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第一千五百六十六章 极品麒麟果

The second and final top-tier treasure had found its owner, leaving the other cultivators with a mix of envy and admiration. After all, replicating spirit treasures was something that only came along once in a blue moon for them.

However, jealousy served no purpose as the auction wasn't over yet; there was still one more top-tier treasure to be revealed.

The hall fell silent at this moment, everyone's eyes fixed on Master Mo standing on the stage. After all, with even a replica spirit treasure appearing, what could the final item possibly be?

Master Mo’s face also showed excitement.

This time, he didn’t need to do anything; Fairy An had already taken the last storage bag in her hand.

With a wave of her jade hand, a flash of light appeared, and a small wooden box no more than a few inches long and wide suddenly materialized before everyone's eyes.

It was adorned with twoprohibitive talisman, one purple and the other silver. The tiny runes on their surfaces shimmered faintly, indicating that these weren’t ordinary restrictions.

Everyone’s expressions turned even more expectant as Master Mo took a step back, seemingly preparing for Fairy An to take over the auction.

The cultivators were momentarily stunned but didn’t question it; they still cared about the treasure.

Fairy An opened her mouth and spat out a stream of green energy that wrapped around the twotalisman. With a snap, the contents of the box appeared before their eyes.

"Ah?" Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly. It was a deep red fruit, somewhat familiar but he couldn’t recall where he had seen it.

"What is this?"

The cultivators were enraged, but in truth, most of them were condensation core cultivators who were usually mature and level-headed. Even if they didn’t see the true nature of the fruit, they still thought that the market wouldn’t play a meaningless joke on its customers.

Facing their accusations, Fairy An said nothing. Instead, her hands moved like butterflies as she cast spell after spell. The deep red fruit began to change dramatically.

First, a faint light enveloped it, then an unusual fragrance spread out. The cultivators who were still shouting suddenly closed their mouths; they weren’t fools and could tell that this wasn’t just any ordinary spirit fruit.

The scent was so intense that it made them feel refreshed, but this was only the beginning.

"Quickly!"

Fairy An pointed her finger forward while opening her mouth to release a highly refined essence energy. The true essence entered the fruit, causing its light to change.

A flicker of light followed, and a miniature qilin about an inch in size materialized before everyone’s eyes.

Lin Xuan’s pupils constricted!

This wasn’t an illusion; he could feel the pure power emanating from the qilin’s tiny body. It wasn’t spirit energy but seemed similar to the Qi Erliu within his primordial spirit, just with different attributes.

Lin Xuan sighed. This was clearly beyond what he had access to.

Although he didn’t fully understand it, its value was evident. Fairy An stopped her actions, and all the phenomena disappeared. The qilin then sank back into the fruit.

However, she still kept a cold expression on her face, leaving everyone puzzled. Although they knew this spirit fruit was extraordinary, what use it had remained unclear, making them unsure how to bid.

Master Mo beside him looked amused.

"A cough. Let me introduce it. This is indeed a qilin fruit, but not the ordinary kind you can find in the market; it’s an exquisite qilin fruit."

"What? An exquisite qilin fruit? Could this be that legendary..."

Before she could finish, someone shouted from below. There were many knowledgeable cultivators present.

"Ha ha, I see some friends have heard of it. Indeed, for ordinary condensation core cultivators like us, the common qilin fruits are practically useless. But an exquisite one is different; legend has it that these fruits are blessed by the qilin and possess incredible effects. Ordinary cultivators who consume them will burst from the immense medicinal power..."

"Ah, so whoever eats it dies?" The cultivators below were shocked. Such a dangerous item was not something anyone would be foolish enough to spend five million spirit stones on.

"Hmph, I said that’s for ordinary cultivators. But if you practice the illusion beast technique or the Bodhisattva sect’s body forging techniques, or are above the transformation stage, consuming this fruit will bring great benefits. It can cleanse and purify your essence, refining your body to an incredible degree. Even with just your bare hands, you might be able to withstand a peer’s innate treasure..."

"What?"

"Is it true?"

Master Mo’s words didn’t finish as the cultivators below began shouting in surprise. Human cultivators who practiced body forging techniques were not uncommon, but those who could withstand their peers’ innate treasures were extremely rare.

However, with this fruit, even human cultivators could achieve such feats; it was hard to imagine.

Many doubted it, but a few old monsters had greedy expressions on their faces.

The exquisite qilin fruits indeed existed in ancient texts.

Who would have thought they would appear at an auction? Regardless, he must get one.

Compared to the others’ intense determination, Lin Xuan remained indifferent.

He had no intention of competing; after all, he had the Azure Star Sea territory.

However, whether this fruit truly possessed such divine effects would need verification once the auction ended. He needed to check ancient texts.

Lin Xuan suppressed his excitement as the auction began. The bids were few, given that five million spirit stones was a significant sum for ordinary separation stage cultivators who might have to sell all their possessions to afford it. Thus, only a handful participated in the bidding.

But these few were clearly wealthy.

One of them was even at the condensation core stage and seemed to represent a large faction.

Despite the few bidders, the scene remained incredibly intense.

The price quickly soared to eight million spirit stones within half an hour.

Lin Xuan couldn’t help but nod in admiration. He had underestimated the wealth in the Spirit Realm; he hadn’t won the Waterfall Fan because of his greatest wealth but because others didn’t participate in the bidding.

After all, everyone’s situation was different, and their needs varied.

Eight million spirit stones were a staggering sum for ordinary cultivators. This auction set new records, making it one of the most prosperous in centuries.

In the past, even top-tier treasures rarely sold for over a million spirit stones.

This time was indeed unusual; was this just a coincidence or something more?

Lin Xuan’s thoughts raced as a clear voice echoed through the hall.

"Eight hundred and twenty thousand..."

The bidder was a young woman in white robes, around sixteen or seventeen years old, with a beautiful face that still had a hint of innocence. Her cultivation stage was middle-stage condensation core.

She was one of the two remaining bidders.

Although the exquisite qilin fruit was rare and mysterious, eight hundred thousand spirit stones was too much for it to be worth.

But before she could finish, a cold voice came from one of the private rooms.

"Nine million..."

The tone didn’t reveal any emotion but made Lin Xuan feel familiar. He had just competed with this person over a replica spirit treasure; if he hadn’t guessed wrong, there was a fifty percent chance it was a legendary daoist of the Profound Profundity stage.

Just passing by and participating in the auction casually.

The white-robed woman’s expression froze as the other party seemed to have a large budget, increasing the bid to nine million spirit stones.

She hesitated for a moment but decided to go for it. If her grandmother consumed this...

"Nine hundred and five thousand spirit stones..."

A crisp voice echoed, making everyone in the hall exchange glances. Even Master Mo was surprised and pleased; although the exquisite qilin fruit was valuable, no one had expected such an exorbitant price.

The white-robed woman remained calm, but to her, the high price of the spirit stones seemed like a mere number.

Lin Xuan sucked in his breath as well. The other party’s wealth and power were impressive; he might even be outmatched by them in terms of assets.

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