The Dragon Country's recovery time was ultimately too short, with many medicinal ingredients not yet grown or discovered.
Chen Jiuyang said, "Alright, I understand. Continue to search for the whereabouts of medicinal ingredients."
"Yes, Holy Son."
The attendant from the True Demon Sect bowed his head in response and then retreated.
After handling these matters, Chen Jiuyang returned home.
"Chen Lang."
"Husband."
"Husband."
Lin Yuexian, Ji Lengyue, and Qiu Yihan had different ways of addressing Chen Jiuyang.
In the living room, the entire family was accompanying Chen Nianxuan to watch an animated cartoon on television.
Was it Nezha Conquering the Sea?
Yao Deyun sat to Chen Nianxuan's left, while Zhang Xiuzhen and Chen Jianmin sat to her right.
Everyone in the household revolved around Chen Nianxuan, the little ancestor, showering her with affection. Even a princess would not be so pampered.
"Nianxuan, stop watching TV. You have to go to kindergarten tomorrow morning."
Chen Jiuyang spoke.
"Hmph! Stinky daddy! Bad daddy!" Chen Nianxuan was extremely cute. After a few哼哼唧唧 (hēng hēng jī jī - grumbling/whining sounds), she still proactively turned off the TV. Then, the whole family began to wash up and go to bed.
Now, the Chen family eagerly awaited two things: one was for Chen Nianxuan to grow up healthy and safe, and the other was for Chen Jiuyang to become stronger and bring Yao Zixuan home. Other matters could be disregarded.
The next morning.
Chen Jiuyang woke up and went to the open space outside the courtyard to practice martial arts.
Each step and each punch could stir up terrifying white mist.
Having reached the ninth level of the Heavenly Realm, Chen Jiuyang could actually skip his daily morning practice.
Chen Jiuyang could feel that his divine soul, true blood, and true essence had reached their peak, and his combat power could no longer advance.
At the same time, he vaguely sensed what his Dao was and how he should walk this path.
However, an invisible barrier separated him, preventing him from proceeding.
"This is the importance of 'Condensing the Dao.' If one cannot condense the Dao, they will be trapped in the Heavenly Realm for their entire life."
Chen Jiuyang couldn't help but sigh.
This showed how important the opportunity in the Three Lives Tomb was.
Even though Chen Jiuyang possessed the formula for the Condensing Dao Reversal Death Pill, without the medicinal ingredients, it would be a waste of time and effort. It would be better to venture into dangerous places to seek opportunities.
He now understood why martial artists and cultivators were willing to risk their lives for opportunities.
In the previous deductions of the Creation Heavenly Secret Jade Tablet, it was not mentioned how Chen Jiuyang entered the Venerable Realm.
If someone as talented as him was stuck in such a predicament, let alone ordinary martial artists or cultivators with average potential.
After practicing his punches, Chen Jiuyang returned to the courtyard to wash up, then drove with his family to send Chen Nianxuan to kindergarten.
Afterward, Chen Jiuyang drove to the auction.
Such auctions were backed by immense power.
This auction was held in a building in the old district of Ziyang City.
After verifying his identity, Chen Jiuyang entered the auction.
There were several hundred people inside, most of whom were not locals but outsiders who had likely come specifically for the items at the auction.
Soon, the auction began.
"Welcome, distinguished guests, to the Yonghui Auction. Please be seated."
Everyone took their seats according to their identity tags.
"The first treasure comes from the Gao Ling Snow Mountain region, a 'Hundred-Year Ganoderma.' Its effects are known to all. The starting bid is ten million."
Someone quickly placed a bid.
Chen Jiuyang patiently waited to see if there were any good items worth purchasing.
Soon, it was the seventh item.
"This is a ring from an ancient ruin. The starting bid is two hundred million."
Chen Jiuyang's eyes immediately lit up: "It's a spatial ring."
Chen Jiuyang had received the inheritance of the Medicine Immortal long ago, which recorded such an infinitely useful item as a spatial ring.
Spatial rings were crafted from 'Empty Empty Stone,' but the Dragon Country's recovery was too short. Even the demonic path had no usable spatial rings to bestow upon him, the Holy Son of the True Demon Sect.
The Empty Empty Stone for spatial rings needed to be nourished by spiritual energy to maintain its ability to store items.
The spatial ring that appeared before Chen Jiuyang's eyes was still usable, and judging by the restrictions on it, it seemed to have been unopened for a long time.
A sense of anticipation, like opening a blind box, surged in Chen Jiuyang's heart.
Chen Jiuyang immediately called out, "Three hundred million."
Someone immediately countered.
"Three hundred and twenty million."
Chen Jiuyang immediately bid again, "Four hundred million."
Scattered bids followed, reaching eight hundred million, and then no one else bid.
Chen Jiuyang sneered inwardly, "These few people who kept bidding are the ones who discovered the ancient ruins. They truly lack foresight."
"To get a spatial ring for eight hundred million, these people are like having a mountain of gold in front of them and not knowing it."
"But in that case, this spatial ring will be mine."
Chen Jiuyang was in a good mood, feeling pleased.
He continued to watch the auction.
Later on.
"Next is the final item of this auction, a Ganoderma from an ancient ruin. Although it is severely weathered, its medicinal efficacy is still extremely high. The starting bid is fifty billion."
A half-meter-tall blood-red Ganoderma, with signs of weathering and corrosion on its surface, was pitted and uneven, but the intact parts still had a bright luster.
"This is..."
Chen Jiuyang's heart trembled, and then a surge of excitement arose.
Within this blood-red Ganoderma, there was a 'Human-Shaped Ganoderma and Horse-Shaped Ganoderma'!
Even the most expensive Ganoderma could not compare to the Human-Shaped Ganoderma and Horse-Shaped Ganoderma.
The Human-Shaped Ganoderma and Horse-Shaped Ganoderma were medicinal ingredients that had gained sentience.
It was rare to find one in ten thousand years.
The most crucial point was that the Human-Shaped Ganoderma and Horse-Shaped Ganoderma was one of the lacking main ingredients for the Condensing Dao Reversal Death Pill!
"It seems very few people can see the hidden mystery within this Ganoderma. I must obtain this Human-Shaped Ganoderma and Horse-Shaped Ganoderma!"
"Fifty-five billion!"
Someone immediately bid.
"Sixty billion!"
Someone immediately raised the price.
The price gradually rose to ten billion.
By this point, very few people were still bidding.
It was about time.
Chen Jiuyang thought inwardly, then raised his paddle: "One hundred and twenty billion!"
This was one hundred and twenty billion in cash, which not many people could afford.
"One hundred and thirty billion," someone immediately added.
Chen Jiuyang pondered, could this person also have seen the hidden mystery within this Ganoderma?
But no matter what, Chen Jiuyang had to obtain this Ganoderma, and the Human-Shaped Ganoderma and Horse-Shaped Ganoderma within it!
"One hundred and fifty billion!"
Chen Jiuyang was very generous, adding another two billion in one go.
The other party hesitated for a moment before raising the price to one hundred and seventy billion.
Each bid made many people's hearts race.
So much money, for a rotten Ganoderma, was it worth it?
Many people's eyes were burning with desire.
"Young sir, my grandfather is seriously ill and needs this Ganoderma. Could you yield it to me?"
A woman's voice, pleasant to the ear, rang out.
Chen Jiuyang said indifferently, "I'm sorry, this Ganoderma is also of great use to me."
"Two hundred billion."
Chen Jiuyang called out the price.