Chapter 67: The Transaction Begins

  Another meal time passed, and as more cultivators arrived, the seats in the main hall were already filled with people. Even the VIP rooms on the second floor were opened, apparently someone had taken up residence, but from the main hall, it was impossible to see who exactly was inside the VIP rooms.

  Before long, a neatly dressed and refined-looking man and a well-proportioned and beautiful maid walked out from behind the curtain and stood on the trading platform. Immediately, a beam of white light shone down, illuminating the trading platform to a dazzling brightness, using some unknown tool.

  The maid stood behind the man, holding a brown tray in her hand, with something covered in red cloth on it.

  The hall gradually quieted down, and the refined man bowed to the crowd with his fists: "Welcome, fellow Taoist friends, to attend the Hundred Treasures Pavilion Trading Conference! I am Song Shuli, also known as the Deputy Master of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, who is in charge of hosting today's trading conference. I hope it will bring joy to all of you."

  He paused here, and a round of applause broke out in the hall.

  "Let me share some good news with everyone. Today's trading session not only has a wide variety of items, but they are all things that fellow Taoists need. Moreover, after the ordinary item trading is over, there will be precious items available, so don't miss out on them! If any fellow Taoist still hasn't found something satisfactory after the trading ends, just speak up and if the price is reasonable, my Baibao Pavilion will definitely try its best to help you search for it. And after the meeting, we will also hold a self-trading session, where you can participate by paying 20 yuan in spirit dan."

  Many people listened impatiently, and some shouted out: "Hurry up and start trading already, we've been waiting for a long time!"

  Xia Chen thought that this Baibao Pavilion was quite dark, and the self-trading between cultivators still required a 20 yuanqi dan extraction fee.

  "Don't worry, everyone. We're about to begin." Song Shu Li smiled slightly and took the tray from the maid behind him. "The first item for tonight's transaction is the spiritual medicine Wu Xue Cao. I'm sure you're all familiar with it. Wu Xue Cao can be used for alchemy or consumed directly, and has a great therapeutic effect on both internal and external injuries. The base price is 30 yuan of spirit dan, and each bid must not be less than five pieces!"

  He placed the tray on the trading counter, then lifted the red cloth, inside was a foot-long ginseng-like plant, but its entire body was emitting a dark purple color, with a faint medicinal aroma spreading out.

  "Thirty-five yuan for a Vitality Pill!" someone in the hall immediately called out.

  "Forty pieces of Yuanqi Dan!" Someone immediately raised the price again.

  In the blink of an eye, the price had risen to fifty yuan qi dan.

  Song Shu Li smiled and watched as the bidding became more intense, naturally maximizing the profits of Baibao Pavilion.

  Xia Chen simply looked on quietly, he already had the Wugucao and didn't need to buy it again.

  After a fierce dispute, the Wuxuecao was finally won by a Confucian scholar-like loose cultivator with 65 yuanqi dan.

  Then the Wu Xue Cao was made into a bun and personally delivered to the scattered cultivator's seat by the maid, exchanging money for goods on the spot!

  Next, Song Shuli auctioned off more than a dozen spiritual medicines, the reserve price was getting higher and higher, but the competition was getting fiercer and fiercer. These spiritual medicines were almost all sold at high prices. Later on, even Xia Chen spent over 200 yuanqi dan to buy spiritual medicines that were not in the two Juguangbao.

  After the spiritual medicine transaction ended, the finished product foundation dan medicine transaction began, and the vast majority were injury-recovery and restoration dan medicines. It was obviously prepared for the many cultivators going to the ancient storage land, and the transaction scene became even more intense.

  However, this time Xiatian did not make a transaction. With his current abilities, refining most of the basic foundation Dans was not a problem at all, and there was no need to buy more.

  An hour later, the transaction of elixirs ended and transactions of various weapons began.

  These weapons, although not spiritual treasures, have also been imbued with some of the characteristics of spiritual treasures. Some can cut through iron like mud and are exceptionally sharp, while others can emit flames that can scorch targets. Some can even produce a massive sonic boom, using sound to attack enemies. It's truly an impressive array, but it's unclear where the Treasure Pavilion collected them from.

  Song Lishu vividly introduced the characteristics of these weapons, making everyone's blood boil with excitement, and they couldn't help but want to take out all their money to bid, instantly triggering another round of fierce bidding.

  The transaction continued, and after a brief moment, another maid came up with a tray.

  Song Shu Li smiled and said: "Everyone, aren't you all tired of continuously trading elixirs and weapons? Let's change the flavor a bit."

  He lifted the red cloth on the tray, and inside was a piece of wood the size of a fist, with a rough surface, but under the light, it seemed to emit a faint blue glow, as if it were extraordinary.

  "This is the Yuan Qing wood, not only is its quality harder than steel, but it also has excellent toughness. If combined with other materials, it will greatly enhance its defensive capabilities, making it an excellent material for refining equipment! The base price of Yuan Qing wood is 100 yuan qi dan, and each bid must be at least 10 pieces!" Song Shu Li introduced.

  Xia Chen's eyes lit up, this yuanqing wood was the best material for refining his Lizi bear skin, it was truly a case of "treading on iron shoes without searching", getting it all without any effort, no matter what, he had to get this yuanqing wood by bidding.

  "One hundred and ten Yuan Qi Pills!" he said without hesitation.

