Chapter 140: Substituting One Thing for Another

"Therefore, the reserve price of this unknown metal suspected to contain golden fire is only one hundred middle-grade spirit stones. You should know that if there is really golden fire in it, even the smallest trace of it will definitely be more than this price!" Although Chi Lianxia spoke eloquently, she herself was actually quite unconvinced. At this time, Xiao Mian said: "Excuse me, fellow Taoist, can you let me appreciate this thing?"

"This..."

Chi Lianxia was stunned when she heard this, but she didn't expect Xiao Mian to have such a request.

After all, even if the Yuanying ancestor got this piece of metal, he would not be sure whether there was spiritual fire inside it. What would it matter if he, a small foundation-building cultivator, took it and looked at it for three days and three nights?

"Fellow Daoist, you may not know that I am cultivating the Gengjin Divine Light lineage of my Five Elements Sect. If this thing suits my taste, I will take it even if there is no spiritual fire inside! Don't worry, fellow Daoist, I will only observe it for a moment, at most ten breaths of time, how about it?"

Chi Lianxia was stunned again when she heard this, but after thinking about it, she felt that it was true, because many cultivators rashly cut the metal suspected of nurturing spiritual fire, causing the spiritual fire to dissipate, but still used the remaining metal shells to refine a good flying sword. Seeing that Xiao Mian had been standing at the window, Chi Lianxia threw the metal block in her hand towards Xiao Mian.

Xiao Mian was happy in his heart, but his face was expressionless. He reached out to take the metal block and felt that it was very heavy. However, Xiao Mian did not have too much time to experience it. He only had ten breaths of time to complete his long-planned plan!

Xiao Mian's plan was very simple. Since he could not detect it, he simply drilled a small hole in the metal block to see if there was the so-called gold fire inside. If there is no such thing, then seal the small hole again with the metal spiritual energy of the Sanqing Guiyuan body to reverse the transformation of the physical constitution. If there is a fire in the gold, that is the highlight!

Concentrating and calming down, Xiao Mian's Gengjin divine light turned into a needle and pierced into the metal block. The texture of the metal block was not solid, but there seemed to be a special membrane inside it to prevent the invasion of the Gengjin divine light. Fortunately, the Gengjin divine light was the purest metal spiritual energy, which entered the space with the invisible, and finally hit the center of the metal block. Then, Xiao Mian's divine thoughts attached to the Gengjin divine light felt that the sky and the earth were all covered with bright yellow flames. The flames were not hot, but flashed with dazzling light.

Fire in the gold!

There really is a fire in the gold!

Xiao Mian closed his eyes and pretended to be fully focused, but he was afraid that his eyes would be discovered by others. He was using the Gengjin divine light to lure the golden fire inside, spreading out along the small hole. Then Xiao Mian's mind moved, and the bright yellow flowing flame entered from his palm and gathered in his heart along the meridians.

Xiao Mian actually stored the golden fire in his heart!

It should be known that even for a Jindan strongman, the heart is a fatal weakness.

While observing his heart turning bright yellow, Xiao Mian repaired the small hole on the metal block as soon as possible. When ten breaths were about to pass, Xiao Mian opened his eyes, made an unsatisfied expression, shook his head and threw the metal block back to Chi Lianxia.

Chi Lianxia took the metal block and examined it carefully, then shook her head with a smile. With the means of the foundation-building cultivator, how could he do anything under her nose?

Chi Lianxia probably never thought: there was really a ghost in Xiao Mian's body!

The reason why Xiao Mian dared to do such a trick in public was naturally because he had his reasons.

Second, among the five elements, the fire attribute is the most peculiar one. Unlike gold, wood, water and earth, which have actual forms, fire, to put it bluntly, is the phenomenon that objects emit heat during combustion, which is a way of energy release. In other words, fire has no actual form, which makes it possible for Xiao Mian to store the fire in the gold.

Second, when Xiao Mian's body successfully built the foundation, it once triggered the phenomenon of the five qi returning to the origin. Although it was just an abnormal phenomenon at the time, it secretly improved Xiao Mian's body functions, allowing his five internal organs to store the five elements of spiritual energy. This is why Xiao Mian dared to introduce the fire in the gold into his body and store it in the heart without authorization.

