Ball Ball Cultivation

These legendary treasures were the targets of the old monsters who hadn't left their mountains to participate in the auction. Until the last semi-immortal artifact came on stage, a mother-and-child sword that could be used alone to catch an opponent off guard in a critical moment, or it could be used by a Taoist couple, allowing them to cooperate in battles with tacit understanding, and even more surprises when they connected with each other.

The auctioneer also revealed, "Several appraisers at Duobao Pavilion have determined that after an immortal artifact recognizes its owner, there's a 70% chance it will carry its own inherited sword technique. This speculation stems from various investigations that have revealed that immortal artifacts are often sealed, but the seal runes are unique, confirming both the immortal artifact seal and the sword energy seal. Many sword masters will seal their lifelong inheritance within their sword energy, so there's only a 70% chance of success!"

The powerful forces that had come to bid on this immortal artifact were all powerful, and bidding within the private room was resounding. Lu Yu knew the sword was powerful, but he wasn't particularly keen. The sword technique sealed within was also impressive, but the more powerful a sword, the less likely it would easily recognize its master. This was also the reason Duobao Pavilion didn't keep it for themselves, instead making it the finale of the auction.

After a fierce bidding war, it was finally won by the sword-crazed group of swordsmen from the Taixu Sect's Sword Dao Peak. Those who practiced swordsmanship were generally quite pure, or rather, quite foolish. Besides sparring and killing beasts, they had no income, so they were truly broke. After paying such a high price for this semi-immortal sword, they would likely be living in poverty for the next hundred years.

Next up is the free exchange program.

Guests in private rooms could participate, and those in the main hall who needed to participate could pay a registration fee and first pledge one million mid-grade spirit stones, or treasures worth over one million, to the Duobao Pavilion. Spirit stones or treasures could only be used for trading; otherwise, a large portion of the spirit stones would be deducted, or the treasure would be forced to trade. Even with these strict requirements, forty or fifty people still participated in the free trade fair.

These forty or fifty people were brought into the micro-cellular private room on the auction platform.

Then a mechanical voice was heard: "Activate the protective array of each private room, turn off all lights, block all spiritual detection, seal off external spiritual energy, and randomly switch positions below."

Suddenly, a dizzy feeling, typical of a teleportation array, hit. About an incense stick later, only the lights in the center of the auction hall came on, illuminating a circular table four or five meters in diameter. Around it sat eight separate monks. They were all Duobao Pavilion's most experienced appraisers, including Elder Xie, whom Qiuqiu knew.

All auction items will be appraised by eight people separately, and conclusions will be drawn on the spot. Finally, it will be announced by an old man in black and supervised by an old man in white. One of them is Zhang Xunyang, the leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, and the other is Wang Shuozhi, the head of the first family.

When the window of Qiuqiu's private room opened again, he saw the layout in the middle of the auction. The other private rooms were like a honeycomb. All of them looked the same, and he had no idea who was who!

Just when Qiuqiu was confused, he heard a gentle voice: "Free trading begins now."

Immediately above the auction table, a teleportation array lit up, revealing a jade box. The box was opened and passed to eight appraisers, who then wrote their opinions on their respective pieces of multi-treasure jade. Zhang Xunyang, leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, then said, "Numbers one through eight gave their results: Ten Thousand Years Earth Soul Iron. The fifth added a further statement: No spirituality."

Then Wang Shuo said: "It's all true."

The auctioneer holding a large multi-treasure jade spoke, "Priority will be given to exchanging for gold-attributed ores over ten thousand years old, or one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones. The highest bidder will win."

After waiting for a few moments, the auctioneer spoke again: "One bids for a ten thousand year old white porcelain silver heart, and the other bids for one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones."

Then the multi-precious jade in his hand flashed, and after checking, he announced: "The customer chose to inspect the ten thousand year old white magnetic silver core on site."

The teleportation platform flickered again, opening in public for the appraiser to examine and the two powerful men to witness. It was indeed genuine. Both parties agreed to the transaction, and the teleportation platform delivered the items to each party. The return transaction fee was 10,000 high-grade spirit stones each!

After many such transactions, Qiuqiu and his companions gained a lot of experience. There were also cases where, after the treasure appraisal, they didn't like the item they were trading; it was just a formality, and the appraisal items were generally not much different from the quoted items. Qiuqiu and his companions had low cultivation and shallow foundations, so they basically didn't get any good things. They just followed along to watch the fun and gain some knowledge.

