Although the power of the Dark Fire Gem was limited, no matter how brilliant an alchemist was, they wouldn't be able to make it reach the Spiritual level. It looked inferior to the Abyssal Magic Diamond, but if someone put these two gems on the market at the same time, the final transaction price would definitely be higher than the Abyssal Magic Diamond.
There was no doubt about this …
The fact that there were no requirements for the user was simply too monstrous. In order to nurture their own successors, all the major powers and families spared no expense. Just take Mason of the Monchi Family for example. In order to make him a Mage, the Monchi Family had invested at least hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
Just becoming a Mage required several hundred thousand golds, so what kind of price would the Monchi Family have to pay for an Outstanding Magic Tool that had no requirements for the user?
After all, a mage with an Outstanding Magic Tool could contend against a weaker Great Mage.
"My luck is pretty good." Lin Yun smiled with satisfaction. With this Dark Fire Gem, his efforts hadn't been in vain.
Although it couldn't be used to complete the Planar Path, it would still be a good choice on the market. A conservative estimate would be at least 500,000 golds. With such a large sum of money used to buy the Abyssal Magic Diamond, he would still have about 100,000 golds left over.
Lin Yun put the Dark Fire Gem on the table and fished out three more magic gems from his pocket.
But this time, it wasn't as pleasant as last time. Although they were high quality magic gems, their value was still lacking compared to the Dark Fire Gem. The best among them was the Elemental Amber. It contained very little mana, but it was one of the best magic containers. Not only could it store a large amount of mana, but it could also store a spell of the High Mage rank.
After thinking about it, Lin Yun put the other two magic gems together with the Dark Fire Gem, while Lin Yun kept the Elemental Amber for himself.
Then, it was time for the last magic gem.
"Eh!" Lin Yun had just put one hand into his pocket when his expression suddenly changed. This was because Lin Yun clearly felt that the remaining magical gem in his pocket actually carried a bone-piercing chill!
Lin Yun hadn't had time to pay attention to the Bone Devil because it was too ferocious. But now that he had returned to Noscent, Lin Yun discovered that what he had in his pocket wasn't just a magic gem.
However, this thing that wasn't a Magical Gem might be even more precious than all the Magical Gems in Lin Yun's possession combined.
"As expected …" With a cautious expression, Lin Yun fished out the bone-chilling object from his pocket. It was about the size of a pigeon's egg, and its entire body was black and translucent. Occasionally, it would flash with a black light, carrying a soul-stirring power.
Sure enough, it was the Frost Lich's Heart …
In the legends, it was a substance formed after a Lich's Soul Fire was extinguished. A Lich was a frightening existence that could contend against an Archmage. In terms of strength, it wasn't inferior to the Bone Dragon, the overlord of the Bone Plane. Even if its Soul Fire was extinguished, it would still contain world-shaking power.
Although Lin Yun hadn't seen the true Frost Lich's Heart, the name Frost Lich's Heart had been mentioned countless times in that decaying library. Even at the peak of the magic civilization, the Frost Lich's Heart had a very important position.
Needless to say, this Frost Lich's Heart was worth at least ten Abyssal Magic Diamonds. If it was used to maintain the Planar Path, Lin Yun would be able to stay in the Bone Plane for over five hours!
This time, he had truly made the right bet.
Although Elemental Incarnation had exhausted all of Lin Yun's mana, and although the Bone Devil's Dark Fire Bullet almost fell on Lin Yun's body, none of this was worth mentioning compared to the Frost Lich's Heart.
With this Frost Lich's Heart, Lin Yun would have the capital to gradually nibble away at the Nether Iron Vein.
But before that, he had to advance to the Great Mage realm. The power of a 9th Rank Mage was a bit weak in front of a group of Skeleton Warriors, not to mention that there was a Bone Devil that could contend against a High Mage standing behind them.
Only by advancing to the Great Mage realm would Lin Yun have the ability to put his ideas into practice.
After checking the spoils of war, Lin Yun spent another hour remodeling the Master Alchemist's array before embedding the Frost Lich's Heart into it. After doing all this, Lin Yun put the magic gems and Undead Essence into his pocket and left this secret underground room.
By the time Lin Yun came out of the study, Remy had already been waiting outside for a long time.
Remy brought two pieces of news to Lin Yun, one was bad news, and the other was good news.
The bad news was that Solon had searched the entire Sage Tower and only found three kinds of materials needed for the Mana Baptism, which was more than half of the seven that Lin Yun needed.
The good news was that although Solon hadn't been able to find the remaining four materials, he had given Lin Yun a place to find them: the Black Horn Auction, which was held once every three months.
