Chong Xuansheng’s chosen method of “cleaning up the mess” was simple and effective.

It was to find another plausible reason for Jiang Wang’s lifespan to be complete.

Chong Xuansheng acted with great efficiency, quickly arranging a “chant auction” event.

Chant auctions are generally divided into “official auctions” and “charity auctions.” The former usually involves the government auctioning off the property of convicted criminals to supplement government revenue. The latter is usually held to raise funds for disaster relief. And Qi State, with its prosperous commerce, also popularized “commercial auctions.”

“Commercial auctions” are held purely for profit, which is frowned upon by some rigid Confucians and Legalists. But it was precisely the emergence of “commercial auctions” that truly popularized the practice of “chant auctions.”

Driven by profit, this is the essence of the commercial way.

The so-called “no price increase before the third chant,” “no price increase after the third chant,” refers to the rules of the chant auction, and is also the origin of the name “chant auction.”

As long as there is no “third chant,” one can increase the price to participate in the transaction. After the third chant, the transaction is completed.

The organizer of this chant auction was Baibao Pavilion, headquartered in the Near Sea Islands. It is said to have branches in many places, mainly selling various treasures, and also engaging in chant auctions and pawnshop businesses.

In Qi State, the chant auction activities under the Sihai Merchant Alliance and even the Jubao Merchant Association are much more powerful than Baibao Pavilion. But Chong Xuansheng chose Baibao Pavilion because it did not belong to either of the above. His “actions” would also be less likely to be discovered.

Chong Xuansheng’s operation was simple. He sent someone to disguise their identity and consign a “lifespan-increasing treasure” at Baibao Pavilion’s chant auction. It was, of course, fake, but very well-made. At least in appearance, it was difficult to tell.

Then, during the chant auction, he bought it himself, moving it from his left hand to his right, making Jiang Wang’s lifespan completion seem plausible through a non-existent “lifespan-increasing treasure.”

Just for this one transfer, Baibao Pavilion would take a large sum of money, but exchanging it for peace and quiet on Tian Anping’s side was still worthwhile.

Moreover, Chong Xuansheng had just squeezed an even larger sum from the Bao family and didn’t care much about this.

Throughout the process, the buyer was real, the seller was real, the transaction was real, only the auctioned item was fake.

Baibao Pavilion was naturally eager to have a lifespan-increasing treasure added to the chant auction. It could both enhance the auction’s level and bring them some benefits.

Jiang Wang and Chong Xuansheng sat in the private room, observing the items for sale through a giant water mirror. For “big customers” with such abundant wealth, Jubao Pavilion had someone stationed outside the door, ready to help them participate in the transaction.

The water mirror is a magic tool used to reflect distant scenes. Because of its rank, it is easily interfered with by spells, so it is not very useful in war. But as a small object in life, it is still very useful. The volume is usually very small. The larger this magic tool is made, the harder it is to maintain clarity, and the more expensive it is.

The effect is very similar to the rouge mirror, but the rank is definitely worlds apart. At least, the rouge mirror has never been interfered with.

The host of the chant auction was a beauty invited from the Three Points Fragrance Tower.

The Four Famous Pavilions would not easily let their beauties “show their faces.” The price for them to show their faces is very expensive.

Three Points Fragrance Tower is actually not cheap, but its reputation in Qi State is indeed weaker. Perhaps it is using this kind of activity to showcase its beauties, which seems lower-end in comparison, but there is no other way.

To avoid someone spending a fortune in a reckless competition, increasing his expenses, the lifespan-increasing treasure Chong Xuansheng forged was the most common type on the market. People who could afford lifespan-increasing treasures had basically used them, so it wouldn’t fetch a high price.

He only skipped the Age-Nourishing Pill and Longevity Fruit that Jiang Wang had taken, tailoring it to Jiang Wang’s “needs.”

Baibao Pavilion originated from the Near Sea Islands and had many strange things. But very few things are truly valuable to Jiang Wang’s current level.

Item after item passed, Jiang Wang only bid on a few very rare secret techniques.

It cost less than five hundred Dao Yuan Stones, of course, Chong Xuansheng paid.

