A small casual cultivator!

Chapter 175 Participating in the Auction

"Be sincere?"

Lin Mou experienced it carefully.

"Mr. Lin Mou, I'll take my leave first."

"Ah."

After Lu Luan bowed, he turned around and left alone.

……

After returning to the room, he closed the door, sat at the table, took out a cup and a teapot, poured himself a cup of spiritual tea, and then sipped it slowly, thinking to himself: "For the time being, let's not rush her to take risks. Wait until she is stable for a few months. If you don't need her, try not to use her."

As the tea went into his stomach, he sat cross-legged on the ground. With a thought, five flying swords appeared around him with shining runes on them.

He began to condense the runes of the Five Elements Sword Controlling Technique.

Although the Five Elements Sword Controlling Technique is only a top-grade treasure technique, the power it unleashes when activated by the Innate Five Qi Jue should not be underestimated. Due to the level of cultivation, the Heavy Sword Technique has reached a bottleneck and needs to be slowed down for a while.

After that, the Lin Mansion was relatively calm, without too much disturbance. The only shocking thing was that Lin Mou broke through to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

After the sparring practice every day, Lu Luan did not go anywhere else. He just closed the door and practiced sword-wielding. With the help of the spiritual tea, he made rapid progress.

outside the house.

Lin Mou looked quietly at the person in white in the pavilion in the distance from across the building.

Apart from the first time they communicated, he never came close to her again. His heart was beating fast but he didn't dare.

Murong Xue seemed to feel his gaze as well. She frowned and looked over at him. She waited for him to speak to her but he didn't. There was only some confusion in her beautiful eyes.

Lin Mou didn't dare to look at him. After clenching his fists, he turned around and walked deeper into the Lin Mansion as if he had made up his mind.

At an intersection, two men in heavy armor stopped him.

After Lin Mou handed over the token, the two men confirmed his identity and allowed him to continue on his way.

Soon, after walking through the secluded path, he came to a quiet purple bamboo forest.

On a blue stone in the forest, a figure in gray was sitting quietly, with his gray hair fluttering behind him without wind.

Lin Mou stood three meters away, bowed respectfully and said, "Lin Mou, a descendant of the Lin family, requests to see the ancestor."

This man is the strongest person in the Lin family, with the cultivation level of Qi Refining Great Perfection.

After hearing the voice, the old man slowly opened his eyes, looked at him, and asked, "What's the matter?"

His voice was extremely indifferent, like an old mossy well in an ancient temple deep in the mountains, as if he had comprehended the worldly affairs thoroughly, without a trace of fluctuation.

Lin Mou bowed and replied: "I would like to use the Red Fire Furnace to practice the Heart-Splitting Technique. I beg the ancestor to help me!"

"Ok?"

After hearing the purpose of the visit, the indifferent old man finally showed a hint of emotion between his brows.

She looked at him in surprise, then asked softly, "Is it because of the woman named Murong Xue?"

Murong Xue came to the Lin family, how could he not know about such a big event?

Lin Mou nodded and replied, "I know what Grandpa means, but she is a fairy from heaven. Even if she is lost in the human world, I cannot marry her. So I want to try the Heart-Splitting Art. I will express my feelings when I am qualified. I hope the Grandpa will grant my wish."

"Although the Heart-Splitting Technique is powerful, it requires a lot of pain to learn. No one in my Lin family has dared to practice it for twenty years. Are you really willing to give it a try?"

The old man's eyes were like an eagle's, as if they could pierce through people's hearts.

"I would like to give it a try."

Lin Mou replied seriously.

The old man's eyes sparkled, and after looking at him deeply, he nodded gently and waved his hand, saying, "Yes."

"Thank you, ancestor!"

Lin Mou immediately bowed.

The old man said in a serious tone: "I will place a hundred pieces of black ice in front of the furnace to alleviate some of the pain of the flames eating away your heart. I hope you can make it through it."

Maybe sometimes, the gap is the driving force for a person to move forward.

……

A month later.

Dust was rising in the martial arts training ground.

The younger generation of the Lin family was swinging their fists and feet with all their might.

"drink."

With a soft roar, Lu Luan was knocked back by a punch.

"The eldest master's physical strength is getting stronger and stronger. I'm afraid that in close combat, even those at the eighth level of Qi Refining will have a hard time gaining the upper hand."

After Lu Luan stopped, he praised casually.

"Brother Lu, you are joking. If you want, it would be easy to defeat me."

Lin Tianyi naturally knew that this was just Lu Luan's polite remark.

Then he added: "Let's stop here today."

"Ah."

Lu Luan nodded, said a few more words and then went back alone.

On the way, Lu Luan looked at his palms and thought: "Now that I have fully mastered the Five Elements Sword Controlling Technique, should I buy some treasures to increase the power of the five swords?"

During this month, with the help of spiritual tea, he has condensed all the runes of sword-controlling. Although its power is not as strong as that of heavy swordsmanship, it has unique advantages for long-range attacks and should not be underestimated.

His heavy sword skills are only good at close combat, but his long-range attack capabilities cannot be ignored.

"Just go buy some gold treasures."

