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Chapter 407 The Harvest from the Auction

Seeing Zhou Fuzi's state, the Wen family members in room number four all turned their attention to the display stand.

At this moment, Chu Jiawan began to introduce the auction item, "This auction item is an upgraded version of the miniature spirit-gathering array developed by the genius of the Huo family in the north. Its advantage is that it is one or two levels higher than the ordinary spirit-gathering array, but its disadvantage is that it consumes a lot of spirit stones. Each time it consumes four spirit stones, it can be used for two hours."

So far, the Wen family is still using the basic version of the Spirit Gathering Array developed by Master Zhou using hematite. Although this basic version of the Spirit Gathering Array has been improved several times, the improvement effect seems to be minimal due to Master Zhou's cultivation level.

Moreover, ever since Master Zhou's cultivation broke through to the fourth level, he has clearly felt that the effect of the beginner version of the Spirit Gathering Array has become increasingly worse, and he has become more and more eager to improve the Spirit Gathering Array.

Now that we've come across this upgraded version, it's the perfect opportunity to get our hands on it, study it, and try to imitate it.

Seeing this, Wen Yuanqian instructed, "Third brother, go and call Wen'er over."

"Alright then." Wen Qikang scurried out to call for help.

He pushed open the door to private room number three, but before he could speak, Chu Xijian, who was inside, received a message from the head of the Chu family.

“West Prosecutor, you guys go home for a bit.”

Having no other choice, the Chu siblings bid farewell to Wenwen and the others, and left private room number 3.

Watching the Chu siblings walk away, Wen Qikang hurriedly said, "Perfect timing, all of you come this way, Wen'er, hurry up."

Once everyone had gathered in private room number 4, the Spirit Gathering Array had already started bidding.

The price had already reached seven thousand spirit stones.

Several other people were also vying for it.

At this moment, Master Zhou kept his eyes fixed on the venue. He had not yet started bidding and remained calm.

Confucius thought to himself, "It's an auction, the highest bidder wins. Let the item stay a little longer."

When the price climbed to eight thousand spirit stones, only two people were bidding, and Master Zhou spoke up.

“I will offer eight thousand two hundred spirit stones.”

"Eight thousand four hundred."

With one more person competing, one of them hesitated.

Master Zhou's voice was calm as he continued to raise the price, "Eight thousand nine hundred spirit stones."

He directly added 500 spirit stones, demonstrating his determination to win.

If the other party raises the price again, it will exceed nine thousand spirit stones, which is almost twice the price of an ordinary spirit gathering array.

For the cultivators living in Xingyu City, they frequently visit magical artifact shops and have some understanding and evaluation of the prices of magical artifacts on the market. Obviously, they feel that the price is unnecessary and too high.

However, for Master Zhou, this was not just a spirit-gathering array; it was also his teaching tool, his research subject, and even a topic that guided him to climb to the top.

Time passed slowly, and no one raised the price anymore.

In the end, Master Zhou used 8,900 spirit stones to acquire this upgraded miniature spirit-gathering array.

"Wow, Uncle-in-law, are we going to upgrade our weapons?" Wen Chengbin exclaimed joyfully.

"Hey! You little brat, you're dreaming. No one can replace you." Wen Qikang teased him.

"Why?" Wen Chengbin shouted, "Uncle, my third uncle is bullying me."

"Hehehe, with Second Brother being a genius, he doesn't need this at all!" Wenwen teased and flattered.

"Hahaha, I'm a genius, I'm a genius..." Wen Chengbin burst into laughter instantly.

Everyone...

This inexplicable confidence, I don't know where he got it from. Look at his silly face, it's an eyesore!

Next, the auction continued, featuring talismans, magical artifacts, array plates, and robes—everything imaginable. Interspersed among these were two Breakthrough Pills, a bundled auction, commonly known as a "double yolk." When the host announced that these were the last two Breakthrough Pills of the auction, the price soared to 16,000 spirit stones before being sold.

Riding on the wave of enthusiasm for the Breakthrough Pill, another pill was presented.

