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Chapter 329 - 13 Fooling Idiots【Request for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Chapter 329: Chapter 13 Fooling Idiots【Request for Monthly Tickets!】_1

Phoenix Sheep Mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, several village women were doing the laundry by the riverside together, leisurely washing the clothes in the slow-flowing river water. After their wash, they would place them on a stone stool by the river and beat them dry.

Children aged three to five were frolicking around happily, it was a scene of leisure and joy.

This little river flowed down from the top of the mountain. The water surface was as clear as a mirror, and the scales of the fish swimming in it could be seen clearly.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, one of the farm women made a sound of surprise.

"What’s wrong?" Several people nearby turned to look.

"Look at the river..." The farm woman pointed at the river, and the others turned their heads to look, immediately noticing that something was wrong.

It turned out that the river water had begun to turn a light crimson-gold color, forming a misty cloud, it looked like ink dissolving into the water. But of course, that color was not ink, it looked more like... blood?

And it was blood mixed with gold!

The red-gold blood became more and more numerous, soon the whole river seemed to have turned into a river of blood. There were even ghastly white bones appearing in the water!

"Ah —–"

Two of the farm women were so scared that they retreated several steps and fell to the ground. The others quickly grabbed their screaming children and ran back. During their escape, the sky began to turn red, and the birds in the forest flew out in a flurry.

When they reached the entrance of the village, a thunderous roar mixed with animal howls could be heard coming from the mountain.

"Village head! Village head!" They shouted as they came into the village, only to find a large crowd already gathered at the front of the ancestral hall.

"Why the panic?" The elderly village head, leaning on a cane, said: "There’s no need to be afraid! Everyone stay calm!"

"There’s a monster on Phoenix Sheep Mountain!" A child shouted in fear.

"Nonsense, it’s not a monster!" The old village head hastily corrected: "The Divine Beast of Phoenix Sheep Mountain has awoken!"

"Huh?" The younger villagers looked at each other in astonishment, while the elder folks weren’t surprised but harbored a hint of excitement.

Indeed there was a legend of an ancient divine beast in the village.

According to the legend, thousands of years ago, a divine phoenix mated with a wild sheep and gave birth to a deformed phoenix sheep.

The Phoenix Clan, along with the Dragon Race, were ancient divine beasts. While people often heard of dragonkins, phoenixkins were rarely mentioned. This was because there were many more creatures of the Dragon Race who loved to breed with various races.

The Phoenix Clan could be said to be the exact opposite. Not only did they have a smaller population, but they also despised mating with other races. The birth of this phoenix sheep was but a beautiful error.

The wild sheep, even though it was a demon beast among sheep, was simply no match for the divine phoenix. It gave up too much of its own spirituality to the fetus, and died the moment it gave birth. Moreover, the divine phoenix never accepted this hybrid, and it left before the phoenix sheep was born.

This newly born phoenix sheep was ignored for a whole week in the mountains, nearly dying of cold and starvation. Kind-hearted villagers from the foot of the mountain found her. Initially thinking it was just a beautiful lamb, they took her home and reared it.

To their surprise, as they reared it, the lamb began to sprout wings.

The villagers at that time were shocked, believing they had reared a monster and wanted to kill it. The person who picked up the little phoenix sheep loved it too much to let it be killed.

The owner drove it back into the mountains, telling her to run far away and never come back.

A few years later, a wave of demon beasts swept over the area. Several powerful demon beasts attacked the village, and it seemed that the villagers were all about to be killed.

At that moment, the phoenix sheep appeared out of nowhere. She had grown into a powerful spirit beast due to her bloodline and managed to protect the village from multiple demon beasts after a fierce battle.

The people surrounded the phoenix sheep, only to realize that while she had been hunting in the mountains for the past few years, she had never gone too far, always silently watching over the village.

In the following years, she lived on the mountain across the village. That high mountain was renamed "Phoenix Sheep Mountain" because of her.

The younger villagers listened with wide eyes and open mouths. Of course, they knew the legend of the phoenix sheep’s protection of the village. But when the legend became reality before their eyes, it was still shocking!

"The Divine Beast Phoenix Sheep has been sleeping in the secret realm for the past thousand years, only waking up once every thirty years. After a brief period of awakening, she falls back to sleep." The old village head slowly explained, "Pillar, go to the Taoist temple outside the city and tell the Taoist priest that the phoenix sheep has awakened!"

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"Our next item is the Coiled Dragon Jade Fan from the overseas country of Fuyao! This is a unique craft of Fuyao, lightly fanning it produces a refreshing breeze with a unique scent that attracts butterflies. When activated using True Qi, a gust of dragon breath is emitted that can shatter steel! The starting auction price is a thousand Vermilion Bird Coins, with each raise being fifty Vermilion Bird Coins."

The shopkeeper on stage is still vigorously promoting, but not many are truly interested in this Coiled Dragon Jade Fan.

