The Devil's Tribulation

Chapter 327 Master Feng’s Little Fanboy

The auction was in progress at the Wanbao Pavilion in Licheng. Qiu Niang held a fist-sized piece of metal in her hand and said, "This is a piece of tough gold crystal. I won't go into details about its function. Everyone present should know it. It is an indispensable high-quality material for refining spiritual treasures and magic weapons. The reserve price is 300 million top-grade crystal beads." This piece is much larger than the one Chu Xuanji bought from Lu Qingshan before. Pan Chengfeng estimated that half for himself and Qian'er should be enough. So as soon as Qiu Niang finished offering the reserve price, Pan Chengfeng immediately offered a sky-high price: "Ten million!"

The people in the VIP room No. 5 were a little unhappy and asked sullenly, "Who are you, young man? Although this piece of tough golden crystal is as big as a fist, it can't be worth ten million top-grade crystal beads, right?" Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "Senior, I like this material. In my heart, it is worth it." Chu Xuanji pulled Pan Chengfeng and asked, "Is this one of the Void Refining Monks?" Pan Chengfeng blinked at Chu Xuanji and motioned him to talk later.

The guest in VIP Room No. 2000 suddenly laughed: "The little fellow is very courageous. Unfortunately, I also like it, fifteen hundred~" Pan Chengfeng said without hesitation: "2500 million~" "3000 million~" "3001 million, since senior likes it, you offer 3000 million, and I will give it up and will not compete with you for it." A group of people below started discussing: " million, this seems to be the price of the Lianxu technique? Where did this rich young man come from, so arrogant?" It was basically impossible for anyone to know Pan Chengfeng, not to mention that Pan Chengfeng was hiding in the VIP room, which was isolated from spiritual consciousness and sound. Only by speaking into the microphone could the sound be transmitted.

In the VIP room of Tianzi No. 5, an old man with red hair was hesitating. The middle-aged man beside him advised: "Master, there is still a medium-grade magic weapon behind. If you spend too much on this tough gold crystal, it will be a bargain for Ziwei Sect and that family." The red-headed old man said depressedly: "Why did the Zeng family from Dayue Kingdom come too! It's really bad luck!" The middle-aged man said: "I don't know, but they should also come for the magic weapon."

There was no sound in the VIP room. After waiting for three or four breaths, Qiu Niang began to count: "No one bids anymore? Okay, 3000 million once, twice, deal! Congratulations to the distinguished guest of the No. VIP room~" Pan Chengfeng smiled after receiving the tough gold crystal, "It seems that I still need to trouble Master Zhuge. I still trust his craftsmanship." Chu Xuanji smiled slightly and said, "That old guy, I asked him to move and he was upset with me, but he followed me in the end. You two are acquaintances, you can go find Master Zhuge and give him all the treasures you need to re-refine."

Qian'er said happily: "In this way, the Soul-Shaking Bell can be upgraded to the level of a magic weapon. When I advance to the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, I will be able to control it freely." Pan Chengfeng said: "My boxing gloves can also be upgraded to a top-grade spiritual treasure~" The young couple couldn't wait any longer and had no patience to stay here any longer. Chu Xuan Ji ordered the attendants to take them to the weapon refining room to find Master Zhuge, while he continued to watch at the venue.

The attendant led the two through a long corridor, two lotus ponds, and three pavilions, and finally heard some sounds of refining. Pan Chengfeng saw Master Zhuge sitting on a recliner smoking a pipe from a distance, and thought to himself: "Already have a pipe? Still thinking of making a fortune~" Master Zhuge felt someone coming, and his eyes, which were originally closed, opened a crack. After taking a look, he immediately sat up and said: "So it's you, kid, you come to sell materials to me again?"

Pan Chengfeng smiled and bowed to Master Zhuge, saying, "Master, after not seeing you for many years, you have also advanced to the God of Transformation~ You are so handsome, I guess your weapon-refining skills have reached a higher level, right?" Master Zhuge felt comfortable listening to this flattery, praising his appearance and weapon-refining skills. He had always wanted to refine a spiritual treasure, but due to the limitations of his cultivation, he had never been able to do so. Chu Xuanji had not treated him badly over the years, and it could even be said that she had intentionally cultivated him, otherwise he would not have been able to break through so smoothly.

Master Zhuge waved his hand and said, "You are talking like honey. Do you have something to trouble me? I finally stopped to rest for a while, but now something happened. Tell me~" Pan Chengfeng took the small bell handed by Qian'er, and brought it to Master Zhuge together with his boxing gloves and tough gold crystal, saying, "Master, please refine these two spiritual treasures again~" Master Zhuge glared, and hurriedly took the Soul-shaking Bell and boxing gloves and said, "Whose hand is this? Can refining equipment be like this?"

