After the trip to Flying Spirit Island and the rewards from the sect, Lu Ping had about 120,000 spirit stones on him. With the addition of the Condensed Blood Bead and the Spirit Ash Soil from the auction, Lu Ping's net worth was close to 150,000 spirit stones. Excluding the Water Repellent Shield and the Green Miracle Pill, Lu Ping still had 130,000 spirit stones on hand. Thus, it was not a problem for him to take out 40,000 spirit stones to buy this second-grade spiritual material.
However, Shi Lingling and the others in the private rooms did not know about Lu Ping's background. They all felt that his bid of 40,000 spirit stones was inconceivable. Although Chen Lian and Hu Lili had a deeper understanding of Lu Ping, they also thought that 40,000 spirit stones was already Lu Ping's limit.
Hu Lili said anxiously, "Why did you raise the price so high all of a sudden? Shouldn't you at least leave some spirit stones for emergencies? "After saying this, she gave Chen Lian a reproachful look.
Chen Lian was a bit hesitant, but under the pressure of Hu Lili, he still advised, "Brother, take it easy. Although 40,000 spirit stones for a second-grade spiritual material is still profitable, I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion."
Lu Ping pointed at Old Man Chen. Chen Lian looked over suspiciously, but after hearing Lu Ping's bid, Old Man Chen seemed to let out a sigh of relief. Thus, Old Man Chen chuckled and said no more.
Manager Jia seemed to have sensed something. During a break in the auction, he hurriedly called over a shop assistant and gave a few instructions. The shop assistant then hurried to the back of the auction hall.
At this time, the cultivator in private room 13 who had bid against Old Man Chen seemed to be hesitant because of Lu Ping's sudden bid. After a long time, he finally made a bid of 42,000 spirit stones.
"45,000 spirit stones!" Lu Ping said decisively, taking advantage of his victory.
The cultivator in private room 13 finally gave up and did not make another bid. Manager Jia wanted to say a few more words to stall for time so that the shop assistant backstage could report to him. However, Lu Ping had already seen all of this and said directly, "If no other fellow daoists bid, can Manager Jia announce that I am the winner of this spiritual material?"
Manager Jia, who was seen through, was indeed a businessman. He laughed and said, "Of course. Congratulations to the distinguished guest in room 19 for winning a piece of deep-sea silver."
As soon as Manager Jia finished speaking, the staff backstage hurriedly rushed to Manager Jia's side and whispered something into his ear. Manager Jia's expression remained calm after listening, but Lu Ping could tell from the corner of his eyes that Manager Jia was probably filled with regret and hatred at the moment.
Sure enough, Manager Jia then praised, "Honored guest number 19 has a keen eye. I hope that everyone here will bid for the items that you like as much as honored guest number 19. After all, spirit stones can be earned, but if you miss out on precious spiritual materials, you won't know when you'll see them again." "That's right. That's right.
Lu Ping did not mind Manager Jia's double entendre. The Multi-Treasures Pavilion was so famous among the cultivators naturally had its own rules. Manager Jia was just feeling a little jealous. If he had discovered earlier that this was a second-grade spiritual material, it would definitely be worth more than 45,000 spirit stones.
The auction continued, and large transactions continued. It was clear to Lu Ping that he was only an Early Blood Condensation cultivator. There were many Blood Condensation cultivators who were richer than him.
Once again, Lu Ping's attention was drawn away from his cultivation. The auction was about to auction a pill master's inheritance.
This was also an inheritance found in a cultivator's cave in the buffer zone after the sea restriction was lifted. Now, not only were the cultivators who were encouraged by Manager Jia to bid, but even Lu Ping himself felt that there were many opportunities in the open sea. He could not help but want to explore it.
This inheritance was left behind by a Blood Condensation pill master. It recorded a few Blood Condensation pill recipes. The starting price was set at 20,000 spirit stones. Once again, people marveled at the transcendent status of pill masters.
Lu Ping was also interested in this. He tried to bid twice, and the price quickly rose to 40,000 spirit stones. Lu Ping felt that it was not worth it, so he gave up. In the end, the inheritance was won by a pill master from Zhenling for 50,000 spirit stones.
Just as the auction was nearing its end, another item attracted Lu Ping's attention.
"… Therefore, this restriction breaking talisman made by a Core Forging Enlightened Master is very effective in breaking all kinds of restrictions below the Core Forging realm. It is a must-have item for Fellow Daoists when they are out on an adventure. It is a necessary guarantee for Fellow Daoists to not return empty-handed. One Core Forging restriction breaking talisman, starting price is 20,000 spirit stones. Each increment must be no less than 500 spirit stones. Please feel free to bid! "
As soon as Manager Jia finished speaking, Lu Ping made a bid of 25,000 spirit stones.
Zhong Jian asked curiously, "Why do you want to buy this thing?"
Yao Yong's eyes lit up. "Did you find a cave dwelling? Or are you planning to go to the buffer zone and the Monster Territory to hunt for demonic beasts?"
Du Feng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Count me in!"
Lu Ping laughed involuntarily. "I have been in seclusion recently, so I have no plans to go to the Monster Territory. However, today's auction made me look forward to the Outer Endless Sea. If Senior Martial Brothers have any plans to go to the Outer Endless Sea, don't forget about me."
Ma Yu also laughed. "You're so cunning. Everyone wanted to ask about your plans, but you changed the subject to prying into other people's plans."
