Chapter 97: The Rich at the Auction

Daoyi Shifang is quiet and natural. Although it is crowded with people, it does not seem noisy.

Inside the San Sheng Temple, ancient trees are towering and lush, not at all affected by the mundane atmosphere of the outside world.

In the middle of the three ancient trees, there was a small bluestone table. At this moment, Taoist nun Yuchen and Li Zhi were sitting there making tea and chatting.

The magical tea brewed with the water from the sacred spring of life in the Yaochi Fairy Lake is full of fragrance and can make people feel peaceful when tasting it.

After drinking a cup, the little Taoist nun Yuchen said with some regret, "Forty pieces of enlightenment tea flew out from the Immortal Mountain this year. It's a pity that my Daoyi Holy Land did not get this year's share. Otherwise, using the sacred spring water to boil enlightenment tea would be the real tea tasting."

After drinking half a cup of spiritual tea, Li Zhi said, "The Enlightenment Tea Tree is in the Immortal Mountain. Tea leaves fly out every year. With the strength of your Daoyi Holy Land, it will be the same if you get tea leaves next year."

As the top sect in the Eastern Wilderness, Daoyi Holy Land is naturally qualified to share the enlightenment tea. Although it does not get a share every year, it is not a small force that cannot get any tea.

After drinking the tea made from the holy spring water, the little nun Yuchen became even more curious about Li Zhi's previous experience, so she asked, "Did you and the Saint of Yaochi really enter the ancient Yaochi?"

Before Li Zhi left, he had told her that he was going to look for the Saint of Yaochi. Although he didn't know what he was going to do, after Li Zhi came back, he told the Taoist girl that he had accompanied the Saint of Yaochi to the ancient Yaochi.

That’s why there is the magical spring water.

As the heir of the Daoyi Holy Land, the young Taoist nun Yuchen naturally knew that there was a fairy pond in the ancient Yaochi that could produce the divine spring water of life.

Li Zhi said: "Of course it is true, otherwise how could I have the water from the holy spring in my hand."

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen said with a melancholy look on her face: "Those holy places suppressed by the imperial soldiers are indeed unfathomable."

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Then you have to work harder. Now that the golden age has arrived, thousands of ships are racing against each other. Maybe you will have the opportunity to prove your Dao and upgrade your Daoyi Holy Land to an immortal Daoist school. In the future, you will also add a female celestial master to our Dao sect."

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen glared at Li Zhi and said, "Fellow Taoist Changshou, please stop using these deceptive words to make people happy. It's fine to say it in front of outsiders, but you and I are both Taoists, we should follow our hearts and not speak nonsense. I know my own talent very well, and compared with those true geniuses, I am still a long way behind. If I want to achieve enlightenment in this life, unless the Heavenly Venerable personally cleanses my roots and bones, or I have a destiny like you to protect me and can get amazing fortune."

The peculiarities of Li Zhi could not be hidden from those who knew him well, especially Taoist nun Yuchen, who was proficient in the Taoist secret art of face reading.

She can tell the fate of ordinary mortals at a glance.

However, Li Zhi's fate was so vague that it could not be known. Even the mighty ones from Daoyi Holy Land who tried to deduce the destiny could only see a vague picture. At the same time, they also saw the overwhelming fortune on Li Zhi's body that was like a canopy.

This was also the important reason why they allowed the Taoist nun Yuchen to be on good terms with Li Zhi, and even let Li Zhi live in such a precious place as San Sheng Temple for free.

Li Zhi looked up and down at the little Taoist nun Yuchen, and asked in confusion, "Daoist friend Yuchen, I haven't seen you for a few months. Why do I feel like you have lost all your confidence?"

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen sighed and said, "When I was practicing in the Holy Land before, I always thought that the world was just like this. But recently, I have been staying in the Holy City, and I found that my cultivation is still far behind the real strong ones. Those peerless geniuses who practiced the ancient scriptures of the Great Emperor gradually left ordinary descendants of us in the Holy Land far behind as their cultivation increased."

Seeing that the young Taoist nun Yuchen looked shocked, Li Zhi asked, "The scriptures of your Daoyi Holy Land are not bad either. Why do you think so little of yourself?"

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen said, "There are nine great celestial masters in Taoism, but my Daoyi Holy Land has not been able to inherit the teachings of any of them. Although the ancient scriptures inherited by the holy land are not weak in the world, I recently discovered that they are still inferior to those of the real great emperors."

Li Zhi discovered that a hint of annoyance appeared between the brows of the Taoist nun Yuchen, which was definitely not a good thing for a Taoist practitioner.

Seeing that the pure and natural spirit of Taoist nun Yuchen was even showing signs of dissipating, Li Zhi knew that her practice had encountered a big problem. He frowned and said, "Daoist friend Yuchen, can you let me observe your soul?"

