Chapter 3775: True Immortal Bean Soldier

Immortal puppets and Immortal-destroying cannons are both highly sought-after goods. Immortal-destroying cannons are more challenging to craft and thus more in demand, while immortal puppets are relatively easier to obtain.

With several True Immortal puppets, True Immortal cultivators would face less pressure when dealing with True Immortal-stage chaotic beasts.

"Alright."

Wang Changsheng agreed, as the decision to sell them rested with him.

Xu Ru took out a golden disc, cast a spell into it, and made a series of gestures.

Li Chengwen began chatting with Wang Changsheng about the beast tide in the Chaos Continent. Wang Changsheng asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist Li, I heard that your Nine Cauldrons Alliance controls several cities in the Chaos Continent, and that they have also come under attack from chaotic beasts!"

"The cities where our Nine Cauldrons Alliance is located have several mid-grade Immortal-destroying cannons, which repelled the attacks of Golden Immortal-stage chaotic beasts."

Li Chengwen's face was filled with pride.

"Mid-grade Immortal-destroying cannons? Your Nine Cauldrons Alliance truly wields immense power to possess several of them." Wang Ruyan said enviously.

"This has little to do with our Nine Cauldrons Alliance; they were crafted by the immortal artifact masters of the Ye family," Li Chengwen explained.

"The Ye family? There's no Ye family in the Sky Morning Sea Domain! Are they a power from another sea domain?" Wang Ruyan asked curiously.

"It's the Ye family from the Flowing Cloud Sea Domain. Their ancestor, Immortal Flowing Cloud, was an ascendant with vast divine abilities," Li Chengwen said.

"Flowing Cloud Sea Domain! Immortal Flowing Cloud! The Ye family!" Wang Changsheng nodded, realizing that Ye Xuanji must have ascended to the Flowing Cloud Sea Domain. The Flowing Cloud Sea Domain and the Sky Morning Sea Domain are separated by multiple sea domains, making it difficult for him to meet Ye Xuanji.

"Are the Ye family cultivators residing in the same city as members of your Nine Cauldrons Alliance?" Wang Ruyan continued to ask.

Li Chengwen nodded, "Of course. However, without the materials we provide, the Ye family cultivators might not be able to craft mid-grade Immortal-destroying cannons. The materials needed for such crafting are incredibly difficult to find, and if a set of materials, painstakingly gathered, results in a failed attempt, they are simply wasted."

After chatting for a good while, a young man in a green shirt walked in, handed a green storage bracelet to Li Chengwen, and then withdrew.

Li Chengwen handed the storage bracelet to Wang Changsheng, saying, "Fellow Daoist Wang, these are the items you requested. The total comes to thirty-two thousand one hundred and fifty immortal essence stones, but thirty-two thousand will be fine."

Wang Changsheng swept his divine sense over the contents and nodded. With these materials, he was confident he could craft two types of first-tier immortal puppets.

Wang Moxin flicked his wrist, and with a flash of golden light, a pile of immortal essence stones appeared on the table. Immortal essence stones are categorized into four grades: low, mid, high, and supreme. True Immortal cultivators primarily use low-grade immortal essence stones for their transactions. High-grade immortal essence stones are very precious, especially supreme-grade ones. Supreme-grade Immortal-destroying cannons require supreme-grade immortal essence stones for power, although energy can also be supplied by formations, depending on the cannon's specific type. Some Immortal-destroying cannons are fixed in place and powered by formations, their drawback being a lack of mobility. Others are powered by immortal essence stones, allowing them to be moved freely and conveniently carried.

Li Chengwen swept his divine sense over the stones and nodded.

After chatting for a while, Wang Changsheng and the other two took their leave.

Returning to their dwelling, Wang Changsheng entered a secret room to meditate and regulate his breath.

Two days passed quickly.

As night fell, Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan strolled along the bustling street, where people flowed like a tide. A short while later, they arrived at the entrance of a general store. Across the street stood a nine-story blue pavilion, with the characters "Immortal Fish Pavilion" written prominently on its plaque.

