Chapter 429: Refining Void-level Pill Returns to Sand and Stone (Two in One)

"What treasures do you two seniors want to buy? The magic formulas, elixirs, puppets, talismans and other treasures in our Xuanbao Tower are all top-quality and their effects will definitely not disappoint you."

A beautiful woman approached and said.

Qi Yuan said calmly, "Take me to the medicine area. If there are any medicines that can help improve the Void Refining Stage, just take them out. If they are too inefficient, there is no need to put them out to be conspicuous."

Now that he has broken through to the Void Refining Stage, the previous elixirs are gradually becoming obsolete, so it is time to find some suitable elixirs to refine.

Otherwise, the progress of cultivation will be very slow.

The maid was immediately delighted when she heard this. From the tone of his voice, it was obvious that he was a man who had no shortage of spirit stones. If she could facilitate a few deals, she would naturally gain certain benefits.

He said softly, "Yes, yes, please follow me, senior."

Having said that, he turned and walked towards a counter.

Qi Yuan's expression remained unchanged as he followed slowly, gently waving the folding fan in his hand, blowing his hair slightly, revealing a bit of unrestrainedness.

Soon, they walked to a counter with pills on it.

The maid of Xuanbao Tower performed some kind of magic with her hands, then she deftly passed through the restriction and took out three porcelain bottles from the cabinet, about an inch high, in red, blue, and green colors...

He explained, "Senior, the red one is called Gudai Dan. If a cultivator in the early stage of Refining Void refines one, it can be equivalent to a hundred years of hard training. As the realm goes up, the effect will gradually weaken."

"The blue pill bottle contains the Water and Fire Jiyuan Pill. It uses two medicinal materials, water and fire, and combines them with a skilled alchemy technique to balance the two properties that cannot coexist peacefully. It is compressed into a small pill. After taking it, it will evaporate mellow spiritual energy in the body, and the medicinal effect is also quite gratifying."

"The last green bottle contains Mingxi Pills, which have extremely powerful medicinal properties and are known for their strength. As long as you don't get carried away while taking them and keep practicing the formula to refine the pill, the effect you get will be much stronger than the previous two pills."

Qi Yuan smiled and said, "Besides these three kinds of elixirs, are there no others?"

"Please forgive me, senior. The elixir that can help a Void Refining Stage cultivator improve his cultivation is already very rare. In the entire Lin'an City, only our Xuanbao Tower has the strength to put it on the counter for sale. If it were other shops, it would be difficult to sell such a fine elixir."

The maid was very sensible and apologized first, and then praised her employer's status, but what she said was also true.

The elixirs for the Void Refining Stage that are circulated in large quantities are basically mediocre stuff. Eating hundreds or thousands of bottles may not necessarily lead to a breakthrough in cultivation.

"Well, then give me a bottle each of Gudai Dan and Shuihuo Jiyuan Dan." Qi Yuan glanced at the three kinds of pills and immediately made up his mind.

The reason why I didn't choose Mingxi Dan was because I thought that too much is as bad as too little, and then I put it aside.

He has refined so many elixirs since his practice, and his realm has advanced by leaps and bounds. It is not advisable for him to refine some extreme elixirs, otherwise it will easily damage the foundation he has built.

How can we allow the foundation that we have worked so hard to build to be shaken?

"Okay, I will pack the pills for you right away." The maid said with a smile.

She was naturally very happy to have completed an order worth millions of spirit stones in one go, as the elixirs for the Nascent Soul stage were not cheap.

After completing the transaction.

Qi Yuan conveniently put the pills into the storage bracelet, intending to go back and breed them. Just when he was about to ask the maid if there were any rare five-element materials that he could buy and melt into his life-long magic weapon...

"Senior, since the amount of spiritual stones you consumed in one go meets the standards of this building, I will give you the qualification to attend an auction. The treasures auctioned there will basically be of higher quality than the treasures on the counter."

When the maid spread out her jade hands, a bright light flashed and a warm jade pendant appeared. There were some mysterious prohibitions carved on it. There was a pattern of a treasure tower on the front and the words "Xuanbao Tower Auction" on the back.

Qi Yuan did not take the jade pendant immediately, and asked: "When will the auction be held? Can I bring someone in?"

"The auction is held every five days. Tonight is the day of the auction. There is still half an incense stick of time before it starts. With the jade pendant, you can bring two monks into the venue." The maid answered seriously.

Once every five days, it means the treasures being auctioned may not be too rare, but since they are here...

Qi Yuan made up his mind and turned to look at Bing Feng to see what she meant.

Bingfeng was just thinking about appreciating the scenery of the alien race, and she nodded slightly.

