Chapter 3781: Gossip Treasure Book (None Today)

Attendees of the auction were required to pay ten Immortal Essence Stones, with exceptions for those holding invitations.

Soon after, Wang Changsheng and his companions entered the Lihuo Pagoda. They were greeted by a spacious and brightly lit hall. In the center of the hall was a circular stone platform, a hundred zhang wide, on which stood a green jade table and a golden jade chair.

A servant in a blue gown quickly approached and led them to the third floor. Each floor featured multiple private boxes, allowing participants to bid conveniently from within. The servant produced a red, circular token, placed it on the door, and as the token glowed with a dazzling red light, the door swung open, revealing a stone chamber a hundred zhang in size.

On the left wall of the stone chamber was a large red mirror, about a zhang in size, displaying a view of the main hall. Inside the box were a circular red wooden table and several wooden stools. On the table lay a square red token.

The servant briefly explained the bidding process before retreating. Wang Xiulong closed the door. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan took their seats, while Wang Moxin prepared tea. They drank tea, patiently waiting.

After about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, a loud bell rang, and a tall elder in a red robe descended from above, landing on the circular stone platform. The red-robed elder had a round face, small eyes, and a pleasant smile, appearing approachable.

"I am Sun Feng, and I will be presiding over this auction," the elder announced. "The highest bidder wins. Let the bidding begin!" With that brief introduction, he flicked his sleeve, and after a red glow swept across the table, five green porcelain bottles appeared. "These are five bottles of first-tier Immortal Pills, Purple Nether Pills. They enhance magical power and will be auctioned separately. The starting bid for each is five Immortal Essence Stones, with increments of no less than one stone," Sun Feng declared.

Upon his words, bids immediately poured in. "Five stones!" "Six stones!" "Seven stones!" The five bottles of Purple Nether Pills quickly sold, and Sun Feng then presented three more bottles of first-tier Immortal Pills.

The items at this underground auction were not numerous, but rather focused on quality over quantity. While auctions hosted by major powers like the Nine Immortal Sect, Hundred Refinement Island, and the Snow Crystal Tribe offered many good items, most were quite ordinary, as not every True Immortal cultivator could afford to spend tens of thousands of Immortal Essence Stones on cultivation resources. Sun Feng continued to present items, each fetching a decent price. Wang Ruyan successfully bid for a section of 300,000-year-old Nine-Star Wood, which could be used to refine Nine-Star Element Transformation Talismans. Wang Xiulong and her three companions also purchased some items; their prices were not high, mostly consisting of raw materials. The Wang family possessed skilled artisans such as immortal artifact refiners, talisman masters, alchemists, formation masters, and immortal wine brewers. They could collect materials and have clan members help process them, saving Immortal Essence Stones and ensuring the quality of the finished products. Wang Moxin also acquired some cultivation resources, all materials the family was currently collecting.

Two hours later, after a late-stage True Immortal demonic core was sold, Sun Feng flicked his sleeve. A glow swept across the table, revealing fifteen white-glowing flying swords. "This is a complete set of Immortal Artifacts, the Flying Snow Swords, forged primarily from Grand Unity Ice Crystals. Each is a low-grade Immortal Artifact. The starting bid is one thousand Immortal Essence Stones, with increments of no less than two hundred stones," Sun Feng announced. Wang Changsheng was not interested and did not place a bid. After a fierce round of bidding, the set of Immortal Artifacts was finally sold for seven thousand eight hundred Immortal Essence Stones.

"It appears this fellow daoist does not have enough Immortal Essence Stones and wishes to sell some items," Sun Feng announced. A servant in a blue gown swiftly ascended the circular platform, handed a golden jade box to Sun Feng, and then retreated. Sun Feng opened the jade box, extracting a black gourd and two jade slips of different colors. He unstoppered the gourd, frowned, then quickly re-stoppered it. He then announced, "This is a gourd of Purple Jade Immortal Water, extremely poisonous, and suitable for cultivating highly toxic immortal medicines. The starting bid is three hundred Immortal Essence Stones, with increments of no less than thirty stones."

"Purple Jade Immortal Water! The Spirit Plant Hall needs to cultivate some highly toxic immortal medicines!" Moxin exclaimed, a look of delight on his face. Wang Moxin successfully bid for the gourd of Purple Jade Immortal Water for one thousand one hundred Immortal Essence Stones.

"Fellow daoists, have you ever heard of True Monarch Bagua?" Sun Feng teased.

"True Monarch Bagua? That senior was a diviner with Golden Immortal cultivation! He hasn't appeared for millions of years, has he? Could this be his main cultivation method?" a cultivator speculated.

"Indeed," Sun Feng said with a beaming smile, "this is the *Bagua Treasure Scroll*, which contains divination techniques. I needn't elaborate on the importance of diviners."

"It must be an incomplete copy!" someone remarked. "If it were complete, selling it directly to major powers like Hundred Refinement Island would fetch an exorbitant price."

"Strictly speaking, it is the first volume, allowing cultivation up to the mid-True Immortal stage. There are also middle and lower volumes," Sun Feng clarified. "True Monarch Bagua became a diviner relying on this cultivation method. Fellow daoists interested in divination should not miss it. The starting bid is one thousand Immortal Essence Stones, with increments of no less than one hundred stones."

"One thousand!" "One thousand!" "Twelve hundred!" Many cultivators, especially those from cultivation families and sects, were interested in the *Bagua Treasure Scroll*, leading to fierce competition. Wang Changsheng eventually secured the *Bagua Treasure Scroll* for nine thousand five hundred Immortal Essence Stones, a price almost equivalent to a mid-grade Immortal Artifact. True Monarch Bagua had a considerable reputation in the Sky Morning Sea back then, and his divinations were quite accurate, making him a respected guest of several major powers—hence the intense competition.

Not long after, a knock came from outside the door. Wang Xiulong opened it, and a medium-built man in a golden robe entered, handing a golden jade slip to Wang Changsheng. Wang Changsheng scanned it with his divine sense and nodded. Wang Moxin promptly paid the Immortal Essence Stones. According to the jade slip, the *Bagua Treasure Scroll* could be cultivated up to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal stage, but the slip itself only contained the first volume, with middle and lower volumes yet to be found. If Wang Qiulin ascends to the Immortal Realm, he won't have to worry about cultivation methods.

"This jade slip contains insights into comprehending the Law of Curses. The starting bid is one hundred Immortal Essence Stones, with increments of ten stones," Sun Feng said, holding up a green jade slip.

"Insights into the Law of Curses!" Wang Changsheng's heart stirred. He successfully bid for this jade slip for only three hundred Immortal Essence Stones. The Law of Curses is exceptionally difficult to comprehend, even more obscure and complicated to cast than the Law of Illusion, thus few True Immortal cultivators were interested in it. These insights into the Law of Curses would be somewhat helpful for Cui Yao's understanding of the law.

Sun Feng flicked his sleeve, and hundreds of green-glowing formation flags flew out, hovering in mid-air. "This is a first-tier Immortal Formation, the Myriad Wood Extinguishing Immortal Array, a wood-attribute immortal formation! The starting bid is three hundred Immortal Essence Stones, with increments of no less than thirty Immortal Essence Stones," Sun Feng announced loudly. As soon as his voice fell, bids immediately came in. This set of Myriad Wood Extinguishing Immortal Array ultimately sold for a high price of eight hundred Immortal Essence Stones. Sun Feng then successively brought out several more sets of first-tier Immortal Formations, all of which also fetched high prices.