Serpent Ancestor

The reason for buying this compass was because Hei Huang bid once, but was quickly outbid by someone else.

Xu Hei, curious, bought it at a higher price.

Once he got the compass, it was only palm-sized, plain and unremarkable, with nothing unusual about it. Xu Hei shook his head and put it into his storage bag.

…………

Time flew by, and before he knew it, two hours had passed.

To speed things up, Jiang Ying brought out over a hundred auction items at once, placing them in front, each marked with a price for the cultivators present to choose from.

These low-level treasures were quickly swept away.

Xu Hei also sold quite a few magical treasures, all spoils from previous killings, which were useless to him.

As his realm improved, many magical treasures became too low-level for him, and rather than letting them gather dust, he decided to sell them for spirit stones.

By the end of it, Xu Hei had gained a total of 350 top-grade spirit stones.Including his previous stock, Xu Hei now had over 500 top-grade spirit stones!

”The next dragon clan technique requires a thousand top-grade spirit stones, still half short, damn it,” Xu Hei sighed inwardly.

His current wealth was unmatched among Core Formation cultivators. Most of his fortune came from the ”gift” from the Snake Catchers Sect, that time when the entire sect besieged him, making him rich in one go.

”The next treasure is called the Minor Annihilation Talisman. Its power speaks for itself, being one of the rare talismans capable of tearing space! If used well, it can threaten cultivators at the Great Perfection of the Core Formation stage, and even Elemental Infant stage cultivators must retreat!”

Jiang Ying brought out three gray talismans, placing them in the void, emanating destructive waves.

”Minor Annihilation Talisman!”

Xu Hei’s eyes narrowed. This talisman was precisely what he had seized from Xuan Yangzi, used to deal with Zhou Qing, forcing him to swallow the Longevity Pill.

Having used it once, he knew its power could tear open space, ignoring any defenses below the fourth tier, making it a formidable weapon.

Not only Xu Hei, but everyone’s eyes were also filled with fervor.

In terms of sheer power, the Minor Annihilation Talisman even surpassed the Thunder Tribulation Pearl, and it was easy to activate, requiring only the infusion of spiritual qi, much more convenient than some high-tier magical treasures.

Of course, low-tier cultivators dreaming of using this talisman to kill high-tier cultivators was wishful thinking; the opponent wouldn’t just stand there and let you kill them.

”There are three Minor Annihilation Talismans in total, auctioned separately. Now, for the first one,” Jiang Ying announced.

”I bid 30,000 spirit stones!”

”I bid 50,000!”

”60,000!”

The price climbed rapidly, soon surpassing 80,000 spirit stones. Of course, these prices were in lower-grade spirit stones, the common currency, as only a few possessed top-grade spirit stones.

Ultimately, the first Minor Annihilation Talisman was sold for 90,000 spirit stones, which was the entire fortune of an ordinary Core Formation cultivator.

The second one sold for a high price of 100,000, bought by Xu Hei.

The third one also went for 100,000, purchased by Bai Luo.

”Made a fortune, nearly 300,000 spirit stones, haha.”

Han Te grinned.

Xu Hei glanced at Han Te curiously, wondering why this guy seemed happier than anyone else.

Moreover, since entering, he hadn’t placed a single bid; could he be here just to sell things?

After the Minor Annihilation Talismans, the level of the auction items rose significantly, all above the third tier, with transaction prices often exceeding 100,000.

Xu Hei placed a few bids, but only tentatively. Even if he fancied a magical treasure and had the means to buy it, he would back off if someone competed with him.

He really didn’t want to draw attention.

”The next magical treasure is one of the highlights of this auction, the Ancient Pill Refining Insights!”

Jiang Ying clapped her hands.

In an instant, a sealing formation rose from the ground, enveloping a space, within which appeared an ancient jade engraved with countless runes.

On the jade was a symbol—a small cyan cauldron.

The moment Xu Hei saw the small cauldron, his pupils contracted sharply.

This small cauldron looked so familiar, it was identical to Xu Bai’s medicine cauldron!

Xu Hei’s breathing became rapid, and he suppressed his inner turmoil, listening intently.

”This ancient jade was discovered by my husband and me in an underwater ruin. The jade is extremely ancient, from a period even older than the ancient times. Despite this, the jade still contains a powerful seal. We have spent a hundred years deciphering it, yet have only managed to unlock less than ten percent of its content.”

”And this ten percent is the insights of an ancient pill refiner, including three ancient pill recipes.”

Jiang Ying’s words caused an uproar in the audience.

The insights of an ancient pill refiner, including three pill recipes, were undoubtedly treasures for a pill refiner.

Moreover, according to Jiang Ying’s description, the jade held enormous hidden value, which was the remaining ninety percent of the content.

If even Elemental Infant cultivators couldn’t decipher it, what kind of heaven-defying secrets could the remaining content hold?

Of course, the people present weren’t fools. Since it couldn’t be deciphered, buying it would be useless and might even bring disaster.

”Island Master Jiang, we naturally trust your words, but could you tell us what those three pill recipes are?”

At this moment, a gentle voice came from a private room, it was Xu Fu speaking.

As an Elemental Infant cultivator and a pill refiner, he could gauge the value of the jade just by the pill recipes.

Jiang Ying replied, ”Qing Tian Pill, Nine Yang Powder, and Five Poison Heart Devouring Pill.”

Xu Fu squinted his eyes, nodded, and said, ”They’re all third-tier pills, nothing particularly valuable. I’ll offer 200,000 spirit stones to buy it and take it back for research.”

Hearing Xu Fu’s words, the crowd calmed down.

If it only contained third-tier pill recipes, it indeed wasn’t very valuable. 200,000 spirit stones was quite reasonable.

Even among Core Formation cultivators, few had assets exceeding 200,000.

Xu Fu glanced around the quiet hall and smiled, ”If any of you fancy it, feel free to compete. I’m not a petty person.”

Despite his words, no one dared to compete.

Xu Hei’s expression was grim. He certainly wanted to buy it, but risking offending an Elemental Infant cultivator wasn’t worth it.

Xu Fu appeared amiable, but who knew what he was like behind the scenes?

”200,100.”

Suddenly, a voice came from the box above.

It was that dog, Hei Huang, speaking.

This immediately drew everyone’s attention. Raising the bid by just a hundred, was this a deliberate challenge to Xu Fu?

”Oh?”

Xu Fu was taken aback. He had anticipated competition, but not in this manner. He chuckled, ”I’ll bid 250,000.”

”300,000!”

This time, it was Xu Hei who spoke up. With someone leading the charge, what was there to fear?

At this moment, the entire audience was in an uproar, all eyes on the tall giant wearing a straw hat. This person had previously bid a few times, always backing off, showing caution. But what was with him now? Had he gone mad?

300,000, the highest price since the auction began!

Han Te shuddered, quickly moving two seats away, sitting far off.

Xu Fu squinted his eyes and said, ”350,000.”

”350,100!” Hei Huang said.

”400,000!” Xu Hei continued to raise the price, clearly going all out.

To hell with Xu Fu, I want this treasure, so what? Try and kill me if you can!