The Beautiful CEO’s Dragon Blood Bodyguard
Chapter 1233: Taobao Conference

Chapter 1233: Chapter 1233: Taobao Conference

Below this mountain, the bustling voices of people could be heard. From a distance, there weren’t a million, but surely there were eight or nine hundred thousand.

Some Loose Cultivators had begun their preparations early on.

The Major Sects were no exception, ready to scour this place for cultivation resources.

This place was like a secular gathering.

Once a year, each time allowing all parties to return fully loaded with their spoils.

Many more wished to ascend the mountain peak, seeking their own fortunes above.

The Sky Ascension Path has left an unknown number of predecessors’ bones and Magical Treasures over the years.

Although the lower layers have been thoroughly looted by people, the upper layers remain as blank, unclaimed territories.

Many young talents, for this very day, do not hesitate to prepare early.

According to Ji Wanyu’s explanation, during the half-month that Sky Ascension Path is open, the magnetic pull of the earth is much weaker than usual.

On any normal day, ordinary Cultivators couldn’t even approach this mountain.

The market at the foot of the mountain is for Loose Cultivators; the Sects have their private domains and cave dwellings set up on the mountain.

The explosive trades of Magical Treasures are still concentrated in the hands of these Famous Sects.

Among them, the most famous is the Divine Dragon Auction House located one kilometer up the mountainside.

This auction house is spread throughout Great Xia Country and even reaches into the barbaric land of various continents.

This organziation belongs to an extremely powerful force straddling between the secular world and the Cultivation World; not only does the Human Race give it respect, but the Demon Clan holds it in high regard as well.

They not only run auction houses but also Stone Workshops, selling various Spirit Stone Ores.

Legend has it that they are backed by the Ten Great Bandits of Great Xia Country, a claim no one has ever confirmed.

Generally, Loose Cultivators with good items would not sell them on their own.

Due to varying strengths, they could easily be killed and have their goods stolen.

Submitting their goods to the Divine Dragon Auction House and paying a commission can ensure a safe profit.

Therefore, at each Tianzhu Mountain gathering, the kilometer-tall Divine Dragon Auction House is always the busiest place.

This time, even Ji Wanrong herself has come to vie for the treasures originating from the Divine Dragon Auction House.

After Long Fei’s party arrived, he had Chu Feng take Ji Wanyu, Anna, Nightingale, Wang Jie, and Liu Jiangnan to the auction house ahead of time.

The auction isn’t until the afternoon, so there is still some time.

He wasn’t in a rush to go up, and instead began to stroll around the ordinary Loose Cultivators’ stalls with Lin Shanshan, Bald Dog, and the Ground Rat Demon King, to see what treasures he could find.

Chu Feng and the others looked down on the vendors outside and didn’t have the patience to discern the authenticity of the goods; only Long Fei was interested.

Originally, he wanted some time alone, but Lin Shanshan insisted on sticking to him, claiming she felt safer by his side.

Long Fei stretched out his Divine Sense to probe around the outskirts; indeed, the goods on these stalls were hardly worth mentioning.

There were tens of thousands of small vendors, and finding good items among them was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

Their merchandise was a mixed assortment, including herbs, Magic Artifacts, Talisman Scripts, ancient items dug from underground, as well as all sorts of rare animals and plants.

Some even sold beings from Outsider Spiritual Races, such as humanoid sea monsters and humanoid Elves.

Some vendors would sell inferior goods as top-quality, shamelessly touting ordinary bones as Dragon Bones.

The four of them wandered around leisurely for a while, but didn’t find anything worthwhile.

The Ground Rat Demon King and Bald Dog had such sensitive noses—they could tell real from fake bones or herbs with just a sniff.

Lin Shanshan didn’t care at all, shopping as if browsing through stores, buying anything that caught her eye.

The common currency here was Spirit Stone, and her Storage Ring was loaded with them, all earned from selling equipment on Mystic Turtle Island.

