Chapter 232 Treasure Auction (1/2)

Shen Lian did not stroll around for that few days, nor did he meditate and practice his Qi. He was only looking at the sea of clouds, then ate and slept like a normal person.

Of course, the food served in the celestial markets was no ordinary food, all made of mystical ingredients without losing its freshness.

Even Shen Lian could not find anything to pick on, and his days were rather comfortable.

The only one thing that Shen Lian did not expect was that the Fengli Staff belonged to Zhao Xiaoyu. She purposely put it on auction to see if anyone would bid it on a high price because she thought that the staff had some secrets which she was not sure about.

After all, in this world, there were so many people who knew more than her. Though most attendees of the auction were not very well cultivated, there might be one or two who knew things.

Evidently, Shen Lian was there and he knew its origin, but Zhao Xiaoyu made a prompt decision and bought the item back. It was her item, to begin with; it would not hurt to offer a higher price. And then she would follow the flow of events to gift it to Shen Lian, as a sign of goodwill to resolve the conflict between them.

All these were confessed upon by Zhao Xiaoyu.

If Shen Lian wanted to find the whereabouts of the Fengsheng Beast to make the mystical herb, the upcoming events would still rely on her.

The herb made from the Fengsheng Beast could extend one's lifespan by five hundred years, with its added on benefits. But all these were not for Shen Lian's own sake, he was doing all these for Gu Caiwei.

Initially, he wanted to fuse soul and aura with Gu Caiwei using certain secret techniques, for himself to experience his own realm and achieve a breakthrough, but the shortcoming of it was that Gu Caiwei almost lost her opportunity to cultivate Primordial Spirit. She had the biggest chance to achieve Huan Dan and be a major addition to the Qing Xuan's fighting power in preparation for the Bier Discourse of Dao.

Moreover, Gu Caiwei had very limited days left. Huandan would be able to help extend her lifespan, rather than just waiting for her end to come.

The existence of the Fengsheng Beast provided an additional option for Shen Lian. If he could cultivate this mystical herb, he would be able to help Gu Caiwei survive for another five hundred years. Subsequently, even if she was to fuse soul and aura with Shen Lian, her opportunity to achieve Huandan would increase as well, with a buffering period of ten years. Maybe Gu Caiwei could even achieve Huandan on her within this ten years.

For this, Shen Lian and Zhao Xiaoyu made a pact that as long as she helped him find this Fengsheng Beast, Shen Lian would provide her assistance at the upcoming Daluo Assembly in four years' time, help her become a Saintess of Daluo.

Of course, she knew her limitations. She would only let Shen Lian assist, but not to the extent that he must help until she became Daluo's Saintess.

Daluo Saintess was not only a title. She could also carry the leftovers of Luoism's fortune. If destiny allowed, maybe she could even find Luoism's inheritance. At that time, Zhao Xiaoyu could even unite Luoism again and rebuild a grand force that could match the four main Daoist sects.

Zhao Xiaoyu never hid all these from Shen Lian as she was very sincere about it.

Shen Lian had no reason to reject. He must at least find Fengsheng Beast for Gu Caiwei's sake. Plus if he was fortunate enough to cultivate enough mystical herbs with some extra, he could keep them and benefit Qing Xuan.

This was Shen Lian's biggest harvest from the celestial market. To him, the so-called mystical items left down from miracles were not as important as the Fengsheng Beast.

After days of rising at sunrise and sleeping at sunset, Shen Lian's mood had been much relieved and kept in a good mentality to face the circumstances.

After today's Treasure Auction, he could then seek Zhao Xiaoyu's help to find the Fengsheng Beast, which he would then use to make in mystical herb and hand over to Senior Apprentice-Sister. Finally, he could make a move to Tai Su Sect to bring Ruo Xi back.

Fenghe served Shen Lian his breakfast. After eating, Shen Lian asked, ”When is the Treasure Auction beginning?”

Fenghe replied, ”Before the auction starts, Manager will come to invite you over. This was what he ordered yesterday. After this, Fenghe will not serve Sir anymore.

She sounded slightly disappointed.

She would not be able to Shen Lian anymore in this lifetime.

Shen Lian roughly understood her feelings, but he would not have any reply. The soaring grand eagle could fly down at the same level as a sparrow, but his real belonging was in the big skies. Even his resting places were those in high mountains and steep cliffs, not the woods on flat ground.

Ever since his cultivation level got higher and higher, though he never bothered about status, and even mingled with the normal peasants friendly, but he was not that little doctor from past life, or the little Daoist from Qing Xia temple, not even the Young Master from the Shen family of State of Qing anymore.

He could seek fun in the middle of the normal world anytime, and also travel around this big world, explore its truth, seek the real world, and look for the path to eternity. His life would only get more exciting, and no longer the sorts that the normal peasants seek, like happily ever after.

Only at the level that Shen Lian got the revelation, that love stories like those of the Cowherd and the Weaving Girl, or the Seven Fairies and Dongyong, would never happen in real life, because the ranks of gods and normal people would have totally different quality of lives.

No matter how beautiful a monkey had grown, they would never be in a relationship with a human being.

A voice of Jingting Tongzi was heard hauling from outside, ”Mister Qingxia, my King is calling for you”.

Fenghe could only see Shen Lian's back disappear. She was just a smoke in Shen Lian's life journey, dispersing quickly without any trace.