?Chapter 939: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 936 Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Chapter 939: Volume 6 Spirit Treasures Chapter 936 Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Han Li spent some time and finally found a small, unknown Daoist temple in the city, where all the Taoists were truly ordinary mortals with no mana whatsoever.
Han Li was satisfied with this and immediately donated some silver, which persuaded the temple’s residents to let him stay temporarily.
After spending a night in the temple, early the next morning, Han Li left the Daoist temple and headed straight to a school he had discovered during the day that had the presence of cultivators.
Since the school was located in Jinjing and seemed quite sizable, it undoubtedly had some history and definite connections to the Confucian Sect.
However, Han Li did not care about this.
As he quietly infiltrated the school, his figure appeared in front of an elderly scholar, and he released his strong Nascent Soul aura without any attempt to conceal it.
The elderly scholar was initially shocked upon seeing Han Li, hastily gathering all his mana, but as soon as he clearly saw Han Li’s true cultivation level, the expression on his face relaxed, and he gave up his guard.
He then stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Han Li:
“Does the senior have any matters in which this junior can serve?”
“You are quite perceptive.
I indeed have a small matter; tell me about the locations of a few city markets in Jinjing, and any information you know about the auctions,” Han Li said gently with a smile.
“There is no problem with the market locations!
This junior will immediately copy the maps onto a white jade slip.
As for the auction matters, I don’t know much, but what would the senior like to know?” The elderly scholar responded without hesitation, quickly taking out a white jade slip from his storage pouch and began to transfer the maps of the market locations into it.
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“I want to know the exact times and venues of the auctions, and if there are any rare materials being sold in this auction,” Han Li’s smile faded slightly as he asked indifferently.
“No problem with the time and venue.
The auction will be held in nine days at the Treasure Light Hall in Jinxi Market, organized as two levels of auctions: Core Formation and Nascent Soul.
Each level will be held concurrently.
Nascent Soul experts may participate in the Core Formation auctions, but Core Formation cultivators cannot enter the Nascent Soul auctions.
As for what materials will be on sale, it’s hard for this junior to answer.
It’s a large auction organized by several of Great Jin’s biggest markets, and it’s difficult for outsiders to know what will be up for sale.
However, based on past experience, there will be at least a hundred rare materials, and some seniors might also temporarily bring their own rare items to be auctioned off.
The auction usually lasts five to six days,” the old scholar replied honestly.
“I see, Treasure Light Hall!” Han Li murmured to himself with a slight nod.
“Senior, the jade slip has been prepared.
Please take it,” said the old scholar, finally finishing the jade slip and presenting it to Han Li with both hands.
Han Li silently reached out and grabbed the jade slip, scanning it with his Divine Sense, then nodded his head in satisfaction.
“Very well, do not mention to anyone about me being here today, or else, hehea€|” Han Li chuckled ominously, a green light flashing around him as he suddenly disappeared on the spot.
The old scholar’s eyes twitched, and he sat down in his chair, furrowing his brows in contemplation.
After quite some time, he swept his Divine Sense around the room and found it empty, as if no one else had been there.
Finally, the old scholar let out a deep breath, his face showing a wry smile.
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After leaving the school, Han Li carefully looked through the jade slip and then headed straight for Jinxi Market.
The so-called Jinxi Market was actually a small area hidden with a sophisticated concealment array, constantly covering a secluded street on the west side of Jinjing City.
As Han Li appeared at the entrance of the market, he easily passed through the invisible barriers unnoticed by ordinary mortals and suddenly appeared on a relatively quiet street.
Of course, this quietness was relative to the bustling activity of ordinary mortals outside; looking around, at least hundreds of cultivators were entering and exiting the shops on either side of the street.
Although Han Li didn’t use his Divine Sense to carefully scan the whole street, he knew that given the upcoming auction, there must be Nascent Soul experts overseeing Jinxi Market.
Otherwise, organizing such a large auction wouldn’t be so straightforward.
Thinking this, Han Li walked slowly, constantly scanning the shops on either side.
This Jinxi Market was visibly different from the markets Han Li had seen in various places in Southern Great Jin; almost all the buildings on both sides were two to three stories tall, each looking financially robust and representing substantial businesses.
However, some of the shop names were indeed familiar to Han Li, having been seen in other markets.
It seemed that some powerful businesses in Great Jin’s realm of immortal cultivators had set up branches here.
Since this was the case, there was no need for detailed identification; Han Li, carrying a list of several materials he needed to collect, began to inquire shop by shop.
However, the items that Han Li had not yet obtained were naturally extremely rare, not easily found.
Han Li was not in a hurry.
He had not expected to easily find the required materials in the market, but was just taking advantage of the situation.
