Chapter 241: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 241 Four Seasons Fruit Trees

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

The two stared at each other.

You look at me.

I look at you.

One's gaze flickered, nervous in heart.

One's gaze was indifferent, expressionless.

After a long while, Xu Zhangqing spoke: "This matter, I need to consider it first, especially I need to talk to that friend who refines pills."

Sun Peng shrank back upon hearing this, sat back down in the chair, then nodded with a smile: "Of course."

"Then... these two premium pills?" Xu Zhangqing raised his eyebrows.

Sun Peng immediately indicated: "The Lingqiang Wan not exceeding 50 pieces, the Foundation Spirit Pill not exceeding 20 pieces, I can represent the Sun Family to buy them all.

If the quantity is too much, they can be placed at Changqing Wine Shop, sold together with the wine."

Xu Zhangqing thought for a moment and said: "60 pieces of premium Lingqiang Wan, 30 pieces of premium Foundation Spirit Pill."

Actually, there were as many as 120 pieces of premium Lingqiang Wan.

As for premium Foundation Spirit Pills, there were even 70 pieces.

All were refined by one person when bored to pass the time.

Sun Peng took out 14 middle-grade spirit stones and said quite sincerely: "As just said, our Sun Family can take at most 50 Lingqiang Wan and 20 Foundation Spirit Pills; the rest can only be placed at Changqing Wine Shop for you."

Xu Zhangqing took the spirit stones, put them into the Lightly Vitality Gourd with a backhand, then nodded slightly: "Fine, you try to sell the rest."

Sun Peng thought it over and over, unable to help but suggest again: "Dao Friend Cai, I still say the same thing: the loose cultivator market is too small for you immortal sect disciples; if you really want to develop, especially to make big money, you'd best go to Xuanxin City to take a look."

"Mm." Xu Zhangqing responded noncommittally.

The reason he didn't agree to Sun Peng right now actually had another cause.

If he remembered correctly, Chu Shixiong knew the City Lord's Son of Xuanxin City, and the two seemed to be on decent terms.

Although the Long Family was one of the Three Great Families there, compared to the City Lord's Son, its influence and so on were definitely far inferior.

Therefore, Xu Zhangqing planned to ask Chu Shixiong after returning, then find a time to go to Xuanxin City to inspect it, before considering whether to cooperate with the Sun Family and the Long Family.

Even a wise bird knows to choose its tree to roost; I certainly can't hang myself on one tree.

The reason he chose the Sun Family back then was because they were obedient.

Now he could clearly feel the other party's growing ambition.

Afterwards, the two didn't chat much, and soon parted ways.

Xu Zhangqing took the spirit stones and headed straight for the Auction House.

Compared to the Trading Hall, the items in the Auction House were more exotic and of higher quality.

Anyway, he wouldn't return until tomorrow, so he might as well stroll around and look here.

When evening came, he would go to the second floor of Yixiang Pavilion to have some fun.

Soon, Xu Zhangqing entered the Auction House.

Here there were two auction sessions in total.

They were afternoon and evening respectively.

Among them, the afternoon items were numerous but not exotic enough.

Whereas in the evening, the most people participated, and the items were rarer.

"This auction item is named Changqing Soft Sleeve, a six-pattern spirit tool found in Huang Yuanhua's Cave Dwelling."

"Although damaged, it's still useful after some repairs."

"Starting bid 100 middle-grade spirit stones, each bid must not be lower than 20 middle-grade spirit stones!"

Xu Zhangqing had just sat down when he saw a new auction item brought up below.

It looked like a pair of long sleeves as thin as cicada wings.

Woven from thousand-year silkworm silk, the surface flowed with a light blue halo, and the cuffs were adorned with silver tassels.

It had three basic effects:

Effect 1: Wave the soft sleeve to wrap around the enemy's four limbs, restricting the target's movement.

Effect 2: By extending the soft sleeve, one can grab small objects within three zhang.