"Miss, please lead the way." Qi Yuan said softly after taking the jade pendant.

The maid responded with a "OK", turned her body and walked in another direction.

Qi Yuan's gaze paused for two seconds at the maid's back, then he moved away.

Then I heard...

"Why, Brother Qi, are you attracted to the pretty girl in front?" Bing Feng said jokingly.

Women's eyes are sharp.

Qi Yuan opened his folding fan with a snap and said with a smile, "Compared to the figure of the girl in front, I think Fairy Feng's figure is better. I will never get tired of looking at her."

"Then I won't dare walk in front of you in the future, for fear of being targeted by a pervert." Bing Feng responded with a soft voice and coquettish eyes.

Qi Yuan sighed and said, "There really is no such opportunity, because Fairy Feng is my bodyguard now, so I can only follow her around."

Then he added: "But the guards have the duty of warming the bed..."

"You... stop bullying people here." Bing Feng's voice suddenly rose, feeling it was too abrupt, and then it slowed down rapidly, with a faint blush on her jade cheeks as she spoke.

At this time, the maid in front said, "Two seniors, please enter the teleportation array to the fifty-second floor, which is the venue for the auction."

Bing Feng immediately flashed into the teleportation array, looking as if she didn't want to pay any attention to the man.

Qi Yuan smiled, walked in calmly, and was teleported away under the control of the maid.

In the blink of an eye, I moved to a new place.

The light here is slightly dim, and the surrounding decoration is very classical.

There is a deep passage right in front of him, and no one knows where it leads to. Ten steps away, there are two Divine Transformation monks on duty.

"Let's go, this should be the venue for the auction." Qi Yuan's expression was slightly gloomy, and he was the first to walk out of the teleportation array.

Bingfeng raised her hand to lift her black hair behind her ear, her cold eyes showing a little admiration. If a man flirted with her without knowing the limits, she would probably feel disgusted.

"My two fellow Taoists, please pay your qualification jade pendants to enter." A cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Stage stepped forward and said with a neither humble nor arrogant look, trying to stop them.

Qi Yuan didn't say much. He took out the jade pendant from the storage bracelet and handed it to the other party.

After checking and confirming that everything was correct, the Divine Transformation Cultivator took off the jade pendant with his backhand, stepped back to make room, and said, "Fellow Daoist, please go inside. Follow the passage all the way to the end, and you will reach the auction venue. Someone will greet you there."

"Um…"

Qi Yuan waved his folding fan, nodded his eyes, and walked forward with big strides. Bing Feng followed on his left, like a personal maid.

The width of the passage is enough for four adults, and there are exquisite patterns carved on the edges.

After walking for a while, I saw an ancient door at the end of the passage.

When Qi Yuan and the other person approached, the door slowly opened from the inside, and several beautiful maids were seen standing on both sides, waiting to welcome the distinguished guests.

"Senior, the auction is about to begin. You can take any seat as long as it's not occupied." said a maid in black.

Hearing this…

Qi Yuan looked into the distance. The auction venue was not very large. There were hundreds of pearwood chairs placed in the venue, but only about thirty of them were occupied. In the middle was a high platform about ten feet wide, which was used to display the auction items.

After looking around, he walked towards an empty wooden chair and sat down quietly.

Then a fragrant breeze blew over, and Bingfeng sat beside him silently, saying softly:
"This Xuanbao Tower is not simple. There are so many Void Refining cultivators participating in an ordinary auction, but there are very few Spiritual Transformation cultivators."

"They are doing good business." Qi Yuan also noticed the cultivators present. Most of them were in the Void Refinement Stage, and there were men, women, young and old.

Bing Feng was speechless for a moment and ignored the man.

The entry of Qi Yuan and the other man did not cause any commotion. Only some cultivators released their spiritual sense and glanced at them briefly, without any excessive intrusion.

Before the auction started, four more Void-Refining cultivators entered the venue, and there was no movement at the door since then.

At this time, a dazzling fluorescent light lit up on the high platform, and a middle-aged monk with a beard walked out and said in a loud voice: "My surname is Yue, and I will host the auction tonight..."

"What a pity, it's not Fairy Shen who's hosting the auction."

"I still miss Fairy Shen's voice and appearance, but the flowers are affectionate and the water is ruthless."

"..."

The cultivator surnamed Yue listened to the words below, his expression remained unchanged, and he said: "The first auction item tonight is a piece of blue crystal. This item is a rare water-attributed refining material. The starting price is one million spirit stones..."

As the voice fell, a maid came up with a tray. On the tray was a blue stone about the size of a fist, which gave off a soft water-attributed scent.

