Chapter 737: Auction Harvest, Peach Blossom!

“I’m really fated with the Divine Maiden Palace.”

Lu Changsheng’s expression remained calm, he didn’t pay much attention to Shen Wanzhao’s identity.

Although he had treated her before, they hadn’t interacted much. They were merely strangers who happened to cross paths, it hardly counted as a life-saving grace.

Revealing his identity wouldn’t earn him any more gratitude from the Divine Maiden Palace, it would only create unnecessary complications. They might guess he was from Da Mengze, the master of the Immortal City of Damengze.

Qin Yuning, Shen Wanzhao and the others needed to maintain order in the Immortal City. So after exchanging a few pleasantries, Lu Changsheng, Shen Yiren and the others went to the Divine Maiden Palace’s inn to rest while waiting for the auction to begin.

“Third Palace Master.”

Just as they were about to reach the inn, a young man with black hair like a waterfall, a majestic figure, an imposing presence, and a noble aura approached them. He smiled at Shen Yiren.

Although he looked young, the slight whiteness at his temples and the vicissitudes in his eyes revealed that he was not so young.

“Island Master Cao.”

Shen Yiren smiled faintly and bowed slightly to the young man in front of her.

Island Master Cao? Lu Changsheng had previously learned about the general forces in the Starry Sea, and he quickly matched this name to a piece of information.

Cao Ting, the master of Lingting Island, a cultivator at the peak of the Core Formation Stage! Seeing the undisguised admiration and affection in Island Master Cao’s eyes when he looked at Shen Yiren, Lu Changsheng knew that this was another one of Shen Yiren’s admirers.

“No wonder the Third Palace Master usually doesn’t like to go out, and even when she does, she wears a light veil.”

As a handsome man who attracted attention wherever he went, Lu Changsheng deeply understood Shen Yiren’s troubles.

Just like him, when he went out, he had to disguise himself to hide his charm and temperament.

Otherwise, he would attract attention, be watched, and even approached wherever he went.

The two chatted briefly.

Shen Yiren’s smile was elegant, reserved, and polite. Although she didn’t show much enthusiasm, her gentle smile and voice made others feel good about her, thinking that the Third Palace Master was very approachable.

After Cao Ting left, Shen Yiren sent a voice transmission to Lu Changsheng: “Island Master Cao has been at the peak of Core Formation for many years. He has been collecting Nascent Soul spiritual items and tribulation-transcending treasures, he also possesses many treasures in this area.”

“If Fellow Daoist Xu has any Nascent Soul spiritual items or high-grade spiritual materials to trade, I can introduce you later for an exchange.”

Although all Nascent Soul spiritual items could be used.

The effectiveness would be affected if the cultivation method and the attributes of the spiritual item were not compatible.

Therefore, for rare treasures like Nascent Soul spiritual items, most people preferred to barter, especially cultivators at the peak of Core Formation. They rarely sold them and mostly exchanged them with others.

“Then I’ll have to trouble the Third Palace Master.”

Lu Changsheng didn’t refuse.

Although he wasn’t lacking in Nascent Soul spiritual items, if there were suitable spiritual items or good natural spiritual materials, he wouldn’t mind trading for a few.

After checking into the inn, everyone began to move around freely.

Lu Changsheng didn’t stick to Shen Yiren’s side, instead he wandered around the Immortal City alone.

Due to the auction held every ten years, many chambers of commerce and large shops released some high-end spiritual materials.

Of course, the prices of these spiritual materials were really inflated, and it was basically impossible to buy them at market price.

Lu Changsheng took this opportunity to acquire many high-level materials and sell off some of his ill-gotten gains.

During this process, he even exchanged a mid-grade Dao-Comprehending Artifact and six third-rank talismans for a Condensing Crystal Pill.

Although he wasn’t lacking in Condensing Crystal Pills.

He had also obtained three Yusui Jinzhizhi from the Abyss Secret Realm.