He thought about it and decided that the golden sword had the greatest killing power, so he would choose that. After all, if he absorbed all five swords, he would go bankrupt.

After making up his mind, he walked out of the Lin Mansion.

After the golden sword absorbs the attribute energy of the treasure, its killing power will definitely be greater.

By then, both long-range and close-range attacks will be extremely sharp.

After searching on the street for a while and exchanging a few talismans with weaker attack power, he spotted a tall building and walked in.

There were quite a few people among them, and the staff in the store were introducing them to everyone.

Seeing Lu Luan walk in, a woman immediately came over.

He smiled and said, "Sir, what treasure do you want to buy?"

"Are there any mineral materials containing gold essence, worth more than a thousand spirit stones?"

Lu Luan didn't want to waste time, so he just said it directly.

"Ah, one thousand spirit stones!"

This huge number immediately frightened the little girl who was at the seventh level of Qi Refining.

After realizing what was happening, he immediately replied, "Sir, I can't make the decision on such a big deal. Please wait a moment. I'll go tell the boss."

"Yeah." Lu Luan nodded.

"Sir, please follow me." The woman said respectfully.

Next, she took Lu Luan to a VIP room, served him tea and wine, and then left.

Lu Luan was waiting quietly in there.

After finishing a cup of tea, he looked at the cup in his hand and said silently: "For a small shop like this, it would be great if the best treasures could be worth two thousand spirit stones. I wonder what they will have."

This is just the periphery. Such a huge transaction is rare in this store.

Maybe they were mobilizing resources, so he waited for a long time.

"Ok?"

Suddenly, Lu Luan, who was thinking, smelled a strange fragrance.

So he looked up and found a middle-aged woman with a charming appearance. She was very beautiful. When she saw him looking at her, she smiled and said, "Sir, I've been waiting for a long time."

Lu Luan replied: "I didn't wait long, but I wonder if you have what I want? I don't want ordinary ones."

"Of course."

The woman nodded slightly and smiled.

"What is it?"

Lu Luan asked.

"Fellow Daoist, you want to increase the power of your magic weapon, right? How about these three things?" The woman said as she waved her fingers and placed three objects on the table.

Lu Luan looked and found that they were three kinds of gold ore, each of which emitted a very strong golden fluctuation, but one of them was the size of a fist and had a strange appearance.

Then he continued, "Daoyou, this Xuanyuan Stone is worth 1,500 Lingshi, this Lingjin Stone is worth 1,300, and this one wrapped in Gengjin Qi is worth 400. Daoyou, these three things are more than enough for you to increase your power and refine weapons. If you want all of them, there will be a discount."

These ores containing metallic energy can also be used to refine magical instruments, just like his golden sword, so just by integrating light into the magic can release powerful power.

If you use special materials for refining equipment, such as animal bones, you will need a large amount of treasures to provide the runes with killing power.

"Ok?"

When Lu Luan saw the fist-sized stone wrapped in the Gengjin energy, surprise appeared in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it.

Because he discovered that the stone was made of the same material as the golden sword in his body!

Then he pointed at the stone and asked, "Daoyou, do you have any more stones like this?"

The woman shook her head and said, "This is the only piece we have in our store. This kind of treasure is extremely rare and there aren't many of them."

"Okay, this one."

He didn't like the other two things. They were good for refining weapons, but they were not enough to increase the power of runes.

Next, he paid the spirit stones and prepared to leave.

The woman saw some regret in his eyes and then said, "Wait a minute, fellow Taoist."

"What's the matter?"

"It's like this. Since our store has a relationship with Baoyuan Auction House, some rare treasures are also auctioned there. There will be an auction in three days, and you might be able to gain something from it, fellow Taoist." The woman stepped forward and said.

"Baoyuan Auction House?"

Lu Luan frowned, he knew that this was a famous auction house in the area.

I couldn't help thinking in my heart: "Maybe there will be something good by then."

So he looked at the woman and asked, "Do you have an entry token?"

"Of course there is." said the woman.

After saying that, he moved his hand, and a token appeared on his palm. At the same time, he said apologetically: "Fellow Daoist, I'm sorry, we only have tokens for ordinary seats like this. Please forgive me."

What Lu Luan has shown now is only the peak of the eighth level of Qi Refining, which is only worthy of this.

"Thank you."

Lu Luan took it, didn't care, said thank you casually and left.

On the street, he couldn't help but take out the token and look at it, saying, "Maybe I can really see some treasures. I have to prepare."

Then he put the token away and thought silently in his heart: "There are still six good talismans in the storage bag. I will exchange them for two more when the time comes..."

As strength grows, some defensive and offensive talismans have almost lost their effect, and it is of little use to keep them on the body.

After all, his current rune defense and heavy swordsmanship's killing power are already very terrifying, especially the heavy swordsmanship, which is a secret technique close to the mid-yellow level.

He didn’t feel like wandering around anymore, so he walked towards the Lin residence.

However, as soon as he arrived at the mansion, he saw Lin Yueyue holding Murong Xue's hand and walking around the mansion.

So he bowed and said, "Meet the young lady."

