Practice begins with a fisherman

Whether a monk in the Foundation Establishment Stage has a suitable spiritual weapon or not has a huge difference in combat effectiveness, so the pursuit of spiritual weapons by all monks is always quite strong.

Among the foundation-building casual cultivators who came to Hululing Island to participate in the auction, there must be some impoverished cultivators. If the condition of spiritual weapons and sufficient cultivation resources is the condition, there should be a certain chance of success in recruiting some of them.

"The throne of the elder Keqing or the deputy island owner of Hululing Island should be attractive." If you don't want children to be tied to wolves, you can't get the support of a foundation-building monk just like you don't want resources and treasures.

The reason why the Jing family failed repeatedly in the past was precisely because of this reason. Simply enshrining some spirit stones was obviously unable to impress these veterans who had been struggling in the cultivation world for many years.

This does not mean that they do not want a stable rear, as long as the conditions are right and the right people are selected at the right time, it is not too difficult to achieve the goal.

Half an hour later, a detailed list appeared in Zhao Shoushou's hands, which recorded some casual cultivators of the foundation establishment period that the Jing family had focused on over the years.

There are three things they have in common. First, their aptitude is relatively mediocre, and there is little potential to improve their cultivation; second, the remaining lifespans are less than 50 years old; For some different reasons, the combat power is relatively low among the same level.

To sum up, these random cultivators in the foundation building period who are likely to be successfully recruited basically have little development potential. It is precisely because of the above reasons that it is possible to stay on Hululing Island with peace of mind.

"Gu Yuetan, a monk on the second floor of foundation building, broke through the bottleneck 110 years ago and was promoted to the foundation stage. His cultivation base has not improved at all in 40 years. He is a skilled spiritual farmer. He mostly uses his skills to earn spirit stones to maintain his cultivation. The remaining lifespan is estimated to be around 60 years.”

"Zhao Shantang, a monk at the first level of foundation building, a monk with Wulinggen has been promoted to the foundation building stage in a special way, and his strength is basically at the bottom of the same level. He has a certain willingness to recruit the Jing family."

"Liu Baihua, a third-tier monk who established the foundation, originally had good potential for development, but unfortunately he was seriously injured during an expedition to the open sea, and has not recovered for many years. He has been looking for some good results in various auctions all year round Healing elixir, and the original source has been greatly affected, the possibility of continuing to improve even if the cultivation level is restored in the future is almost zero."

"Fu Yuehua, a monk at the first level of foundation building, with the qualifications of the Five Spirit Roots, successfully promoted to the foundation stage with great perseverance and great opportunity. Due to the confusion of qualifications, he has not made any progress in his cultivation. A set of water sleeve dance inheritance has won him the favor of the water sleeve fairy. reputation"

There are a total of more than [-] monks' profiles recorded on the jade slips, but the above four are recommended and paid close attention to by the Jing family. They are all monks who have wavered in the Jing family's recruitment.

The four monks mentioned above are relatively downcast among the same level due to various reasons. As long as they are willing to pay some price, the probability of success is relatively high.

Of course, there is a certain gap among them, Zhao Shantang's recruitment value is not great, Zhao Shoushou's first target is Gu Yuetan who is good at spiritual agriculture, and the second is Liu Baihua, a third-level foundation-building monk who suffered trauma in the battle. A dead camel is bigger than a horse.

If all recruitments fail, then only the remaining two monks will be considered, including Fu Yuehua, who is known as the Water Sleeve Fairy.

Chapter 382 Exchange meeting before the auction ([-])

According to common sense, a female cultivator with a good reputation in the cultivation world should be the first recruiting target. Unfortunately, the strength of the foundation building layer is obviously difficult to provide much help for her future development.

What Zhao Shoushou paid more attention to was the strength of a monk. Although a pretty face looked pleasing to the eye, it was not a bonus item worth paying attention to at this time.

As for the other Zhao Shantang, who is ranked last, I don’t know how to get promoted to Foundation Establishment by chance. His strength is relatively weak among the same level, and his development potential is exhausted. The only role can only be provided by the big formation. Just some basic protection.