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen shook her head and said, "The elders in the sect have already observed my soul. It's not an external demon intrusion, but my heart of Tao has fluctuated. I can't hold on to my soul and protect the Great Dao."

Sure enough, there were problems with the practice of Taoist nun Yuchen.

No wonder after meeting her again, Li Zhi felt that she gave people a strange feeling. It was no longer the feeling of facing a master of Taoism. There was also something disharmonious about her state of harmony between man and nature.

"Maybe I can help you." Li Zhi suddenly said after thinking for a moment.

"You can't help me." The little Taoist nun Yuchen shook her head, and then her whole temperament returned to its pure and natural state.

But in Li Zhi's eyes, this was just a forced disguise, and her heart was not as calm as she looked.

And "keeping quiet" is of vital importance to a Taoist.

The people at Daoyi Holy Land were quite nice to him. Not only did they provide him with a place to stay, but the elders also did not avoid him when they preached.

Now that there is a flaw in the Taoist heart of the young Taoist nun Yuchen, Li Zhi feels that he should help her.

He may not have had this ability before, but after being reborn in the Henren Dojo, he has acquired this ability.

Then Li Zhi suggested: "Daoist Yuchen, if you trust me, can we connect our thoughts?"

"Fellow Taoist Changshou, do you really have a solution?" It was obvious that the young Taoist nun Yuchen was not as indifferent as she said.

"This time when I went out, I got a secret method that may be able to help you." Li Zhi said.

"I believe you." The little Taoist nun Yuchen said, looking into Li Zhi's clear eyes.

Afterwards, under the ancient tree, Li Zhi used his consciousness to construct a fairyland and led the consciousness of the little Taoist nun Yuchen into it for training.

That is a world completely different from today's world that emphasizes fighting. It is a world that truly belongs to Taoist monks. Magical power is not the key to measuring whether a person can become an immortal, but whether a person's realm can reach the standard of becoming an immortal.

In the world of consciousness, a thought lasts a hundred years, but in the outside world, it is only a few breaths.

"The sword of wisdom cuts off thoughts. If you don't cut it off now, when will you do it?" Suddenly, Li Zhi shouted at the little Taoist nun Yuchen.

In an instant, a sword of divine consciousness emerged from between the eyebrows of the little Taoist nun Yuchen.

Then the sword of divine consciousness slashed directly towards her soul.

There was no fierce collision, nor any magical vision. It was as if a breeze blew by, and the dust that had stained the soul of the little Taoist nun Yuchen was completely chopped off.

Her aura also rapidly declined, as if her vitality was seriously damaged, and it seemed that her spiritual power was over-consumed.

Upon seeing this, Li Zhi took out a pill made with the power of the Holy Spirit and fed it to the little Taoist nun Yuchen.

Her complexion stabilized, and then her spiritual power quickly recovered, and a bright divine light began to shine from her forehead.

The power of the soul surged.

Half an incense stick later, the little Taoist nun Yuchen woke up, and her eyes became as clear and transparent as a baby's.

She looked at Li Zhi, smiled brightly, and said, "Thank you, Taoist Changshou."

Li Zhi said: "Congratulations, fellow Taoist, you have mastered the Dragon Slaying Sword Technique."

The young Taoist nun Yuchen said, "Thanks to the help of fellow Taoist. Was that the legendary Great Dream Eternal Secret Technique you used just now?"

Li Zhi said: "It's not the eternal dream, it's just a small trick to use consciousness to construct a pure consciousness world."

The little Taoist nun Yuchen didn't believe that it was just some little trick. Using consciousness to construct a complete world, and there was a cultivation system that was completely different from the current world, this was not some little trick, but a shocking great supernatural power.

Li Zhi found it difficult to explain. He couldn't say that this was a natural magical power inherited after his soul was baptized with the power of the remnant soul of the Holy Spirit.

In his previous transformation, Li Zhi not only captured the magic of the ruthless emperor, but also inherited the abilities of the Holy Spirit Qilin. However, what he captured was not the innate scriptures bestowed upon it by heaven and earth, but the ability of the Holy Spirit Qilin to construct a dimensional world with pure consciousness.

After cutting off the ignorance on her spiritual platform, the little Taoist nun Yuchen became truly happy and lively.

He began to tell Li Zhi about the recent events that had occurred in the Holy City.

In particular, they created a sensation when they found not only a black gold sword with dragon pattern but also an ancient magic medicine in Daoyi Stone Workshop.

It was even louder than the commotion caused by Li Zhi when he cut the peaches in the Yao Chi Stone Archway that day.

At the same time, the descendants of various religions appeared in the Holy City one after another, adding a bit of heat to the situation in the Holy City.

