Chapter 158: Success

"You are actually preparing to refine a Blade Gu with ten thousand kinds of materials. Calm down, you must not be impulsive, you must think twice before acting! Senior Sister!"

Long Xuan hurried over to dissuade Long Ziyan from this crazy move, fearing that she would lose everything and then be sad and heartbroken.

Long Ziyan finally turned her head to look at him and rolled her eyes.

"You, a person who wants to refine Gu using all kinds of spirit insects in the world, actually want to persuade me to calm down. Don't you think your persuasion is very unconvincing?"

Long Xuan laughed dryly: "I was just joking last time. Even if I had the guts, I wouldn't have the financial resources. A ten-thousand-level Blade Gu can only be refined by a Child of Fortune. You must not be impulsive; impulsiveness is the devil!"

Long Ziyan turned her head back and continued to compile the Blade Gu formula on the table, helplessly saying: "Of course I know that doing this is very risky. The success rate of a Blade Gu with ten thousand kinds of materials must be very, very low. The possibility of losing the bet is really too great."

"However, it's not that I want to bet; it's that it wants to bet. I want to let it decide its own destiny, so I handed the choice to it."

"I didn't expect it to be so arrogant and conceited, choosing a Gu formula with ten thousand kinds of materials right from the start. No one can persuade it."

"I also didn't expect that it would challenge a ten-thousand-level Gu formula. However, as her master, I respect its choice."

"I will prepare ten thousand kinds of materials for it. Whether it will soar into the sky or fall into the abyss next depends entirely on its own good fortune."

"However, I think that since it is the Gu King of the Silver Moon Mantis group, the failure rate might be far from as high as we imagine. You don't need to be so pessimistic."

Long Ziyan suddenly said again: "Let's talk about business. What is the matter with you coming to find me?"

Hearing this, Long Xuan finally stopped struggling with the previous matter and said solemnly: "It's like this, I accidentally obtained a book of divine theology, but I don't understand Divine Text and can't understand what is written on it, so I want to find you to translate it."

Long Ziyan's eyes lit up quickly upon hearing this, and she turned her head in a hurry, revealing an interested look.

What she liked most was studying divine theology, and she liked reading all kinds of books written in Divine Text. A new ancient book of divine theology was enough to make her show strong interest.

"Take it out quickly and let me see. I will help you translate it for free," Long Ziyan urged.

Long Xuan nodded, took out a cultivation method, placed it on the table, and said solemnly: "I'm not in a hurry. You write the Gu formula first. Just notify me with a Straw Gu when you have translated it."

"I still have things to do, so I'll take my leave first." After saying this, Long Xuan turned and walked out.

"Walk slowly, I won't see you off."

Long Ziyan's crisp voice came from behind, making Long Xuan feel a sense of guilt.

After he returned to his residence, he began to be absent-minded. Originally, he was prepared to work on the "Ten Extremes Blade Technique," but he was never in the state, and he hadn't written a single word for half a day.

He had too many things on his mind, his heart was in chaos, so how could he have the heart to create?

He was thinking, what if it doesn't succeed this time? Finding someone else should be impossible. She gave her first time to him; if she doesn't find him, who else can she find? Moreover, her circle of friends is narrow, and he is her only male friend.

But what if she resists the temptation and just doesn't practice the "Yin-Yang Treasure Canon"?

If she would rather give up the opportunity to become stronger than accept him, it can only mean that she has no feelings for him at all. In that case, there is really no need for him to persist; pestering her is meaningless.

Long Xuan decided that if it didn't succeed this time, he would simply give up. There are plenty of fish in the sea; why pine for just one flower?

Just like that, on the third night of Long Xuan's heavy heart, he suddenly woke up from a dream.

He saw a figure standing by his bed. Although the night was hazy, Long Xuan saw at a glance that this person was Long Ziyan. His heart stirred; could it be...

At this moment, that beautiful figure suddenly spoke:

"Once having seen the vast ocean, other waters are not worth mentioning; except for Mount Wu, no clouds are worth looking at."

"I pass through the flowers but am too lazy to look back; half because of cultivation, half because of you."

"I like this poem very much. You sent it to me on Straw Gu Day. I have never replied to you. Now I have come to tell you in person that I agree..."

Spring dreams leave no trace. When Long Xuan opened his eyes from his sleep, smelling the fragrance coming from his pillow, he couldn't help but reveal a wicked smile. He had finally succeeded.

Today is the day of the Qian Clan Auction House's auction of living wood. This auction has been warming up for three months, gathering local wealthy people from all over. At this time, a massive number of Gu Kings have gathered in the city, and it is the time when popularity is at its peak.

The Qian Clan Merchant Association naturally would not let go of this good opportunity. Taking advantage of the rare gathering of Gu Kings from all over, when else would they seize the opportunity to make a big profit?

Therefore, the Qian Clan Merchant Association prepared to take advantage of the trend to build this auction into the largest auction in a thousand years, breaking the transaction record.

Therefore, for the past three months, the Qian Clan Merchant Association has not been idle. The heavy treasures from the Qian Clan Merchant Association's branches in various places have been transported to Black Stone City one after another.

