Chapter 82: Take the Monster Core (Subscribe)
Others cannot see the real situation in the VIP booth No. 3, but Ge Wen can see it clearly.
Not only him, but also the Lord of the City who was watching the whole scene secretly could see every move in the VIP booth No. 3.
The person who shouted out the price of "1,600" was the talisman master who had previously bid for the second-level top-grade "Sword in the Umbrella".
What does a second-level talisman master need a demon core for?
Could he also be an alchemist?
We'll know after a test later...
Ge Wen thought secretly in his heart, and his thumb gently rubbed a spiritual jade ring on his index finger. This thing can block Liu Xiaoxian's mind reading.
It is impossible for him to personally ask to test the talisman master.
Some of the people in the auction venue are monks from Shanggu City, so let them test it.
In addition, it is not only Shanggu City that is looking for this mysterious alchemist, but other forces are also looking for him with all their efforts.
In the VIP booth No. 3, Liu Xiaoxian looked normal, making it difficult for people to see any clues.
The people in Wanxiang Pavilion who had been trying to find the mysterious alchemist before now all showed a look of astonishment on their faces and looked at Li Guanxuan.
"Master Li Fu? What do you want the second-stage late demon core for?" A second-stage Fu master couldn't help asking.
The matter of the mysterious alchemist is well known.
But people like them are more curious and want to see the true identity of the mysterious alchemist.
Li Guanxuan smiled and bowed his hands and said, "I have been studying formations and Yanshu recently. I need one or two second-stage late demon cores for practice, so I borrowed some spirit stones from many friends to auction."
The second-stage Fu master was stunned and said in disbelief: "Master Li Fu is also planning to step into formations and Yan Shu?"
As we all know, among the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, formations are the most difficult, followed by alchemy and refining.
Yan Shu is complicated in production process, while Fu Dao is relatively simple.
A Fu master who is proficient in the simplest skills actually plans to get involved in the difficult and complicated formations and Yanshu?
Who would believe it if I told them? !
"It's not a plan, but I've already set foot on it."
Li Guanxuan clapped his hands, and the second-level lower-grade explosion Xiaoyi suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
The hard metal shell exuded a cold breath, and the dull and empty eyes were particularly creepy.
Then, Li Guanxuan took out a formation plate and laughed: "The formation is more difficult. I studied and studied for several years before I barely stepped into the first-level middle-grade."
"..."
Many craftsmen in Wanxiang Pavilion were speechless.
They thought Li Guanxuan was joking, but they didn't expect that he had already become a second-level Yanshi and a first-level middle-grade formation master.
Liu Xiaoxian's expression was relatively calm, but she was quite shocked in her heart.
She knew Li Guanxuan's situation best. It seemed that this kid had only been in the Yanshu for about two years, and even the Yanshu experience was given by her...
Could it be that this kid had actually become a second-level Yanshi a long time ago?
Liu Xiaoxian thought it was possible. Although his beloved disciple didn't have much else to say, he was quite cunning.
However, Liu Xiaoxian didn't ask too much, after all, everyone has their own opportunities and secrets.
Li Guanxuan secretly glanced at Liu Xiaoxian and found that his master looked normal, so he felt a little relieved.
He dared to reveal his identity as a second-level Yanshi, and chose to trust Liu Xiaoxian and Zheng Huangjin.
Especially Zheng Huangjin, who had known him fourteen years ago and was a witness who watched him improve from the third level of Qi Refining and the first-level middle-grade Fu Master step by step.
Now, in addition to the 30% chance of the foundation-building pill, there are Yanshu and formations. Zheng Huangjin must be able to guess that he has an opportunity.
It's just that the two of them have a tacit understanding, don't ask, don't say.
This is also the reason why the relationship between the two can be maintained so friendly.
...
In a blink of an eye, the second-stage late Qingdian Leopard Demon Core has been bid to 2,300 low-grade spirit stones.
Li Guanxuan is also bidding, and he thinks that the price of this demon core is at most just over 3,000.
If it's any higher, it's not worth it.
"Three thousand two hundred."
Li Guanxuan bid again.
"Four thousand!"
VIP station No. 5 seemed to be arguing with Li Guanxuan.
"The price is too high, not worth it." Li Guanxuan shook his head and stopped bidding.
Although he had a lot of spirit stones in his hand, if he offered too high a price, anyone would suspect him.
In order to avoid trouble, he chose to wait and see.
"You..."
Hearing that Li Guanxuan stopped bidding, a gnashing sound came from VIP station No. 5.
Obviously, he didn't want this spirit stone very much.
Li Guanxuan was a little helpless. Who was the person in VIP station No. 5?
Why did he have to go against him?
"Four thousand low-grade spirit stones three times, deal!"
