Enlightenment: Beginning as a Disposable Warrior-Chapter 114 - 103: Cold Iron Essence, Blood Saber Gao Ling

"Why, why, how could we not come when Miss Lian invites us!"

Many wealthy merchants dressed in luxurious clothes in the hall spoke up, their tone somewhat flirtatious.

Su Mu narrowed his eyes slightly. This woman’s steps were swaying yet steady and nimble, and her breath was long. She most likely practiced a remarkable Lightweight Skill, and observing her aura, she’s also an Eighth-Grade Bone Forger Martial Artist.

"The seductiveness on this person... probably comes from practicing some type of Charm Technique."

Su Mu recalled a bounty he had taken over the past six months, where Lin Erniang was the only woman among them. This person tried to use her Charm Technique to entice Su Mu even in her dying moments.

But with Su Mu’s resolute nature, trained in the Vajra Body, and the extra benefits of self-cultivation from Buddhist Martial Arts, plus the period of copying scriptures greatly enhancing his mental cultivation,

Ordinary Charm Techniques had no effect on him, and ultimately, Lin Erniang was killed by a single shot.

"However, the seductiveness of the woman in front of me is several notches stronger than Lin Erniang in the Muscle Strengthening Realm... No wonder she’s part of Cyan Cloud’s Five Great Powers."

Su Mu observed the infatuated reactions of the wealthy merchants, and couldn’t help but secretly note.

Seeing all the wealthy merchants and numerous Jianghu people enchanted by her charm, Lian Ting felt disdain and despise in her heart, yet her face blossomed with a smile.

"Dear guests, your time is precious, hence I won’t delay. This auction now begins, the first item is the deed to Tongfu Restaurant in Qingyun City, starting price five hundred taels, bids must not be less than one hundred taels each time."

Tongfu Restaurant, a once famous restaurant on the east side of Qingyun City, was known as one of the three great restaurants of Qingyun at its peak, but its business has since declined to the second-tier.

The restaurant is located on a street next to the market, in an area less favorable compared to those on Cyan Cloud Street. Su Mu, the Pharmacist, and the Little Doctor had eaten there a few times, and the roast duck and braised fish tasted pretty good.

The Little Doctor invited Su Mu over for the New Year at the clinic earlier this year, planning to buy several roast ducks for the celebration.

"Five hundred taels!"

Instantly, a plump man bid.

"Seven hundred taels!"

A merchant in seat A12 swiftly followed with a bid.

"The houses on Yanque Street cost over three hundred taels... this restaurant would demand several times more."

Just as Su Mu anticipated, the merchants in the venue threw thousands of taels, the competition was fiercely intense, and finally, the restaurant’s deed sold for two thousand seven hundred taels of silver.

"A restaurant pales in comparison to a single Tendon Pill... The Martial Dao is endless, yet it’s also a Money-Burning Cave."

Su Mu couldn’t help but sigh in his heart, and the subsequent auction continued with sale of several estates and deeds, none of which interested Su Mu, who quietly sat in a corner seat.

As time passed, after three-quarters of an hour, the auction moved on to medicinal herbs.

"Next up for auction is the Three-leaf Flame Ginseng, this ginseng is around eighty years old, its medicinal power surpasses the Centennial Blood Ginseng, and has extremely strong qi blood replenishing properties, and the flame qi within also provides great benefits for the cultivation of certain special martial arts."

Su Mu perked up, this Three-leaf Flame Ginseng was part of the list drawn up by the Pharmacist, and one of Su Mu’s goals for coming here.

As Lian Ting finished speaking, one of the auction’s maidens carried a tray forward, with a sandalwood box on it. Inside the box was a blood ginseng covered in red spots, looking rather peculiar.

Seeing it’s Flame Ginseng, many present weren’t interested, though its medicinal power does exceed the Centennial Blood Ginseng, that much is truth.

But the Flame Fire Qi within the Flame Ginseng is like maggots on the bones, difficult to separate from the ginseng, making it unsuitable for most medicinal uses, and for special martial arts cultivation, there are better alternatives.

Some auction participants whispered among themselves, and Lian Ting, knowing the Flame Ginseng was difficult to auction, did not spend much more words on it.

"The starting price for this Flame Ginseng is one hundred taels."

With her words, no one bid. It was already the lowest starting price item in this auction. Just as Lian Ting made up her mind for it to fail auction, a hoarse voice sounded from the corner.

"One hundred taels!"

Upon hearing someone bid, many snickered inwardly, they turned towards the sound wanting to see which fool would pay money for the Flame Ginseng, but Su Mu remained unmoved under the gaze of the crowd.

One man’s poison is another man’s honey!

Even on stage, Lian Ting was slightly startled, but then she smiled and symbolically asked, "Are there any other guests willing to bid?"

No one bid, and Su Mu claimed the eighty-year Flame Ginseng for the minimum price.

Su Mu was quietly pleased, this high-year Flame Ginseng wasn’t easy to find, he initially prepared to spend a few hundred taels to obtain it, unexpectedly, he got it for one hundred taels.

"Flame Ginseng originates in places where Earth Fire Qi is abundant... Perhaps there might be other medicinal herbs containing flame qi coming next."

Su Mu’s heart stirred, and indeed as he anticipated, several medicines containing flame qi followed in the auction, including fifty-year-old Fire Cloud Mushroom, fifty-year-old Red Fire Fruit, and fifty-year-old Red Root.

Su Mu continued to bid, but was interrupted a few times, spending more silver coins.

"Probably the people from the auction."

But the final result left Su Mu quite satisfied, he initially expected to spend around one thousand taels, but in reality, he spent less than half, completing the Pharmacist’s list while obtaining an extra herb.

Quickly, the medicinal herbs were finished being auctioned off, moving onto the big event section.

"Next up for auction is a thirty-pound Cold Iron Essence. When a small amount is mixed during forging, it can increase a weapon’s sharpness by thirty percent, its cold qi can invade the enemy’s body, stalling the circulation of qi blood and power, and cause frostbite at the wound site. Truly a first-class forging material for Entry Level Divine Soldiers!"