The Wanbao Pavilion Auction was in full swing.
Various Medicinal Pills, Spiritual Artifacts, Spiritual Plants, and Yao Beast cubs appeared on stage at an extremely fast pace, and then, the Cultivators present bid for them one by one. Of course, occasionally one or two items would go unsold, and as soon as the time was up, they were quickly put away by the Auctioneer, Zhuang Gongxie.
“Next, we will Auction a damaged Third-Order Talisman remnant, the ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’. As this Talisman Scroll has been passed down for a long time, and for a period it was not properly preserved, parts of it were lost. Currently, this scroll records four types of Third-Order Thunder Talismans: Five-Ding Summoning Thunder Talisman, Thunder Essence Shield Talisman, True Yang Fire Thunder Talisman, and Purple Heavens Thunder Escape Talisman. There are a few places with some wear and tear, but it still possesses extremely high reference value, suitable for Fellow Daoists with advanced Talisman making skills to study.” Zhuang Gongxie looked at the audience and introduced with a smile.
As Zhuang Gongxie finished speaking, the small teleportation array on the Auction stage flashed, teleporting an ancient, charred and damaged blue ancient book. The texture of the book’s cover was neither paper nor hide, as if it had been rescued midway from a great fire, looking dilapidated.
“It’s actually a Third-Order Thunder Talisman!”
“Who is so wasteful! To burn such a Talisman book?”
“What a pity it’s a remnant! I wonder how severely damaged it is!”
“Thunder Talismans are the hardest to draw, is there still any value when it’s so damaged?”
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Following Zhuang Gongxie’s introduction, the Cultivators in the audience began to discuss heatedly, most of them greatly regretting the loss of the Legacy of this Talisman Scroll.
A Third-Order Talisman!
This was a highly valuable Legacy of the Hundred Arts of Cultivation that could continuously create profit.
If it were a complete Legacy, relying on it, establishing a Foundation Establishment Family, or even a Golden Core Family, would be easy. Even within a Sect, a Third-Order Talisman Maker’s status would qualify them as a True Disciple.
Unfortunately, it was a remnant.
However, precisely because of this, it appeared on the Auction stage, giving these low-level Qi Refining Cultivators a chance to see its true appearance.
Li Mu, sitting at the end of the audience, suddenly tensed up. The item he had been anticipating for so long had finally appeared.
Li Mu stared excitedly at the ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’ on the Auction stage, holding his Auction token, just waiting for the bidding to begin.
Just then, Li Mu’s Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits took effect, and the virtual character frame displayed the true attribute information of the ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’.
【Thunder Spirit Talisman Book (Sealed)】
【Grade: Fifth-Order Spirit Treasure】
【Characteristics: Thunder Essence Revival, Spirit Bearing and Consciousness Containing (Sealed), Artifact Spirit Controlling Thunder (Sealed), Thunder Self-Generation (Sealed)】
【Status: Thunder Essence dissipated, spirituality lost, spirit faded to ordinary】
【A Talisman Treasure Book refined from the belly skin of a Sixth-Order Thunder Yao Beast Emperor and the essence soul of a Thunder Flood Dragon. It suffered destructive heavy damage, the artifact spirit was destroyed, spirituality dissipated, and it was reduced to an ordinary item. It can be repaired by gathering a million strands of Thunder power. By gathering ten million strands of Thunder power, a Thunder Spirit can be re-nurtured. This Talisman Treasure Book records a complete Fifth-Order Thunder Talisman Legacy. A large amount of Thunder Essence spiritual power can gradually reveal the content of the Talisman Legacy.】
Seeing the true content of the ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’, Li Mu was immediately stunned. He had never expected that there would be such a treasure to be found at this Auction. The Talisman Scroll he had been longing for turned out to be a Deprecated Fifth-Order Spirit Treasure, and at the same time, it carried a complete Fifth-Order Thunder Talisman Legacy.
Li Mu’s eyes gleamed with fervent light. This ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’, no matter how many Spirit Stones it cost, he had to acquire it.
“This ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’ has a starting bid of: 30,000 lower spirit stones, with a bidding time limit of: 60 breaths. Bidding starts now!” Zhuang Gongxie scanned the entire venue and announced loudly.
