Not climbing the Qingyun Ladder

Chapter 17

Like everyone else, Hua Xiangrong put her hands on the table and closed her eyes as he said.

The surroundings were unusually quiet, and only the flow of air could be felt.

"Okay, you can open your eyes now." Wan Muchun's soft voice still came from all directions.I have to say that his voice makes people feel like a breath of fresh air, making it easy for people to let down their guard.

This was different from what Hua Xiangrong's friend described, but she didn't delve into it. After all, people change.Besides, Wanbao Pavilion has broken its hundreds of years of rules and held an auction conference. It is not surprising that the master of Wanbao Pavilion has changed his personality.

After opening his eyes, Hua Xiangrong found that he was already in a strange space.As Wan Muchun said, there was a table and a mirror in front of her, and she was sitting behind the table.

It's true that I can't see other people clearly, I can only hear the breathing of the people around me.

"Everyone has come from afar to support our Wanbao Pavilion's auction. Of course we will not disappoint you. Now, Wanbao Pavilion's auction has officially begun." Wan Muchun said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Hua Xiangrong saw a rectangular platform appearing out of thin air in the middle of the space.Twelve trays were placed on the table, and the trays were covered with red cloth.

"This is our first batch of auction items, which will be announced to everyone one by one." Wan Muchun added.

Then the red cloth on the first plate from left to right was lifted.

nobody?Is this... wind control?Hua Xiangrong thought to herself, looking at the wooden tray.

There is a ring placed in the center of the tray.The ring is very delicate and has a green stone inlaid on it. It looks like a nice accessory.

"This is the centering ring." Wan Muchun said.

The so-called centering ring, as the name suggests, allows monks to stay focused during practice to avoid going crazy.The skills practiced by some monks are like dancing on the tip of a knife. Every step forward will test the firmness of the mind. If you are not careful, you will become a demon.

Demonic cultivators are available to everyone and punished. Even sects such as the Wanpuppet Sect that are not in harmony with the mainstream righteousness keep a respectful distance from demonic cultivators.

Of course, it does not rule out that some monks are willing to become demons.Because demonic cultivators sacrifice their own morality and part of their reason, they often become extreme and crazy, and are more powerful than ordinary cultivators.

Of course, most monks do not want to become demonic cultivators, because demonic cultivators never die well. They may die unexpectedly, or they may be broken into ashes, without exception.

Therefore, the centering ring is very attractive to monks who practice more bizarre techniques.

"I don't need to explain the value of the heart-centering ring. Now, everyone, start bidding. Our Wanbao Pavilion does not set a starting price. Everything depends on fate." Wan Muchun said.

This aspect of them is also very interesting, and it fits the weird rules and style of Wanbao Pavilion very well.There is no starting price, which means that everyone can participate in the bidding. As for who gets it in the end, it really depends on fate, as Wan Muchun said.

Whoever's offer he likes will get the heart-centering ring.

Hua Xiangrong turned over her mirror.She came here with only one goal.Most of the people present turned their mirrors back. After all, this centering ring was useless to most monks.

In the end, there were still a few people's mirrors left, and black writing slowly emerged on them.

1000 taels of silver.

Gold 50 taels.

Five replenishing pills.

And the last one was a really unexpected offer, a scorched branch of a thousand-year-old tree.

The first two are real gold and silver, and the third one is the so-called soul-replenishing pill that can enhance the monk's soul and is of great benefit to his practice.The burnt branch placed here is really a bit too abrupt.

"I would like to ask the fourth Taoist friend, what kind of tree did your burnt branch break off from?" Wan Muchun asked calmly as before.

"Dajie Mountain." The man said.

His voice sounded rigid and emotionless.

"Okay, in that case, then this peace of mind ring belongs to you. After the first batch of auctions is over, we will deliver it to you. Now, please put the burnt branch on the table." Wan Muchun said.

Is this okay?Hua Xiangrong was a little surprised.So did the other three.

"Pavilion Master Wan, I'm afraid this is unfair." Someone questioned.

"I set the rules, and of course I have the final say whether they are fair or unfair. I think this dead branch can be exchanged for a heart-centering ring, so it is naturally fair." Wan Muchun said calmly.

"What if I gave you my branch and you regretted it?" asked the fourth person who made the offer.He seemed to really regard his burnt branch as a treasure.

"Don't worry about this. I guarantee it with Wanbao Pavilion's hundreds of years of reputation, not to mention there are so many monks present." Wan Muchun said.

The man hesitated for a moment, and finally placed the burnt branch on the table.

Hua Xiangrong could see clearly. After she saw it clearly, she immediately retracted her original thoughts.Wan Muchun's vision was really vicious. It seemed that he had deduced the origin of the branch just from the man's words.

This is the branch of the thousand-year-old fir tree on Dajie Mountain, which is known as the "Treasure of Heaven and Earth".This tree grows in the deepest part of Dajie Mountain. The surrounding environment is very dangerous, and it is impossible for ordinary monks to get close to it.

The reason why this fir tree is known as the "Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Treasure" is because its leaves have miraculous effects in detoxifying hundreds of poisons.There are also its branches, which are usually useless, but the ones that are burnt are rare treasures.

