Because Yuwen Fei had used the Heavenly Thunder Wondrous Stone as a stepping stone, the quality of this trade fair was greatly improved. The following cultivators went on stage one after another, and although the treasures they displayed were not as good as the Heavenly Thunder Wondrous Stone, they were not too far off.
As for the methods of exchange, there were even more diverse. Some auctioned directly with top-grade Spirit Stones, some bartered, and some used both. There were even auctions that used anonymous methods. Apart from the two parties involved, no one else knew what was being exchanged.
Lu Ping had also found several items that interested him in the past few trades. He had tried to bid or barter for them, but in the end, the bids were either too high or the items he tried to trade weren't of interest to the other traders.
Fortunately, although these treasures were tempting, they were not what Lu Ping urgently needed. Although it was a pity that he could not bid for them, it was just a pity.
"A piece of Strange Coral Gold Ore, weighing 23 kilograms, pure in quality, can be exchanged for five portions of Blood Demon Luo level Spiritual Essence. Of course, if Fellow Daoists like this item, you can also increase the price, and naturally, the highest bidder will obtain it.
A female cultivator from the Demon Clan, dressed in clothes that looked like seaweed, placed a piece of alternating yellow and blue coral on the display stand. This person was from the Bright-Colored Snake Clan, one of the twelve clans of the East Sea. They were one of the most tyrannical forces among the twelve clans.
Lu Ping was taken aback when he heard about the Mutated Coral Metal. He had heard about the Mutated Coral Metal from Chen Lian before. It was an extremely rare spiritual material, especially when used to forge some water-attributed mystic treasures. It could greatly enhance the quality of the mystic treasure.
When Lu Ping obtained it in the North Sea, he had given Chen Lian 24 corals that contained various top-grade spiritual materials, and one of them contained Mutated Coral Gold.
When Lu Ping was upgrading the Aquaselight Sword, Chen Lian had refined a very small amount of Exotic Coral Gold from the twenty-four corals into the Aquaselight Sword. That was how the Aquaselight Sword was upgraded to a Spirit Nurturing level magic treasure.
Chen Lian had once told Lu Ping that Exotic Coral Gold was a special spiritual material that could be used to upgrade a Spirit Nurturing Treasure to a Spirit Treasure. Unfortunately, it was extremely rare in the cultivation world. If Lu Ping had not obtained a companion Spirit Treasure with an invisibility effect, which allowed the Waterspirit Sword to reach the level of a top Spirit Nurturing Treasure that could attract a Thunder Tribulation, Lu Ping would have searched for it to upgrade the Waterspirit Sword.
Although this piece of coral was just a Coral Exotic Gold Ore, even if it was pure in quality, it would be good enough to extract two to three grams of pure Coral Exotic Gold from 23 kilograms of ore.
But this two to three grams of Coral Exotic Gold Ore, although it did not need to be used on the Aquaselight Sword now, if it was refined into the Thin Water Flowing Sword, it would be enough for the pair of flying swords to reach the level of a top Spirit Nurturing Treasure. In the future, the possibility of attracting a Thunder Tribulation to become a Spirit Treasure would be greatly increased.
"Hua Die Yi, are you kidding me? Although this Coral Exotic Gold Ore is rare, you know what this means. It means that at least seven or eight Blood Mara Beasts have died in order to collect enough Blood Mara Essence!"
"That's right. Including Mara Beasts' large-scale invasion of the Fallen Mystery Land, until now when they have surrounded the Five Illusory Islands, a rough estimate shows that the number of Mara Beasts that have been killed by the combined forces of the Human and Demon Clans is less than 100. But the Human and Demon Clans have lost at least 50 to 60 Dharma Plane adepts. Five complete Blood Mara Essence … Even if they had it, who would be willing to give it up?"
Generally speaking, Mara Beasts were more powerful than the Human and Demon Clans of the same level. However, Mara Beasts usually had low intelligence. Although they were not afraid of death, they were unusually stupid. When fighting with the Human and Demon Clans, as long as they did not encounter each other, the Human and Demon Clans usually had the upper hand.
However, Mara Beasts often had the advantage in numbers. Because of this, even if the Human and Demon Clans combined forces could achieve twice the results, they would still be at a disadvantage.
Hua Dieyi smiled coquettishly and said, "I only ask for a fair trade. If you think that the price I set is too high, you can ignore it."
It was not easy to collect Mara Essence. Even if a practitioner set up a trap to ambush a Blood Shura, and there were no other Mara Beasts to disturb them, they would be able to collect the Essence in advance. It was already very difficult to collect 70% of the Essence after Mara Beasts' death.
What's more, it was basically impossible to encounter such a situation in a battle with a Blood Demon. Usually, it was rare to be able to collect forty to fifty percent of the original essence of a Blood Demon. If he encountered a sneak attack like the one on Cheng Ling Island, he could not even care about his life, let alone collect the original essence.
Only people like Lu Ping, who carried a spirit treasure like Ling Long, had a special ability to collect the essence of a Blood Shura. After the death of a Blood Shura, if the timing was right, he could often collect eighty to ninety percent of the Blood Shura's essence, far surpassing the methods of the other sects.
However, Lu Ping had also heard that a few large sects and the three major tribes had a method to further purify the Essence of Big Mara and replace the Essence of Blood Mara Beasts. Lu Ping had confirmed this from Chu Haitian. However, these methods were naturally top secret. Although Chu Haitian admitted that such methods existed, he could not pass them on to Lu Ping.
