142: Chapter 142 The Green Snake's Saliva

"I've come to refill the Maiden's tea."

Seeing that Xu Qing's tea was finished, the maid hurriedly stepped forward to refill it.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Xu Qing handed over the teacup.

'Hoo, I touched the Maiden's hand!!!'

The maid suppressed her inner excitement and decided she wouldn't wash her hand for the rest of the year!

"The next auction item is a Spiritual Artifact personally refined by the West River Maiden!"

"The Moon-Congealing Blade!"

"Refined using Moon Spirit Wolf Fangs assisted by descending moonlight, it is peerlessly sharp and indestructible!"

"Starting bid: one thousand Spirit Stones!"

Xu Qing took a few extra looks at the large silver sword on the auction stage.

It was indeed a Spiritual Artifact he had refined while bored.

He had refined quite a few Spiritual Artifacts to sell at the Green Treasure Pavilion, including some rewarded by the System.

He would then imprint them with his own mark and put them up for sale at the Green Treasure Pavilion.

Xu Qing's identity as an Artifact Refining Grandmaster had already become famous, just as he had originally planned.

Many people had also sought him out at the River God Temple to refine Spiritual Artifacts or natal spirit artifacts.

But as everyone knew, Xu Qing had been in the Xia Dynasty for a period of time, so none of those seeking Artifact Refining could find him.

"What a waste of a huge sum of Spirit Stones!"

Xu Qing sighed.

'Ah, the Maiden's sigh is also so cute!!!'

Soon, the auction reached its final stages.

Besides winning some precious Ores, Xu Qing also bid for some precious spiritual fruits, intending to use them for brewing wine.

"Next, the final auction item."

"The Buddhist Light Bodhi Fruit of the West, the Death-Reversing Immortal Plant of Penglai in the East, and the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus of Kunlun in the North."

"The world-renowned three great life-extending and life-saving Immortal Medicines!"

As Hu Xia spoke, the Cultivators below began to boil with excitement.

A Cultivator possessing any of these three could be said to have an extra life.

Advanced Cultivators whose lifespans were nearing their end coveted these three Immortal Medicines even more!

"And today's grand finale item."

"Is an immortal wine personally and meticulously brewed by the West River Maiden, named green snake wine!"

"Its medicinal efficacy is only higher, not lower, than these three Immortal Medicines. It can be called the Southern Immortal Medicine, standing alongside the others as the Four Great Immortal Medicines!"

Hu Xia finished speaking and waved his hand; a maid approached carrying a jade bottle.

Although his reputation as a treasure appraiser was far-reaching, at this moment, talk was cheap; it was better to let the Cultivators see for themselves.

The stopper was opened.

With a flick of his sleeve, he applied a minor Spell.

The fragrance of wine overflowed, wafting throughout the entire auction.

All who smelled it felt refreshed in mind and body, their cheeks gaining a hint of rosy color.

"I presume you all understand its wonders now."

"It brings the dead back to life and grows flesh on white bones, increases cultivation, and extending one's life by two hundred years upon consumption!"

"There are two taels of wine in total. It will not be traded for Spirit Stones, but bartered for spiritual Materials or Ores with dense Yin Qi!"

"All Fellow Daoists may announce the Materials they possess, and the Maiden will choose the exchange."

Hu Xia stated Xu Qing's requirements.

The Cultivators were not surprised.

A treasure of this level truly could no longer be measured by Spirit Stones; bartering was more common.

"Rumor has it that the Dragon Saliva Wine refined by that flood dragon, the Dragon King of the East Sea, is an immortal wine. Seeing this green snake saliva wine today, I realize that Dragon Saliva Wine is merely mediocre."

"I am a Cultivator who loves wine; I am willing to exchange two hundred catties of yin si stone!"

Xu Qing nodded; this fellow knew his stuff.

Two hundred catties of yin si stone was only slightly smaller than the yin si stone beneath his hell pagoda.

But wait, what 'green snake saliva wine'?

Don't make it sound so disgusting, okay? This is green snake wine! green snake wine!

"For this green snake saliva wine, I offer two hundred and ten catties of yin si stone in a single piece!"

A white-haired old man raised his sign, looking as though he didn't have much life left.

"Hey, hey, hey, the name is wrong! This is green snake wine! green snake wine!"

"What 'green snake saliva wine'!"

Xu Qing realized things were going south.

