Longevity and Immortal Cultivation: Starting from Controlling Your Own Essence.

Chapter 164 Yu Wentai's Compensation
"Okay, it's work."

Zhang Yao showed a smile, nodded, and took the talisman.

After taking pictures of the Thousand Changes of Glass Qi, his wealth has shrunk by almost half, and he doesn't plan to take pictures of the rest, so he is happy to watch the excitement.

Two quarters of an hour later, the bidding session of the big auction came to the final stage.

Duan Bingxu lifted the red cloth, and on the tray was a delicate small porcelain bottle. He lifted the porcelain bottle carefully and said loudly:

"Next, the last treasure that will be auctioned is the top-grade second-order life-prolonging elixir, the 'Ruyi True Pill' that can prolong one's lifespan by one year!!"

As soon as his words fell, the entire venue erupted completely and fell into madness.

Foundation Establishment cultivators only generally have a lifespan of around 200 years, and the limit is four Jiazi. Being able to prolong their life by one Jiazi is enough to make people extremely jealous.

The 60-year Shouyuan, not to mention the Foundation Establishment cultivator, even the Patriarch of Jindan would be tempted.

If it weren't for the Ruyi True Pill, which is only at the second level and is ineffective against Jindan cultivators, I'm afraid it would be impossible to be exiled in the big auction, and it would have been internally selected by several Jindan ancestors.

"Ruyi True Pill, the base price is [-] spirit stones, and each price increase must not be less than [-] spirit stones. The auction starts now!"

Duan Bingxu's voice just fell:

The real people who built the foundation in each second-floor box bid one after another, and the competition was far more intense than the Thousand Changes Glaze Qi.

However, in just over a dozen breaths, the price of the 'Ruyi True Pill' has reached the sky-high price of 30 spirit stones, and there is no sign of slowing down.

Some powerful foundation-builders who hadn't been seen for a long time suddenly appeared from various boxes to participate in the competition.

Apparently, these old fellows had been informed early on that they had come here specifically for this Ruyi True Pill.

"Boy! That's crazy!"

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yao couldn't help sighing from the bottom of his heart.

He can now be sure that this Ruyi Zhendan was indeed produced by Tianbaolou, and most of it was refined by Yu Wentai himself.

If other companies had this kind of means, I'm afraid they would hide it and digest it internally, so it is unlikely to be lost to the big auction for public bidding.

"With this level of alchemy and weapon refining, the ability to make money is really scary."

"It's no wonder that under his leadership, Tianbaolou's power has grown rapidly over the past century, and even several Jindan Patriarchs want to sell his face..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yao's thoughts fluttered, and he gradually stopped paying attention to the fierce auction competition.

After half an hour:

With regard to the competition of Ruyi Zhendan, it has reached the last moment, and the atmosphere on the second floor of the venue has become tense, and there is a feeling of a close call.

Lifespan is a matter of life and death. If this is not in the Tianbao Building, I am afraid that these foundation builders have long been unable to restrain themselves and are ready to snatch it.

"Okay, old ghost Zhuge, you are really ruthless!"

A sinister voice sounded, causing most of the Foundation Establishment cultivators to feel a tingle in their souls, and their faces changed in horror.

"I want to see how long you can be arrogant!"

"Ha ha……"

A chuckle sounded, and the strange soul fluctuations spread, making many foundation-building monks feel a burst of relief, and the previous sting of the soul was also resolved:
"I won't bother you, Old Ghost Zeng."

"After I get the Ruyi Zhendan, I will take the refining directly in the Tianbao Building, and I will not give anyone a chance to take advantage of it."

Obviously, he didn't know that he was speaking to 'Old Ghost Zeng'.

Many foundation builders who were secretly thinking about it could only sigh helplessly when they heard the words, and dismissed their thoughts one after another.

"Old ghost Zeng? Could it be that he was the patriarch of the previous Dumen Zeng clan?"

"There is also this Zhuge, who should be the famous 'Zhuge Tianxing' a hundred years ago. I didn't expect him to be alive..."

Peng Yuexian's complexion changed slightly, and his tone revealed extreme fear.

Hearing this, Zhang Yao silently wrote down these two names in his heart, but he didn't have too many thoughts.

"clang!"

Duan Bingxu rang the bell and said loudly with a smile on his face:

"Congratulations to the distinguished guests of Box A46, who successfully bid for the final treasure—Ruyi True Pill—at a price of [-] spirit stones!"

Amidst the exclamation, sighs, and envious cries of tens of thousands of monks, the porcelain bottle carrying the wishful elixir was sent under the grid.

Duan Bingxu once again sounded his reputation, bowed his hands and saluted all around the venue, and said in his mouth:

"Thank you all for your support. This big auction was a complete success. All the lots were top-notch, and the total turnover reached a new high."

"This is the end of this big auction, everyone, see you in ten years!"

