Devour

Chapter 202: A Gathering of Elites

"Nine-grade wild golden ginseng is my natal herb."

Yao Yingying chatted casually, stole a glance at Lu Miaoting who was accompanying her, and when she went out to get water, she whispered to Cheng Bai: "You have a very good eye. Girls are pretty, smart, hardworking, and capable. No wonder you didn't like Yao Shuang, that cute little girl."

Cheng Bai was a little embarrassed and quickly got to the point: "Sister Yingying, you said you gave the Life-Surviving Pill to the former head of the Beiling Sword Sect for emergency treatment, and you want a second one? That's really a bit troublesome. In the short term, I don't plan to challenge the Ladder of All Things again."

Even if he is willing to go and can advance to the sixth level again, the chance of a cycle every seven days may not yield a life-threatening pill.

Yao Yingying was in no hurry to talk about the elixir, but only praised the spacious and clean space inside the flying armor: "Is this the magic weapon of the Spirit Boat Palace that you refined? It is easy to be overlooked from the outside, but who would have thought that it is so large and comfortable inside."

Cheng Bai nodded and said, "This is the Black Blade Flying Armor. Just like the Life-Slaying Pill, it is not yet fully completed due to lack of materials."

Yao Yingying was interested in showing support: "It's already so good even though it's not finished yet. He is indeed a man of great wisdom and ingenuity, just like he was six hundred thousand years ago."

Cheng Bai couldn't help but be curious and asked, "Who was that person from 600,000 years ago that Sister Yingying mentioned?"

Yao Yingying smiled and said, "The path for a cultivator to seek the truth is long and arduous. Once one breaks through the Three Worlds Realm, one can go back through three lifetimes of reincarnation. If your memories of reincarnation really include my old friend, they should all come to mind. Speaking of it now will affect your future enlightenment."

Cheng Bai couldn't ask further, so he changed the subject and said, "Sister Yingying is the incarnation of the Nine-tailed Sky Fox's soul. How come she is clearly a human and became the queen of the Snow Fox Nation?"

Yao Yingying said briefly: "It's a long story. Ten thousand reincarnation eras ago, I was unwilling to see my old friend pass away, so I hoped that the Immovable Buddha would look at the relationship between us as my old friend's mentor and asked him to help. Unfortunately, we had a dispute and were suppressed and sealed. Before I left, I was worried that there would be no good results, so I split a strand of my soul and reincarnated as a human to practice again, leaving a way out. Sixty years is one reincarnation era, and after tens of thousands of reincarnations, my original intention remained the same, but looking back, everything has changed."

Even though they knew the outcome would be worrying, they were still willing to take the risk. The relationship between the two was very special at the beginning.

Cheng Bai took a sip of the Wojing Ginseng Tea, savoring the sweetness in the slightly bitter taste. He was quite satisfied with the effect and taste, and continued: "It must be a tortuous and bizarre story, so there was the Snow Fox Kingdom."

Yao Yingying shared the tea, immersed in memories: "In the long life of 600,000 years, I experienced the love and hatred of the world, and married a husband from a small country. But he was obsessed with sword cultivation, ignored my advice, abandoned the throne and family, and went into the mountains to cultivate. His cultivation was not very high, and he often caused grudges in the martial arts world, causing me to make secret moves many times. Until he passed away suddenly, he had unknowingly established the Snow Fox Kingdom and created the Beiling Sword School."

This is another wonderful story of love between a young man and a woman. Today, the Snow Fox Kingdom has more than 40 cities of all sizes, ranking as one of the four most powerful countries in Beilin, and it has a vast territory.

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "We will be together through life and death. That's why Sister Yingying is the strongest person behind the Beiling Sword Sect."

Becoming an unknown master in seclusion and going through countless hardships, obstacles and challenges is not an easy task.

Yao Yingying laughed at herself and said, "It's just a mess. In fact, the truth is simple. It's hard to be a good person, but it's easy to be a bad person. I just want to be free and easy, and bear the worldly infamy of living a life of drunkenness and dreams."

Cheng Bai knew her intention and said thoughtfully, "The chances of the Ladder of All Things rewarding elixirs are uncertain. For now, in five days, the Dragon Vessel Sect will hold a gathering of elites, where all kinds of rare treasures will be auctioned. I will go look for clues to the materials first. If I find something suitable, I will refine the elixir, which is relatively reliable."

Yao Yingying agreed, "The Dragon Vessel Sect has the most rare treasures and resources in the world. If you need funds and help, just ask."

Cheng Bai smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sister Yingying. I have sufficient funds and I have acquaintances in Longmai Sect. A simple bid is no problem."

The two chatted and laughed, and the plan was finalized.

Taking advantage of a few days of free time, Cheng Bai practiced diligently in seclusion in the Bailian Mansion.