Ge Wen was too lazy to read it again and twice, and directly sold the second-stage late demon core worth four thousand low-grade spirit stones to VIP station No. 5.
VIP station No. 5 could only swallow this loss in silence.
"The next lot is still a second-stage late-stage demon core, from a blood-gold spider, with superior attributes. The starting price is 2,300 low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 50."
When Ge Wen announced the next lot, there were bursts of laughter in the venue.
Everyone knew that the VIP table No. 5 had spent at least 1,000 more spirit stones.
At this moment, Li Guanxuan was not in a hurry to bid.
When the price was raised to "4,000 spirit stones", Li Guanxuan slowly said: "4,500."
"4,600."
It seems that someone else wants to compete.
"4,700." Li Guanxuan bid again.
The man thought for a moment, then shook his head and stopped talking.
"Four thousand seven hundred for one time, four thousand seven hundred for two times..."
When Ge Wen shouted "Four thousand seven hundred for three times, deal", Li Guanxuan finally felt relieved.
At least there is a chance to refine a foundation-building pill with a 35% chance...
While Li Guanxuan was thinking, the female receptionist brought the second-stage late demon core of the blood-gold spider.
Confirmed that it was correct, and paid the spirit stone.
The next item was still a second-stage late demon core with superior attributes, but Li Guanxuan no longer had the idea of bidding.
After all, continuous bidding would inevitably remind people of the mysterious alchemist.
"Three thousand eight hundred!"
Beside Li Guanxuan, a second-stage middle-grade alchemist bid.
The craftsmen of Wanxiang Pavilion looked over when they heard the voice, and Li Guanxuan also turned his head curiously.
"It's Master Diao Dan..."
"His alchemy skills are really high. In his early years, he even refined a foundation-building pill with a 25% chance."
"Could it be that mysterious alchemist..."
"..."
Everyone in Wanxiang Pavilion was whispering, but only Li Guanxuan knew that Master Diao Dan was probably pushed out by Liu Xiaoxian to cover up the truth.
The former cheap master has been worried about his apprentice... Li Guanxuan sighed inwardly.
For now, it is better to be prudent. It will be good to get a late-stage second-order demon core, and then go back to try to refine a foundation-building pill with a 35% chance.
Even if it fails, there is no regret.
...
Next, Li Guanxuan did not bid for any items, but the auction was still going on, so he simply said goodbye and left.
Liu Xiaoxian nodded slightly and said nothing.
There were more than one person who left the auction venue. With the help of the guardian monks of Shanggu City, everyone left secretly without revealing any identity information.
Li Guanxuan was not in a hurry to return to Wanxiang Pavilion, but continued to walk around Shanggu City to ask if there were any second-level monster cores for sale.
After buying five second-level early-stage monster cores with superior attributes and two second-level mid-stage monster cores with superior attributes, Li Guanxuan walked towards Wanxiang Pavilion.
…
"How is the situation?"
At the No. 1 VIP table at the auction venue, an old man in green clothes picked up a teacup and drank tea, with no other expression in his vicissitudes and turbid eyes.
"My Lord, there are three people who bought the second-level monster cores and left, Master Diao Dan and Master Li Fu from Wanxiang Pavilion, and Master Chen Qi from Lingbao Pavilion.
Master Diao Dan went directly back to Wanxiang Pavilion, while Master Li Fu went shopping in other shops in the city and bought five second-level early-stage monster cores and two second-level mid-stage monster cores at a low price...
Master Chen Qi followed Master Li Fu for a while, and after seeing that he was still buying second-level monster cores, he returned to Lingbao Pavilion."
A black shadow hid in the dark and said slowly.
Now is the rest period of the auction, and Ge Wen is also here. After hearing this, he fell into deep thought.
The Lord of Shanggu, who was dressed in green, asked, "Who do you think is the mysterious alchemist?"
"I am stupid and can't think of it."
Ge Wen shook his head and sighed, "The mysterious alchemist may be among the three, or he may not be. After all, the mysterious alchemist can ask someone to bid on his behalf."
The Lord of Shanggu nodded slightly, thinking that there was some truth, and then smiled and said, "Just track down the person who bid for the second-stage late demon core. No matter who the mysterious alchemist asked to bid on his behalf, there will be some clues left."
"Your Excellency is wise."
Ge Wen stood up and bowed.
The Lord of Shanggu smiled. How could Ge Wen, who is as smart as Ge Wen, not think of this layer? It's just that Ge Wen, as a master, would not make decisions on his own.
This is a scholar with high IQ and EQ.
...
After Li Guanxuan returned to Wanxiang Pavilion, he was still hanging in his heart and had not completely let it go.
On the way, he repeatedly pondered the auction.
If he is the Lord of Shanggu City, since he took out the second-stage late demon core to fish, he must have other means to investigate.
"I have to be more careful next time..."
