Shen Xuan wore a face full of regret.
"Patriarch Wei, I’m not very skilled in talisman techniques, only adept at crafting so Tier One talismans. I won’t embarrass myself by showing them."
"Haha, Talisman Master Shen, you have great potential at such a young age. There’s no need to compete for temporary advantages."
Patriarch Wei said, maintaining a steady expression.
After Shen Xuan disguised himself, his vitality was vigorous, and he appeared handso.
Judging by his aura alone, anyone would think he was only in his forties.
"Co, Tao’er and Yan’er, let’s all toast Talisman Master Shen!"
"Young people, keep in touch more often."
Wei Zhentao and Wei Feiyan raised their glasses simultaneously.
Shen Xuan quickly raised his glass.
The three of them drank to the last drop.
Shen Xuan’s face was filled with a humble smile.
But in his heart, he was thinking.
This Wei family on Lion King Island is quite ambitious.
They treat an unknown loose cultivator like him with such respect and courtesy.
After the banquet, as night fell.
More than three hundred Foundation Establishnt Cultivators were led into a hall.
Soon after, over three hundred Wei family mbers, dressed uniformly, served the attendees one-on-one.
All attendees wore specific magic robes and masks that blocked Divine Sense probing.
Even companions could be separated.
Everyone had a private booth.
In this way, apart from the Wei family cultivators, no one could identify the participating cultivators.
Pill Master Zheng and Mu Ling’Er chose private booths.
"This Wei family does have so experience."
Originally, Shen Xuan did not intend to act.
Seeing the auction’s privacy protection for participants, he beca intrigued.
"If there is a suitable spiritual object, buying one or two pieces might not hurt."
Soon, the Wei family took the lead in offering so precious spiritual objects for auction.
Even Foundation Establishnt Pills appeared, three in total.
Attributing to water, wood, and earth attributes.
"The Wei family is indeed generous, even willing to bring out Foundation Establishnt Pills!"
"They might not even belong to the Wei family, could be consigned by others for auction."
"Even so, it’s impressive! With other families, others might not trust them!"
"Indeed, the Wei family on Lion King Island has an impeccable reputation for credibility."
The atmosphere at the auction was stirred up.
Shen Xuan ticulously exercised his skills like Insight, Ears Listening in All Directions, Illusion-Breaking Spirit Eyes, Sll and Taste, and Sharp-eyed to their fullest.
His senses were keen and his five senses acute.
Although the discussions in the neighboring booth were minimal, he heard them clearly.
Shouts of bidding rose one after another, a continuous stream.
The highest price, a wood attribute Foundation Establishnt Pill, auctioned for as much as forty-two thousand Spirit Stones.
Clearly above the market price on the mainland.
Shen Xuan watched silently.
His storage pouch contained over thirty Foundation Establishnt Pills.
Most were of the water attribute.
Shen Xuan wasn’t short of Spirit Stones; he didn’t intend to auction off his Foundation Establishnt Pills.
If there were suitable high-tier spiritual objects, he could use Foundation Establishnt Pills to exchange.
"This Wei family is a good interdiary candidate."
Shen Xuan considered silently.
If there was a chance, he might consider collaborating and hiring them to aid in the trade.
"The Life Extension Pill can increase the lifespan of a Foundation Establishnt Realm cultivator by about ten years. Only one is available, starting at fifty thousand Spirit Stones..."
The auctioneer, Patriarch Wei, announced, showing a trace of pride on his face.
This is a Tier Two Upper Grade Spirit Pill, a special one that extends lifespan.
He brought it out not just to warm up the event.
But to show off, demonstrating his capabilities.
Indeed, upon hearing it was the Life Extension Pill.
The auction’s enthusiasm soared.
Finally, the Life Extension Pill was bid up to eighty-six thousand Spirit Stones.
Afterward, Patriarch Wei gave up his auctioneer position.
Allowing clan cultivators to lead the Foundation Establishnt cultivators on stage in turn according to their numbers.
To auction spiritual objects or trade their necessities.
For a ti, various breakthrough spirit pills, special talismans, second-hand magical treasures, Tier Two Array Discs, top-grade Spirit dicines, and more surfaced endlessly.
Many were blatantly stolen goods.
Those responsible for the transactions most often made Heavenly Dao oaths.
To ensure the authenticity and completeness of the auctioned spiritual objects.
