I forge immortality with a pagoda.

After a short while, Yu Fu finally came up carrying a wooden tray.

The wooden tray was covered with a layer of black silk, which could subtly block divine sense from probing, making the contents of the tray even more mysterious and arousing everyone's curiosity.

Yu Fu smiled mysteriously and said loudly, "I'm sorry to have kept you all waiting."

This magical artifact is named "Mysterious Jade Ruyi". It was crafted by a master craftsman using thousand-year-old cold jade from a cold pool as its shape and marble chalcedony as its refinement material. It is a mid-grade flying talisman that has been refined over several years and also has the wonderful function of gathering spiritual energy.

Please take a look, everyone!

He raised his hand and lifted it, the black silk fluttered down, revealing a jade ruyi that was entirely green.

In an instant, a warm and clear emerald light spread out, turning the surroundings into a shimmering green.

A jade ruyi, about a foot long, lay quietly in the plate. The head of the ruyi was carved with auspicious cloud patterns, while the body was covered with wind and cloud seal script. Several protective lights flowed around it, making it extremely mysterious.

Yu Fu held the ruyi scepter in his hand, muttering incantations.

The jade ruyi trembled slightly, then shone brightly with emerald light, soared into the air, and grew to more than ten feet long in the blink of an eye, hovering quietly in the air. It was clearly engraved with the talisman "size at will".

Shen Yu examined it closely, secretly praising, "It is indeed no ordinary item."

The others also held their breath, staring intently at the treasure.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Yu Fu was secretly pleased, but his face remained completely calm. "Distinguished guests, please continue reading."

With a thought, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the hall seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand, turning into wisps of visible pale white air currents that, like rivers flowing into the sea, slowly converged on the auspicious cloud-shaped vessel head.

In just a few breaths, a fist-sized, swirling mass of energy condensed at the head of the device.

"Wonderful!" The yellow-robed monk couldn't help but clap his hands.

This sparked interest among many who had initially been hesitant, and their gazes became intense.

Shen Yu was the same.

If one could obtain this item, the efficiency of cultivation during travel would surely be improved.

However, he also knew that the effect of gathering spirits was ultimately limited, not comparable to spirit springs or spirit veins, and even slightly inferior to the spirit-gathering pearls of Liexing Valley.

If the price is reasonable, and it is used in conjunction with the Qi-Nourishing Pill, the progress of cultivation should be much faster.

However, if the price is too high, exceeding that of ordinary high-grade talismans, then it would be a loss.

Although flying talismans are precious, they are not uncommon in this market. We can just wait a few more days.

Knowing the time was right, Yu Fu cleared his throat: "Distinguished guests, this Xuanhu Jade Ruyi has a starting price of three thousand talismans. The highest bidder wins!"

The moment the price was mentioned, the expressions on the faces of everyone present were quite interesting.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

The purple-faced man spoke first, saying, "Manager Yu, three thousand talisman coins? That price is a bit outrageous! Ordinary mid-grade talisman artifacts only cost around two thousand!"

"That's exactly right!" the yellow-robed monk quickly echoed.

Yu Fu smiled without saying a word, remaining as steady as Mount Tai.

At this moment, the middle-aged scholar holding a folding fan said leisurely, "Gentlemen, you are mistaken. Flying talismans are rare to begin with, so it is only natural that they are more expensive, especially since this treasure also has the effect of gathering spiritual energy. I offer three thousand five hundred talisman coins! If no one raises the price, this treasure will be mine."

The purple-faced cultivator's expression was ashen. He understood this principle perfectly well. His previous statement was merely to mislead everyone into thinking it was not worth the price and thus lower the price.

He was displeased that the middle-aged scholar had pointed out his mistake, but he remained unmoved.

The yellow-robed cultivator gritted his teeth and shouted, "Four thousand talisman coins!"

"Four thousand two hundred!" someone immediately followed.

"Four thousand five hundred!"

