Chapter 341: Stupid, Rich, Making a Killing

After Master Ge's explanation, Lu Xun fully understood.

Don't assume Lan Xing now produces many Heaven Earth Meridian geniuses each year.

This is the result after over a hundred years of ascension.

At the beginning of Lan Xing's ascension, no matter which country, life was very hard.

Just the natural disasters caused by Lan Xing's movement through the starry sky have caused countless deaths.

It can be said,

The first ten years of Lan Xing's ascension were equivalent to the apocalypse for humanity on Lan Xing.

In those ten years, more than half of the people on Lan Xing died.

That was several billion people.

After those ten years, humanity gradually improved, but crises continued afterward.

For example, the various dangers in the ancient road nodes, and again the rampage of demonic cultivators.

Without the support of powerful cultivators, humanity could not possibly endure.

As humanity faced extinction, Lan Xing's Heavenly Way had no choice but to consume vast amounts of origin to open the Earth Core Secret Realm.

Thus, many strong ones were created within that time, stabilizing the situation.

These strong ones, in a sense, were equivalent to sacrificing themselves.

They cultivated in the Earth Core Secret Realm, seemingly able to progress a step faster than others.

But the sacrifice was their own lifespan.

Even a normal Eight Boundaries cultivator, even a mage, can easily live over a thousand years.

Only after over a hundred years of ascension did Lan Xing become this prosperous.

What will Lan Xing look like in a thousand years?

Perhaps by then, immortals and gods will have been born on Lan Xing, even reaching the legendary Immortal Realm and Divine Realm.

If they cannot continue to break through, they will never have a chance to see it in this lifetime.

Those who initially entered the Earth Core Secret Realm were far less talented than today's geniuses.

They found it hard to make further progress.

This also means,

They cannot see the future prosperity.

It amounts to them using their own future to prop up Lan Xing's future.

This is why Lan Xing enjoys its present prosperity.

Old Master Fu of the Fu family was among the first to enter the Earth Core Secret Realm.

Therefore, Old Master Fu claims to be celebrating his 200th birthday, but it is actually his 1000th.

His 200 years are calculated according to Lan Xing's time.

This is the obsession of those who entered the Earth Core Secret Realm.

They are more willing to calculate their lifespans using Lan Xing's time.

"In that case, Granny Xue must have also entered the Earth Core Secret Realm."

Lu Xun again thought of Granny Xue of the North Dipper Hall.

Granny Xue is also an Eight Boundaries cultivator.

But she looks too old.

When Lu Xun first saw her, he wondered, as an Eight Boundaries cultivator, why she looks so withered?

The reason is here.

"Senior, does the Earth Core Secret Realm still exist?"

Lu Xun asked.

"It does, but it hasn't been opened for many years. Cultivating in the Earth Core Secret Realm has major drawbacks; many entered back then, but many inexplicably developed inner demons, making lifelong progress impossible, and only one in a myriad ultimately rose."

Master Ge sighed.

His cultivation talent was too poor; back then he didn't qualify to enter the Earth Core Secret Realm.

Even if he had entered, he likely wouldn't have achieved much.

On the contrary, he now lives very comfortably thanks to his superb skill in artifact forging.

Lu Xun asked some more questions, gaining a more comprehensive understanding of the Earth Core Secret Realm.

He thought, if the bound target cultivated in the Earth Core Secret Realm, how great that would be for him.

Unfortunately,

The drawbacks of cultivating in the Earth Core Secret Realm are too great.

The loss of lifespan far exceeds that outside.

Another drawback is that, for unknown reasons, cultivating in the Earth Core Secret Realm easily leads to deviation into demonic possession or other problems.

Opening it once is also not easy; it requires consuming a huge amount of origin.

Therefore, the Earth Core Secret Realm was closed decades ago and has not been reopened since.

The existence of the Earth Core Secret Realm has cleared up many of Lu Xun's doubts.

"Young friend, given Lan Xing's current prosperity, you geniuses don't need to enter the Earth Core Secret Realm; the bitter days are over—just cultivate well on Lan Xing and don't think about entering the Earth Core Secret Realm."

Master Ge thought Lu Xun wanted to enter the Earth Core Secret Realm.

"Senior, I know."

Lu Xun naturally would not enter the Earth Core Secret Realm.

He is merely purely curious.

Given the current Lan Xing, there really isn't much need for the Earth Core Secret Realm.

Just in the East, each year hundreds of geniuses who have opened the Heaven Earth Meridian are born.

The growth speed of these geniuses is very fast.

There's no need to expend a large amount of origin to open the Earth Core Secret Realm, then use ten thousand people to gamble on one of them rising.

"Alright, little friend, the old man is going to prepare for the auction. You can stay here these few days. For safety, do some disguise, don't reveal your identity."

"Okay, senior."

Ge Dasi went to prepare for the auction.

Lu Xun stayed in the manor behind the North Sea Building.

The auction was set to be held three days later.

Three days is enough for the news to spread throughout Jade Ballast City.

Ge Dasi worried that too many people would come, so he did not notify some major forces on Lan Xing.

But on the day of the auction, the number of attendees still far exceeded Ge Dasi's expectations.

Ge Dasi originally planned to hold the auction inside the North Sea Building.

