246: Reappearance of the incomplete scroll (two in one, thanks to Ruyi Langjun for the reward)

The number of people in the Auction Hall was still increasing, and as time passed, some Cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect wearing Heavenly Demon robes, and Cultivators from the Corpse Refinement Sect wearing Heavenly Corpse robes, entered one by one.

As always, they were completely shrouded in black robes, their eyes like eagles, and their Demonic Technique and Devilish Qi were monstrous.

There were also Cultivators from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect carrying heavy swords, and Cultivators from the Spirit Beast Sect with spirit beast pouches, who entered one by one.

When the people from the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Corpse Refinement Sect walked, their faces were arrogant and their temperaments were strange. They sat scattered throughout the trade fair, with no discernible pattern.

Their dark eyes constantly scanned the people around them, and at a certain moment, a sharp light flashed, as if they had already set their sights on a corpse or a soul.

This made the Righteous Path Cultivators extremely displeased.

However, in the Qingxuan Sect's trade fair hall, no one spoke up or caused a dispute; their expressions were simply filled with hatred.

In front of Lin Shiming, a Cultivator wearing a Heavenly Corpse robe also sat down.

He turned his head, curled his lips at Lin Shiming, smiled, and then brazenly scrutinized Lin Shiming from head to toe.

"We meet again, Spirit Devouring Ant little fellow!"

"Golden Corpse, this isn't your Corpse Refinement Sect, is it?" Lin Xianzhi was also enraged.

This person in front of him was none other than Golden Corpse, the person in charge of the Corpse Refinement Sect who had ambushed the Spirit Stone Mine in Cloud Mirror Mountain.

At that time, he controlled three High Grade Third-tier Golden Corpses, which even made Xu Daolai, a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator, retreat repeatedly. If they hadn't had the Spirit Devouring Ant to break the Heavenly Demon Formation, they might have truly become a refined corpse of the Corpse Refinement Sect.

"Hehehe!" Golden Corpse let out a bloodthirsty laugh, said nothing, and turned his head away.

Finally, he left a message:

"Your Physical Body has grown stronger; it's very suitable to be the fourth Golden Corpse!"

Afterward, Golden Corpse closed his eyes and sat down, no longer speaking, quietly waiting for the trade fair to begin.

Lin Xianzhi and Lin Shiming both had ashen faces; how could they look pleased after being threatened like that?

However, Lin Shiming was no longer the naive young man in his early twenties who could be easily provoked, so he continued to close his eyes.

After waiting for another half an hour, the entire hall was already filled with nearly eight hundred Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

"Silence!"

A cold shout rang out, followed by a Daoist robed old man walking onto the stage.

The Purple Mansion's spiritual might emanated, instantly silencing the entire venue.

"This old man is Daoist Daoran, a member of the Shenji Peak of the Qingxuan Sect. I have been ordered to preside over this trade fair, and I hope all Fellow Daoists can obtain a good Opportunity in the Qingxuan Secret Realm of the Qingxuan Sect. After all, Opportunity belongs to the capable!" Daoist Daoran stroked his beard with his right hand, his other hand behind his back.

He appeared ethereal and full of Aura!

The Qingxuan Secret Realm he referred to was naturally the Qingxuan Sect's Mysterious Grade Secret Realm.

After speaking, he scanned the audience again, and seeing no objections, he spoke once more:

"Alright, this old man will not waste any more words. The trade fair operates on an exchange-for-item basis. If no Fellow Daoist can exchange for it, it can also be put up for Auction, with a five percent Auction fee!"

"Additionally, this old man, on behalf of the Qingxuan Sect, has prepared a few treasures for all Fellow Daoists. If any Fellow Daoist can exchange for them, they will surely provide some assistance for your Secret Realm journey."

As he spoke, Daoist Daoran waved his hand, and three square trays appeared in his hand. The trays were covered with spiritual cloth made of spirit silkworm silk.

Daoist Daoran did not hesitate, unveiling the first spiritual cloth, revealing a three-inch tall pagoda.