But as the saying goes, Condensing Crystal Pills are a hard currency, and no one minds having more.

“As expected of a high-level auction held every ten years, it’s so lively that even Condensing Crystal Pills can be easily obtained.”

This trip was quite fruitful, Lu Changsheng was in a very good mood and looked forward to the auction the day after tomorrow.

At noon on the third day, the high-level auction held every ten years in Penglai Immortal City was held as scheduled.

This auction could be considered the most luxurious auction Lu Changsheng had ever participated in since he started cultivating.

Except for those brought into the venue by Core Formation cultivators, those below the Core Formation Stage were not qualified to participate.

As a guest elder of the Divine Maiden Palace, Lu Changsheng and the others came to a floating VIP hall with Shen Yiren to participate in the auction together.

Although shouting prices like this would let Shen Yiren and other Divine Maiden Palace cultivators know, it would also attract attention and trouble outside.

After waiting for half an hour, the auction officially began.

Not all items in a high-level auction were at the Core Formation level, there were still many rare items for the Foundation Establishment Stage.

After all, both Core Formation cultivators and Nascent Soul True Lords had descendants.

“The egg of the Green Deep Sea Serpent, a mid-grade earth-rank bloodline, lives in the deep sea. Not only is it brave and powerful, but it is also suitable for lurking and reconnaissance. The starting price is 10,000 spirit stones.”

Although the Lu family had many heaven-rank demon beast cubs, most of the spirit beast eggs and demon beast cubs that could be seen and bought on weekdays were still high-rank and earth-rank bloodlines.

“Twelve thousand spirit stones!”

“Fifteen thousand spirit stones!”

“Twenty thousand spirit stones!”

Due to the practicality of the Green Deep Sea Serpent, it was immediately bid up to 20,000 spirit stones.

“Twenty-two thousand.”

Although this Green Deep Sea Serpent was useless to Lu Changsheng, the Lu family’s Black Water Flood Dragon soldiers had a poor foundation and lacked water-type spirit beasts with earth-rank bloodlines.

The Green Deep Sea Serpent in front of him was not bad.

Although it didn’t have a dragon bloodline, the flood dragon blood that Lu Changsheng had harvested in his early years now came into play.

“Hmm?”

Shen Yiren and the others beside him were a little surprised. They didn’t expect Lu Changsheng, a great cultivator at the late Core Formation stage, to bid for a spirit pet with an earth-rank bloodline.

“Hehe, I have recently been researching the art of beast control and want to use this for some experiments.”

Lu Changsheng chuckled.

In the following process, whenever he saw a good natural treasure, Lu Changsheng would call out a price, causing the people beside him to look at him in surprise. They didn’t expect Elder Xu to be so wealthy.

But thinking about the latter’s identity as a third-rank top-tier talisman master, they were relieved.

“Sea Coral Spirit Incense, not only can it improve alertness, but it also has a certain effect on inner demons. The starting price is 100,000 spirit stones!”

As time passed, the auction entered its final stage, and the auctioned items became more and more high-end and rare.

Third-rank Lifespan Extension Pills, tribulation-transcending treasures, Nascent Soul spiritual items, and other treasures attracted competition from many forces.

This Sea Coral Spirit Incense was a treasure related to the heart tribulation, and it had some effect on the heart demon tribulation among the Nascent Soul tribulations.

Although it only had a slight effect and was far inferior to Lu Changsheng’s Demon Breaking Life Saving Pill, it was still fiercely contested by many people.

Lu Changsheng also called out a price.

But there were too many people and forces competing for such heart-tribulation treasures.

He had spent a lot in the early stage, and spending such a huge sum of money was indeed a bit astonishing.

This made Lu Changsheng sigh in his heart. Apart from people like him who were wealthy, even if other rogue cultivators saw rare natural treasures, they couldn’t compete with the forces.

Even if they managed to win the auction, they might make enemies and face the risk of being robbed and killed.

