Cultivating for a hundred lifetimes to ascension

Chapter 65 I'm Taking This Spirit Vein

Foreign Affairs Hall, third layer hall

At this moment, True Spirit Ginseng was also feeling very annoyed within his heart. If he had known that the youngster had a Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm longer than a zhang in his possession,

he wouldn't have wasted any words and would have abducted him right away.

Alas...

Thinking of this, True Spirit Ginseng coughed once, regained his composure, and said, "Sister is right, I indeed lacked sufficient resolve. You take charge here for now, I will go to the Ice and Fire Cave to calm my mind."

With these words, he swept his sleeve, a clear light surged under his feet, lifting his body, and he suddenly flew away.

But before leaving, True Spirit Ginseng gave Zhao Sheng a meaningful glance.

Zhao Sheng caught it from the corner of his eye, and his heart suddenly trembled, becoming somewhat uneasy.

"Could it be that I've caught the attention of a Golden Core grandee? Or is there another meaning?"

Before he could ponder further, Liu Quji, who was scratching his head at his side, couldn't contain his little schemes any longer and tentatively said, "Brother Zhao?"

Zhao Sheng looked up at Manager Liu when he heard the words, and seeing the other's nervous expression, he felt a stir in his heart.

He suddenly smiled faintly and said happily, "It turns out to be Brother Liu! How's it been, it's been months since we last saw each other; have you returned to your sect from Pocket World City?"

Liu Quji, seeing that Zhao Sheng didn't deny his identity, was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "Yes, thanks to your blessing, I was transferred back to the Foreign Affairs Hall."

Zhao had no intention of hiding his identity. Besides, even if he hid it for the moment, he couldn't hide it forever; as soon as the Zhao family moved to the Southern Border, it would be easy for outsiders to trace him.

What's more important was that the Zhao family would be following the Elixir Cauldron Sect in the future, and having a "friend" in the sect wasn't a bad thing – after all, having more friends meant more pathways.

At this point, Zhao Sheng asked as if offhand, "By the way, is Manager Shen also back?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Quji's heart skipped a beat, and he forced a smile, saying, "Manager Shen is still in Pocket World City."

"That's a pity," Zhao Sheng sighed.

Others might not know what this 'pity' referred to, but Liu Quji already had a guess.

Seeing this scene, Master Qiong Shen's eyes gleamed momentarily before she suddenly asked, "Quji, you two know each other?"

Hearing the question from the Ancestor, Liu Quji immediately responded respectfully, "Replying to the Ancestor's question. Brother Zhao, no, Taoist Zhao's invitation was personally sent out by my grandnephew."

Master Qiong Shen nodded and said, "Hmm, you've done well."

Then, she looked towards Liu Fadeng and instructed, "The auction can begin now."

"Yes, Ancestor!" Liu Fadeng and Liu Quji, uncle and nephew, straightened their expressions and answered in unison.

After speaking, Liu Quji's cheeks flushed, and he staggered a little as he walked towards the front stage.

At this moment, his heart was surging, and he was overwhelmed with excitement: "The Ancestor actually praised him for doing well! My heavens, my luck is turning. Shen Family, I'm sorry about this time!"

Zhao Sheng and Zhao Jijian also bowed and said, "Please forgive us, True Immortal, we will take our leave first!"

Master Qiong Shen nodded at them and then gracefully left.

The people from the nine major families present in the hall felt a collective chill in their hearts when they saw this scene, and they couldn't help but silently lament their unfortunate timing.

It was already a case of too many wolves and not enough meat, and now, one of the spirit veins was surely to be claimed by someone.

As long as the Liu uncle and nephew were not foolish, did they even need a reminder on what to do?

At this time, Zhao Sheng and his companion casually found two vacant seats and sat down.

The people nearby hurried over to greet them and subtly tried to probe their identities and their relationship with the two Golden Core Masters.