"This pagoda is a replica Magical Artifact of the supreme treasure, the shenji pagoda. Its power naturally needs no introduction from this old man; I believe you all will not forget the power of the shenji pagoda in Nine Leaf City. This pagoda can trap and kill, containing eighty-one layers of grand Restrictions. It can only be exchanged for Spirit Medicine of three thousand years or more, or rare Magic Treasure Materials!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall was in an uproar. The scene of the shenji pagoda in the eyes of the Three Sects and Ten Thousand Swords Sect Cultivators was absolutely the existence of an invincible Magic Treasure. This replicated High Grade Third-tier Magical Artifact was also certainly the most terrifying existence among High Grade Magical Artifacts.

Meanwhile, the Cultivators from the Heavenly Demon Sect and the Corpse Refinement Sect all had ashen faces.

That shenji pagoda had, on that day, precisely slain a Golden Core True Person of the Corpse Refinement Sect.

Lin Shiming was instantly extremely tempted. If he had this shenji pagoda, this Secret Realm trip would undoubtedly be incredibly safe.

However, the conditions for exchange were extremely harsh for him, and for the entire Lin Family!

Daoist Daoran did not speak, nor did he respond to the Divine Sense inquiries from the crowd. Instead, he continued to unveil the second spiritual cloth, revealing a dazzling golden brocade Daoist robe.

The Daoist robe shimmered with spiritual patterns, and streaks of three-colored light flowed out.

Daoist Daoran then channeled some True Essence into it with his hand.

The next moment, the armor suddenly let out a beast roar, and an Earth Tyrant Bear spirit soul rushed out, its roar echoing through the heavens and earth.

For a moment, everyone was moved.

A High Grade Third-tier Magical Artifact with a beast soul — if one had this spiritual armor, their safety in the Secret Realm could be said to increase by more than ten times.

"This armor, named Earth Daoist Robe, can only be exchanged for Spirit Medicine of three thousand years or more, and rare Fourth-tier Magic Treasure Materials!"

Everyone began to stir, and the breathing in the entire hall became rapid, especially those who possessed such Spirit Medicine and rare spiritual Materials, who were all extremely excited.

These two treasures were simply too precious, and they could bring terrifying enhancements to their Secret Realm journey.

Even the people from the Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refinement Sect began to change their expressions; with these two treasures, their strength would definitely increase significantly.

However, just as everyone was preparing to transmit their voices, Daoist Daoran unveiled the third spiritual cloth, revealing a palm-sized spirit boat.

Lin Shiming had seen this spirit boat many times: at the Auction thirty years ago, during the beast tide twenty years ago, and in the war more than ten years ago.

It was precisely the Fourth-tier treasure boat, the war treasure ship.

Moreover, the power of this treasure boat could unleash the strength of a Fourth-tier Purple Mansion Cultivator.

However, it required about ten Foundation Establishment Cultivators to activate it together.

But for the Spirit Beast Sect, Ten Thousand Swords Sect, Spirit Talisman Sect, and the people of the Heavenly Demon Sect and Corpse Refinement Sect, this was an almost indispensable treasure.

This war treasure ship could only be refined by the Qingxuan Sect, and only one would be sold to each Sect every thirty years. Those participating in the Secret Realm this time naturally had them in the hands of some Core Disciples, but each additional war treasure ship meant stronger combat power in the Secret Realm!

This was an Opportunity for every Sect.

Even Lin Shiming and Lin Xianzhi were extremely eager at this moment, but they also knew that with their strength, they could not exchange for it. They couldn't even exchange for those two High Grade Magical Artifacts, let alone this war treasure ship.

The usual price of a war treasure ship was already four to five million Spirit Stones.

However, what made Lin Shiming wonder was what the Qingxuan Sect's intention was with this move!

He always felt that the Qingxuan Sect was distributing war treasure ships precisely for this Secret Realm!

Of course, no Cultivator could refuse these war treasure ships before them.

This was a treasure boat that could rival Purple Mansion combat power, and it was also the only treasure that Foundation Establishment Cultivators could truly use to exert Purple Mansion combat power.

Even the Great Five Elements Demon Slaying Formation, conspired by Lin Xianzhi and Xiao Chen, could only briefly rival Purple Mansion combat power, and it had many Restrictions, incomparable to a war treasure ship.

