Chronicles of Ascension: The Path to Immortality

Cao Xu glanced at him and laughed, "The auction will be held in an abandoned mining area."

"Have such joint auctions been held before?"

"The passages to the eighteen underground mining areas were opened only in the past hundred years. In the past, trade was only conducted through secret passages. This is the first time for such a joint auction."

"The first time..."

Zhang Xuan was a little worried at this time. This kind of joint auction was too dangerous.

On the one hand, the eighteen mines were all ruthless people who were raised in underground mines. They would not have any moral bottom line. If there was a black-eating-black situation, it would not be good.

On the other hand, if so many mines gathered together, it would be even more dangerous if the Holy Land heard the news and wiped them out.

After all, there was a Yuanying cultivator guarding each of the eighteen mines, which was not fun.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan said, "I'd better not go."

"Brother Zhang, the auction this time is all about the bottom-up stuff of each mine."

"I'm just a mid-stage Jindan cultivator, so I won't get involved in the auction of you big shots."

Cao Xu's face was strange, and he thought to himself, "You are not an ordinary mid-stage Jindan cultivator."

"Brother Zhang, this joint auction will have fifth-level or even sixth-level spiritual materials."

"That requires a life flower."

"Many are ancient and strange things, including cold gold divine sand, fire essence black gold, ten thousand years of black iron, Langya gold jade, ten thousand years of black wood..."

"What? You mean ten thousand years of black wood?" Zhang Xuan was like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

To refine the Zixu Xingji Dan, ten thousand years of black wood is the main medicine, supplemented by the ancient spiritual medicine cloud root grass, the third-level spiritual medicine purple spirit leaf, dragon tongue ganoderma, and red flame root.

Among them, the ancient spiritual medicine cloud root grass, as well as the third-level spiritual medicine purple spirit leaf, dragon tongue ganoderma, and red flame root, he has already got them.

Now he only lacks ten thousand years of black wood.

He had asked Yuchuan about the whereabouts of the ten thousand year old black wood before, and was told that it might be in the Chaoxi Sea.

There were too many uncertainties in the Chaoxi Sea.

It was unexpected that such a thing would be found in the underground auction.

Zhang Xuan would naturally not seek something far away.

Once the Zixu Xingji Pill was refined, it would allow cultivators to comprehend the supreme Dao with the help of the power of the star Zixu.

For Zhang Xuan, it was a rare pill that he had to obtain.

This ten thousand year old black wood also became something that he had to obtain.

Cao Xu saw the other party's urgency and understood that the other party was extremely concerned about the ten thousand year black wood. He nodded and said:

"Each mining area has compiled a catalog of the spiritual materials to be auctioned. There is indeed ten thousand year black wood in it, which seems to be polluted by the five elements of evil spirits. However, it is an extremely rare spiritual material from the ancient times. If Brother Zhang wants to bid for this item, I am afraid he needs to prepare more God Wing Blood Ore."

"This auction is indeed quite famous. I will go back and discuss it with my Taoist partner and then give Brother Cao a reply."

"No problem."

Zhang Xuan returned to the safe house.

Seeing that Bu Yueling had finished her training.

"Have you sold all the pills, my husband?"

"Yes."

After speaking, Zhang Xuan took out the God Wing Blood Ore that was used to sell the pills this time.

Of course, what was taken out did not include the two-thirds that he had stolen.

Bu Yueling glanced at her husband, and her smart eyes could tell at a glance that her husband seemed to have something on his mind.

"My husband, what do you want to discuss with me?"

"There is indeed one thing..."

As expected of her, she is my Taoist partner. I can't hide anything from her.

"We are husband and wife, so there is nothing to hide."

Zhang Xuan nodded and told him about the auction jointly held by the 18 mining areas.

After hearing this, Bu Yueling said, "It's too dangerous. My husband should not go."

"But the ten thousand year black wood is what I must get for alchemy."

"Is alchemy more important than life?"

"If it is other elixirs, it's fine. This is the Purple Void Star Extreme Pill. Once it is refined, it can allow cultivators to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth with the help of the power of the star purple void."

"Don't cultivators have to reach the Nascent Soul stage to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth? Can elixirs also assist in comprehending the laws of heaven and earth?" Bu Yueling was shocked.

"Other elixirs may not work, but this Purple Void Star Extreme Pill will definitely work." Zhang Xuan said firmly.

Looking at her husband's determined eyes, Bu Yueling knew that no matter how much she persuaded him, it would be useless.

"I know I can't persuade you, so I'll go with you."

"No, it's too dangerous, you stay." Zhang Xuan refused directly.

Bu Yueling glanced at Zhang Xuan again, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Ah..."

Zhang Xuan sighed and wiped away the tears on Bu Yueling's face.

Bu Yueling knocked Zhang Xuan's hand off, rushed into the house, and ignored him.

"Ah..."

Zhang Xuan sighed again.

"Since I have decided to go, I must be fully prepared."

Especially to bid for this kind of ten thousand year black wood, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of God Wing Blood Mine.

If it is at the auction house, bartering is adopted, I'm afraid it won't be bought even if there is God Wing Blood Mine.

There is still half a month before the auction starts.

In this half month, Zhang Xuan did not go to mine, but concentrated on refining pills, accumulating as many materials as possible, and preparing for bidding for the ten thousand year black wood.

There are many mature second-level spiritual medicines in his meditation space.

Furnace after furnace of second-level pills were refined.

He packed piles of Heavenly Ape Golden Pill, Heavenly Longevity Pill, Heavenly Sand Pill, Five Elements Small Miracle Pill, Zuowang Pill, Nine Fragrance Glazed Pill, etc. into his storage bag.

Just three days before the auction, after absorbing a large amount of divine wing blood mineral spirits, one of the Qingling fruit trees finally matured and bore fruit.

Zhang Xuan counted and found that there were 10 Qingling fruits in total, enough for him to refine 10 furnaces of Qingsha pills.

"Hahaha... this Qingling fruit came at the right time."

Zhang Xuan took out the recipe for refining Qingsha pills.

The main ingredient of refining Qingsha pills, Qingling fruit, is very rare, but other auxiliary ingredients are common.

Inject the spiritual spring into the cauldron in the dantian.

Zhang Xuan began to refine the first furnace of Qingsha pills with great caution.

The temperature, alchemy skills, and comprehension, all of these are no problem.

Everything went on in an orderly manner.

"Open the furnace!"

The first furnace of Qingsha pills was successfully refined.

A total of 20 pills were produced.

Touching the Qingsha pills that were still warm in his hand, Zhang Xuan sighed: "I finally got this pill!"

Next, Zhang Xuan did not stop and continued to refine Qingsha pills.

10 furnaces were refined in a row, without any failure.

A total of 200 pills were produced.

"The Twelve Heavenly Sounds Diagrams really didn't deceive me. It can really produce a third-level inferior pill with 100% accuracy."

Zhang Xuan was ecstatic.

The reason why this Qingsha Pill is scarce is that in addition to the difficulty of finding the main ingredient Qingling Fruit, the more important thing is that the Qingsha Pill is extremely difficult to refine.

Even a third-level upper-grade alchemist may not be able to successfully refine it, let alone produce 20 pills each time.

What Zhang Xuan regretted was that he did not refine the Qingsha Golden Pill.

However, he did not regret it.

After all, the Qingsha Pill was too precious and could not be lost.

He was about to rush to the auction.

The door of Bu Yueling's house was still closed.

"Yueling, open the door, your husband will leave soon."

The door was still closed.

There was no response from inside.