Chapter 252

The next morning.

In Luo Chen's cave dwelling on Lanfeng.

Wang Yuan looked at Luo Chen, his forehead almost wrinkled into a 'chuan' character.

"Your current state is extremely weak, are you sure you want to attend the auction?"

Luo Chen, who was eating breakfast, managed to show a smile.

"I will go, how can I not go. Things promised to others must always be done."

Wang Yuan shook his head, "It's just a third-tier healing elixir, at worst we just won't do that Golden-Quality Jade-Liquid business."

Luo Chen smiled and did not argue with Wang Yuan.

His attendance at this auction was not just a promise.

As the auction proceeded, the remaining items became more and more precious.

By the third day, those auction items were no longer something that Qi Refining cultivators could participate in.

This was a feast exclusive to Foundation Establishment True Persons, and even Jin Dan True Persons.

The invitation card that Xuan Yunzi gave him earlier had specifically marked some precious resources, and among them happened to be what he needed most right now.

Considering its expensive price, he wouldn't feel at ease letting anyone else bid on his behalf.

Therefore.

Even though his state was very bad right now, he had to attend this auction.

"Xiao Ling, wash the bowls, I'm going out!"

"Alright!"

Wang Yuan glanced at the ghost cultivator darting around in the cave dwelling and followed Luo Chen out of the cave.

Releasing the Langqi Flying Boat, Luo Chen handed the control technique to Wang Yuan.

Subsequently, under Wang Yuan's control, the two slowly flew out of Lanfeng.

"What do you plan to do about that ghost cultivator?"

"What do you mean what to do?"

"Even if the Yuding region doesn't forbid ghost cultivators, the cultivation of ghost cultivators is far more difficult than that of us normal humans. Keeping her by your side, as time goes by, not only will she find it hard to glimpse the Great Dao, but it will also affect you."

Hearing this, Luo Chen couldn't help but smile.

His soul weakness was not because of Bai Meiling.

This time, Wang Yuan had guessed wrong.

However, seeing the other party care about him so much, he still felt quite warm in his weak heart.

Thinking of Wang Yuan's fate in the long simulation of the Ghost-God Heart-Questioning Mirror, Luo Chen's smile gradually faded.

"I have my own plans for Xiao Ling."

"What about you!"

Wang Yuan was puzzled, "What about me?"

Luo Chen said earnestly: "The Yuding region doesn't forbid ghost cultivators, but it does forbid demonic cultivators. Brother Wang, you must not embark on the demonic path of cultivation!"

"Haha!" Wang Yuan laughed, "What are you thinking, I'm not such a short-sighted person. Besides, the talk of righteous and demonic is extremely ridiculous. My heart and my actions are as clear as a mirror, and what I do is based on my original heart; how should righteous and demonic be judged?"

Facing these words that were taken for granted, Luo Chen naturally could not refute.

He just sighed.

"Brother Wang, tell me honestly. To what extent has your body-refining technique been perfected?"

The "Wang Family Secret Manual" that Wang Yuan gave him earlier only recorded the first stage of body refining, and even parts of the early second stage.

Now that many years have passed, with him not worrying about trivial matters, he must have made further progress.

Wang Yuan looked at Luo Chen in surprise, not expecting him to be so interested in body refining.

But having come all this way, the two could be considered to have supported each other.

There was nothing that couldn't be said about such general matters.

He said confidently: "I supplemented a small half of it before, and after my Foundation Establishment, I had new understandings of the soul, will, spiritual energy, and blood energy. Therefore, I have recently gradually explored the specific cultivation method for the middle stage of body refining."

"What about the late stage of the second stage of body refining?"

Luo Chen pursued relentlessly!

He asked again: "Is the technique you are currently referencing Xiao Wuyan's blood-path technique, or the 'Tianpeng Transformation' we bought from the black market?"

Wang Yuan hesitated.

In the end, he chose to tell the truth.

"I mainly reference the blood-path technique. After all, what I used for Foundation Establishment was the Blood-Evil Spirit-Seizing Array."

Hearing this answer, Luo Chen felt a faint sense of dizziness.

No wonder in his simulation, Wang Yuan would embark on the path of a blood-path demonic cultivator.

Sure enough, simulations are all based on real logic.

It's just that if things really go on like this, that kind of technique will sooner or later affect a person's temperament.

If Wang Yuan acts wantonly in the future, he will sooner or later attract the attention of a Jin Dan True Person.

This is Lanxiancheng, not Dahe Workshop!

Taking a deep breath, Luo Chen calmed his mind.

"Brother Wang, there is a second-tier body-refining technique at the auction today. I'll bid for it for you later, you can switch to it or reference it!"

Wang Yuan was stunned.

He didn't know about this.

Just as he wanted to ask again, the Langqi Flying Boat had already traveled outside the Langong.

With their arrival, many Foundation Establishment True Persons who were entering subconsciously looked over curiously.

This flying boat seems to be of a much higher grade than those land flying boats recently sold by the Wanbao Building!

I wonder who the owner is?

Among those gazes, Luo Chen found several familiar people.

The long-lost Li Yixian and Nangong Jin.