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The bidding was in full swing, and the atmosphere gradually became heated.

"Five thousand talisman coins," Shen Yu said calmly.

"Five thousand five hundred!" the middle-aged scholar continued to raise the price.

"Six thousand!" Shen Yu continued.

"Six thousand five hundred!" the middle-aged scholar persisted.

By this time, the others had fallen silent.

Only Shen Yu and the middle-aged scholar remained to bid.

"Seven thousand five!" Shen Yu's tone remained calm.

The middle-aged scholar finally couldn't hold back and said, "Young man, do you really want to make trouble for me?"

Even the most precious treasures need to be used while one is still alive, right?

The threatening undertones in the words were self-evident.

Shen Yu simply smiled and said, "If you're short on cash, senior, then take a look at other talismanic artifacts."

"Eight thousand!" The middle-aged scholar was now truly enraged.

Eight thousand is not a small number for him, even though he has the Rouxuanfeng Clan behind him.

Shen Yu turned to him, smiled slightly, raised her hand in a "please" gesture, and said nothing more.

The middle-aged scholar was stunned for a moment, "You...!"

...

"Eight thousand per time!"

"Eight thousand twice!"

"Eight thousand three times!"

"make a deal!"

Yu Fu pulled out a small wooden mallet from somewhere and slammed it on the table with a "thud," giving him no time to react.

He immediately presented the jade ruyi to the middle-aged scholar, saying, "Please, distinguished guest!"

The purple-faced man laughed heartily, his tone laced with mockery, "Fellow Daoist Feng, you are truly fortunate to have obtained such a profound and wondrous magic treasure. How enviable!"

The middle-aged scholar's face immediately turned pale and then flushed, looking extremely unpleasant.

The others all watched with expressions of anticipation, waiting for the middle-aged scholar to take out the talisman money.

Eight thousand talisman coins is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for a Qi Refining cultivator.

Even some Foundation Establishment cultivators don't have much wealth.

The middle-aged scholar glared fiercely at Shen Yu, his lips trembling slightly.

Then, with great reluctance, he took out a storage bag from his pocket and threw it to Yu Fu.

He was initially dissatisfied with Shen Yu's participation in the trade fair despite having only the cultivation level of the Kaiyuan Realm, and wanted to trip her up, but he never expected to end up shooting himself in the foot.

Yu Fu took the storage bag, and frowned after probing it with his divine sense: "Honored guest, there are only five thousand talisman coins here..."

The middle-aged scholar's face was gloomy: "I left in a hurry and only took this much cash with me."

A flash of light appeared on the jade ring on his left hand, and a piece of crimson metal material materialized out of thin air. "The rest will be offset with this item."

Shen Yu stared intently and saw that it was a piece of blood-red bronze essence, about the size of a fist, with golden patterns covering its surface and a slight warmth emanating from it.

Upon seeing this object, Yu Fu was initially taken aback, but then he immediately understood.

"Sun-patterned copper essence, such a precious material is a spiritual object born of nature."

This precious material is hard to come by; it must be copper ore with spiritual properties, exposed to the sun in a place of extreme yang, until a wisp of radiant sunlight forms inside the metal. This process is extremely long, taking decades.

Once that wisp of sunlight condenses, the copper ore becomes copper essence.

This is a rare and precious item, far more valuable than ordinary copper or iron alloys.

The middle-aged scholar, slightly impatient, said, "Manager Yu, is this item worth three thousand talismans?"

"Yes, yes! This item is more than enough to cover the remaining money."

Yu Fu hurriedly took the bronze artifact, his face beaming with joy.

The moment the copper essence appeared, Shen Yu's spiritual platform suddenly trembled.

This almost made him jump off the stool in fright.

The Xuanqiong Pagoda, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly trembled slightly, as if it had awakened from its previous slumber.

A mysterious feeling inexplicably arose in his heart.

We must get our hands on this copper essence!

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