As one of the nine major sects, Tianhai Sect owns the largest treasure pavilion, and the auction of Tianhai Pavilion is a very grand event, with no fewer than three thousand cultivators attending!
With Lu Xuan's Qi Refining Level 7 cultivation, he is considered quite ordinary here.
It's not too low, it's in the upper-middle range.
In the late stage of Qi Refining, one can be considered a master in some small markets.
However, in the Heavenly Sea Immortal City, only Foundation Establishment cultivators are considered experts.
Those at the Qi Refining stage are like ants.
At this moment, after the steward of Tianhai Tower finished speaking, the first item to be auctioned was started.
"The Five Elements Fire-Enhancing Fan, a superior-grade magic artifact, starts at 1,200 spirit stones, with a minimum increment of 100 spirit stones!"
"I'll offer 1,500 spirit stones!"
"I'll offer two thousand spirit stones!"
It seems that this Five Elements Fire-Enhancing Fan is a rare treasure among high-grade magic artifacts. Lu Xuan doesn't lack high-grade magic artifacts for the time being, so he didn't make a bid.
...
Soon, three hours had passed.
Seventy or eighty items have already been auctioned.
However, one rare semi-top-grade magic artifact, a small umbrella, was found among them, which could barely withstand attacks from top-grade magic artifacts.
This semi-top-grade magic artifact was ultimately acquired by a chubby cultivator at the Great Perfection of the 12th level of Qi Refining for over 3,900 spirit stones!
Actually, regarding this treasure...
Lu Xuan was also tempted.
That semi-top-grade magic artifact shaped like a small umbrella was very rare. As for the price, he could afford it with his current wealth, but the transaction price was much higher than the market price.
After much deliberation, Lu Xuan decided to give up.
He now possesses a superior defensive magic artifact, the Ten-Thousand-Year Water Turtle Shield! Its defensive capabilities are also quite impressive, approaching those of a so-called semi-perfect defensive magic artifact.
Moreover, semi-top-grade magic artifacts require spirit stones to activate! For ordinary cultivators, they are rather useless.
True top-grade magical artifacts do not require spirit stones to activate.
Once a cultivator reaches the late stage of Qi Refining, they can basically unleash most of the power of a top-grade magic weapon.
Unfortunately, a truly top-grade magic artifact is too expensive. It can easily cost several thousand or even tens of thousands of spirit stones, which is almost the entire savings of an ordinary early Foundation Establishment cultivator.
If it were those poor Foundation Establishment cultivators, they probably wouldn't be able to come up with these spirit stones.
Lu Xuan regained his composure and continued to examine the auction items below.
Next.
There were actually three Foundation Establishment Pills!
The starting bid for the first item was an astonishing 8,000 low-grade spirit stones! That's almost the price of a top-grade magic weapon.
It seems the best is yet to come!
This auction attracted approximately one hundred late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, most of whom were clearly aiming to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill, hoping to achieve their goal of advancement.
Becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator not only increases one's lifespan by over a hundred years, but also elevates one's status and strength.
After becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator, one will be recruited by a sect or family, and the lowest rank will be an honorific!
By simply sitting and cultivating each month, one can easily receive a considerable amount of spirit stones, at least a hundred or two hundred. Occasionally, one can go out on missions.
Some people choose to remain independent practitioners, disliking being constrained by others.
These independent practitioners are relatively poor; most of them either travel around on a shoestring budget or engage in ascetic seclusion.
Lu Xuan planned to move between the two. Using the sect's name would also have its advantages. Naturally, he didn't want to be constrained. With the help of the treasure cauldron, he didn't want to stay in the sect. He could find a name to travel and train under later.
If the opportunity arises, he can join a larger sect. Alternatively, he can continue to be a rogue cultivator. Lu Xuan is not short of spirit stones for the time being. As long as the crisis of the Heavenly Demon Sect passes, Lu Xuan still wants to be a rogue cultivator, seeking opportunities everywhere, tempering his mind, and wandering among mountains and rivers.
Therefore, joining a sect is ultimately just a transition.
At this moment, Lu Xuan's thoughts returned to the auction.
Unexpectedly, in just a short while...
The first Foundation Establishment Pill was acquired by a wealthy and powerful young man with a black beard and dark face who had reached the twelfth level of Qi Refining and was at the peak of his cultivation, for thirteen thousand low-grade spirit stones.
The black-bearded youth wasn't wearing a mask. Judging from his clothes, he was a disciple of the Tianhai Sect. It seemed that he had the financial support of a family or sect elder. He appeared very relaxed and not under much pressure when he bought the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Soon, the second Foundation Establishment Pill went up for auction.
"I'll offer twelve thousand spirit stones."
"I'll offer 15,000 spirit stones..."
Lu Xuan is currently only at the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining and does not need Foundation Establishment Pills yet, so he just watched the excitement from the corner and did not make a bid on impulse. Besides, the price was too high.
Unless he takes out all the mid-grade spirit stones from his storage bag, Lu Xuan naturally won't reveal it.
The Wu Family Fort Spirit Mine only has a little over 20,000 low-grade spirit stones.
In truth, it was that demonic cultivator Xu Wuyou who acted impulsively.
Lu Xuan learned from the communication talisman in Xu Wuyou's storage bag:
In order to obtain Lu Xuan's magical artifact, the demonic cultivator Xu Wuyou actually disobeyed his master's instructions and did not return to the Heavenly Demon Sect immediately, but instead came to chase after Lu Xuan.
Originally, his master, the old demon Fang, had already planned it all out. He was there to hold off the Wu family's Foundation Establishment ancestor, so that his disciple, the demonic cultivator Xu Wuyou, could take the opportunity to return to the Heavenly Demon Sect with the spirit stones and hand them over. That way, both he and his disciple would have made great contributions...
At this moment, in the auction.
The second Foundation Establishment Pill was taken by a young female cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining who wore a mask. This woman was probably a cultivator from a nearby family and was quite wealthy.
A moment later, the third Foundation Establishment Pill was also taken by a rogue cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining.
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