I'm determined to become an immortal!

The third floor of Tianyuan Pavilion is Yiyun Pavilion.

The private room was small, but the furnishings were quite elegant.

The street-facing side features a single piece of crystal glass window, offering a panoramic view of the scenery inside and outside the pavilion.

At this moment, the crystal window shimmered with light, isolating it from the outside noise, leaving only the auctioneer's clear voice coming from downstairs.

He Sheng sat by the window, playing with a jade slip in his hand, which was the "Illustrated Record of Refining Yuan and Understanding Divine Artifacts" that he had just bought.

Thirty thousand five hundred low-grade spirit stones, with a premium of no more than ten thousand spirit stones over the auction price, is not considered too expensive.

This item is only designed for weapon crafting and is somewhat incomplete, so naturally there are few bidders.

He had just glanced at it and already had a rough idea of ​​what to do.

This catalog is divided into three volumes.

The first volume records the crafting diagrams for more than thirty kinds of top-grade magical artifacts, including some rare and exquisitely designed treasures, which are much more detailed than the "Secret Essentials of Crafting Artifacts from Tianyue Mountain" in his possession.

The middle volume details the crafting methods for nearly ten prototype magical artifacts, from material matching and outlining of forbidden patterns to the secrets of nurturing and cultivating them.

What He Sheng cared about most was the second volume.

The second volume records several methods for crafting "inherited Dao artifacts".

He Sheng had never heard of this before. After careful study, he realized that the so-called inherited artifact was a magic tool exclusive to cultivators who practiced the Qi-cultivation Divine Path.

The method of crafting this artifact is vastly different from that of ordinary magical artifacts. It is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also requires the crafter to possess the corresponding destiny in order to imprint the innate spiritual essence into the artifact when it is completed.

In addition, it also records the method for refining that artifact's supernatural power.

This method is called "Refining the Essence into Truth," and its formula is quite ingenious.

It involves crafting specific magical artifacts, and at the moment of completion, using secret methods to absorb the spiritual essence within the artifact, cultivating a "Creating Essence and Transforming True Nature" within the body, and then using this to transform into the prototype of supernatural powers, "Spiritual Essence".

Unfortunately, this method is missing the most crucial step: absorbing spiritual energy.

Even though it records in detail how to refine several specific magical artifacts and how to nurture the "True Nature of Creation", it still cannot form a complete refining method.

"Having learned of the existence of Dao-inheriting artifacts and the method for refining a new type of supernatural power, it's been quite an eye-opener. So, these tens of thousands of spirit stones aren't a complete loss."

He Sheng put the jade slip into his storage bag, without much regret.

Buying so many weapon-refining diagrams for over 30,000 spirit stones is already a good deal. As for the incomplete weapon-refining technique, consider it an extra bonus.

He looked up and gazed out the window.

In the center of the first floor of Tianyuan Pavilion stands a white jade platform about ten feet high, surrounded by flowing spiritual light and covered with restrictive patterns that prevent divine sense from probing.

An elderly man dressed in a black robe stood on the stage; he was the auctioneer for this auction.

The old man had a gaunt face, a long beard that hung down to his chest, and a loud, clear voice that resonated throughout every corner of the pavilion.

"Fellow Daoists, I'm sure many of you have been waiting for the next item for quite some time."

As soon as he finished speaking, a female cultivator in white robes stepped forward, carrying a jade box.

The jade box is pure white, with intricate forbidden patterns engraved on its surface, faintly radiating a warm and spiritual light.

The old man took the jade box, placed it on the platform, and slowly opened it.

Inside the box was a fiery red jade stone the size of a fingernail. The jade stone was chipped at one corner, but it was still covered with blue flames, making it look quite mystical.

"A fourth-grade cultivation technique, the 'Flame-Slaying Yuanxing Technique,' incomplete original!"

The old man's voice was neither hurried nor slow.

"This technique is not an ordinary incomplete version, but the original and proper version. It was carved with a True Flame Jade Pendant and can be fused with about ten more times to feel the true nature of the attributes contained in the technique!"

Unfortunately, a corner of the True Flame Jade Pendant was destroyed, causing this technique to lose its final level, and it could only be cultivated up to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

However, this technique contains complete life-related supernatural abilities and also has a matching technique, but it is missing the third supernatural ability.

The cultivation technique belongs to the [Fire] element, making it invaluable to fellow cultivators with a fire-element destiny.