Since they are going to make a big bet on recruiting, such a monk is naturally difficult to see, not to mention whether recruiting or not is a double-choice process.

What he needs is a helper who can sit on Spirit Island after leaving, unify the overall situation, face the invasion of some monks, and repel them at critical moments, not a new burden.

"Gu Yuetan or Liu Baihua, since they are willing to be invited this time, they have a certain willingness to join, and I hope someone will have some luck." Zhao Shoushou's figure had disappeared into the cave before the words finished.

Of course, the more helpers in the foundation building period, the better. If one of them can be successfully recruited according to the plan, the remaining three will try one by one.

Except for the deputy island master, the elder Chuan Gong and the elder Ke Qing are all vacancies, and they just hope that all the plans can be realized smoothly.

"May I ask if Fellow Daoist Liu is here? Zhao Shoushou is here to visit, would you be willing to show up?" There are more than [-] caves in the east of Hulu Lingdao not far from the spirit veins, which are specially leased to Zhu. The place where the base monks live temporarily.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao came to visit in person, and the shabby room was full of brilliance. I heard that Fellow Daoist has been practicing in seclusion. He is indeed a role model for my generation." A Taoist robe, fairy bones, and three long beards above the chin are just one of the typical impressions. The image of the old fairy.

"It's not worthy of my fellow Taoist's praise, but I suffered some injuries in the previous battle, and I have been recuperating in retreat for the past few days." He didn't have much hidden meaning about his injuries.

"Zhao Daoyou is really straightforward, I don't know why you came here today?" Zhao Baihua also straight to the point, very happy.

"Fellow daoist, would you be willing to condescend to serve as the deputy island owner of Hululing Island? All the benefits are included in the jade slips. Please read it carefully." Zhao Shoushou directly offered the most sincere conditions.

Both the recruiter and the recruited have a certain understanding of the purpose of coming between the two parties, so their communication is quite simple and effective.

In the next day, he went to visit the remaining three monks separately, but the target conditions offered by each were different.

The only difference is Fu Yuehua, who has the reputation of the Fairy of Water Sleeves. I can see that her steps are light, her voice is smooth, her skin is icy smooth, creamy like crisp, smooth like fat, pink like greasy, and her color is smooth without makeup. Like the morning glow reflecting the snow, it is a stunning beauty that is unforgettable at first sight.

The most memorable thing is her alpine and icy temperament, her attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away, and she looks like an iceberg beauty.

Zhao Shoushou has always considered self-control as his strength and pride. Who would have thought that when Fang saw it today, he would feel a sense of loss.

Fortunately, he woke up in time at the critical moment, otherwise he would definitely make a big embarrassment. In fact, this is also a test for Fairy Shuixiu.

As the saying goes, you are beautiful in success, and you are beautiful in failure. It is precisely because of this appearance that it has caused countless troubles. There were even some Jindan stage monks who wanted to take her as a concubine.

After repeated rejections, some Jindan monks who were narrow-minded or greedy for beauty, on the contrary, out of love and hatred, restricted her from various aspects, trying to make her submit as soon as possible.

It's a pity that his temperament is quite stubborn. He would rather not have the slightest improvement in his cultivation for decades, but still unwilling to succumb to the despotic power of a golden core monk who bullies others.

Otherwise, even if it is a monk with five spirit roots, there will definitely be no room for improvement after the successful foundation establishment. Fortunately, in recent years, this Jindan stage monk suffered a serious injury, and Fu Yuehua had the opportunity to go out to find some suitable resources to try to improve Xiuwei.

If not, how would Zhao Shoushou dare to provoke a Jindan Stage monk to recruit a Foundation Establishment stage female cultivator?Even so, the risk is not small.

"Zhao Daoyou is very courageous, not afraid of getting burned?" A clear voice like an oriole came, and it made people feel soft all over.

"Mr. Zhao has always been quite courageous. Even if this senior recovers, what are you afraid of? Could it be possible that he can openly violate the rules of the Lingdao Alliance and forcibly kill and rob him?" Zhao Shoushou seemed fearless, and his pride rose to heaven.

