Nine Transformations of the True Spirit.

As the red-robed old man finished speaking, the hall, which had been noisy due to the purchase of a mid-level magic weapon, became much quieter.

Most of the low-level cultivators had never heard of the name of the Red Flame Pearl. When they first heard that this ordinary red pearl could severely injure an early Nascent Soul cultivator, they were skeptical.

None of the third-level Jindan cultivators made a bid, because this red flame bead was not on the list of treasures.

Chen Yuan straightened up, left the soft and comfortable backrest of the couch, and stared closely at the red flame bead in the clear water curtain.

He participated in this auction with only one goal in mind, which was to obtain the Sky Suppression Stone. He never expected to encounter the Scarlet Flame Pearl that could threaten Nascent Soul cultivators!

He had seen records about the Red Flame Pearl in ancient books. This object was made by collecting the essence of earth fire from volcanoes and carefully condensing it. It was extremely powerful.

However, this item consumes a huge amount of true energy, its effect range is only ten feet, and the method of refining it has long been lost, so it is rare in the world and has gradually become less famous.

If he could get this red flame bead, his chances of ambushing and killing Kun Feng would increase by at least 10%!
Chen Yuan's mind was in turmoil, but then he frowned.

Although this Red Flame Pearl is good, he has already used up all the elixirs for cultivation and cannot take out a single pill.

He stared at the water curtain, worried that other Jindan cultivators would make offers.

But after a long while, no one spoke.

The red-robed old man raised his head and looked around, then said loudly, "The power of the Red Flame Pearl is extremely great. If caught off guard, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would be severely damaged. Are there any Taoist friends who would like to make an offer?"

Finally, a deep voice came from Box 30: "Haha, the Scarlet Flame Pearl is good, but it can only exert its full power within ten feet. A late Jindan cultivator will consume half of his true essence when he attacks. Three bottles of late Jindan pills are a bit too much. How about two bottles?"

The red-robed old man said, "The Red Flame Pearl has such power, but it is not without drawbacks. If it could easily injure a Nascent Soul cultivator, the condition would not be a late Jindan elixir. The three bottles of elixir are the seller's price, and it is not negotiable. I hope this Taoist friend will forgive me."

No one made another bid, so the old man in red robe asked twice more and could only announce that the Red Flame Pearl failed to sell and took out the next treasure.

Chen Yuan felt relieved, but also felt it was a pity that this item was temporarily added to the auction, otherwise he would have bought three bottles of cultivation pills and exchanged them for this Red Flame Pearl.

Suddenly, he had an idea and pointed a finger, injecting a wisp of true energy into the water curtain.

After a while, a soft female voice sounded along with a knock on the door: "What do you want, senior?"

Chen Yuan tapped the jade tablet on the table, and the door opened. The female cultivator who had established her foundation walked in, turned around to close the door, and came in front of Chen Yuan, standing with her hands hanging down, waiting for instructions.

Chen Yuan said: "I want to send a treasure to the auction, please invite the person in charge."

The female foundation-building cultivator bowed and said, "Senior, just hand over the treasure and the auction conditions to me. There are precedents for this kind of thing. I will send the treasure to the elders for appraisal, and report back to you whether it succeeds or not."

After saying that, he took out a jade slip and handed it to Chen Yuan with both hands.

Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment, but thinking of the outstanding reputation of the Fanyang Auction and the presence of a Nascent Soul cultivator in person, he took the jade slip.

He probed inside with his spiritual sense and found the jade slip was blank. He pondered for a moment, left his conditions, and took out a wooden box with a soul-sealing talisman on it from the mustard seed ring. He handed it to the female cultivator who was building her foundation together with the jade slip.

"Please wait for a moment, senior. I will report back to you in a quarter of an hour at the latest." The female cultivator who had established her foundation bowed and left the box, closing the door.

At this time, the bidding for the 155 treasures in the Jia character was at its fiercest. These were four 800-year-old spiritual herbs of the same species, which attracted four Jindan cultivators to fight for them, and were eventually bought at a high price.

The next three treasures were all extremely rare. Two of them were exchanged for other items, but neither of them was sold at a low price.

One of the top-level intermediate magic weapons attracted bidding from two Jindan cultivators.

On the basis of bartering, hundreds of high-quality spirit stones were added before it was bought by one of them, which caused a lot of discussion among the low-level cultivators on the first and second floors.

When the old man in red robe took out the fourth item for auction, the door of Chen Yuan's box was knocked gently.

He pointed at the jade tablet on the table, and the door quietly opened. The female cultivator who had established her foundation walked in and said respectfully, "Congratulations, senior. Your treasure has been appraised and meets the standards of the auction. Please wait a moment. It will be your turn to put your treasure up for auction soon."

"After the transaction is completed, you will need to pay one hundred high-grade spirit stones. If the item fails to be sold, I will return it to you intact."

Chen Yuan nodded slightly: "I understand, you can go down."

The female foundation-building cultivator bowed and left. Chen Yuan looked at the water curtain, waiting for the treasure he had sent to appear.

When the red-robed old man bid for lot No. 162, a foundation-building cultivator walked up to the stage, whispered a few words, and handed him a storage bag.

The old man in red robe took the storage bag and nodded. After the foundation-building cultivator stepped down from the stage, he looked up and said in a loud voice: "Next is lot No. 163 of Type A..." He stroked the storage bag, and a green crystal appeared out of thin air in front of him. It was about one foot in size, round and translucent, with a lightning-shaped mist running through it, changing constantly. From time to time, light green arcs of electricity appeared around the crystal, making crackling sounds.