The best treasures at an auction are naturally saved for the finale, while the next best are put up first to warm up the crowd, and the median items usually aren’t that exceptional.

After the first few items were passed, the atmosphere in the Main Hall slightly cooled down.

Consider this Coiled Dragon Jade Fan for instance. It looks exquisite and wondrous, but considering its demonstrated effect, it’s nothing more than a magic artifact with common array runes. The starting bid for this is a thousand Vermilion Bird Coins, at least half of which is excess. Perhaps this is because the minimum starting bid for this auction is a thousand Vermilion Bird Coins. Anything lower than that wouldn’t even make it to the stage.

Even if they have to shamelessly pass unsold items, they cannot lower their standards!

Of course, it might also be an opportunity to assess just how many fools are in the Main Hall.

After a brief pause, approximately eight or nine people raised their number plates.

Hmm...not even ten fools out of several thousands. That proportion actually isn’t too bad.

Chu Liang observed everything with cold eyes while Wen Yulong seemed downright indignant.

"I’ve seen that thing before. If I were to craft it, the cost wouldn’t exceed 300 Sword Coins." he said, fuming, "Selling it at such a high price is practically daylight robbery."

"Such a grand auction that takes place once a month can’t solely consist of highly valuable treasures. It’s not surprising to see a couple of subpar items mixed in," Chu Liang replied nonchalantly. "If you bundle straw with crabs, you naturally have to sell it at the price of crabs. A markup is quite normal."

In the end, the Coiled Dragon Jade Fan was won by a young man with low cultivation, accompanied by two attendants. From the looks of it, he was a naive second-generation cultivator from a minor Immortal Sect, probably here to broaden his horizons.

Buying any exquisite and costly magic artifact to show off to his fellow disciples back home would do the trick.

"Hehe, the next treasure is going to be interesting." The shopkeeper on stage smirked mysteriously. The maids from before exited the stage, immediately replaced by new ones carrying a tray.

He first lifted the cover from the tray in the first maid’s hands, revealing four different colored elixirs.

"We invite a few cultivators onstage to try these elixirs now. Any volunteers?" The shopkeeper asked, grinning enigmatically.

Naturally, the cultivators beneath the stage didn’t worry about the Xianyuan Pavilion, a major shop, poisoning them. So some cultivators who loved a good spectacle immediately raised their hands and were called up by the shopkeeper.

"Here, friend, try this elixir." The shopkeeper handed an elixir over, which the cultivator promptly swallowed.

"Huh?" He seemed slightly puzzled after swallowing the elixir.

"Did you figure out what elixir it is?" The shopkeeper asked.

"It seems like an ordinary Spirit Gathering Pill?" The cultivator answered.

"So what’s special about it?" The shopkeeper asked again.

"The taste is very good... it tastes like apple? After eating it, a refreshing sweet fragrance lingers. The peculiar part is that it is incredibly delicious." The cultivator faithfully responded.

"Splendid!" The shopkeeper chuckled, then called another cultivator up on the stage, whereupon he handed over another Spirit Gathering Pill.

This Spirit Gathering Pill had a sweet and sour flavor of green oranges.

There were four elixirs in total, each with a different flavor.

Once everyone had tried them, he announced, "These elixirs come from a mysterious alchemist in the city who can infuse elixirs with unique fruit flavors! As some of you may be aware, the price of Spirit Gathering Pills in the city has spiked recently."

He abruptly unveiled the tray behind, displaying four gourd-shaped magical storage tools.

"Here are four gourds of different flavored Spirit Gathering Pills, in total a thousand pills. The starting bid is a thousand Vermilion Bird Coins! The price will increase by fifty Vermilion Bird Coins each time!" He projected loudly.

This introduction of the item had the crowd below laughing immediately.

For these cultivators, these unique flavors were both novel and useless, but they indeed seemed fun.

However, even if the price of Spirit Gathering Pills in Taotie city were to rise again, it wouldn’t increase to one Vermilion Bird Coin a pill. With a thousand pills, there would be at least a surplus of three hundred Vermilion Bird Coins and that’s just the starting bid.

So while there were many people who found it amusing, few actually planned to bid. After all, no one threw around their hard-earned money lightly. Losing a few hundred on a whim would hurt anyone.

Remember that barely half a year ago, Chu Liang, who was a cultivator at the Divine Consciousness Stage, was fretting over three hundred Sword Coins! Normally, it would take several months for him to earn that amount.

Perhaps only those rich guys who truly didn’t lack money might consider giving it a try for the fun of it.

Even Wen Yulong couldn’t help but laugh, "I wonder how that alchemist came up with that. Who would pay a higher price for Spirit Gathering Pills because of their flavor? This is even more outrageous than the previous item! The prices of elixirs are well known, even fools wouldn’t fall for such a scam, would they?"

Immediately after, Chu Liang next to him raised his plate and proclaimed loud and clear, "Two thousand Vermilion Bird Coins!"