"Hehehe, if fellow daoists really have enough tolerance, the little girl is willing to stay on this outstanding man's gourd spirit island." Fu Yuehua sent her away with a sentence that she didn't know whether it was true or not.

"Only a villain and a woman are hard to raise" is like seeing a fierce tiger that eats people, after leaving the cave, it leaves as quickly as if its butt is on fire.

Now that he is the host of the customs, Zhao Shoushou has been inexplicably busy in the next few days. The main task is to visit each other with the monks who came to the foundation stage, and to increase the influence of Hululing Island as much as possible. , which plays an indispensable and important role in its true integration into the mainstream cultivation world.

Except for a few casual cultivators, the rest of the foundation-building monks who came to participate in the auction basically aimed at alchemy inheritance.

In some exchanges these days, monks from all sides are also testing from various aspects. Unfortunately, Zhao Shoushou has always insisted on the principle of leaking water, and all the monks can only return without success.

Two days before the official start of the auction, a total of [-] foundation-building monks came to Spirit Island. According to the request of some monks, they decided to hold a small-scale exchange meeting in the island owner's mansion in the evening.

The exchange meeting has two purposes. First, all the monks will explain some experience and precautions in the practice. Second, the most important second stage is to exchange information.

Many foundation-building monks have different experiences, and there must be some treasures with different attributes in their storage bags. It is most appropriate to trade them for some useful treasures.

Compared with large-scale auctions, this kind of small-scale exchange meeting is the most popular and the most efficient.

Time passed quickly, and a total of eighteen monks came to participate in the exchange meeting in the evening. The highest cultivation level was undoubtedly Zhao Shoushou and another six-level foundation-building monk, and the rest were mainly at the early foundation-building stage.

"Thank you fellow daoists for participating in this small-scale auction today. Mr. Zhao is very grateful. Let's stop talking nonsense and our exchange meeting will officially begin." Lessons learned in battle.

Chapter 383 Exchange meeting before the auction ([-])

Although Zhao Shoushou is an outsider, he has spent most of these years fighting fiercely with various sea beasts in the open sea, so he has a certain understanding of some of their weaknesses.

The experience gained in these battles is quite rich and abundant, and some commonly used tricks can be regarded as dry goods from it.

As the host and the opening monk, the content of his communication is very important, and it is also used to determine the quality of this exchange meeting.

For these foundation-building monks in front of them, dealing with sea beasts is obviously a common thing, and some valuable tips are naturally quite welcome.

Perhaps one of the small details that has not been paid attention to at ordinary times can save a life when faced with sea beasts attacking at a critical moment.

Each monk's communication time is controlled within a quarter of an hour. Because of Zhao Shoushou's good start, each monk will reveal some valuable information during the communication process.

Half a day passed in a flash, and after the first round of communication, all the monks felt that the trip was worthwhile, especially the monks in the early stage of foundation establishment.

It is indispensable to modify and practice the method of wealth couples, and the most rare ones are couples. This does not only refer to Taoist couples, some like-minded friends are also within this scope.

A seemingly useless exchange meeting may solve a long-standing problem for the monks present. This is the reason why stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade.

For the monks, horns can often be encountered. If they can't wake up from it in time, it may take more time to get rid of it little by little. Otherwise, it may be just an unintentional word and the mystery can be solved immediately.

The exchange meeting organized by Zhao Shoushou is obviously valuable. After the exchange, the eighteen foundation-building monks did not immediately proceed to the next round of discussion. Instead, they closed their eyes and adjusted their breaths to digest the previous gains. Including Zhao Shoushou.

"Thank you fellow daoists for your great support. The next stage will be the second phase of the exchange meeting, free trading time. I wonder which fellow daoist is willing to throw bricks and attract jade?" Three hours later, with most of the monks smiling contentedly, Suddenly just stood on the rostrum again.

The second stage of free trading is the most important stage of the small-scale fair, and it is also the main purpose of many monks coming here. To exchange some treasures that are of little use to themselves for some needed resources, mutual benefit is the kingly way.

