Xu Nan's words not only made the fat man covered in acne fall silent, but also hushed the entire hall.

In the Cultivation World, many Cultivation Techniques are passed down secretly.

The poison techniques Shen Qiang is now displaying are already breathtaking.

However, his Cultivation is not high, so there aren't many people who truly fear him inside. After all, if a real fight were to break out, those Cultivators above the Golden Core Stage are confident they could take down Shen Qiang in an instant.

But Xu Nan's words sent a chill down their spines.

The means by which Shen Qiang employs poison are so strange.

If it were Shen Qiang's senior sect members taking action, how much more formidable would they be?

Face to face, one can fight if possible, or flee if not.

But if the opponent uses poison, and you have no idea when, how, or what kind of poison they will use, then it does cause a bit of panic.

The crowd was silent.

Xu Nan gave a slight smile, changed the subject, and said to Shen Qiang, "It seems that your senior sect members do not care much about the mundane affairs of the Cultivation World. However, in reality, the method of poisoning, although fearsome, may appear rather disdainful at many times."

Hearing Xu Nan's words, Shen Qiang laughed, "It may be looked down upon, but at least there are people who fear me because of it. If I acted honorably, didn't poison, scorn anyone, or provoke anyone on my own accord, in their eyes, I'm just trash that can be bullied at will."

"So there's nothing worth discussing about whether I should or shouldn't do this."

"This is the way I am. If someone bullies me, it's impossible for me to stay silent. If it comes down to it, I'll go down fighting, but there's no way I'll let myself be bullied just like that."

The crowd was silent, and Jing Haotian, who was sitting on the other side of Xu Nan, had a face where the swelling from the slap marks had subsided. Watching Xu Nan and Shen Qiang talk as if they were familiar, he felt uncomfortable but could only endure it.

In terms of Cultivation, he was stronger than Shen Qiang, but after shaking hands with him, he was the one who truly suffered.

In terms of family background,

Jing Family is among the better second-tier Cultivation Families in Huaxia,

Which is sufficient to intimidate ordinary Cultivators.

But to use such a status to intimidate someone who can teach methods as untraceable as Shen Qiang's poisonous skills is simply asking for embarrassment.

The so-called Family is one with many members and numerous assets.

If targeted by an 'old poisoner',

Once any link goes wrong, Jing Haotian cannot bear the responsibility.

So, for now, all he can do is endure.

Fortunately, at this moment, the Cultivator's auction has begun.

The first auction item is a top-grade Flying Sword.

As the opening item of the auction, it is certainly good, and it fetches a good price as well.

It was bought by a Cultivator for 18 million.

The second item is a set of Fist Techniques, which is clearly not very good, selling only for a base price of 300,000.

The subsequent auction items are basically items of the same vein.

Flying Swords with grand-sounding names but are quite ordinary, occasionally interspersed with some Raw materials for refining Magic Artifacts.

To the current Shen Qiang, these items have no value whatsoever.

So, while others were contesting fervently,

Shen Qiang was yawning.

Xu Nan, who clearly knew that Shen Qiang wanted to purchase the Unity Lotus, also felt somewhat helpless. In fact, this Unity Lotus is very rare; she flipped through Wanxin Hesheng's database on her phone.

The Unity Lotus has only appeared once in the past five years.

And the result of that auction was that it failed to sell.

A base price of 12,000, and no one wanted it.

This is perhaps the dilemma of the auction house.

Meanwhile, Shen Qiang, sitting not far from Xu Nan and watching her fiddle with her phone, was also constantly thinking about how to quickly improve his Cultivation.

Seeing Xu Nan's expression, Shen Qiang already knew that there definitely wasn't a Unity Lotus available.

The Qi Condensation Pill was definitely not going to be refined now.

So, at this stage, the only two options left to help Shen Qiang improve his cultivation were:

One was the Gathering Qi Powder, whose effects were far less than those of the Qi Condensation Pill.

