C17 Auction two

Not long after leaving the shop, Li Ming arrived in front of the only auction house in the inner city —《 Source Stones Auction House》, named after the Elemental Rock City, was controlled by the three great powers of the Elemental Rock City.

Walking into the Source Stones Auction House, Li Ming saw a huge reception hall. It was divided into three districts, one was the auction item registration office, one was participating in the auction, and another was the Foundation Cultivator Exchange.

Arriving at the auction item registration office, Li Ming saw an old man sitting in the center of the registration office.

Seeing that there was only this old man here and he was even sleeping, Li Ming could not bear to disturb him. However, for Zhu Guo, he decided to wake the old man up.

"Senior, senior!" Li Ming shouted in a low voice. Unfortunately, his efforts had been in vain. The old man was still in his deep slumber. Seeing that the old man had not woken up yet, he raised his voice and shouted, "Senior, Senior!"

"Young one, why is your voice so loud? "I'm not old enough to not hear your voice. Say it, what treasures do you have that you want to auction?" The old man in front of him slowly opened his eyes and looked at Li Ming as he spoke unhappily.

"Hehe, that's right, this is the Immortal Cultivation World. How could an auction house prepared for Immortal cultivators let an ordinary person manage an auction house? I didn't even have the heart to disturb him when I saw that he was an old man. Here, even if it's an old man, he could still be a powerful cultivator. It seems that he hasn't fully integrated into this world yet! " Hearing the elder's words, Li Ming laughed bitterly in his heart.

Although he was smiling bitterly in his heart, Li Ming still cupped his hands towards the old man and said: "It was my mistake earlier, I hope that senior will forgive me. This is the item that I want to auction. " As he spoke, he took out the jade bottle that contained the Foundation Building Pill and gave it to the old man.

The old man received the jade bottle from Li Ming, opened it to take a look, and said in shock: "This is a Foundation Building Pill? Young one, is this the Foundation Building Pill? " Although the old man knew that it was a Foundation Building Pill the moment he saw the pill, he still asked Li Ming. Although he was asking, even an ordinary person could hear the affirmation in his voice.

"That's right, this is the Foundation Building Pill, senior truly has good eyesight!" Li Ming saw the old man's look at the pill and immediately said that it was a Foundation Building Pill, and sincerely sighed.

"Hehe, Dao Friend, you sure have the ability. Such a precious Foundation Building Pill can be obtained, and you even have the courage to auction it. This is the first time this old one has seen such a thing!" Hearing Li Ming admitting that this was the Foundation Building Pill, the old man sighed.

Furthermore, the way he addressed Li Ming became a dao friend from a junior. It was clear that this Foundation Building Pill caused the old man to think of Li Ming as a cultivator of the same realm as him.

After all, if Li Ming was a Qi Cultivating Stage cultivator, after obtaining the Foundation Building Pill that all Qi Cultivators dreamed of, even if he had the time to use it, why would he take it out and auction it?

The old man just now could not see through Li Ming's cultivation, he only thought that Li Ming was a Qi Cultivating Stage cultivator, because in the Elemental Rock City, all the Foundation Cultivator, this old man knew him, and his cultivation was not higher than his. Of course, this was only his strength on the surface.

His name was Zhang Qi, and right now, he was already one hundred and ten years old. He knew that he had not been able to raise his cultivation in Fine Stone Sect for too long, so he left the Fine Stone Sect, came to Elemental Rock City, and became the Sect Leader.

It had been almost twenty years since Zhang Qi arrived at Elemental Rock City. In these twenty years, he had never seen anyone take out a Foundation Building Pill and run over here to request an auction. That was why he was so shocked when he saw Li Ming take out the Foundation Building Pill.

"My friend, you must be joking. No matter how good something is, if it is useless to you, then it is just a waste." Rather than making it become a piece of trash, it would be better to take it out for auction in exchange for something that you need. " Li Ming smiled and replied to the old man. Moreover, when he heard this old man address him as a dao friend, he was not modest and directly addressed him as a dao friend.

"Fellow Daoist, you have seen through everything!" That's right, what was useless to him was just a piece of trash, no matter how good it was. I wonder if this Foundation Building Pill is willing to trade in private? " The old man confirmed what Li Ming had said first and asked.