This trade lasted for about three days, and finally, some treasures whose authenticity and grade were impossible to determine emerged. What caught Bai Er's attention was a Bagua plate that even the appraiser couldn't identify. Many of the runes were blurred, and the mysterious pearl in the center was missing. The appraiser's conclusion was: a damaged Bagua plate, used for deduction, with no spiritual energy fluctuations. The grade was previously indeterminate. The base was made of copperwood, and the Bagua components used eight materials with compatible properties. The Five Elements were also compatible: obsidian, lapis lazuli, amazonite, red tiger's eye stone, and yellow chalcedony. The center plate had no spiritual energy fluctuations and was severely damaged. Used for deduction.

The auctioneer relayed the request: "Priority is given to exchanging for the life-extending treasure. The auction price is 80,000 high-grade spirit stones."

No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Qiuqiu had long noticed that Bai Er was interested in the Bagua Plate, so she took the hawking device and wrote down three top-grade fifth-level soul-enriching pills, which were full of vitality.

After some bargaining, the transaction of the last four Soul-Enriching Pills was completed.

When Bai Er received the treasure box sent to him, he opened it with great joy, caressed it lovingly, and then put it into his storage ring. He said to everyone seriously, "I want to make it my natal magic weapon, because as soon as I saw it, I felt like it was meant to be this way."

"Okay, it's up to you. We're all born of the same blood. I trust your intuition." Bai Yi said, then looked at Qiuqiu, as if he was afraid she would disagree. Because the formation plate was indeed in tatters, its grade was still unknown, and there was no spiritual energy fluctuation at all.

"Hey, I originally wanted to ask Little Elf or Huahua to help take a look, but now they are both asleep. How about asking Little Yellow to take a look? In case it is some magical weapon that can lure the soul, we should be careful. Once we ensure it is safe, I will agree."

After saying that, he pulled Xiao Huang, who had been pretending to be deep, over to him.

"I really can't tell. The most famous recorded artifact is the Xuntian Pan, the natal magic weapon of the Xuntian Patriarch. Later, many meritorious immortals who followed the path of deduction would imitate the Xuntian Pan to refine their own natal magic weapons. The Xuntian Pan was the natal magic weapon of the Xuntian Patriarch. When the Xuntian Patriarch died, his natal magic weapon would completely disappear, so it wouldn't be lost. These appraisers are all experts in this field, so no one would mention the Xuntian Patriarch, nor would they use this as a banner to increase the price."

"Since little Bai'er has sensed it, let Xuan Shen cast a few light spells to cleanse it, and then Bai'er can sign the life contract. Let's nurture it now. Maybe it can even develop some spiritual intelligence when it forms the elixir, and gradually become conscious in the future. It's not for combat. Isn't the Merit Immortal lineage the most respectful of feelings, rapport, and other mysterious things?"

Then he instructed: "You must carefully search for materials for your auxiliary life-saving magic weapon. It is a life-saving thing. I'm currently looking for thunder dragons and thunder dragons to find some dragon tendons and other things. After you form a pill, you need to refine a whip. The thunder god vine whip can still be used now, but it will not be effective after the pill is formed. Bai Yi, you should also pay attention. If you find any high-level materials with thunder attributes, exchange them for this little girl."

After some discussion, everyone finally respected Bai Er's choice.

The auction also came to a complete end, and with a round of thanks, it ended. "Everyone's private room will be randomly transferred to the exit. You can go directly out the main door, or you can activate the random teleportation array according to your own situation. You can also turn right to visit the Duobao Pavilion headquarters. If you have something to consign, you can do so. If you turn left, you can place a long-term purchase here. These can be hung on the Duobao Jade. Once launched, all cultivators with communication jades can see it."

"Random departure begins below."

Qiuqiu and the others waited in the private room for about an hour. The room swung open, revealing four passages, completely impenetrable to divine sense. Qiuqiu was still debating which way to go when Bai Yi led her down a completely unnoticed fifth path, a hidden door next to the main entrance. They walked through another long passage and arrived at an exquisite courtyard. Bai Yi produced a token and approached the gate marked "Two." He swiped the token open, revealing fifteen enclosed rooms of varying sizes.

This was the Second Elder's inner base. Five enclosed rooms on each side housed the ten guard captains and their trusted subordinates. The five rooms in the middle were reserved for the Second Elder, who could distribute them to his trusted subordinates or store supplies. A large hall in the center, two or three meters higher than the other rooms, held a hidden secret. Above it, a secret room accessible only to the Second Elder served as the monitoring room. During any general meeting, the Elders' Order would reveal any dissenting opinions. This was the true power of the Order.