After settling Sun Kaiping's account, there were still five million in the bank account.

What should have been a very attractive auction had become somewhat bland and uninteresting simply because Shen Qiang no longer faced any financial pressure.

After all, five million isn't a lot, yet it isn't little either, just enough for Shen Qiang to live comfortably for many years if only used for everyday expenses.

Thus, Shen Qiang was not interested in collecting antiques at the auction to resell them.

Moreover, Shen Qiang wasn't a real collector in any true sense.

So, during the normal course of the auction, Shen Qiang didn't bid even once.

Because those items simply couldn't attract Shen Qiang.

Therefore, while the auction proceeded vigorously, Shen Qiang was somewhat listless.

Especially when Nalan Xingde's ring came up.

Shen Qiang even yawned.

Because it was indeed very boring.

Fortunately, the ring, with a starting price of ten million, didn't fail to sell, and eventually went to a middle-aged woman with a literary air for eleven million five hundred thousand.

Seeing her fervent eyes, she was probably a hardcore female fan of Nalan Xingde, after all, Nalan Xingde's poetry was truly beautiful.

Beyond that, what slightly surprised Shen Qiang was the auction of the Blood Ganoderma.

According to Shen Qiang's initial assumption.

Blood Ganoderma, although miraculous, was, after all, just a medicinal ingredient.

So logically speaking, there shouldn't be too many buyers.

If three to five people placed bids and the sale proceeded smoothly, it would have been a perfect scenario.

But to Shen Qiang's surprise.

This Blood Ganoderma, as the highlight of the auction, right as it started.

Almost instantly, more than a dozen people placed bids.

The price even skyrocketed to seventeen million.

This situation astonished Shen Qiang.

What was even more unexpected to Shen Qiang was that the final sales price of this Blood Ganoderma was twenty-one million, bought by an old man dressed very plainly.

Seeing him excitedly and overjoyedly holding the Blood Ganoderma, with many bidders around him full of regret.

Shen Qiang suddenly felt a desire to sell each of them a plant privately.

But that wouldn't do.

Rarity creates value.

Anything, once abundant, loses its value.

However, fortunately, this auction, with Nalan Xingde's ring and that Blood Ganoderma, earned over thirty million.

Combined with the previous five million in the account, Shen Qiang's funds had now reached over thirty-seven million.

Although this sum wasn't as addictive as reaching a hundred million,

it was indeed a substantial gain.

But until the end of the auction, Shen Qiang's Blood Ganoderma Bone Healing Ointment hadn't appeared.

This situation made Shen Qiang frown.

At the end of the auction, a young man with an impeccably smooth shirt came to invite Shen Qiang to the third-floor VIP room of the auction.

Sun Kaiping and Mr. Ma were both curious about the third floor of Wan Xin Logistic.

But the young man with the impeccably smooth shirt did not give them the slightest face, directly refusing their request to take a look.

This left Mr. Ma somewhat dissatisfied.

"Making it all secretive, as if there's a high-class place I haven't been to, let's go, let's have lunch together," Mr. Ma said, patting Shen Qiang's shoulder as he left. Sun Kaiping looked somewhat peculiarly and said, "It seems that Wan Xin Logistic might have some matters they don't want us involved in, be extra careful."

Shen Qiang nodded.

After waving goodbye to the two,

Shen Qiang followed the young man in the flawless shirt to the third floor of Wanxin Hesheng.

The moment he reached the third floor,

Shen Qiang felt a sudden heaviness on his shoulders and then a chill that was somewhat hair-raising rose from the bottom of his heart.

"Such a powerful cultivator!"

Just then, the beautiful manager Xu Nan came over with a charming laugh, "Mr. Shen, I took the liberty of inviting you upstairs because the Bone Healing Ointment you brought earlier isn't suitable for auction in the lobby below."

"After all, we at Wanxin Hesheng deal in antiques and jewels. Mixing in medicine would make it feel out of place."

"Moreover, I think that your medicinal herb isn't quite suitable for sale to ordinary people, so please come with me."

The heavy pressure on his shoulders dissipated with Xu Nan's laughter.

Shen Qiang, taking a deep breath and frowning, asked, "Does Wanxin Hesheng want to buy it?"

Xu Nan shook her head with a smile, "In the eyes of Wanxin Hesheng, the value of processed Blood Ganoderma is limited, far less than the value of living Blood Ganoderma. So now I am taking you to a small auction."

"The items mainly auctioned there are things that can aid cultivators in their cultivation, such as various Cultivation Techniques Secret Manual, Flying Swords, Qiankun Bags, Storage Rings, or some exotic raw materials."

Looking at Shen Qiang, whose eyes were filled with astonishment, Xu Nan smiled, "You look very surprised. Didn't your teacher tell you that cultivators have always existed, it's just that ordinary people cannot perceive them?"

"But since it's cultivation, many items are needed like materials to refine magical treasures, cultivation secret manuals, Daoist couples for dual cultivation, as well as elixir pills and so on—these things are usually hard to come by."

"Similar to antiques, thus a subsidiary auction house spread across top cities nationwide is undoubtedly suitable."

Shen Qiang slightly frowned but also felt relieved in his heart.

Cultivators are people too, and they also have various needs. Thus, they naturally have their own circles."

"I understand, you are saying that there is a free market here for cultivators to trade."

Looking at Shen Qiang, Xu Nan smiled, "More precisely, an auction exclusively for cultivators."

Shen Qiang's eyes lit up, and his mood immediately became excited.

"Do you mean to say that in such an auction we can buy a lot of items usable for cultivation?"

Xu Nan smiled, "Yes, but whether you can find something truly suitable for you also depends on luck."

Shen Qiang's eyes gleamed, and his mood inexplicably surged.

Now, what bothered Shen Qiang most was what?

Insufficient cultivation!

Observation Skill.

Power, Wind Walk, Accuracy.

These were all Divine Skills!

If he had sufficient cultivation to support and use these skills freely, how powerful would Shen Qiang become?

In the cultivation world, the fastest methods to improve cultivation were essentially threefold.

The first was called Enlightenment.

That is, understanding the ultimate truths between heaven and earth, connecting Yin and Yang, becoming a powerhouse who controls the universe.

Such a nebulous form of Enlightenment clearly wasn't suitable for the logically-thinking Shen Qiang.

The second, known as Dual Cultivation.

As the name suggests, it involves two people cultivating together. Shen Qiang had many beautiful women around him, but, unfortunately, none of them were cultivators. Qingxuan in his mind was, but she lacked a physical body, making Dual Cultivation with her quite unreliable.

So, wanting to rapidly enhance his cultivation, aside from the normal diligent and strenuous practice, there was only one final method left.

That was to rely on the power of elixir pills to boost his cultivation and shorten the cultivation time.

Given Shen Qiang's current early level of Qi Condensation, top-grade Spirit Pills for Qi Condensation was undoubtedly the most suitable for him at this stage.

If he could find the right materials and refine a sufficient quantity of Qi Condensation Pills, and coupled with Qingxuan's twenty-four-hour practice, Shen Qiang was confident that he could complete the entire process of Qi Condensation in four weeks and begin Foundation Establishment.

Once successful in Foundation Establishment, Shen Qiang could use the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Stage to study Acupuncture Techniques, refine Spirit Pills, and by then, Shen Qiang's expertise in Medical Skill would be incomparable to what it was right now.

So, after a moment's hesitation, Shen Qiang cautiously asked, "Can I buy Unity Lotus at this auction?"

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