Li Shiming suddenly got interested, he took stock of the available Fourth-grade Spirit Pills he made, and figured he could possibly win the Fourth-grade ’Dragon Sand Secret Crystal’.
The Fourth-grade ’Dragon Sand Secret Crystal’ is the top Artifact Refining Material he had always anticipated. Although it is not a thunder attribute material, due to its smooth properties, it is compatible with the Five Elents and Thunder Attribute Spiritual Power. Most importantly, the ’Dragon Sand Secret Crystal’ is extrely hard, capable of enduring about forty million 5-nanoter runes.
This ans that given his Artifact Refining ability, the ’Dragon Sand Secret Crystal’ can be refined into a Fourth-grade Artifact Tribulation Flying Sword.
For the sake of the ’Dragon Sand Secret Crystal’, he could use up all his accumulated unused Fourth-grade Spirit Pills, which was worth it.
After waiting for a while and just as he was about to place his bid, he saw an offer that made his scalp tingle, far exceeding the price he intended to quote.
Per expectation, he couldn’t successfully win the Fourth-grade ’Dragon Sand Secret Crystal’.
With his ’Divine Eyesight’, he detected subtle fluctuations in the on-site formation and pinpointed the cultivator’s location competing with him for the ’Dragon Sand Secret Crystal’, which turned out to be in the box above.
"Fellow Shui, might you know which cultivator is in that box?" Li Shiming turned and asked Shui Miao through sound transmission.
"That box is prepared for high-ranking individuals from various major forces, you’re referring to Box Four, which is Lianhua Temple’s box. The cultivators in those boxes might be representing their sects at the auction, or they could be sect leaders from various sect factions, or even Great Cultivators!" Shui Miao, unaware of the situation, explained what she knew.
Li Shiming shook his head helplessly, considering himself rather wealthy.
Yet he now realized that his so-called wealth was only significant compared to ordinary cultivators, but utterly insignificant against truly powerful entities.
Just as he thought, during the latter half of the auction, all the top-tier materials appeared and were all snatched up by the cultivators in the boxes.
Even if Li Shiming wanted to compete, unless he was willing to take out the elixir pills he uses for cultivation, there was no hope whatsoever.
But he would never take out the elixir pills he uses for cultivation.
Those are all Fourth Grade High-level Spirit Pills, reaching the theoretical limit of alchemical quality.
If he were to take them out, it would cause enormous troubles.
He could only watch as top-tier materials slipped away, realizing just how precious the Fourth Grade Thunder Radiance Profound Iron, given to him by Second Senior Brother Yue Shan, was.
Such top-tier Fourth-grade Refining Materials rarely circulate externally; even when encountered, they would be seized by major forces.
If Li Shiming indeed wanted to accumulate wealth, it would still be straightforward.
Depending not only on alchemy, he could use Fourth-grade low-level refining materials to create Fourth Grade Upper Stage Magical Treasures; such Artifact Refining ability would yield great profits for each crafted treasure.
But he dared not do this, as being too outstanding isn’t a good thing, an experience he already had on the Beishu Continent.
If he were to fully focus on Artifact Refining, it could affect the fundantal balance of a major force, and other major forces would absolutely not allow that to happen.
Within the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, those actually possessing Fourth Grade Upper Stage Magical Treasures are few, the constraint on such treasures being refining materials.
A normal cultivator wanting to create a Fourth Grade Upper Stage Magical Treasure requires the use of Fourth-grade upper stage refining materials for success.
Yet in the chamber space, Li Shiming’s life-bound magical treasure IBMz15 designs according to refining material, combined with refining techniques at a 5-nanoter precision, allows the crafted treasure to surpass the inherent limitations of the material.
If every Ten Thousand Beast Sect cultivator wielded a Fourth Grade Upper Stage Magical Treasure, it would disrupt the power balance on the Dongqi Continent.
So major forces would definitely co after Li Shiming, either capturing him or directly eliminating him to solve potential troubles.