However, when an auxiliary ingredient for the Huaying Pill appeared, Lu Changsheng still bid for it.

Even though he couldn’t gather the resources to refine the Huaying Pill now, he had so many wives and children who would need it in the future. It wouldn’t hurt to collect some now that he had encountered it.

“Elder Xu is really wealthy.”

In the VIP hall, a female cultivator in her thirties with a beautiful appearance, mature eyes, and a charming demeanor looked at Lu Changsheng with a smile in her eyes.

“Elder Xuemei is too kind. I have used up all my savings today.”

Lu Changsheng shook his head and said. He saw a different meaning in the eyes of this True Lord Xuemei.

As far as he knew, this Elder Xuemei was quite accomplished in the art of dual cultivation.

As a late Core Formation cultivator with a handsome and refined appearance and extraordinary wealth, he was obviously being targeted by the other party.

But Lu Changsheng had no interest in such a female cultivator.

Even if the other party wanted to have his child for free, he would still have to weigh the pros and cons.

Not only True Lord Xuemei, but the eyes of the other people in the VIP room, including Shen Yiren, also changed when they looked at Lu Changsheng.

The reason was simple.

A cultivator’s wealth often represented a person’s strength and foundation!

Without extraordinary strength, it was impossible to accumulate such a huge fortune.

As a cultivator of a health-preserving technique, it was a bit unbelievable that Lu Changsheng possessed such a huge fortune.

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“It seems that Elder Xu’s divination skills are probably not just at the early third-rank.”

Shen Yiren thought to herself.

As the Third Palace Master of the Divine Maiden Palace, although she was quiet, gentle, and approachable, she was no fool.

She knew that cultivators would always hide some of their strength when they were outside.

Lu Changsheng, who cultivated a health-preserving technique and was not good at fighting, possessed abundant resources, most likely due to opportunities.

As a third-rank diviner, it was normal to obtain opportunities far beyond those of the same rank. Otherwise, no one would be willing to spend their lifespan studying divination.

But it would be difficult to accumulate such opportunities if he had just barely entered the third rank.

Lu Changsheng’s expression was very casual and natural.

He was so generous in his bidding, partly because he did have needs, and partly because he wanted to show off his strength.

Mainly because the Third Palace Master had too many admirers.

Although he had performed well before, it was still difficult to stand out and capture the beauty’s heart.

So after thinking for a while, he felt that he could reveal a little more to arouse Shen Yiren’s curiosity.

When a woman becomes more and more curious about you and wants to constantly explore and understand, then whatever you do next will be much easier.

Not long after, the auction ended.

Lu Changsheng’s harvest was not bad.

Not only did he obtain an auxiliary ingredient for the Huaying Pill, but he also obtained a rare fourth-rank spiritual material that could be used to upgrade Qian Zhuyan’s puppet body.

Lu Changsheng and the others did not immediately leave Penglai Immortal City.

In the following days, there would be many private trading events held by Core Formation cultivators in the Immortal City.

This was also one of Lu Changsheng’s purposes for coming here.

The next day, Lu Changsheng and Shen Yiren came to a trading event organized by Penglai Island.

There weren’t many cultivators, only about twenty people, each displaying their own treasures and materials, stating the items they wanted to trade for.

“Vajra Sarira!?”

Lu Changsheng saw a third-rank sarira among the displayed treasures, and his heart stirred.

Sariras were not only useful to his daughter Lu Linghe but also helpful to his cultivation of the True Saint Skill of Brahma and Demons.

Immediately, Lu Changsheng stepped forward and saw that it was a third-rank top-tier sarira. He spent a Nascent Soul spiritual item and made the other party make up the difference to trade for this Vajra Sarira.

“I obtained a top-level secret technique that requires the Vajra Sarira to cultivate. Now it can be said that I have finally found it.”

Lu Changsheng saw the surprise in Shen Yiren’s eyes, curious as to why he was willing to spend such a price to trade for this sarira, and explained to her via voice transmission.