  The hall was silent, and the vast majority of the crowd had come for Gu Cang, needing weapons and elixirs, but having no interest in this refining material.

  "One hundred and ten at once!" Song Lishu said loudly.

  After a brief pause, seeing no one bidding, Song Lishu said: "One hundred and ten taels, twice!"

  Suddenly, a soft female voice came from the VIP room on the second floor: "One hundred and thirty yuan for the Qi Dan!"

  "One hundred and thirty spirit coins! Someone has bid one hundred and thirty, is there another fellow daoist who wants to compete?" Song Shu immediately repeated, his tone also relaxed a bit. If Xia Chen was allowed to buy the Yuan Qing Mu for one hundred and ten coins, the Baibao Pavilion wouldn't make much profit either.

  "One hundred and fifty Yuan Qi Dan!" Xia Chen said calmly. It was impossible for no one to bid, but no matter who it was, they would not be able to win against him.

  "One hundred and fifty yuan for the Qi Dan! Is there any other fellow Daoist who wants to bid?" Song Shu Li shouted again.

  The woman in the VIP room on the second floor sneered and seemed to despise Xia Chen's scramble: "Two hundred yuan Qi Dan!"

  Two hundred, directly added fifty! The hall was in an uproar, and many people looked towards the VIP seat, but except for the black curtain, nothing could be seen.

  Xia Chen raised an eyebrow, and from the woman's voice, he detected a hint of provocation. He smiled faintly: "Three hundred!"

  The woman raised the price by 50, so he simply added another 100!

  The crowd was in an uproar again, but not many people were surprised. Xia Chen's previous display of strength had already left a deep impression on everyone, and many people couldn't help but look at him with envy, thinking that being wealthy and powerful was the epitome of awesomeness!

  Song Shu stood with a smile all over his face, this piece of Yuqing wood he originally thought could be sold for 200 yuan of Qi Dan was already considered a good deal, but unexpectedly the two of them raised the price so high, it directly went up to 300!

  "Five hundred!" The woman in the VIP room on the second floor fell silent for a moment before suddenly speaking, her voice already tinged with anger.

  Xia Chen raised the price by 100, and she directly added another 200. This was no longer a bidding competition, but an intentional suppression of Xia Chen.

  Xia Chen wasn't afraid of her at all, and immediately followed up without hesitation: "One thousand!" Directly adding the price to three hundred again.

  Everyone gasped in shock, thinking this person was really fierce!

  The VIP room fell silent, apparently the woman had also not expected Xia Chen's bid to be so ruthless.

  "A thousand yuan for the Qi Dan, is there any other Daoist friend who wants to bid?" Song Shu was about to laugh his head off, the cost of the Yuan Qing wood that was worth at most 200 yuan was actually sold for over a thousand, this was a profit of 500%!

  In the VIP room on the second floor, four women were sitting there with dignity.

  The woman in her thirties sitting in the middle had fair skin, was well-maintained, and had high eyebrows that made her look very cold and elegant.

  Behind the black curtain, she coldly gazed at Xia Chen under his cloak in the hall. The woman's face was furious, her eyes carrying a chill, and she slowly said: "You actually dare to compete with me, Luo Yu Sect? Very well! I'd like to see what kind of strength you have!"

  "Eldest Sister Chen, calm down. It's just a piece of Yuqing wood, not worth spending so many Yuanqi pellets. After all, the precious items are still ahead, and we need to conserve our strength. Besides, the Haoran Sect hasn't made their move yet, they're the ones we should be worried about!" A woman with freckles on her face said in a low voice.

  Chen Shijie hesitated, her eyes flashing with cold light, and nodded after a while: "Okay, let's just take advantage of this guy! Actually, I didn't necessarily need the yuanqing wood, it's just that last time Lin Shimiao wanted to refine equipment and said it would be best if we had yuanqing wood, so I was thinking of buying some."

  Her tone was quite serious, as if she had taken a great interest in Lin Shi Mei.

  That freckled girl smiled coldly: "Sister Chen, what's so difficult about getting this Yuan Qing wood? Why bother being angry, after the trading session ends, we can just kill and rob them, anyway as long as they're not from one of the seven major sects, we won't have any trouble."

  She spoke calmly and seemed completely indifferent to the matter of murder and robbery.

  "Alright, we'll talk about it later, for now let's just take advantage of this opportunity."

  "One thousand yuan for a Qi Dan pill!" Song Shu said loudly, and after a moment, he said again: "One thousand yuan for two Qi Dan pills!"

  He paused for a moment, seeing that there was no movement in the VIP room, and knew that the other party had given up. He then used a small hammer to tap on the wooden fish on the trading platform: "One thousand yuan Qi Dan, deal!"

  At once, the wooden slip was wrapped up and presented to Xia Chen by a beautiful maid with a smile.

  Xia Chen took out ten cloth bags and handed them to the maid, then put the Yuan Qing wood into the storage space, feeling a sense of relief. With the Yuan Qing wood, he was confident that he could refine the cracked bear skin into a defensive leather jacket.

  Now Xia Chen has bought what he wanted, and there's nothing to worry about. Next is whether he can find other treasures. His eyesight is quite high now, and ordinary treasures are not even worth looking at.

  Song Shu Li auctioned off a dozen or so refining equipment materials, but the competitive bidding effect was not good, with only a handful of people responding. Xia Chen watched from below the stage and also felt that they were just average, without finding anything suitable.