"Will your Daoyi Holy Land send anyone to participate in tomorrow's auction?" Li Zhi asked.

Little Taoist Nun Yuchen said, "Do you want to join?"

Li Zhi said: "I want to see what the magical medicine that can be planted looks like."

The commotion that Li Zhi had caused in the Yao Chi Stone Archway before was not widely spread because the Queen Mother of Yao Chi deliberately suppressed it.

But Daoyi Stone Archway is different. Daoyi Holy Land did not deliberately suppress the news.

The news that the miraculous medicine will be auctioned at Tianyao Baoque has spread throughout the entire holy city.

"I'll take you there." Seeing that Li Zhi was interested, the little Taoist nun Yuchen said.

Originally she hadn’t planned to go, after all, the magic medicine was cut from the stone workshop in their holy land.

The next day, a Saint Lord-level auction started as scheduled in the Tianyao Treasure Palace.

Li Zhi and the little Taoist nun Yuchen came together and once again came to the central heavenly palace of Tianyao Baoque.

When they entered the box, the auction had already begun. This time the scale was even larger than the last time Li Zhi auctioned the Three Religions' instruments, and many truly influential people came.

There were big figures from the Immortal Dynasty of Zhongzhou, mighty men from the Golden Family of Beiyuan, divine monks from the Western Desert, supreme elders from the major holy places in the Eastern Wilderness, and even big bandits from the Northern Territory were present.

It seemed that because of the incident at Zishan, all these powerful beings who usually appeared in public gathered in the Holy City.

In addition, many young geniuses also came to the auction.

The arrival of Li Zhi and Taoist nun Yu Chen did not alarm others. Under the guidance of the maid in Tianyao Baoque, they were directly taken to a VIP box.

Of course, the name used is Daoyi Holy Land.

The auction was not going fast, but it was not slow either, and soon it was the turn of the ancient magical medicine.

The temporary auctioneer, Mr. Lu, walked down from the Yellow Diamond Dragon Platform and held up a flawless white jade tripod to the platform. He said to everyone, "Now, we are auctioning the last rare treasure. It is truly unique because you will never find a second one."

The jade tripod was only one foot high and had a lid on it that fitted tightly and sealed it very well, preventing anyone from seeing the true appearance of the magic medicine.

Elder Lu was very skilled in stirring up the emotions of the guests present and said, "I think you all know what it is. That's right, it's the ancient divine medicine that was cut out of a stone by a young friend."

The auction hall was in a hustle and bustle, and it was difficult to calm down. Many people stood up and stretched their necks to observe. After all, most of them came for this magical medicine.

Even if you can't afford it, you must witness this special historical moment.

Old General Lu opened the white jade tripod and took out the magical medicine sealed in the source of ice and snow. Instantly, a faint fragrance wafted out, making people feel refreshed.

The light blue rhizome sparkles with crystal brilliance, and the milky white medicinal feet are no different from human feet, which looks quite magical.

Seeing that everyone was getting excited, Elder Lu continued, "It has been so long that the effects of this human-shaped magic medicine and even its name are no longer known. But in today's world, it is probably difficult to find such a human-shaped magic medicine even if you travel all over the five regions. Its guaranteed price is 150,000 kilograms of source."

After Mr. Lu announced the reserve price, the auction of the miracle medicine officially began.

In the box, Li Zhi, who was originally sitting there eating fruit, now stood up excitedly.

Even the little Taoist nun Yuchen was a little surprised.

After seeing the rhizome of the magical medicine, Li Zhi was shocked. It was indeed the human-shaped immortal medicine.

This is almost the easiest elixir to obtain, and it is also unique among elixirs.

Moreover, it is fundamentally different from the elixir of immortality that is transformed after the death of the immortal king.

Perhaps by observing its growth, one could truly figure out the unique wheel of longevity of the elixir, or even realize that the wheel of longevity could work within the human body.

Just when Li Zhi showed a determined expression, someone in the auction hall had already shouted out a high price.

"160,000 jin of source!"

"One hundred and eighty thousand jin of source!"

"Two hundred thousand jin of source!"

"Three hundred thousand kilograms of source!" It was not until a big shot from Zhongzhou shouted out such a sky-high price that the hot auction hall became silent, as if everyone was stunned.

Even the little Taoist nun Yuchen sighed, "For a broken divine medicine worth only 150,000 jin of source, someone actually doubled the price."

Li Zhi said without even turning his head: "Three hundred thousand catties of source? Even if it costs three million catties of source, it's worth it. They don't understand the true value of the magic medicine at all."

The young Taoist nun Yuchen said in shock, "Fellow Taoist Changshou, are you planning to make an offer as well?"

Li Zhi nodded with a determined look and said, "I am determined to win."

