kvmb Chapter 509: Listening to gossip in the teahouse, strange phenomena appear in the forest.
Chapter 509: Listening to gossip in the teahouse, strange phenomena appear in the forest.
Strange phenomena have been frequently observed in the center of the forest over the past six months.
There are Golden Core Elders guarding the Misty Forest.
It is speculated that the Xiye Secret Realm will open ahead of schedule.
Hearing these few words of gossip, Wenwen instantly felt that the tea was well worth it.
What exactly are the strange phenomena in the Misty Forest? She was curious, but since they were newcomers and didn't know much about the monsters in this forest, she decided to refrain from making any rash moves.
Last night, before going to sleep, Aying left the space, saying she was going to check the situation and would come back to them if she had any news.
With Aying as her cheating tool, Wenwen suppressed her curiosity and continued to drink her tea with her head down.
The two older brothers were the same; they were sipping their tea while their ears were perked up, trying their best to listen to the gossip in the lobby!
The people in the teahouse came and went, but the topic of the strange phenomena in the Misty Forest remained the same: patiently waiting for news from their seniors.
Besides this, they also heard that there was an underground black market in the mountains southeast of Hongxiao City, where there were supposedly many good things, and sometimes even rare elixirs that were in high demand in Hongxiao City could be bought at the black market.
As for which pills are in high demand, it all comes down to Foundation Establishment Pills. Even fake Foundation Establishment Pills are in short supply.
This message was undoubtedly meant specifically for Wenwen.
The Foundation Establishment Pills she had were for her family and she wouldn't sell them for the time being. However, she could sell the fake Foundation Establishment Pills, as she had stored quite a few of them in her spatial storage. During this period, she would go into her spatial storage whenever she had time at night, and all she did was refine pills.
Because she bought a lot of raw materials in Ningqian City, she refined the Spirit-Nourishing Pill after refining the Pseudo-Foundation-Building Pill during this period. Over time, she accumulated quite a lot of these two kinds of pills.
Her original intention was that her family members were originally ordinary people, none of whom were exceptionally talented, and their spiritual roots were probably not good. They only managed to embark on the path of cultivation by chance. In order to go further on this path, she would definitely need to use spirit-replenishing pills and pseudo-foundation-building pills. Therefore, she prepared more of them while she had time, just in case!
Previously, I didn't dare to sell fake Foundation Establishment Pills in Ningqian City, fearing that people wouldn't accept them and the price wouldn't go up, so I didn't have any intention of making a move.
Unexpectedly, Hongxiao City has such a high acceptance rate for pseudo-Foundation Building Pills, and Wenwen's mind immediately started racing.
They are currently in dire need of spirit stones, so exchanging pills for spirit stones is the most worthwhile deal for them at the moment.
Once she made up her mind, Wenwen sent a telepathic message to her brothers, "Big brother, second brother, let's go, let's go shopping."
Wen Chengbin was the first to stand up. "Let's go, let's go. I've drunk a lot of water. If I sit down any longer, my stomach will burst."
After saying that, Wen Chengjian chuckled and teased, "Second brother, why are you so thirsty? Even if you get a free refill, you should still consider your capacity!"
“That’s right.” Wenwen also teased him, “Second brother, aren’t you afraid of stuffing yourself? I don’t think you’ll be able to eat anything for lunch, so we can save you your share of spirit stones!”
Wen Chengbin was dumbfounded...
Is there lunch later? Wasn't his behavior of chugging water just now incredibly stupid?
If Wenwen knew why she was drinking so much water, she would definitely laugh at her stupid second brother even more.
Even if they are poor, they won't go hungry, right? It's true that a magic stone can bring down a hero!
To give her brothers some confidence, Wenwen said mysteriously, "Let's go browse the medicine shop."
The group left the teahouse and went to the main street. They went into a medicine shop to inquire about the medicine.
After asking around, I learned the prices of many elixirs.
The most common Qi Condensation Pills and Qi Recovery Pills are slightly more expensive than in Ningqian City, but twice as expensive as in Xingyao City.
However, there is no shortage of Breakthrough Pills on the market, and the price is not that high.
Then there are the fake Foundation Establishment Pills, which cost between 50,000 and 80,000 per pill on the market here. Sometimes the price difference is related to the alchemist's rank and reputation.
Wenwen learned from the shopkeeper that, generally speaking, the fake Foundation Establishment Pills produced by unknown alchemists are put up for auction. Once the alchemist's reputation increases, the price of the pills he refines will naturally go up.
Moreover, the Lin family of Hongxiao City holds a small auction every day. Sometimes, even if there are only two or three items, the Lin family will still hold the auction as usual. They operate in a short, quick and easy mode. In the words of the Lin family, it is fate to meet someone and luck to win the auction. It all depends on the opportunities of each fellow cultivator!
Upon hearing this, Wenwen understood.
Besides browsing the elixir shop, the three siblings also visited the magic artifact shop and other shops, where all kinds of products with various functions and styles were available, and the categories were more detailed than what they had seen before.
At this point, the advantages of Great Immortal City become apparent.
Just like in modern times, many people move from small towns to major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen to broaden their horizons and pursue their dreams. Whether they can achieve their dreams is secondary; what matters is the experience itself.
They wandered around until they were starving, then found a restaurant nearby, ate and drank their fill, and headed straight for the Lin family auction house.
The location of the Lin Family Auction House had been told to them by the shopkeeper of the pill shop before, and it was easy to find. Fifteen minutes later, they were standing in front of the Lin Family Auction House.
Surprisingly, there were quite a few people queuing to buy tickets.
After inquiring, they learned that five items were up for auction today. The tickets were inexpensive, costing thirty spirit stones per person. After paying, the three of them followed the others inside.
They had initially thought that an auction house with so few items would have a cramped and confined auction room, but to their surprise, it was just like any other auction they had ever attended.
There is a lobby on the first floor and private rooms on the second floor.
Overall, the Lin family did not try to fool everyone by having few items up for auction.
Wenwen chose a private room this time. They had come with a specific purpose in mind, so they chose a private room on the second floor near the door.
Not long after entering the private room, the auction began. When the second item was up for auction, Wenwen and Wenchengjian came out of the private room and explained the reason to the waiter at the door. Led by the waiter, the brother and sister entered the reception room of the Lin family auction house.
I met the auction house manager in the reception room.
"Fellow Daoists, I am Lin Feng, the manager of the Lin Family Auction House. What items have you brought to participate in the auction?"
"Five pseudo-Foundation Building Pills."
After speaking, Wenwen took out the pills and placed them in front of Steward Lin, "Please inspect the goods, Steward."
Manager Lin, a man of wide experience, merely raised an eyebrow slightly upon seeing the pills and asked, "Fellow Daoist, is it necessary to reveal the alchemist's name at the auction?"
"Just say it was made by the Wen family," Wenwen said.
This was the result of a discussion among the three siblings: if the Wen family wanted to make a name for themselves, they should start with elixirs.
The process went smoothly, and the five pills were auctioned off for a total of 270,000 spirit stones, with an average price of 54,000 spirit stones per pill.
After leaving the auction, it was already late, and the group returned to the inn where they had stayed the previous night.
In the middle of the night, Wenwen heard birds chirping outside the window. She knew that Aying had returned.