In the world of cultivation, except for the six holy lands, almost all the large sects had risen during Mara's catastrophe, and gradually accumulated a rich heritage and survived to this day.
In the long history of the cultivation world, most of the sects that had perished were also because they did not handle the Great Calamity of Mara properly. Under the attack of Mara, they were either directly destroyed, or suffered great damage to their vitality, gradually declining until they perished. Or they were struggling at death's door, clinging to the old and conservative.
Therefore, whenever Mara's catastrophe came, although it was a disaster for the entire world of cultivation, for many sects, it was also an opportunity to break the old balance, take advantage of the situation, and reshuffle the cards to establish a new structure!
And one of the most direct manifestations of this opportunity was the original essence after Mara's death, as well as the accompanying instruments, magic treasures, and even spirit treasures that were left behind.
The original essence could replace spirit herbs, and in the hands of alchemists, it could be refined into elixirs that could enhance cultivation. Moreover, the effect was excellent, and the supply was far more abundant than spirit herbs. As long as one had the courage to risk life and death to kill Mara.
As for the accompanying instruments, magic treasures, spirit treasures, and so on, although most of them would also disappear after Mara's death, there would always be some that were lucky enough to survive. When the number of Mara's deaths increased, these small probability events could often bring about a considerable number of drops.
Therefore, when Mara's catastrophe came, it was often an excellent opportunity for the various sects to have sufficient resources for cultivation. Their cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds, and the number of magic treasures and spirit treasures would increase explosively.
During this time, Lu Ping had collected a lot of original essence through the Linglong wine cauldron, and in the process of refining elixirs for others, he had also accumulated a lot. However, after deducting the supply for his own cultivation and the supply for the sect's disciples, there was not much left after the six bottles of Dharma Grade Essence Refining Elixirs were sold.
However, because of Lu Ping's bid for the Rare Coral Gold this time, it reminded many cultivators. Therefore, in the next few transactions, the Dharma Grade Essence Refining Elixirs refined with the original essence of Mara's blood became the equivalent of the top-grade spirit stone.
The trade fair continued. Many of the cultivators on the platform displayed more than just one item. Additionally, the cultivators who had already gone on the platform could also go on stage to display their items again. Thus, although there were only around 30 cultivators from the Human and Yao Clans present, the trading process was extremely long.
However, after Lu Ping won the bid for the Rare Coral Gold, he rarely made any subsequent transactions. Most of the time, he just watched the various cultivators display their treasures below the stage. His mind was already immersed in the Core Space.
At the beginning of the trade fair, after obtaining the Sky Thunder Rare Stone from Yuwen Feixiang, Lu Ping inadvertently threw the stone into the Core Space.
The moment the Sky Thunder Rare Stone entered the Core Space, the Seven Treasures Thunder Calabash was like a big cat that had smelled fish. In an instant, it jumped out from the claws of the Dragon Dharma Power. The mouth of the calabash opened and a lightning bolt shot out like a long snake, swallowing the Sky Thunder Rare Stone.
An electric spark also exploded from the Sky Thunder Rare Stone and connected with the lightning bolt. The entire stone was instantly submerged in lightning. From afar, it looked as if it had been swallowed by the lightning bolt.
The lightning bolt retracted, and the Sky Thunder Rare Stone also entered the Seven Treasures Thunder Calabash. The entire Thunder Calabash trembled in the Core Space as if it was convulsing. Countless lightning bolts seeped out from the surface of the Thunder Calabash and continued to expand in the Core Space.
The Netherwater Sword and the Thin Water Sword both hid far away. The Golden Roc, the spirit of the Hanging Cloud Sail, circled over to investigate, but it was suddenly struck by a lightning bolt.
After a mournful cry, the Golden Roc fled in panic, leaving behind a few feathers. Seeing this, Linglong hurriedly retracted into the wine cauldron and hid in the Dharma Power auspicious cloud.
The praying mantis cut the few lightning bolts in half and muttered to itself, "Strange, strange!"
Then, it jumped behind the Dharma Power, not wanting to provoke the Seven Treasures Thunder Calabash at this time.
Lu Ping's Divine Will descended, and the Dragon Dharma Power stretched out from the Dharma Power auspicious cloud. With a light touch, a Dharma Power auspicious cloud flew out and condensed in the air, finally turning into a golden lotus, which corresponded with the Ninth Grade White Jade Lotus that the Dragon Dharma Power sat on.
The golden lotus flew to the bottom of the Seven Treasures Thunder Calabash, and then the lotus gradually closed, forming a huge flower bud, wrapping the entire Seven Treasures Thunder Calabash in it. Colorful lightning still swam on the golden lotus, but it was unable to wreak havoc in the core space.
Lu Ping secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned his attention back to the trade fair. At this time, he saw a cultivator on the stage display a scarlet flame, which immediately caused a commotion among the cultivators present. Who else could it be but the Flame Spirit Coffin!
"Hehe, I believe that everyone has recognized it as well. It's a Heaven-level mid-grade Scarlet Vulture Flame. Needless to say, its firepower is powerful. Although it's not suitable for alchemy or weapon forging, it's suitable for smelting spiritual objects. It's also the flame of choice for cultivating several excellent magical powers after attaining the Dharma Power. I believe that everyone understands its value. However, this time, I will be bidding in a blind auction. They can bid however they want, but the final decision is in my hands!"
