Cultivation begins in the endless sea.

Chapter 44 A Dazzling Display

With a simple hand seal, the Beast Taming Ring flashed and was stored in his storage bag. Lin Qing then turned his attention back to the arena.

With the first Beast Taming Ring as a foundation, the remaining two Beast Taming Rings also sold for a high price of around five thousand spirit stones each.

……

As Liu Yingying continued to pull out various treasures, the atmosphere in the arena was pushed to a climax time and time again.

"These three items are the highlight of this auction."

Seeing that the previous auction had gone very well, Liu Yingying smiled broadly, her beautiful eyes sparkling, and said softly:

"One fire-attribute talisman."

"The Wind and Thunder Sword, a second-tier superior magic weapon."

"A thousand-year-old medicinal herb."

She rattled off three treasures that were absolutely tempting for those at the late stage of Qi Refining, the early to mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, and the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

"What?! There's actually a thousand-year-old elixir?"

One of the monks blurted out in surprise, and it's no wonder he was so surprised.

As the spiritual energy of heaven and earth dwindles, blessed lands that nurture millennia-old medicinal herbs become increasingly rare, and even fewer are found in the endless seas.

Duan Wuyai's eyes lit up. "It seems that what my grandfather said was true. There really is a thousand-year-old elixir."

With the help of this elixir, my grandfather's breakthrough to the late stage of the Purple Mansion realm is almost a certainty. Fortunately, he did not rashly compete with that old ghost Li for the Purple Essence Pill.

"Hmph, once Grandfather reaches the late stage of cultivation, let's see how arrogant you, Old Devil Li, will be."

"Alright, let me first introduce this fire-attribute talisman."

"Talismanic artifacts are usually crafted by high-level talisman masters, imbued with powerful magic. They possess the power of three to five strikes."

"This item is called the Fire Dragon Talisman, starting bid is 1,500 low-grade spirit stones!"

"One thousand six hundred spirit stones."

"One thousand six hundred and fifty!"

For cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining or even Foundation Establishment, talismans are a good trump card for survival, since most battles at this stage are fought based on mana.

Lin Qing did not participate; his gaze was fixed on the Wind and Thunder Sword.

"Two thousand eight hundred spirit stones in three bids! Congratulations to this fellow Daoist for winning the talisman treasure."

"Next up is the Wind and Thunder Sword!"

"The advantages of sword cultivation are self-evident. This sword possesses both wind and thunder attributes; if a family has someone with this spiritual root aptitude, relying on this sword will surely make them a force to be reckoned with!"

"Wind and Thunder Sword, starting bid 2,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

Just as Lin Qing was about to speak, a cold voice suddenly came from behind a stone wall not far from him.

"Five thousand spirit stones!"

"What!?"

"Who is this person who immediately raised the price by three thousand?"

A murmur arose around Lin Qing, who frowned and glanced sideways.

Unfortunately, the stone wall blocked the view, and it was not advisable to use divine sense to probe over there rashly.

"Six thousand spirit stones."

Not far from Lin Qing, a slender female cultivator also raised the price.

"Six thousand five hundred spirit stones."

Lin Qing followed closely behind.

"Ten thousand spirit stones!"

As expected, that cold voice rang out again, directly driving the price up by nearly four thousand!

At this, the other cultivators hesitated. After all, although the Wind and Thunder Sword was good, without the corresponding spiritual root and sword cultivation technique, its actual power was not as exaggerated as it seemed.

Lin Qing, for example, lacked sword cultivation techniques and was unable to unleash the full power of the Meteor Blade and the Azure Lotus Sword.

"I wonder if this fellow Daoist is just being generous with his words, or if he truly possesses the ability?"

An elderly man in a gray robe, who had been watching the show with his arms crossed, sneered.

The implication was obvious.

However, the person did not respond, but instead said coldly, "Fellow Daoist Liu, please continue."

The old man in the gray robe frowned, his small eyes constantly scanning the corner where the sound came from, but in the end he refrained from raising the price.

Seeing this, Liu Yingying signaled to her servants to send the flying sword over.

