Chapter 68: Sea-Suppressing Bell
Chapter 68: Sea-Suppressing Bell
The auctioneer opened the magic formation covering the tray, allowing everyone to see the withered yellow leaf.
An ancient and mysterious aura bloomed, countless golden inscriptions glowed together, vibrating the air, and faint sounds of Zen chanting like the sound of a Huangzhong Dalu could be heard.
"This technique seems unusual..."
Li Quanqing touched his chin, thinking about what was wrong.
A tightly wrapped monk behind him suddenly revealed the truth: "It turns out that these are the scriptures and skills of the immortal monks in the Western Desert. No wonder they were put up for auction."
"What those bald asses like most is to trick others into practicing Buddhism. If their faith is not strong, they will easily be converted into Dharma protectors in the end."
So that’s what it is, Buddhist scriptures?
Li Quanqing suddenly realized.
It is rumored that this world originally only had the immortal way of inheritance.
Later, an unparalleled genius, a true immortal, suddenly announced that he had been taught the great way by a saint in a dream. After going through untold hardships, he went to the West to obtain the true scriptures.
Eventually, a lineage of immortal monks was created in the Western Desert, who converted many demons and monsters and turned the barren desert into an oasis of life.
Eventually, his merits were fulfilled, and a great light of Buddha's wheel appeared behind his head. He then broke through the void and ascended into heaven.
Having said that, this "Dead Leaf Meditation Technique" is still very popular. Not to mention the group of independent practitioners, many small families have never touched the foundation-building technique themselves.
In addition, there are no attribute restrictions when practicing this technique, and people with all five elements of spiritual roots can begin practicing.
In the end, it was auctioned off for a high price of seven thousand spirit stones.
Li Quanqing was shocked and suddenly felt that he was still very poor.
"A first-grade, superior Zihua Pill, produced by the alchemy master of the Tonghua Wang family, can help cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining to improve their cultivation..."
The auction continued, and the next items were not as popular as the foundation-building techniques, so they were considered normal.
Li Quanqing only took action occasionally, buying some jade slips and elixirs and spiritual herbs related to the cultivation of spiritual beasts, just to broaden his horizons.
"A six-tusked white jade elephant, with Qi Refining Great Perfection, bloodline from the Western Desert, gentle personality, long lifespan, most suitable as a guardian beast..."
A huge monster was led onto the auction stage, standing there like a huge white jade wall. An ordinary person was not even as tall as its calf, and its four legs were as thick as pillars.
Under the shining light, the skin of the white jade elephant is tough and thick, with almost invisible fine lines. Its six broadsword-like tusks rise into the sky, majestic and magnificent.
Most of the cultivators in the East China Sea saw this kind of monster for the first time, and they were all very curious. They didn't expect that there were such huge monsters living on the mainland.
This hexagonal white jade elephant is indeed very docile. It doesn't get annoyed even when being led and stared at. It just keeps chewing a piece of food that looks like sugar cane.
Every time it finishes eating, someone will immediately continue to feed it to ensure that this spiritual beast can stay quiet.
Seeing this scene, many patriarchs of small families were all moved.
This is a demon beast that has reached the great perfection of Qi Refining. With its huge body and demonic aura, if it were wearing armor and magical weapons, it could be invincible in the Qi Refining realm.
Coupled with his long lifespan, he can be regarded as a cultivator at the half-step foundation-building level.
It is definitely the best choice to protect family heritage!
Li Quanqing sat calmly in his seat, watching this group of people bidding frantically, his brains almost popped out.
“I wonder if I can get a light ball reward if I feed this six-tusked white jade elephant to the foundation-building stage?”
An idea popped into his mind, but unfortunately there was no way to test it.
The bidding of this group of people was too fierce, even more fierce than the previous Dead Leaf Meditation Technique. Many patriarchs and sect leaders of Qi Refining families participated in it.
In the end, it was auctioned off at a high price of 8,800 spirit stones.
"This amount of spirit stones is enough to buy half of the foundation-building spirit item..."
Li Quanqing himself felt like robbing something after watching it.
Seeing such an attractive price, the auctioneer couldn't help but smile and continued to introduce the next item, holding up a fist-sized aqua blue clock.
"The Zhenhai Bell is a defective low-grade spiritual weapon. It is suitable for cultivators who practice water-based techniques. It can release sonic attacks and also has the effect of protecting the soul." Low-grade spiritual weapon?
As soon as these four words came out, the whole place exploded, and the eyes of all the monks became heated.
Spiritual weapons are exclusive to foundation-building cultivators. The weapons have spirituality and can be of any size. They can be stored in the dantian and nourished with magic power.
The auctioneer poured his magic power into it, and a water-blue light surged, and the Zhenhai Bell quickly enlarged.
Eventually, it changed from the size of a fist to the size of an ordinary bronze bell. The body of the bell was as blue as the sea, and the surface was engraved with unclear patterns. It was unknown how many years it had gone through.
These twisted lines intertwined and vaguely transformed into two ancient immortal characters "Zhenhai".
"It's really a spiritual weapon!"
There was an uproar in the auction hall.
But soon, these monks discovered something was wrong.
The bell was in such a dilapidated state that it had a crack running through it, almost splitting it in two. Its light was dim and it was almost shattered.
And the most important bell tongue also disappeared, leaving only an empty shell.
"Can a sonic attack still be launched without the vibration of the bell tongue?"
Some people raised their own doubts.
The auctioneer continued to smile as he shrunk the Zhenhai Bell again and gently shook it in his hand.
clang! clang!
There were indeed sound waves that rang out, turning into air waves that vibrated in all directions, and ripples spread out like a vast ocean.
But its power is just average. For cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, it can only cause dizziness.
"Dear guests, do not be discouraged. This was dug out by a Taoist friend from an ancient ruin. Maybe you will be able to comprehend an ancient magic from it!"
"Just the word 'Zhenhai' alone tells us how extraordinary this spiritual bell once was!"
The auctioneer was a sly talker, saying things that even she didn't believe.
Li Quanqing showed an interested look on his face.
The sound of the bell just now, releasing ripples of sound like water waves, looked quite familiar to him.
That was a kind of sword energy!
Li Quanqing himself practiced the Green Water Sword Technique and was very familiar with this kind of thing.
It was indeed some kind of sword energy in the shape of water waves, not the sound of a bell. It was tangible but intangible, and it acted directly on the soul.
"Could it be... a sword technique that can temper the soul?"
Li Quanqing's eyes lit up. Moreover, with the support of the Equipment Refining Hall, he might be able to complete the missing parts of the Zhenhai Bell.
Fortunately, the starting price of this broken spiritual weapon is not high, only nine hundred spirit stones.
Li Quanqing finally succeeded in taking it with 1,800 spirit stones.
"No money, no money, it's like going back to the days before liberation overnight!"
Touching the shriveled storage bag, the boy's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd shape.
Fortunately, the auction has come to an end, and the last treasure has appeared.
"A low-grade, second-level meridian-protecting pill. Even if a cultivator fails to break through the foundation-building stage, it can still protect the meridians throughout the body and retain 90% of his cultivation, so that he won't die on the spot."
"Starting price: three thousand low-grade spirit stones!"
The moment he heard the name of the elixir, Li Quanqing patted his butt and left without any intention of joining the competition.
(End of this chapter)