields are the owner’s treasures, and they dare not neglect them in the slightest.
Ordinary people will not enter Yin Yang Valley easily. Those who can enter must be god-transformation monks or people with higher cultivation levels. For this reason, Li Mu specially told the two beasts to watch the spiritual fields and not allow them to enter. Take action against strangers.
Li Mu took out the bones of the two dragons from the Jiuzang Spiritual Pearl and set up the Double Dragon Immortal Binding Formation. He spread a large number of spiritual stones to cover the two spiritual fields and protect them firmly.
A larger fifth-level sky-trap formation was set up outside the Double Dragon Formation. Double fifth-level magic formations enveloped this place. Even if a powerful person who transformed into gods came here, he was not a formation master who was proficient in formations. It would take several days to break the law with force.
This is enough time to wait for him to come back.
After arranging things in the valley, Li Mu stepped on the spiritual sword and summoned the Five Elements Spiritual Mountain. The Five Elements Domain included himself. He watched the nebula to protect his soul with thoughts and thoughts, and embarked on the road back to the city.
After Li Mu rushed out of Yin Yang Valley, he summoned the Tisuo spirit ship from the Jiuzang spirit bead, got into it, activated the spirit ship, turned into a stream of light, and rushed towards the ancient city.
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The ancient city-floating port is still bustling with activity. Outside the city gate, there is an endless stream of monks of all kinds, such as aerial spirit ships, spirit ships, spirit beasts on their feet, and flying swords.
There are so many that it’s overwhelming.
The traveling monks below also have endless ways of traveling, but no matter which one they have, they must come down when they are three feet away from the city gate.
Li Mu naturally did the same. When he came to the city gate and handed over a hundred spirits, he still showed himself as 'Old Man Zhang' and entered the ancient city.
Li Mu was worried about two Yin and Yang spiritual plants, and didn't want to waste any more time, so he went straight to Wanbao Pavilion.
Today's Wanbao Pavilion is different from the past. There are obviously more people flowing in and out, and there are also many more powerful people.
Li Mu just glanced casually, without even using his spiritual sense to check, and saw three powerful gods. They were walking together, chatting and laughing. The few young girls at the peak of the basic stage at the door obviously knew The identity of the other party was greeted warmly with a smile on his face.
As soon as the three incarnations entered, there were several auras of avatars in the distance, coming towards the Wanbao Pavilion.
"Today's auction is really lively. If I want to buy some good things later, I'm afraid I will have to spend more spiritual stones." Li Mu sighed and whispered to himself helplessly.
In the more prosperous the place, the higher the level of the auction, the price paid for the auction will naturally be different from the past. Whether it is cultivation or the immortal world, it will always remain unchanged through the ages.
Forget it, just take it one step at a time.
My foundation is pretty good, so I shouldn’t be unable to bid better than others.
Li Mu moved to the front of Wanbao Pavilion and happened to meet Wan'er who had just come to replace him.
Seeing Li Mu's arrival, Wan'er's eyes were burning, she stepped forward quickly and greeted her warmly: "Senior Zhang, you are here."
"Yes!" Li Mu still had the same attitude of keeping away from strangers, and responded simply, patting the token on his waist.
Wan'er knew that 'Senior Zhang' was withdrawn by nature and did not like to talk. However, facing this rich man, Wan'er would not hesitate even if it was a hot face but a cold butt.
Wan'er enthusiastically led 'Senior Zhang' to the auction venue on the ninth floor. Wan'er's overly enthusiastic attitude, and she didn't even go to greet a powerful person who transformed into a god, could not help but make some people who noticed feel amazed.
Does a Nascent Soul Lord need such enthusiasm? It was almost like meeting my biological father.
How could these ignorant people know Wan'er's thoughts? Li Mu's income from one order was worth her decades of struggle, and the process was extremely simple.
Serving those powerful gods, even if the commission per order is not much, you still need to be extra careful to avoid making the slightest mistake.
Wan'er led Li Mu to the Shengyun Staircase, and they both stepped in. The ladder reached the top of the ninth floor in less than half a breath at an astonishing speed. The process was as light as a cloud and there was no discomfort.
"Senior, the auction venue is in front of you. Please give me the token. Wan'er will arrange a seat for you. You can take a rest here first."
Wan'er is smiling and pink. His face was flushed with joy, and he waved to a reception room nearby.
There are already many monks in the reception room, obviously waiting for the token to confirm their location.
Li Mu didn’t waste any time, took down the token and handed it to her.
Wan'er didn't dare to neglect, and immediately used her skills to do things quickly. During this period, Li Mu looked around and strolled forward.
This ninth floor is truly unique.
The decoration style is magnificent, with gold as the main color, and the lighting is mainly made of fourth-level material - gold yuan stone, which showed the participants the strong financial resources of Wanbao Pavilion.