He slowly stretched out his palm, and brilliant golden flames rose from his fingertips, changing in all kinds of ways, and finally transformed into five exquisite carving knives, which carved out jade trees with beautiful branches and blooming golden flowers dotted like stars in his palm, which was exquisite and interesting.

In a short period of time, the five realms of gold, wood, water, fire and earth of the Molten Gold and Jade Hand were further improved, and he successfully mastered the third killer move "Rotten Wood Carving".

If Burning Gold and Splitting Earth focuses on strength and power, and wins with fierceness and strength, Sparks of Fire and Spreading the Prairie emphasizes persistence and tenacity, and wins with endless vitality.

Then the carving on rotten wood focuses on striving for excellence, returning to the original simplicity in seeming ordinariness, and having the ability to turn decay into something magical.

His enemy killing moves became more abundant and complete. Cheng Bai was confident that he had made further progress than when he challenged the 50th floor of the Ladder of All Things, but he was unable to break through to the formless realm for the time being.

He pondered over and over again in his mind: "It used to be easy to advance, but now it is obviously much more difficult. It seems that I am only half a step away, but I can't make it. Could it be that my Taotie body talent has encountered difficulties?"

The reason for having such thoughts is that everything went too smoothly before. You should know that breaking through the realm is extremely difficult for a cultivator and it cannot be forced.

It might take an ordinary cultivator tens of thousands of years to reach Cheng Bai's current realm, because his speed of advancement and his powerful strength have far surpassed billions of people of his generation.

Cheng Bai understood that practicing Taoism was a matter of fate and one should not try too hard, so he did not take it to heart and took advantage of his free time to study refining equipment.

The material of the demon-binding rope obtained from the secret shop in the sewer is extraordinary. It is the silk of the nine-transformation heavenly silkworm. It is of higher grade than the Yin-Yang spider silk and has a wide range of uses.

Cheng Bai was pleasantly surprised. He used the Four Symbols Cauldron to refine the three Demon Binding Ropes and extracted them into a ball of Heavenly Silkworm Silk for future use. He thought to himself, "If I can combine them with the Void Rope and add the corresponding elixir spirit to refine a brand new Void Rope, the grade might be able to be raised to a supreme spiritual weapon."

After several days of preparation, following the notification letter sent by Chu Kangtian, cultivators from all walks of life took the time to attend the event as scheduled.

Xianhua Pavilion has been a place for elites to gather and exchange elegant ideas since ancient times, so it is called the Elegant Gathering of Elites, and it has a history of thousands of years.

Xianhua Pavilion is usually quiet and elegant, but now it is bustling with people. People who are invited, those who hear the news, and those who are waiting attentively are all here, and they are all influential figures in the area.

The store’s exhibition hall displays a variety of natural treasures, each of which is extremely rare and precious, more valuable than the goods in ordinary stores. There are many types and all kinds of strange and bizarre things. The bright and colorful items gathered together are dazzling.

Before the auction, there is a day of viewing time, when all the treasures are on display for people to comment on and weigh their prices.

Cheng Bai was not disappointed. In the exhibition hall on the south side of Xianqiong Pavilion, there was a batch of Zhenwu rocks in the huge display cabinet, some big, some small, some thick, some thin, stacked in piles and packaged for sale.

The sign next to the booth reads: "No. 351, 128 jin of Zhenwu rock, 20 pieces in total, reserve price two golds."

Qunyingya will settle accounts in gold, but it supports exchange of advanced currencies such as platinum and black gold, which is quite convenient.

Cheng Bai silently estimated the price and thought, "The reserve price is not high, only about 30% of the market price, which is attractive enough and has room for competition."

While I was thinking about it, I heard a man sighing beside me: "What a pity, it's still a little small."

The largest piece of Zhenwu rock weighs more than 50 kilograms, which is close to the size of an ordinary person's head, and has almost no cracks. It is enough to be refined into a Star Pearl. I wonder how big he wants it to be?

Cheng Bai turned his head and saw a young man with a heroic appearance, phoenix eyes, long drooping brows, skin that gleamed like bronze, black hair tied up in a bun, wearing a light yellow shirt, and carrying a dark gold sword box on his back.

Seeing Cheng Bai's interest, the young man started the conversation, "Are you interested? The bid will cost at least two million taels of gold. Xianhua Pavilion has put together 360 lots, and this batch of spiritual stone materials ranks last among the top ten heavy items, so it's not light."

Cheng Bai showed a kind smile and said cautiously: "My name is Baidi, what is your name, brother?"

"My last name is Chang, my courtesy name is Yufeng. It's fate that we met in this world." The young man introduced himself confidently, making Cheng Bai feel that he was being too cautious.

Chang Yufeng didn't care and said bluntly: "If I could get a piece of Zhenwu rock as big as a bed, it would be unmatched in the world and would be the finale treasure of this event. Unfortunately, I have been looking for it for a long time and haven't found it."