Mortal Alchemy

"Two thousand eight…"

"Two thousand nine!"

"Three thousand!"

"Three thousand one!"

The price of Snow Effervescence quickly surpassed three thousand, even approaching four thousand.

It was Chen Ping's first time witnessing an auction for something related to Foundation Establishment, and his expression tightened, showing some nervousness.

Zhou Ying and Madam Guo's eyes were already showing signs of pressure.

For a widow and her daughter, taking out four thousand spiritual stones for a single item was no easy feat.

After all, the loan and disposable profits were two different things. If they disregarded the entire family for the sake of their own Foundation Establishment spiritual objects, spending all their spiritual stones,

success would be fine, but failure would make them sinners of the entire family.

It was extremely difficult for ancestors to establish a family through hard work.

However, she was determined to obtain the Snow Effervescence.

"Four thousand one!" Facing this exorbitant price, Zhou Ying bit her lip slightly, her beautiful head drooping, seemingly caught in a dilemma.

This price was too high, seemingly exceeding her affordability.

Madam Guo, sitting beside her, gently grasped her soft hand and said, "Four thousand two!"

Zhou Ying's delicate body trembled slightly as she looked at Madam Guo, "Mother…"

"Four thousand two, first time, second time, third time!"

"Congratulations to the Daoist friend in Room Three Six Six for winning this Snow Effervescence!"

Madam Guo comforted, "Ying'er, sometimes you have to take a step forward to get what you want!"

"Foundation Establishment is a major event for you. If anything happens, Mother will back you up!"

"Mother…" Tears streamed down Zhou Ying's eyes as Madam Guo gently embraced her and comforted her.

Seeing this scene, Chen Ping felt somewhat envious of Zhou Ying.

This was the benefit of having a family, a Xian family.

Even Mu Luofei had received many benefits from the Mu family since she was young.

"Next, we will begin the auction of the thirty-eighth item."

Yao Zixuan's spatial ring flashed, and she took out a jade box, opening it.

Inside was a sparkling, green-glowing demon core.

"This item is a second-order demon core of the wood attribute. I don't need to say more about its effects."

Second-order demon cores are Foundation Establishment items, providing powerful spiritual power while tempering the physical body, breaking the limit of Qi Refining cultivators to the extreme, and advancing to the second-order category.

"Bidding will now begin, starting price, two thousand five hundred spiritual stones, with a minimum increment of one hundred spiritual stones per bid."

As soon as the second-order demon core appeared, many people in the venue became excited.

Inside the private room, Zhou Ying gently wiped away her tears and looked at Chen Ping, "Finally, the item that Daoist friend Chen needs has arrived."

Chen Ping nodded slowly.

Zhou Ying and Madam Guo couldn't help but take another look at Chen Ping, curious about how much wealth Chen Ping still had.

The two women also observed the price of this second-order demon core.

The bidding for this second-order demon core was fierce.

The price quickly broke through the four thousand mark.

It was only at this time that Chen Ping began to bid: "Four thousand two!"

"Four thousand three!"

"Four thousand four!"

"Four thousand five!"

Chen Ping frowned slightly: "Four thousand six!"

Zhou Ying couldn't help but advise, "Daoist friend Chen, the market price for a second-order demon core is between three thousand and four thousand five. If it exceeds this price, you should consider it."

"There may be more than one second-order demon core at this auction."

Chen Ping shook his head slowly, "I can't gamble on whether there will be another second-order demon core later."

This second-order demon core was of the wood attribute, with mild medicinal properties, making it the best demon core for refining Foundation Establishment pills, and Chen Ping's cultivation technique was also more compatible with the wood attribute.

Of course, the reasons for this could not be revealed to outsiders.

After Chen Ping called out four thousand six, many people could no longer keep up with the price.

But two people were still competing with Chen Ping.

Some people narrowed their eyes, with sharp glints flashing, and began to size up Room Three Six Six, which had already spent tens of thousands of spiritual stones.

Chen Ping's spiritual sense was relatively strong, and he could even vaguely sense the divine senses of Foundation Establishment cultivators probing them.

This made Chen Ping feel somewhat dangerous.

But the second-order demon core was the last link in refining Foundation Establishment pills, and it could not be lost!

"Four thousand seven!"

"Four thousand eight!"

Chen Ping gritted his teeth: "Five thousand!"

A second-order demon core actually fetched a high price of five thousand.

At this price, the two people who were bidding against Chen Ping immediately fell silent.

Yao Zixuan: "Five thousand, first time! Second time! Third time!"

"Congratulations to the Daoist friend in Room Three Six Six for winning this second-order wood attribute demon core!"

"Phew!" Chen Ping's heart pounded wildly as he let out a long breath.

His expression looked calm, but his heart was actually extremely nervous.

If he lost this second-order demon core, he wouldn't know where to get another one.

Zhou Ying and Madam Guo were slightly shaken, Chen Ping's wealth exceeded their expectations.

He had spent nearly twelve thousand spiritual stones just to bid on two items.

The two women were wearing veils, so they could only communicate with their eyes.

Madam Guo's gaze towards Chen Ping also changed slightly, becoming softer, without the previous disgust.

A Qi Refining cultivator who could take out so many spiritual stones should not be underestimated.

Even if Chen Ping coveted the beauty of her and her daughter, Madam Guo had to change her view of Chen Ping.

Not to mention that Chen Ping also had a Body Tempering Pill transaction with them.

Madam Guo thought again that Chen Ping had purchased Ice Mountain Snow Lotus and Epiphyllum fruit, her phoenix eyes looked deeply at Chen Ping:

"…Could it be that he can also refine Appearance Pills?"

With many conditions coming up, Madam Guo began to value Chen Ping somewhat, and even began to think about whether to win Chen Ping over with her beauty.

Chen Ping didn't know the fluctuations in the minds of Zhou Ying and her daughter.

He was just thinking about how to deal with the next thing.

It's a crime to possess a treasure. It's not difficult to leave this auction.

But to leave Donghuang Immortal City and return to the Mu family…

A sharp killing intent flashed in Chen Ping's eyes.

The auction was still going on.

Another hundred items were auctioned, and no second-order demon core appeared again.

Zhou Ying gently pressed her chest and said:

"Fortunately, Daoist friend Chen, you acted decisively and won that demon core, otherwise I would have become a sinner."

Chen Ping laughed:

"It doesn't matter, Daoist friend Zhou, your starting point was also to help me save money, which shows that our friendship is not shallow."

Madam Guo slowly stood up and took Zhou Ying's arm:

"The auction is over, it's time to pay and take out our auction items."

This time, she included Chen Ping, using the word 'we'.

Chen Ping nodded, walked out of the private room, passed through the quaint corridor, and came to the backstage.

Everyone lined up in order, which made Chen Ping frown slightly.

After waiting for about an hour, it was Chen Ping's turn.

Walking into the room where Yao Zixuan was, Madam Guo took out the Three Six Six token.

Yao Zixuan looked at the three people's body movements and said very skillfully: "Are you paying separately, or together?"

Zhou Ying said: "Pay separately."

Saying that, she took out four thousand two hundred spiritual stones from the storage bag.

Yao Zixuan took out a copy of Snow Effervescence and gave it to Zhou Ying:

"The goods are cleared, thank you for your support!"

Immediately afterwards, she looked at Chen Ping.

Chen Ping took out eight thousand spiritual stones, which was almost all his spiritual stones.

While taking out dozens of bottles of Body Tempering Pills.

This scene surprised Zhou Ying.