The golden passage is about four feet wide. In front of the passage, there is a purple-gold door. Four guards wearing uniform black uniforms stand at the door, exuding a strong aura of peak golden elixir.
The ladder will soon bring up a group of people, four more powerful gods and seven Nascent Soul Lords.
The receptionist took their tokens, but it is worth mentioning that the powerful gods and some people with extreme identities do not need to wait in the reception room. Under the guidance of the receptionist, the ancestors Step into the auction venue.
On the other hand, all the ordinary Nascent Soul Lords are waiting here, and no one dares to complain.
Li Mu also turned around and entered the reception area, found a seat and sat down. There were some Qi training monks in the reception area, serving everyone with tea and water.
The service is pretty good!
What was brought was the fourth-level Enlightenment Spirit Tea, which has the effect of refreshing the mind and enlightening the Way. Li Mu savored it carefully while waiting.
Next door, there were many monks sitting cross-legged at the table, chatting and laughing. There was only one old man wearing a purple robe and holding a Buddhist bead. His eyes were twinkling and he could not hear what was going on outside the window.
Looking closely at the beads in his hand, he saw that the beads in the old Taoist hand were emitting a faint golden light. Every time he turned the beads, the angle moved quietly, as if he was locking something.
The golden light of the Buddha beads also rotates, flickering on and off.
When the prayer bead turned towards Li Mu, the Buddhist inscriptions on the bead were filled with golden light and trembled slightly. It was about to fly in the direction of Li Mu, but was pressed down by the veteran with one hand and exerted spiritual power to control it.
"What a strong shock, that person must have a big treasure in his body!"
A trace of greed flashed through the pupils of the old man in purple robes under his white eyebrows.
"Fellow Taoist Wanling, what's wrong with you?"
A friend of the Nascent Soul Lord at the same table couldn't help but asked out of curiosity when he saw Taoist Wanling looking strange.
"It's okay. Thank you for your concern, fellow Taoist. It's just that the spirit of the string of Buddhist beads I refined is difficult to control. I just used the Buddha's voice to comfort it, but I didn't listen and almost flew away."
Wan Taoist Ling made up an excuse to excuse him. The people at the same table burst out laughing when they heard this, and they were all curious about what kind of magic Taoist Wanling had practiced.
Wanling Taoist said that it was a treasure that could turn bad luck into good luck, but as he spoke, his hidden gaze was always directed at Li Mu, who was calmly sipping the spiritual tea.
Who?
Why have you been looking at yourself?
Li Mu sipped the spiritual tea carefully and noticed the smart eyes in the distance. Almost all the monks participating in the auction were Nascent Soul Lord.
The spiritual power of Nebula Concept - Xingyin, is strong enough to be compared with the transformation of gods. The spiritual consciousness covers this place and no one can detect it.
It is used to eavesdrop on the surrounding Nascent Soul Lord. We talked with each other and inquired about some situations in Zhongzhou.
After all, the ancient city is relatively close to Zhongzhou, and many of the monks coming and going are from Zhongzhou. Naturally, some information about Zhongzhou can be obtained here.
Although I don’t expect to obtain any major information, it is always beneficial to collect some information. I must set foot in Zhongzhou if I have time.
The advantages of knowing more and less first will outweigh the disadvantages.
I never wanted to pry secretly, but I found that the purple-robed old man had been paying attention to me just now.
I remembered that I had interacted with this man.
Is it possible? Is he an intelligence agent from Tianji Pavilion?
Or is it that his identity as Li Jianxian, who is called Li Jianxian, has been discovered? Is the other party confirming their identity now?
Thinking of this, Li Mu couldn't help but feel his heart sink.
I can’t help but guess where I accidentally exposed myself?
Could it be that the batch of magic weapons that I had disposed of this time had been sold and discovered by someone familiar with it, and they followed the clues and found out about my identity?
That shouldn’t be the case!
Li Mu frowned. He didn't want to cause trouble now. The two spiritual plants of yin and yang would mature in another twenty years. If anyone comes to disturb him now, he must move his position.
The Loose Cultivator Alliance is still chasing me. I have ruined the Nine Demon Sect's major events twice. I think the other party must also bear a grudge against me, and may also secretly send the God Transformation Killer to hunt me down.
If your identity is exposed, you will be in constant trouble.
Li Mu is not worried that the Rogue Cultivator Alliance will come after him. It will take several months for Huashen Sect's teleportation formation to come here from Luotian City.
It is more than enough to leave this place as soon as the auction is over. It will be more than enough for me to be more careful, keep my whereabouts secret, and stay in Yin Yang Valley for a while.
Li Mu looked calm on the surface, but in his heart, thousands of thoughts had already flashed past.
This person looks familiar. Where have you seen him before?
Li Mu glanced at the purple-robed old man, and then remembered the identity of the other person. It seemed that he was the silver-haired old man who had invited him to explore the Shuifu Ancient Ruins in Bihai City.
(End of this chapter)