They were gathered next to a group of Foundation Establishment True Persons, and among them was Zhou Qing, an elder of the Lianyung Commercial Alliance in Dahe Workshop.

Seeing Luo Chen get off the flying boat, Li Yixian opened his mouth, but in the end, he said nothing, just smiled bitterly and nodded in greeting.

Luo Chen frowned; the other party and Nangong Jin seemed to have joined the Lianyung Commercial Alliance!

He was looking at the other party, and naturally, the people over there saw him too.

Zhou Qing looked at him curiously, and then shook his head in surprise.

From Li Yixian and the others, they all said that Luo Chen was powerful and had a deep foundation.

But at a glance, his eyes were dull and his expression was weary.

No matter how you look at it, it's a sign of a shaky foundation.

That's right, he reached Foundation Establishment at only thirty or so, and he's not a genius from a major sect.

To have such achievements at this age, I'm afraid he took some crooked paths, so his foundation naturally couldn't be solid and stable.

"Let's go in!"

The Great Elder of the Lianyung Commercial Alliance entered the Langong, and Zhou Qing also greeted Li and Nangong to go in together.

Luo Chen had no intention of reminiscing with them, but came to the side of the Luo Tian Association members who had been waiting for a long time.

Saying 'members', in fact, there were only three people.

Sima Huiniang, Duan Feng, and Kang Xianqiong.

This was the third day of the auction, and there was no need for the other Qi Refining cultivators of the Luo Tian Association to participate.

Seeing Luo Chen appear, the heavy stone hanging in the hearts of the three finally landed.

"Brother Luo, are you okay!" Kang Xianqiong was the first to greet him.

Tugging at the corners of his mouth, Luo Chen felt a bit uncomfortable.

He waved his hand, "I'm fine, I will do my best for what I promised you, just have the spirit stones ready."

Kang Xianqiong nodded gratefully.

In her view, since Luo Chen promised to do his best, it would likely succeed nine times out of ten.

"Are you really okay?"

Duan Feng walked to Luo Chen's side, and his usually indifferent face also showed a look of worry.

He could be considered someone who had a very good relationship with Luo Chen.

Along the way, he had rarely seen Luo Chen in this state.

No matter how difficult it was before, the other party was always full of energy, calculating this and that all day long.

Unlike now!

His expression was weary, and his face was full of fatigue.

When speaking, he was also listless, looking exactly like a weak person who had just recovered from a serious illness.

Facing the sudden concern of his friend, Luo Chen slapped Duan Feng on the shoulder.

"Little Duan, why are you worrying about me!"

"Instead of worrying about me, why don't you consider when to work hard with Sister Xia and add a little nephew for me."

Duan Feng stared at him speechlessly and walked to the side on his own.

Luo Chen smiled and walked to Sima Huiniang's side.

"Let's go in, let's talk as we walk!"

"Three years are almost up, and the spiritual fields on Danxia Peak that were previously abandoned will soon be restored to the first-tier low-grade."

"On the first day of the auction, I, along with Yuan Dongsheng and Feng Xia, purchased many seeds for spiritual herbs and plants."

"After winter, our spiritual fields can be put into use."

While walking, Sima Huiniang reported the situation of the auction over the past two days.

Luo Chen listened while occasionally asking in-depth questions.

In the first two days of the auction, Sima Huiniang had almost utilized those 100, 00 spirit stones to the extreme.

A large number of spiritual seeds, various tools needed by spiritual planters, fertilizers that can promote the rapid growth of spiritual plants, etc.

This was just what the Medicine Hall needed.

She also purchased many resources needed by the other halls of the Luo Tian Association.

Such as the quenching liquid, special mineral materials, and molds urgently needed by the Tool Hall when casting tools...

Or, for example, the Alchemy Hall didn't have enough alchemy furnaces, and the old ones were on the verge of being scrapped after years of alchemy, so she also spent a large sum of spirit stones to purchase a new batch of low-grade, mid-grade, and even high-grade alchemy furnaces!

Besides that, she even negotiated a batch of magic robe business with the cultivators of the Tianyi Pavilion outside the auction.

She ordered one hundred low-grade magic robes in one go, spending a full 20, 00 spirit stones.

The requirement was that the style must be the same, and in addition to the conventional formations, they had to carry the logo of the Luo Tian Association.

Vaguely, she was already building the Luo Tian Association according to the standard sect model.

Listening to these trivial matters, Luo Chen showed great patience.

Sima Huiniang was very capable, and becoming more and more capable.

This is a good thing!

She could share many things for him.

In the heart-questioning simulation, although he didn't successfully simulate Core Formation in the end, and didn't even taste a bit of the process.

But this simulation was not without any gains.

He deeply realized that if he conducted himself and lived his cultivation life according to his original way, he would live very tiredly!

It wasn't the tiredness caused by cultivation.

It was the tiredness caused by being too distracted.

Therefore.

He must learn to delegate power!

Not just delegating power to Sima Huiniang's side.

In the future, he would also have to delegate more power to people like Qu Lingjun, Duan Feng, and Bian Zhen.

Only in this way could he focus his attention on cultivation as much as possible.

