A high-grade earth-step origin treasure was a threshold for any cultivator who was about to enter the late Core Forging stage. If a cultivator could refine a high-grade earth-step origin treasure and advance to the late Core Forging stage, then there was a fifty to sixty percent chance that after reaching the ninth layer of Core Forging, as long as they had a heaven-step origin treasure, they would be able to form a seventh-grade golden core or higher.
Of course, like Daoist Master Xuanyu, who had refined two mid-grade earth-step origin treasures, it was also possible for him to refine a heaven-step origin treasure after reaching the ninth layer of Core Forging. It was just that the price he would have to pay was far higher than refining a high-grade earth-step origin treasure.
However, how many cultivators could successfully refine a high-grade earth-step origin treasure before advancing to the late Core Forging stage? Among the seven most outstanding sixth layer Core Forging stage cultivators from Zhenling's third generation, only Daoist Master Xuantian could directly refine a high-grade earth-step origin treasure after obtaining it. The others, including Lu Ping's Second Senior Sister, Li Xuanru, and Tianqin Laozu's Eldest Disciple, Daoist Master Xuanhui, would need decades or even hundreds of years of accumulation to refine a high-grade earth-step origin treasure.
Moreover, after the appearance of a high-grade earth-step origin treasure, the auction house's trading method also changed.
The high-grade earth-step origin treasure that Dong Laozu took out was called the Flying Parasol Wood. It was a wood-attribute origin treasure. As soon as this origin treasure was taken out, Daoist Master Xuantian's breathing became rapid. He was Tianlin Laozu's Eldest Disciple and cultivated Zhenling's wood-attribute cultivation method. This Flying Parasol Wood was just right for him to refine.
Daoist Master Xuantian was calculating his net worth when he heard Laozu's voice from outside. "According to the old rules, high-grade earth-step origin treasures have to be put aside for spirit stones. Unless you have top-grade spirit stones to exchange for it, it will generally be bartered according to the auction house's request."
"The auctioneer has three ways to exchange this Flying Parasol Wood. The first way is to exchange it for a high-grade earth-grade water-attribute fey."
This condition was actually the most preferred method of exchange by the auctioneer. However, on this occasion, the cultivators of the sects would not care about this method of exchange. Only those who were lucky enough to have a high-grade earth-step water-attribute spiritual object in their hands but didn't cultivate a water-attribute cultivation method would be able to exchange it for a suitable spiritual object of the same grade.
"The second is to exchange for a high-grade pill furnace!"
This method of exchange was targeted at the various sects with strong foundations. However, when Lu Ping heard this, he shook his head. A high-grade pill furnace? Before Lu Ping gave Peng Shiyuan's pill furnace to Tianlu Laozu, the entire Zhenling only had six high-grade pill furnaces. How could they use them to exchange for a high-grade earth-step origin treasure?
With Zhenling's current strength, this was already the case. Other than the eight big sects and the Crystal Palace, there was also the mysterious Demon Clan, the Heavenly Moon Sect, and the Yuwen family of the central plains. No one would be willing to use a high-grade pill furnace to exchange for a high-grade earth-step origin treasure.
After all, a high-grade alchemy furnace could produce countless pills for many people, but a high-grade Earth-level spiritual item could only give a person the chance to break through to the Golden Core stage and become a Dharma adept. It was clear which was more important!
"The third method is to exchange for some top-grade spirit stones. The highest bidder gets it."
After Dong Laozu finished speaking, Xuantian Zhenren seemed to realize that his chances were not high, but he still looked hopefully at Lyra Laozu.
Lyra Laozu thought for a moment, then said to Xuantian Zhenren, "The first method is absolutely impossible, but using a high-grade pill furnace to exchange for a high-grade earth-step origin treasure is definitely not allowed by the sect, so I can only use some top-grade spirit stones to try."
Xuantian Zhenren had already expected this result. Although he did not have much hope for another wood-attribute high-grade earth-step origin treasure, he still bowed gratefully and said, "Thank you, Uncle-Master!"
Lyra Laozu nodded and took out a storage bag. Then, a few plain-looking stones appeared in his hand. Lu Ping was very familiar with these stones and knew that they were top-grade spirit stones.
Lyra Laozu put twelve top-grade spirit stones into the storage bag. After thinking for a moment, he took out three more and put them into the storage bag. Then, he placed the storage bag in the small teleportation array on the stone table. After a flash of light, the storage bag disappeared.
At the same time, on the jade table in front of Dong Laozu, the small teleportation array flashed continuously, and five storage bags appeared on the jade table. Three early Core Forging attendants shuttled through the hall with wooden trays in their hands, bringing six storage bags to Dong Laozu.
Great Ancestor Dong checked the eleven storage pouches one by one, then took out the treasures stored in each of the storage pouches and displayed them.
Sure enough, out of the eleven storage bags, eight of them were actually filled with top quality spirit stones, the most actually had 18 top quality spirit stones, while the least also had 10 top quality spirit stones.
Daoist Master Xuantian sighed. Even though he had already mentally prepared himself, he still held onto a sliver of hope. Watching from the side, Ancestor Tianqin said, "You don't need to be disheartened. With how grand the auction this time is, it's unlikely that there will only be a single wood attribute Earth Spirit Treasure."
