21: Chapter 21 Auction

One month later, Chen Changqing finished Cultivating and walked out of his room.

As soon as he came out, he saw Chen Yuanjin. Chen Changqing hurriedly stepped forward to greet her, "Sixth Aunt, why did you come to look for me so soon? Isn't the auction starting tomorrow?"

"Yeah! I don't know who started the rumor that a foundation establishment pill will appear at this auction. Now the entire Qinghe Market is in an uproar, and many factions will participate in it." Chen Yuanjin frowned and explained.

"A foundation establishment pill?!" Chen Changqing gasped. If it were in his past life, his understanding of the preciousness of a foundation establishment pill would have only remained on paper. Ever since coming to this world, he finally knew just how scarce a single foundation establishment pill was.

"Yeah, so the number of participants in this auction far exceeds the past, and the price of each auction item will be even higher than before. You must bring enough Spirit Stones." Chen Yuanjin reminded.

"Sixth Aunt, besides the foundation establishment pill, do you know what other treasures there are in this auction?" Chen Changqing calmed his emotions. Anyway, no matter what, the foundation establishment pill was not a treasure he could touch at his current stage.

"I don't know, I only know that a foundation establishment pill will appear this time. Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, take this jade token." Chen Yuanjin took out an emerald jade token from her Storage Pouch and handed it to Chen Changqing.

She continued, "This jade token is issued by the auction. You need this to participate in the auction."

Chen Yuanjin had participated in auctions more than once or twice, and she was already deeply familiar with these procedures.

Chen Changqing nodded.

The next day, the two set off together to head to the largest auction in Qinghe Market.

This auction was jointly hosted by four Foundation Establishment Families, and every item auctioned could be called a treasure.

After the two finished paying their Spirit Stones and had just walked into the auction, a group of Cultivators behind them called out to stop the two.

"Huh?" Chen Changqing and Chen Yuanjin were a bit puzzled. Looking back, several Cultivators dressed in red robes were looking at the two with a smile.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Zhou." Chen Yuanjin's pretty eyes flashed, her tone carrying a hint of solemnity.

Hearing this, Chen Changqing instantly understood the origins of the few people before him. These people came from the Zhou Family of Red Mist Mountain, which could definitely rank in the top three among the many Qi Refining Families in Qinghe County. Their Zhou Family had a total of four Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Cultivators, and two of them had even reached the Perfection of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining. It was said that Zhou Mingsui was around the same age as Ninth Great Uncle, making him the existence in the Zhou Family with the best chance of Foundation Establishment. Presumably, these few people had come for the foundation establishment pill.

Chen Changqing thought to himself.

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Chen, long time no see. Huh? Is this your nephew? What a handsome and talented young man! Hahaha." Zhou Minghong said with a chuckle.

"My Changqing is just so-so. On the contrary, your Zhou Family has produced a few good saplings these past few years." Chen Yuanjin praised.

"Huh?" Hearing this, Zhou Minghong felt astonished internally and began to carefully look over Chen Changqing.

"This is that young Genius who successively cut down several Middle Stage Qi Refining members of the Wu Family? Truly extraordinary." Zhou Minghong exclaimed in admiration.

The rest of the younger generation of the Zhou Family also looked at Chen Changqing, with one person's gaze carrying a hint of eager Battle Intent.

Chen Changqing also noticed it, but he didn't pay attention to it, instead feeling that his reputation was quite troublesome. During this period of time coming to Qinghe Market, Cultivators from many major factions knew that the Chen Family had an existence who had been Cultivating immortality for less than ten years, yet had successively killed multiple Middle Stage Qi Refining experts with an Early Stage Qi Refining cultivation base. If it weren't for Lin Feng's mighty reputation, I'm afraid many people behind the scenes would have nipped him in the bud in his infancy.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou flatters too much. If not for the First-Tier High Grade Talisman bestowed by the Family to save his life, how could my nephew have killed several Middle Stage Qi Refining members of the Wu Family?" Chen Yuanjin said calmly.

Zhou Minghong's pupils kept flickering.

Chen Yuanjin didn't continue speaking, and together with Chen Changqing, they bid farewell and left. As for how much the other party believed or didn't believe, it didn't matter. As long as Chen Changqing was in the Market, there would be no problem. Furthermore, if Ninth Uncle succeeded in Foundation Establishment a year later, there would be even less to worry about.

Seeing Chen Changqing and the other leave, Zhou Minghong and the others also headed towards their own Class B private room. As one of the factions in Qinghe County, they didn't need to auction together with Loose Cultivators in the main hall.

"Third Uncle, do you think this Chen Changqing is really that powerful?" A teenager following behind Zhou Minghong asked.

"I don't know. What Chen Yuanjin said has both truth and falsehood. Perhaps he really relied on the power of a Talisman to cut down multiple Middle Stage Qi Refining experts, or perhaps he relied on other means! Anyway, these rumors couldn't have been spread by the Chen Family. They could only be from the former Wu Family or Xu Family; they might harbor thoughts of nipping this Chen Family Genius in the bud." Zhou Minghong looked at the younger generation of his Family and explained very patiently.

"I see. Anyway, no matter how powerful that Chen Changqing is, our eldest brother's strength will definitely not be inferior." That teenager said with a look of disdain.

"Alright, say less of these words in the future." Zhou Minghong's tone turned stern, as if he didn't want others to know the strength of the eldest brother the teenager spoke of.

As for the handsome youth they spoke of, he didn't say much, simply staring fixedly at Chen Changqing in the distance.

...

When Chen Changqing and the other arrived at Class B Room 34, the auction hadn't started yet. Instead, quite a few Class B rooms were glancing over here vaguely, and some of those gazes carried hostility and hatred.

Chen Changqing glanced over; that hostility came from the Wu Family and the Xu Family. However, it didn't matter, unless they weren't afraid of fighting another match.

The current Chen Family was not something these two families could compare with, let alone in the future. The ten thousand Spirit Stones given by Lin Feng had already been used by the Family to heavily Cultivate clan members. Even for himself, his monthly stipend was much more than before.

Although he had already reached the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining, the Family would still grant Spirit Stones in addition to his stipend. Of course, not just him, even those of the Chang generation who had already reached the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining had their share. After all, the Chang generation served as the future hope of the Family, so naturally, the stronger, the better.

After a while, all the Cultivators inside the auction house had found their seats, and then a few low, resounding bell chimes of "clang, clang, clang" rang out.

A short, plump man walked toward the high platform. From his aura, it wasn't hard to see that this was a Cultivator at the Perfection of the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.

"I have kept all Seniors and Fellow Daoists waiting. I am Li Chengde. Welcome all Seniors and Fellow Daoists to participate in this auction. I won't say much about the rules of the Qinghe Auction; the highest bidder wins."

"There are a total of seventy-two auction items in this auction, including three grand finale items. May all Seniors and Fellow Daoists look forward to them."

Following that, he took out a cyan brocade box from his Storage Pouch. Opening it to take a look, inside were unexpectedly three cyan flying knives.

Looking at the Cultivators down the stage and in the Class A and B rooms, he said in a clear voice, "I won't say any more nonsense. This is the first auction treasure. Everyone, please look. This is a complete set of First-Tier High Grade Magical Artifacts named Cyan Nether Knives. Although the power of a single flying knife taken out separately is not too great, when this set of Magical Artifacts is unleashed as a complete set, its power definitely reaches the level of a First-Tier Top Grade Magical Artifact."

As soon as these words were spoken, quite a few Cultivators immediately showed emotional movement.

"The starting price is one hundred Spirit Stones, and each bid increment must not be less than ten Spirit Stones."