Chapter 565: Loose Cultivator Ding Yi, Spirit Treasure Blood Sword

After a moment of silence, it was boiling.

Good things in the world, how can you occupy them all alone!

When the Soul-Nourishing Wood appeared on the auction list, some forces secretly adjusted the auction focus and flowed as much funds as possible to this treasure.

Therefore, even if Luo Chen carried the momentum of high-profile bidding, there were still people following the competition.

"My Qian family offers 2.3 million! This fellow Daoist, I observe that your previous moves were all minerals related to water and earth, and I think you want to refine magic treasures related to water and earth attributes. This Soul-Nourishing Wood is a yin soul wood attribute treasure, which may not be very compatible with the magic treasure you want to refine, why don't you give my Qian family some face."

Luo Chen glanced at the private room where the voice came from, but didn't respond, just said coldly.

"2.5 million."

"You!"

The Qian family cultivator didn't seem to expect Luo Chen to be so ungiving of face.

However, before they could release any harsh words, a third bidder inserted into this smokeless war.

"2.7 million!"

After the price was offered, a graceful female voice came from there, as if sneering.

"Qian Ting, you have been acting like a tyrant on Lengguang Island for a long time, do you really think everyone has to give your Qian family face!"

In the Qian family private room, Qian Ting, who was wearing a gorgeous golden robe, had a very ugly face at the moment.

He could tell who the owner of the voice was.

The other party was the master of another immortal island, and under her command was a sect that had been passed down for thousands of years.

Although the strength was not very large, it was also self-sufficient, unlike their Qian family, which needed to look up to True Person Feileng.

With an iron-blue face, Qian Ting said coldly: "Luo Yuqing, no matter how much you offer, anyway, this Soul-Nourishing Wood, my Qian family is determined to get."

After the words fell, he offered a sky-high price of 3 million again.

In just a short time, the starting bid of one million was pulled up to three times the price.

Such an intense bidding also made the bystanders in the room feel shocked in their hearts.

Those who had the heart to compete but didn't have much financial resources were blocked below this price level.

The scene seemed to be frozen for a moment, but under Leng Ruolan's light smile, it began to recover.

"The Qian family of Lengguang offers 3 million, is there anyone else following?"

"3.5 million!"

It was the second-floor private room again, and it was that loose cultivator whose origin was unknown!

Qian Ting seemed to have been slapped, and replied hatefully: "3.6 million!"

Luo Chen was unmoved, "4 million!"

One bid after another, sometimes 400,000 or 500,000, and sometimes a million added.

The sufficiency of his confidence and the thickness of his financial resources revealed shocked everyone.

The Hanli Sect represented by Luo Yuqing, after trying to follow the price several times, had to announce their withdrawal from the competition.

"This auction is to purchase a large batch of cultivation resources for sect disciples, and putting all the spirit stones on a dispensable Soul-Nourishing Wood is truly not beautiful."

Luo Yuqing shook her head, "Forget it, let them fight!"

Sect forces are like this, although they are strong, the wealth in the sect is not owned by one person.

For a certain treasure, unless the whole sect agrees, it is difficult to bid regardless of everything.

Similarly, cultivation families are the same.

Even though Qian Ting is the leader of the Qian family, facing the high prices constantly pushed by Luo Chen at this moment, he is in a dilemma.

Millions, it's really too expensive.

It is completely possible to find connections to buy one or two top-grade magic treasures, which can improve the strength of family cultivators and can also be used as inheritance foundation.

Putting it on a Soul-Nourishing Wood...

After some hesitation, he stopped speaking, as if the determination to get it before was just harsh words.

The family cultivator beside him couldn't help but speak: "Patriarch, the young patriarch has a special aptitude, as long as he can make up for the shortcomings of his soul, he has a great hope of achieving Nascent Soul in the future. Now that the Soul-Nourishing Wood is in front of us, even if we pay a little more, it's not impossible, how can we give up?"

"Nonsense! Everyone is arrogant and hopeful for Nascent Soul, but how many have succeeded? How can I disregard the family just for my son's future."

Qian Ting scolded, and then gritted his teeth: "Besides, who told you I gave up."

The clansman was stunned.

Qian Ting beckoned, and the cultivator leaned over two steps.

"Go and check the origin of that loose cultivator and where he is staying."

The clansman blinked, seemingly realizing something.

"Go!" Qian Ting waved his hand, seemingly having a plan in his heart, "That person is only in an ordinary VIP private room in Tianyuan Building, I think he has no powerful background. If it is handled well later, we can not only save this spirit stone expenditure and get a piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood for nothing, but perhaps we can have other gains."

In the private room, Luo Chen saw Vice City Lord Leng Ruolan speak twice to remind the bid, but no one followed, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, within certain rules, payment strength is also strength!

