Chapter 217: Treasure Hunt, Unexpected Gift, Huge Reward

Chapter 217: Treasure Hunt, Unexpected Gift, Huge Reward

Chapter 217: Treasure Hunt, Unexpected Gift, Huge Reward

Elder Qin did not refute, but smiled and said:
"This is how the world of cultivation works. Every treasure has a destined owner. You spend tens of thousands of spirit stones to buy a good fortune that comes to your doorstep. This opportunity is in your hands. Whether you can grasp it or not depends on you."

There was a pause.

Elder Qin respectfully bowed to Zifu, who was sitting cross-legged above the auction field.

A little old box.

The box instantly floated towards the Purple Mansion Master.

Elder Qin said solemnly:
"In order to dispel everyone's concerns about the box's restrictions, we will let the Chamber of Commerce's Grand Elder strike with all his strength next."

The voice just fell.

Everyone present couldn't help but breathe heavier.

Not for anything else.

Being able to witness a Purple Mansion master in action is already extremely rare.

But Zifu, who had been meditating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, made a gesture with his right hand, and then a stream of true energy flashing with a faint golden color fell on the ancient box with a bang.

boom!
Sparks fly.

The terrifying power made the box clang.

The remaining magic power vented in all directions.

hum!
At this time, a dazzling light curtain of formation was lit up in the auction field, protecting the surroundings.

Bang bang bang!
The remaining magic power is trapped on the light curtain.

The light curtain vibrated violently.

For a while.

All the spiritual light disappeared, and the box floated safely in the air.

Fu Changsheng, who was watching this scene intently, had a flash of shock in his eyes.

The power of Zifu is so terrifying!
Moreover, judging from the true energy released by the other party just now, it was obviously purer than Shangguan Feng's, and it vaguely contained a hint of unspeakable divine power.

Elder Qin waved his hand.

The ancient box landed on the auction table:
"The restrictions on the box are just as you have seen. The Purple Mansion Master is still unable to do anything about it. It is obvious that this box is waiting for a destined person. The starting price of the box is 50,000. Each bid cannot be increased by more than 1,000 spirit stones. The auction begins!"

Starting price: 50,000?!

Fu Changsheng frowned.

If he hadn't known that the box contained a city construction blueprint that could withstand the overhaul of Zifu, he would definitely not have taken action.

really.

There were many people present who shared the same idea as him.

There was almost no one bidding in the entire auction venue.

The beast tide is coming.

Huainan Prefecture is the first line of defense.

The noble families are all preparing for this, so who would be willing to spend their spare money to bid on a box to see if it can be opened and whether the items after opening are useful?

Elder Qin greeted them a few times.

No one in the entire venue made a bid.

Elder Qin was not discouraged. This was within his reason. He immediately said:
"Since there is no one."

The words have not yet fallen.

But a voice came from number 66 on the third floor:
"Fifty-one thousand spirit stones"

Fu Changsheng, who was about to make a bid, frowned.

No. 66 obviously had the same idea as him and just wanted to get the item at the lowest price.

Or maybe.

The other party was just temporarily interested.

No matter how.

He wants to get this city construction map.

He immediately said:
"Fifty-two thousand"

Elder Qin was a little surprised.

He thought the box would be returned to its original owner, but he never expected that someone would actually bid for it.

The Gongsun family also breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

After Fu Changsheng called out a number, No. 66 paused and seemed to have no intention of bidding anymore.

"Fifty-two thousand once, fifty-two thousand twice, fifty-two thousand."

Just when Elder Qin was about to make the final decision.

Number 66 spoke again:
"One hundred thousand"

One hundred thousand spirit stones?

The entire venue fell silent.

Everyone came here for the Foundation Establishment Pill and the final treasure that would come later.

Someone actually offered 100,000 spirit stones for an unknown object.

Some people present have already started to whisper and discuss:
"Could this box really contain some amazing treasure?"

"That's hard to say. I heard that there are several young masters from Huaibei Prefecture. One hundred thousand spirit stones are hard to come by in Huainan Prefecture, but for the wealthy young masters of the aristocratic families in Huaibei Prefecture, they can still afford it with a little effort."

"That's right. Even if there are treasures in it, even the Purple Mansion Master can't open it. I spent 100,000 spirit stones, but I can only look at it but can't touch it."

The people of the Gongsun family were already vaguely regretting their decision.

After all, someone offered such a high price.

Most of them knew that the box contained incredible treasures, but the arrow had already been shot, and it was too late to regret now, unless they themselves bid high enough to buy it back.