"Yes, the value of the blue crystal is not low, the color is bright, and the finished product looks like it has no impurities. I will pay 1.1 million spirit stones..."

"One million three hundred thousand spirit stones."

"One million and five hundred thousand spirit stones..."

"One million six hundred thousand spirit stones..."

As the monks in the field continued to raise the price, it soon broke through two million spirit stones, and the momentum did not stop.

In the end, someone took the Blue Nau Crystal Stone for 2.9 million spirit stones.

The Void Refining Monks present had practiced for so many years and had seen all kinds of rare treasures. They knew exactly how much the Blue Nautilus Crystal was worth, so there was no need for the auctioneer named Yue to hype it up.

"Congratulations to this fellow Taoist for winning the Blue Nao Crystal. The next item for auction is the gallbladder of the Seven-Colored Soul Devouring Snake. This medicinal ingredient often appears in the recipes of the Void Refining Level. If you need to refine pills, don't miss it."

"The starting price is two million spirit stones, and each bid increase must not be less than two hundred thousand spirit stones."

As soon as the monk named Yue finished speaking, his figure flashed away, leaving his sight to the gallbladder of the seven-colored soul-eating snake.

A maid walked out from the darkness, with a small jade box on the tray. The lid of the box was opened, and a dark green snake gall could be seen inside.

The spiritual charm contained in it made the monks present brighten up and stare at it intently.

From this we can infer that they all have more or less the need to refine pills.

"Two and a half million spirit stones..."

"Three million spirit stones, this seven-colored spirit-devouring snake gall, I am determined to get it."

"Three and a half million spirit stones."

Qi Yuan listened to the rising prices and only glanced at the snake gallbladder twice before paying no attention to it. The seven-colored soul-eating snake gallbladder was indeed a good medicinal ingredient, covering more than twenty pill recipes.

It’s just that none of the pill recipes are suitable for him, so he has no interest in bidding, otherwise he would have offered a price to buy them at auction.

"Four million six hundred thousand spirit stones..."

A short monk spoke.

"Five million spirit stones..." A monk in a black robe made the offer in a calm tone.

The bidding for a seven-colored soul-eating snake gall has driven away many cultivators, and only a few void-refining cultivators are left chasing each other.

The final price was 5.5 million spirit stones.

After two rounds of auctioning treasures, the atmosphere in the venue gradually became heated. Under the chairmanship of the monk named Yue, one after another of the precious treasures were brought up for auction in an orderly manner.

Soon half the time had passed.

"It seems that none of the treasures tonight can catch Brother Qi's eye." Bing Feng said with a sigh.

Qi Yuan glanced at her and said, "It's okay for me, but Fairy Feng hasn't picked the treasure yet. Once tonight passes, the promise will no longer count."

"What, there is a time limit?" Bing Feng Fen Yan said in surprise.

Qi Yuan smiled and responded: "The right of interpretation is mine..."

"The treasure below is a five-element material called Guiyi Sandstone, weighing about half a pound. They are all fine products carefully selected by our building, and there is absolutely no defect."

"The starting price is 4 million spirit stones, and the bid cannot be less than 200,000 spirit stones."

Before the monk named Yue stopped talking, a maid brought out the treasure.

I saw that the bag was filled with half a pound of Guiyi sand and gravel. The color contained a hint of colorful clouds, but the colors were faintly integrated together, as if it was about to transform into some kind of divine object.

"Guiyi Sand and Stone? Who is so generous that he is willing to put such a treasure up for auction?"

"It just so happens that my life-saving magic weapon needs a rare five-element material to be smelted. I will offer 500 spirit stones..."

"Six million spirit stones..."

"Seven million spirit stones..."

Qi Yuan couldn't help but sit up straighter when he heard this. He had seen the Return to One Sand and Stone in the jade slip of the Reversal of the Five Elements Art. If it was melted into the Five Elements Futian Tower, its power would definitely be enhanced.

Even if he could find a few more rare five-element refining materials, he would have hope of increasing the spiritual power of his own magic weapon to the level of a celestial spiritual treasure.

So now’s the time to get this Guiyi sand and gravel, you can’t miss it.

"Ten million spirit stones..."

"Fuck, they actually raised the price directly to 10 million spirit stones."

A Void Refining cultivator spoke unhappily.

Unexpectedly, a beautiful woman raised the price: "One million and two hundred thousand spirit stones."

"Eleven million spirit stones." Qi Yuan said calmly.

The beautiful woman gritted her teeth unwillingly, her expression changed a few times, and she stopped bidding.

The price of this item is less than 10 million spirit stones, which is still within her acceptable range. If it exceeds by too much, it will be counterproductive.

(End of this chapter)