Chapter 44: Foundation Establishment

"'Danqing Sword,' starting price 100 low-grade spirit stones!"

Listening to Zheng Yuanao's quote, Fang Xing's heart suddenly cooled down.

Even if he was relatively good at making money, he had at most dozens of spirit stones in his hand at this time.

For a Postnatal martial artist, it was already very eye-catching.

Snatching this "Danqing Sword" again would only bring some trouble.

'Besides... I don't leave the market now, it seems I don't need this good sword...'

Fang Xing had just thought about it when he saw a Primordial martial artist stand up somewhat excitedly: "100 spirit stones!"

"101!"

Other martial artists also began to fight for it one after another.

Blood-refined magic tool!

For Primordial martial artists, if they practiced to the peak of the Primordial Realm and obtained a blood-refined magic tool, their status would be almost equivalent to a mid-stage Qi Condensation cultivator.

This was also the limit of secular martial artists!

It's a pity that martial artists are all poor ghosts, and the price of this "Danqing Sword" rose very slowly.

"120 spirit stones!"

A voice sounded, making Fang Xing's heart move slightly, looking at the square.

The speaker was masked in black, his demeanor condensed, but he didn't have the masculine aura of a Primordial martial artist.

"It's a cultivator!"

"A cultivator, what are you snatching a blood-refined magic tool from us for?"

"Eighty percent is for his own descendants or slaves."

A group of Primordial martial artists cursed in their hearts one after another.

And Fang Xing recognized the owner of this voice: "Is it him? The boss of the Five Righteous Ones of Cangshan—Chen Yi! He also came, no, why does he want to buy a blood-refined magic tool?"

"130 spirit stones! Hehe, Fellow Daoist Chen, you finally appeared, hiding your head and showing your tail, thinking I couldn't recognize you?"

Just at this moment, from the private room, an arrogant voice sounded: "What are you buying a blood-refined magic tool for? Do you still want to continue your relationship with those brothers? Unfortunately, two of your brothers seem to have died, leaving only two women, and they are unwilling to be with you..."

"Is it him? Fu Qing?"

Fang Xing moved in his heart. He actually didn't quite understand why Chen Yi teamed up with Fu Qing to ambush Wan Fenglin at first, and then turned against him.

'What can make cultivators turn against each other, only interests! Could it be... in that nameless wild valley, there is still some secret?'

"140 spirit stones! I do things, no need to explain to you!" After being discovered, Chen Yi didn't pretend anymore, directly tearing off his veil, revealing his old face.

He seemed to have become much more haggard after not seeing him for this period of time.

"150 spirit stones! Old man, if you have the guts, walk out of the market!"

Fu Qing seemed to hate Chen Yi extremely, but was hindered by the market rules and didn't dare to make a move.

In his words, there was even more concern, which made Fang Xing thoughtful.

"Alright, this is the Zheng family's auction, please don't bring personal grudges..."

Zheng Yuanao suddenly spoke.

The deterrent power of the Foundation Establishment family was still there, and Chen Yi stopped making a sound immediately.

"150 spirit stones, the Danqing Sword is obtained by the guest in private room Jia-16!"

Accompanied by Zheng Yuanao's voice, this small farce came to an end.

But Fang Xing looked at Chen Yi, suddenly feeling that the other party was deliberately exposing himself.

'Not only did he not cover his voice, but he also openly confronted the Black Tiger Gang... Is he fishing? Or... attracting giants to enter? As for whether the bid is successful, it doesn't matter at all...'

'Forget it, anyway, this has nothing to do with me, watch the show, watch the show...'

Fang Xing's demeanor was leisurely, leaning against the back of the chair.

But soon, he couldn't be so leisurely.

"Dragon Blood Pill, refined mainly with the essence blood and bone marrow of 'Bi-Blood Dragon Carp.' Although this 'Bi-Blood Dragon Carp' is not high in rank, it is rumored to be a dragon species, carrying a trace of flood dragon bloodline, so the Dragon Blood Pill contains dragon power, which can help martial artists or cultivators temper their bodies..."

Zheng Yuanao held a jade bottle, his voice calm: "Since our Zheng family wiped out a group of 'Bi-Blood Dragon Carp,' these pills can be sold externally in the Zheng family's pill shop in the future. Now, ten bottles are released first, with a starting price of 50 spirit stones per bottle! Everyone can conduct a secret bid, and the ten highest prices will be successfully auctioned..."

For the Zheng family, this was just a small game during the intermission of the auction, and it was also to promote their own pills.

After all, after wiping out the "Bi-Blood Dragon Carp," they intercepted some fish fry and were trying to cultivate them, thereby expanding into an industrial chain.

"Flood dragon bloodline?"

Fang Xing was a bit interested.

"My 'Great Dragon Stake' has been progressing slowly since entering the mastery level... I don't know if this pill has any effect?"

"The Great Dragon Stake only simulates a dragon, and the Dragon Blood Pill might actually have a trace of flood dragon blood? Even if it's just an aura, it's not bad... At least it's definitely suitable for me to perceive the 'Dragon Realm'!"

What is a dragon?

If one hasn't even seen a flood dragon, and still says they want to perceive the "Dragon Realm," isn't that a joke?

He thought for a moment, and put a slip of paper into the tray brought by the maid, on which he wrote the maximum spirit stones he could pay, as well as the number on the seat.

If it succeeded, he could go to trade with the seat number at that time.

Not long after, Zheng Yuanao had a smile on his face, taking a list: "Congratulations to the following ten Fellow Daoists for winning the 'Dragon Blood Pill' in the auction, Ding-27, Bing-65..."

"Not bad, actually hit."