At least, with his 5 million spirit stones thrown out, in the entire auction, as long as the Nascent Soul cultivator doesn't make a move, he is the most handsome one.

If Nascent Soul doesn't come out, who can compete!

It's just that spending 5 million to buy a piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood, and he doesn't even use it, really makes Luo Chen feel a bit painful.

"However, this expenditure is not worth mentioning compared to the Yuan Dan Technique and the complete Nascent Soul Pill recipe."

Luo Chen still knew which was more important.

However!

Just when Luo Chen felt slightly settled in his heart, a sudden change occurred in the venue.

"5.1 million!"

Luo Chen's eyes condensed, and his gaze looked up obliquely.

The voice came from a private room on the third floor.

That location, it was clearly a Golden Core cultivator from the Canghai Alliance.

5 million was already Luo Chen's bottom line.

That defensive magic treasure, if he didn't ask a master-level casting master to make a move, relying entirely on his own refining, the loss would be inevitable.

He had to spend one or two million spirit stones just to prepare the raw materials, and if he failed many times later, he would definitely lose more.

Therefore, Luo Chen intended to leave a few million for emergencies.

But now...

Just when Luo Chen was hesitating in his heart, Han Zhan's urgent voice came.

"Luo Chen, you promised me!"

Luo Chen took a deep breath and said loudly: "5.5 million!"

As always, a strong bid!

On the high platform, Leng Ruolan was already laughing from ear to ear.

"This fellow Daoist offers 5.5 million, does the fellow Daoist from the Canghai Alliance still want to follow?"

Without much hesitation, on the Canghai Alliance side, that Golden Core cultivator said directly: "I also offer 5.5 million!"

Leng Ruolan's face stiffened, and then she said unhappily: "Fellow Daoist, the next bid must be higher than the previous one, you shouldn't not understand this conventional rule, right?"

That Canghai Alliance Golden Core smiled: "I naturally understand, but I see on the auction list that if you can satisfy the special conditions of the Soul-Nourishing Wood owner, you can also discuss it as appropriate. Now that I and this loose cultivator fellow Daoist offer the same price, why don't you arrange for us to meet the Soul-Nourishing Wood owner and talk privately?"

Leng Ruolan's expression was slightly stunned, and then she was quite unhappy.

Private negotiation, unless the conditions reached are an increase in spirit stones, otherwise their Feileng City side can't draw much commission.

But since this was stipulated before, she couldn't refuse.

After asking Luo Chen again if he wanted to increase the price and getting the other party's negative answer.

She immediately sent someone to arrange this private meeting.

And the auction process continued.

Luo Chen, led by the maid Aqing, came to a side hall.

As soon as he entered, he sensed a sharp gaze looking over.

He didn't change his expression and sat down straight.

The owner of that gaze kept looking at Luo Chen, "I am Shang Junshu, young master of the Shang Sihai Alliance, I don't know your honorable name?"

Shang Sihai Alliance!

This is a famous large force in the North Sea cultivation world, with a Nascent Soul True Person sitting in town. Now that it has joined the Canghai Orthodox Alliance, its power is even stronger than before, and it is a top-tier trading force in the North Sea, second only to the Tianyuan Alliance.

Shang Junshu claimed to be the young master of the Alliance, doesn't that mean that the Shang Sihai True Person is his father?

Luo Chen frowned, "A nameless loose cultivator, not worth mentioning."

Shang Junshu didn't mind, loose cultivators are always like this, hiding their heads and tails, not even daring to reveal their names and origins.

He said sternly: "This Soul-Nourishing Wood was purchased by Shang for a friend of my father, and I hope Fellow Daoist will accommodate me. If you just want Soul-Nourishing Wood, my Alliance also has eight or nine hundred years of age, supplemented by special methods, the effect is not inferior to Millennium Soul-Nourishing Wood."

Luo Chen asked back: "Then why don't you use that method?"

Shang Junshu suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and explained patiently: "That kind of method to urge the birth of Millennium Soul-Nourishing Wood can only be used by Golden Core cultivators like us. And my father's friend is a Nascent Soul True Person, so it must be Millennium Soul-Nourishing Wood. Fellow Daoist, can you really not accommodate me?"

Luo Chen shook his head, "It's better to wait until you see the owner of the Soul-Nourishing Wood before talking!"

Shang Junshu clenched his fists and stared at Luo Chen for a long time.

"Fine, then let's rely on our own means when the time comes!"

Didn't let the two wait too long.

Before long, heavy footsteps came from outside the palace.

The two looked up, and a fat Golden Core cultivator with a big belly and full of fat stepped into the side hall.

At just one glance, Luo Chen and the two were somewhat surprised.

It's him!

The reason why the two had such a reaction was that this owner of the Soul-Nourishing Wood was "known" by many people.

