A useless person with five spiritual roots? I sacrificed the proud daughter of heaven.

One wolf demon is not scary, but so many wolf demons on the scene... even a Golden Core cultivator wouldn't be able to guarantee their safe escape.

In an instant, the discussion stopped, and the entire venue became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

"Wanbao Auction House thanks everyone for their cooperation."

Xu Ze's expression didn't change much, as if he was already used to such a scene. He smiled and lifted the red cloth on the tray. A golden glint flashed from his fingertip, and the talisman paper that had been lying on the tray slowly floated into the air.

"A seventh-grade purple lightning talisman, when used, can summon a bolt of purple heavenly lightning, the energy contained within of which is equivalent to the full-force attack of a Nascent Soul stage expert."

As soon as Xu Ze finished speaking, a gasp of surprise erupted in the hall. Sheng He looked around and saw that the wolf demons had quietly retreated at some point.

Therefore, the purpose of these wolf demons should only be to intimidate the crowd.

Sheng He raised her head and looked again at the talisman beside Xu Ze. It was a seventh-grade purple thunder talisman, indeed a rare treasure.

Like elixirs, talismans are also divided into grades, from grade one to grade nine. The higher the grade, the greater the effect. For example, Mu Yao's current cultivation level is the late Foundation Establishment stage, and most of the elixirs she refines are grade two or three.

Even with the Nascent Soul realm of Martial Uncle Jinglan, most of the pills she refines are only grade six. To refine grade seven pills, she needs to calculate the time carefully and bathe and change clothes a few days in advance. The right time, the right place, and the right people are all essential; if any one of these is lacking, it will be difficult to succeed.

Furthermore, because alchemists and talisman masters face difficulties in cultivation, once they reach the Nascent Soul realm, unless they encounter an extraordinary opportunity, it is very difficult for them to make further breakthroughs.

The Purple Thunder Talisman is one of the most difficult talismans to draw successfully. Even if you add up all the talisman masters in the entire cultivation world, you can count them on your fingers.

Therefore, this seventh-grade purple lightning talisman is extremely precious.

"Seventh-grade Purple Thunder Talisman, starting bid 100 mid-grade spirit stones."

After Xu Ze announced the starting bid, Sheng He could hear that the breathing of the people around him had become much heavier.

"One hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones!"

"I'll offer two hundred!"

Two hundred and ten!

Two hundred and fifteen!

Sheng He watched intently as everyone bid. There were quite a few people who wanted this talisman, and the price of the seventh-grade Purple Thunder Talisman was rising steadily. Two people even argued so fiercely over the talisman that they were almost about to fight.

However, this talisman is of no use to Sheng He for the time being, and more importantly, Zhao Yanran doesn't seem to be interested in it either.

She has no hobbies right now; all she wants to do is steal Zhao Yanran's opportunity. If she can't steal it, making her bleed a lot is fine too.

The price of the Rank 7 Purple Thunder Talisman is still rising, and it has now reached 375 mid-grade spirit stones.

Suddenly, Sheng He felt a gentle breeze beside him, and the next moment, a familiar voice rang in his ears.

"I'll offer four hundred!"

Sheng He looked to the left and saw Yun Qianshan, his head covered in colorful jewelry, leaning back in his chair and ostentatiously playing with a crystal.

Wait a minute, Sheng He clearly remembers that there was a middle-aged man with a thick beard on his left.

Before Sheng He could figure out what was going on, a sugar figurine shaped like a rabbit jumped over from the right.

Mu Yao held a rabbit-shaped sugar figurine in one hand and a candied hawthorn in the other, while also eating mutton stew.

"Xiao Hehe, your location is so hard to find! Xiao Yun and I searched for ages before we finally found you. We almost missed Xiao Yun's token of love."

"A token of love?"

"Yes, here, these are for you."

Yun Qianshan grabbed a handful of hairpins and necklaces from his storage bag and stuffed them into Sheng He's arms.

"I've recently set my sights on a talisman cultivator. That cultivator is a stubborn fool; all he does is draw talismans all day. I'm going to make sure he gets what's coming to him!"

Sheng He blankly accepted the sugar figurine and jewelry. She vaguely remembered that just two days ago, Senior Sister Yun had been constantly praising Immortal Venerable Xuanxiao for being so handsome and wanting to marry him.

"By the way, where are those two people who were just sitting here?"

"Where?"

Mu Yao pointed to the corner to the left, and Sheng He indeed saw a burly man with a thick beard and a slender cultivator huddled together.

"Xiaoyun swapped her position with them using two mid-grade spirit stones, hee hee."

Yun Qianshan waved his hand dismissively: "Tell me what you want to see later. If it's not enough, I'll ask my master for some more."

Sheng He: She shed tears of envy.

It turns out that only sword cultivators are so poor. Even the pocket money that Tianyu gives her every month comes from Uncle Jinglan.

Yun Qianshan ultimately won the bid for the seventh-grade Purple Thunder Talisman for 475 mid-grade spirit stones.

The two who had just been arguing fiercely over the talisman were now glaring angrily at Yun Qianshan. Yun Qianshan nodded to them in a very irritating manner, thanking them for parting with it.

Mu Yao: "They'll probably beat you up later, right?"

Yun Qianshan (the aristocratic version) lowered his head and blew on his fingernails: "If you want to fight, then fight. Aren't there the two of you here? Three against two, who's afraid of them?"

Sheng He: Let me see what Zhao Yanran is doing?

Time passed slowly amidst the banter and jokes of the three. Zhao Yanran remained quietly seated, occasionally whispering something to Chu Heng.

Throughout the entire auction, she didn't glance at any of the items on the stage, as if she had absolutely no interest in the event.

Just as Mu Yao and Yun Qianshan were arguing about which hairpin looked better on Sheng He, Sheng He, who had been keeping her head down and letting the two of them fuss over her, suddenly raised her head.

"Next up, please welcome our seventh item!"

"The Great Void Earth!"

Sheng He's pupils contracted sharply, his gaze fixed on the small brocade box held in the wolf demon's hands on the stage.

Wanbao Auction House never auctions any counterfeit goods. In fact, they have stated that if you buy a counterfeit item from them, they will compensate you ten times the amount.

So, by sheer coincidence, she actually encountered Taixu Tu in this market!

Xu Ze slowly opened the brocade box, and a rich spiritual energy immediately emanated from it. After the spiritual energy dissipated, everyone could see what was inside the brocade box.

It was a small handful of black soil, looking no different from the black soil that one might casually dig up in front of their own house. The only difference was that this small handful of black soil was exceptionally expensive.

"The Void Soil only grows in the far north and is only suitable for earth-elemental cultivators. It can help cultivators break through realms, nurture and temper their spiritual roots, and can also be used to forge magical artifacts."

"Starting bid: 500 mid-grade spirit stones."

"Five hundred mid-grade spirit stones? This Wanbao Auction House is outrageous!"

"What's the deal with this Taixu Soil? It's even more expensive than the starting bid for a seventh-grade Purple Thunder Talisman and the Qiankun Pearl?"

"Sigh, who cares what it's about? It's only useful for those with earth spirit roots. You and I both have three spirit roots, so it's not worth spending so many spirit stones for such a small amount of Taixu Soil!"

"Yes!"