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Ling Xiu watched as several maids stood in neat rows to one side, each holding a different brocade box. Manager Zhang smiled broadly and opened all the boxes.

"Fellow Daoist, please take a look. This is the Dawn Blood Feather Blade, a low-grade Xuan-rank magic weapon. Its blade is incomparably sharp and possesses the power of extreme cold ice, making its killing power quite formidable."

This is a wood-attribute defensive magic artifact, a mid-grade Xuan-level artifact, with extremely strong wood-type defensive capabilities.

When a magical artifact is damaged, it can absorb the wood-attribute spiritual energy of heaven and earth to repair itself.

There's also this secret movement technique, Meteor Emperor Step, a low-grade Xuan-level skill. After mastering it, it greatly increases flight speed, allowing the user to move like a meteor streaking across the sky, covering thousands of miles in an instant.

Ling Xiu glanced at the magical artifacts and spells before him and gently shook his head.

"Manager Zhang, I am skilled in swordsmanship. Do you have any Xuan-rank spirit swords here?"

"Yes! Of course!"

Manager Zhang's eyes lit up, and he smiled and waved to the maid.

"Fellow Daoist, you are extremely lucky today. Our Wanbao Pavilion just received a Thunderclap Sword this morning."

This sword was forged with the essence of Antarctic glaciers and supplemented with innate thunder and fire, making it a rare thunder-attribute magical weapon.

The sword strikes with lightning speed, piercing the air and engulfing the body in a burst of light, possessing the power to vanquish evil and destroy demons!

He then gestured to the maid to bring out another heavy treasure box.

"And this defensive weapon, the Nine Heavens Divine Turtle Shield."

Made from the shell of an ancient divine tortoise with a lifespan of 100,000 years, it possesses extremely strong innate defensive capabilities, enough to withstand several full-force attacks from a late-stage Transcendent cultivator.

However, the shield had a congenital crack in its early years, which caused its grade to drop to the lower grade of Xuan, resulting in a significant price reduction.

To be honest, these two magical artifacts, one offensive and one defensive, are the most prized possessions of my Wanbao Pavilion. I would never easily take them out for ordinary cultivators.

Two maids stepped forward and opened the treasure box in their hands.

Ling Xiu's gaze fell upon the Thunderclap Sword and the Nine Heavens Divine Turtle Shield.

The Thunderclap Sword was surrounded by flowing lightning, with fine lightning patterns covering its body. A violent, oppressive force of lightning was faintly emanating from it, making it something that no living person would dare to touch lightly.

The Nine Heavens Divine Turtle Shield beside it was heavy and stable, its entire body resembling a black iron armor tempered for thousands of years, ancient and sturdy.

The shield exuded a powerful and imposing aura, as steady and calm as Mount Tai.

"I'll take these two magical artifacts. Name your price."

Ling Xiu spoke up.

Manager Zhang sized up the young but imposing cultivator before him and spoke seriously.

"Thunderclap Sword, 130,000 low-grade spirit stones; Nine Heavens Divine Turtle Shield, 170,000 low-grade spirit stones. No bargaining!"

Ling Xiu was secretly surprised. As expected of the store's prized possession, the price was indeed exorbitant.

He pondered for a moment and then took out two magical artifacts from his waist.

"I don't have enough spirit stones. Could I exchange these two spirit-grade magic artifacts for a discount? Please give me an estimate, shopkeeper."

Shopkeeper Zhang's gaze sharpened as he carefully examined the two magical artifacts.

"It's actually a top-grade Spirit Rank magic weapon! This type of magic weapon is already scarce on the market. Although its grade is not as high as the Profound Rank, its value is not low."

"So, I'll value these two items at 170,000 low-grade spirit stones."

This price is fair and reasonable, and it happens to be the market price of the mainstream standard magic weapon for cultivators in the Condensation Realm.

Ling Xiu nodded slightly and took out another longsword.

"What if we add the Blood Shadow Sword? This sword is a top-grade Xuan-level weapon, and its killing power far surpasses that of ordinary Xuan-level magic weapons of the same grade."

Manager Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up, and his tone immediately became more serious.

"A top-grade Xuan-level item! I'll value it at two hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones!"

Ling Xiu immediately agreed.

He now possesses the Crimson Sky Sword, the Blood Shadow Sword which he obtained from Ling Xiewei years ago, its blade wreathed in dense demonic energy.

Now that he is in the righteous sect of Xuan Yang Sect, this fierce spirit sword is no longer suitable for his use, and it is most appropriate to sell it and replace it.

After the deal was finalized, Ling Xiu not only successfully acquired the Thunderclap Sword and the Nine Heavens Divine Turtle Shield, but Manager Zhang also gave him an extra 70,000 low-grade spirit stones.

After carefully putting away the two newly acquired magical artifacts, Ling Xiu casually asked.

"May I ask, shopkeeper, does your establishment possess any arrow-type concealed weapons specifically designed to inflict damage on the soul?"

Shopkeeper Zhang shook his head slightly.

"This type of Buddhist ritual implement is not available in our store."

Hidden weapons that can damage the soul are already rare and bizarre, and their forging requires rare and unusual natural materials, making them extremely difficult to create.

Furthermore, these kinds of magical artifacts are mostly unorthodox and malicious items. Our Wanbaoge, a righteous shop, rarely buys or sells such items, and even when they do appear, the price is outrageously high.

