Chapter 250: Demon Suppression Pass Expensive Wig

Lu Yang's proposal quickly received the approval of the other three. The most valuable part of the Twin-Flower Lotus was the flower itself; the lotus seeds were not worth much.

Lotus seeds could not grow new Twin-Flower Lotuses. The appearance of a Twin-Flower Lotus was random; an ordinary lotus might transform into one under various specific conditions.

In Immortal Fairy's words, the twin roots were hidden within all lotuses, and the key was to figure out how to activate them.

"So it's decided," Meng Jingzhou said. "Brother Lu gets the lotus seeds, and the three of us will sell the lotus flowers and split the spirit stones evenly." Tao Yaoye carefully extracted eight lotus seeds and handed them to Lu Yang. The lotus seeds carried a unique fragrance. Lu Yang instinctively sniffed them, finding the scent very pleasant.

A servant of the merchant guild was greeting customers as usual when three black-clad figures burst into the guild, immediately raising his guard. "It's me," one of the black-clad figures said in a low voice. "Young Master Meng?" The servant recognized the voice as belonging to Young Master Meng. Were the figures beside him disciples of the Dao Seeking Sect? Who was the third black-clad person?

Tao Yaoye stood behind the three black-clad figures, feeling quite helpless. Lu Yang's group's faces had been recognized by all the late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators in Demon Suppressing Pass, meaning they would be hunted if they went outside. As a last resort, the three of them had to wear masks. Tao Yaoye, however, had only shown her back to those people from the beginning, so she wouldn't be recognized and could move freely in the outside world.

The servant did not inquire further into their disguises; whatever Meng Jingzhou and his companions did wouldn't affect their transaction. He led the four into a reception room. When Meng Jingzhou presented the Twin-Flower Lotus, the servant's eyes widened. He hadn't expected the Twin-Flower Lotus, which was the subject of so much discussion outside, to be in Meng Jingzhou's possession.

"We want to sell it. How many spirit stones is it worth?""Forty thousand spirit stones."Meng Jingzhou frowned, thinking the price was too low. He had paid five hundred thousand spirit stones for a single piece of Phoenix Blood Stone. Tao Yaoye nodded, finding the price reasonable. Meng Jingzhou's perception of the price being low was purely due to his immense wealth and lack of understanding of spirit stone values.

"If Young Master Meng finds the price too low, our guild is about to hold an auction primarily for Foundation Establishment and Golden Core cultivators. It would be perfectly suitable for auctioning the Twin-Flower Lotus. What do you think?" Meng Jingzhou pondered, then replied, "Alright, let's auction it then." It had been a long time since he had attended an auction.

A day later, the four arrived at the auction with their entry tickets. The merchant guild had already spread the news that the Twin-Flower Lotus would be among the items auctioned, drawing in many late-stage Foundation Establishment and half-step Golden Core cultivators. Everywhere they looked, they saw familiar faces.

The auction was hosted by a rare beauty who called herself Xiao Yue. Her graceful figure was striking. This was a huge attraction for the cultivators of Demon Suppressing Pass, who constantly walked the line between life and death.

The beautiful host gave a brief warm-up speech before introducing the first item. "The first item up for auction is unlike anything seen before. Throughout the entire history of auctions in Demon Suppressing Pass, it is utterly unique. Xiao Yue herself was stunned for a long time when she first saw it."

The beautiful host pulled off the red cloth, revealing the first auction item: a wig. "This wig was meticulously refined by Master Guan for three days and three nights. Wearing it not only allows you to change your hairstyle at will, but more remarkably, it promotes hair growth! In other words, just by wearing it, your hair will grow back in a matter of days!""Furthermore, this is a rare magic artifact with certain defensive capabilities!"

As soon as the first item was revealed, the eyes of the crowd below clearly lit up. They were all people whose heads had been shaved bald by Lu Yang, and what they needed most right now was precisely a wig! What a great item! The prices of wigs in Demon Suppressing Pass had been soaring to outrageous levels, and those were just ordinary wigs, far inferior to the one at the auction. Rather than spending money on an ordinary wig, it was better to pay a bit more for a superior one.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou remained unmoved. Their hair loss had occurred earlier than others, and now lush, short hair had already grown on their heads; they were no longer bald. Moreover, the refining quality of this wig was clearly inferior to Li Haoran's.