If this continued, how would the Cultivation World view him, Xu Qing Snake, when they heard about 'green snake saliva wine' in the future!

"green snake saliva wine, two hundred and ten catties of yin si stone in a single piece! Are there any higher bids?"

Even Hu Xia changed the name!

Hey, hey, hey, you're the auctioneer! Don't let them lead you astray!

"For this green snake saliva wine, my Hundred Spells Hall of the Central Region is willing to exchange the shell of a Yin Turtle with a thousand years of Dao Cultivation!"

It had gone completely off the rails.

Xu Qing slumped dejectedly into his chair.

I need to find a way to destroy this irredeemable Cultivation World.

'The dejected Maiden is also so cute!'

The maid's eyes sparkled, she bit her lip, her face flushed, and she quietly pressed her legs together.

Ultimately, Xu Qing chose the shell of that Yin Turtle with a thousand years of Dao Cultivation.

He already had a large enough yin si stone.

This turtle shell's Yin Qi was no less than his own yin si stone, and it could be used to maintain Hell.

The auction ended.

This auction had truly spread Xu Qing's fame.

The realm of an Artifact Refining Grandmaster, the beauty of the four great beauties, and the skill of brewing immortal wine.

He returned to his cave.

Many Cultivators flocked to the River God Temple to request an audience.

There were those commissioning Artifact Refining and those seeking wine.

But the Green Snake declined all visitors, huddling in the Snake Cave and seeing no one.

Perhaps being famous wasn't necessarily a good thing.

"Let's see if the previous Artifact Refining plan can be completed."

With Artifact Refining LV6, Xu Qing's refining techniques were no longer what they used to be.

He wouldn't dare claim for the entire Cultivation World, but in the entire Xia Dynasty, Xu Qing's refining techniques should rank in the top ten!

He took out the Heart-Reflecting Mirror.

Xu Qing thought for a moment and aimed the mirror at himself.

There was no change.

Xu Qing tried to restrain the golden light of the Auspicious Beast skill and activate the Vicious Beast skill.

The mirror surged with overwhelming red light, with ferocity and resentment churning incessantly; the entire mirror began to tremble.

"What a piece of junk mirror, it's not accurate at all!"

"Slandering me, a harmless little green snake!"

Xu Qing hurriedly covered the mirror, turning the face down, and looked around the Snake Cave.

He couldn't let others misunderstand his West River Maiden!

However, while the red Qi was overwhelming, there wasn't a trace of black Qi.

This meant he had killed many but was only haunted by ferocity, with no evil Qi present.

"Refine it once more."

Xu Qing spat out a mouthful of Green Fire to envelop the mirror.

In an instant, the mirror was burned red-hot, and its edges began to turn into molten copper and drip.

Xu Qing's snake eyes stared intently into the depths of the flames.

His hands formed seals, and with a finger pointed at the mirror, a silver mirror surface separated from the molten copper.

"Go!"

He patted the heaven-accepting gourd, and several pieces of Ore wrapped in creation fluid flew out, falling into the Green Fire.

Xu Qing drew his sword and severed his own left hand with a single strike.

The pain only caused his brow to twitch slightly.

The severed left hand transformed into a claw covered in green scales.

With a slash of Sword Qi, the scales on the claw fell off neatly.

The scales were set aside, while the claw was tossed into the flames to be refined as the primary material along with the Ores.

He extended his left arm.

Green light flashed at the stump, and a new hand grew out.

However, the loss of blood and Qi in his left arm still needed to be nurtured again.

After a long period of tempering.

The mirror surface and the mirror body fused, forming a round mirror.

The front was a silver mirror surface, and the back featured a lifelike green snake.

[Nameless Mirror] Spiritual Artifact, refined with Lisheng Green Snake bone and scales as primary Materials. It can communicate with the boundary between life and death, reflect good and evil, and distinguish between right and wrong. Attached skills: Communicate Life and Death LV5, Heart Discernment LV6.

Xu Qing took the mirror from the fire and nodded in satisfaction.

Next would be to link this mirror into the heaven-accepting gourd's hell pagoda to reflect the wandering souls at the boundary of life and death, capturing evil souls for suppression and torture.

When that time comes.

"Jie jie, endless resentment will come rolling in!"

"Hate me, everyone hate me fiercely!"

"I'll never have to be stingy when summoning a Vengeful Spirit again, or use creation fluid to prop up Hell Descends."

"I am the Lord of Hell, I am King Yanluo, jie jie jie!"