"Wait a minute!"

"He brought it upon himself."

As he spoke, a figure strode out from the corner, moving with incredible speed, and almost instantly approached the stage.

Liu Yingying raised an eyebrow, and with a slight flick of her slender hand, she transformed into a wisp of emerald smoke, gently catching the storage bag that the figure had thrown at her.

"good!"

The figure was sparing with words, but by then he had already seized the Wind and Thunder Sword, and most of the people in the arena could finally see his appearance.

Lin Qing looked at the figure, who seemed unremarkable, but was carrying a strange rectangular box on his back. He immediately thought of Su Jianfei, the legendary swordsman from the Su family!

"If it were him, it would make perfect sense."

Lin Qing thought to himself, putting aside the fact that the sea beast tide broke out ahead of schedule, the fact that Su Jianfei was trapped on Qingyang Island and unable to provide support during the battle of the market was enough to make him resentful and eager to improve his strength.

With the acquisition of another flying sword, Su Jianfei's combat strength will be approaching that of the Purple Mansion Realm!

With a wave of his hand, Su Jianfei brought his ring and middle fingers together, and the Wind and Thunder Sword flew swiftly upwards with a "whoosh," transforming into a blue-white stream of light that flew into the sword box.

"Flying Sword Technique!"

The gray-robed elder cried out in surprise, and the others also inquired about this unfamiliar swordsman.

Liu Yingying had already withdrawn her supernatural powers, and her voice was soft yet cold: "Fellow Daoist Su has come from afar, you don't intend to have a sword duel here with me, do you?"

Su Jianfei answered calmly and expressionlessly, "No."

After saying that, he turned around coldly and returned to his seat.

Liu Yingying's expression turned slightly cold, and she didn't say anything more. She went straight to start the final auction of the "Millennium Elixir".

"The value of a thousand-year-old jade lingzhi is self-evident."

"Starting bid: 6,000 mid-grade spirit stones!"

Upon hearing this, not only the Qi Refining cultivators, but also the many Foundation Establishment cultivators on the second floor gave up any hope. However, they couldn't help but secretly scan the jade plate with their divine senses, lowering their heads to conceal the greed in their hearts.

"Six thousand five hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

Duan Wuyai, with his phoenix eyes, spoke in a deep voice.

"Six thousand eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones."

A female cultivator wearing a green straw hat slowly spoke from a corner.

Duan Wuyai frowned slightly and continued to increase the stakes.

……

And so they went back and forth, neither giving an inch. Occasionally, a reclusive old cultivator would try to join in, but in the end, he was deterred by the astonishing amount of spirit stones.

"13,500 mid-grade spirit stones per attempt"

"…twice"

"…three times!"

"make a deal!"

Duan Wuyai, his face beaming with joy, gestured to the servant beside him to proceed with the transaction.

Seeing that the scene was gradually showing signs of fatigue after this round of fierce competition, Liu Yingying noticed that everyone was getting tired.

Her beautiful eyes darted around, and she spoke with a flourish: "The auction is over. Now we will move on to the bartering session."

"The rules are simple: those who are interested will take turns going up on stage to exchange for their desired items."

"Once a move is made, there's no going back. This platform will not charge any fees!"

...

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of the Foundation Establishment cultivators on the second floor and the Qi Refining cultivators on the first floor lit up.

Compared to competing for spirit stones, this kind of bartering is clearly more suitable for independent cultivators and small families...

Soon, a middle-aged cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining took the lead and stepped onto the stage. He cupped his hands, looked around, and said loudly, "I have a piece of diamond gemstone that I would like to exchange for a pill that can be taken by a cultivator in the late stage of Qi Refining to improve their cultivation."

"Diamond zirconia?"

Lin Qing's heart stirred.

Because the sea is rich in water-attribute treasures, he has already refined several strands of water-attribute energy using his "Sword Condensation Technique".

In addition, he took a lump of gold-stone sand from his grandfather's private stash and refined it into three strands of golden sharpness.

If one can refine this earth-attribute diamond gem, then one can gain initial control over the "Sword Condensation Technique"!