Dikun Island was one of the 36 medium-sized islands under Zhenling's jurisdiction. The island had a radius of two hundred miles, and there was a small spirit vein and a small spirit stone mine on the island. It was said that there was more than one Core Forging Enlightened Master stationed on the island.
Dikun Island and the dozens of smaller islands under its jurisdiction were located in the sea region that was relatively rich in resources. Its geographical location was close to Xuan Ling Sect, and it was not far from the medium-sized sects like Cang Hai Sect and Fei Yu Sect. Its unique location attracted a large number of cultivators to gather on Dikun Island, creating a bustling market.
Lu Ping walked on the streets of the market and looked at the cultivators passing by. Due to the fact that cultivators were not allowed to fly in the market, Blood Condensation Realm cultivators and even Core Forging Enlightened Masters were common on Dikun Island.
The scale of the market here was much larger than the one in Zhen Ling Side Courtyard. Naturally, the shops in the market were of a higher standard.
The reason why Lu Ping came to Dikun Island earlier was to settle some matters. He didn't want to expose some of his secrets when he attended the auction three months later with his fellow disciples from Group 7.
Lu Ping first went to Zhenling's Pill Sales Pavilion. As the host of this place, Zhenling's business naturally occupied the best location in the market.
As soon as Lu Ping entered the shop, a Blood Refining Realm disciple came up to him and asked, "What do you need, Senior Martial Brother?"
Of course, Lu Ping didn't dare to be arrogant here. He said, "Senior Martial Brother, can I trouble you to invite a manager of the pavilion here? I have something to discuss with him."
The disciple was surprised by Lu Ping's words, but he didn't say anything. He just nodded and walked to the back of the pavilion.
A moment later, the shop assistant came out and said, "Senior Martial Brother, the pavilion master wants to see you. Please follow me."
Lu Ping followed the shop assistant to the back of the pavilion. An old Blood Condensation Realm cultivator was sitting in the room. Lu Ping quickly stepped forward and said, "Junior Lu Ping greets Senior Immortal!"
The old cultivator looked at Lu Ping and said with a smile, "A disciple of another courtyard? The Old Man's surname is Li, and he's one of the managers here. I heard from the waiter that you're looking for me? "
Lu Ping saw that the waiter had already left, so he said, "Immortal Elder Li, Junior was lucky enough to gather eight spirit herbs needed to refine the Blood Condensing Pill. I've come to exchange them for the Blood Condensing Pill from the sect."
Master Immortal Li, who was initially indifferent, looked at Lu Ping with admiration. "Oh, not bad. Take it out and let me see!"
It wasn't easy for a Blood Refining Realm disciple to gather all eight spiritual herbs. If it wasn't for the support of one's clan, one would have to possess extraordinary cultivation, wisdom, means, and luck. This rule was set by the sect. Most of the time, Blood Condensation Realm cultivators would be the ones to exchange for the Blood Refinement Realm cultivators.
Lu Ping took out six jade boxes from his interspatial pouch and opened them one by one. There were two spiritual herbs of the same type, and they were placed in the same box by Lu Ping.
Master Immortal Li was obviously an expert in identifying spiritual herbs. After looking through the six jade boxes, he nodded in satisfaction. "Eight spiritual herbs. Their age and spiritual energy are all intact. They're well preserved. I can exchange them for the Blood Condensing Pill."
Lu Ping was overjoyed, but Master Immortal Li continued, "But …"
Lu Ping's heart tightened.
Master Immortal Li looked at Lu Ping's nervous expression. Lu Ping looked like a mischievous child. He chuckled and said, "Young man, don't worry. The Blood Condensing Pill won't be missing. However, you should know that the sect has strict control over every Blood Condensing Pill. Therefore, the Blood Condensing Pill won't be placed in the Elixir Sales Pavilion. Instead, the manager of the Elixir Sales Pavilion will go to the sect's Elixir Refinement Pavilion to retrieve it."
Only then did Lu Ping relax. He asked, "How long will it take?"