Then he looked at Murong Xue and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Miss Murong."

At this time, Murong Xue's face had regained color and her breathing had stabilized. It seemed that the elixir provided by the Lin Mansion was good. Although she had not recovered, fortunately she had suppressed the disease and was no longer in danger for the time being.

Seeing that he came from outside, Lin Yueyue asked, "Uncle Lu, where have you been?"

Lu Luan said: "The spirit stones just happened to come down, so I went out to buy some resources."

Then he looked at the two of them, then he cupped his hands and said, "Miss, Miss Murong, I won't disturb you unless you give me instructions."

"Well, go and practice." Lin Yueyue nodded.

"Wait a minute."

But just when he took a few steps, Murong Xue suddenly called him.

Lu Luan turned around and asked, "Miss Murong, is there anything wrong?"

Murong Xue showed a wicked smile and said to Lin Yueyue, "Yueyue, didn't you say that the red fruit cake was delicious? Otherwise, I'll have to trouble Guard Lu to run it for me."

After hearing this, Lu Luan smiled bitterly in his heart.

"Yes, I want to eat too. Uncle Lu, can you help me?"

The next thing that happened was naturally Lu Luan ran outside again.

Two quarters of an hour later.

Lu Luan returned to the house, sat cross-legged, and absorbed the golden essence from the stone he bought today into the sword.

Since they are made of the same material and have the same origin, it is very easy to absorb. It is just a pity that there is too little of it, so the power it enhances is really limited.

Just like that, two days later.

When Yu Lin Tianyi finished his practice, he went to Baoyuan Auction House.

Baoyuan Auction House is a second-rate force in the periphery. It has many powerful foundation-building masters among them, and its strength is even stronger than that of the Lin family in its heyday.

After Lu Luan walked for a quarter of an hour, he put on his mask and walked in.

As for independent cultivators, they are all cautious and he is not the only one who dresses like this. Although it may not be necessary, it is always better to wear it.

"Fellow Daoist, please show me your token."

As soon as I walked in the door, a guard came to ask questions.

Lu Luan nodded and took out the token. After the guard checked it and confirmed it was correct, he returned it to him and gestured, "Daoyou, please come in."

After Lu Luan took the token, he walked in.

Watching some people being led to fly upwards, Lu Luan looked at the token in his hand and said silently: "This is the most common token. It seems that I can only be on the first floor."

After shaking his head and chuckling, he walked towards the entrance.

"I'll give you thirty spirit stones."

"Thirty-five dollars..."

As soon as he entered and passed through the formation, he heard the sound of fierce fighting.

In fact, the auction had already started a long time ago, but the items at the beginning were all low-level and ordinary stuff. Some big shots didn’t have time, so many of them came later.

Lu Luan looked and found that there were about four to five hundred people sitting on the first floor, and all the seats in the front were filled.

So he sat down on the edge.

“I don’t know what treasures will be auctioned off.”

Lu Luan felt a little bit of anticipation in his heart.

Then he looked at the cultivation level of the people around him and smiled. He found that many of them were hiding themselves with treasures, but he still saw through some of them. They were clearly at the eighth level of Qi Refining, but they exuded the aura of the sixth level.

What's worse is that he is clearly only at the seventh level of Qi Refining, but he exudes the aura of an eighth level of Qi Refining, which makes it very confusing.

Then he ignored it and just looked up quietly.

"Hey, Master, what are we doing here? You can't afford it."

"You little brat, why don't you come and take a look? Take a look at the treasures and broaden your horizons. Do you have to buy anything when you come here?"

After waiting for a while, two voices suddenly came from behind him. Lu Luan felt that they sounded familiar, so he turned around to look.

I found out that they were an old man and a young man. The old man looked to be in his seventies, and the young man looked to be just an adult.

Their cultivation levels are also average, one is barely at the eighth level, one is at the peak of the sixth level, and the younger one hasn't even opened the Huangting yet.

"It turned out to be him."

Lu Luan's gaze gradually became a little weird, because this young man was the one that Lin Yueyue saw in a daze that day.

Seeing Lu Luan coming, the old monk immediately bent down and said in a low voice: "Daoyou, I'm sorry. I'm a naughty disciple. I spoke a little loudly and disturbed you."

The young man also said, "Senior, I'm sorry."

Lu Luan smiled and nodded slightly.

Then the two of them immediately went forward quietly.

"Oh," looking at the figures of these two people, Lu Luan's eyes gradually revealed thoughts, and he sighed softly in his heart.

He thought of the master who picked him up from the snow. Back then, the master also took him around like this, but at that time, he was only as tall as the master's belly.

The master walked very briskly and always in front. If he wanted to catch up with him, he had to jog for a while and then walk for a while.

I told the master to walk slower, but the hunched old man always squinted his eyes and said slyly: "Xiaoluan, this is to exercise your body. Lay a good foundation from childhood so that you can get married when you grow up."

Every time he heard this, he felt very resentful in his heart.

But now, I can't hear it even if I want to.

Alas, time passes, and the years wear on people. Looking back, the child who was not even as tall as a human has become what he is today.