This coincides with the meaning of "dead wood springs back to life". It is said that under certain spells, new shoots will appear on burnt wood. Grinding the new shoots into powder or taking them directly can immediately change a monk's physique.

This change is a qualitative change, and it is said that it can greatly enhance the cultivator's immortality and speed up his cultivation.

The truth behind this is somewhat complicated. Currently, it is generally accepted in the world of cultivation that becoming an immortal is also a kind of Tao, which can be called the Immortal Tao. "Spring comes out of dead trees" itself implies the natural way in the Immortal Tao, so it can improve the monk's immortality. edge.

Wanbao Pavilion has been in business for many years, so it naturally has that kind of magic.This charred fir tree branch is enough to make most monks tempted.

In fact, what Hua Xiangrong was more curious about was, why on earth did this fourth person take out this branch as an exchange for the peace of mind ring?In comparison, tree branches are much more precious than a centering ring.

Thinking about it, he didn't know that kind of magic and couldn't make the dead branches bloom again, but he really needed this centering ring.Hua Xiangrong was somewhat curious about his identity.

The branch disappeared as soon as it appeared on the table, which was enough to show how urgently Wan Muchun wanted it.In the small world of Ukiyojian, various items move according to the owner's wishes. Wan Muchun moves so quickly, as if he is afraid that the person will regret it.

The deal has been reached, and no matter how dissatisfied the other three are, they can't say anything else.Just like Wan Muchun said, he is the rule here.

There was nothing worth seeing in the subsequent transactions. Hua Xiangrong was just lamenting that Wanbao Pavilion had really accumulated a lot, and that some monks were really wealthy.Not only is there gold and silver, there are also many elixirs and techniques that can be exchanged.

In comparison, the banknotes she got from Xu Xuanying were not enough.I don’t know if I can successfully photograph that technique.Of course, the premise was that Wanbao Pavilion had to put that skill as an auction item, otherwise she would have to talk to Wan Muchun directly.

It wasn't until the tenth item that Hua Xiangrong's attention was attracted again.

The tenth treasure is a sword named "Wooden Sword".

The sword is as its name suggests. It is a wooden sword with no decoration on it and looks very ordinary.

It is said that although it is a wooden sword, it can cut gold and break iron.

Of course Hua Xiangrong knew about this wooden sword. Not only did he know about it, he also fought with its owner.

Perhaps more accurately, the previous owner.The sword appears here, indicating that its owner is dead.

That man is a sword fanatic.He himself was not very talented and was judged to have almost no immortality, and he could not pull out the sword from the Sword Tomb.But he was obsessed with swords and became a swordsman with this unknown wooden sword.

He challenged Feng Yuqing, but everyone said that he was overestimating his abilities, and even thought that Feng Yuqing would ignore him at all.But Feng Yuqing still accepted his challenge.

Now that I think about it, there was no other reason than that there was a fire in that man's eyes that seemed unquenchable.

Their competition is not based on their level of cultivation, but only on the exquisiteness of their swordsmanship and their understanding of the way of the sword.He is one of the people who has the deepest understanding of swordsmanship that Feng Yuqing has ever seen.

"I lost." She still remembered the sadness in the man's eyes.

"But you are very strong." Feng Yuqing put away the Red Dust Sword of All Beings and said to him.

"If you lose, you lose." He looked at the wooden sword in his hand, and the flames in his eyes gradually burned again.

"I will defeat you." He said to Feng Yuqing.

After saying that, he took his sword and went down the mountain.

Feng Yuqing didn't understand at that time, but Hua Xiangrong understood now that he wanted to defeat him not because he was competitive, but because he wanted to prove that his way was right.

Later, Feng Yuqing never saw him again, nor heard anything about him again.Unexpectedly, I saw his "wooden sword" at the auction of Wanbao Pavilion today.

"This is the magic wooden sword left behind by the sword. He used this sword to fight against the sword demon Feng Yuqing. Feng Yuqing said personally that it was a peerless magic weapon." Wan Muchun introduced with a smile.

By the way, he didn't have a name. When someone asked him, he was silent for a long time, and then slowly uttered one word, "Sword."Since then, others have called him Jian.The wooden sword in his hand also has no name, so it is simply called "Wooden Sword".

The name of the sword and its owner are both extremely sloppy, but their story is not sloppy.

"In addition to fighting Feng Yuqing, he also fought against the Iron Sword Sect. He fought four swordsmen of the Iron Sword Sect alone, and finally killed the Black Iron Sword in revenge. The other three were also seriously injured." Wan Muchun added.

"Later, the sword died with his own body." Wan Muchun paused after adding, and then said this sentence, as if he was sighing.

To die on the sword?Hua Xiangrong was shocked.The meaning of a sword cultivator sacrificing his body for a sword is to put the sword into a sword-making furnace, seal it with his lifelong cultivation, and finally jump into the furnace to burn his body and soul together. This is called the integration of human and sword. .

That means that the "wooden sword" in front of him was reforged after he died on the sword.

(End of this chapter)