"Oh? I wonder what is Fellow Daoist wants? " Li Ming knew that this old man was a Foundation Cultivator, but he did not know that this old man was Fine Stone Sect's Branch Sect Master.

"Fellow Daoist, you might not know, but this old man is only thinking for my descendants. After all, although we cultivators are unworldly, we do have descendants. Even though they may not all be able to cultivate, there are still a few with spiritual roots." Zhang Qi replied when he heard Li Ming's question.

Actually, Zhang Qi had still lied to Li Ming, and he hadn't done it for some descendant at all. He only wanted to trade this Foundation Building Pill in private and hand it over to the sect, in exchange for a large amount of spirit stones and pellets which could raise his own cultivation. After all, he was already in Foundation Cultivator, almost a hundred and ten years old, and Foundation Cultivator could only live to be 120 at most.

It was said that the longer a person lived, the more afraid they would be of death, and Zhang Qi had the same reason. Although he had lived for more than a hundred years, he clearly did not want to die. There were only two ways to avoid death. One was to find a natural treasure that could extend one's lifespan, and the other was to raise one's base level.

This kind of heavenly material was unrealistic to Zhang Qi, thus, he could only raise his cultivation level.

However, it was not easy to level up, Zhang Qi had been stuck at the peak of the late stage of Foundation Establishment for almost twenty years, but he had not been able to level up even now. Therefore, he thought of exchanging merit points for rewards, in exchange for increasing his cultivation base. And the Foundation Building Pill that Li Ming had brought along had given Zhang Qi a chance.

A single Foundation Building Pill was enough for Zhang Qi to exchange for a large amount of sect's rewards, and then he could use these rewards to raise his cultivation level. Although he might not succeed, he would still have a chance.

The reason why Zhang Qi didn't say that he was the branch master of the Fine Stone Sect, was because he didn't want to say that a branch master of his clan was trying to force a sale on him.

What action? Of course, they were preparing to snatch it away. In Immortal Cultivation World, this kind of thing happened way too often.

This was also one of the reasons why he did not say that he was the Fine Stone Sect's Branch Sect Master. Also, even if they could not snatch him away, he did not tell Li Ming who he was, and from Li Ming's attitude just now, Zhang Qi determined that Li Ming did not know who he was. Therefore, even if the operation failed, Li Ming had no way of finding him.

As a result, Zhang Qi asked Li Ming whether he would trade the Foundation Building Pill in private. Although he would also have the chance to get one at the auction, because the Foundation Building Pill were too precious, he was not sure if he would be able to get one. It had to be known that the Elemental Rock City was not just a branch of the Fine Stone Sect, there were two other powerhouses fighting against the Fine Stone Sect. Such a precious Foundation Building Pill, only the leaders of the other two families would not be idiots and would fight over it. At that time, everything would depend on their own abilities. Therefore, Zhang Qi hoped to trade the Foundation Building Pill in private.

"Oh. So it's like that! "I don't mind trading in private, but I don't need Spirit Stones if I were to do so in private. I would like to trade in things, what do you think, fellow cultivator?" After Li Ming heard Zhang Qi's explanation, he asked back.

"Oh? "I don't know. Fellow Daoist, if you need anything, feel free to say it. Let's see if this old man has it."

"A 1500 year old Scarlet Fruit, I wonder if Fellow Daoist has it or not?"

"Cinnabar fruits over 1500 years old? "Fellow cultivator, you think too highly of this old one. This old one does not have 1500 year old fruits, but this old one does have 1500 year old ginseng. I wonder if Fellow Daoist is willing to exchange?"

"Fellow Taoist, 1500 years of ginseng can't compare to 1500 red fruits. It seems like we won't be able to complete this transaction."

"That's a pity, but it looks like fellow cultivator's luck is quite good this time. There is a 1500 red fruit for this auction. I wish you good luck."

"Thank you Fellow Daoist for your auspicious words. I also wish that Fellow Daoist will be able to auction this Foundation Building Pill off when the time comes."

"This old one thanks dao friend for your auspicious words once again."

After that, Li Ming left the auction house's registration office after Zhang Qi had finished registering.

