novelapdf Chapter 39 The Essence of Yi Wood? Participating in the Auction Again
Chapter 39 The Essence of Yi Wood? Participating in the Auction Again
"I remember there's one Wood Essence in the Merchant Guild's list, but there's definitely no Fire Essence. Fire Essence is extremely rare, so we'll probably have to issue a bounty for it. As for your sister's protective magic weapon, the best water-attribute magic weapon in Old Qin's Treasure Pavilion right now is the Weak Water Shield, a top-grade magic weapon with powerful defense. It should be usable until the early Foundation Establishment stage."
Upon hearing about the essence of Yi Wood, Chen Chunan's eyes lit up instantly.
Afterwards, he and Han Yanran went to Lao Qin's Treasure Pavilion.
Qin Sheng now holds two lucrative positions, the Treasure Pavilion and the Spirit Talisman Pavilion, which Han Yanran greatly envies.
Old Qin's nephew is currently managing the Lingfu Pavilion.
He mainly stays at the Treasure Pavilion.
As soon as Chen Chunan entered, Old Qin immediately greeted him with a beaming smile: "I was wondering why my left eye kept twitching today. Turns out, a distinguished guest has arrived."
Chen Chunan smiled wryly: "How am I any kind of distinguished guest?"
"Oh, not at all, not at all. Without you, I, Qin Sheng, wouldn't be sitting in this position at the Treasure Pavilion. You're my benefactor; calling you a distinguished guest would be too disrespectful. By the way, what are you planning to buy today? Don't worry, I'll definitely give you the lowest price!"
Chen Chunan smiled and then told him what he wanted.
Old Qin frowned: "The best of the best is that we happen to have a top-quality piece of the Wood Essence, but it's not in my Treasure Pavilion. Our master specifically requested it for the end-of-month auction. As for the Fire Essence, I'm afraid they'll be offering a reward. I haven't received this kind of thing for over ten years. There's no worry about finding a market for such spiritual items."
This was Chen Chunan's first time dealing with bounties, so he asked, "How do I issue them?"
"That's simple. Just list out what you want and set a date, or you can leave it as is. Finally, just prepay the reward to our guild. I suggest you set the price for the Bing Fire Essence at 12000 spirit stones. I remember the Yunzhou branch auctioned off a Bing Fire Essence two years ago, and the winning bid was as high as 12000 spirit stones. That price might attract the owner."
Chen Chunan nodded; he had earned a large sum of spirit stones from selling talismans today. He could easily come up with 20000 spirit stones.
Including the Weak Water Shield worth 2400 spirit stones and a set of Water and Wood Gathering Spirit Array, Chen Chuna directly paid Qin Sheng 17000 spirit stones.
Chen Chunan's savings instantly shrank to 5200 spirit stones.
I don't know if it will be enough for the auction at the end of the month. I think I need to improve my talisman-making efficiency.
Back home, Chen Hongxian excitedly went to refine the Weak Water Shield.
Chen Chunan, on the other hand, calmed down and continued to try to make third-tier spirit talismans.
In order to prepare for the auction of the Yi Wood Essence in ten days, I can't afford not to make money.
Borrowing money is another option, but I'm only on good terms with Lin Jing, and she's a poor girl. I'm already being kind enough that she doesn't borrow money from me.
Chen Chunan felt that his relationship with Lao Qin was not yet at the point where he could ask Lao Qin for money.
Chen Chunan sighed, "I guess I still have to rely on myself!"
...
Ten days later
Chen Chunan transformed into a nuclear-powered donkey, working day and night without rest, but still managed to produce less than 200 talismans.
I haven't even collected 8000 spirit stones yet, so I definitely can't bid for 8000 Wood Essence.
Seeing Chen Chunan lying on the recliner with a blank look in his eyes, Hongxian curiously leaned over and asked, "Brother, what's wrong?"
"Brother is worried. The auction is tomorrow, and he probably won't be able to win the bid with his current money."
Knowing that Chen Chunan wanted to bid for the Essence of Wood, Chen Hongxian immediately took out her storage ring when she heard that her brother was short of money.
"Brother, Sister Lin said last time that my storage ring sells for over a thousand spirit stones at the market. Why don't you take this and sell it? There are still over a thousand spirit stones inside. They're all the pocket money you gave me, and I haven't been willing to spend them yet."
Chen Chunan was stunned for a moment, then rubbed Hongxian's little head: "This is from your brother, just keep it safe. What your brother lacks is not a thousand or two spirit stones."
Chen Chunan made up his mind: "The bolder you are, the more you can achieve. Although I don't have enough money, I am a talisman master! At worst, I can just bid and use the subsequent talismans as collateral, right? Besides, I have valuable talisman master experience and third-tier talisman books on me, so I don't think I'll be thrown away."
After making up my mind.
Chen Chunan stretched, coaxed Hongxian away, and went straight back to his room to sleep soundly.
next day
Chen Chunan, fully revived, ignored Hongxian's protests and picked up the little girl.
