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第三千零四十章 上古功法

"Sister, you are too naive."

The middle-aged cultivator sighed. "If we could take this treasure map to the auction and sell it for a high price, that would be no problem. But that's just in theory."

"Then why do you say it is only feasible theoretically?"

The young girl's face was filled with confusion.

"You forgot. This treasure map has value only to old monsters at the Tribulation Transcending stage. Although this lost realm may have hidden talents, auctions are common here. However, given our current strength, we don't qualify for those high-level auctions. Asking them to auction off the treasure map is just a mirage. If we frequently display it outside, we might attract disaster before finding a buyer."

The young girl fell silent upon hearing this.

Although she didn’t have her brother's far-sightedness, the saying that "a common man without a gem invites trouble" was not lost on her. After careful consideration, she realized that her brother’s assumption was indeed plausible.

"But to give it directly to that old monster would be too generous."

The young girl couldn't find words to argue but still looked unwilling. This treasure map was left by ancient great cultivators; if they could follow its clues to discover hidden treasures, the value would far exceed what they had now.

"Alright, people should be content with what they have. This senior is quite generous. Keeping this treasure map in our hands is a waste. Exchanging it for these pills is already a good result. Come, let's see what other treasures we can find."

The middle-aged man waved his hand; it mattered not whether he regretted it or not. He didn't believe there was anything wrong with his choice.

Ordinarily, they had no chance to meet cultivators at the Tribulation Transcending stage.

Given their opponent’s status, what they received should be quite good.

With that thought in mind, he picked up a jade bottle and uncorked it. A fresh scent wafted out.

"Eh, this goes…?"

The middle-aged man paused, quickly pouring several greenish-blue pills into his hand.

"Green Shadow Snowfall Pills!"

Several gray-robed cultivators' eyes lit up beside him. Even the young girl who had been upset at the exchange was filled with surprise. For an Infant Soul-stage cultivator, these pills were invaluable; their effects were beyond description and far superior to ordinary power-enhancing pills.

With this item, advancing to the Separation stage would be much easier.

These pills were extremely difficult to refine, even for high-ranking cultivators. The senior at the Tribulation Transcending stage had made a huge gesture.

The middle-aged man swallowed his saliva; although these pills weren’t very useful for him as a Separation stage cultivator, receiving such treasures from an ordinary bottle was promising.

Indeed, their next discovery did not disappoint. Several members of the cultivation family exclaimed in surprise and delight. The previously grumpy young girl no longer harbored resentment. Lin Xuan’s generosity far exceeded their expectations.

Various pills were useful to them; after testing a few pieces of treasure, they found their power was much greater than anticipated.

Their moods were replaced by a mixture of shock and joy.

With these treasures, their strength would increase significantly in no time.

However, they did not let their joy cloud their judgment. They quickly packed the items and left hurriedly.

On another side,

Lin Xuan stood at the ship's prow, playing with an unremarkable jade cylinder.

He had already recognized the value of this item; the other party hadn't spoken nonsense, indeed being a cultivator at the Tribulation Transcending stage. The spiritual energy marks on it were correct.

Moreover, he suspected that it wasn’t just any ordinary Tribulation Transcending cultivator. The spiritual energy marks gave him a sense of familiarity.

Of course, Lin Xuan couldn’t recognize ancient cultivators. Instead, how could one describe this in words? Simply put, the spiritual energy marks on it somewhat resembled those of his first two disciples, Shangguan Ling and Shangguan Yan.

Of course, that similarity was only a hint; without Lin Xuan’s advancement to the Tribulation Transcending stage and his superior divine consciousness, he might not have noticed it at all.

Initially, Lin Xuan was very surprised. How could these two girls be connected to ancient cultivators?

However, this didn’t pose much of a challenge for him. Using his divine consciousness, he analyzed thoroughly and gradually understood the connection.

Of course, it was just speculation.

If his guess was correct, there were likely multiple ancient cultivators who left this treasure map, all with the special physique of Lightning Soul and Ice Spirit.

This discovery made Lin Xuan very happy.

For cultivation, a Lightning Soul and Ice Spirit physique could be beneficial; however, they differed from ordinary spirit roots. These physiques were too outstanding, violating Heavenly Dao laws, making general cultivation techniques unable to fully utilize their benefits.

Their usual cultivation aptitude was similar to that of ordinary spirit roots.

To fully leverage the benefits of a Lightning Soul and Ice Spirit physique required specialized cultivation techniques.

This had to be traced back to ancient times. During one period in the ancient era, it was relatively easy for such special physiques to appear, with much higher chances than today. Many great cultivators discovered their advantages and created some special cultivation techniques to fully develop these physiques’ potential.

However, over time, such cultivators were rare; even among a billion cultivators, one might not be found. Thus, the specialized cultivation techniques had been lost.

So, Shangguan Ling and Shangguan Yan seemed like they were guarding a treasure but couldn’t find the key to it.

For his disciples, Lin Xuan naturally wouldn't ignore them. He had once paid attention to their needed cultivation techniques but found no leads.

Unexpectedly, after searching high and low, he received this treasure map in such an unexpected situation.

Although Lin Xuan wasn't entirely sure that the ancient cultivators were exactly like Ling and Yan, there was a 50% chance.

If his guess was correct, not only could they obtain these treasures left by the cultivators but also wouldn’t have to worry about their cultivation techniques.

With his current strength far surpassing before, Lin Xuan had already gained the ability to shatter the void. Once they left this lost realm, he would naturally take them to his side.

Thus, for Lin Xuan, this treasure map was truly a timely gift. His joy made him generous; he reciprocated their kindness by giving them so many precious pills and medicines.

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