“I see.”

Shen Yiren nodded gently but didn’t ask any more questions.

In this trading event, Lu Changsheng obtained a Vajra Sarira, a portion of heavy water essence, several rare materials, and also exchanged for multiple second-rank and third-rank skill inheritances.

Although the Lu family was not lacking in skill inheritances.

As long as these skill inheritances were not duplicates, they could become part of the family’s foundation and be used for reference.

“Hmm!?”

Just as the trading event ended and Lu Changsheng and Shen Yiren were returning, the latter raised her jade hand, and a token appeared. Her beautiful face instantly sank.

“What’s wrong, Third Palace Master?”

This was the first time Lu Changsheng had seen such an expression on Shen Yiren’s face.

“There are clamity cultivators causing trouble outside the Immortal City.”

Shen Yiren looked outside the Immortal City and said softly.

Although Penglai Island was a top force in the Starry Sea, there were still hostile forces, and it was inevitable to encounter rogue cultivators causing trouble.

Especially since Penglai Immortal City had just held a high-level cultivator auction every ten years, it was possible that hostile forces or Nascent Soul True Lords were deliberately causing trouble to damage the reputation and traffic of Penglai Immortal City.

“Does the Third Palace Master need me to go and take a look together?”

Seeing that Shen Yiren was going to check the situation, Lu Changsheng immediately spoke up.

Although he was now a cultivator of a health-preserving technique and not good at fighting.

If Shen Yiren was going and he didn’t, it would really affect her impression of him.

Moreover, he had enjoyed many benefits and conveniences from the Divine Maiden Palace during this time. Now that an unexpected situation had occurred in Penglai Immortal City, it would be unreasonable for him not to help.

“I’ll have to trouble Fellow Daoist Xu.”

Shen Yiren did not refuse. After sending a message to a few people, she and Lu Changsheng quickly flew out of the Immortal City to check the situation.

Not far from the Immortal City, Lu Changsheng saw a hundred miles away, there were sounds of muffled thunder and the fluctuations of a battle at the late Core Formation Stage.

For rogue cultivators to attack at such a distance was a naked provocation to Penglai Immortal City.

If Penglai Immortal City could not deal with it swiftly, it would definitely affect its reputation and prestige afterward.

“Audacious rogue cultivators, how dare you commit robbery outside the Immortal City!”

Seeing this, Shen Yiren gently patted her spirit pet bag, and her mount, the Five-Colored Spirit Deer, appeared, exuding the aura of the late third-rank. Then, surrounded by five-colored rays of light, it flew towards the direction of the battle.

Although she cultivated a health-preserving technique and was not good at fighting, with her cultivation at the peak of the Core Formation Stage and her body full of Dao-Comprehending Artifacts, her combat power should not be underestimated.

Seeing this, Lu Changsheng frowned slightly, feeling that something was wrong.

Penglai Island was holding an auction of this level, so there must be a Nascent Soul True Lord overseeing it. Under such circumstances, which rogue cultivator would dare to cause trouble in this range!? He subconsciously began to make calculations with his fingers.

There was an invisible force blocking the heavenly secrets of this area.

“A diviner is interfering with the heavenly secrets of this area. Someone is deliberately targeting Penglai Island!”

Lu Changsheng suddenly realized the problem and wanted to return to the Immortal City to observe the situation.

But seeing Shen Yiren on the Five-Colored Spirit Deer, he quickly calculated his own fortune between these flashes of inspiration.

Although the heavenly secrets of this area were obscured and interfered with, as a third-rank top-tier diviner, Lu Changsheng still obtained a rough reading.

Neither good nor bad.

But during the change, conflict, and activity, showing strong ability can attract the opposite sex, leading to a peach blossom! “Peach blossom.”

Lu Changsheng looked at Shen Yiren in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly. He took out a flying Dao-Comprehending Artifact, tore through the air, and prepared to see what was going on.