Fang Xing below nodded slightly, then felt bitter in his heart: '67 spirit stones, actually more expensive than the Primordial Pill. If it's useless, then I've lost a lot...'

'But the Primordial Pill only helps one advance to Primordial, while the Dragon Blood Pill has the possibility of helping one perceive the realm. This is the ability of the Fourth Realm... Therefore, if it is effective, then it is still a profit.'

He continued to watch, seeing one precious auction item after another.

From breakthrough pills for the Qi Condensation stage, to puppets, spirit plants... simply all-encompassing, everything.

Unfortunately, most were only suitable for cultivators.

"Below, is one of the three finale auction items of this auction!"

Suddenly, Zheng Yuanao's voice became solemn and slightly excited, letting the maid present a gray, dusty small brocade bag.

"One low-grade storage bag, containing three square spaces, can store items, but cannot store living things... Starting price 3,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

Before he finished speaking, there was some clamor in the auction venue:

"Storage bag? Actually a storage bag?"

"So expensive, this kind of treasure for storage, I'm afraid that aside from Foundation Establishment great cultivators, no Qi Condensation cultivator is qualified to possess..."

"Space prop?"

Fang Xing's eyes brightened.

The Blue Star Federation is actually relatively average in space technology, until those extraterrestrial evil gods invaded from the imaginary space, and they had to catch up, but they still couldn't intercept all attacks 100%.

This kind of small space prop, I'm afraid that even the Federation's Martial Saints, Martial Gods... might not be qualified to hold!

"More importantly... this represents another civilization's interpretation of the Space Way... If it were sold to top consortia or laboratories, even trillions of star dollars would be nothing... Well, I don't dare!"

Fang Xing shook his head, listening with interest to Zheng Yuanao's introduction. Only then did he know that this "storage bag" was an extremely special magic tool, tanned with the leather of some kind of void-attribute monster, difficult for ordinary magic tools to hurt, but the key is... using it still requires magic power or even divine sense!

"I felt the malice of the world; this cultivator world is too unfriendly to me..."

He complained in his heart, watching the price of the storage bag slowly rise, and finally it was taken by a cultivator in a private room for the price of 6,800 spirit stones.

"This second-to-last finale auction item... is a contract. Someone is willing to resell a shop in the market, which was originally the 'Qingyun Small Shop,' starting price 4,500 spirit stones..."

Zheng Yuanao said with a full face of smiles.

"Actually a land deed? This kind of thing, only big forces have use for it, right?"

Fang Xing shook his head, watching the big forces in the private room fight, and finally reported a sky-high price.

Although the price seems high, big forces pass it down from generation to generation, and getting the hen that lays golden eggs in the market shop can eventually earn it back.

This couldn't help but make Fang Xing think of those infrastructure projects, which are all high-input and high-return, only the time needs to be lengthened.

"Hm? Why does the atmosphere feel a bit wrong?"

Fang Xing wanted to watch the fun, but found that the atmosphere of the auction venue was a bit wrong.

In the void, there was inexplicable pressure.

It even made him feel as if a fierce beast was by his side, staring at him at all times!

"It's a Foundation Establishment great cultivator!"

"The Zheng family ancestor has come, it seems the rumors are true... Looking at it this way, the owner of Qingyun Small Shop selling off family assets might also be for this final auction item..."

Fang Xing heard the two cultivators next to him talking, and couldn't help but move in his heart.

Buzz buzz!

On the auction platform, formation patterns emerged, gathering into a silver-white translucent bowl, covering down, guarding the platform tightly.

Following that, Zheng Yuanao's expression was extremely solemn, personally holding a tray and stepping forward:

"The final auction item, Foundation Establishment spirit item—a bottle of 'Qianyuan Fire Evil'!"

In the tray, there was only a jade bottle, inside which seemed to be a mass of viscous fire-red meta-liquid, strands of crimson radiance penetrating through the jade bottle, directly permeating to the outside, and carrying strands of scorching airflow...

"Actually a Foundation Establishment spirit item!"

"In this auction, there really is a Foundation Establishment opportunity?"

The cultivators in the venue seemed to have gone crazy all of a sudden, especially those late-stage Qi Condensation and Qi Condensation perfection cultivators, all staring with burning eyes, staring dead at Zheng Yuanao on the high platform, or rather... the jade bottle in Zheng Yuanao's hand.

If it weren't for the Zheng family ancestor deliberately leaking his aura to deter them, and the existence of the formation, I'm afraid someone would have already rushed up to snatch it!

Foundation Establishment!

This is the lifelong pursuit of all Qi Condensation cultivators. Once successful, one lives for more than two hundred years, can fly with the physical body, establish a sect, and act domineeringly!

But breaking through to Foundation Establishment is extremely difficult. If there is no Foundation Establishment opportunity to assist, it is almost one in a hundred, and failure means death!

The best among Foundation Establishment opportunities is naturally the Foundation Establishment Pill, which is said to increase the success rate by 20% to 30%.

Next, are various Foundation Establishment spirit items useful for the three hurdles of Foundation Establishment.

Zheng Yuanao's voice even carried a trace of trembling, and I don't know how much perseverance he used to move his gaze away from the "Qianyuan Fire Evil": "Qianyuan Fire Evil, can temper the physical body and magic power, and is of great help for the 'Physical Body Hurdle' among the three hurdles of Foundation Establishment, and has some help for the 'Magic Power Hurdle'... Comprehensively speaking, it can increase the probability of a Qi Condensation perfection cultivator practicing fire-attribute cultivation methods breaking through to Foundation Establishment by 0.5% to 10%, starting price... 10,000 low-grade spirit stones!" ===== CHAPTER 45 =====