Shi Lingling also said, "Don't be fooled by his silence. I've never seen him suffer a loss before. He's the kind of person you can't afford to offend!"
While everyone was laughing at Lu Ping, the price of the talisman had been raised to 33,500 spirit stones. Lu Ping didn't argue with them and continued to raise the price to 35,000 spirit stones.
It had to be said, Manager Jia's words were very motivating. Most of the cultivators there had either gone to the Outer Endless Sea before or were about to go there. Which one of them did not harbor the dream of becoming rich? Who among them did not believe that they would be the main character of a fortuitous encounter? What if they were to encounter a grotto-mansion ruins? Wouldn't a Seal Break Talisman mean an even greater harvest?
Lu Ping needed the talisman because he obtained the jade box covered with restrictions from the high-grade Core Forging Realm cave dwelling on Fei Ling Island. In the cave dwelling, Lu Ping obtained a total of five treasures. Four of them were of the highest quality. Only the jade box was covered with restrictions, so Lu Ping didn't know what it was. However, the more it was like this, the more Lu Ping believed that the treasure inside the jade box was precious. It was even comparable to Lu Ping's Heavenly Abode Magic Tool, Thousand Bell Millet.
The price of the talisman slowly rose towards 40,000 spirit stones. Several cultivators were still unrelenting, raising the price with 500 and 1000 spirit stones, causing Lu Ping to feel annoyed.
"44,000 spirit stones!" Lu Ping immediately raised the price to 5,000 spirit stones, causing a few cultivators who were taking their sweet time to curse at him.
Lu Ping turned back to look at the private room, but Hu Lili directly gave him a supercilious look.
Most of these cultivators were rogue cultivators or cultivators from other sects. They often participated in adventuring and hunting. Every one of them had rolled on the edge of a blade, and each of them were incomparably valiant. Moreover, they didn't have a fixed residence, so they weren't afraid of revenge. Therefore, even if they were facing some VIP cultivators, they would curse if they were unhappy.
Lu Ping's wish was fulfilled, so he didn't care about the reactions of the cultivators in the auction hall. He just held the talisman in his hand and carefully observed the restriction formation engraved on the jade talisman.
Strictly speaking, the talisman was also a type of talisman. However, to draw this kind of talisman, one must be very proficient in using and breaking all kinds of restrictions. This was also one of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation. However, the talisman was closely related to talismans, so Lu Ping could understand some things from the jade talisman.
The auction was nearing its end, and the last item pushed the auction to its climax. There were top-grade magic tools and some pills for breaking through to the Core Forging Realm. However, these items were suitable for Late Blood Condensation cultivators, so Lu Ping had no use for them. Moreover, the price of the items was around 80,000 spirit stones, which made Lu Ping feel helpless.
After the auction, Lu Ping returned to Huang Li Island's cave dwelling and began his secluded cultivation.
In the cultivation room of Lu Ping's cave dwelling, faint spiritual energy was emitted from the spirit vein, filling every corner of the cave dwelling. Lu Ping sat on a white praying mat, holding the jade box he obtained from Fei Ling Island in his hand.
Lu Ping infused his arcane energy into the talisman he bought from the auction. At the same time, he made 16 hand seals in a row. The talisman immediately turned into a five-colored ray of light that brushed against the jade box's seal. Part of the seal on the jade box melted away like snow in hot water, while the other part crackled like firecrackers. After the ray of light faded, the jade box returned to normal.
Lu Ping opened the jade box and saw two purple jade slips neatly placed inside. One of them was glowing. When Lu Ping picked it up and used his divine sense to examine it, it was blocked by the glow on the surface of the jade slip.
Lu Ping was slightly disappointed. This jade slip didn't have any restrictions on it, but it was a special jade slip made by Core Forging cultivators using their divine sense. Only when a cultivator reached the Core Forging Realm and their divine sense transformed into divine sense would they be able to see the contents of the jade slip.
Lu Ping used his divine sense to examine the other jade slip. This time, there wasn't any obstruction. If the jade slip was not specially made, it could be seen with divine sense.
"Natal Genchen Diagram!"
This was a legacy jade slip that recorded the refinement and upgrading of a Natal Dharma Treasure. However, this Natal Dharma Treasure was not refined in one piece, but in a set. Not only a set, but also a formation diagram to form a Natal Dharma Treasure.
Lu Ping had never heard of this method of refining natal magic tools and magic treasures.
This natal magic tool used the array diagram as the core and the twelve natal magic tools as the pillars of the array. Once the natal magic tool was used in a fight, the array diagram would be used for defense and the twelve Genchen magic tools would form a killing array. It was extremely powerful.
However, the refining of this array was quite difficult. Once this method was used, not only would the spiritual materials needed to refine the magic tool be ten times more, but the process of nurturing the life magic tool in the core space would also require a huge amount of magic power. At the same time, it would consume a huge amount of magic power to activate the magic tool in a fight.
Although this natal magic tool was extremely powerful, it wasn't something that ordinary people could use!
Ordinary cultivators couldn't collect enough high-quality spiritual materials to refine this array. Even if they succeeded, they wouldn't have enough magic power to nurture it. Even if they barely had enough magic power, it would affect the cultivation of the cultivator and the advancement of the magic tool itself. Once the cultivator encountered an enemy, they wouldn't be able to use the array for a few rounds before their magic power would be exhausted and they would be at the mercy of the enemy.
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