Chapter 277: Level 1 Spirit Mind Practitioner!

Jiang Cheng picked up the auction handbook, checked that no items were left behind, and walked out of the room door.

Just after stepping out, he saw two rooms not far away, both with their doors open.

The three exchanged a glance, understanding each other without words.

After going up to the third floor and showing the chat page, Jiang Cheng entered the room and saw about seven or eight people already inside.

He swept a glance around.

Besides the person who opened the door and checked the chat page, whom he recognized, he did not know the remaining few.

One after another, a few more people arrived.

They waited a few more minutes.

No one else came.

"Looks like everyone is already here."

Short-haired Man scanned the crowd and said, "The Exchange Meeting begins now; I won't elaborate on the rules—convenient for others, convenient for oneself."

"First are the pills: the First‑grade Material pills need not be mentioned; the Second‑grade Material Calming Pill, in basic, intermediate, and high‑level, have respectively 200 bottles, 100 bottles, and 20 bottles; anyone who wants can state the quantity."

His words fell.

Someone raised a sign.

"I want ten Basic Tranquil Pills."

Short-haired Man glanced at him, then lowered his head, scribbling rapidly in his notebook, and said, "Number 56 wants ten Basic Tranquil Pills; what about the others?"

"I also want ten Basic Tranquil Pills," another raised a Bid Token.

Short-haired Man, as usual, glanced and recorded it in his notebook.

"I want twenty Intermediate Calming Spirit Pills."

Jiang Cheng, seeing this, also raised his number tag.

The words fell.

The people in the room all turned to look.

"72?"

"Which newcomer is that?"

Whispers rose.

Someone was surprised that Jiang Cheng suddenly wanted to buy ten Intermediate Calming Spirit Pills.

At market price, that would be two million.

Here it's a bit cheaper; if those few people didn't cause trouble, it would be even cheaper.

Short-haired Man's gaze also fell on Jiang Cheng.

The difference is, he didn't talk to himself; instead, he spoke to Jiang Cheng.

"Number 72, you just joined; I need to explain the rules. When you bid for these ten Intermediate Calming Spirit Pills later, the people in the room will not compete with you, but likewise, you may not compete with others for the items they want,"

"Furthermore, if later you still want something, those who haven't selected any items have priority. Can you agree to this?"

"Hmm. I agree."

Jiang Cheng nodded.

"Alright, I hope you will abide by the rules."

Short-haired Man nodded and made a note in his notebook.

As time passed, the atmosphere in the room grew tense.

From time to time, someone would argue fiercely over the same item, even with Short-haired Man's mediation.

It seemed that the people in the room were accustomed to it, including Short-haired Man, whose tone remained very calm.

In the end, everything settled; perhaps a few were dissatisfied, but the majority were satisfied with the Exchange Meeting's outcome.

After more than ten minutes, Jiang Cheng, with the others, walked into the Auction.

A few Spiritual Thought Masters from the Black Market had already arrived.

Although the Auction hadn't started yet, Jiang Cheng already sensed the smell of gunpowder in the air, just like the previous time; it would grow stronger as the Auction began.

The difference this time,

was that last time he was just a spectator.

This time, he would also take part in the bidding.

Fortunately, the pills were not the hotly contested items; when Jiang Cheng joined the auction for ten Intermediate Calming Spirit Pills, the "insiders" quieted down as before, and only a few people on the left raised the price in turn.

The starting price of a single Intermediate Calming Spirit Pill was 150,000, quickly raised to 180,000; Jiang Cheng, seeing this, followed the others and only raised his number tag slowly when the final countdown was about to end.

In the end, Jiang Cheng secured the ten Intermediate Calming Spirit Pills at 190,000 each.

It was indeed a profit.

But not as much as imagined.

Fortunately, after obtaining these ten pills, he became a Level 1 Spirit Mind Practitioner, which made him happier than saving a million.

The subsequent steps need not be elaborated.

Most Spiritual Thought Masters, even when they obtained the items they wanted, paid more than expected.

Some, even in anger, left the venue outright.

Conversely, those on the left grew even happier.

The first Auction ended.

The Spiritual Thought Masters muttered curses as they left the venue.

The Force Warriors entered.

Jiang Cheng saw that Niutou Laoge again.

The latter's attitude was clearly not as enthusiastic as before; he simply nodded toward Jiang Cheng.

After all, even if the portion he obtained was genuine, the remaining part was still in Jiang Cheng's hands, so he wouldn't give the latter a scowl.

Jiang Cheng didn't mind.

Soon, three kinds of Secret Medicine that aid Heaven Martial cultivation were being auctioned on the stage.

Jiang Cheng decisively participated in the auction for Snow Lotus Paste.

In the end, he bought ten bottles for 65,000 yuan.

The money in his account was almost entirely spent.

Afterwards, Jiang Cheng stood up, left the venue, and after paying for the auction items, he departed via a teleportation array.

The journey back went smoothly.

Upon entering his home and greeting his family, Jiang Cheng went into his bedroom and took out the Lotus Visualization Diagram.

After his Spiritual Power was mostly depleted, he began taking the Intermediate Calming Spirit Pill.

The recovery speed was indeed considerably faster than when he previously took the basic one.

As Spiritual Power was consumed, the Experience Value of the Lotus Visualization Method on the Panel kept increasing.

Finally.

Accompanied by a booming sound in his mind.

A massive amount of Spiritual Power surged into his mind.

Those that had previously been depleted also fully recovered at that moment.

Jiang Cheng felt it.

At this moment, the Spiritual Power in his mind was indeed three times what it had been before.

The power of the controlled bullets was about the same as a regular Rifle.

For now, it can only be used against ordinary people and low-level Force Warriors.

The main thing is that the cultivation speed has increased again.

It turned out that each active absorption could only take in up to 10,000 Force Light Points.

Now the number has reached 30,000; absorbing twice daily makes 60,000.

Moreover, because he has opened twenty‑one leg Acupoints, his daily Acupoint active absorption of Force Light Points is no longer just over 60,000, but nearly 100,000.

Thus, the number of Force Light Points refined each day reached 160,000, not far from the Lotus Visualization Method in Great Completion state; without worrying about hitting a bottleneck, it would only take a little over two months to reach Entry of the Shadowless Heart Sutra and become a First-level Grandmaster.

If the Earth Martial Cloud-Piercing Leg were cultivated to Great Completion, or even to Perfection, and another ten to twenty Acupoints opened, the daily Acupoint active absorption of Force Light Points would increase by several tens of thousands! Then it could be achieved in just over a month instead of two.

Compared with raising one's strength to Seven-level, gaining tens of thousands more Force Light Points daily may be the greatest significance of cultivating this Earth Martial art.

"Logically, perfecting the Cloud-Piercing Technique to Perfection would be best, but considering that later contact with the Rebel Army will take time, and Seven-level is sufficient, we should first raise it to Great Completion, then spend more time on the Blade Technique, aiming to, within a week, raise the Shadowless Blade Technique to Entry."

Jiang Cheng squinted.

A week later would be the day he returns to Pingxi Street.

(End of Chapter)