Master Immortal Li pondered for a moment. "Three days from now, the Old Man will need to return to the sect. When he returns, he can bring back the Blood Condensing Pill."
Three days later, Lu Ping should have already returned to Huang Li Island. Although he could apply for leave, Lu Ping subconsciously didn't want others to know that he had the Blood Condensing Pill. He didn't even want Master Immortal Liu to take care of the Blood Condensing Pill for him before he broke through to the Blood Condensation Realm.
Thus, Lu Ping could only helplessly say, "Since that's the case, this junior will come to collect it during the auction in three months."
Master Immortal Li said, "That's good too. However, there will be too many people there. You need to be careful."
Lu Ping nodded and thanked Master Immortal Li. Just as he was about to leave, he recalled his encounter at the side courtyard's market. Lu Ping stopped in his tracks. He turned around and asked Master Immortal Li, "This junior also wants to purchase some high-grade pills for Blood Refining Realm cultivation. Do you have them for sale here?"
Master Immortal Li was taken aback by Lu Ping's question. He smiled and said, "Where did you get the news that our store sells high-grade Blood Refining Realm pills other than the Blood Essence Pill?"
Hearing this, Lu Ping knew he had asked the right person. Without hiding anything, he told Master Immortal Li about his encounter at the side courtyard's market.
As Lu Ping's cultivation and arcane energy increased, even the Blood Solidifying Pill couldn't fully satisfy Lu Ping's needs. Due to the taboo of medicinal toxins, Lu Ping was unwilling to use two pills a day to cultivate. Thus, he could only focus on improving the quality of the pills.
Master Immortal Li laughed and said, "Xu Zixian, this guy is quite interesting. However, you should know that although I have more pills than the side courtyard's market, there are more cultivators in the Dikun Market. So, if you only need a few pills, don't ask. "
Hearing this, Lu Ping was overjoyed. "May I know how many bottles of Blood Vigor Pills Senior can provide every month?"
Master Immortal Li glared at Lu Ping and said, "How many bottles? How can I have so many? It's already good enough to distribute one bottle every month. Even so, you still have to cut off the supply of a few rogue cultivators who only buy two or three pills every month. "
Lu Ping couldn't care less and quickly settled the matter. "Then, please give this junior three months' worth of Blood Vigor Pills!"
After spending nearly six hundred spirit stones to exchange for three bottles of Blood Vigor Pills, Lu Ping left the Pill Store. He asked around for the location of the auction and headed there.
The auction venue was not too far from the Elixir Sales Pavilion. It was located in the center of the market and was jointly owned by the Zhen Ling Sect and the Store of Many Treasures. This was how the Store of Many Treasures started their business with many forces in the North Sea.
In fact, auctions were often held in the auction house. However, the scale of the auctions varied according to the cultivation level.
For example, this large-scale auction was only held once a year for Blood Refining Realm disciples.
When Lu Ping arrived at the auction house's main hall, a low-level Blood Refining Realm cultivator came forward and asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you going to participate in the auction or sell something?"
Lu Ping was surprised. "Is there an auction happening now?"
The cultivator replied, "Not right now, but our auction house often holds auctions. It's just that the size and type of the auctions vary. There are often cultivators who don't know when the auction will be held. From the looks of it, Fellow Daoist wants to sell something. Are you going to participate in the auction three months from now? "
Lu Ping nodded.
The cultivator then asked, "What kind of item does Fellow Daoist want to sell?"
Lu Ping answered, "Mystic instruments!"
The cultivator said, "Then please come this way. However, for this auction, you must at least have a mid-grade mystic instrument to qualify for sale."
Lu Ping nodded. He had a total of seven mid-grade mystic instruments. Other than the stone pagoda, Flying Swallow Sword, a flying mystic instrument and a flaming fan he obtained from a Xuan Ling Sect disciple yesterday, Lu Ping planned to sell all of the flying sword, handkerchief, and the flying sword he obtained from Lin Sheng. This was to prevent others from noticing that he was using them.
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