"Using the quota of the Li family of the Qinhua River, we successfully bid for a Foundation Establishment Pill."

"President, here you go."

Sima Huiniang respectfully, yet somewhat reluctantly, handed a jade box to Luo Chen.

This scene was also seen by Duan Feng, Wang Yuan, and Kang Xianqiong.

That is a Foundation Establishment Pill!

The most coveted item for Qi Refining cultivators.

Yet unexpectedly, Luo Chen pushed it back.

"You keep it!"

"Hmm... uh?" Sima Huiniang was stunned.

"This Foundation Establishment Pill belongs to you now, take it when you reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining!"

Luo Chen carried his hands behind his back and stepped into a VIP box specially reserved for him in the Langong.

Sima Huiniang walked in blankly.

"But..."

"There are no 'buts', we have all seen your contributions over the years, this is what you deserve. Moreover, you don't need to supplement extra spirit stones, it belongs to you!"

Seeing Sima Huiniang still dazed, Luo Chen said lightly: "I will explain to Min Longyu myself."

"Thank... thank you, President!" Sima Huiniang's voice was a bit choked.

Luo Chen waved his hand, not caring.

The five people sat down in order, their eyes falling into the huge palace.

"Speaking of which, in the few days I was away, have you counted approximately how many Foundation Establishment True Persons have appeared in Lanxiancheng? During this time, have any major events occurred?"

Luo Chen asked suddenly.

Duan Feng replied immediately: "I have roughly kept an eye on it, this time at the auction, at least two hundred Foundation Establishment True Persons have appeared one after another."

"So many?" Luo Chen was surprised.

Duan Feng shook his head, "That's not many, I had a simple chat with Li Jinhuang of the Li family of the Qinhua River, in the past, at the most prosperous time, the number of Foundation Establishment True Persons participating in the auction reached four or five hundred. This is still considered few now."

Luo Chen was a little surprised in his heart.

He had also secretly estimated before that within the scope of Lanxiancheng, there were nearly a hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators residing long-term.

Those who came and went for short stays were only twenty or thirty more.

Now, relying on large-scale trading fairs and auctions, it has actually doubled.

At the peak, it could even be four or five times more.

This is just the tip of the iceberg!

From this, one can see what a huge number of Foundation Establishment True Persons there are in the Yuding region.

This is just the number in one immortal city.

In the Yuding region, there are nine major immortal cities not inferior to Lanxiancheng, and some other small-scale second-tier immortal cities.

Besides that, the seven sects of Yuding have many Foundation Establishment cultivators internally.

If calculated as a whole, just in the Yuding region alone, the number of Foundation Establishment True Persons would reach several thousand.

With so many people crowded into one Yuding region, the demand for resources will be massive.

No wonder there are more and more conflicts.

It is only natural that a war broke out between the two great Nascent Soul sects.

After Duan Feng finished speaking, Sima Huiniang also talked about some major events that had happened in Lanxiancheng recently.

It was nothing more than trouble caused by rogue cultivators from outside not following the rules of Lanxiancheng.

One of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators tried to resist the law enforcement team and flew away on a magic tool.

As a result, he was struck to death by a bolt of lightning from the formation above Lanxiancheng.

The no-fly zone is not just talk!

While everyone was talking, the auction had already begun in an orderly manner.

It had already been held for two days, and the process was already familiar.

The only change was that the auction host had changed.

A Jin Dan True Person!

"That is the Peerless Fairy of the Ice Fortress, she is very powerful. She appeared briefly on the first day of the auction."

Duan Feng's introduction came to his ears.

Luo Chen nodded, his eyes slightly solemn.

He had heard the name Peerless Fairy, and even specifically inquired about her information.

For no other reason!

This person is exactly the master of Dantai Jin.

In a sense, she is Luo Chen's true backer in Lanxiancheng.

"I didn't expect that she would personally host the auction on the third day."

Although unexpected, it was actually reasonable.

For a general small auction, one Foundation Establishment True Person can control the whole scene.

But for a large auction like Lanxiancheng where thousands of people participate and there are hundreds of Foundation Establishment True Persons alone, it is simply not something that an ordinary Foundation Establishment True Person can hold down.

Especially!

Luo Chen's gaze shifted upward, glancing at several boxes as if there were nothing there.

There are still several Jin Dan True Persons participating in this auction.

It seems that the person is as the name suggests.

The Peerless Fairy's personality is also somewhat indifferent, and the immortal city auction hosted by her is the opposite of the fiery and lively atmosphere of the first two days, with the overall atmosphere tending to be oppressive.

But this will not overly affect the transaction price.

Because the main participants are Foundation Establishment cultivators and Jin Dan cultivators.

They all have a number in their hearts regarding the true value judgment of various resources.

When a piece of tree core was taken out with great care, Luo Chen knew it was time for him to make a move.

"Warm Sun Warm Fragrance, a semi-finished third-tier spiritual material."

"Taken from the third-tier spiritual tree, the Xuyang Wood."

"Refining it into medicine can increase soul foundation and expand the range of spiritual sense."

"The starting bid is three thousand spirit stones!"