The voice fell:

He bowed deeply to the surroundings, and the red curtains on both sides were drawn up, announcing the official end of the big auction.

The huge meeting place became buzzing and noisy again, and many monks stood up and prepared to leave.

"Let's go too."

Zhang Yao also stood up, greeted him, and prepared to leave with Lao Peng and the others.

But just after leaving the box, before taking a few steps in the corridor, a foundation builder of Tianbao Building stopped several people.

"Dare to ask, but the Qingxu leader of the GCC?"

"it's me."

Zhang Yao raised his eyebrows, feeling a little wary in his heart, and said:

"May I ask what your Excellency is looking for me?"

"There is one thing that needs to be discussed face to face with the Master Qingxu."

The Foundation Establishment Master said, stretched out his hand and signaled:

"this way please."

Zhang Yao nodded calmly, motioning for Lao Peng and the others to follow.

Soon, the two came to a hall on the upper floor, and the host and guest were seated separately, and the maidservant at the side immediately offered spirit tea.

The Foundation Establishment Master looked at the crowd and smiled slightly:
"You distinguished guests have bought a lot of things in the big auction just now."

"Since I invited all of you here, I don't want to bother you to make another trip. Why don't you hand over the tokens to the deacons in the building, and let them fetch them for you distinguished guests."

"Alright."

Zhang Yao and the others looked at each other, nodded in agreement, and handed over their tokens.

Anyway, they are all in the Tianbao Building, and they are not afraid of the other party's tricks. After all, the reputation accumulated over hundreds of years of operation is much more valuable than this petty profit.

"This fellow Daoist."

After the Qi Refining Deacon respectfully took the amulet away, Zhang Yao asked:
"I don't know what's the matter with you stopping us?"

"Is such that……"

The head of Foundation Establishment on the opposite side considered his tone before asking cautiously:
"May I ask if your association issued a wanted order about ten years ago to publicly pursue a female cultivator named 'Li Shuixian'?"

"what?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yao and others were taken aback.

None of them thought in advance that the head of Tianbaolou's foundation establishment would actually come for Li Shuixian.

"Master, what is this man's plan?"

Unable to restrain himself, Lao Peng secretly transmitted his spiritual thoughts.

"Could it be that Li Shuixian broke through to the foundation building period and joined Tianbaolou? They want us to revoke the arrest warrant?"

"Look at it first and then..."

Zhang Yao frowned slightly, not sure in his heart, and quietly responded with his spiritual thoughts.

On the bright side, he was slightly surprised, then his expression returned to normal, and he said calmly:
"That's right, then Li Shuixian was originally the warehouse manager of Suiyu Mountain, responsible for guarding the important properties of the club."

"But when foreign enemies came and attacked Sui Yushan, he abandoned the formation and guarded himself to steal. He took away a large amount of ore and defected. That's why we issued the arrest warrant."

Many years have passed, and the conclusion has long been settled, and he has no idea of ​​overturning the case for Li Shuixian.

After all, that woman didn't believe him at the beginning and chose to defect, so he wouldn't care about her any more, and she would bear all the consequences.

"Sure enough."

Hearing the words, the building master on the opposite side showed a hint of understanding, and said:

"To be honest, I just received this task."

"That female cultivator, Li Shuixian, was accepted as the first personal disciple by our Master Yuwen just yesterday!"

"The mission this time was dispatched by the owner of Yuwen himself. I want to ask the leader of Qingxu to withdraw the arrest warrant for her and let the past go. For this, the owner and the old man can make some compensation."

"what?!"

Zhang Yao, Peng Yuexian and others were shocked when they heard his words.

The owner of Tianbao, Yu Wentai, accepted Li Shuixian as his personal disciple?
The first thought in Zhang Yao's mind was not to believe it, but after realizing it, he felt that it was extremely absurd.

What qualifications does Li Shuixian have?Not even the earth spirit root, the ordinary three-attribute miscellaneous spirit root, it is more than 40 years old to complete Qi refining, and there is not much hope of impacting foundation establishment in the future.

If this kind of aptitude and background were placed in small southwestern countries such as Weiguo and Liguo, there would be a high probability that he would be an ordinary late-stage qi refiner for the rest of his life.

And what is Yu Wentai's status?No. 1 under the majestic golden core, absolutely invincible in the foundation building, a big man who will shake the entire 24 continents of Dali.

What exactly did he like about Li Shuixian that he would actually take her into his family?
"..."

Zhang Yao, Lao Peng, Fairy Lichen and the others looked at each other for a few moments, and there was a strange silence for a while.

"Cough cough!"

The head of Foundation Establishment on the opposite side waited for a few breaths, and finally he could only cough twice in embarrassment, breaking the silence:

"Master Qingxu, what do you think?"

"……I have no opinion."