The Wei family had designated personnel responsible for valuating auctioned spiritual items.
For a ti, the auction hall was bustling with excitent.
Soon, a white-robed female cultivator took the stage, selling the Seven Absolute Fiend Wind Array.
Shen Xuan glanced over.
Mu Ling’Er disguised herself, presenting mystery and intrigue.
On the auction platform, she praised the Seven Absolute Fiend Wind Array thoroughly.
Guaranteeing there were no hidden loopholes.
Ensuring that, aside from the buyer, no one else knew the thod to break the array.
Even herself was no exception.
Patriarch Wei allowed a clan Array Master to confirm it, vouching for her.
The starting bid for the Seven Absolute Fiend Wind Array was seventy thousand Spirit Stones.
Ultimately selling for seventy-nine thousand Spirit Stones at auction.
Mu Ling’Er also looked to the crowd to trade for Millennium Dragon Musk Wood.
Unfortunately, no one responded.
Such treasures, with grades close to Tier Three.
The impoverished residents of the Starry Sea couldn’t bring them out.
Mu Ling’Er could only step down with regret.
Later, a gold-robed cultivator took the stage.
Brought out a Flying Sword and a Spirit Shield, a defensive magical treasure.
After Patriarch Wei’s evaluation, both were confird as water attribute Tier Two Middle Grade magical treasures, perfectly intact.
The gold-robed cultivator used these two magical treasures to trade for a Tier Two Middle Grade Pill Furnace.
Recognizing instantly, Shen Xuan knew the gold-robed cultivator was Pill Master Zheng.
A Flying Sword paired with a Spirit Shield, exchanged for a furnace of equal tier, made it an even trade.
However, the two magical treasures of Pill Master Zheng were undoubtedly stolen goods.
And Tier Two Middle Grade Pill Furnaces were only carried by Tier Two Pill Masters, rarely seen on the market.
Every Tier Two Pill Master is a prized asset of various cultivation forces.
Not allowed to drift out freely.
Pill Master Zheng called out several tis, but no one responded.
He had no choice but to auction these two magical treasures.
They fetched a total of 170,000 spirit stones.
For second-hand stolen goods, reaching such a price is considered quite good.
Shen Xuan watched with great interest.
Though he made a few bids,
he only bid for a few Tier Two spirit dicines.
However, his bids were quickly drowned out by other offers.
Shen Xuan didn’t really care about this.
Finding the prices of spirit dicines to be too high, he simply gave up decisively.
Until a kind of spirit pill was introduced, which startled him.
"A bottle of Cold Jade Pill, containing ten Cold Jade pills!"
"Fellow Daoists, you may not know what kind of pill this is, so let introduce it for this fellow Daoist."
"The Cold Jade Pill, also known as the Small Purification Base Pill, can purify impurities from the Dao Foundation and raise the quality of the Dao Foundation. Each Cold Jade Pill has thirty percent of the efficacy of a Purifying Foundation Pill."
"For an ordinary Foundation Establishnt cultivator, after using thirty Cold Jade Pills, the efficacy starts to noticeably decline."
A cultivator below asked, "Patriarch Wei, do you an that this bottle of Cold Jade Pills is equivalent to three Purifying Foundation Pills?"
"More or less. The efficacy varies from person to person, so I cannot guarantee it. But this is a genuine Cold Jade Pill, I can vouch for that."
Soone else asked, "Is it a Water Technique Cold Jade Pill or a Fire Technique Cold Jade Pill?"
Patriarch Wei smiled, "This fellow Daoist knows his stuff. This is a Water Technique Cold Jade Pill, slightly better in efficacy than the Fire Technique version by one or two points."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xuan was even more astonished.
This was clearly leaked from the Cyan Cloud Sect.
Even if other sects in Song Country have begun refining Cold Jade Pills, they are mostly using the Fire Technique.
Even if there are so Water Technique Cold Jade Pills, there aren’t enough for the core disciples of the sects themselves to use, let alone allowing them to leak out.
Shen Xuan focused intently on the black-robed cultivator on the auction stage.
The distance was too far.
The magic robe also concealed their divine sense.
Despite Shen Xuan’s superior perception, beyond a Fake Pill True Master, he couldn’t discern the person’s identity.
Shen Xuan cast a Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil Technique.
Fortunately, the reaction was calm.
It posed no threat to him.
"Could it be that this person, like , is a traitor of Cyan Cloud Sect?"