Although the Flame Spirit Coffin didn't state the starting bid, if many of the cultivators present were interested in this flame, they wouldn't really want to offend the Fire Phoenix Clan with a low price.
As soon as the Flame Spirit Coffin finished speaking, more than ten cultivators in the pavilion were visibly tempted. This flame was no longer of any use to most of the Dharma adepts present. Only some cultivators who practiced fire-based techniques might use it when they were practicing their Natural Mystiques.
However, this didn't mean that the Core Forging adepts of their respective sects wouldn't be able to use it. A Heaven-level mid-grade spiritual object was something that could only be encountered by chance. Once it appeared, they would try their best to fight for it.
Lu Ping was a little tempted as well, but he didn't know what item he would use to bid for it. This kind of blind bidding method was the most troublesome. The key to winning this flame depended entirely on the Flame Spirit Coffin's will. However, the Flame Spirit Coffin didn't say what he wanted, and everything depended on the guesses of the bidders.
Lu Ping saw that Chu Haitian, who was beside him, seemed to be preparing something as well. His heart skipped a beat as he recalled the day when he went to the Green Sea Snakes's encampment on Chengling Island. He had heard about the leader of the Fire Phoenix Clan, the Flame Spirit Coffin's grandfather, Yan Jiuxiao Laozu, attempting to overcome his third lightning tribulation and achieve the Pure Yang Dharma Power. Lu Ping thought to himself, "Could it be that the treasures that can help in overcoming the lightning tribulation are one of his goals?"
However, Lu Ping thought about it again. The treasures that could help in overcoming the lightning tribulation with this flame would probably only be those that didn't have significant effects. Although a Heaven-level spiritual flame was precious, compared to the importance of a lightning tribulation to a Dharma Power adept, it was undoubtedly inferior.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Yan Jiuxiao's third lightning tribulation should be a breakthrough!
Lu Ping reached his right hand into his left sleeve and fiddled with it for a while. He placed nine Golden Nut Fruits into a spirit-sealing box and made a mark on it. Then, he used his spatial powers, and the spirit-sealing box in his sleeve immediately disappeared. At the same time, on the stone platform in front of the Flame Spirit Coffin, a ray of light flashed, and a jade box appeared in front of him.
At this time, there were already more than ten boxes, jade bottles, and other treasures on the stone platform in front of the Flame Spirit Coffin. The Flame Spirit Coffin was opening and examining them one by one. From time to time, it would reseal the box that it didn't like, and then activate the teleportation mark on the box to return to the hands of the cultivator who had placed the bid. Going back and forth, except for the Flame Spirit Coffin, no one knew the contents of each bid. Even if the Flame Spirit Coffin knew the contents of each bid, it didn't know the identity of the cultivator who had placed the bid.
One by one, the boxes were opened, left, or returned. However, Lu Ping didn't make a sound below the stage. In fact, this flame had already attracted almost half of the cultivators in the pavilion to bid, but no one had made a bid that matched the Flame Spirit Coffin's expectations.
In the end, after weighing the remaining boxes, a few more were returned. There were only two jade boxes left on the stage, and the teleportation mark left on Lu Ping's jade box had not been activated.
At this time, the Flame Spirit Coffin was clearly in a dilemma. The two jade boxes in front of him were attractive enough, but at this time, he could only choose one of them.
In the end, the Flame Spirit Coffin seemed to have made up his mind. He took out the treasure from one of the jade boxes and placed the Scarlet Vulture Flame, which had turned into a bean-sized ball of flame, into it. He then activated the teleportation mark on the two jade boxes and the two jade boxes disappeared at the same time, returning to the hands of the cultivators who had bid for them.
With a flick of his sleeve, the jade box fell into Lu Ping's right hand, which was still in his sleeve. Lu Ping opened the jade box without batting an eyelid, and a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes. The nine golden nuts inside had been returned to him. It seemed that the Flame Spirit Coffin had not been interested in his bid in the end.
Just as Lu Ping was about to put the jade box into his storage magic tool, his spirit sense seemed to have discovered something. The moment he wiped the teleportation mark on the jade box with his right index finger, a line of words appeared on the jade box.
An inexplicable look flashed in Lu Ping's eyes. He inadvertently glanced at the Flame Spirit Coffin, who had walked down the stage, and happened to see that the Flame Spirit Coffin seemed to be looking at the cultivators in the pavilion with a look of anticipation.
Although the Flame Spirit Coffin had not chosen the item that Lu Ping had bid for, it did not mean that he was not tempted. He had hidden a message under the mark on Lu Ping's jade box, hoping to conduct a private transaction with Lu Ping.
This was understandable. Although Lu Ping was not sure how many people had participated in the trade fair, there were definitely many cultivators who had conducted private transactions with each other. At the very least, Lu Ping's spirit sense had captured traces of spatial fluctuations in the pavilion several times. At that time, the cultivators who were displaying their items on the stage did not blindly bid like the Flame Spirit Coffin.
Now that the Flame Spirit Coffin was asking for Lu Ping's help, the initiative was naturally in Lu Ping's hands. Lu Ping pondered for a moment, and a subtle and unpredictable spatial fluctuation was emitted, returning to the teleportation mark left by the Flame Spirit Coffin.
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