Li Guanxuan sighed in his heart.
Although he has been much more cautious, he is in the world of immortal cultivation and will always experience some interpersonal negotiations, including the need to break through his own bottlenecks.
Li Guanxuan went straight to the top floor of Wanxiang Pavilion through a dark path, and then pushed the door into the master's room, and saw Jiyue and the master teasing the bird in the cage.
Liu Xiaoxian in Wanxiang Pavilion is just a puppet clone.
The real body is always in Wanxiang Pavilion.
"Husband, Master Chen of Lingbao Pavilion is following you, do you know?" Qin Jiyue saw Li Guanxuan coming back and said hurriedly.
"I don't know."
Li Guanxuan shook his head and said, "But I know that everyone is watching the person who bid for the second-stage late demon core."
Liu Xiaoxian was still playing with the bird, and said with a smile: "Ge Wen of Shanggu City may visit the person who bid for the second-stage demon core one by one. You have to be careful next time. Be cautious when communicating with him."
"Can't refuse?" Li Guanxuan asked tentatively.
Liu Xiaoxian rolled up her charming golden eyes and said unhappily: "Your master is not invincible. When doing things in Shanggu City, you have to look at the face of the Shanggu City Lord!"
"Okay..."
Li Guanxuan didn't dare to criticize his beautiful and powerful master in his heart.
After Liu Xiaoxian noticed his inner thoughts, he snorted twice, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"You Shaoneng bid for a foundation-building pill and will leave Shanggu City in a few days. I have made all the arrangements. You just go and kill him."
Speaking of this, Liu Xiaoxian reminded: "Be decisive and don't leave any tails."
Li Guanxuan took a deep breath and bowed deeply, saying: "Thank you, Master."
"Don't worry too much about Ge Wen's visit. In my opinion, he came to you for something... It's not a bad thing."
Liu Xiaoxian narrowed his eyes and said: "Lingbao Pavilion has always been a competitor of Wanxiang Pavilion. Now that we have launched a foundation-building pill with a 30% chance, they are probably about to..."
Master's implication is that he hopes I can increase the probability of the foundation-building pill, so as to suppress Lingbao Pavilion... After Li Guanxuan thought clearly about the meaning of the words, he said:
"Using high-grade materials to improve the quality of the foundation-building pill is a bit of a loss. If I can use the second-stage mid-stage demon core to refine a 35% probability foundation-building pill, then I can compete."
The second-stage late-stage demon core is expensive. It not only takes mental effort to refine it, but also financial resources. There is no need.
And...
Li Guanxuan suddenly thought of something, but considering that his master could read minds, he stopped there.
Liu Xiaoxian took a deep look at Li Guanxuan, nodded slightly and said: "You think about these things better than me, you make the decision."
She didn't ask what, anyway, the beloved disciple would know about this kind of thing.
"Then I will go back to the residence with Jiyue. If there is any news from You Shaoneng, please inform me." Li Guanxuan smiled and bowed.
"So impatient?" Liu Xiaoxian glanced at the pervert.
Hearing this, Qin Jiyue's cheeks immediately flushed.
Li Guanxuan said without blushing: "The secret method of dual cultivation is not practiced in vain, Master."
"Go, go, go..."
Liu Xiaoxian drove him away directly.
...
The night was hazy.
In a room where magic skills were being competed, the long sword kept going in and out of the scabbard, bringing out some water light from time to time.
As the panting sound slowly stopped, Li Guanxuan spent all the money in his pocket, and pulled out the radish and brought out the mud.
Qin Jiyue was sweating all over, leaning on the arms of his sweetheart, and said lazily: "Killing You Shaoneng, will my husband's knot be untied?"
"I have known Lao Chen for more than 20 years. Now the whereabouts of the couple are unknown. If I don't kill You Shaoneng for him, I will feel unhappy and can't swallow this breath."
Li Guanxuan did not deny it, and continued: "In the past, the Yuyou family was a noble family that I looked up to. I was worried that they would protect You Shaoneng, so I tried to deal with the backer first, and then the person.
Now, if I only kill You Shaoneng and don't deal with others, with the caution and intelligence of the ancestor of the You family, he should be able to think that it was the descendants of this family who caused trouble and provoked people who shouldn't be provoked... It depends on whether he can let it go."
"Master said that he didn't take pictures of Tianyuan Dan and Huangting Dan." Qin Jiyue revealed a piece of news.
"He's going to die soon..."
Li Guanxuan narrowed his eyes and said, "Let's see if he will make a final counterattack."
"It's useless. Master will keep an eye on him."
"Well... young lady, let's exchange some magic skills."
"Okay..."
Qin Jiyue refused to admit defeat and gritted her teeth to hold on.
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PS: Chapter 3, a total of 12,000 words, and there are two more chapters in the evening~try to write 20,000 words.