The old man paused deliberately at this point, as if waiting for the audience's reaction.

The pavilion instantly became noisy, as if some people were hearing about supernatural powers for the first time and kept asking those around them for advice;

Some people expressed their regret, simply because their family was not born with the fire element.

Some, unable to contain themselves, spoke up directly:

"Mr. Jin, stop keeping us in suspense and just give us a price."

Jin Lao was the long-bearded old man standing on the white jade platform.

Seeing the crowd's warm hospitality, Mr. Jin stopped being coy and said loudly:

"A fragment of the 'Zhu Yan Yuan Xing Gong' manual, starting bid 200,000 low-grade spirit stones."

Each bid increase must be at least 10,000 spirit stones.

Before the words were even finished, the sounds of bidding erupted throughout the building.

"Two hundred and one thousand!"

"Two hundred and twenty thousand!"

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!"

……

He Sheng's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at the old man Tianfu beside him.

Old Man Tianfu remained expressionless, seemingly still calm and collected, but He Sheng noticed that the fingers holding the teacup tightened slightly.

Feng Lingzi leaned closer and whispered:

"Master, shall we make a move?"

"No rush, let them fight it out first."

The bidding continued to climb and soon broke through the 400,000 mark.

At this price point, the number of bidders decreased significantly, with only two or three buyers remaining in a stalemate.

"Four hundred and one thousand."

An old voice came from somewhere on the second floor, its tone flat, as if it were talking about a trivial matter.

"430,000."

Another voice followed, coming from the fourth floor. The voice was young, but carried an undeniable arrogance.

The old man of the Heavenly Talisman finally moved. He raised his hand, pressed the sound transmission bell by the window, and announced a number:

"460,000."

The building was quiet for a moment, then erupted into chaos again.

"Four hundred and eighty thousand!"

The aged voice from the second floor rang out again, this time with a hint of urgency in its tone.

"Five hundred thousand."

Old Man Tianfu raised the price again.

"Five hundred and twenty thousand!"

The buyer on the second floor seems to have gotten into a fight with Old Man Tianfu.

Old Man Tianfu tightened his grip on the cup, raising the price to 530,000.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand."

The sound was no longer coming from the second floor, but from a private room on the top floor.

He Sheng raised an eyebrow and looked up, but all he could see was a flash of spiritual light, and he couldn't see what was inside at all.

Old Man Tianfu's expression darkened slightly.

Five hundred and fifty thousand has exceeded his previous estimate.

He remained silent for a moment, his gaze sweeping slowly over Feng Lingzi and Zhang Tuo, and then over He Sheng, Jin Zhaofa, Liu Xuanyi and the others.

He Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and sure enough, the next moment he heard the old man Tianfu's voice transmission in his ear.

"Fellow Daoist Xiang, I have something in my possession. Would you be interested?"

Clearly, the competition for this incomplete copy of "Zhu Yan Yuan Xing Gong" was too fierce, and the spirit stones that Elder Tianfu had prepared were not enough, so he had to raise more spirit stones on the spot.

He Sheng remained calm and asked telepathically:

"May I ask what the leader of this organization is?"

"These are the secrets of Core Formation that I have collected over the years." The old man Tianfu's voice was still hoarse, but it had become more solemn. "There are three jade slips in total, which record the insights, experiences and lessons learned from various immortal sects and the caves of rogue cultivators, as well as the various key points of Core Formation."

Among them are secret records personally written by those who have successfully achieved the Golden Core stage.

He Sheng's heart skipped a beat.

The Secrets of Core Formation!

He is now at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, just one step away from Core Formation.

However, without guidance from predecessors, this step is akin to the blind men touching an elephant.

The Qinglan Water Element Technique makes no mention of the formation of the Golden Core, and there are no related records in the He family's Transmission Hall. He is currently troubled by this matter.

"How many spirit stones does the Guild Leader wish to exchange for this?"

He Sheng suppressed his excitement and asked in a calm tone.

"One hundred thousand." The old man Tianfu didn't mince words. "I urgently need spirit stones to bid for this cultivation technique. If you are willing to help, I can swear on my Dao heart that the contents of these three jade slips are absolutely true and without any concealment."

One hundred thousand spirit stones in exchange for three jade slips containing the secrets of Core Formation—this price isn't cheap, but it's certainly not expensive either.

After all, the matter of forming the core is a matter of life and death, and every bit of experience is priceless.

He Sheng didn't hesitate for long and responded decisively:

"make a deal!"