"Since fellow daoists hesitate a little, I'm not welcome, old lady." After about half a cup of tea, a female cultivator with white beard and hair, holding a dragon-headed crutch and wrinkled face tremblingly walked up to the stage.

From the appearance, it is no different from some old women in some mortal worlds, but this ordinary-looking old man is not ordinary.

Relying on a crutch with a dragon's head in his hand, he has repeatedly won some seemingly difficult battles, and his strikes are quite ruthless. It can be said that he has been accompanied by mountains of corpses and seas of blood along the way.

Moreover, the inheritance of the skills she practiced is relatively special, and she can also turn a large amount of evil energy into her own use. Basically, the more she kills, the faster her combat power will increase.

Of course, she was not lost in this inexplicable pleasure caused by killing. In recent years, she has dealt more with various sea beasts, and there are not a few rare treasures on her body. What kind of treasure to exchange?

"A few years ago, my old lady hunted a second-tier middle-grade dragon blood musk turtle in the open sea, and got a piece of musk by chance. Today, I plan to exchange it for an elixir that can prolong life." A fist-sized musk turtle appeared in front of the monks. .

According to legend, the dragon blood musk turtle is the product of the peace between the dragon clan and the musk turtle. It possesses the genes and fighting power of two sea beasts, and it is an overlord among its ranks.

In addition, its number is quite rare, which seems to be influenced by the dragon clan. The most precious spoils of the dragon blood musk turtle can be clearly understood from its name, namely dragon blood and musk.

Although only a small part of the dragon blood, the value of its blood essence is still quite high, especially for the improvement of the rank of spirit beasts, it has various magical effects.

As another product, musk is used to calm the mind and get rid of demons and distracting thoughts. It can assist monks to enter the ethereal and deep cultivation state as soon as possible. To a certain extent, it can assist monks to improve their strength. wisdom.

According to common sense, once such a precious treasure shows up, it will naturally cause looting, but today it is just the opposite. Instead, there is an inexplicable silence at the trade fair.

The preciousness of this second-grade middle-grade musk is undoubted, and the life-prolonging elixir is also a treasure that is hard to find. Even if you get it by chance, you must take it and refine it immediately, just like the purple birth longevity fruit. , after the state of cultivation has recovered a little, refine it early.

"I wonder if it can be traded with other treasures? How about this bottle of panacea that can be used to improve cultivation?"

"The pure spiritual power in the high-grade spirit stone also has a certain effect. Can two high-grade spirit stones be traded?"

Soon the monks present took out some treasures and tried to trade them, but the effect didn't seem to be good, obviously it didn't arouse the old woman's interest.

"The old woman is willing to take out the treasure at the bottom of the box just to obtain a life-extending elixir, and other treasures are not within the scope of the transaction." Sure enough, her refusal was quite decisive.

However, it is not uncommon for such a small-scale exchange meeting to fail in the transaction, and even the higher the value of the treasure, the greater the chance of failure. On the contrary, the success rate of some commonly used treasures in the cultivation process is quite high.

With the departure of the old man, the remaining monks mainly provided some common second-tier middle and low-grade spiritual materials, elixir, talismans, etc., and what they sought were relatively ordinary treasures. It became more and more lively.

Of course, there are also some relatively unpopular treasures among them. The twenty or so monks present have never heard of them, and they know little about their effects.

Especially one of the magic diamonds exuding yin energy is the most obvious. It constantly emits yin energy and devil energy, which makes people feel cold all over in their hearts.

It is precisely because of this special performance that a foundation-building cultivator from a sect specializing in talisman seals bought it at the price of a hundred middle-grade spirit stones, planning to use it as a new material to develop new talismans.

Zhao Shoushou, as the real host, was naturally prepared, one bottle each of the Five Elements Essence Pill, which was suitable for cultivators in the early stage of foundation establishment to improve their cultivation.

In the realm of comprehension, the panacea that can be used to improve one's cultivation is always the most popular. Although the Five Elements Essence Pill is only an entry-level panacea, it has a wide range of applications.