As Zhuang Gongxie finished speaking, all the bidders present immediately channeled their Divine Sense into their bidding tokens, monitoring the bidding price of the ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’.
Bidder No. 32, 35,000. The next second, this figure was replaced by Bidder No. 7’s bid of 40,000.
Bidder No. 11: 42,000
Bidder No. 123: 43,000
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Fifty breaths later, the bidding price for the ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’ reached 60,000 lower spirit stones, a price offered by Bidder No. 7, and the rate of price change gradually stabilized.
Only 30 breaths remained in the bidding time limit.
Just when everyone thought this ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’ would be acquired by Bidder No. 7.
Suddenly, a number jumped out, and a new bidder appeared: Bidder No. 641, bidding: 70,000, directly adding 10,000 lower spirit stones.
“Latest bid: 70,000, Fellow Daoist No. 641, bidding 70,000 lower spirit stones! Are there any other Fellow Daoists who wish to bid? Only 20 breaths left, 19 breaths, …” Zhuang Gongxie scanned the entire venue, excitedly calling out the price.
In VIP Room No. 7, a Foundation Establishment Elder frowned tightly, somewhat disgusted by this sudden disruptor. He decisively added another 5,000 lower spirit stones to that figure.
“It’s 75,000! Fellow Daoist No. 7’s latest bid, 12 breaths, ….” Zhuang Gongxie happily called out the price.
The next second, the bidding price was refreshed again by a number.
“80,000! Fellow Daoist No. 641 has made a bid!” Zhuang Gongxie shouted loudly.
In VIP Room No. 7, the Foundation Establishment Elder’s face darkened, feeling as if he had stepped in something unpleasant. Someone was actually competing with him for a remnant Talisman. He decisively added another 5,000.
“85,000, Fellow Daoist No. 7 has bid again, 10 breaths! 9 breaths, ….” Zhuang Gongxie began the countdown. However, this time, No. 641 seemed to have given up and did not bid again.
Just when everyone thought the Auction was settled and the ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’ would be taken by Bidder No. 7.
A number suddenly overwrote Bidder No. 7’s bid.
“120,000! The final bid, Fellow Daoist No. 641, has successfully acquired the ‘Thunder Talisman Scroll’ for 120,000 lower spirit stones!” The bidding time ended. Zhuang Gongxie clearly saw the bidding token number, showed a moment of surprise, and then announced excitedly and loudly.
As Zhuang Gongxie finished speaking, all the bidders participating in this Auction were collectively astonished, and the Qi Refining Cultivators collectively erupted into excitement.
“Wow! They actually succeeded in a sneak attack! Which Fellow Daoist made the move?!”
“Fellow Daoist No. 641 is amazing! They actually managed to ambush a Foundation Establishment Senior!”
“Tsk tsk tsk, that price increase was too brutal! I originally thought this Bidder No. 641 was the seller, deliberately raising the price, but I never expected him to display Divine Might at the end.”
“This Fellow Daoist is a ruthless person! Buying this useless Talisman Scroll for 120,000 lower spirit stones!”
“No. 7 should be the Huang Family, the Second-Order Spirit Talisman Great Master - Immortal Master Huang Ling! This Fellow Daoist has certainly offended the Huang Family badly!”
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In the audience, the Qi Refining Cultivators looked around, discussing endlessly.
Auction Token: No. 641. This number clearly indicated someone sitting in the main hall, unlike the distinguished guests in the VIP rooms whose rankings were much higher. The Qi Refining Cultivators were eager to know which Fellow Daoist had helped them vent their anger.
In this Auction, High Grade Foundation Establishment Pills, Third-Order High Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and various exquisite Spirit Pills and Spiritual Artifacts were all bought by the Family Disciples and Foundation Establishment bigshots in the VIP rooms. Only this time, Fellow Daoist No. 641 fiercely helped them vent their anger, suddenly snatching the Spiritual Item that the Foundation Establishment bigshot No. 7 was determined to get.
“Next, we will Auction a Spiritual Item, Third-Order Spiritual Water!” Zhuang Gongxie quickly changed the subject and began introducing the next Auction item.
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