A group of people chatted for a while, and it was already 1:40 in the afternoon. They all got up and headed towards the martial arts arena. The number of tents in the martial arts arena in the afternoon was more than at noon, with one tent for each school.

  Ningyuan and his group entered the martial arts arena, where they were led by the disciples of the Earth Sect to a tent belonging to the Jiuxuan Gate. Inside the tent were tables, chairs, and display cases, which were used to showcase the treasures brought by each sect.

  In the morning, young newcomers hone their skills, and in the afternoon, it's the formal appraisal. Each school will put out some of the treasures they've brought with them in the tent, appraising and trading with each other. To be honest, it's not much different from setting up a street stall, the only difference being that many things at this appraisal meeting can't be found outside.

  Ningyuan and He Zhengxun sat down at the tea table in the tent, while Gu Fenglin and Liu Dong began to busy themselves, opening the two boxes they had brought with them and carefully arranging the contents on the tray.

  Looking at the things taken out of the box, Li Yan couldn't help but tease: "Younger brother, you shouldn't have brought out all of Master's family heirlooms, should you? There are so many good things."

  "Except for the family heirlooms left by my master, I don't have anything good to take out. To be honest, our Jiu Xuan Men is the poorest. We haven't participated in a treasure appraisal meeting for many years, and this time we can't lose face." Ning Yuan said with a bitter smile.

  He Zhengxun and Yao Xinyan also nodded in agreement. The Jiuxuanmen was different from other sects, it had never had any decent industries, nor a decent mountain gate or sphere of influence, and was similar to the wandering knights. Many things were obtained by the Qingping Dao people through a lifetime of drifting about.

  Looking at the antiques brought out by Gu Fenglin and Liu Dong, Ning Yuan also felt a bit sour. This time, for the Southeast Treasure Appraisal Conference, He Zhengxun almost contributed half of his life's savings. At the same time, there was also Yao Xinyan. Yao Xinyan had been silent for over 20 years, and this time he returned with many things to make an appearance, as well as Master Qingping Daoist's collection.

  This appraisal meeting has come to an end, and it's a big problem how the next one will face up. The things on this appraisal meeting are not cheap at all.

  Let's take the match between Ningyuan and He Zhenyu this afternoon, for example. In order to gain an advantage in the battle, He Zhenyu took out five pieces of rhombus crystal as soon as he started, each piece worth at least 10 million. In just one moment, more than 50 million was spent, Ningyuan also had some rhombus crystals, but it's really impossible for him to have the same financial resources as He Zhenyu, this is what we call background.

  Moreover, with Yao Xinyue's return and Li Yan's joining, the current Jiuxianmen is no longer a small cat of two or three people. The population has gradually prospered, and with the addition of Gu Fenglin, Liu Dong, Ouyang Shasha, and Yao Xinyue's two disciples who have not been seen before, their cultivation requires money for food, drink, and other expenses.

  It is said that practicing Taoism emphasizes the importance of "Fa" (law), "Lü" (companion), "Cai" (wealth) and "Di" (land), among which "Cai" (wealth) is particularly important. Indeed, no matter what era it is, without money, one can't even take a step forward.

  The only thing that made Ning Yuan feel a little comforted was that he had managed to get two good things this time in Shangjiang City. One of them was the Blood Qilin, an extremely rare thousand-year-old evil device from Jiang Shi Hao, which was absolutely priceless in the eyes of the Xuanmen people. The other thing was the Jade Guanyin, a Buddhist instrument condensed with incense and mantra power, which he had bought from Luo Yuanming a few days ago, also a very hard-to-find item.

  Ning Yuan and Liu Dong had just finished arranging the booth when He Yuntang arrived with a group of people. As soon as they entered the tent, he smiled and said: "Elder Ning, the Jiu Xuan Men hasn't participated in the appraisal meeting for many years. This time, there must be many good things, right? I'll take my fellow Taoists to visit the Jiu Xuan Men's booth first."

  "Hehe, welcome. Ning Yuan stood up and smiled: "However, our Jiuxuan Gate and Dizong can't be compared, but we don't have any industries, the things we take out aren't good, so don't laugh at us."

  "Master Ning is joking, the Jiu Xuan Men has not participated in the appraisal meeting for over 20 years, with a rich foundation, there are naturally many good things, but it's not something we can compare to." He Yuntang said with a smile.

  This appraisal meeting is on one hand a transaction of items, but in fact it's also another aspect of competition between the various major sects, showcasing their wealth.

  The Treasure Appraisal Conference is divided into three stages. The first stage is naturally a competition among young newcomers, competing for the title of "new star", representing the future of a school and its fresh blood, and also representing the strength of the sect's disciples.

  The second link is the appraisal transaction, and this link highlights the financial resources of the sect. In any era, a penniless sect is absolutely despised by others. Having no money means having no cultivation resources, which means that the sect's strength is not good.

  Let's not mention anything else, those who practice martial arts and secret techniques generally have high requirements for food. Not only do they have a big appetite, but they also need to eat a lot of meat. Take Ning Yu himself as an example, he can't go without meat in every meal, and when he eats freely, he can finish three chickens in one meal.

  The sect with few disciples can't be seen, once the disciples are numerous, the consumption of food alone is a huge expenditure. Without sufficient financial resources, how can we attract new blood, how can we improve the strength of the sect? Without strength, how can we occupy good resources?

  It's actually a vicious circle, the sect's strength is not good, it can only get poorer and poorer, then the sect's strength gets weaker and weaker, and resources become less and less.

