Chapter 257: Wigs are Expensive at Demon Suppression Pass

Lu Yang's proposal was quickly agreed upon by the three of them. The most valuable part of the Twin-Stemmed Lotus is the flower itself; the lotus seeds are not particularly valuable.

Lotus seeds cannot grow new Twin-Stemmed Lotuses. The appearance of a Twin-Stemmed Lotus is random; an ordinary lotus flower, under the blessing of various conditions, might become a Twin-Stemmed Lotus.

In the words of the Immortal Fairy, the root of the twin-stem lies hidden within all lotus flowers; the key is knowing how to stimulate that twin-stem root to emerge.

"Then it's decided. Senior Brother Lu gets the lotus seeds, and the three of us will sell the lotus flower and split the spirit stones equally."

Tao Yaoye dug out the eight lotus seeds and handed them to Lu Yang.

The lotus seeds carried a unique, refreshing fragrance. Lu Yang subconsciously sniffed them and found the scent very pleasant.

The chamber of commerce attendant was receiving guests as usual when three figures in black burst in, triggering his vigilance.

"It's me," one of the figures in black said in a low tone.

"Young Master Meng?" The attendant recalled the owner of this voice; it was the young master of the Meng family.

Then the one following him must be a disciple of the Congwendao Sect?

And who was the third person in black?

Tao Yaoye stood behind the three figures in black, feeling quite helpless.

The faces of Lu Yang and his two companions had already been memorized by every Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator at Demon Suppression Pass; if they went out, they would be hunted down.

Having no choice, the three of them had to cover their faces.

From start to finish, Tao Yaoye had only shown her back to those people, so she wouldn't be recognized and could walk about in the outside world openly.

The attendant did not delve into the reasons for their disguise; what Meng Jingzhou and the others did did not affect the transaction between them.

He led the four of them into a reception room. Meng Jingzhou took out the Twin-Stemmed Lotus, drawing the attendant's side-eye; he hadn't expected that the Twin-Stemmed Lotus, which was being hotly debated in the outside world, would end up in Meng Jingzhou's hands.

"We want to sell it. How many spirit stones?"

"Forty thousand spirit stones."

Meng Jingzhou frowned, feeling the price was too low; he spent fifty thousand spirit stones just to buy a single piece of Phoenix Blood Stone.

Tao Yaoye nodded, thinking the price was appropriate. Meng Jingzhou feeling the price was low was purely because he was too wealthy and had no concept of spirit stones.

"If Young Master Meng feels the price is low, our chamber of commerce will soon hold an auction. The main target audience is Foundation Establishment and Jin Dan stage cultivators, which is just right for auctioning the Twin-Stemmed Lotus. What do you think?"

Meng Jingzhou thought for a moment: "That works too. Then take it to be auctioned."

It just so happened that he hadn't been to an auction in a long time.

One day later, the four of them held their admission tickets and arrived at the auction.

The chamber of commerce had already released news that this auction would feature the Twin-Stemmed Lotus, attracting numerous Foundation Establishment late-stage and Half-Step Jin Dan stage cultivators. Looking around, they were all old acquaintances.

The auction was hosted by a rare beauty who called herself Xiao Yue; her figure was graceful and eye-catching.

For the cultivators at Demon Suppression Pass who walked on the edge of life and death year-round, this held immense appeal.

The beautiful host warmed up the crowd briefly and began the first auction item.

"The first auction item is different from the past. Looking at the entire history of auctions at Demon Suppression Pass, this is a one-of-a-kind item. Even Xiao Yue was stunned for a long time when she first saw it."

The beautiful host pulled away the red cloth, revealing the first auction item—a wig.

"This is a wig meticulously refined by Master Guan over three days and three nights. By wearing this wig, not only can you change your hairstyle as you wish, but more importantly, this wig promotes hair growth! In other words, as long as you wear it, in just a few days, your hair will grow back!"

"This is also a rare magic treasure that possesses certain defensive functions!"

As soon as the first auction item appeared, the eyes of the people in the audience clearly lit up.

They were all people who had been shaved bald by Lu Yang. What they needed most right now was exactly a wig!

Good stuff!

The price of wigs at Demon Suppression Pass had been rising, reaching ridiculously high levels, and those were just ordinary wigs, far inferior to the one at the auction.