Master Zhuge had completely ignored Pan Chengfeng's words. He was only focused on appreciating the two spiritual treasures. He was amazed, frowned, and finally sighed, "It is true. This master's skills are several levels higher than mine~" After Master Zhuge was amazed, he turned to look at Pan Chengfeng and asked, "Whose work is this? Zhuge Qin really admires it~"

Pan Chengfeng and Qian'er waited for half an hour, but Pan Chengfeng didn't care. He knew that these masters of refining weapons, alchemy and formations would not be able to take their eyes away when they saw works with higher skills than themselves. Master Zhuge only watched for half an hour, but last time Master Feng watched for two hours.

Pan Chengfeng smiled and said, "In fact, this Soul-shaking Bell is the work of Yu Shuren. It was only after Master Feng re-melted it that it has the appearance it has today..." As soon as he finished speaking, Master Zhuge exclaimed, "Master Feng Tiesheng, the number one weapon refiner in Dongzhou, known as the master craftsman?!" Pan Chengfeng was startled. Seeing Zhuge Qin's eyes wide open, he hurriedly said, "It's Master Feng, Master Zhuge, don't get excited, don't get excited." Pan Chengfeng thought to himself, "It turns out that Master Zhuge is Master Feng's little fan~"

Zhuge Qin laughed and said, "I didn't expect that I would have the honor to see Master Feng's work. It's a great honor. Are you planning to integrate the tough gold crystal into these two spiritual treasures?" Pan Chengfeng nodded quickly and said, "Yes, Master Feng said that as long as the tough gold crystal is added, the quality of these two spiritual treasures will be improved. Is it true?" Zhuge Qin's face changed and he scolded, "How could Master Feng be wrong? Even if the quality cannot be improved, it is also a problem of my skills! There is absolutely no problem in upgrading this boxing glove to a top-grade spiritual treasure, but this small bell is already at the quasi-magic weapon level. If you want to upgrade it to the magic weapon level, I have to go all out!"

After leaving the Wanbao Pavilion's weapon refining room, Qian'er expressed what she had been worried about: "Chengfeng, the Zhong family's business is getting bigger and bigger. In the future, they will need their own team to do things like refining weapons, refining pills, and even formations. Right now, the Zhong family is only good at refining weapons, but nothing else. They have to rely on outsiders, and I'm worried that in the long run, it will be bad for the family." Pan Chengfeng did not expect this, but the Zhong family took too big a step, and many of the arrangements that a major force should have were not kept up.

Pan Chengfeng comforted him, "I've actually thought about this a long time ago. I thought I'd go back to the Yu Lei Sect to learn refining from Master Feng. I'm interested in refining. In the family, Qian'er and Aunt Zhong should discuss and pick out some young people in the family who are interested in formations, alchemy, and refining, and have good comprehension. Naturally, we'll go to my second brother Chu Xuanji for alchemy, and we'll send the formations to Master Wu in the Taixu Sect, and let Master Wu accept a nominal disciple first to do odd jobs. After a few years, if Master Wu likes it, he can formally accept a disciple." Qian'er said happily, "In this way, within a hundred years, the Zhong family will be self-sufficient."

The two returned to the auction site while talking. It was just the final stage of the auction. Qiu Niang arranged the twenty-five jade bottles and said, "Now is the last item of the auction, the Broken Mirror Pill and the Broken Void Pill! Due to the large number, the Wanbao Pavilion will no longer be responsible for escorting the Taoist friends who bid for the Broken Void Pill and the Broken Mirror Pill today. From now on, the Broken Mirror Pill will be sold for 300 top-grade crystal beads each!" After a while, the 20 Broken Mirror Pills were snapped up. The lowest one was 500 top-grade crystal beads, and the highest one was 700 crystal beads.

Pan Chengfeng returned to his seat and said, "The gap between supply and demand of Mirror Breaking Pills is too big. Look at how many Yuanying cultivators there are, but there are only so many Mirror Breaking Pills, and they are all controlled by the big sects. It is really difficult for independent cultivators~" Qian'er empathized and said, "It is not only difficult for independent cultivators, but also for those small families." Aotian Continent is short of resources. If the sects do not control it, there will be too many cultivators, or too many high-level cultivators, and the spiritual energy of Aotian Continent will soon be exhausted. Chu Xuanji continued, "There is no other way. There are only so many resources, and it is impossible for every cultivator to enjoy them, so we can only fight for them ourselves."

After the auction of the Broken Mirror Pill was over, the venue was suddenly half empty. Most of the people who left were Nascent Soul cultivators, and a small number of Spiritualization cultivators. Pan Chengfeng looked at the crowd leaving and said, "Brother said before that a small number of cultivators would die. Looking at the situation, brother is still conservative. I estimate that more than half will die." Qian'er also looked at the crowd leaving with a complicated look and said, "Cultivating immortals is to go against the will of heaven. The Zhong family is lucky to have the protection of my husband, otherwise we would have been part of the crowd."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, Pan Chengfeng laughed and said, "Haha, what does it have to do with us? They have their own way to go. Let's continue watching the auction~" His gaze returned to Qiu Niang. Qiu Niang waited until everyone left before continuing, "Now it's the auction of Poxu Dan. There are five in total. The starting price of each one is 500 million high-quality crystal beads. Fellow Taoists who need it, please make a bid~"