Chapter 4852

Three months passed quickly.

A small courtyard with green tiles contained a two-story blue pavilion and a hexagonal blue stone pavilion.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan sat in the stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting idly.

Qianyang Immortal Domain truly lived up to its reputation as a major immortal domain. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan befriended a number of Dao Venerables and exchanged for three Great Dao Seeds, all acquired with Blood Pearl Fruits.

They had consumed many Blood Pearl Fruits and developed a resistance to them; further consumption would be useless. It was better to trade them for Great Dao Seeds.

“A major immortal domain is truly different,” Wang Ruyan remarked with emotion. “If we were to develop here, acquiring resources would be much easier.”

“This place isn't far from Tianyue Immortal Domain,” Wang Changsheng said. “Once Qingbai and the others advance to the Dao Venerable stage, we can have them gather cultivation resources here.”

Everything has its pros and cons. Given the higher number of Dao Venerables in Qianyang Immortal Domain, any conflict between the Wang family and other forces would be difficult for Wang Changsheng to handle. Tianyue Immortal Domain was much more manageable.

Wang Ruyan nodded and said, “We exchanged for a good amount of Dao materials this time. After we return, I can try my hand at refining Dao talismans.”

They had traded Blood Pearl Fruits for many Dao materials, mostly for artifact refining and talisman crafting.

“It’s getting late,” Wang Changsheng said. “The auction is about to begin. Let’s head over.”

They left their dwelling, observing crowds of people flowing like a tide through the streets.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, they arrived at a vast golden stone plaza. A magnificent, golden grand tower stood in the plaza. At its entrance was a square golden plaque with the three golden characters “Qianyang Pagoda” inscribed on it. This was a Heavenly Dao Artifact, guarded by two Dao Ancestors at the entrance.

Some cultivators were queuing to enter the venue; without a Dao Venerable leading them, entry was impossible.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan joined the queue. The guards did not charge an entry fee and allowed them to pass.

Stepping into Qianyang Pagoda, they saw a spacious and brightly lit hall. A line of attendants in green robes stood within the hall, and a circular raised platform, a hundred zhang in diameter, occupied the center of the hall.

A green-robed attendant quickly approached Wang Changsheng, bowed, and said, “Senior, please follow me.”

Wang Changsheng nodded, and he and Wang Ruyan followed the attendant to a private room on the third floor. The room was a hundred zhang in size, furnished with a blue jade table and several blue jade stools. A small golden mirror rested on the jade table, and a smooth blue mirror was embedded in the stone wall to the left, which showed the situation in the hall and emitted spatial fluctuations.

The green-robed attendant briefly explained the bidding method, then withdrew, closing the door behind him.

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan sat down and waited quietly.

Half an hour later, a deafening chime of a bell echoed, and a kind-faced elder in a green robe flew onto the circular raised platform.

The green-robed elder clasped his fists and said, “I am Chen Lin. Welcome, fellow Daoists, to this auction. Besides the regular auction, after it concludes, you are welcome to exchange resources here. We will provide the venue, verify authenticity, and offer ten times compensation for any fakes.”

Chen Lin flicked his sleeve, and ten glowing orbs flew out, which were Great Dao Seeds. He announced, “Ten Great Dao Seeds will be auctioned individually, starting at ten Dao Stones each. Each bid increment must not be less than two Dao Stones.”

“Twelve!”“Fourteen!”“Sixteen!”

The price escalated rapidly, quickly surpassing the thirty-stone mark.

Wang Changsheng had over two hundred Dao Stones, most of which came from Ji Hai.

The competition was fierce. Wang Changsheng spent one hundred and sixty Dao Stones to acquire three Great Dao Seeds. Someone else acquired five Great Dao Seeds, showing even greater generosity than them.

After the Great Dao Seeds were auctioned off, Chen Lin took out a jade stone shimmering with continuous green light and said, “This is Azure Phoenix Jade. It can be used to refine defensive Heavenly Dao Artifacts. The starting bid is ten Dao Stones, with each increment not less than three.”

“Ten!”“Thirteen!”“Sixteen!”

Wang Changsheng still had over fifty Dao Stones, but he had no interest in the Azure Phoenix Jade.

As time passed, Chen Lin presented a wide variety of Dao materials.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Chen Lin took out a golden, shimmering talisman and said, “This is a defensive Dao talisman. The starting bid is fifty Dao Stones, with each increment not less than ten.”

“Fifty!”“Sixty!”“Seventy!”

The competition was fierce, and the defensive Dao talisman was sold for one hundred and thirty Dao Stones.

After that defensive Dao talisman was acquired, Chen Lin took out a small and exquisite golden bell and said, “This is the Heavenly Dao Artifact, Vast Sky Bell, personally refined by Fellow Daoist Jin. It requires at least five hundred artifact-refining Dao materials for exchange.”

“That many?!” Wang Changsheng frowned, saying that he had used over a hundred Dao materials to refine one Heavenly Dao Artifact.

“I have some, take a look at mine.”“I can also provide some, check mine.”“I, too, have collected some Dao materials; please examine mine.”

Many Dao Venerables spoke up, hoping to exchange for this Heavenly Dao Artifact.

“Over five hundred Dao materials, and so many Dao Venerables can provide them,” Wang Ruyan said. “No wonder rogue cultivators don’t have Heavenly Dao Artifacts.”

They had obtained Ji Hai’s legacy items, which included over a hundred Dao materials and one Heavenly Dao Artifact.

Chen Lin inspected the types and quantities of these Dao materials, communicated with their owners via transmission, and finally chose to exchange with one of the Dao Venerables.

After the Vast Sky Bell was exchanged, Chen Lin took out an azure, shimmering command flag with a moon pattern on its surface and said, “This is the Heavenly Dao Artifact, Azure Moon Flag. It requires over five hundred alchemy-related Dao materials for exchange.”

Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan naturally couldn’t produce such materials; they were merely there to broaden their horizons.

The Azure Moon Flag could not be exchanged, perhaps because the owner was not satisfied with the materials offered by the other Dao Venerables.

Chen Lin then produced a blue porcelain bottle and announced, “This is a bottle of Blood Coral Pills, which can assist Dao Venerables in cultivating a Saintly Body. It requires over five hundred alchemy-related Dao materials for exchange.”

This time, the Blood Coral Pills were successfully exchanged.

“The auction concludes here,” Chen Lin announced. “For the remaining time, everyone is welcome to freely exchange materials.”

Wang Changsheng took out two blue jade boxes and tossed them towards the mirror surface. The jade boxes passed directly through the mirror and appeared above the circular raised platform.

“I’m offering two Blood Pearl Fruits in exchange for Dao materials for artifact refining and talisman crafting,” Wang Changsheng announced.

Chen Lin opened the jade boxes, took out the Blood Pearl Fruits, and carefully identified them.

“These are indeed Blood Pearl Fruits,” Chen Lin declared loudly. “I won’t elaborate on their effects. Fellow Daoists interested in Blood Pearl Fruits, please present your Dao materials for exchange.”

“I have some Dao materials here, Fellow Daoist Chen, please take a look.”“I, too, have some talisman-crafting materials, Fellow Daoist Chen, please examine them.”

Several Dao Venerables spoke up and handed their items to Chen Lin for inspection.

Chen Lin examined these materials, then communicated with Wang Changsheng using a transmission artifact, allowing Wang Changsheng to make the final decision.