“This kind of Dao technique is not worth this much, the price is much too high,” Chong Xuansheng said.

Jiang Wang intentionally collected these secret techniques to complete the unsealing of the Third Layer Dao Platform, casually saying, “Auctions inevitably raise prices.”

“No,” Chong Xuansheng shook his head, “It exceeds their value too much. These secret techniques, besides being rare, have no power at all.”

He concluded, “Perhaps more and more people know about the Grand Void Illusory Realm.”

Besides the Grand Void Illusory Realm’s Dao Platform, it was hard to imagine where else this kind of secret technique would be needed. For example, a Dao technique that can turn water red is simply sick. Did the creator create it to make it easier to pretend to vomit blood anytime, anywhere?

This kind of Dao technique is bound to be eliminated, but now it is appearing grandly at the chant auction, and someone is even bidding for it!

Jiang Wang needed it because of the Dao Platform, but what about others?

Chong Xuansheng saw the big picture from the small.

When the demand in the Grand Void Illusory Realm affects the real world, perhaps the day when the Grand Void Illusory Realm is completely rolled out is not far away.

At this moment, the attendant responsible for their private room knocked on the door, “Young Master, the item you need to pay attention to has begun.”

It was the “lifespan-increasing treasure” Chong Xuansheng had arranged, the Seven Spike Flower.

They had already seen it from the water mirror. Chong Xuansheng just waved his hand, “No matter how much others bid, I will bid one thousand Dao Yuan Stones more.”

The Baibao Pavilion attendant could be considered to have seen many generous people, but he was still startled by this, and paused before responding and exiting.

“Twenty thousand Dao Yuan Stones!”

“Twenty-one thousand!”

“Thirty thousand! Thirty thousand Dao Yuan Stones!”

“Thirty-one thousand, the VIP in Heavenly Character A room is not hesitating, bidding again!”

“Fifty thousand Dao Yuan Stones!”

“Oh heavens, fifty-one thousand. It is said that the Seven Spike Flower blooms with seven autumn fruits, plundering eight years of spring! I wonder who can pluck this beauty, let us wait and see!”

The voice of the beauty from Three Points Fragrance Tower echoed in the room through the sound transmission stone, while her beauty was reflected by the water mirror.

The Seven Spike Flower was inserted in a crystal bottle, which would not affect observation and would preserve the medicinal effect well. Bright yellow and full, full of vitality.

The specifications of this chant auction were not very high, but the existence of the lifespan-increasing treasure Seven Spike Flower may attract some wealthy guests.

Chong Xuansheng naturally occupied the Heavenly Character A room, very wealthy.

After a while, the attendant knocked on the door, wiping sweat, “Young Master, it’s already two hundred thousand Dao Yuan Stones! Do you still want to add more?”

Chong Xuansheng behaved very wealthy, “Have I set an upper limit with you?”

“This humble one understands!” The attendant hurriedly bowed his head and went out again.

The Baibao Pavilion did not know that the Seven Spike Flower was fake, except for the master who had been bought by Chong Xuansheng, who was responsible for appraising the Seven Spike Flower. The risk was not high for him, because this fake would not have any aggrieved party.

The Seven Spike Flower has a good reputation. It is actually a lifespan-increasing medicine cultivated in the Dongwang Valley Medicine Garden, and its effect is very ordinary. It can have its current reputation is all thanks to Dongwang Valley’s good publicity. What “flowers bloom with seven autumn fruits, plundering eight years of spring” is all beautifully said, but it has indeed become one of Dongwang Valley’s biggest sources of income.

Two hundred thousand Dao Yuan Stones had already exceeded the Seven Spike Flower’s own value by a lot, so the Baibao Pavilion attendant came to remind him.

Baibao Pavilion certainly wanted to make more money, but it also depended on who the target was. While it was wonderful to fleece young masters, they were afraid that these young masters would come to their senses and become unhappy, causing trouble. So people who do business for a long time know when to stop.

But since they had already reminded him, and Chong Xuansheng insisted on “competing in wealth,” then it was impossible to blame them.