"And moreover, at least Late Stage of Foundation Establishnt."
The rules of Cyan Cloud Sect dictate that only those in the Late Stage of Foundation Establishnt can redeem Cold Jade Pills from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.
There are a few private exchanges among sect disciples, but these are also limited to those above the Late Stage of Foundation Establishnt.
"A Late Stage of Foundation Establishnt, defected from the sect and fled, could it be him?"
A blurry face appeared in Shen Xuan’s mind.
With a simple appearance, unremarkable in all aspects, an Earth Technique cultivator at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishnt.
The only survivor among the ordinary disciples from the Gan River Secret Realm, Zhuang Xueqin.
"Interesting!"
Shen Xuan gazed intently.
The more he looked, the more it resembled Zhuang Xueqin.
Could it really be him, defecting from Cyan Cloud Sect and fleeing to this Starsea area?
That’s quite a coincidence!
Soon, the auction for the Cold Jade Pill began.
The starting bid was as high as 150,000 spirit stones.
Nonetheless, the price quickly soared.
"160,000 spirit stones."
"170,000 spirit stones."
...
"200,000 spirit stones, I want it! Fellow Daoists, please do a favor."
The voice was confident and loud, using the Power of the Divine Soul, echoing through the auction house, suppressing many competing bids.
Everyone looked over.
A private box door opened, Qiu Haoran folded his jade-bone fan, cupped his hands and made a four-sided salute.
A smile graced his face.
Standing behind him were Li Chengjiang and Qiu Yushu, similarly without magic robes.
"It’s the Young Island Master of Autumn Moon Island, Qiu Haoran!"
"This person is no ordinary character! Eighteen years ago, he made a stunning impression in a Foundation Establishnt disciples competition among the Seven Islands and took the top spot. Upon returning to Autumn Moon Island, he was publicly designated as the Young Island Master."
"It’s said his talent is outstanding and his combat power extraordinary. In just eighteen years, he advanced to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishnt and is hailed as the number one genius of the Qiu family!"
"The number one genius of the Qiu family? So what! He’s not the number one genius of Starsea!"
"You don’t understand. If he claid to be the number one genius of Starsea, he wouldn’t have peace, with constant challenges coming his way."
"That’s true. Even boasting within the Qiu family, others wouldn’t have much to say."
"With such a grand reputation, one cannot underestimate him. Among the Qiu family’s young Foundation Establishnt cultivators, he stands out, definitely no re contender!"
Listening to the discussions all around, Shen Xuan found it amusing.
The Starsea is so impoverished, a harsh and barren place.
These young Foundation Establishnts go to great lengths, sparing no ans, for the patriarchal position.
However, such trivial affairs have nothing to do with Shen Xuan.
He’s only here for secluded cultivation.
Once achieving Foundation Establishnt Perfection, he’ll leave.
The waters of Starsea are too shallow to accommodate him.
"So it’s the Young Island Master of the Qiu family, haha. Well then, I’ll spare the Qiu family so face..."
Autumn Moon Island is among the most powerful islands in Starsea.
One person self-deprecated and withdrew from bidding.
Seeing this, the other Foundation Establishnt cultivators followed suit.
In truth, 200,000 spirit stones is a steep price.
It’s enough to trade for five Foundation Establishnt Pills.
Only those in authority of the major cultivation forces can afford such sums.
Ordinary loose cultivators mostly can’t.
In the end, Qiu Haoran successfully secured the bottle of Cold Jade Pills for 200,000 spirit stones.
"Qiu Haoran, this should not happen again."
Patriarch Wei warned with a serious expression.
"Qiu was tempted by the hunt and couldn’t help himself, my apologies to Patriarch Wei."
"Thank you all for showing favor. Any fellow Daoist from Starsea passing by Autumn Moon Island, I Qiu will surely roll out the red carpet in welco."
Having achieved his goal, Qiu Haoran saluted Patriarch Wei and once again gave a four-sided salute before amiably returning to the box.
Once inside, he closed the door and his expression changed instantly.
"Elder Li, find a way to investigate the identity of the pill seller."
"Ten Cold Jade Pills are a bit too few."
Li Chengjiang and Qiu Yushu exchanged a glance and nodded slightly.
On the other side.
It was finally Shen Xuan’s turn to go on stage.
His words astonished everyone present.
"Paying a high price for information on the Fake Pill Demon King!"
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