  The third link is considered a high-level competition between sects, also known as the Grand Celebration, which looks at the strength of the upper echelons.

  He Yundang brought a group of people to the Jiuxuan Gate first, just to see what good things they could bring out. This appraisal meeting was actually a mutual transaction, where each party took what they needed. Some things were absolutely not something that could be bought with money. If the Jiuxuan Gate didn't have anything that would move the hearts of their fellow practitioners who came, even if Ningyuan was very talented and had entered the spiritual awareness stage at the age of 20, there wouldn't be many sects willing to deal with them. This was all about interests.

  Ningyuan and He Yuntang were being polite to each other, while someone had already started browsing the items on the Jiuxuanmen stall.

  "Top-quality raw jade!"

  Suddenly someone exclaimed and stared at a plain white jade stone on the stall, their eyes wide with excitement.

  "What a top-grade primal crystal!" Someone chimed in, "I didn't expect the Nine Profound Sect to have such a high-quality primal crystal. This is indeed an excellent jade stone for setting up the Spirit Gathering Array."

  "Five Elements Crystal!"

  The shock of a group of people has not yet ended, and someone pointed at the elliptical stones on the stall and said.

  "It's actually the Five Elements Crystal, each of these Five Elements Crystals is hard to find, I didn't expect that the Jiuxuan Gate could gather a complete set, gathering these Five Elements Crystals can actually set up the Five Elements Array."

  He Yuntang, who was chatting with Ning Yuan, couldn't help but stop talking to him and look towards the Nine Profound Sect's stall. He hadn't expected to be shocked by what he saw.

  The things on the stalls of Jiuxuanmen are indeed not few, and many of them are rare crystals and treasures that are hard to come by. What He Yundang said was just a courtesy, in his opinion, Jiuxuanmen had no industry, and for so many years, it hadn't had much contact with Jianghu sects, so there shouldn't be many good things, but he didn't expect Jiuxuanmen's depth to be so rich.

  "Mr. Ning, what is this?"

  He Yun Tang was still in shock, but Ke Mu Hua picked up a small porcelain bottle from the stall and asked Ning Yuan.

  "This is the golden wound medicine of my Jiu Xuan Men, although it can't revive the dead or regrow bones, but it also has a very good healing effect on external injuries. A wound of over 10 centimeters almost doesn't need sutures." Ning Yuan explained with a smile.

  "Jiuxuanmen's Golden Elixir!"

  Listening to Ning Yuan's introduction, the One Heart Master of Shaolin also exclaimed: "This Golden Sore medicine I've heard of, its efficacy is even better than our Shaolin's Golden Sore medicine. I've heard that making it is extremely complicated, Master Ning, are you willing to part with it?"

  "Now that it's out, of course, it's for all of you to choose from. However, this Golden Sore medicine is not easy to make, and our Jiu Xuan Men can't produce much of it either. This time, we only have five bottles." Ning Yuan said with a smile.

  "What's in this bottle then?" Fang Dong pointed at another porcelain vase and asked.

  "This is a kind of medicinal pill that our family's master created before his death, called the Life-Saving Pill. No matter what injury or illness, taking this pill can prolong one's life for three days." Ning Yuan said calmly.

  "What?"

  Listening to Ningyuan's calm and composed words, the people present couldn't help but take a deep breath, astonished that such a pill existed. With this kind of pill, if they ever encountered any crisis, at least they wouldn't have to worry about rescue being late.

  To know that in the rivers and lakes, many people are killed by enemies, but many people do not die on the spot. Instead, they die halfway due to untimely rescue. If there is this kind of medicine pill, wouldn't it be equivalent to having an extra half life?

  Many people present knew that Qingping Daoist's medical skills were exquisite, but they didn't expect that Qingping Daoist had actually developed such a magical pill. This pill is absolutely worthy of being called a divine medicine, and compared to many precious treasures and rare artifacts, it is not inferior at all.

  Everyone was shocked, and He Zhengxun's eyes were wide open. He naturally knew that this pill was indeed the prescription left by Qingping Dao before his death, but it didn't succeed. Unexpectedly, Ningyuan actually made it. No wonder when Ningyuan came to Liaohai at that time, he said he had prepared good things, and it turned out to be such a thing. With this pill, many people will definitely envy.

  As expected, after Ningyuan's introduction, the group was stunned for a moment before Ke Mohua asked first: "Ning senior, I wonder how this pill is traded?"

  "This pill is even harder to refine, this time our Jiu Xuan Men can only produce ten pills at most, so the value should be known, one pill for ten Liang Jing or something of equal value in exchange." Ning Yuan said.

  "Ten rhombic crystals!"

  Everyone took a deep breath again, this one piece of Lingshi is worth millions, ten pieces are tens of millions, this pill is ridiculously expensive.

  Although it's expensive, this pill is indeed priceless and a lifesaver. The leader of the Sanhe Sect, Qian Fang, immediately took out dozens of Lingjing crystals: "Ning senior, 50 Lingjing crystals, we'll take five."

  "Hmph, the Sanhe Sect really has a big appetite. Everyone knows that your sect is rich in Lingjing crystals, but these 50 pieces are more than a year's worth of production, aren't you leaving some for others?" The leader of the Bahedoor, Gao Qidong, coldly snorted: "Ning senior, we want two of the three-century-old old mountain ginseng from Sanhe Sect."

  PS: Haha, a lifesaving pill, laughter has gone through three books, and this book is out again, isn't it very shameless? If you think laughter is shameless, use monthly tickets to kill laughter. (......)