At this moment, an old monk from the Western Desert said, "Three hundred and ten thousand jin of source."

Then in another VIP room, a middle-aged man wearing a dragon crown from the Ancient Hua Dynasty of Zhongzhou calmly quoted the price: "330,000 kilograms of source."

The price was increased by 20,000 kilograms at a time, making the auction hall quiet again.

Faced with such a high price, some people with insufficient financial resources wisely withdrew from the competition, such as Xu Tianxiong, who ranked third among the thirteen major bandits in the Northern Territory.

Just when everyone thought that no one would continue to raise the price, the people from Yaoguang Holy Land began to offer, "340,000 kilograms of source."

"Three hundred and fifty thousand jin of source." The people from the Guhua Dynasty continued to raise the price without blinking.

At this time, the people of the Huanggu Jiang family also began to offer, "360,000 kilograms of source."

"Three hundred and seventy thousand kilograms of source." The supreme elder of Yaoguang Holy Land continued to raise the price.

"Three hundred and eighty thousand kilograms of source." The emperor's uncle from the Great Xia Dynasty in Zhongzhou also tried to call out a price.

"Four hundred thousand jin of source!" The elder of Yaoguang Holy Land directly raised the price of the magic medicine to four hundred thousand jin of source, causing everyone on the scene to exclaim in surprise.

Then, the great man from the Ancient Hua Dynasty in Zhongzhou, who was wearing a dragon crown, kept his expression unchanged and continued to raise the price, "Four hundred and ten thousand kilograms of source."

The hall fell into complete silence. It seemed that no one continued to raise the price. Many people were shocked by the wealth of the Immortal Dynasty. Even the holy land families of the East Desert fell silent.

Just when Old Lu was about to announce the ownership of the miracle medicine, Li Zhi, who was standing in the VIP box, spoke.

"Five hundred thousand jin of source!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar at the scene. In an instant, Li Zhi felt countless eyes looking towards the box.

However, his true appearance was unclear because of his hazy appearance. One could only vaguely see that the person who started bidding was an underage Taoist priest.

"Did the people from Daoyi Holy Land make the offer? Don't they intend to let the miraculous medicine produced in their stone workshop flow out?" Many people began to discuss this privately.

Feeling the countless burning gazes, the little Taoist nun Yuchen felt a little restless.

But Li Zhi didn't care about those looks at all, as if the one-time price increase of 90,000 kilograms was not his call.

The big shot from the Ancient Hua Dynasty in Zhongzhou was not frightened by Li Zhi's offer. He said calmly, "Five hundred and ten thousand kilograms of source."

Li Zhi smiled lightly and then shouted: "Six hundred thousand jin of source."

The original price increase of 10,000 or 20,000 yuan directly became 100,000 or 100,000 yuan after Li Zhi opened his mouth.

"Is he crazy? Is that little Taoist priest crazy?" countless people were discussing in low voices.

The big shots of the Guhua Dynasty seemed to be stunned by Li Zhi's bidding method. They were no longer as calm as before and tried to raise the price by 20,000 kilograms of source, shouting: "620,000 kilograms of source!"

But Li Zhi simply shouted: "One million jin of source!"

As soon as this number came out, the auction hall fell into complete silence, and even the big shots of the Guhua Dynasty stopped bidding.

Standing on the crystal dragon platform, Lu Lao frowned and asked Li Zhi, "My friend, the price you bid at the auction must be paid."

"It's just a mere one million kilograms of source. Are you afraid that I will default on my debt?" Li Zhi said calmly, as if he had endless source in his hands.

"This is not me at all; this is the God of Wealth who is as rich as can be." Such an exclamation was suddenly heard in the quiet hall.

Although a million jin of source is nothing to the holy land and the dynasty, in their opinion, it is not worth it for a mere incomplete root of the magical medicine.

In the end, the big shot from the Guhua Dynasty did not continue to raise the price.

"One million jin of source for the first time, one million jin of source for the second time, one million jin of source for the third time!"

"Boom!"

As Old Lu brought down the hammer, the root of the magical medicine was finally taken by Li Zhi.

After paying one million jin of source, Li Zhi directly put the magic medicine into the Hundred Herbs Map.

Then, he said to the little Taoist nun Yuchen, "I'm going to be in seclusion for a few days."

He disappeared from the box before the auction was over.

When the auction was over, some people who were waiting outside the box, intending to make friends with Li Zhi, the God of Wealth, did not see any trace of him at all.

Only the little Taoist nun Yuchen was seen returning to the stone archway of Daoyi Holy Land alone.

Afterwards, many people followed the little Taoist nun Yuchen to the stone archway of the Daoyi Holy Land.

　Sorry, today's update is a little late. Here is the first update.

　　
　
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