As soon as Iron Hand Taoist finished speaking, the Blackbeard, Green Bronze Ancestor, and other late-stage Qi Refining cultivators present became excited.
They felt that since the first two treasures were so precious, the last two should be even rarer, perhaps increasing their chances of successfully establishing their foundation.
"The third treasure, which is also the last treasure of this auction, is a high-grade defensive magic artifact, a water-repelling glass shield!"
A high-grade defensive magic weapon? Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan had an idea. His Xuan Yuan Shield had been damaged last time, and he was thinking of buying a good high-grade defensive magic weapon.
His storage bag still contains quite a few damaged magical artifacts, such as Gu Qianling's mid-grade jade ruler, the mid-grade magic awl of the Blissful Twins, the Xuan Yuan Shield, spell manuals, talismans, and miscellaneous spiritual items, which together are almost enough to buy a high-grade magical artifact.
Moreover, the three spirit herbs he planted last time, worth sixty spirit stones each, have matured. If he takes out these spirit objects, magic tools, spirit herbs, cultivation techniques and secret manuals that are not currently useful to Lu Xuan, he might be able to acquire this high-grade magic tool!
With this superior defensive magic artifact, along with his top-grade flying sword and the mid-grade peak Soul Devouring Banner, he has the power to fight against cultivators at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining.
At this moment, the Iron-Handed Taoist on the stage announced, "The starting bid for this item is five hundred spirit stones!"
"Five hundred spirit stones!"
"Why is it so much cheaper than the previous items?"
The hundreds or even thousands of Qi Refining cultivators below the stage chattered and discussed like little birds.
The Iron-Handed Taoist on the platform raised his hand:
"Please be quiet, everyone. The reason this item is placed last is because it is not just a high-grade magic weapon, but also a water-repelling artifact. It allows one to move freely in water, like a fish in water, and even escape through water!"
"Water Release, one of the Five Elements Escape Techniques?"
The Green Copper Ancestor and Blackbeard, along with several other senior cultivators in the late stage of Qi Refining, all seemed quite interested in this item.
“I’ll offer seven hundred spirit stones!” said the Green Bronze Ancestor.
"I'll offer nine hundred spirit stones!" Blackbeard also said, because he had previously had a falling out with the Green Bronze Ancestor.
"I'll offer a thousand spirit stones!" This time, it was the cultivator Linglong Fairy from Red Leaf Market who spoke up.
"Then forget it. Since Fairy Linglong has spoken, this item is merely icing on the cake for me. I've already spent a considerable amount of spirit stones to purchase the Foundation Establishment Pill, so I'll give up on this one!" said the Green Copper Ancestor. He was the owner of the nearby Green Copper Market, and although he was wealthy and powerful, he had still suffered significant losses to acquire that Foundation Establishment Pill.
Having said that, the Green Copper Ancestor, seeing that there was nothing good left, took out a high-grade magic artifact, stirred up a gust of wind, and flew away from Red Leaf Market.
"Give my regards to Old Man Red Leaf." The voice of the Green Bronze Ancestor came from outside and then disappeared...
At this moment, even Blackbeard, who was standing nearby, lost interest in the auction. "Farewell, and please give my regards to Fellow Daoist Red Leaf..."
"Farewell..." Soon, almost all of the dozen or so late-stage Qi Refining cultivators who had come to the auction had left.
The remaining mid-stage and early-stage Qi Refining cultivators were too weak to bid and could only watch the spectacle.
At this moment, a young man's voice broke the silence:
"I am willing to offer 1,200 spirit stones to purchase this superior-grade magic artifact!"
Buying a high-grade magic weapon for 1,200 spirit stones is indeed far more expensive than the price of a regular high-grade magic weapon.
Who was so wealthy and powerful? The scattered cultivators looked in the direction of the voice.
The young man who spoke was eight feet tall and wore a well-fitting, simple, dark blue-black fireproof Taoist robe with the words "Random Cultivator Alliance" written on it.
Moreover, this young man looked only eighteen or nineteen years old, with delicate features, but nothing special! The aura he exuded made people feel very kind and approachable, but also mediocre.
This person is none other than Lu Xuan!
However, at this moment, Lu Xuan had already subtly released his Qi Refining Level 6 aura within the crowd.
Lu Xuan knew that if he wanted to obtain this treasure, he would need to demonstrate his true strength; otherwise, even if he succeeded, others would covet it afterward!
Linglong Fairy wasn't surprised to see Lu Xuan's true aura and cultivation level. She seemed to be someone who had seen much of the world; in fact, it was quite common for cultivators in the cultivation world to conceal their true cultivation level.
"At the sixth level of Qi Refining, one is considered a master in Red Leaf Market."
"Indeed, indeed. Who is this person? Could he be a cultivator from our Red Leaf Market?"
The crowd started discussing it again.
At this moment, Fairy Linglong suddenly transmitted her voice:
"Fellow Daoist Lu, I didn't expect you to be so unassuming. You're not far from the seventh level of Qi Refining. However, this item is of great use to me. If you would like to give me this high-grade defensive magic weapon, I would be willing to sell you a high-grade defensive magic weapon for five hundred spirit stones. It's a pretty good magic weapon. What do you think?"
"this?"
Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that the contents of his storage bag might not even amount to 1,200 spirit stones.
If this fairy raises the price again, he won't be able to acquire the treasure. He might as well go along with her request and gain her favor.
So, Lu Xuan thought for a moment and then transmitted his voice:
"Alright, then let's do as Senior Fairy Linglong says."
Lu Xuan said politely, after all, the other party was a cultivator at the tenth level of Qi Refining, whose realm was much higher than his, so it was better to be polite.
We must not be as arrogant as that Green Bronze Ancestor, who thought that obtaining a Foundation Establishment Pill was enough to establish his foundation. He even dared to call the Red Leaf Ancestor, who had already successfully established his foundation, "Old Man Red Leaf." This would definitely make the Red Leaf Ancestor secretly hate the Green Bronze Ancestor.
"Then thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Lu."
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