Patriarch Gongsun hesitated again and again.

In the end, they chose to give up. For them, the most important thing now was the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Fu Changsheng, No. 68, did not expect No. 66 to offer such a high price. He thought about it quickly and said:
"One hundred and thirty thousand!"

The price suddenly increased by 30,000.

Patriarch Gongsun looked eagerly towards number 66 on the left, hoping that the other party would show more courage and raise the price.

Elder Qin also repeated tentatively:
"130,000 once, 130,000 twice, 130,000 three times"

Ding!
The final word:
"The destined person for this ancient box is guest number 68."

but.

This time.

Elder Qin did not immediately ask the maid to bring the box up. Instead, the maids who had been waiting at No. 66 and No. 68 lifted the curtain and walked in after the bid price came down. After a while, they came out and nodded slightly to Elder Qin.

Qin Ruyi then handed the box to the maid.

In the box.

When Fu Changsheng received the ancient box, he was still a little excited. He had put 70,000 spirit stones from the Wu and Liu families on the line.

At this moment.

He was already penniless.

Even the seeds of the soul-nourishing grass did not have enough spirit stones to bid for.

Sit for a while.

Before the three finale treasures appeared, Fu Changsheng walked out of the private room. When he came down from upstairs, he clearly felt that someone was following him.

However, the maid of Wanning Chamber of Commerce led her to a dark room in the Chamber of Commerce:
"Sir, this is a random door. After you go out of this door, you may appear anywhere in the streets of Fangshi. However, your robes have a temporary invisibility function. After you activate it, it will be enough time for you to calmly return to your place in Fangshi."

Fu Changsheng nodded slightly.

No wonder it is so hard to get a spot in the Wanning Chamber of Commerce auction. There is actually such a service.

After going out from any door.

He found himself outside the government office of the Zhenshi Division. Because of the robes' ability to block spiritual awareness and invisibility, no one noticed him at all.

After returning to the backyard of Wandan Pavilion.

He went straight into the secret room, and with a thought, the Cloud Ring Purple Fairy Pagoda suddenly floated in front of him. He tapped the pagoda, and the first layer of soul-eating insects in the pagoda flew out buzzing, and in an instant, they densely surrounded the ancient box.

In case the Gongsun family or the Wanning Chamber of Commerce left any tracking tricks in the box.

He decided to let the soul-eating insect devour him first.

After all, the soul-eating insect can devour anything.

“Hey, it really works.”

Fu Changsheng discovered that the restriction that even a Purple Mansion master could hardly break was gradually weakening under the teeth of this group of soul-eating insects:
"Big Bear, Two Bear, Three Bear, you come out too"

Fu Changsheng created a cloud circle around the second floor of the Purple Fairy Tower.

Buzz!
Three second-order soul-eating insects suddenly flew out of the pagoda.

Compared to the first-order soul-eating insect.

They all have two pairs of wings.

Among them, the largest one is the late-stage second-stage giant bear, whose third pair of wings are already in the budding stage.

With the addition of three bears.

The restrictions on the ancient box were broken extremely quickly.

Less than half an hour.

hum!
All the restrictions in the box were devoured.

The three bears and a group of first-level soul-eating insects seemed to be drunk, flying around a little bit, but Fu Changsheng's eyes lit up:
"It seems that after the three bears have digested it, their rank can be raised by at least one small rank."

And among this group of first-order soul-eating insects.

It should be possible to breed a second-level soul-eating insect again.

Fu Changsheng went to the opened box and took a closer look.

at the same time.

In Room 67 on the third floor of the auction venue, Clan Leader Gongsun suddenly groaned, his expression slightly changed, and the clan members beside him saw this and felt a pang in their hearts:
"Master, but..."

"Well, the restriction on the box left by our ancestors has been broken."

"How is this possible!"

The Gongsun people looked incredulous.

The Gongsun family had used all means, but after so many years, they still couldn't open the box. How come they just happened to meet the so-called destined person? !
at this time.

The Gongsun clan leaders and the other two suddenly felt that the 130,000 spirit stones they had obtained were no longer attractive.

After all, compared to the forbidden treasure that even the Purple Mansion Master could not open, these 130,000 spirit stones were not worth mentioning.

The Gongsun clan members regretted:
"Master, if we had known this earlier, we would have gritted our teeth and given a piece of land to the Shi family, which would be better than selling our ancestors' relics."

But there is no such thing as knowing in advance in this world.

In the secret room of Wandan Pavilion.

