Chapter 545: Eternal Life: My Steady Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Stable Chapter 545 Female Alchemists Are All Rich Women!

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Because of the ancient formula for the Nine-Reincarnation Life-Generating Pill, the three of them, Xu Zhangqing included, were all uninterested, so they merely stood at the side watching with great interest and did not participate.

"Sixty thousand!"

"Eighty thousand!"

"One hundred thousand!"

Several steady voices rang out from different corners of the crowd.

The starting price was fifty thousand middle-grade spirit stones, and each bid could not be lower than five thousand middle-grade spirit stones.

However, in merely an instant, the price soared to one hundred thousand, the growth extremely rapid.

Seeing this scene, Xu Zhangqing couldn't help but exclaim: "Only after coming out did I realize there are truly so many rich people outside."

Su Jinli nodded lightly: "Anyone who can come to the fifth layer, not a single one is an ordinary cultivator; either their background is mysterious, or their status is noble.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to become honored guests on the Wan Family's three ships."

Xu Zhangqing joked: "Sister Li, aren't you praising yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Su Jinli could barely hold her composure, her eyelids drooping slightly, wanting to laugh but forcing herself to hold it back, the corner of her mouth twitching faintly.

Those words just now, listening to them, indeed sounded very much like self-praise.

However, this is an indisputable fact.

Cultivators without money or background, coming here, basically don't even think about taking anything away.

After a while, this ancient formula was finally won by a masked cultivator in the right corner, at the price of one hundred ninety-five thousand middle-grade spirit stones.

Seeing the ancient formula sold, Wan Niang's plump fingertips tapped lightly on the edge of the exhibition platform, her voice carrying just the right amount of amusement: "Congratulations to this honored guest for winning their beloved item!

Next, let us bring up the second auction item.

Spirit plant seeds from nine thousand years ago, three boxes in total, containing Chaos Grass, Purple Hidden Mushroom, and six types of ancient spirit plants in all, each box has ancient method annotations for nourishing and keeping them alive.

Starting price thirty thousand middle-grade spirit stones, each increase no less than three thousand."

She lifted the covering brocade cloth, and three wooden boxes engraved with spiritual runes appeared in a row; in the opened box, the seeds emitted a faint spiritual light.

Xu Zhangqing's eyes lit up; this was one of the things he wanted most, and without waiting for others to speak, he raised his hand first: "Thirty thousand!"

Someone in the corner responded: "Thirty-five thousand!"

Xu Zhangqing turned his head to glance, seeing it was an unfamiliar green-robed cultivator, and immediately added: "Forty thousand!"

However this time, the other party did not follow up, but instead closed their mouth.

Even the surrounding people didn't show much interest in these seeds.

There were actually only two people bidding, and one of them had already withdrawn.

Seeing no one call a price, Wan Niang smiled and brought down the hammer: "Congratulations to this honored guest, for taking the three boxes of spirit plant seeds from nine thousand years ago at the price of forty thousand middle-grade spirit stones!"

Xu Zhangqing exhaled in relief, his fingertips moving slightly to take the wooden boxes handed over into his Fangcun Ring.

Regardless of whether the subsequent medicine worms and rune scriptures can be won, at least this trip was not in vain.

Soon, the third auction item appeared.

The moment it appeared, it attracted Yu Shi's gaze.

It was a palm-sized bronze fragment, its edges bearing distinct sword-ridge patterns, its surface engraved with blurred ancient seal script, precisely the "Ancient Cultivator's Dharma Artifact Fragment" he had his eye on.

Wan Niang announced in a loud voice: "Starting price fifty thousand middle-grade spirit stones, minimum increase five thousand."

Yu Shi's voice was not high, but carried an unquestionable resolve: "Fifty-five thousand!"

A red-faced cultivator hesitated, then added five thousand, making it sixty thousand middle-grade spirit stones.

This price is not low, after all the seeds just now were only forty thousand.

But unexpectedly, Yu Shi directly raised the price: "Seventy thousand!"

The other party hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook their head.

And the surrounding people exchanged glances, but in the end no one followed up to bid.