Fang Yi's appearance quickly caused many monks to compete, and finally each bottle was sold at the price of 500 yuan of middle-grade spirit stones, and he was exchanged for [-] yuan of middle-grade spirit stones, so that his long-dried storage bag was filled again.

So far, this small-scale trade fair has come to a successful conclusion, and all the monks present have more or less gained something.

Chapter 384 Chijing Iron Ore and Skyfire Talisman

With the rising of the dividend day in the early morning of the next day, the Hulu Lingdao Auction, which is held once every ten years, officially opened, and a large number of Qi Refining Stage monks poured into the auction site located in the west of Lingdao.

Because there is no charge for the auction, no matter buying or selling, you can save some spirit stones, which is also very attractive to many monks in the Qi refining period.

The HLD auction was held for a total of one and a half days. The first day mainly focused on treasures suitable for the Qi refining period. Even though they had gone all out, there was still no Foundation Establishment Pill.

If a Foundation Establishment Pill appeared at the Gourd Lingdao Auction, it would have a great effect on the publicity of the reputation, and the number of monks who came here was at least twice the current number.

It's a pity that the number of this special panacea is quite rare, and with the improvement of the cultivation base, the influence on all parties also increases simultaneously, but the establishment of the foundation pill is obviously not within this range.

Restricted by the scarcity of thousand-year-old stone pillar ginseng and the extremely high refining difficulty of Zhuji Dan, the production of Zhuji Dan has been controlled in the hands of a few famous sects.

The number of Foundation Establishment Pills released every year is basically less than five. Once a Foundation Establishment Pill is found, all monks and families will treasure it, even if it does not have much effect in a short period of time.

However, the efforts of the Jing family are not in vain. There are still some treasures that can improve the effect of foundation building. Of course, they are relatively common, and the specific effects vary from person to person.

Even if it was just this, countless monks flocked to them, and there were even one or two casual cultivators in the foundation establishment period who were planning to participate in it, planning ahead for some younger generations.

The auction on the first day was mainly hosted by the Jing family, Zhao Shoushou would not intervene, and Baihua Snake was responsible for suppressing the audience.

Of course, if there were some abnormalities, Zhao Shoushou and the two cormorants could help them at any time. As long as it wasn't a Jindan stage monk, they would have to pay a certain price.

Judging from the rarity of old monsters in the Jindan period, they would definitely not show up easily if there was no absolute conflict of interest.

The auction went quite smoothly. At the end of the first day, all the auction items were sold at high prices, and none of them were unsold.

Due to the scarcity of auctions on the second day, the trading location was changed to the island lord's mansion, and each monk at the foundation stage could bring two juniors at the refining stage to broaden their horizons.

The auction time is tentatively set at noon, and a total of 19 different second-order treasures were collected by various means, ten of which were provided by Zhao Shoushou or Hulu Lingdao, and the remaining nine were from some present. monk.

With the improvement of cultivation base, the effect of spirit stones, which were originally indispensable in the Qi refining period, has been gradually reduced. Except for some high-end goods in the auction, they are basically asked to exchange for various special treasures.

It can be said that Zhao Shoushou has worked hard to hold this auction smoothly, and there is no doubt that he himself will be the host.

"Hululing Island has been developing very fast in recent years. I feel a little strange after I haven't been here for many years."

"I don't know who will end up with this long-promoted alchemy inheritance"

"Second-rank low-grade sour wood bow, you must not miss it this time"

About an hour before the start time, the monks who were going to participate in the auction came one after another. From their discussions, they could have a general understanding of their different purposes.

The monks here are basically divided into three levels. The first level is naturally some representatives from various spirit islands, and its goal is naturally alchemy inheritance; Spiritual weapons, some spiritual materials, and spiritual pills are the targets; the third level is followed by the vision-expanding Qi Refining Stage monks who come here, and there are about forty people scattered here and there.

One hour was just a fleeting moment for the monks present, and soon the agreed time was reached, and Zhao Shoushou appeared on the auction stage on time.