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Chapter 538 Two Spiritual Herbs
🕑 Added 2024-04-07 07:10:45 +0000 UTCImmortal Path Space : Table of Content/Chapter List
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For the next period of time, Wang Hong waited in Qianqiao City for news from Hu Qiang.
Every now and then, he would meet with Hu Qiang, have a drink, chat, and exchange gifts.
Both of them had their own needs; Hu Qiang wanted to make friends with an Alchemist, and Wang Hong claimed to have a great affinity with Hu Qiang.
Gradually, the two became close friends.
During this time, Wang Hong helped Hu Qiang refine two furnaces of three-tier Pills.
Hu Qiang also shared some good news with Wang Hong. He had managed to obtain two Spiritual Herbs from an ancestor by any means necessary. However, he had to apply for them under the guise of an auction, so they could only be sold at the auction.
Wang Hong had no choice but to attend the auction at the Winged Tiger Tower.
The auction at the Winged Tiger Tower mainly targeted second and third-tier Demonic Beasts and had a good reputation within the East Zhou Demon Clan circle.
Each time the auction was held, Demonic Clan members would come from afar specifically to participate.
The auction required transactions to be made in medium-grade Spirit Stones and did not accept low-grade Spirit Stones.
This time, Wang Hong only brought over a thousand medium-grade Spirit Stones with him. Since he was participating in the auction, he might consider bidding if he found something he liked during the event.
Fearing that he might not have enough Spirit Stones, he took out a batch of Pills in advance and handed them to Gan Tao, asking the undercover personnel to secretly exchange them for medium-grade Spirit Stones.
The Immortal Way Trading Company had been operating within the Demon Clan for many years and naturally had access to many channels. In a very short time, they managed to gather a thousand medium-grade Spirit Stones for Wang Hong.
In light of this, Wang Hong specifically took out over ten bottles of Pills as a reward for the undercover personnel in Qianqiao City.
This gesture deeply moved Gan Tao and the others.
For the sake of their mission, the undercover personnel had often toiled in obscurity for decades, enduring hardships. Their greatest satisfaction came from having their efforts recognized.
In the auction hall of the Winged Tiger Tower, a third-tier Demonic Beast with the appearance of a bird was currently incessantly introducing the auction items on the stage.
Wang Hong was feeling drowsy in a VIP room. The first half of the auction consisted of Spiritual Objects of low tier, which failed to pique his interest.
The service for VIP guests at the Winged Tiger Tower was very attentive. The VIP room was stocked with Spirit Tea, various kinds of spirit fruits, dried fruits, and so on.
In one corner of the VIP room, there was a small cow with a robust physique, shiny fur, and a large red flower tied to its horn.
At this moment, the small cow was gazing at Wang Hong with a plaintive look in its eyes.
Originally, the Winged Tiger Tower had arranged for a robust, burly Human Clan woman with the strength of a tiger and hair on her arms that was over an inch long.
As soon as this woman entered, she stared at him with wide eyes and threw him a flirtatious look, then made it clear that Wang Hong could do anything to her.
Wang Hong considered himself an upright person and couldn't possibly engage in such beastly behavior with a young lady. He politely escorted the woman out.
The Winged Tiger Tower's service in the VIP room was meticulous. Noticing that Wang Hong wasn't interested in the Human Clan beauty, it didn't take long before a winged tiger led the small cow into the room.
Faced with the enthusiastic hospitality of the Winged Tiger Clan, Wang Hong could only accept it with a smile. Otherwise, he didn't know what other strange and exotic creatures they might send next.
"Winged Tiger Clan truly knows how to cater to one's desires," Wang Hong sighed inwardly.
He would never engage in beastly behavior with an innocent little cow. He simply had it placed in a corner to stay.
Wang Hong took a bite of a spirit fruit and looked down at the auction. At this moment, he noticed numerous Demonic Beasts below fiercely competing for an item that seemed familiar.
It appeared to be the same Spiritual Herb he had handed over to his subordinates a few days ago to exchange for Spirit Stones. This Spiritual Herb was ultimately bought at a high price by a Demonic Beast.
At this moment, the auctioneer below took out a jade box containing a fist-sized black metal.
"This is a piece of Aquatic Mercury Gold, a water attribute refining tool material. When added to a magic weapon, it can make the magic sharper. It can also be refined into one's own claws, providing the same effect."
For the refining tool materials, the Demon Clan generally had little interest. Although this was a rare material, there were only a few participants in the bidding. At this moment, Wang Hong in the VIP room was one of these few.
This Aquatic Mercury Gold is a water attribute refining tool material. Just a little bit added to a magic weapon can enhance the sharpness of the magic weapon. It is suitable for cultivators with water spiritual roots. In the entire Great Chu Immortal Nation's treasury, there is only such a large piece.
Since he encountered it, there was no possibility of giving up. Wang Hong actively participated in the bidding. Several demonic beasts participating in the bidding did not seem enthusiastic, casually bidding a few times and then giving up. This allowed Wang Hong to acquire this piece of Aquatic Mercury Gold at a very low price.
In the subsequent auctions, every time Wang Hong encountered relatively rare materials, he would buy them, even though these materials were of no use to him. However, he had many subordinates and a high demand for them. In this level of auction, it was already difficult to see spiritual objects useful for Nascent Soul cultivators.
It wasn't until the auction was nearing its end that two wooden boxes were brought out, each containing a spiritual herb. "Everyone, these are the highlights of this auction: one Thousand-Year Blue Star Fruit and one Thousand-Year Gold Leaf Wood Spirit Blossom. It is said that these two spiritual herbs can help Human Clan cultivators advance to the Nascent Soul stage. They are extremely rare and are jointly controlled by the ancestors of various clans, making them extremely difficult to find on the market. Today, this building is fortunate to have obtained these two. Fellow Daoists, please do not miss out. The starting price is one hundred spirit stones."
"One hundred ten!"
"One hundred twenty!"
The auctioneer's voice had barely fallen when a chorus of bidding erupted below. Although these spiritual herbs were more useful for the Human Clan, they also greatly assisted in the cultivation level advancement of the Demon Clan, so the bidding below was intense.
Naturally, Wang Hong would not fall behind. This was what he had come for, so how could he give up? Soon, the price had risen to one thousand spirit stones, and the bidding had not stopped.
However, only Wang Hong and a black solitary-horned Jiao in another VIP room remained.
"One thousand three hundred fifty!"
As Wang Hong called out another high price, the Jiao fixed a venomous gaze on him and uttered a voice from between its teeth.
"One thousand four hundred!"
Wang Hong showed a contemptuous expression. Why make so many expressions while bidding? Who did they want to intimidate? If you're poor, don't participate. Only a dog that doesn't bark will bite. Dogs that bark desperately are often fearful and bluffing.
Wang Hong ignored this third-tier Black Jiao and finally bought the two spiritual herbs for eighteen hundred high-grade spirit stones.
Fortunately, this was in the Demon Clan's territory. If it were in a Human Clan city, this price would have been impossible to achieve.
After the auction, Wang Hong did not leave Qianqiao City. He had not yet found all the necessary spiritual herbs, so he had no intention of leaving for the time being. He continued to stay at the inn, having Gan Tao lead the undercover agents in Qianqiao City to report any useful information to him. At the same time, he still met with Hu Qiang from time to time to maintain their friendship.
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