Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 327 North Wind City

Although Zhu Wuyao preferred to arrive as soon as possible, he was happy to accept the decision to stay for two days.

Because the spirit stones in her pocket had not yet been converted into strength.

Xu San'er had long since familiarized himself with the various locations along the way, and upon hearing Zhu Wu's invitation to ask, he immediately replied:

"There is also a Tuozhi Pavilion here!"

It seems this is a chain brand. Back in Zhongling City, Zhu Wuyao retrieved the spirit stones owed to him for betting here.

The timing of their arrival was quite opportune.

It just so happened to be during the auction.

Although Xiao Qingyu did not ask for the 40,000 spirit stones, but instead settled it with a bet, Zhu Wuyao's own savings were not small.

Producing the token given to them by the person who started the gambling operation years ago, Hua Yingting, Xu San'er, and Zhu Wuyao were welcomed into the private room.

The level here is much higher than that of Huijin Pavilion in Nanli City.

That Huijin Pavilion is a place to amass wealth, mainly catering to Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, and even ordinary people can go in to join the fun.

Some things can be sold, and even purchased with worldly silver.

But this Tuozhi Pavilion is different.

The taste is clearly much more upscale, and the decor is exceptionally elegant. Although it has elaborate carvings and paintings, it is not noisy or distracting.

This time, Tuozhige did not owe Zhu Wuyao any spirit stones, so naturally no manager came to greet him personally.

After they were seated, a beautiful servant served them tea, explained the rules of the auction, and then wisely withdrew so as not to disturb the three cultivators' private conversation.

"Ah Yao, what are you here to buy?"

"I haven't decided yet. I'll just take a look around. If I don't find anything I like, I can buy some magical artifacts or something similar at Tuozhige later."

Don't get carried away at the auction!

Xu San'er understood this principle well. He picked up his teacup, took a sip, praised it as "good tea," and then said:

"I've made up my mind, I'm not buying anything!"

He came to Xiaotian Sect but didn't leave.

From here, you can see the exhibition booths on the first floor.

Zhu Wuyao looked down and saw that most people were already seated. She turned to Hua Yingting and asked:

"Why don't you go and consign some pills?"

Hua Ying paused, holding her glass, and smiled:

"Before you came, you were only focused on your seclusion, unaware that I was being constantly ordered around~"

"Hey, Sister Hua, what are you saying? How could I dare to order you around? I've already given you the spirit stones!"

It turns out that Xu San'er bought all the pills.

Zhu Wuyao nodded. Her talent in these pills and talismans was mediocre. She had finally managed to draw a luck-changing talisman, but while chatting, Shen Anzhi reminded her that this talisman relied on the Heavenly Dao.

When he returned to the auction house, he still hadn't accomplished anything in the alchemy, talisman-making, and weapon-crafting skills he had wanted to learn back then.

She had nothing but the 40,000 spirit stones she carried.

The auction began soon.

The first few items were all commonplace objects. The three of them chatted and looked at them. Hua Yingting was quite knowledgeable and could tell the value of these common items at a glance.

This dispelled the urge to raise the sign many times when Zhu Wuyue was invited.

"Although it is described in flowery language, this thing can only break some small formations. To put it bluntly, the formations that it can break can also be broken by brute force."

"It is actually more suitable for array repairers to buy for research, but not for use in combat."

Zhu Wuyao initially found the array-breaking cone in front of him quite amazing.

It can operate on its own when placed in a formation, search for loopholes in the formation, and break the formation by injecting spiritual power into it, which sounds quite amazing.

But after hearing Hua Yingting say that, it seems to make sense.

Auctions often involve premiums.

It is precisely because of this atmosphere of bidding among many people that people are prone to impulsiveness and feel a sense of regret that they will miss out on the opportunity.

Zhu Wuyao nodded and looked at the next item for auction.

Have any of you read the storybook "Outer Gate Servant"?

"This item is somewhat similar in effect to the 'Azure Water Pill' in the storybook. They are both small items, but they have a miraculous effect on people who are not good at water combat."

"Or it may be applicable when encountering a monster in the water and fighting in the water."

This time, before Hua Ying could stop chatting, Xu San'er spoke first:

"The Azure Water Pill in the Outer Gate Servant's Manual, although it is derived from some primordial energy, has limited actual effectiveness."

"Although the Primordial Qi is wondrous, it is useless if it cannot exert its influence or affect me. No matter how good it is, it is of no use."

"We're not Mingchi from the storybooks; it's unlikely we'll encounter any kind of rootless water."

Hua Yingting nodded in approval.

Value that cannot be applied to itself is valueless.

He then laughed and said, "The three of us seem to have come here to chat in a private room."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Zhu Wuyao raised his sign.

The auctioneer below then announced the bid:

"One hundred and fifty spirit stones!"

Xu San'er's eyes widened suddenly. No, this thing looks completely useless!

Hua Ying paused in his tea-drinking motion.

She looked down.

It's just an ordinary wood carving, depicting a girl sleeping peacefully with a serene expression, but the carving skill is quite exquisite.

It looked like a woman from a wooden carving, right before my eyes.

"Sister Zhu! This thing is just as effective as the Water-Leaving Pill!"

Zhu Wuyao ignored Xu San'er's advice.

All she could see was that small wooden carving.

How did I end up seeing this here?

Why did sharing the opportunity of the Purple Qi with Shen Xun lead to this result?

Could it be that without the opportunity presented by the purple aura, Shen Xun wouldn't have participated in this exchange between the two sects, and therefore no one would have been able to persuade Senior Sister Gu to stay in Beifeng City for two days during yesterday's exchange?

If Shen Xun weren't here, Senior Sister Gu wouldn't have stayed here; she would have gone straight to Xiaotian Sect...

is that so……

Zhu Wuyao's mind was in complete chaos; the appearance of this wood carving almost made her lose the ability to think.

wrong.

"One hundred and eighty spirit stones!"

Upon hearing the offer, Zhu Wuyao instinctively wanted to raise his paddle immediately, but Hua Ying stopped him, saying:

“At an auction, if someone is so eager to get a small item, it will only arouse suspicion and lead to a fight among others.”

After saying that, she took the wooden plaque from Zhu Wuyao's hand.

Hua Yingting didn't know what was so special about this wood carving that made it worth bidding, but Zhu Wuyao's expression clearly indicated that he absolutely had to have it.

In that case, it's better to be cautious and raise your hand to avoid any unforeseen events or disturbances.

As Huaying stopped bidding, the bidding resumed.

"Two hundred and ten spirit stones!"

Zhu Wuyao looked at the wooden plaque in front of him and recalled the scene he had seen in the Purple Qi Mystic Realm. He felt that something was not right.

If I remember correctly.

It seems there are some differences in the setting.

Perhaps, what happened at that time was actually her taking a picture of the wood carving and then taking it elsewhere?

Hearing the bidding again from below, Hua Yingting frowned slightly.

There's no way anyone would be fighting over such a small item. Could it be a shill at the auction?