Su Ziyan thought about it and decided to attend the auction.
He also wanted to see what the auction was like, so that if there were more auctions in the future, he would not be completely ignorant of everything.
He looked at the information in the sound transmission note and knew that there was about half a month left before the auction.
He turned around and went back into the cave. He had nothing to prepare. After all, he was not short of spirit stones.
He does not need to do what other cultivators do, and have to find ways to raise spirit stones during this period of time.
This way, when you see a treasure you like at an auction, you can bid for it, and you won't see an item you like but don't have the spirit stones to buy it.
At times like this in the past, many cultivators would think about how to obtain spirit stones. Some would rob the cultivators like mortals, some would exchange them for things they had no use for, or some would borrow from others.
Anyway, they will do whatever they can to raise spirit stones, just to be able to bid for treasures at the auction.
At times like this, precious items that have never been seen before will usually appear in the market, which allows many cultivators to take this opportunity to find what they need.
But Su Ziyan did not plan to go to the market to look for precious items, as he already had quite a few things in his storage bag.
But at this time, he planned to go down the mountain to find the old man in the thatched hut and ask how much time was left before the lease of his cave expired so that he could renew the lease.
Otherwise, it will be very difficult for me to find a place like this to practice next time.
So he used his skills to move down.
He found that his cultivation had advanced to a higher level, and he could perform the light body technique much faster than before, without using much mana.
As he moved along, he saw many monks rushing around among the rocks and forests. They seemed to be very wary of people passing by.
Su Ziyan knew without thinking that these people were preparing for the auction in half a month.
When he got down to the foot of the mountain and walked towards the thatched hut, he found that there was no one inside except the old man.
There was no one inside, it was empty and a bit deserted.
He hadn't walked in yet, but the old man had already noticed it. He opened his eyes and looked at Su Ziyan who had walked in with a little confusion.
"I wonder what you are doing here, my friend." Then he found that Su Ziyan's cultivation had reached the fifth level of Qi training, so he laughed and said, "My friend has actually advanced to the fifth level of Qi training in such a short time. It's really a cause for celebration."
Su Ziyan just smiled when he heard the old man say this, "I just advanced to the fifth level of Qi training by chance, so it's nothing to say to you, senior."
"Senior, I don't know how long my cave has been here. I'm here to renew the lease."
The old man was a little surprised. "Young friend, don't you know that there will be an auction held soon? Other Taoist friends are preparing to raise spirit stones, and some have even left their caves for this purpose. Why are you doing the opposite and wanting to give away spirit stones? Don't you want to participate?"
"Senior, it's not that I don't respect you, but I can't tell you about this matter," Su Ziyan replied calmly.
The old man also felt that he had spoken out of turn. After all, this was someone else's secret, and it was not appropriate for him to inquire about other people's secrets in this way. Even if he wanted to rely on his high level of cultivation to force the question, he had to do so in a place where no one was around.
But it is not possible here, unless you don't want to live here anymore and be hunted down. After all, those law enforcers are not vegetarians.
After thinking it over, he began to help Su Ziyan check, and then told Su Ziyan about his remaining term.
Su Ziyan didn't care, so he took out the spirit stones and renewed the lease for another half a year. After that, Su Ziyan left and returned to the cave.
Time flies, and half a month has passed quickly.
In the past half month, Su Ziyan did not go out, but just practiced in the cave and read his cultivation experience.
The changes outside seemed to have little to do with him, so he had spent the past half month in the cave.
Finally, the day of the auction arrived, and Su Ziyan brought his consciousness out of the jade slip.
He muttered to himself, "I didn't expect time to pass so quickly." Then he looked outside and said, "Forget it, I should go out for a walk and see what the auction is like. Is it the same as described in the jade slip?"
He stood up and walked out of the cave, standing on the platform outside the cave, looking into the distance. At a glance, he saw a sea of clouds, and in the sea of clouds there were many cultivators flying around on their swords.
A hint of envy flashed across his eyes as he saw that they were all flying out of the mountain and heading towards the market town.
Su Ziyan watched for a while, then used his light body technique to rush down the mountain.
Many cultivators along the way looked at Su Ziyan, then turned around with disdain and flew away on their swords.
Su Ziyan didn't care about other people's eyes, he just focused on moving down to the foot of the mountain, and then rushed to the market.
When Su Ziyan arrived at the market town, he stopped a monk and asked him where the auction site was.
The monk pointed a direction to Su Ziyan. After he knew the address, he rushed there.
Not long after, Su Ziyan arrived at the entrance of the venue.
At this time, the place was already crowded with people. Some people walked in, but most of them were stopped outside by the law enforcement officers guarding the place because they did not have spirit stones. There were also many law enforcement officers maintaining order there.
Su Ziyan also went there to queue up, but when it was his turn, he was stopped by a law enforcement officer.
He bowed to Su Ziyan and asked politely, "Fellow Daoist, to enter the auction site, you must pay 20 spirit stones as a deposit, otherwise please go back."
