Chapter 116 The Operation Mechanism of the Auction Pavilion
The Corpse Ghost Sect successfully occupied Yunfeng, which had fifth-level spiritual veins. After that, the entire eastern border of Chaoyang Continent seemed to have calmed down, and there were no longer any major battles.
Mangshanfang City, this small city that was established only a few decades ago, has become a new gathering place for casual cultivators due to the relocation of the Corpse Ghost Sect.
With monks, there are disputes. Less than a month after Li Xuangang arrived in Mangshanfang City, he had already seen the bodies of five casual cultivators on the streets of Mangshanfang City.
Winter is gradually approaching, and due to the warm wind blowing from the East China Sea in Mangshanfang City, there is no snow scene to see.
Li Xuangang did not practice or refine alchemy that day, but stood quietly in the backyard of the alchemy pavilion.
In front of him was a visiting monk. His name was Yu Dongying. He was at the ninth level of Qi Refining and was responsible for maintaining order in Mangshanfang City.
And his master is one of the three foundation-building casual cultivators in Mangshanfang City, named Zhao Fengshan.
"Fellow Daoist Li, please be there tomorrow. I have reserved a seat for you."
Li Xuangang had a gold-plated invitation in his hand. He looked at the writing on it and said:
"Then it would be better for Li to be respectful than to obey."
Seeing that Li Xuangang agreed, Yu Dongying smiled and said:
"It is an honor for me to invite Taoist fellow Taoist Li from Taiqiu Mountain to be present. As long as Taoist fellow Taoist Li doesn't mind me being shabby when the time comes, it will be fine."
After saying that, the two of them smiled perfunctorily at each other.
Without topic, Yu Dongying said goodbye:
"Fellow Daoist Li, I still have something to do. I'll see you again tomorrow."
Li Xuangang placed the invitation on the stone table, made a greeting gesture with one hand, and said:
"In that case, I won't delay my work with fellow Taoist. Li will definitely attend the appointment tomorrow."
"Yuxian, give this to fellow Taoist."
Li Yuxian, who was greeting the guests, heard Uncle Jiu calling him, so he quickly came in from the lobby and sent Yu Dongying out.
When he returned to the backyard, Li Xuangang was sitting on the stone bench, holding the invitation in his hand and looking at it, with no expression on his face.
So Li Yuxian couldn't guess whether Uncle Jiu wanted to go or not.
After calling Li Yuxian to come and sit down, Li Xuangang asked:
"Yuxian, what do you think of Mangshanfang City?"
This was the first time that Li Yuxian had such a serious discussion with Uncle Jiu, so he did not dare to answer randomly. After some serious thinking, he answered carefully:
"The Corpse Ghost Sect does not have enough manpower, and it will take at least hundreds of years for the surrounding mineral veins to be mined. If nothing unexpected happens, Mangshanfang City will have a leapfrog development in the future."
Li Xuangang nodded and continued to ask:
"Then who do you think is the biggest beneficiary from the expansion of Mangshanfang City?"
Li Yuxian was stunned when asked. Wasn't his first reaction the three foundation-building casual cultivators in charge of Mangshanfang City? But he knew that since Uncle Jiu asked himself this, the answer he wanted would definitely not be that simple.
Seeing that Li Yuxian remained silent for a long time, Li Xuangang secretly commented on him.
He is far less intelligent than Li Yuheng, who is ranked number one in the Jade generation, but fortunately he is calm and down-to-earth, and is suitable for carrying out family tasks, but not suitable for participating in family decision-making.
"Yu Xian, you have to know that Mangshanfang City was small in the past and the major forces did not take this benefit into consideration. Now even you can see that Mangshanfang City will expand in size. Then the other forces will see that Mangshanfang City will expand in size."
Aren’t you going to come out?”
At this point, Li Yuxian understood.
"What Uncle Jiu means is that these three foundation-building stage casual cultivators in Mangshan can't defend this treasured land?"
With a hint of understanding, Li Yuxian continued:
"Then who will benefit? The Corpse Sect? Or other forces that want to get involved?"
Li Xuangang glanced at Li Yuxian with a half-smile, then stood up slowly, walked towards the cave, and said:
"Why can't it be our Taiqiu Li family?"
"ah......"
Before closing the ban on the cave, Li Xuangang said again:
"Report the situation here to Taiqiu Mountain. Also, go out with me tomorrow night."
Li Yuxian cupped his hands and replied:
"Yuxian will contact the family's caravan immediately."
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Returning to the cave, sitting cross-legged in front of an alchemy furnace, Li Xuangang thought about the news that came from Taiqiu Mountain a month ago: the patriarch Li Changqing had left seclusion and had successfully entered the peak realm of foundation building.
When Li Xuangang saw the corpses on the streets of Mangshanfang City, he knew that Mangshanfang City had at most five years left, and it would definitely change hands within five years.