This situation, or rather this result, made both Xu Zhangqing and Yu Shi feel extremely surprised.

The things the two of them wanted, they never expected would actually be so easily obtained.

This is too inconceivable.

"What's going on?"

"Could it be a setup!"

"Unlikely, they're probably all here for the other few items."

Xu Zhangqing and Yu Shi communicated privately via voice transmission, exchanging a few words.

Initially, both of them thought it would be a "bloody storm," but never expected that the people willing to compete with them would actually be few and far between.

When Wan Niang brought down the hammer, Yu Shi's mouth corner curved into an arc, unable to hide his excitement, his fingertip flicked to pass over the spirit stones, and immediately stuffed the fragment into his storage waist belt.

Without pause, Wan Niang immediately announced the fourth auction item: "Handwritten notes of an ancient alchemist."

On the yellowed beast skin scroll, dense pill formula annotations were written, along with many hand-drawn illustrations of pill refining fire control.

Su Jinli's originally calm eyes instantly brightened.

And not just her, many surrounding people couldn't help but lean forward.

Judging by the look of it, quite a few people came for this thing; no wonder no one wanted the other things.

"Starting price eighty thousand middle-grade spirit stones, minimum increase five thousand."

"Eighty-five thousand!"

"Ninety thousand!"

The price shot up all the way to one hundred twenty thousand, seeing that half the participants had dropped out, Su Jinli then spoke calmly: "One hundred fifty thousand."

Several low gasps came from the crowd, and the cultivators who had just been bidding fell silent at once.

However, someone was still unwilling: "One hundred fifty-five thousand!"

Su Jinli didn't even lift her eyelids, calmly following up: "One hundred eighty thousand."

With that, the entire hall fell silent.

Not a single person was willing to bid anymore.

Wan Niang smiled and praised: "This esteemed guest has great spirit, one hundred eighty thousand, sold!"

Xu Changqing clicked his tongue at the sight.

He had saved nearly a million over several years selling spirit beast milk, yet dared only spend a little bit at a time.

But Su Jinli spent a full one hundred eighty thousand, throwing it out without blinking an eye—this financial power was truly astonishing.

Even Yu Shi, whose family wealth was rich, couldn't help but glance sideways: "Are alchemists all this wealthy?"

However, Su Jinli did not answer, unknown whether she hadn't heard or was too lazy to bother.

She quickly rolled up the handwritten notes of the ancient alchemist and carefully put them into her storage satchel.

Thus, in a very short time, all three had gained something.

Especially Yu Shi, who no longer needed to buy anything else at all.

And Xu Changqing and Su Jinli each still had two things they wanted.

After a brief rest, Wan Niang walked onto the exhibition platform again and began auctioning the fifth item, which happened to be the spirit worm Xu Changqing wanted.

To be precise, it was a spirit worm with spiritual intelligence.

At this moment, it was kept inside a transparent jade bottle.

Its whole body was clear white, and it was hugging a small piece of spirit herb and gnawing on it.

The reason Xu Changqing wanted it was not to keep for himself, but to give to Fifth Senior Sister Mu Ning.

First, to thank her for her care.

Second, to exchange back the Leijin Kui he had temporarily left with her.

Wan Niang said with a smile: "Starting bid fifty thousand middle-grade spirit stones, each bid cannot be lower than five thousand!"

Xu Changqing was speechless: "One worm is this expensive?"

He was just about to speak when a fat cultivator on the left side suddenly shouted: "Seventy thousand!"

"Eighty thousand!"

"Ninety thousand!"

"One hundred thousand!"

The price rose crazily all the way, breaking through to one hundred thousand middle-grade spirit stones in just a few breaths.

Moreover, the bidders not only did not decrease, but were even increasing.

It seemed many people were coming for this spirit worm.

Just as Xu Changqing hesitated, the fat cultivator made a move again, directly raising the price to one hundred ten thousand.

Seeing this scene, he instantly wilted; the spirit worm was good, but ultimately not something he had to have at all costs, no need to fight others head-on!