The atmosphere instantly became extremely heated, and there were many people transmitting voices.

The scene that Lin Shiming had anticipated, with everyone shouting, did not occur.

Instead, Daoist Daoran communicated with them one by one.

The war treasure ship had no restrictions; instead, Cultivators would call out treasures of equivalent value.

Soon, the three treasures were put away by Daoist Daoran, clearly having been exchanged.

No one knew who had exchanged for these three treasures.

Due to their preciousness, and for the protection of the Cultivator, the Qingxuan Sect did not conduct the transaction or reveal the details on the spot.

The Cultivators on the field looked at each other, sizing each other up, as if trying to discern the ownership of the treasures from each other's expressions.

Whether it was covetousness or fear, at this moment, all Cultivators began to ponder.

The trade fair continued, and Daoist Daoran flew to the high platform on the second floor, leaving only his Divine Sense on the stage.

The other Cultivators, still feeling unsatisfied, began to ascend the stage to display their treasures.

The subsequent treasures began to become more ordinary. Some were Family Cultivation Techniques exchanged for High Grade defensive Magical Artifacts, while others were some special spiritual Materials and rare treasures exchanged for other treasures.

They were all different, and the treasures were countless.

This greatly broadened Lin Shiming's horizons.

However, he also had no Opportunity to make a move.

Just then, a Cultivator wearing a Heavenly Corpse robe walked onto the stage.

With a wave of his hand, a coffin appeared before him. The coffin lid opened, revealing some treasures.

"These treasures are for at least a High Grade Third-tier Spirit Beast corpse, equivalent exchange!"

The Cultivator spoke very little, not even introducing the treasures. He simply left a message about exchanging for a spiritual corpse, then sat on the stage with his eyes closed, meditating, allowing everyone to observe with their Divine Sense.

At this moment, Lin Shiming's System prompt suddenly sounded.

"Exchange for the Incomplete Manual pages, and you will obtain a more complete scroll Magic Treasure!"

As soon as the System prompt appeared, Lin Shiming's spirits were immediately lifted.

This prompt was extremely clear, and it immediately reminded him of the scroll Magic Treasure he had obtained that one time.

That scroll Magic Treasure was obtained when he snatched his Mantis Yao Beast from the Spirit Beast Sect. At that time, he discovered the refining method of the Demon Enticement Pill in the scroll Magic Treasure, which could allow spirit insects to devour and reproduce; that's how the Spirit Devouring Ant laid its spiritual eggs.

The second Secret Method was the Bloodline Ancestral Return Secret Method.

It was precisely this Secret Method that allowed his Jin Chi (Golden Wings) Mantis to grow eight wings, and the Red-haired Demon Monkey to transform into a giant ape and give birth to an exotic flame.

Now that the incomplete scroll pages appeared again, it also meant that he might obtain a new Secret Method.

Otherwise, the System prompt would definitely not have appeared at this moment.

As soon as he thought of this, Lin Shiming's heart couldn't help but feel excited again.

His Divine Sense also scanned the Magical Artifacts and spiritual Materials inside the coffin.

Most of the Magical Artifacts were High Grade Third-tier Magical Artifacts, both offensive and defensive. There was also High Grade Third-tier spiritual gold, Five Elements Gold, and High Grade Third-tier iron ore, Glazed Gold.

In addition, there were several Jade Slips and a book.

The Jade Slips recorded several Cultivation Techniques, of which only the introductions could be seen. The book, however, was quite ordinary. It was a Magical Artifact, and inside the book Magical Artifact, several golden pages were engraved.

Each page had a single attribute, involving the four attributes of fire, wind, thunder, and ice.

However, it was only a High Grade Magical Artifact.

Even though it had Spells engraved, its power was not very great; among offensive Magical Artifacts, it could only barely be considered High Grade Third-tier.

Of course, in Lin Shiming's Divine Sense, he carefully examined the cover of the book Magical Artifact. The material of the cover was extremely peculiar, simple and unadorned. When his Divine Sense scanned it, he only felt that the material was special, but there was no spiritual formation reaction and no writing!

