Chapter 144: Old Friends(1/2)
Not long after Chen Li sat down, the auction started.
There are very few popular goods in the auction, which reflects the word rarity.
The first item at the opening caused a stir, the bidding was extremely fierce, and there were calls for price increases one after another.
This is a sword box combination magic weapon composed of seven first-level flying swords. This magic weapon can be refined in one piece. When divided, it can be like a storm of swords. When combined, it can form a sword formation. It can be called the top magic weapon in the Qi training period.
device.
Generally speaking, in the early stages of foundation building, you might have to be wary of this kind of magic weapon.
After a fierce bidding process, this top-notch magic weapon was finally sold for 245 medium-grade spiritual stones.
"This price is equivalent to more than a dozen first-class magical weapons..." Chen Li felt that his trip here was really eye-opening. A first-class magical weapon could actually fetch such a high price.
Thinking back when he was still in Green River Fang, the second-hand second-grade low-grade magic sword he bought cost only 35 middle-grade spiritual stones.
One is of the second order and the other is of the first order.
As a result, the price is not as good as this first-order one.
The auction is still going on, with prices ranging from high to low. Sometimes the place is deserted and sometimes lively. People come in and people go out. The whole auction seems chaotic and orderly.
There was also an auction of Foundation Building Pills in the middle, which were basically sold for about two hundred medium-grade spiritual stones, which was similar to Luanluo City.
Soon it was Chen Li's turn to put the second-level low-grade flying sword up for auction.
"Black Feather Sword, a second-hand second-grade low-grade flying sword. The sword body is slightly worn, but the talisman array on it is clear, which does not affect its use. The grade is close to the middle-grade, and the speed is completely within the middle-grade category. The advantage is that it is light and consumes energy.
The power is small, and the power can be exerted with just one layer of foundation building..."
The host of the auction introduced in a loud and hoarse voice: "The starting price is seventy medium-grade spiritual stones, and the price will be increased by one medium-grade spiritual stone each time. Are there any bidders?"
"Seventy-five."
"Eighty!"
The scene was a little deserted, with only a few people bidding.
Fortunately, while they were patting each other, the two of them got into a fight.
Finally, the transaction was completed for the price of one hundred and eighty-two medium-grade spiritual stones.
Chen Li's mind was not disturbed. He took a sip of the spiritual tea and waited quietly for the auction of the protective mirror.
Wait for the cup of tea to be finished slowly.
What he had been waiting for finally came.
"The Guardian Mirror is a second-level low-grade magic weapon that can protect the soul and resist mental attacks. I won't say more about it. This kind of magic weapon has always been rare and precious. No one in the entire Wild West can refine it. Every time
Everything is a rare thing..."
Auction shows come full circle!
This is a small mirror with a simple style. It is silver-white in color and has a dense array of French symbols on the back. It looks inconspicuous at all.
"The starting price is ten high-grade spiritual stones, and the price will be increased by one high-grade spiritual stone each time." The auction host called out the auction price.
The price is quite affordable.
Chen Li secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just when he was about to make a quotation, there were quotations coming from other private rooms.
"Fifteen!"
"Sixteen!"
"I'll give you seventeen!"
…
The price rose rapidly, as if it was free of charge, and it reached nineteen in the blink of an eye.
Chen Li quickly called out the price: "Twenty pieces!"
Cold sweat gradually broke out on his forehead.
He only has 29 high-grade spiritual stones on hand. Counting the price of the flying sword at the auction and some odds and ends, there are only 32 in total.
Fortunately, after reaching 20, the bidding became slower and slower, and finally only three people were left competing.
"Humph, twenty-four, if it's one higher, I won't bid and give it to you two!" A private room snorted and said coldly.
"I'll forget it, you guys can fight for it." Another competitor was cash-strapped and ready to give up.
"Twenty-five!" Chen Li said.
"Twenty-six!"
How come this person doesn't mean what he says? He just said he wouldn't bid anymore.