He actually had another important matter to attend to in the market.
Participating in the auction would definitely require a large amount of spirit stones.
Han Li originally had quite a few spirit stones, but after a masked cultivator underwent a fiend demon transformation and collected other materials, most of them had been spent.
Now facing such a large-scale auction, the spirit stones he had left were naturally insufficient.
Han Li planned to find a large shop to sell some rare items in exchange for some spirit stones.
Because a huge amount of spirit stones was needed, the buyer naturally had to be financially strong.
When Han Li arrived in front of a three-story tall pavilion, he couldn’t help but squint his eyes slightly.
This pavilion was obviously much larger than the pavilions of other shops in front.
Moreover, there were quite a few cultivators coming in and out, which seemed like a potential seller.
However, Han Li felt a jolt in his heart when he saw the sign hanging on the front door of the pavilion that read “Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion” in three huge golden characters.
Could this “Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion” be the one that specialized in selling items from the Heavenly Mechanism Chamber?
After hesitating briefly, Han Li still walked in.
The first floor of the pavilion was spacious, three or four measures in length and width.
Five or six handsome, Qi Refinement Realm attendants were introducing some items on the shelves around to several customers by pointing here and there.
As soon as Han Li walked in, an attendant with a smiling face came over, apparently intending to greet him.
“Step back, I’ll take care of this senior,” said a middle-aged man in a white robe, enjoying a pot of fragrant tea while sitting in a corner of the hall.
After sweeping his divine sense over Han Li’s cultivation, he immediately put down his teacup with a shocked expression and hastily stopped the attendant.
The middle-aged man then straightened his clothes, walked over in a few steps, and gave Han Li a respectful bow, saying,
“Senior, it is an honor for our Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion to have you here.
There is naturally nothing of interest to a senior like you on the first floor.
How about following me to the third floor to discuss further?”
“Good, I was indeed looking for someone in charge here,” Han Li said with a flicker in his eyes and a calm tone.
Then, under the middle-aged man’s lead, Han Li went upstairs leisurely.
The seven or eight cultivators buying items on the first floor, upon seeing this, naturally realized that Han Li was a Nascent Soul expert, and a burst of commotion immediately ensued.
“It’s actually a Nascent Soul senior!
This is my first time seeing one.
How can he look so young?”
“It looks like the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion is about to make a big deal.
Tsk tska€|”
A series of astonished and amazed voices followed one after another.
The third floor of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was not large, but it was elegantly decorated.
When the middle-aged man brought the guest up, two beautiful young female cultivators immediately brewed some high-quality tea and served it.
“Senior, please try this.
This is Misty Rain Spirit Tea, which our pavilion has purchased at a great cost.
It has a unique flavor,” the middle-aged man said as soon as Han Li sat down, introducing it with a smiling face.
“I’m not in a rush to taste the tea.
Let’s first see if your pavilion has the materials I want to purchase.
To be honest, I’ve already visited quite a few places before coming here.
None of them had any of the items I wanted, so I don’t have much hope for your Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion either,” Han Li stated calmly without even taking a look at the Misty Rain Spirit Tea.
Then, with a flick of his sleeve, a green jade slip appeared on the table from thin air.
“Since senior is in such a hurry, I’ll take a look first.
But since the previous shops didn’t have what you wanted, these materials must not be ordinary,” the middle-aged man said with a smile.
He immediately extended his hand toward the jade slip, drew it into his hand, and then submerged his divine sense into it to take a look.
Shortly after, the middle-aged man’s face slightly changed.
As for Han Li, his expression remained unchanged.
This reaction was not new to him, as he had seen it many times on the faces of the managers in the previous shops.
It was no surprise, given that the materials he was seeking were indeed hard to find in the world.
In fact, two of them were so rare that ordinary cultivators would not have even heard of them.
“No wonder senior found nothing in the previous shops.
These materials are indeed not something ordinary shops would have access to.
Except for a small piece of ‘Thunder Spirit Stone,’ our pavilion is helpless with the rest,” the white-robed middle-aged man said with a wry smile after withdrawing his divine sense from the jade slip.
“You have Lightning Spirit Crystals?” Han Li, who had been prepared for another disappointment, couldn’t help but show a look of surprise at these words.
“Indeed, senior is quite fortunate.
This piece of Thunder Spirit Stone was just recently acquired by our pavilion.
However, there is some trouble with it; this rare material is not owned by our pavilion but is kept here by another Nascent Soul expert who is on good terms with us, in preparation for exchanging it for other items.
If it can’t be exchanged, it is planned to be auctioned at the auction a few days from now,” the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment before saying something that made Han Li pause.
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