Effect 3: Rapidly waving the soft sleeve forms a qi curtain that can block low-rank spells.

Two basic spirit patterns: Winding Silk Pattern, Controlling Qi Pattern.

Because it was an attribute-less spirit tool, anyone could use it.

It was mainly suitable for cultivators between Foundation Establishment Stage and Golden Core Stage.

As is well known, the grade of a spirit tool is judged by the number of spirit patterns.

1 to 3 patterns belong to low-grade spirit tools.

4 to 6 patterns belong to high-grade spirit tools.

7 to 9 patterns belong to premium spirit tools.

Above 9 patterns are called transcendent spirit tools.

And transcendent spirit tools above 9 patterns can even clash with low-rank magic tools.

As for this Changqing Soft Sleeve, Xu Zhangqing was not interested, so he didn't bid.

In fact, there were quite a few loose cultivators who thought the same as him.

Since it was an attribute-less spirit tool, its effects were surely mediocre.

Therefore, it had little attraction.

It was eventually bought by a masked female loose cultivator for 200 middle-grade spirit stones.

The next auction item, however, made Xu Zhangqing's eyes brighten.

"This auction item is called the Four Seasons Fruit Tree."

"Spring is the Wood Lin Fruit; it can be used to refine healing pills, and when crushed and mixed into soil, it can promote ordinary spirit plants to sprout new buds."

"Summer is the Fire Flame Fruit; it can likewise be used to refine pills, and after consumption, it can slowly increase the user's fire spirit power."

"Autumn is the Gold Wind Fruit; its fruit juice can be used to forge weapons and refine spirit tools, granting a faint cutting attribute, and eating it can enhance the toughness of tendons and bones."

"Winter is the Water Frost Fruit; within three hours of consumption, it can resist the interference of cold, and when crushed and applied to a wound, it can temporarily numb the pain."

Four seasons, four different attribute fruits.

As soon as this item appeared, it attracted the attention of many people.

Even quite a few spirit farmers came specifically for it.

However, the price of this thing was not low.

"Starting bid 200 middle-grade spirit stones, each bid must not be lower than 20 middle-grade spirit stones!"

As soon as the host's voice fell, the entire auction house fell silent instantly.

After a long while, an old spirit farmer widened his eyes and asked in disbelief: "How much?"

The host was stunned for a moment, then answered with a smile: "200 middle-grade spirit stones."

"That attribute-less spirit tool just now was only 200 middle-grade spirit stones!"

"You're saying one fruit tree is equivalent to one spirit tool?"

"Oh my, no wonder you're making a fortune!"

"That's right, what's the difference between this and outright robbery?"

This price made many interested people curse at this moment.

Even Xu Zhangqing furrowed his brow and instantly lost the desire to bid.

If it were a spirit plant with heaven-defying effects, being expensive would be acceptable.

But judging from the introduction of the Four Seasons Fruit Tree, it seemed just so-so.

Its main use, aside from eating it, was only left to refining pills.

Facing everyone's dissatisfaction, the host initially held his ground: "This is the price marked by the seller."

But after being pointed at the nose and having their family insulted by a group of loose cultivators for nearly a minute, he finally gave in.

He immediately expressed that he would go consult the seller to see if the price could be modified.

Normally, auction items cannot have their prices changed arbitrarily during bidding.

This time was an exception.

First, because it had just started.

Second, it was indeed unreasonable.

"Then let's wait a bit more." Xu Zhangqing had already stood up and was planning to leave here for Yixiang Pavilion, but seeing this situation, he sat back down.

After a while, the host appeared again and said quite excitedly: "Just now, we have already asked the seller of this Four Seasons Fruit Tree, and the other party agreed to modify the price."

"How much?" Many people showed expectation in their eyes.

The host raised the index finger of his right hand and said loudly: "Starting bid 100 middle-grade spirit stones, each bid must not be lower than 10 middle-grade spirit stones!"