At this time, the Qian Clan Auction House in Black Stone City is already piled with heavy treasures, and all kinds of treasures are piled up like mountains. The quality of this auction will be shockingly high; every single auction item is a heavy treasure, and there won't be a single cheap thing.

Others are not fools either. They all know that Black Stone City is already full of wealthy people, and it is a great opportunity to make a fortune. So, they have all taken their own heavy treasures to the Qian Clan Auction House for consignment.

Under such circumstances, the quality of the auction items in this auction is even higher, and all kinds of heavy treasures that are rare to see in normal times are so many that they are fighting.

Things that would be enough to be the finale auction items in normal times might not even have the qualifications to be auctioned in this auction; it is just that exaggerated.

Such a high-standard auction event simply makes the whole city crazy. Even Long Xuan couldn't help but want to participate in such a ten-thousand-treasure event, preparing to go see the excitement and broaden his horizons.

So he got up early, washed up quickly, and didn't even have time to eat breakfast before he and Long Ziyan walked hand in hand toward the Qian Clan Auction House.

Because there are too many treasures to be auctioned in this auction, it will take a whole day, and it may not even be enough.

Therefore, the Qian Clan Auction House divided this grand auction into three sessions: upper, middle, and lower.

The first session is from morning to noon, the second session is from noon to afternoon, and the third session is from afternoon to evening.

And the treasures are graded according to their value.

The treasures needed by Gu Kings are placed in the latter half, which is a Gu King special auction that only Gu Kings can participate in.

The treasures needed by Spirit Sea Stage Gu cultivators are placed in the middle half, which is a Spirit Sea Stage special auction that only Spirit Sea Stage experts can participate in.

The first half is a Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivator special auction that only Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators can participate in. The treasures auctioned in this auction are all things that only Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators need.

In this world, all large auctions will conduct sub-session auctions.

If Gu cultivators of all realms were squeezed into one hall, would low-level people dare to bid for things that Gu Kings have their eyes on? Who would risk their life to snatch things from a Gu King?

For example, the Sea-Breaking Pill that can help Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators break through to the Spirit Sea Stage can sell for a sky-high price in front of Marrow Cleansing Stage peak Gu cultivators.

But the Sea-Breaking Pill is useless to Gu Kings. However, Gu Kings might rely on their high realm to take down the Sea-Breaking Pill at an ultra-low starting price, and then resell it to other places to earn the price difference.

Once a Gu King does this, taking down all the low-grade things they don't need at an ultra-low starting price, and then selling them to other places at a higher price, the auction house could simply lose everything.

Therefore, sub-session auctions for each realm are a must. Long Xuan also likes this rule very much. Everyone participating in the first half of the auction is a Gu cultivator of the same realm, so he can take action without scruples, without having to look at the faces of high-realm Gu cultivators at all.

Just imagine, if a Gu King were bidding for the same auction item as him, Long Xuan asked himself that he would never dare to increase the price to compete, even if this treasure were useful to him.

Although the heavy treasures with the highest value in this auction are definitely all in the Gu King special auction, he doesn't feel it's a pity.

Anyway, even if he really had the qualifications to bid for those things, he wouldn't dare to compete with those Gu Kings. Since it's something destined not to belong to him, he naturally wouldn't care.

When Long Xuan and Long Ziyan arrived, seeing the scene before them, he couldn't help but be startled.

There were too many people, simply a sea of people. Looking at it, it was all heads, and what was exaggerated was that all the heads were emitting the aura of Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators.

Less than one-tenth of these Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators were local people, and the rest of the Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators were all from surrounding places.

There was no way; the publicity time was really too long. Gathering so many people was not exaggerated at all. Black Stone City must have made a fortune just from the city entry fees these days, and all the major inns have also made a lot of money. It is estimated that they are already full, and a large group of people are sleeping on the streets.

Even the people from the Qian Clan Merchant Association were dumbfounded when they saw this scene. There were really too many people. Even if this auction was only qualified for Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators to participate, and Spirit Gathering Stage Gu cultivators would be screened out, even so, there were still too many Marrow Cleansing Stage Gu cultivators. It was already so many that the auction could not accommodate them at all, even if everyone stood inside, it could not accommodate them at all.

There was no way. Finally, Qian Duoduo wiped the sweat from his forehead and shouted loudly to the crowd: "Everyone who wants to participate in the auction must pay eight million spirit stones as a deposit. The deposit will be fully refunded after the auction ends."

"Those who don't have enough spirit stones, please forgive me. The auction venue is limited, and it really can't accommodate so many people."

He had to admire his own cleverness. Eight million spirit stones were an astronomical figure for the vast majority of people and could not be taken out.

Those who could take out eight million spirit stones were definitely wealthy and had a certain purchasing power.

In this way, it was considered to have completely blocked those poor people who occupied space but did not participate in bidding outside the door.

Poor scattered cultivators would occupy the vast majority. They participated in the auction purely to watch the excitement. They did not have the wealth to participate in bidding.

Therefore, although this move would block the vast majority of people outside the door, the final transaction amount of the auction would not decrease at all.

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