Today is the day of the end-of-month auction, and the auction will also feature the essence of Yi wood that I need.
If I didn't take her with me, she would definitely nag me when I got back, so I ignored the little girl's morning grumpiness and just dragged her out of bed.
Sure enough, the little girl perked up instantly when she heard that she was going to attend the auction with her.
"Really? I've never been to an auction before!"
"Of course it's true, would my brother lie to you?"
"Hehe, brother! What's at the auction?"
"I asked Pavilion Master Qin, and he said there will be Foundation Establishment Pills this time, but only 50 in total. I guess it's to attract a lot of rogue cultivators and hype up the auction. The other more significant items are the Wood Essence that your brother has his eye on, a fourth-tier lightning-type talisman, a spirit weapon sword formation, and 10 Breakthrough Pills. The core item is a high-grade Golden Core cultivation technique."
"Wow, that would take so many spirit stones!"
Chen Chunan smiled confidently: "Don't worry, being poor is only temporary. We'll have everything in the future."
...
We arrived at the main entrance of the Wanfang Chamber of Commerce.
Han Yanran jogged over to greet her: "Why didn't you tell me you were coming to sell talismans yesterday?"
"I didn't bother you because I saw you had a big customer with you."
Han Yanran deliberately complained, "Which big customer is more important than you? By the way, I applied for a private room on the second floor yesterday. I'm not high enough to get a better one, so I hope you won't mind."
As she spoke, Han Yanran handed over a jade tablet with the words "Yellow Number 31, Red Plum Hall" written on it.
Chen Chunan was overjoyed, as he had been worried that flaunting his wealth in the hall might cause trouble.
Han Yanran solved the problem for her directly.
"No problem at all, no problem at all, thank you so much, Fairy Yanran~"
When Han Yanran saw that Chen Chunan had accepted, she immediately beamed with joy: "You are my most important guest, so it's only right that I go to all this trouble."
Then, Han Yanran seemed to remember something and instructed Chen Chunan, "The auction is divided into four types of private rooms: Heaven, Earth, Profound, and Yellow. The Heaven and Earth rooms are currently empty. The main ones are the Profound and Yellow rooms. The Yellow rooms are only available to those with certain status. The first nine Profound rooms have only been given to a few Golden Core cultivators, and the tenth and subsequent rooms are for rising stars and direct disciples of Golden Core cultivators. If you encounter someone bidding against you from a Profound room, you'd better not compete; those people aren't exactly magnanimous."
Chen Chunan nodded, taking Han Yanran's reminders to heart.
The saying goes, "Tongue moves and trouble arises."
Chen Chunan didn't want to get into too much trouble unless absolutely necessary.
Soon, Chen Chunan took his sister and followed Han Yanran to Hall No. 31 of the Huang family.
Upon reaching the second floor, Han Yanran instructed two Qi Refining stage maids to serve her a pot of fine spiritual tea and a plate of second-grade spiritual fruit before saying goodbye and leaving.
Chen Chunan looked at Han Yanran's retreating figure with deep emotion.
It is human nature to socialize upwards, but Wanfang Chamber of Commerce has been doing this ever since its first time following the elders of the clan.
They were never harassed or looked down upon, and after demonstrating their value, the treatment they received was exceptional.
No wonder Wanfang Chamber of Commerce has such a great influence.
The auction officially began a quarter of an hour after Chen Chunan took his seat.
Wanfang Chamber of Commerce used the same old trick, using Foundation Building Pills to warm up the atmosphere and create a very lively atmosphere.
Although Chen Chunan does not currently need Foundation Establishment Pills, there are several disciples in the clan with True Spirit Roots who may need them in the future.
I also took a look at the price.
This attention made Chen Chunan understand why the clan elders insisted on attending the annual trade fair.
The auction is held monthly, with only 50 pieces available each time, making the competition extremely fierce.
The price has already broken the record set at this year's trade conference.
Chen Chunan shook his head. The Foundation Establishment Pill of the Blazing Sun Sect was simply a powerful tool for exploiting lower-level cultivators.
The chives keep growing, one crop after another, you can't harvest them all, you simply can't harvest them all!
Hongxian, standing to the side, was also terrified: "Brother, that pork seller Hou Sanli said he only earns 3-5 spirit stones a day. After deducting the cost of raising and materials, he only has a little over 1 spirit stone in net income per day. If he wants to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill, it would take him 5-6 years to save up. If we also include the cost of the Five Elements Spiritual Items, wouldn't it take more than ten years?"
Chen Chunan was taken aback. It seemed to be true. If one wanted to break through safely, the higher the quality of the Five Elements spiritual objects, the better.
Even if you only use ordinary quality Five Elements spiritual items, it's not much cheaper than Foundation Establishment Pills.
Based on this calculation, with Hou Sanli's income, he probably won't have any hope of saving enough money by the time he's 40.
Seeking immortality externally is indeed difficult, as difficult as ascending to heaven.