Seeing Li Ming leave, Zhang Qi immediately summoned a member of the Fine Stone Sect, and said to him: "Wait until you see that person leaving the auction house, then immediately follow him. However, do not expose yourself. Do you understand? "

"Yes, Sovereign." With that, he prepared to follow Li Ming.

Li Ming did not know that the seemingly gentle old man had already sent people to follow him. After Li Ming left the auction item registration office, he did not leave the auction house, but instead came to the Foundation Cultivator Exchange.

The exchange was prepared to make it easier for the Foundation Cultivator to trade. Every day, there would be Foundation Cultivator setting up stalls here, but the auction house would only charge them for the stalls. As for whether this auction would affect the business of the auction, the three powers behind Source Stones Auction House were not worried. After all, the goods in the auction were generally priced higher than normal.

As a result, a large number of cultivators were still willing to put their items up for auction. Although five percent of the spirit stones would be taken from the auction, the remaining spirit stones would still be slightly higher than the usual amount.

When Li Ming came here, he saw that there were not many stalls there, altogether there were less than twenty. But all the stalls owners here were Foundation Cultivator, there were people from the three great powers of Elemental Rock City, there were other itinerant cultivators, and there were other forces other than Elemental Rock City. Furthermore, the people who bought the items were not necessarily the Foundation Cultivator, but a large number of Qi Cultivation stage cultivators.

Li Ming also planned to sell a stall here this time.

Actually, there was only one thing that Li Ming wanted to sell, and that was the storage bag that he had obtained from the Zhu Family's Ah Cheng. Currently, he already had a storage bag that he had obtained from the Zhu Family's Patriarch, so that storage bag that Ah Cheng owned was no longer very useful.

After making his decision, Li Ming paid the administration fee of two Low level spirit stones at the management office of the Exchange Company and went to a conspicuous part of the hall. He sat cross-legged on the floor, took out the storage bag and placed it in front of him before closing his eyes and recuperating.

When the surrounding vendors saw another cultivator place his stall, they all looked in this direction a few times. However, when they realized that Li Ming was resting with his eyes closed, they all shifted their gazes elsewhere.

Two hours quickly passed by. There were no cultivators at all at Li Ming's stall, nor was there a single cultivator that came to inquire about the matter. This made Li Ming already planning to close the stall.

However, thinking about the two Low level spirit stones that he had paid, Li Ming decided to continue waiting for two hours. If no one came over to inquire about the matter two hours later, Li Ming decided to close the stall.

Another two hours passed. Just as Li Ming was planning to close up, a soft voice suddenly came from the left: "Senior, how many Spirit Stones does your storage bag have?"

When Li Ming heard that someone had finally asked about his storage bag, he excitedly turned around and saw a female cultivator who did not look outstanding but looked very gentle. Judging from her age, she was at most in her twenties, and was a Qi Disciple level 10. Li Ming then replied softly: I only need 1000 Low level spirit stones, I do not know if Fellow Daoist needs them?

When the female cultivator heard Li Ming say that it would only cost 1000 Spirit Stones to purchase the storage bag, she was somewhat excited, but after thinking about something, her eyes dimmed, but she still said to Li Ming gently: "Senior, I only have 900 Spirit Stones, can you sell the storage bag to me?"

"I'm afraid that won't do, storage bag's selling price is 1200 Low level spirit stones s, and I only need 1000 Low level spirit stones s, which is already 200 Spirit Stones lower than the price outside. If you only bid 900 Spirit Stones, then I will be losing."

Li Ming shook his head and said after hearing the female cultivator's bid. However, if you have news of any heavenly resources, nine hundred Low level spirit stones will still be able to be sold to you. "

Initially, when she heard Li Ming's words, she was already disappointed, but now, after hearing Li Ming's words, she was overjoyed: "Senior, are you serious?"

"Of course, is it possible for a Foundation Cultivator like me to deceive a Qi Cultivating Stage cultivator like you?" Li Ming heard the female cultivator's disbelief, and said.

"Senior, please forgive me. I was just too excited." This female cultivator knew that her words were inappropriate, one must know that Li Ming was a Foundation Cultivator. If she offended Li Ming with her words, she would probably die without even knowing how. Thus, he immediately said in fear.