He was the loose Golden Core cultivator who bought the third-tier Wucheng Treasure Basin Fish at a high price of 7 million spirit stones at the beginning of the auction.

This person was extremely fat, and from a distance, he looked like a greasy big meat ball.

However, his face was very normal, and even because his hook nose was high, he was thin.

Thin face and fat body, such a combination, anyone who looks at it will feel a deep impression.

This person just entered and smiled: "I am Ding Yi, the two fellow Daoists want to see me?"

Shang Junshu first reported his family name, "Young Master of the Shang Sihai Alliance, Shang Junshu."

Luo Chen, in order to express courtesy, also said the pseudonym, "Loose cultivator Luo Hai, greetings, Fellow Daoist Ding."

Ding Yi hummed, "Since you want to see me, that means you have the confidence to satisfy my special conditions, right?"

Shang Junshu was full of confidence, "I think it is possible. I not only manage the Shang Sihai Alliance, but also have considerable power in the Canghai Alliance established by the Great Power Li. With the foundation of my Shang Sihai Alliance and the Canghai Alliance, it should be no problem to satisfy your requirements."

"Very confident!" Ding Yi smiled, and then stated his conditions.

"Ding once accidentally entered a secret realm in his early years and accidentally took an unknown heaven and earth spirit medicine, which greatly increased my cultivation, but also left this sequela of physical obesity. So, my conditions are not difficult, and there are two. This first one is to lose weight."

Uh...

Facing this condition, Luo Chen and Shang Junshu were stunned for a while.

Lose weight?

What's difficult about this.

For cultivators, refining essence into Qi is just the most ordinary and shallow means. A body of fat, running a few cycles with cultivation techniques, wouldn't it be consumed?

Although they thought so, the two didn't question it.

Shang Junshu thought slightly, and took out a jade slip from the storage jade belt wrapped around his waist.

"It records an exquisite third-tier cultivation technique, after cultivation, you can dissolve essence, Qi, and flesh."

Ding Yi smiled and took it, and glanced at the beginning.

"Blood-Dissolving Demon Technique? Demon Sect technique?"

Shang Junshu nodded, "This technique is indeed related to the Demon Sect."

Ding Yi didn't agree directly, but looked at Luo Chen.

Luo Chen hesitated for a while, then took out an elixir and a book from the storage ring.

Ding Yi got it, glanced at it slightly, and frowned.

"Elixir recipe?"

Luo Chen explained: "Fellow Daoist Ding didn't read it wrong, it is indeed an elixir recipe. Its name is Jiang Chen Pill, which I obtained from an alchemy sect in my early years. This recipe is shallow and does not prohibit external transmission. After taking this elixir, you can consume your own essence and blood and transform it into pure magic power. As for that Jiang Chen Pill, it was also refined by me in my early years, and you can try it."

Ding Yi was noncommittal, and his heart was more inclined to the "Blood-Dissolving Demon Technique" given by Shang Junshu.

After all, that method, after being proficient in cultivation, the dissolved flesh and blood can also be used to attack enemies.

Seeing his attitude, Shang Junshu was overjoyed, as long as the second condition of the other party was satisfied, then this three-thousand-year-old Soul-Nourishing Wood could be obtained.

Loose cultivator Luo Hai, what does he have to compete with him?

"I don't know what the second condition of Fellow Daoist Ding is?"

Ding Yi pointed to his brain, "Ding once obtained that Soul-Nourishing Wood in his early years, coveting the legendary effect of Soul-Nourishing Wood, and tried to use it to nourish his soul. But he was accidentally contaminated by the bad luck attached to it, and instead hurt his soul. As a result, although my realm has improved, my soul foundation has made almost no progress for many years. Therefore, I need corresponding resources to improve my soul foundation!"

Soul-Nourishing Trees mostly grow in places where lonely ghosts and wild ghosts accumulate.

Therefore, the core of a Soul-Nourishing Tree with a lifespan of more than a thousand years has a special effect of nourishing the soul, and ordinary cultivators who obtain it regard it as a treasure.

This Ding Yi was careless in his early years, with the heavy treasure in front, and was hurt by bad luck, which can also be understood.

Shang Junshu was a bit embarrassed, but resources that can increase soul foundation are extremely precious things placed anywhere.

He did have a set of corresponding methods on hand, but to give it to an outsider...

Just when he was hesitating, he saw the black-robed Daoist beside him directly hand over a jade bottle.

Ding Yi took the jade bottle, smelled it slightly, and couldn't help but feel refreshed.

Plus Luo Chen's sound transmission, he nodded without hesitation.

"As long as you give me nine more bottles of this top-grade Tongyou Pill, that Soul-Nourishing Wood will belong to you!"

Luo Chen felt a bit painful.

Refining Tongyou Pill is not easy, especially since this Tongyou Pill of his is a second-tier level he improved himself.