According to her, as a rich lady, she came here to spend money, not to hunt for treasures.

Others sold dresses made from ordinary silkworm thread, insisting that they were weaved from ancient Divine Silkworm Thread, warm in winter, cool in summer, and light as cicada’s wings.

Lin Shanshan took a look and bought everything on the stall in one fell swoop, like a wholesaler.

A dress that was very common in Great Xia Country could be bought for one Spirit Stone.

But she insisted on buying them for ten Spirit Stones each, her lavish spending even made Long Fei feel a bit uncomfortable.

Children from poor families just can’t match up to a rich girl like her.

Long Fei could only comfort himself this way, forcing himself to accept Lin Shanshan’s spending habits.

At an inconspicuous stall, Long Fei suddenly stopped.

This stall was purely selling counterfeit goods, a long table displaying all sorts of knockoffs.

Some were incomplete, probably discarded Magical Treasures from others.

The stall owner saw Long Fei’s interest, quickly stood up, and picked up a longsword to introduce, "Sir, see anything you like? Everything here are top-notch Magical Treasures, all left by ancient Immortals! We don’t sell to those who can’t appreciate them, we only sell to those who are destined. Look at this sword, it’s forged from a meteorite from beyond the skies, used by Emperor Xuanyuan himself. Have you ever heard of the famous Xuanyuan Divine Sword? This sword here is its brother!"

Lin Shanshan covered her mouth to suppress a laugh, thinking that the stall owner was really bragging too much.

She could tell the quality of the sword was nothing remarkable, and yet the stall owner dared to boast it was used by Emperor Xuanyuan.

Long Fei smiled, his eyes scanning the items on the stall, pretending to pick something, but his spiritual power was focused on a red walnut.

The walnut was about the size of a normal one, looking ordinary on the outside, even a bit shriveled.

The stall owner had inlaid a layer of hollow metal on this walnut, strung it with other ordinary walnuts, and was selling it as an evil-repelling ornament bracelet.

Long Fei’s hand moved nonchalantly towards it, picked up the walnut bracelet, and twirled it, then asked the stall owner, "How much for this Divine Sword?"

The stall owner was startled, his mouth twitching, thinking he had encountered a sucker.

He contained his excitement, raised five fingers, and exclaimed, "Five thousand Spirit Stones, not one less."

Even someone as extravagant with money as Lin Shanshan couldn’t stand to hear this, she called out in her sweet voice, "Are you seriously asking for the moon? You dare to ask for five thousand Spirit Stones for this piece of trash?"

The stall owner protested, "Milady, what are you saying? This is the genuine Xuanyuan Divine Sword, certified by the Great Xia Kingdom Magic Treasure Association."

As he spoke, he took out a certificate from the sword box and handed it to Lin Shanshan, "Take a look, this is the golden seal of the Great Xia Kingdom Magic Treasure Association, with the president’s own signature on it!"

Lin Shanshan looked at Long Fei, unable to suppress a laugh, thinking that this world and the outside world really passed down the same lineage, even the tricks for counterfeiting were the same.

This Magic Treasure Association, who knows what bootleg organization it was, gave themselves such a grandiose name.

The president, Zhang Dabao, they had never heard of him at all!

Lin Shanshan truly didn’t know what her brother-in-law saw in this sword to be bothering haggling with this vendor.

To her surprise, Long Fei actually wanted to buy it, haggling with the vendor, "How about this, I have a fate with your Divine Sword. Five thousand Spirit Stones, I’ll take everything on your stall, what do you say?"

The vendor gulped, thinking may Elder Lord Sanqing bless him, a real sucker had been sent his way.

He stomped the ground to keep calm and countered Long Fei, "You, sir, you’re asking too much. You see this shield, it was used by Demon Lord Xingtian; you see this Eight Trigrams Mirror, handed down by Supreme Lord Lao Zi. Since these things have a fate with you, I won’t ask for much. Add another five thousand Spirit Stones, and I’ll sell it all to you."