Taiqiu Mountain is so close to Mangshanfang City. Including the fifth uncle Li Changqing, the family already has six monks in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and among them, the patriarch is still at the peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Li Xuangang knew that now was the perfect time for his family to seize the interests of Mangshanfang City.
The reason why he believed that Li Yuxian was not suitable to participate in family decision-making was because he did not have a strong sense of competition for resources.
When a qualified family leader encounters anything beneficial, the first reaction in his mind should be: Can the family profit from it? How can he grab his own share from many forces?
Benefit?
This is just like when Li Xuangang told his seventh uncle Li Changzhi about the Jade Bees, the latter's first reaction was how to get these Jade Bees back to Mount Taiqiu.
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The alchemy furnace in front of you is not Li Xuangang's Tianqianhuan Earth Furnace, but one purchased by the family specifically for the alchemy pavilion in Mangshanfang City. Its grade is a little lower than the Tianqianhuan Earth Furnace, only reaching the first level.
Medium grade.
However, it is enough to support this alchemy pavilion.
Since there are not many monks in the late stage of Qi refining in Mangshanfang City, 70% of the elixirs sold in the Alchemy Pavilion are Yanggu Dan and only 30% are Chunlu Dan.
Skillfully opening the alchemy furnace, Li Xuangang began to refine this month's elixir.
The next day, when it was almost dark, Li Xuanshan from the family grain store next door came.
Yesterday, Yu Dongying also sent him an invitation.
Li Xuangang, Li Xuanshan, and Li Yuxian's uncle and nephew were walking on the streets of Mangshanfang City, chatting while walking towards the place mentioned on the invitation.
"Brother Ninth, what do you mean by them? Do they want to hold an auction?"
"Why, do you have anything to sell or buy?" Li Xuangang replied.
Li Xuanshan scratched his head with a hint of smile.
"Isn't this what I saw on the invitation saying that if we have something that we can't reveal our identity for, they can do it for us?"
"Besides, maybe I'll run into something interesting this time. I won't be able to afford long-term experience by then."
Li Xuangang couldn't deny it. He had nothing to sell and nothing to buy. He went to participate in this so-called "auction" this time just to know the purpose of holding such an event in Mangshanfang City at this time.
The "Auction Pavilion" was not far from the family's shop. Not long after walking, the three of them arrived at their destination.
As I walked closer, I saw a building that was taller than the surrounding buildings, and the door was already crowded with low-level casual cultivators.
Li Yuxian took two invitations from the hands of Li Xuangang and Li Xuanshan, and then handed them to the monks who were present to maintain order.
When the latter saw the two invitations, he respectfully greeted Li Xuangang and the others from another side door.
It wasn't until he was sent to the hall inside that he handed over his hands and said:
"Fellow Taoist from the Li family, please, there is a special place for three people on the second floor. You can find it by going up."
"Thank you!"
After saying that, the monk turned and left, and Li Xuangang and the other three also walked up the stairs on one side.
Once on the second floor, as expected, a note saying "Li Family in Taiqiu Mountain" was posted in a separate space. There were four chairs in it and some tea on the table.
The three of them sat down, and Li Yuxian looked around curiously. This was his first time in such an occasion.
In fact, if he hadn't been practicing alchemy with Li Xuangang now, he would still be performing some simple family tasks in Taiqiu Mountain.
As soon as he sat down, Li Xuanshan picked up a cup of tea and poured it into it. He looked at the surrounding layout and said to Li Xuangang:
"Brother Ninth, it seems like they really want to set up an auction pavilion."
Li Xuangang didn't speak. He glanced at the hall below and saw a vacant platform above, presumably for the auction.
"Xuanshan, you have followed the caravan for many years. You should know how many spiritual stones are needed to maintain the normal operation of an auction pavilion. I think the three foundation-building casual cultivators in Mangshanfang City do not have such huge financial resources."
Li Xuanshan chuckled and said:
"Isn't this a joke? Brother Ninth, please don't take it seriously."
Li Xuanshan knew that maintaining an auction pavilion required very strong financial resources.
Tianhefang City, where the family accounts for 10%, is much larger than Mangshanfang City, but there is no auction pavilion yet.
Because the existence of the auction pavilion is used to sell some relatively high-level scarce resources, if there are not a large number of spiritual stones used to purchase high-level resources, then auctioning some ordinary resources on weekdays will not attract people at all.
Because these ordinary resources are available everywhere in ordinary stores outside.
According to the operating standards of the Binhaifang City Auction Pavilion, the high-level resources used for auction are divided into two types. One is held by the Corpse Ghost Sect itself, about 90%. The other is provided by other monks and entrusted to them.
At auction, the price is about 10%.
If you cannot control a large number of high-end resources yourself, the high-end resources provided by sporadic foreign monks will not be enough to support an auction.
If you maintain an auction pavilion that does not have a lot of resources, you will not be able to earn any spiritual stones at all. It is better to change to other stores as soon as possible, so that at least you will not lose too much.