Su Ziyan didn't say much, he took out twenty spirit stones and handed them to the guard, who took the spirit stones.
He took out a token, a mask and a cloak from his storage bag and handed them to Su Ziyan.
This mask and cloak can block spiritual consciousness. After putting on the cloak and mask, other cultivators will not be able to tell who you are or your cultivation level.
Su Ziyan tried to release his spiritual sense to investigate, and found that he indeed could not penetrate it.
The law enforcement officer immediately made way for Su Ziyan to enter.
After Su Ziyan entered, he put on the cloak and the mask.
After Su Ziyan walked in, he found that there were four long corridors inside, and several luminous pearls were inlaid on the top of the corridors.
He walked towards one of the corridors. As he passed through that corridor, he found that there were many runes carved on the surrounding walls, emitting a faint white light.
He knew that these walls had been protected by restrictions, so he didn't find it strange.
It didn't take him long before he reached the end, where two monks were guarding a huge black wooden door.
The cultivation base of these two cultivators was not low either, both of them had reached the tenth level of Qi training. They opened the restrictions and let the cultivators in one by one. Su Ziyan did not say much and went to the two law enforcers.
One of them stretched out his hand to Su Ziyan and asked him coldly with cold words, "Token?"
Su Ziyan took out the token given by the law enforcement officer outside and handed it to the law enforcement officer here.
The law enforcement officer took it, took a look at it, and then threw it back to Su Ziyan.
He turned around and cast a spell at the door. Suddenly, there was a flash of white light and the restriction disappeared. Su Ziyan did not stay for too long and walked in.
As soon as he walked in, a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi training came over and asked Su Ziyan, "Do you have any treasures you want to auction?"
Su Ziyan was curious, "I wonder how this auction treasure is?"
The monk looked at Su Ziyan strangely and said, "Don't you know, fellow Daoist?"
"This is my first time attending an auction, so I don't quite understand the ins and outs here. I wonder if you can tell me about it," Su Ziyan said lightly.
Since it was his first time attending an auction, he didn't find anything strange, so he just said it frankly and took the opportunity to understand the rules of the auction.
The monk did not ask any more questions. "Oh, auctioning treasures means that if you have precious treasures that you don't want anymore and want to sell, but you are afraid that others will know, you can hope to sell them at a good price at this auction. Moreover, this auction house can keep the identity of the owner of the treasure confidential."
Su Ziyan thought about it and nodded, "Then what are the requirements for bidding on treasures?"
"There aren't many requirements for auctioning treasures. You just have to follow the requirements of the senior who's in charge, such as each bid must not be less than a certain amount of spirit stones, and you have to start from a low price and increase upwards."
"Of course, you can also raise the price to a high level at once, but you must have enough spirit stones to bid. You cannot raise the price randomly, otherwise the seniors here will not let you go. And during the auction, you cannot go to the middle platform, otherwise you will be regarded as an invader and killed, and…" The cultivator gave a long speech.
An hour later, Su Ziyan heard the cultivator say, "Fellow Daoist, the auction is about to begin. I will continue to introduce the rules here to others. Please take a seat downstairs and wait."
Su Ziyan nodded and walked to one of the seats and sat down. Then he looked around and found that the auction was held in a huge square.
There was a huge ban covering the sky to prevent any monks from entering the venue from above, and also to prevent any monks from causing chaos and escaping. There were some attics on the walls of the square, and no one knew who sat on them.
He looked around again and found that almost all of them were Qi training stage cultivators, but there were no Condensation Vortex stage cultivators. Moreover, most of those who could enter this place were above the seventh level of Qi training, and there were not many who were at the fifth level of Qi training like him.
Su Ziyan withdrew his gaze and looked at the circular platform in the middle. Because it had not started yet, there was no one on it.
He closed his eyes, rested, and waited for the auction to begin.
At this time, more monks continued to come in from the gate. No one knew how long it had been, but finally, with a cough, all the monks were attracted over and looked towards the platform.
Su Ziyan opened his eyes and looked towards the stage, and found an old man with white hair and beard, but his cultivation had already reached the Condensation Vortex Stage. He was standing in the middle of the platform.
The old man in the Condensation Vortex Stage on the stage began to speak slowly, "Thank you all for coming to participate in the auction held every five years. I am Ye Xingzi. Some of you may know me. I am the host of this auction."
"There will be three grand finale items at the end of this auction, and before that there will be 120 treasures to be auctioned. Each auction must not be less than 10 spirit stones, and no one is allowed to raise the price randomly. Once discovered, the person will be abolished and thrown out."
"Also, if any fellow Taoist is causing trouble here, I'm sorry, the cultivator in the Condensation Vortex Stage who is here will strike without mercy, so I hope that all fellow Taoists will abide by the rules of the auction." After saying this, he glanced around coldly.
Then he continued to say loudly to the people below, "Okay, now let's start the first auction item of this auction."