An ordinary Cultivator would naturally assume it was just an ordinary book cover with inserts.

But in Lin Shiming's eyes, this scroll was identical to the incomplete book Magic Treasure he had obtained.

If there hadn't been a System prompt, he would have only guessed, but since the System prompt appeared just now, he was convinced without a doubt.

Most Cultivators began to look at the Glazed Gold, Five Elements Gold, and the High Grade Third-tier defensive Magical Artifacts.

High Grade Magical Artifacts were rare, but High Grade Third-tier defensive Magical Artifacts were also good. Many Cultivators began to transmit their voices to the Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator.

Lin Shiming was no exception:

"Fellow Daoist, I wonder if the corpse of a Third-tier Haiyun King Bird and its innate wind feather can be exchanged for two High Grade Third-tier defensive Magical Artifacts?"

"Does Your Excellency think I am easily deceived?" The Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator also transmitted coldly. His tone was hurried; clearly, many Cultivators were transmitting to him, but most were trying to lower the price, which made him extremely displeased.

"At most, one High Grade defensive Magical Artifact!"

The latter's voice transmission was unequivocal and very decisive, and he was also somewhat weary of the Cultivators from Zhao Country.

"Then two High Grade offensive Magical Artifacts!"

"I've already exchanged several corpses; if there's no sincerity, then forget it?"

"Add another Third-tier Medium Grade Sea Cloud Bird corpse! The book Magical Artifact is also acceptable, but the other Magical Artifact must be the Yin Fiend Needle!"

"Deal! Fellow Daoist is also a resourceful Cultivator!" The Corpse Refinement Sect Cultivator, seeing that Lin Shiming wanted to exchange for the Yin Fiend Needle, couldn't help but tease him, then stopped speaking.

Since the Magical Artifacts were not particularly precious, Lin Shiming immediately stepped forward, took out a Storage Pouch, and handed it to the other party for inspection.

After an inspection, the deal was quickly concluded. Lin Shiming held the Yin Fiend Needle, extremely happy.

He walked to Lin Xianzhi's side, sat down, and said nothing more.

Lin Xianzhi didn't ask, and Lin Shiming didn't immediately explain.

However, at this moment, he was already somewhat restless, wanting to immediately return to the Laiyue Restaurant to investigate the mysteries of the incomplete book Magic Treasure.

The trade fair continued. Lin Xianzhi also exchanged a precious spiritual plant and some Yao Beast Materials for a High Grade spiritual armor.

Lin Shiming, however, had no further gains.

There were a few Secret Methods that he was very tempted by, but the price he offered did not satisfy the other party.

He also couldn't take out his star wood shield to exchange with the other party.

In the end, he could only regretfully give up.

Until the end, he only used the horn from the horn python and some Sea Cloud Bird corpses to exchange for two High Grade Third-tier defensive spiritual talismans, both of which were the Five Elements Indestructible Golden Bell Spell.

They could withstand a full-strength attack from a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator, so they could be considered treasures.

The trade fair finally ended, and Lin Shiming was somewhat dazzled by the treasures.

There were simply too many rare Magical Artifacts, spiritual Materials, and Secret Methods at this trade fair, which greatly expanded his knowledge. Many were explained by the Cultivators themselves; those like the Cultivator from the Corpse Refinement Sect were quite rare.

Some were also explained by Lin Xianzhi.

Additionally, since the System prompt only appeared once a day at most, there were no other prompts.

After the Auction ended, the most discussed topic was naturally who acquired the war treasure ship.

This also concerned the suppression of combat power in the Secret Realm in the future.

According to the situation of this trade fair, the Foundation Establishment Cultivators entering the Secret Realm would probably exceed a thousand people!

The situation in the Secret Realm was once again not optimistic, and Xie An, who was nearby, walked over at this moment.

"Senior Brother!"

"Shiming, it's good that I ran into you. There's no need for an extra notification. In ten days, Revered Master wants to see us. We'll need to go to Qingxuan Mountain then!"

"Everyone must go; this is an iron command!"

--- Aside ---

Thank you to Ruyi Langjun for another reward, thank you, great Revered Master, and thank you all for your monthly votes, thank you!