Zhang Yao remained expressionless, and said:

"Since Li Shuixian is lucky enough to be selected by the master Yuwen as his personal disciple, we of course the GCC will not hold on to the braid."

"Fellow Daoist, don't worry, after I return to Cangjiang Shui Mansion, I will order people to revoke all arrest orders against her, and forget the past."

"it is good."

The Foundation Establishment Master on the opposite side heaved a sigh of relief and said with a smile:

"I knew that the leader of the Qingxu Society must be a smart person."

As he spoke, he took out a small white porcelain bottle from his sleeve, and handed it over with a smile.

"This is the compensation given to you by Yu Wenzhu, his old man - a wishful true pill!"

The moment the voice fell:

Zhang Yao could clearly feel that the breathing of Lao Peng and others became heavy, and their burning eyes were fixed on the small white porcelain bottle.

"I'm afraid this is too expensive..."

There was a hint of refusal in Zhang Yao's tone, and he hesitated in his actions.

This Ruyi True Pill is indeed priceless, but it is also a hot potato. Those old guys who have successfully established their foundations are jealous and want to fight for it if they break their heads.

Once the news leaks out, I'm afraid he may not be able to return to Fangzhou safely, and it is almost certain that he will be attacked and intercepted.

What's more, this thing is still refined by Yu Wentai, who knows what kind of secret hand?Just for one Li Shuixian, Yu Wentai is willing to take out such a big bargaining chip?
"The Master of Qingxu."

The head of Foundation Establishment on the opposite side seemed to understand Zhang Yao's scruples, and said helplessly:

"This Ruyi True Pill was pointed out by the master Yuwen himself, saying that it is a compensation for you."

"If you are really worried, you can stay in Tianbao Building for a few more days, let's swallow it first and then talk about it."

"...Okay, I'll take that."

Zhang Yao took a deep look at him, opened his mouth suddenly, and took the white porcelain bottle with his hand.

Immediately afterwards, he put away the porcelain bottle, turned his head to look at Lao Peng, and said in a deep voice:

"The Haihe real person should still be exchanging the auction items, and has not left the headquarters of Tianbao Building."

"Old Peng, you go and stop him right away, and say that I have something important to see him, please trouble him to go to the room and wait for me."

"...Here, good! I'll go right away!"

Lao Peng was shocked and came over immediately.

After he hurriedly got up and left the hall, he couldn't help but sigh Zhang Yao's determination and courage in his heart.

If it were him, even if he knew that it might bring him greater benefits, it would be difficult for him to decisively hand over such life-extending treasures to others, but Zhang Yao just did it, and it was so straightforward.

"Oh? The Master Qingxu is really good at making decisions."

The director of foundation building opposite also understood Zhang Yao's thoughts and sighed with emotion.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while again, and after confirming some details about the removal of the arrest warrant, Zhang Yao and the others left.

"Go back first, I may have to stay for another two days."

Zhang Yao dismissed Fairy Lichen and the others, and after a few words of explanation, he hurried to the 320th floor, ready to meet Daoist Haihe.

At the same time, on the top floor of Tianbao Building, in Yu Wentai's private residence.

"This... you gave him a wishful true pill?"

Li Shuixian was shocked when he heard this.

"Correct."

The corners of Yu Wentai's mouth were slightly raised, revealing a vague smile:

"Actually, I was going to just give him a top-level spiritual weapon."

"But I did a little bit of research and found out that this person was once your old friend, so naturally he should be given a little preferential treatment."

"..."

Li Shuixian blushed, and whispered:

"Master, why bother to tease me?"

"Many years ago, he was a majestic Foundation Establishment Daoist, and I was just a first-class concubine who was forced to recommend himself as a pillow, but I can't be called an old friend..."

As she spoke, she paused for a moment, with a hint of resentment in her tone:
"Besides, since the shocking change in Kangzhou, he has taken over the power of the GCC, and he has long left me behind."

"If he really had the heart, he should have withdrawn the arrest warrant a long time ago..."

Hearing this, Yu Wentai smiled indifferently, and said:

"You also said that he is the real person who established the foundation. Your identities were not equal at the beginning, so it is naturally difficult to have much true feelings."

"This Daoist Qingxu is not bad, and he is also a young and promising person. Since you gave him your Yuan Yin, you might be able to continue your relationship in the future."

He said, paused, and then continued:

"By the way, I remember telling you that your ancestor's surname was not Li, it should have been changed."

"Now that you have become my disciple, you should draw a clear line from the past. If you wish, you can change back to your ancestor's original surname."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Li Shuixian couldn't help asking curiously:

"Then dare to ask Master, what was my ancestor's original surname? I have never heard it from my parents."

Yu Wentai heard the words, his smile was still gentle, but his eyes were a little deeper, and he said slowly:

"Your ancestors were named Liu."

(End of this chapter)