In this way, it could greatly make up for the shortage of the Essence of Blood Mara. However, when Hua Die Yi asked for five portions of the Essence of Blood Mara Beasts' level, many practitioners who were interested in the Coral Gold Mine looked pained. Among them were practitioners from the nine sects and the three major tribes. It could be seen that even if this kind of purification method existed, it must have many limitations, which made the Essence of Origin very scarce after purification.
When Lu Ping was about to bid, Qin Shijun said with a smile, "The Coral Gold Mine can only be found by luck. Although five portions of the Essence of Blood Mara Beasts' level are valuable, I still have to fight for it."
After saying this, he placed five Spirit Restraining Bottles in front of him, which contained five portions of the Essence of Blood Mara Beasts' level. The Crystal Palace was rich and powerful. With Qin Shijun's status, it was not difficult for him to take out five portions of the Essence of Origin.
As soon as Qin Shijun's voice faded, Kong Qianjun followed up with a loud voice, "I also have five portions of Original Essence Qi. Since Brother Qin has already spoken, I will add two pieces of top-grade spirit stones. What do you think?"
The Coral Gold Mine was a rare spiritual material that could be used to improve the quality of spiritual treasures. Naturally, these two people were not the only ones who wanted it. Chu Haitian also said, "Six portions of the Essence of Origin!"
Qin Shijun smiled and said, "It doesn't seem like the two of you also want it. In that case, I will also offer six portions of the Essence of Origin and three top quality Spirit Stones. How about that?"
Kong Qianjun touched his head. When he saw Hua Dieyi looking at him, he smiled honestly and said, "I will think about it first!"
Hua Dieyi looked at Chu Haitian again. A young cultivator beside Chu Haitian suddenly said, "May I ask what Fellow Hua is going to do with the Essence of Origin? If it is to make the Essence Refining Pill or the Essence Condensing Pill, would it be possible for me to bid with these two pills?"
Hua Dieyi's eyes brightened and she smiled. "I forgot that Fellow Lu Tianping is an expert in alchemy. Just as Lu Daoyou thought, I want the Essence of Origin to be used for alchemy. If Lu Daoyou bids with the pills, I will be more than happy to do so."
Lu Tianping thought for a while and said, "Normally, one portion of the Blood Asura's Essence of Origin can be used to make two cauldrons of Essence Refining Pills for cultivation and five cauldrons of Essence Condensing Pills to quickly recover one's vital energy. According to the 50% success rate, one portion of the Blood Asura's Essence of Origin can be used to make ten Essence Refining Pills or twenty-five Essence Condensing Pills. What do you think, Fellow Hua?"
The smile on Hua Dieyi's face grew wider and she said, "Not bad, not bad. Lu Daoyou is indeed an alchemy grandmaster. I admire you. If Lu Daoyou offers a higher price than Fellow Qin, I will make the decision to trade this Coral Rare Gold with Brother Lu."
Her tone was slightly impatient, causing the other cultivators in the pavilion to look at her and criticize her secretly. Some of the Dharma adepts even had ugly expressions on their faces.
Seeing this, Chu Haitian, who was at the side, hurriedly advised in a low voice, "Brother Lu, your estimate is too high. Normally, one portion of Origin of Origin of Origin of Origin of Origin of Essence is exchanged from an alchemy grandmaster with a 40% success rate. If you offer a 50% success rate, not only will your sect suffer a great loss, you might even become the enemy of the many alchemy grandmasters on the Five Islands of Illusionary Spirits!"
Lu Ping was slightly stunned. Only then did he realize that those cultivators with ugly expressions were alchemy grandmasters from his sect who had come to the Five Islands of Illusionary Spirits. Thus, he said, "Fellow Hua, you must be joking. My estimate of 50% success rate is already higher than the publicly accepted estimate of the alchemy grandmasters on the Five Islands of Illusionary Spirits. How can I offer a price higher than Fellow Qin? How about this, if Fellow Qin offers six portions of Origin of Origin of Essence and three pieces of top-grade spirit stones, I will offer six bottles of Essence Refining Pills and three pieces of top-grade spirit stones. How about that?"
As soon as Lu Ping said this, it was clear that the 50% success rate was based on his own sect's estimation and had nothing to do with the exchange rate for elixirs on the Five Islands of Illusionary Spirits. Many of the cultivators in the pavilion immediately relaxed.
Seeing that a great bargain had slipped out of her hands, Hua Dieyi could not help but glare at Chu Haitian, who had reminded Lu Ping. Then, she smiled at Qin Shijun and said, "Fellow Qin, do you still want to bid?"
Qin Shijun smiled bitterly and said, "If Fellow Hua uses spirit stones as the price, then I have the confidence to compete with Brother Lu. But if you use elixirs as the price, then forget it!"
This was not to say that Qin Shijun's wealth was not as good as Lu Ping's. He was the first direct disciple of the Crystal Palace, a mid Dharma adept. If he said that his wealth was not enough to compete with Lu Ping, even Lu Ping himself would not believe it. It was just that if he used Lu Ping's method of calculation, Qin Shijun would be at too much of a disadvantage and could only give up.
Six bottles of elixirs and three top-grade spirit stones. This piece of Rare Coral Gold was finally in Lu Ping's hands.
Lu Ping secretly estimated that if he used the Spirit Fire Smelting Purification Technique to purify this ore, he might even be able to extract two or three taels of Rare Coral Gold from it. This way, it would be completely enough to improve the quality of the Thin Water Flowing Sword.
After the trade fair, he might have to trouble Rong Xi Laozu of the Hua Yi Sect. As long as the quality of the Thin Water Flowing Sword was improved, the possibility of it surviving the thunder calamity and becoming a spirit treasure would increase greatly!
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