Ling Xiu nodded knowingly.

Soul-type hidden weapons are not considered orthodox magical artifacts, and would not be circulated in legitimate shops of major sects.

He wasn't disappointed, as the Demon-Sealing Arrows in his hand were sufficient for the time being.

Moreover, since the Demon-Sealing Arrow originated from an evil artifact, it would be best to use such insidious and harmful hidden weapons sparingly in the future, as one is cultivating within the Xuan Yang Sect.

Just then, Manager Zhang lowered his voice and leaned closer to Ling Xiu to speak.

"Fellow Daoist, I have some inside information to share with you."

One month from now, our Xuan Yang Wan Bao Ge will hold a special exchange meeting for cultivators at the Tong Xuan Realm. Participating cultivators can freely exchange magical artifacts, cultivation techniques, and rare and precious materials.

At that time, various independent cultivators and powerful figures from various sects will gather, and you might just find the soul-type arrows and hidden weapons you're looking for.

If you're interested, I can register you right now.

As soon as he finished speaking, a gilded invitation card for the conference appeared in his palm.

An exclusive exchange meeting for cultivators of the Profound Realm?

This was the first time Ling Xiu had heard of this matter, and he immediately became very interested.

He reached out and took the gold card, thanking him with a smile.

"Thank you for your trouble, shopkeeper. I will definitely be there on time."

After bidding farewell to Manager Zhang, Ling Xiu left Wanbaoge and headed back to his Lingshan Cave.

At this moment, he possessed three precious treasures.

I just redeemed the low-grade Xuan-rank Thunderclap Sword and the Nine Heavens Divine Turtle Shield, as well as the "Six Tribulations Thunder Essence Body" technique jade slip obtained from the Scripture Pavilion.

Back in his cave, Ling Xiu immediately stored all three items into the Qiankun Xuan Gourd, waiting for the magic weapon and cultivation technique to transform automatically.

A night passes in the blink of an eye.

The next morning, Ling Xiu immersed his consciousness into the Qiankun Xuan Gourd and found that the spiritual energy inside the gourd was surging, and the three items had completed their transformation and upgrade.

The original Thunderclap Sword has become slender and refined, with an even sharper edge than before.

Lightning surged across the sword's body, with lightning snakes coiling around it, radiating a terrifying and violent pressure. Its grade directly broke through to the top-grade Xuan level, and its name as a magical artifact was upgraded to the Purple Heaven Thunder Sword.

The Nine Heavens Divine Turtle Shield beside it also completed its transformation.

The shield's volume has been reduced by more than half, and its texture has become more solid and heavy.

Its entire body has transformed into a noble, deep black and gilded gold color, with a lifelike ancient divine tortoise relief appearing on the shield surface, shimmering with golden light.

Its defensive power surged, and it was also promoted to the highest grade of Xuan level, with its name changed to the Myriad Tribulations Xuanwu Shield.

After the two magical artifacts had completed their transformation, Ling Xiu's gaze fell upon the magic jade slip.

The original "Six Tribulations Thunder Body" has been upgraded and transformed into the "Nine Tribulations Thunder Body"!

Purple Heaven Thunder Sword, Myriad Tribulations Black Tortoise Shield, Nine Tribulations Thunder Essence Body.

Ling Xiu carefully sensed the immense power emanating from the three treasures, and could not hide his excitement.

The brand-new "Nine Tribulations Thunder Body" divine ability can draw upon the divine thunder of the nine heavens to temper the physical body, transforming the body into a raging thunderbolt, making the movement technique unparalleled among those of the same level.

The most crucial transformation lies in the ability to create clones.

Originally six lightning clones, now directly upgraded to nine lightning clones!

Moreover, the combat power of each clone increased from 50% of the original body's combat power to 70% of the original body's combat power.

This isn't even its strongest point!

The nine lightning clones, along with the main body, can all unleash their exclusive divine power, "Nine Tribulations Thunder Sword Domain"!

The nine bodies simultaneously unleashed their sword domains, lightning covering the sky, their destructive power terrifying.

More importantly, this divine ability has an extremely high cultivation ceiling, and can be cultivated all the way to the Spirit Sea Realm. Its overall power is completely comparable to a top-tier Earth-rank divine ability!

"That's incredible!"

Ling Xiu couldn't help but burst into laughter, his heart filled with excitement.

The incredible power of the Qiankun Xuanhu once again brought him a huge surprise.

Having acquired two top-grade Xuan-rank magic artifacts and a near-top-grade Di-rank physical divine ability, his overall strength has undergone a qualitative leap.

As for the Crimson Sky Sword given to him by Elder Ningzhen, Ling Xiu deliberately kept it as it was and did not put it into the Qiankun Xuan Gourd for upgrading.

He already had a plan in mind.

In normal times, when facing an enemy, prioritize using the Crimson Sky Sword to conceal your trump cards.

In the midst of a life-or-death struggle, he unleashes the Purple Heaven Thunder Sword to unleash a thunderous killing move, perfectly concealing his true combat power.

After calming his mind, Ling Xiu did not rush to cultivate his supernatural powers, but began to refine two new magical artifacts.

These high-level magical artifacts require the user's own life essence to imprint the artifact's soul, and then to be nurtured and refined day and night by activating the Profound True Fire exclusive to Profound Realm cultivators, in order to achieve the unity of man and artifact.