Only at the Mahayana Stage Does the Reversal System Appear - Chapter 205

Chapter 205 Learning Never Ends

The Feiyun Chamber of Commerce is the largest chamber of commerce in Jiuzhou. Rumor has it that its leadership consists of over a dozen Fusion Stage cultivators. Once, a Fusion Stage elder, relying on his advanced cultivation, attempted to seize auction items, but failed and was severely injured by several Fusion Stage cultivators from the chamber

of commerce. This demonstrates the chamber of commerce’s formidable power.

As for the identities of these Fusion Stage cultivators, that is unknown to the public.

Jiang Li, of course, knew the cultivators behind the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce.

After all, if one wanted to become powerful in Jiuzhou, how could one not report to the Human Emperor Palace?

Having over a dozen Fusion Stage cultivators in a single force is truly terrifying, approaching the level of the six major sects.

Tianji Tower and the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce both fall into this category.

The Feiyun Chamber of Commerce is headquartered in Dazhou, with numerous branches across Jiuzhou.

Of course, if one wants to complete system tasks, one cannot go to the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce headquarters. No aristocratic family disciple in Dazhou would lecture you about such a matter.

If they were going, they’d go to the Tianyuan Dynasty, where the human race was plagued by intense internal strife. Jiang Li had visited the Tianyuan Dynasty when he was still young and weak. The streets were filled with arrogant and domineering disciples from aristocratic families.

After Yu Yin ascended the throne, she ignored this situation. After all, the fate of the Tianyuan Dynasty was like a chess game: the more internal strife there was, the tighter the chess

game, and the stronger the nation’s fortune. Jiang Li arrived at the Tianyuan Dynasty’s new capital and entered the venue in disguise.

A waiter handed Jiang Li a list of items for today’s auction. The list was dazzling, filled with extremely rare and precious treasures.

Only 90% of these treasures could be found in Jiang Li’s storage ring.

This showed the quality of the items being auctioned.

After all, ordinary items wouldn’t fit into Jiang Li’s storage ring.

The list didn’t list all the items for auction, stating that three items would be auctioned last. As for what these items were, their origins, or the starting price, the list didn’t mention anything.

Jiang Li didn’t care; he could buy anything anyway.

When it comes to wealth, few in Jiuzhou can compare.

Jiang Li never worries about money.

Money is just a small matter, as long as writing a few Fusion Stage techniques.

Of course, the techniques sold to Jiuzhou are different from those sold to the system. The techniques Jiang Li sells are all highly practical.

Jiang Li has positioned himself very precisely. If he wants the disciples of the aristocratic families to dislike him, want to rob him, and teach him a lesson, then he should be a wealthy, unknown, and low-level nouveau riche.

Jiang Li saw a familiar figure in a black robe at the conference and happily sat next to him.

“Hello again.”

“Human, watch your tone. Don’t be so close.” The other person didn’t appreciate Jiang Li’s enthusiasm.

Jiang Li didn’t care, but said absent-mindedly, “I wonder if Yu Yin knows you’ve escaped.”

The other person was startled, suddenly realizing who was sitting next to him.

“Jiang, Jiang Brother?”

“Don’t be so affectionate. Just call me human.”

“Look at what you’re saying. I said ‘human,'” the other person said with a smile. “Please don’t tell my master about me.”

The other person wore a black robe and a formation that blocked spiritual perception, making its true form invisible. But in front of Jiang Li, the formation was useless.

Jiang Li used his spiritual sense to see that the other person was not human, but a yellow gourd, its black robe supported by magic.

A magical artifact, the Ruyi Gourd.

“You ran away?”

“No way,” the Ruyi Gourd denied flatly, then stammered, “I just told the master I was going out for a walk, not the auction.”

“What’s the point of coming to the auction? You’re afraid Yu Yin would find out.”

The Ruyi Gourd chuckled but didn’t answer.

“You came here…”

“To find a few people with bad eyesight and wait for them to beat me up.”

The Ruyi Gourd shuddered. Waiting for them to beat you up? I think you’re waiting for them to be beaten up.

“Look! It’s Wang Bian, the Confucian monk!”

someone exclaimed, drawing everyone’s attention.

Sure enough, Wang Bian, dressed in Confucian robes and possessing a gentle demeanor, was ushered into the VIP room by a waiter. The

Ruyi Gourd could have been in this room, but for some reason, it insisted on concealing its identity and sat in the ordinary seats.

“Strange! There’s nothing here that Confucianists would need.” Someone else was puzzled. The items being auctioned today were significant, but not enough to interest a Confucian monk.

“Could it be these three hidden treasures?”

“Why are people from the Great Zhou Imperial Academy here too? Vice Dean Meng?”

“You’re so uninformed. A few years ago, Jiang Renhuang disrespected Jiang Renhuang and got last in the entrance exam. Since then, the Great Zhou Imperial Academy has changed its dean. Now it’s Dean Meng, not Vice Dean Meng.”

“I see.”

“But that’s strange. The items being auctioned aren’t rare enough to warrant such a prominent figure coming in person.” Someone scanned the auction list. The Great Zhou Imperial Academy prioritized research, and the items being auctioned today weren’t particularly worthy of research.

“Do you know what these three hidden treasures are?” Jiang Li was also surprised; he’d run into quite a few familiar faces today.

“I don’t know. I saw the list posted at the entrance to the venue and came in when I saw something I was interested in.” Ruyi Gourd admitted he didn’t know either.

Both were completely bewildered.

The hidden auction items were a promotional activity used by the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce. They had already informed potential buyers of these three items.

Clearly, Wang Bian and Dean Meng had come just for the hidden auction items.

“It doesn’t matter. It has nothing to do with me anyway,” Jiang Li said without giving it much thought.

“The first lot is a bottle of Xuanzhong Water. It not only adds Xuanzhong power to the refining of spiritual treasures, but also increases the cultivation speed of cultivators with water spiritual roots by 20%. This only applies to cultivators below the Jindan stage, of course.”

The old man on the stage had only a slit in his eyes, so close that if you didn’t look closely, you’d think he was closed. He struck his hammer: “Starting price: 180 mid-grade spirit stones.”

“180!”

“200!

” “240!”

“I’ll bid 300!”

The atmosphere in the venue gradually heated up, arousing everyone’s eagerness to buy.

“512!”

The old man’s eyes snapped open. Someone had called out 512 at the last Dao Sect auction, and someone else was calling out again this time.

His years of auction experience told him it was the same person this time!

“512 spirit stones once, 512 spirit stones twice, 512 spirit stones three times.”

The old man struck his hammer again: “Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for winning the Xuanzhong Water!”

He was secretly delighted. This time, he wouldn’t have to listen to the people below shouting 1,024 or 2,048.

Jiang Li was annoyed. Damn it, he hadn’t gotten the price wrong this time.

He shouldn’t have called a quadratic price for the first item. The Xuanzhong Water, used to enhance the atmosphere, was only worth 500 medium-grade spirit stones. His price was just right.

He should choose a more expensive item next time. He’d learned his lesson.

“As expected, learning never ends. Even at the Mahayana stage, there’s still much to learn,” Jiang Li reflected.

Ruyi Gourd looked at Jiang Li in surprise. How could this big man have any insights at the auction?

How come he hadn’t had any insights at all?

(End of this chapter)