The red-robed old man continued, "The top-grade spiritual material Yimu Thunder Crystal is formed by combining thunder-attribute spiritual energy with wood-attribute spiritual energy. It is extremely rare and can be used to refine magic weapons or added to existing magic weapons to release Yimu Thunder Power, greatly increasing the power of the magic weapon."

"People who practice thunder and wood-attributed techniques can refine the thunder crystals and cultivate the magical power Yimu Divine Thunder, which is extremely powerful and can be exchanged for four bottles of late-stage Jindan elixir!"

"What? Yi Mu Thunder Crystal?" As soon as the red-robed old man finished speaking, a hoarse voice came from box 69, full of disbelief.

"I just arrived at Fanyang Market yesterday. Why is this item not on the treasure list? Where can I find four bottles of late-stage Jindan elixir now?" An angry voice came from box No. 48.

The red-robed old man bowed and said, "Please forgive this fellow Taoist. This piece of Yimu Thunder Crystal was just sent to the auction by a fellow Taoist. It cannot be included in the treasure list."

The cultivator in Box 69 laughed wildly: "Haha! God helps me. It's just four bottles of late Jindan elixir. I'll give them to you!"

The red-robed old man asked, "May I ask what kind of elixir does this Taoist fellow want to trade?"

"Two bottles of Yuegu Pill, one and a half bottles of Caiyun Pill, and half a bottle of Huangchi Pill. They are of excellent quality and have sufficient medicinal power. They are suitable for cultivators in the late stage of Jindan!" The man immediately replied in a hoarse voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, an old voice came out from Box 35: "Moon Gu Pill? This is a unique pill from Nanzhou. Are you from Nanzhou?"

The monk in Box 69 said with a smile, "Yes, I traveled to Renzhou and heard about the Fanyang Auction. I came here to participate. I found Yimu Thunder Crystal there. It was worth the trip!"

The old voice also smiled: "Yi Mu Thunder Crystal is hard to come by, and I want to fight for it. I am willing to give two and a half bottles of Zhongtai Dan, one and a half bottles of Qiyun Dan, and one Mo Bai Dan in exchange for this treasure!"

The monk in the No. 69 box immediately said, "I'll add two more Yellow Tooth Pills!"

“Haha, then I’ll add three Mo Bai Dan pills!”

When the two men were bidding, there was silence in the hall. No one dared to laugh at these two Jindan cultivators who could not even take out four bottles of the same elixir and even raised the price pill by pill, which sounded extremely stingy.

This is a pill for the late stage of Jindan. In the hands of an ordinary master alchemist, the success rate of a furnace of pills is only 30% to 40%.

One furnace of elixir requires five or six eight-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs. One bottle of elixir requires three or four furnaces of spiritual herbs. Four bottles of elixir require at least fifteen furnaces and dozens of eight-hundred-year-old spiritual herbs!
Every pill in the late stage of Jindan is priceless.

The fact that these two people could produce so many bottles shows that their wealth is extremely rich among Jindan cultivators, and few can match their wealth.

The two of them talked back and forth, and the cultivator in Box 69 raised the price to five bottles and two pills, saying, "These are all the late Jindan pills I have. If you add one more pill, I will withdraw from the bidding immediately!"

The old voice paused for a moment, then sighed softly, "Well, it seems that this treasure is not meant for me, so I can only give it to you, fellow Taoist."

The red-robed old man smiled and asked loudly, "Are there any other Taoist friends who would like to raise the price?"

"Wait a minute!" The cultivator in Box 48 shouted, "Is the Taoist who took out the Yimu Thunder Crystal here? I am willing to exchange this item for a mid-level magic weapon and two bottles of late Jindan elixir. Please consider it!"

There was silence in the hall, no one responded, he sighed and remained silent.

The old man in red robe waited for a while, and seeing no one responded, he smiled and said, "Since no one is bidding, this Yimu Thunder Crystal belongs to the Taoist friend in box number 69!"

He raised his hand and put the Yimu Thunder Crystal into the storage bag, handed it to the Foundation Establishment cultivator who came over, and took out the next treasure: "Next is the 164th lot of Jia..."

In Box No. 59, Chen Yuan leaned back on the couch and sighed softly.

Yimu Thunder Crystal is extremely precious. It can't be said to be comparable to the best spiritual materials, but it is not far off. However, exchanging it for five bottles of cultivation pills is a bit of a loss.

But the seller of the Red Flame Pearl needed to cultivate the elixir, so he had no choice but to resort to this last resort.

At this time, the auction was coming to an end. The 164th item in the Jia category was a mid-level magic weapon, which was also extremely precious. However, compared with the Yi Mu Thunder Crystal, it pales in comparison, and the atmosphere became a little dull.

Fortunately, the following treasures were either near-top-grade spiritual materials, thousand-year-old spiritual herbs, or top-level mid-level magic weapons, and there were even two kinds of spiritual objects for forming infants. For Jindan cultivators, they were all treasures and completely ignited the atmosphere of the auction, attracting many Jindan cultivators to participate in the competition.

These treasures had been included in the treasure catalog before, and the monks who were bidding were well prepared, so the scene was extremely intense.

One after another, voices filled with coercion echoed in the hall, and one precious treasure after another was mentioned from their mouths, making the low-level cultivators on the first and second floors fascinated and amazed.

While everyone was fighting for the last few treasures, the female Foundation Establishment cultivator had already delivered five bottles and two pills of late-stage Core Formation medicine to Chen Yuan.

He handed the last 100 high-grade spirit stones to the female cultivator, put away the pills, and then leaned back on the couch, admiring the last few magic weapons and spiritual objects through the clear water curtain, which opened his eyes. (End of this chapter)