The sa applies to Alchemy; Li Shiming now cautiously controls the display of his alchemical talents, keeping so leeway for himself.
When the auction was over, Li Shiming hardly participated in its latter half, leaving him in low spirits.
"Junior Li, looking at your unhappy deanor, didn’t you win your desired Spiritual Objects?" Feng Lanxin asked upon exiting the auction, noticing Li Shiming’s bad mood.
"I only realized how poor I am, not having won a single one of the top-tier Fourth-grade materials I wanted!" Li Shiming admitted.
Feng Lanxin looked at Li Shiming without words, acknowledging his wealth despite having joined the sect not long ago.
Nascent Soul cultivators accumulate for centuries before they have the ans to bid for desired materials to craft the most suitable magical treasures.
"Actually, you don’t need to auction; the sect releases several top-tier Fourth-grade materials every few years, and they can be exchanged for contribution points; simply accumulate more contribution points!" Feng Lanxin shook her head and advised.
Li Shiming joined the sect relatively recently, many sect matters he was unaware of.
Though the sect’s top-tier Fourth-grade materials require high contribution points for exchange, with Li Shiming’s alchemical prowess, completing sect alchemical tasks is easier compared to other Nascent Soul cultivators.
On the fifth day, Li Shiming was invited elsewhere and did not act alongside Feng Lanxin, mainly because the gathering was an internal eting among Alchemy Masters.
This gathering took place not on three open mountains but on a different mountain.
It seems only the identity of an Alchemy Master could break certain rules.
Upon entering the mountain’s formation, a pill boy guided him.
This pill boy emitted an elixir scent, evidently a Pill Boy.
Entering the grand hall, he saw a gigantic pill furnace with nine Alchemy Masters surrounding it.
Li Shiming’s gaze condensed slightly, identifying Jiang Hong, Master of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, as well as Master Xie Lang whom he had little contact with, and naturally, Master Yu, who invited him, was present.
"Masters, this is Master Li Shizhen, whom I invited; his alchemical skill is superior, making feel rather ashad!" Master Yu introduced with a smile to the Alchemy Masters.
"Li Shizhen greets all Masters; Master Yu overpraises!" Li Shiming replied with a smile and a bow.
All Alchemy Masters returned the gesture, while Fellow Cultivators Jiang Hong and Xie Lang of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect displayed a sowhat unusual deanor.
Relations between Master Jiang Hong and Li Shiming were not like they initially were; conflicts had surfaced, making a return to previous status unlikely.
Master Xie Lang is part of the dragon lineage of Alchemy Masters and was not directly allied with Li Shiming, naturally resulting in strained relations.
Master Xie Lang had once tried to recruit Li Shiming into the dragon lineage but was refused.
Li Shiming didn’t mind the attitudes of Masters Jiang Hong and Xie Lang and exchanged contact details with the other Alchemy Masters, thus establishing associations.
He was truly integrated into the cultivation realm on the Dongqi Continent, connecting with other Alchemy Masters through his Alchemy Master identity.
This aspect was indeed crucial; prior he had a reputation yet limited within the Ten Thousand Beast Sect and without proven alchemical achievents to substantiate, the reputation would not endure long externally.
After the introductions, discussions among the Alchemy Masters resud, focusing on alchemical topics.
Li Shiming also focused on the pill furnace in the room, this towering over four ters, crafted from multiple Fourth Grade Top Materials.
This was perhaps the highest quality Fourth-grade Pill Furnace he had ever seen, not only due to material quality used but also the remarkable crafting techniques, certainly beyond the capability of ordinary Artifact Refining Masters.
His primary concern was the furnace’s high spiritual essence, causing him to suspect whether it housed an Artifact Spirit.
"Master Li, you are also interested in the Tai Chu Treasure Tripod? Alas, the Treasure Tripod’s Artifact Spirit is too strict, and until now, no Alchemy Master has gained its recognition; the Treasure Tripod remains ownerless." Master Yu introduced the pill furnace before Li Shiming.
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