Xuantian Zhenren nodded, but from his expression, it was obvious that he did not have much hope for the appearance of another wood-attribute origin treasure.
As for the other three storage bags, Dong Laozu took out a high-grade pill furnace from one of them, causing all the cultivators in the hall to sigh. After Dong Laozu opened the other two storage bags, there was actually a high-grade earth-step water-attribute origin treasure inside.
Compared to the cultivation world of the Central Continent, the only advantage the overseas cultivation world had was that water-attribute origin treasures were relatively more common.
Old Ancestor Dong first returned the other nine storage pouches one by one. Then, he pointed at the two storage pouches that contained water-attribute spirit items and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist number 103 and Fellow Daoist number 197, both of you have a water-attribute spirit item. If you want to exchange for this wood-attribute spirit item, it will depend on your abilities."
Dong Laozu's voice just fell, only to hear a muffled voice say, "In that case, I will add two hundred high-grade spirit stones!"
Dong Laozu chuckled and said, "Okay, Fellow Daoist 103 will add two hundred high-grade spirit stones."
At this moment, another voice resounded, and it sneered, "You can afford 200 High Grade Spirit Stones. Since the Fellow Daoist who auctioned the Soaring Parasol Wood needs High Grade Spirit Stones, then I'll add 3 High Grade Spirit Stones!"
Cultivator 103 let out a muffled snort, did not refute this provocation, and continued to say, "Three top-grade spirit stones and fifty high-grade spirit stones."
The previous sneer sounded again, "In that case, this Flying Parasol Wood is Fellow Daoist 197's!"
Cultivator 103 did not bid anymore, obviously feeling that he was at a loss. Dong Laozu smiled and said, "In that case, this Flying Parasol Wood is Fellow Daoist 197's."
After the appearance of the earth-high-grade spirit item, the grand auction turned into a trade fair where everyone took what they needed. This made Lu Ping and the others feel a little out of place. But there was nothing they could do about it. In the cultivation world, there were many things that couldn't be measured in spirit stones.
However, the appearance of the next item once again pulled all the cultivators back to the auction of spirit stones.
"… This alchemy master's inheritance includes 23 types of pill recipes for the Core Forging stage. In addition, there are also three types of pill recipes for the half-step Core Forging stage. Of course, the most important thing is that this alchemy master also has a pill recipe that can strengthen the body. This Alchemy Grandmaster's inheritance will be auctioned with spirit stones, the starting price is five hundred high-grade spirit stones, the highest bidder wins! "
This set of Alchemy Grandmaster's inheritance obviously came from a Rogue Cultivator, because an Alchemy Grandmaster was an extremely important existence in every Sect. The entire Sect's collection of Alchemy Grandmaster's inheritance must be open to them, so it was impossible for this Alchemy Grandmaster's inheritance to only contain a mere twenty-three kinds of Core Forging pill recipes.
Just like Lu Ping, after he became an Alchemy Grandmaster, although he was not bound by the Pill Pavilion, Zhenling Laozu still opened almost all of the Zhenling's pill recipes to Lu Ping, allowing him to choose and refine them himself. Now, Lu Ping had mastered nearly a hundred kinds of Core Forging pill recipes, far more than an Alchemy Grandmaster who was originally a Rogue Cultivator could compare.
This kind of Alchemy Grandmaster's inheritance, in addition to being valued by the Alchemy Grandmaster, almost all Sects would spare no effort to collect this kind of inheritance, used to increase the foundation of their Sect. Moreover, most of the Cultivators in the auction hall were late Core Forging cultivators, so they had a good understanding of the importance of strengthening the body in the Transcendence Stage. Therefore, the pill recipe that could strengthen the body added a lot of weight to this set of inheritance.
The ancestor of the Sky Zither Sect was clearly quite interested in the inheritance. After some thought, she sent five high grade spirit stones into the hands of the ancestor of Dong through the teleportation formation. At the same time, several flashes of light appeared on the jade table and several storage pouches appeared on the table. Each storage pouch contained five high grade spirit stones.
Dong Laozu also seemed to be prepared for this phenomenon, and from his body, he took out several jade slips, and each jade slip had a specific description of this set of inheritance.
Tianqin Laozu carefully examined the jade slip with her Divine Sense, and said, "Twenty-three kinds of Core Forging pill recipes, only six of them are not in our Sect, and four kinds of half-step Core Forging pill recipes, only one of them is not in our Sect. But that Core Forging pill that can strengthen the body is interesting, but it is not considered a good Body Tempering pill, it can only be considered medium, but the Body Tempering pill is extremely rare, so it is worth bidding."
Of course, this set of inheritance did not only contain the pill recipes that Zhenling did not have, it also included some medicinal properties of spirit herbs, cultivation, collection, fire control techniques, alchemy experience, and other aspects. Every Alchemy Grandmaster must have their own unique side, for other Alchemy Grandmasters to learn from, this was the so-called 'stones from another mountain can polish jade' principle.
After Tianqin Laozu put down the jade slip in the auction hall, the price of this Alchemy Grandmaster's inheritance had already reached 630 spirit stones.
Tianqin Laozu thought for a moment, and directly bid 700 high-grade spirit stones.
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