With the manpower and material resources of the Feiyan Islands, only a small batch of raw materials was collected.

After he refined it, the produced Tongyou Pill, leaving a part for Cheng Haixin and Xu Muxian, only left these ten or so bottles on hand.

Didn't expect this cultivator to be so greedy.

But with Han Zhan's promise, he finally gritted his teeth and took out all the stock.

When Shang Junshu looked blankly at Ding Yi sending back the jade slip recording the "Blood-Dissolving Demon Technique," he knew he was out of the game.

"Fellow Daoist, we can still talk about it!"

Ding Yi smiled: "Do you have better conditions?"

Shang Junshu opened his mouth, but was speechless.

Finally, he glared at Luo Chen fiercely, threw down a harsh word, and left.

"Luo Hai, you didn't just offend me!"

Luo Chen's face was not very good-looking.

Clearly, behind Shang Junshu is a Nascent Soul True Person father, and that senior who can become a Nascent Soul True Person's friend, I think it is also a cultivator of at least Nascent Soul level.

It was Han Zhan in the Hunyuan Cauldron who was full of relief.

"Don't think too much, wait for me to get the Soul-Nourishing Wood, and my strength will recover a little, although I can't say I can fight a Nascent Soul True Person, but protecting you in the North Sea cultivation world shouldn't be a big problem."

Luo Chen smiled reluctantly, and that was all he could do.

Seeing his expression uncertain, Ding Yi beside him probably guessed what he was thinking.

"Brother, don't think too much, we loose cultivators are like this. Collecting resources is difficult, and if you are not careful, you will easily offend those people with backing and background. In the future, as long as you live in seclusion and go around them, in the vast North Sea, they can't do anything to you."

Luo Chen nodded reluctantly, "Thanks for the comfort, Fellow Daoist."

Ding Yi laughed, and a trace of flattery appeared on his thin cheeks.

"Fellow Daoist Luo, you should be an alchemist!"

Luo Chen felt a jolt in his heart, it seems that this is the real reason why Ding Yi, this loose cultivator, agreed to sell the Soul-Nourishing Wood to him without hesitation.

Those ten bottles of Tongyou Pill are just rootless water, and they will be gone when used up.

Making friends with Luo Chen, there will be an endless supply of elixirs for cultivation.

Luo Chen said in a low voice: "I do have some alchemy attainments, but it's not that great, Fellow Daoist, don't look too highly of me."

Ding Yi smiled and said: "An alchemist who can refine second-tier top-grade elixirs can't be called not that great! At least, ordinary third-tier low-grade elixirs, Fellow Daoist should be able to refine them at will!"

Luo Chen didn't respond too much.

Ding Yi didn't seek verification, but changed the subject.

"While there is still time, why don't you give me some pointers on the refining points of that Jiang Chen Pill. Although I have also learned alchemy, I can only refine some shallow elixirs of the first and second tiers, only at the low-grade level. If I want to refine top-grade Jiang Chen Pills enough for my own use, even with the elixir recipe in hand, I'm afraid it will be quite difficult."

Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him how to fish.

Clearly, the other party had this idea.

If it was just an elixir, Luo Chen wouldn't be stingy.

At the moment, he began to orally recount the details of the refining process of the Jiang Chen Pill to the other party.

To be honest, this thing is really not that difficult to refine.

At the alchemy competition of the Qingdan Valley in the early years, using this pill as an exam question was because it was simple to get started.

And it has almost no positive effect on a cultivator's cultivation.

Luo Chen also used it with the Blood-Increasing Pill to cultivate.

However, if it is only used for weight loss, I think it will be very suitable for Ding Yi, this thin-faced big fat man!

Teaching Ding Yi the refining method of "Jiang Chen Pill" took Luo Chen half a day.

No way, this fat man is truly self-familiar, not only learning the refining method, but also deliberately trying to pull a relationship with Luo Chen.

Looking at the fact that the Soul-Nourishing Wood hadn't been obtained yet, Luo Chen had to deal with him falsely.

Half a day later, he used the excuse of having other resources to auction to get rid of the other party's entanglement and hurried back to the private room.

At this time, the auction was still going on!

This kind of large-scale auction is common even if it goes on for three days and three nights without sleep.

For these cultivators who are often Foundation Establishment and Golden Core, not sleeping for a few days is not worth mentioning at all.

And just when Luo Chen came back, the noise rushed into his ears, making him at a loss.

What happened?

His spiritual sense radiated out, and he only heard the discussion in the venue about "Spirit Treasure," "Sword Spirit," "Soul Transformation Opportunity," and so on.

Just listening for a moment, Luo Chen had a vague guess in his heart.

Sure enough, when he saw Leng Ruolan solemnly holding out a blood sword, all the guesses became true.

In the Hunyuan Cauldron, Han Zhan blurted out.

"Spirit Treasure!"

(End of chapter)