This was quite a coincidence. Two days ago, Solon had received an invitation to the Black Horn Auction with a list of items to be auctioned, among which were the four materials that Lin Yun needed.
The good news was good, but the problem was that Lin Yun didn't have any money …
Lin Yun truly didn't have any money. The thirty thousand gold from the Spectrum Potion had already been spent on the Gilded Rose. Now, Lin Yun didn't have more than fifty gold on him. Because he hadn't gone out for the past two months, he hadn't felt anything. But now that he suddenly had four materials to buy, Lin Yun suddenly realized that he simply didn't have the money.
'What should I do …'
There was no need to think about the old butler. Although the Gilded Rose's business had been very good in the past few months, the old butler had been wholeheartedly focused on reviving the Flashing Gold chamber of commerce. Almost all of the money he had earned had been invested back. Even if he had some liquid funds left, it was far from enough to buy these four materials.
After all, these four materials had the cheapest starting price of five thousand gold, while the most expensive even reached thirty thousand gold. And this was only the starting price. If he was unlucky enough to meet a rich and foolish competitor, he might not even be able to buy them for a hundred thousand gold.
'Should I just sell the Undead Essence?'
But a few Undead Essences would only be worth a hundred thousand gold. What if it still wasn't enough? Would I have to sell the Dark Fire Diamond? That would be left for the Gilded Rose's reputation …
'Looks like I have to take out two more potions …' Lin Yun touched his pocket. Inside were two potions that he had already prepared. He had originally planned to use them when he encountered danger in the Bone Plane, but he hadn't had the opportunity to use them in the Bone Plane. Now that he had returned to Noscent, he had to trade them for some gold.
Lin Yun changed into a clean black robe and greeted the old butler before leaving for the Black Horn Auction House.
The Black Horn Auction House was also located on the Victorious Return Street, a kilometer away from the Gilded Rose. It occupied an entire street, and the amount of gold that flowed in and out of it every day was astronomical.
Ever since it arrived in Thousand Sails City fifty years ago, the Black Horn Auction House had always been low-key. It had never participated in the struggles of Thousand Sails City and maintained a good relationship with every force.
But at the same time, no force dared to provoke the Black Horn Auction House, because everyone knew that although the Black Horn Auction House didn't reveal itself in Thousand Sails City, behind it stood the Black Horn chamber of commerce, a first-rate force in all of Noscent.
Over time, the Black Horn Auction House became a true anomaly. It maintained a good relationship with every force, but at the same time, it maintained an appropriate distance from all of them. It was as if it would always drift away from the many forces of Thousand Sails City.
But it was also because of this anomaly that the Black Horn Auction House's business grew better day by day. Fifty years ago, there were many auction houses in Thousand Sails City, but after fifty years, only the Black Horn Auction House remained. Because the Black Horn Auction House maintained a neutral relationship with every force, even if they couldn't get any special treatment from it, they didn't have to worry about being plotted against.
Thousand Sails City, where all kinds of forces were intertwined, needed an absolutely neutral place.
Thus, there was the Black Horn Auction House today.
Now, Lin Yun was standing outside the Black Horn Auction House. After explaining his purpose, someone quickly led Lin Yun inside. The Black Horn Auction House occupied an entire street, and its interior was like a maze. Lin Yun followed the person who came for a dozen minutes before reaching a small reception room.
The one receiving Lin Yun was a young man in his twenties wearing a black robe. There was a stain on the cuffs of his robe. Lin Yun glanced at it and saw that it should be a solution of Rainbow Sand. It looked like he was an Alchemist, and a pretty good one at that. Because Rainbow Sand was very expensive, if one didn't have a certain level of skill, they wouldn't dare to handle such an expensive material.
But it seemed that this pretty good Alchemist wasn't very happy. After seeing Lin Yun enter, he only nodded and said, "Sit."
Lin Yun scratched his cheek and sat in front of the young Alchemist.
Just as he was about to explain his purpose of coming, the young Alchemist waved his hand and impatiently said, "Alright, leave the potions you want to sell and you can leave. I'll appraise them for you and then sell them at that price. You can come back in a few days to get the money."
Lin Yun was a bit annoyed. 'I'm counting on these two potions to save my life, how could I let you appraise them? Moreover, even if I was willing to let you appraise them, do you think an Alchemist like you would have the skill to deal with the Rainbow Sand solution?'
"I'm not in a hurry."
From this sentence, it could be seen that Lin Yun had truly improved.
If it had been a few months ago, Lin Yun, who had just arrived in this era, would have already whipped him.
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