Another was the Qi Gathering Powder, which had better effects than the Qi Condensation Pill.

The Gathering Qi Powder, with its relatively easy-to-get ingredients, could use Codonopsis available in the medicine market as its main component. This herb cost only a few bucks per pound, which was quite cheap, and gathering all the required herbs wasn't difficult.

Just as he thought about it,

Shen Qiang heard the auctioneer say, "Lot number 027, 50 grams of Gathering Qi Powder, with a starting bid of 500,000."

Shen Qiang was stunned.

50 grams of Gathering Qi Powder, with a starting price of 500,000?

That's 10,000 bucks a gram?

Jesus, why not just rob someone? This was sheer profiteering.

Xu Nan, who had been assessing Shen Qiang, saw a sudden vigor in him and couldn't help but smile and say, "Shen Qiang, you are in the initial stage of Qi Condensation, so this Gathering Qi Powder is indeed suitable for you."

"This thing is hard to come by; seize the opportunity well."

Shen Qiang was surprised.

Then wanted to laugh.

Hard to come by?

If Shen Qiang wanted to, he could easily gather the herbs and refine a pound himself, and the cost wouldn't even exceed thirty bucks.

At this price, that would be 5 million!

As Jing Haotian noticed Shen Qiang's apparent interest in the Gathering Qi Powder, his eyes lit up, and with a cold smirk, he said, "Oh, I almost forgot, this Gathering Qi Powder is the best Spiritual Medicine before Foundation Establishment. Whether in the Spiritual Movement Stage or the Qi Condensation Stage, taking Gathering Qi Powder can save a lot of cultivation time."

"One million!" Jing Haotian said, placing a bid. Then, with a provocative gaze that skipped Xu Nan and settled on Shen Qiang, he lightly laughed and said, "And the price is very cheap, huh."

Glancing at the provocative Jing Haotian, Shen Qiang chuckled.

An auction for cultivators, frankly speaking, differed from ordinary auctions only in the nature of the goods being sold.

Both the procedure and the mindset of the participants were no different from those of a normal auction.

This Jing Haotian, a standard tall, rich, and handsome fellow, was clearly planning to use money to annoy Shen Qiang.

But don't forget.

After Shen Qiang entered the circle of antiques, whom did he encounter?

Sun Kaiping, who fooled others with his tricks, and Boss Ma, who loved to take advantage of people the most.

Trying to flaunt wealth to hit Shen Qiang? This Jing Haotian was somewhat naive.

"Five million," Shen Qiang said blandly, without even raising an eyebrow.

Instantly, all eyes were fixated on Shen Qiang.

"He's really rich, but it makes sense. At the initial stage of Qi Condensation, this Gathering Qi Powder must be a treasure to him."

"Indeed, anything can sell for a good price as long as it finds its true consumer."

"That's right, this ounce or two of Gathering Qi Powder is normally valued at most around a million. This 'Doctor Three No Rescue' is so eager to buy Gathering Qi Powder, it seems like he wants to attempt Foundation Establishment."

Hearing the crowd's discussions, a triumphant look flickered across Jing Haotian's eyes, "Oh, looks like you're quite wealthy, then come bid, 10 million!"

With an air of arrogance, Jing Haotian called this price, waiting expectantly for Shen Qiang to bid, as the item was of no use to him, but it was useful to Shen Qiang.

Therefore, in Jing Haotian's certain heart, he believed Shen Qiang would definitely bid again.

He was just waiting for Shen Qiang to bid, after which he would abandon the bid.

By then, the look on Shen Qiang's face after spending such a high price to buy Gathering Qi Powder would definitely be priceless.

However, as he waited with a smile for Shen Qiang to bid,

Unexpectedly, Shen Qiang, sitting on the sofa, casually yawned, began peeling grapes, and turned to Xu Nan with a smile, "What's the next item up for auction?"

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