Holding up the elixir bottle, Chu Jiawan introduced, "Next, I would like to highly recommend this top-grade beauty-preserving elixir to all the fairies and female cultivators present. As you all know, with the passage of time and the decline of qi and blood, a cultivator's appearance will also slowly age, albeit slowly. However, this top-grade beauty-preserving elixir can slow down the already slow process even further."

"If a cultivator takes the Beauty Pill when their blood and energy are at their peak during the Foundation Establishment stage, there is a certain chance that it will have the same effect as the Youth Preservation Pill. The chance is closely related to the quality of the pill."

Chu Jiawan paused for a moment, then continued, "May I ask all the fairies and female cultivators present, who doesn't like to be beautiful? May I ask all the fellow cultivators present, who doesn't like to see their partner's face pleasing to the eye every day?"

Regardless of what other cultivators thought, Wenwen, sitting in the private room upstairs, was quite interested in this beauty-enhancing pill.

At this moment, her mind was rapidly going through the books about elixirs in the space.

It's very strange that there's no recipe for the Youth Preservation Pill. Could it be... a test for me?

Thinking of all the women in my family, everyone loves beauty. My sisters are all young and beautiful, and my grandmother and maternal grandmother, although they are old, we can't deprive them of their love of beauty. There are dozens of women in the whole family, big and small. This elixir is worth studying, even if it's a pirated or imitation.

Once she made up her mind, Wenwen raised her fist and shouted, "Buy!"

Her shout startled everyone in the private room.

At this point, the price of the Beauty Elixir had already started to rise, reaching 10,000 spirit stones.

The shouts came from two female cultivators competing in a private room on the second floor.

Wenwen grabbed Wen Chengbin and said, "Second Brother, raise the price."

"Me?" Wen Chengbin pointed to his nose, unable to believe that his sister would actually ask him to compete with a group of female cultivators for the beauty pill.

"Yes, it's you." Wenwen said without any room for doubt.

Wen Chengbin held his breath and shouted, "Ten thousand two hundred spirit stones!"

The voice was quite forceful, but it only added a mere two hundred spirit stones, which clearly angered the two female cultivators.

"Ten thousand four hundred spirit stones."

"Ten thousand six hundred spirit stones."

Wenwen sighed, feeling a bit exasperated. "Second brother, be more broad-minded and don't waste your time arguing with them."

"How much is 'bigger vision'?"

Wen Chengbin was a little confused. "Little sister, your second brother has no experience with spending money lavishly. This is a bit too conservative of him."

The others couldn't help but laugh when they heard the brother and sister's conversation.

Wenwen said helplessly, "Second brother, how about adding it up to a thousand or a thousand? Will that work?"

Before Wen Chengbin could speak, Wen Chengfeng interrupted, "This, I know how. Sister, your fourth brother will do it."

After saying that, Wen Chengfeng turned around and called out a price.

"I'll offer twelve thousand spirit stones."

"Twelve thousand two hundred spirit stones," a female cultivator said through gritted teeth.

The other female voice fell silent.

"Thirteen thousand spirit stones." Wen Chengfeng gave the other party no time at all.

"Thirteen thousand two hundred spirit stones."

"Fifteen thousand spirit stones."

"Fifteen thousand two hundred spirit stones."

"Seventeen thousand spirit stones."

The intense pace almost made the female cultivator jump up in anger.

In the end, Wen Chengfeng won the bid for this top-grade beauty elixir.

After everything settled down, Wen Chengfeng patted his chest, looking excited. "Little sister, you really have to teach me how to refine pills later. Fourth brother really loves this stuff, hehehe."

"Fourth Brother, I have a task for you. You need to study the ingredients of this pill and earnestly consult Grandfather Ye. Of course, you don't have to consult anyone. You can listen to any suggestions that can help you study the ingredients of the pill. I will teach you when I return from my travels."

"A word is settled!"

"A word is settled!"

The auction continued, but the Wen family didn't bid on the next items; they simply watched and learned.