But because too many people came, he had to change the venue, placing it in the central square of District 49.

"Everyone, the old man was entrusted to auction some Saint-rank pills; feel free to bid..."

The auction was hosted personally by Ge Dasi.

He did not release news of the Longevity Pill, only saying there would be Saint-rank pills of grades five to six.

The Saint-rank Longevity Pill, a full set from grade one to six, is too tempting for those strong ones whose lifespans are not especially long.

Especially those strong ones who have previously entered the Earth Core Secret Realm.

Even if they have taken too many life-extending pills, causing the efficacy of other life-extending pills to decline.

But they have never taken the Saint-rank Longevity Pill; increasing their lifespan by two or three hundred years should be fine.

Ge Dasi doing this is steady; Lu Xun did not object.

"100 cubic~"

"200 cubic~"

"400 cubic~"

On the square, the bidding began.

"As expected of Jade Ballast City."

Lu Xun used a disguise magic treasure, hid in the crowd, and observed this auction.

The cultivators of Jade Ballast City are indeed wealthier.

What is being auctioned now is a five-grade Saint-rank Golden Core Pill.

That is, a pill that can increase the chances of forming a Golden Core by several tens of percent.

This pill is extremely rare, more valuable than many sixth-grade pills.

Saint-rank... has never even appeared before.

Like that fifth-grade Heaven-rank pill Lu Xun saw in a Jade Ballast City pharmacy before, which dared to sell for 200 cubic Dark Energy.

Lu Xun's this one, the asking price is just crazy.

Double the shout.

Finally, the price stopped at 800 cubic Dark Energy.

A fifth-grade pill selling at this price is also extremely rare.

This Golden Core Pill got off to a great start.

The following pills did not sell for as high.

For example, also a fifth-grade, the Mysterious Origin Pill used to aid cultivation, even if Saint-rank, only fetched a hundred cubic Dark Energy.

The price for a fifth-grade pill is already astronomical.

After finishing the fifth-grade items, they began auctioning the fourth-grade.

Ge Dasi's this auction went from high to low, then placed the sixth-grade at the end.

Fourth-grade Saint-rank pills, when previously auctioned at the God Vessel Auction House, being cultivation aids, only sold for a few cubic Dark Energy.

Those used to break through realms and bottlenecks can approach or exceed ten cubic.

In Jade Ballast City, however, the price is much higher.

Those aiding cultivation can fetch around ten cubic.

If used to break through realms and bottlenecks, the price often runs to several tens of cubic.

"Really, people are stupid and have too much money."

Lu Xun inexplicably felt that.

How do these cultivators of Jade Ballast City get hooked up with the phrase 'people are stupid and have too much money'?

They are all cultivators of Lan Xing; where do they get so much Dark Energy from?

"That's right, the train is full of passengers who bought train tickets..."

Lu Xun suddenly thought of an old-time meme.

During the Spring Transport, since train tickets were in short supply, a reporter, to prove everyone had bought train tickets, endured hardship and ran onto the train to interview.

This interview, oh my, everyone on the train had bought train tickets.

Thus everyone was happy.

Now Jade Ballast City is just like that.

It's not that the cultivators of Jade Ballast City are wealthy.

Instead, the wealthy cultivators have all gathered in Xuanji City.

Those without money have no right to come up.

Don't you see that even a taxi driver here looks down on people?

You people from the surface of Lan Xing, here in Xuanji City, are just country bumpkins, countryside folk, and rustics.

No matter how you say it.

This time, the Saint-grade pills Lu Xun has been refining over the past year or so can earn him a wave of Dark Energy.

"Huh, they've come too."

At that moment, Lu Xun suddenly saw Fu Yue and Fu Xue.

They also came to participate in this auction.

Not only did they participate, Fu Yue also placed bids from time to time and won some pills.

After a few hours, except for the sixth-grade Longevity Pill, all of the Saint-grade pills Lu Xun brought out were sold out.

This batch of Saint-grade pills sold is not small.

Lu Xun originally planned to sell them in batches.

But Master Ge said selling them like this is fine; Xuanji City's capacity to absorb is much greater than that of the Capital City.

Indeed, that is indeed the case.

This time, Lu Xun can be said to have made a killing.

At least several thousand cubic units of Dark Energy.

What one person earns is even more than the entire Lu Clan Group.

"Alright, now we auction the climax item, a complete set of Saint-grade Longevity Pills from first to sixth grade!"

Master Ge unveiled the main show.

"Wow, Saint-grade Longevity Pills!"

"My heavens!"

"Quick, inform grandfather!"

As soon as the news came out, many in the crowd became excited, and they all hurried to notify their families.

"Sister, I never expected there would be Saint-grade Longevity Pills; now it's settled, the gift has been arranged."

Fu Yue's eyes glimmered slightly, and the corner of her mouth unconsciously curled into a smile.

These past days she has been worrying about Lu Xun's gift.

Now, at last, there is something suitable.

"This should not be a shill, right?"

Seeing the crowd become agitated, Lu Xun thought to himself.

He originally planned to arrange some shills to drive up the price and create a sensation.

Now it's clear that no shills are needed.

All that remains is to see how high the price can be pushed.