Chen Li felt speechless, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Twenty-seven."
The scene suddenly became silent.
"This fellow Taoist has twenty-seven pills! Is there any increase in price?"
"Once, twice, three times! Deal!"
…
"call!"
Chen Li leaned back in his chair and took a long breath. It was like he was back before liberation.
"After deducting the auction fees, there are only five high-grade spiritual stones left on hand!"
However, he is not worried about future expenses.
Over the past year and a half, his golden light amulet has advanced to the master level. The success rate of drawing the amulets is not 100%, but close to it. Failures rarely occur, and with his current spiritual power, he can draw eight of them in one breath.
After one year, basically six high-grade spiritual stones have been received.
The income is enough to support his annual expenses.
Of course, in order not to attract attention, the talismans he sells are all specially drawn ordinary versions, and the optimized versions are never sold.
"Tuk-tuk-tuk!" There was a knock on the door.
"Come in!" Chen Li said.
Soon a man and a woman came in and delivered the auction items.
Chen Li took the protective mirror and inspected it carefully. Having handled so many magical weapons, he now had some rough judgments on the identification of the magical weapons. He could at least confirm that this protective mirror was of the second-order low-grade.
As for going a little deeper... The backstage of the auction house is the utensils door. After so many years of business, it can still create such a big battle. I guess there will be no problem with its credibility.
What's more, for a sect that has no golden elixir, just twenty-seven high-grade spiritual stones are not enough to cause it to destroy its reputation and offend a foundation.
Chen Li and the auction house finished settling the bill, and the second-level mid-level formation was already being auctioned at the scene, and the atmosphere was heated.
"Twenty-eight!"
"Twenty-nine!"
…
Chen Li had no intention of staying any longer, so he took a look and left through the secret door.
After going out, he quickly blended into the crowd on the street and regained his true appearance. However, before he had gone far, a female voice came from behind him.
"Chen Li?"
Chen Li looked surprised, could he still meet an acquaintance here?
He turned around and found that he was indeed an acquaintance: "You are... Fellow Daoist Zhao!"
It was Zhao Wanjun who had been his next door neighbor for a while when he was in Green River Square. He hadn't seen her for many years. She was a little less aggressive and a little more gentle. There were some traces of time on her face. Judging from her hairstyle,
, obviously already married.
"It's really you. I thought I had recognized the wrong person. Why are you here and still getting so young? You, you, you..." Zhao Wanjun was smiling at first, but halfway through her words, she looked at the extremely young face of the other party and suddenly reacted.
Come over here, with a shocked look on your face:
"Are you building a foundation?"
"When I meet an old friend in a foreign country, Taoist friend Zhao is still as charming as before." Chen Li said with a smile.
"Senior...senior, it's ridiculous. I don't have any grace. I dare not match my fellow Taoist seniors. If there was any conflict or rudeness back then, please forgive me." Zhao Wanjun came to his senses and quickly bowed and saluted.
She couldn't help but have mixed feelings in her heart. When she first met Chen Li seven years ago, he was just a mediocre middle-aged casual cultivator. He looked reserved and nervous when facing her, as if he was afraid that someone would harm him.
Now seven years have passed, and she is still a qi cultivator with a bleak future, while the other party has become a foundation builder and is high-spirited.
"Hey, what I said is too strong!" Chen Li said: "I didn't expect that after so many years, I could still meet a fellow Taoist."
The two of them had met by chance and had only a casual acquaintance. Coupled with the restraint and politeness brought about by their different cultivation levels, most of Chen Li's joy of meeting an old friend in a foreign land faded away, and the two chatted distantly and indifferently.
After a few words, we became strangers.
Chen Li sighed in his heart, and soon it was like a wild goose passing by silently, leaving no trace in his heart. He used a technique to seek good luck and avoid bad luck. Feeling the bad luck, he walked out of the city along the avenue, and then walked out of the city.
Went into the woods and changed into robes.
To be continued...