"Rumors? In pursuit of immortality, what's there to be afraid of a mere rumor? It's just that I'm not interested in this for the time being!" Ning Ping said disdainfully.
Seeing that the other party wanted to say something again, Ning Ping continued to speak frankly.
"To be honest, if I could have the protection of the Holy Land, I would naturally be able to relieve a lot of pressure! But I have always been accustomed to my freedom! Maybe one day I want to join the Holy Land, and I will have to ask Brother Yu for help!"
"Haha, then my Holy Land will be more than happy to have you! With the addition of a master alchemist like you, Brother Ning, I'll have the upper hand in the future when it comes to elixirs!"
After hearing this, Yu Tianxiao realized that it was pointless to say more at this moment, so he readily stopped mentioning the opportunity in the holy land.
"By the way, I came here this time to ask for the elixir..."
"I understand what Brother Yu is thinking, but you also know that some elixirs are mainly limited by spiritual medicine. For example, if you want me to refine another batch of Qingxu Pills, I'm afraid it would be difficult for a skilled cook to cook without rice."
Seeing the other party's slightly disappointed expression, Ning Ping's heart moved.
"It's true that some spiritual medicines are powerful, but ordinary elixirs are what cultivators really need! They are just icing on the cake, don't you think, Brother Yu?"
"Brother Ning, what you said makes sense..."
The two then chatted about some topics such as elixirs. As for the cooperation matters, Ning Ping of course pushed them all to the Gu family.
Afterwards, Yu Tianxiao also said goodbye and left.
"What are you going to do in the holy land in the future?" As soon as the people left, Gu Qing went into the room.
"Holy Land... let's take a long-term view!" Ning Ping also frowned.
Although you are affected by the spread of rumors, ordinary monks don’t care about the danger you are in.
Being able to obtain the opportunity to go to the holy land is really a dream come true. Moreover, those who have obtained the opportunity to go to the holy land have actually gained an improvement in their cultivation.
How could a mere rumor completely stop the monks from pursuing their aspirations? At most, it would only affect some monks and cause trouble for the holy land.
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The next day, the Chamber of Commerce Auction was held as scheduled.
On this day, it seemed that all the cultivators gathered at the huge auction house in Wanling City.
The auction venue, which can accommodate a full million people, was already full of people early on.
Even more people were just outside the venue, joining in the fun, and with all the hawking sounds interweaving, it was like a huge open-air trading market.
As the chief alchemist of the Gu family, there is naturally no need to compete with them.
When the auction was about to start, Ning Ping, Gu Dang and others stepped directly onto a teleportation array.
After a slight distortion of space, when he appeared again, he was already in a VIP room on the top floor.
The elegant room was extremely quiet, but when the spiritual sense pierced through the restrictions and probed outside, the noisy sounds outside filled the entire auction hall.
The entire auction hall was like a colosseum, and the descending stairs below were filled with all kinds of monks.
In the center of a hundred feet below is a huge platform, which is where the auction items are displayed.
All the monks sat around the central platform. The top floor was a series of VIP rooms occupied by various forces.
He also found the elegant room in Piaomiao Pavilion where Ji Wanning was, but he did not notice Ji Wanning's figure.
While observing, he could clearly sense that there were several powerful spiritual consciousnesses wandering in the venue.
After a secret sense, he found that the owners of these spiritual consciousnesses had all reached the fusion stage.
This is the powerful monk who ensures the smooth progress of the auction, and is also the force hidden in the dark by the Chamber of Commerce.
These powerful monks cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce. On weekdays, all their cultivation needs are provided by the Chamber of Commerce, and they don’t have to worry about other matters.
They are only needed to take action when faced with problems that cannot be solved, and it is precisely because of their existence that the villains can be deterred.
Looking around, in the elegant room above, various forces including the Yun family and the Holy Land have already arrived.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that even some forces as far away as Qinglan Star had rushed over. Taiqing Sect, Fenghun Pavilion, and Luoshen Sect had all seen his presence.
However, the Xuanyue Sword Sect did not see it.
Many people kept looking towards the elegant room where Ning Ping was, but they were blocked by the ban and could not see anything inside.
At this moment, a red mountain of flesh walked out and climbed onto the platform in the center below. Suddenly, the entire venue became quiet.
"Fellow Daoists! I am Gu Yuantu from the Merchant Alliance. I have prepared many precious items for this auction..."
This auction was hosted by Gu Yuantu. After he briefly introduced the auction rules, he announced the start of the auction without further ado.
"...Alright, I won't waste any more time talking. I'm sure many of you are already impatient! The auction begins now!"
As soon as the words fell, the entire venue became boiling.
"good!"
"I can't wait!"
“It’s finally started!”
A crack suddenly appeared in the center of the stone platform, and a stone platform rose up, with five exquisite jade boxes placed on it.
"I believe many of you Daoists are aware that our Gu family's chief alchemist has recently created a super-grade elixir. Our Gu family immediately promised that all of the super-grade elixirs created would be auctioned."
As they were talking, others also came to the stone platform, and everyone was now extremely excited.
"So, the first item for auction is... the Super-grade Infant-Shaping Pill!"
With a slight wave of Gu Yuantu's hand, all the jade boxes were opened instantly, revealing the crystal clear pills inside.
In an instant, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the entire venue became active, and everyone stretched their necks to watch.
Upon closer inspection, one could see that the elixirs had a restrained aura and clearly visible elixir patterns on their surfaces.
"Ah...it really is a super-grade baby-shaping pill."
“I never thought that the first item to be auctioned would be a super-grade elixir!”
Hearing the crowd's comments, Gu Yuantu was very satisfied and asked everyone to take a closer look.
Then he gently picked up a jade box.
"Super-quality Infant-Shaping Pills, no lower price, auction starts now!"
But as soon as the words fell, someone in the crowd started shouting.
"One hundred spirit stones!"
Suddenly everyone looked over strangely.
"You don't really think you can win with just a hundred spirit stones! You're so stupid that you can even shout it out!"
"Ten thousand spirit stones!"
"One hundred thousand spirit stones!"
"Twenty thousand spirit stones!"
"Two hundred thousand!"
"Five hundred thousand!"
"Three hundred thousand!"
"Eight hundred thousand!"
"One million!"
The price rose rapidly and exceeded one million in the blink of an eye.
Many quotes were even doubled before they could even be called out.
Now the number of people bidding has gradually decreased, but the numbers are still fluctuating.
After five million, the number of people bidding decreased significantly.
In the end, the first Infant-Shaping Pill was sold at a high price of eight million, and undoubtedly fell into the hands of some forces.
The auction is still going on. With the first transaction, the bidding is obviously going up a lot faster.