Fu Changsheng waved his hand, and saw a piece of cowhide scroll in the ancient box suddenly float up and fall into his palm. The cowhide scroll seemed to be only a short piece, but after unfolding it, it was more than a hundred feet long. It was densely engraved with different talismans, and there were also complicated city walls, inner and outer cities, and underground structures.

Take a closer look.

I discovered that every brick and tile here was engraved with runes. These runes seemed to be in disarray at first glance, but when you look at the overall situation, they are connected together and gathered into the shape of a three-headed dragon:
"It is indeed a city construction plan that can withstand the overhaul of the Purple Mansion!"

On the last page of the scroll.

There is actually a long list below.

These are all the materials needed to build the city, and they are so detailed that they even specify how many tiles, bricks and stones are needed in total.

"If we build the city before the beast tide arrives, then even if the beast tide is large, the Fu family will be invincible in this city."

Thinking like this.

next moment.

The familiar mechanical voice suddenly rang in my mind:
"Ding"

"You have obtained a high-level city construction map for your family, and received 2,000 family contribution points."

Two thousand family contribution points!
See this value.

Fu Changsheng was quite shocked.

This is just a blueprint. Once the city is actually built, he will be able to obtain more contribution points.

Fu Changsheng threw the empty box into the Yunhuan Zixian Tower, then put the cowhide scroll into another box with a white background and wooden grain, put a series of prohibitions on it, and then put it into the storage bag.

This trip.

I also got some extra purple flowers and a city construction map. Although I didn't win the auction for the half-dead soul-nourishing grass seeds, I still have no regrets.

When coming out of the secret room.

But Wu Liu and the other man were still sitting in the backyard.

Fu Changsheng was stunned for a moment:
"You haven't returned to Anyang County yet?"

Chief Wu looked bitter.

Shaking his head repeatedly:

"Patriarch Fu, the two of us went out to investigate. It is said that there is a robber cultivator lying in ambush every hundred feet outside the market, waiting for the people who entered the auction site to come out. I am afraid that when we return later, we will have to ask Patriarch Fu to give us a ride."

"Well, that's no problem at all."

Fu Changsheng nodded slightly.

At the same time, change your mind.

To be on the safe side, and also to confirm the illusion that outsiders had already won the bid for the Foundation Establishment Pill, he decided to wait for Shangguan Feng to come out and have the other party escort him to his fiefdom.

Shangguan Feng is already half a step into the Purple Palace.

He's there.

If you encounter a cultivator who is truly not afraid of death, he will be seeking his own death.

In this way, the three of them waited for about half an hour.

The jade talisman on Fu Changsheng's body lit up instantly, and a spell was cast. Shangguan Feng's voice came out: "Changsheng, let's meet at the exit of the market."

It looks like the auction is over.

Fu Changsheng was somewhat curious about what the final treasure would be.

Arrived at the gate of the market.

Fu Changsheng and three others left on the green python.

Shangguan Feng sat cross-legged in front of the green python. When many ambushing cultivators saw this, they all backed off and no one dared to step forward to provoke him.

along the way.

Everyone had a tacit understanding and did not ask about what was happening at the auction.

Firstly, I was afraid that there might be ears on the other side of the wall, after all, it was in the wilderness.

Secondly, although he and Uncle Feng have a close relationship, they represent two different families, so some things naturally cannot be said openly.

Arrived at the fiefdom.

Shangguan Feng unexpectedly entered the Fu family and took a short rest. After closing the magic circle in the meeting room, Shangguan Feng slapped his storage bag.

A flash of glow.

Suddenly, a box with a white background and wooden patterns floated towards Fu Changsheng:

"Uncle Feng, what is this?"

"Open it and take a look."

Fu Changsheng was inexplicably nervous.

A spell was cast.

The box opened.

However, three seeds that exuded a trace of death and vitality came into view. The seeds were the size of soybeans, half white and half black:
"Uncle Feng, is this the seed of the Soul-Nourishing Grass?!"

Fu Changsheng didn't expect that the seed would fall into Shangguan Feng's hands.

Shangguan Feng nodded slightly:
"It is the Soul-Nourishing Grass seeds, but because its vitality has been reduced by half, it is already half dead. We in the Shangguan family do not have any high-level Spiritual Plant Farmers, so these three seeds cannot be kept alive even if we bring them back. You can ask the Spiritual Plant Farmers in your Fu family to try. If they can revive them, then they are the foundation of the clan."

There was a pause.