Zhao Sheng and Zhao Jijian were both old hands, and dealing with such a situation was a piece of cake for them.

After uttering a few vague phrases, they left the people from the other families with the impression that the Zhao family was unfathomable, and they couldn't help but feel awe towards Zhao Sheng and his companion.

Before the auction began, Liu Fadeng stepped onto the stage to deliver some opening remarks before announcing the official start.

"Sanhe Hill, a First-order Middle-grade Spirit Vein with fifty acres of spirit field and a Green Gold Spirit Mine, a population exceeding one hundred thousand. The range starts from…"

As Liu Fadeng continued with the introduction, Liu Quji infused Spiritual Power into the Crystal Ball.

The very next second, a burst of brilliant white light emanated from the Crystal Ball.

Three winding rivers converged beneath a hill, a small city filled with ancient charm, vast fields of golden spirit grain…

A series of vivid images were instantaneously projected into the hall.

Seeing these incredibly lifelike scenes, everyone felt as if they were truly there.

Zhao Sheng watched this unfold, inwardly shocked.

This level of realistic three-dimensional imagery was comparable to the virtual reality technology of his first life—no, it was even more advanced by far.

Because Zhao Sheng could genuinely smell the fragrance of the ripening spirit grain.

Once Liu Fadeng finished the introduction, an odd hush fell over the hall.

As Zhao Sheng felt something amiss, he noticed that everyone else was looking in their direction.

Thinking quickly, Zhao Sheng suddenly understood.

They were clearly waiting to see if he would choose this Spirit Vein.

If he declined, then others would dare to make their moves.

If he was interested, then the others wouldn't need to expend their efforts competing.

With this in mind, Zhao Sheng shook his head slightly and revealed a restrained smile to everyone.

Upon seeing this, a red-faced elder immediately stood up from the crowd and declared in a loud voice, "My Zhou family possesses a treasure called the Nine Shining Exquisite Heart. Manager Liu, please have a look!"

As he spoke, the elder strode forward, took out a heart-shaped Crystal Jade with nine holes, and presented it to Liu Fadeng.

Three hundred years ago, the Hundred-year Token auction held by the Purple Sun Sect was aimed at collecting Spirit Stones, yet the Elixir Cauldron Sect was abundantly wealthy and had no shortage of Spirit Stones. Consequently, this auction was primarily a trade of treasures for tokens.

At that moment, another family stood up: "I also have a treasure named 'Ancient Barbarian Medical Book.' Please, Manager Liu, have a look!"

Quickly, a third and then a fourth family came forward to compete for the Sanhe Hill Spirit Vein.

The auction descended into intense competition from the start—all thanks to the unwitting disturbance caused by Zhao Sheng and his partner.

One hour later, of the seven Spirit Veins, three had already been auctioned off.

Then, Liu Fadeng glanced at Zhao Sheng and proceeded to announce loudly, "The next Spirit Vein is a First-rank top-grade one, located at Taifu Mountain, and has been established for over six hundred years. It mainly produces…"

As the Illusion Realm images unfolded one by one, Zhao Sheng finally stood up and calmly said, "I'll take this Spirit Vein."

As soon as these words were spoken, the people of the Wanyi Mountain Wan Family looked as if they had suffered a bereavement.

That's because the Spirit Vein at Taifu Mountain was a Dragon Rising Land meticulously selected by the old ancestor of their family.

Now… the Dragon Rising Land belonged to someone else!

...

Four hours later, the members of the Shen Family left the Outer Object Hall with ashen faces.

They hadn't managed to acquire a single Spirit Vein this time, even though the treasures they had prepared were among the top three of the nine families.

And that detestable Manager Liu didn't even spare their offerings a single glance.

The Shen Family members couldn't figure it out at the moment, but they would likely come to understand soon, as they had provoked someone they shouldn't have.

After the auction ended, just as Zhao Sheng and Zhao Jijian were about to leave, they were stopped by Liu Quji.