Rather than spending money to buy an ordinary wig, it was better to spend a little more to buy a better one.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou remained unmoved; they had lost their hair earlier than everyone else, and now lush little hairs were already growing on their heads; they were no longer bald.

Moreover, the refining level of this wig clearly wasn't as good as Li Haoran's.

"Starting bid, five hundred spirit stones!"

"Five hundred!"

"Six hundred!"

"Eight hundred!"

"One thousand spirit stones!"

The wig was quickly bid up to one thousand spirit stones, which would have been unimaginable in the past.

One thousand spirit stones for a wig was already the limit for this item.

Suddenly, a voice rang out, pushing the price of the wig to a new high.

"One thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

Everyone looked toward the source of the voice; it was the very first cultivator to receive Lu Yang's Arhat Fist, the Heaven-Questioning Blade, Duan Hongchen!

As a Half-Step Jin Dan stage cultivator, Duan Hongchen had deep pockets. One thousand five hundred spirit stones for a wig that could freely determine one's hairstyle was worth it!

"The second auction item is a bottle of elixir, from the Congwendao Sect's pill refining master, Wu Ming!"

"Senior Brother Wu?" Lu Yang was stunned when he heard the familiar name. He was too familiar with Senior Brother Wu; the Ten-Ox Strength Elixir came from his hands.

Whether it was pill refining or poison refining, Senior Brother Wu had his own unique insights.

The guests discussed it in hushed tones.

"It's actually something from the Congwendao Sect?"

"Items from the Five Great Immortal Sects are rarely circulated! It must be good stuff!"

"I wonder what the effect of the elixir is."

"How long has it been since something produced by the Five Great Immortal Sects appeared? And it's from the Five Elements Sect... I heard the Congwendao Sect is even stronger than the Five Elements Sect, so the item must be extraordinary!"

Obviously, most low-level cultivators do not understand the Congwendao Sect.

The beautiful host took out a jade bottle. Inside the bottle were a few grayish-brown pills, with three pill patterns circling them. The pill fragrance was pungent; one could tell at a glance that this was no mortal-grade item.

"This is a bottle of Grain Bigu Elixirs."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was a wave of sighs in the audience; they were very disappointed with the second auction item.

The Congwendao Sect was powerful, but so what? Could they really refine Grain Bigu Elixirs with different flavors?

The beautiful host was not surprised by the reaction from the audience; this was within her expectations.

She smiled slightly and began to explain: "When you all go into the dense forest to hunt demonic beasts, the most common method is poisoning. However, demonic beasts are naturally keen and can distinguish right from wrong, so they will subconsciously avoid poison."

"This is where this bottle of Grain Bigu Elixirs comes in."

"This is not an ordinary Grain Bigu Elixir. To say it is an elixir is actually less accurate than saying it is a poison. Or rather, it is an elixir, but the effect upon consumption is that of a poison."

"Its efficacy is several thousand to even ten thousand times that of an ordinary Grain Bigu Elixir."

"Think about it, what will happen if a demonic beast eats this Grain Bigu Elixir? It is equivalent to consuming ten million Grain Bigu Elixirs. This far exceeds the demonic beast's tolerance range, and it will instantly burst its stomach."

"Or as the saying goes, it will be stuffed to death."

The audience gasped; they never expected that Grain Bigu Elixirs could be used in this way.

"I suspect Senior Brother Wu Ming made a mistake in his pill refining, created a bottle of this stuff, and brought it out to sell for some money to recoup his losses," Lu Yang guessed reasonably.

"That sounds like something Senior Brother Wu Ming would do."

Others didn't know Wu Ming's background and all thought this was an elixir meticulously refined by Master Wu Ming. Moreover, with the Congwendao Sect as a backer, the quality of the elixir was guaranteed.

Soon, this bottle of Grain Bigu Elixirs capable of stuffing someone to death was auctioned off for six thousand spirit stones, bought by a Jin Dan stage cultivator.

The four of them were all Congwendao Sect disciples; what good things hadn't they seen? The subsequent auction items were quite boring and failed to pique their interest.

"The sixth auction item is a piece of red silk, of unknown age and unknown texture."

The beautiful host displayed the sixth auction item, which was a long strip of red silk.

"Eh, this thing looks familiar," the Immortal Fairy exclaimed.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 258 =====