Shangguan Feng quickly transmitted the message:

"Soul-nourishing grass is the main ingredient for refining the Soul-nourishing Pill, and it is extremely effective in breaking through the Purple Palace."

Finished.

Then he took the tea and took a sip.

Fu Changsheng was moved:
"Uncle Feng, I won't say thank you anymore. When this soul-nourishing grass is really cultivated in the future, I will definitely send you a portion as soon as possible."

Shangguan Feng smiled slightly.

It is difficult for this seed to survive, and it will take hundreds of years to cultivate it to maturity.

He was afraid that he would not be able to wait until the day when the soul-nourishing grass matured.

The two chatted for a while.

Shangguan Feng said goodbye and left.

Wait until he leaves.

Fu Changsheng immediately couldn't wait to plant the three soul-nourishing grass seeds into the Huangshi medicine garden. Perhaps others could not save it, but the soil in the Huangshi medicine garden was the divine soil of Xiran, which could even cultivate the fourth-level blue lotus, let alone the soul-nourishing grass seeds.

Accompanying the seeds into the soil.

After a while.

However, wisps of mysterious energy burst out from the Xiran Divine Soil and wrapped the three seeds. The death energy of the Soul-Nourishing Grass seeds was gradually dissipating, while the vitality was gradually increasing. Although it would not be achieved overnight, it was obviously no problem to revive these three seeds.

at the same time.

The familiar mechanical voice came again in Fu Changsheng's sea of ​​consciousness:
"Ding"

"You bought three soul-nourishing grass seeds for the family and received 300 contribution points."

Followed by.

The family contribution value on the panel instantly changed from eight thousand three hundred to eight thousand five hundred!
It is also very close to breaking through 10,000:
"It's time to practice in seclusion."

Except for not finding the auxiliary spiritual object to refine the red lotus earth core fire, he can start practicing "Dayan Jue". Moreover, once his spiritual consciousness is cultivated successfully, he can start practicing the spiritual art "Smoke and Haze Illusion".

Even the ritual of refining a human puppet clone.

but.

before this.

He had to finish the few chores he had on hand.

Wu Liu and his friend checked into the Fu family's Huikeyuan. After receiving the news that Fu Changsheng wanted to summon them, Wu Liu was a little stunned. After all, they had just returned from the market and separated not long ago.

Chief Wu guessed:

"Brother Liu, is it possible that the Fu family intends to return our 70,000 spirit stones?"

The Fu family now has shops not only in Wanning Market, but also in Feilong Market. Not to mention Nanyang Market, the first two markets alone can bring in a fortune.

The Fu family also occupied the two major fiefdoms of Yunshan County and Pingshan County.

Unify Hanling River.

With this family fortune, it shouldn't be a problem to come up with 70,000 spirit stones.

Liu Qingmin also nodded slightly:
"That's probably it."

If not.

What important matters does a person like Fu Changsheng have to discuss with their small Qigong family?

The two arrived at the meeting room.

Fu Changsheng was the only person in the hall. The two of them sat halfway down when they saw Fu Changsheng cast a spell on the formation. With a humming sound, layers of light curtains rose up in the entire conference hall.

Look at this battle.

It doesn't look like it's returning the spirit stones.

Chief Wu's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the Fu family wanted to...
As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he killed it. The reason why he went to the Fu family was because from the time Fu Changsheng took over the Fu family, the Fu family's current style of doing things was that as long as you offend the Fu family, the Fu family would never offend you, and for anyone who did a favor to the Fu family, the Fu family would definitely repay you tenfold.

Fu Changsheng didn't keep anyone in suspense.

One shot storage bag.

A flash of glow.

Instantly, two pill bottles floated towards Wu Liu.

Wu Liu and the other two took a quick look with their spiritual sense.

They discovered that the pill bottle contained the foundation-building pill they had been dreaming of.

The two were so excited that their bodies were shaking.

Wu clan leader rolled his throat:
"Patriarch Fu, what is this foundation-building pill?"

If it weren't for Fu Changsheng's strong strength.

At this moment, they couldn't help but take action to snatch the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Fu Changsheng said directly:

"Two clan leaders, after you left, I was lucky enough to win the bid for a set of foundation-building pills, but it contained 70,000 spirit stones given by the two of you. If you want to take the spirit stones back, wait for a few years and our Fu family will definitely return the principal and interest. If you want to take the spirit stones back, you can wait for a few years and our Fu family will definitely return the principal and interest. If you want to take the spirit stones back, you can wait for a few years and return the principal and interest."

(End of this chapter)