"Starting bid, five hundred spirit stones!""Five hundred!""Six hundred!""Eight hundred!""One thousand spirit stones!"The wig quickly reached one thousand spirit stones, a price that would have been unimaginable before. One thousand spirit stones for a wig was already considered its limit.

Suddenly, a voice rang out, driving the wig's price to a new high. "Fifteen hundred spirit stones!" Everyone looked towards the sound. It was none other than Duan Hongchen, the Heaven-Questioning Blade, the first cultivator to suffer Lu Yang's Arhat Fist! As a half-step Golden Core cultivator, Duan Hongchen had substantial financial resources. Fifteen hundred spirit stones for a wig that allowed him to choose any hairstyle freely was worth it!

"The second item up for auction is a bottle of pills, from Grand Alchemist Wu Ming of the Dao Seeking Sect!""Brother Wu?" Lu Yang was startled to hear the familiar name. He was all too familiar with Brother Wu; the Ten Ox Strength Pill had come from his hands. Brother Wu had unique insights, whether in alchemy or poison refining.

The guests began to discuss animatedly. "It's actually something from the Dao Seeking Sect?""Items from the Five Great Immortal Sects rarely circulate! It must be a good one!""I wonder what the pill's effect is.""How long has it been since something from the Five Great Immortal Sects appeared last? And that was from the Five Elements Sect. I heard the Dao Seeking Sect is even stronger than the Five Elements Sect, so this item must be extraordinary!"Clearly, most lower-level cultivators did not know much about the Dao Seeking Sect.

The beautiful host took out a jade bottle containing several grayish-brown pills, encircled by three pill-patterns. A strong medicinal fragrance emanated from it, instantly marking it as an extraordinary item. "This is a bottle of Grain Abstinence Pills."As soon as she said this, a ripple of disappointment spread through the audience. They were very disappointed with the second item. The Dao Seeking Sect might be powerful, but what did that matter? Could they really refine Grain Abstinence Pills with different flavors?

The beautiful host was not surprised by the audience's reaction; it was exactly what she had anticipated. She smiled slightly and began to explain: "When you hunt demonic beasts in the dense forest, the most common method is poisoning. However, demonic beasts are naturally keen and discerning; they instinctively avoid poisons.""This is where this bottle of Grain Abstinence Pills comes in handy.""These are not ordinary Grain Abstinence Pills. While we call them pills, it would actually be more accurate to call them poison. Or rather, they are pills, but their effect when consumed is that of a poison.""Their potency is thousands, even tens of thousands, of times that of ordinary Grain Abstinence Pills.""Just imagine what would happen if a demonic beast consumed one of these Grain Abstinence Pills? It would be equivalent to consuming tens of millions of Grain Abstinence Pills, far exceeding the beast's tolerance, and would instantly burst its belly.""In other words, it would be 'stuffed to death'."

"I suspect Brother Wu Ming made a mistake in alchemy and ended up refining a bottle of this stuff, now trying to sell it for some money to recoup his losses," Lu Yang conjectured reasonably. "That sounds exactly like something Brother Wu Ming would do." The others, unaware of Wu Ming's true nature, all believed this was a meticulously refined pill by Master Wu Ming, and with the backing of the Dao Seeking Sect, the pill's quality was guaranteed.

Soon, this "stuff-you-to-death" Grain Abstinence Pill was auctioned for six thousand spirit stones per bottle, purchased by a Golden Core cultivator. Lu Yang and the other three were all Dao Seeking Sect disciples, having seen all sorts of good things, so the subsequent auction items were quite uninteresting and failed to pique their interest.

"The sixth item up for auction is a piece of red silk, of unknown age and unknown material." The beautiful host displayed the sixth item: a long, red silk ribbon.

"Oh, this looks familiar," Immortal Fairy murmured.