They entered the general store, where the shopkeeper was a ruddy-faced elderly man in a green robe. The shelves were stocked with a wide array of items, including immortal wood, ores, and demonic beast materials—numerous in kind, but none of exceptional quality. The green-robed elder quickly approached them, enthusiastically asking, "How may I assist you two seniors?"

Wang Changsheng took out two tokens and handed them to the old man in green robes. The green-robed elder carefully examined the tokens, put them away, and said, "Seniors, please proceed to the backyard; what you are looking for is there."

They followed the green-robed elder to the backyard, where a simple wooden house stood. A tall, burly man in a golden shirt guarded the entrance; judging by his aura, he was clearly a Mahayana cultivator. The burly man in the golden shirt made a gesture of invitation and pushed open the door. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan entered. On the wall hung a blue scroll, shimmering continuously with spiritual light, depicting mountains, water, and a few human figures.

"The auction hall is inside this Grotto-Heaven Scroll. Many seniors have already arrived." The burly man in the golden shirt cast a spell, and the blue scroll illuminated with a dazzling blue light, engulfing the figures of all three of them.

Wang Changsheng felt a blur before his eyes and found himself atop a steep, verdant mountain peak. The spiritual energy here was abundant; looking into the distance, he saw rolling mountains, towering ancient trees, and strangely shaped rocks. Strangely, his divine sense did not detect the presence of other cultivators, leading him to surmise that a formation had been set up to block such probes.

"Seniors, this is the auction venue. This mountain peak is exclusively for the two of you. If you fly beyond this peak, you will become visible to the other seniors. To place a bid, simply inject your magical power into this token and call out your price." The burly man in the golden shirt took out a golden square token and handed it to Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng nodded and accepted the square token. The burly man in the golden shirt blurred and disappeared. Wang Changsheng's divine sense could no longer detect the burly man in the golden shirt, leading him to believe the man had exited the Grotto-Heaven Scroll.

"This is the first time I've seen this kind of auction method. It seems the organizers put a lot of thought into it," Wang Ruyan said. The auction venue was housed within a Grotto-Heaven treasure, making it easily portable and convenient to manage, especially if any guests caused disturbances.

A short while later, a loud bell rang. Ripples spread through the void, and countless blue mists surged forth high in the sky, transforming into a beautiful young woman in a blue dress who was clearly a True Immortal cultivator.

"I am Lan Yingying, and I will be presiding over this auction. The highest bidder will win." After a brief introduction, the young woman in the blue dress flipped her right hand, and five golden-red orbs flew out, suspended in mid-air.

"Five substitute-calamity immortal artifacts will be auctioned individually. Each has a starting bid of five hundred immortal essence stones, with increments of no less than fifty." The young woman in the blue dress spoke softly, yet Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan heard her clearly.

"Five substitute-calamity immortal artifacts right at the start? It seems there are many good items," Wang Changsheng said.

"Five hundred!"

"Five hundred fifty!"

"Six hundred!"

Bids quickly came in, and the prices steadily climbed. All five substitute-calamity immortal artifacts were successfully auctioned, with prices ranging from a low of eleven hundred to a high of fourteen hundred.

After the five substitute-calamity immortal artifacts had been auctioned, Lan Yingying shook her right hand, and seven red-glowing flying darts flew out, hovering in mid-air.

"A set of low-grade immortal artifacts, Fiery Darts. Starting bid five hundred immortal essence stones, with increments of no less than fifty," Lan Yingying said. Wang Changsheng could craft sets of immortal artifacts himself, so he naturally wasn't interested.

After auctioning off three sets of low-grade immortal artifacts, Lan Yingying took out an exquisite golden jade box. She opened it to reveal a green-glowing, bean-sized pellet, its surface covered with profound runes.

"One True Immortal-stage Bean Soldier, proficient in wind-attributed divine abilities!" Lan Yingying cast a spell, and the bean soldier glowed with a dazzling green light, transforming into a graceful young woman in a green dress with vacant eyes.