Third, and most importantly, Xiao Mian possessed the Sanqing Guiyuan Body and was proficient in the "Five Elements Luck Secret". After stealing the Jinzhonghuo, he was able to perfectly fill the gaps in the metal through the method of reversing the spirit and returning to the origin, so that even Chi Lianxia, ​​who was well-informed, could not find that the metal had long been a waste.

After that, the auction officially began.

Perhaps because one hundred pieces of medium-grade spirit stones were not too expensive, quite a few casual cultivators with some wealth began to bid, but compared to the reverse five-element spirit material such as Jinzhonghuo, even if it was just a possible piece of metal, it was definitely not something that casual cultivators could get their hands on.

After Xiang Wuqing reported a sky-high price that exceeded the bottom line of all casual cultivators, the competition between Luohua Valley and Moying Sect began. On the contrary, the Five Elements Sect where Xiao Mian was located had no reaction, as if Xiao Mian really did not intend to bid for this piece of metal.

Of course, Xiao Mian really did not intend to bid for the broken shell, but just put on a show, and he also planned to make Lu Chengzhi fall!

"Junior brother Xiao, I once heard Master say that when we come to Fangshi this time, the most important thing is this piece of metal that may contain gold and fire. Why are you acting like an innocent person?" Seeing the presence of Old God Xiao Mian Sitting there, Huangfuling couldn't help but feel a little puzzled, and when she saw that Xiao Mian didn't answer after hearing her words, she felt a little angry. Little did she know that Xiao Mian was observing the Jinzhonghuo in his heart at this time to avoid any accident if he left it open for a long time. After a long time, Xiao Mian smiled apologetically at Huangfuling: "Senior sister, please forgive me! I was a little inconvenienced just now! As for the golden fire, naturally we have to fight for it. Even if we can't win in the end, we can't let others take advantage!"

At this time, the price of the metal block has been raised to 2,000 mid-grade spiritual stones by Xiang Qingqing. Compared with the appearance of earth and wood that day, the price is not high, but the metal block is not gold in fire after all. If there is spiritual fire Naturally, it is a huge profit, but the greater possibility is that without the spiritual fire, it will be lost. Therefore, the price of two thousand pieces of mid-grade spiritual stone is not low, and it would be miserable if it was wasted.

"Brother Xiang is indeed rich and powerful, but Lv is not talented, so I would like to add to it!" It was Lu Chengzhi who said this, but as he spoke, Lu Chengzhi's eyes squinted towards Xiao Mian intentionally or unintentionally, and saw that Xiao Mian never showed up. At the window, his face couldn't help but look a little suspicious, but he still said: "After all, it is a rare object that may contain gold and fire. Even if there is no gold and fire, I am different from my junior brother Xiao. I am very pleased with this piece of metal. Even if you buy it and put it in a quiet room to watch it from time to time, it will be a pleasure to look at. How about I add a thousand middle-grade spiritual stones?"

"I often hear people say that among the contemporary young disciples of the Five Elements Sect, only Brother Lu has the talent. When I see him today, he is indeed an extraordinary person! It's just that this addition is a thousand middle-grade spiritual stones. Just what you added One raise is enough to buy a good high-end magic weapon-level flying sword. Brother Lu just wants to buy back this piece of iron and put it in a quiet room to watch. Such a big heart is really beyond the reach of Xiang Wuqing! When he said this, his eyes also glanced at the Yage where Xiao Mian was, and then the conversation changed: "Since Brother Lu is interested, Xiang Mou will add more, four thousand yuan of middle-grade spiritual stones!"

Xiang Wuqing and Lu Chengzhi raised the price to four thousand mid-grade spiritual stones in just a few words. This made the casual cultivators present speechless and couldn't help but turn their attention to Xiao Mian's Yage. If this monk from the Five Elements Sect also If you take action, it will be really lively!

Living up to expectations, Xiao Mian's figure appeared at the window.

"Brother Xiang and Senior Brother Lu are both the ones I admire. Since the two of them are so determined to keep raising the price, I think there must be something unusual about this thing. I don't know why I made a mistake just now. What's more, even if this thing is really useless, , it is a great pleasure for me to have a friendly discussion with two senior brothers that I admire!" Xiao Mian said a lot of words first, but his eyes were fixed on that piece. The metal block said calmly: "Five thousand pieces of middle-grade spiritual stones!"

The casual cultivators present were all stunned: This guy is not a fuel-efficient guy!