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"650,000 Pure Yang Great Pills!?"

Seeing this number, Alkaid was somewhat surprised, "That high? I remember, generally a Sunburst Golden Core yields only about a dozen Pure Yang Great Pills in a year, unless one has established their own power, dominated a region, or joined a top-tier Immortal Sect. Otherwise, gathering 650,000 Pure Yang Immortal Pills would take 40,000 years without eating, drinking, or cultivating."

"The reward amount for Deep Blue Golden Cores is almost always above 200,000."

Li Hanqiu said, "Because a Deep Blue Golden Core possesses the qualifications to challenge the Hollow Void Realm. These individuals could step into the Hollow Void Realm at any moment, so the organizations offering the bounties are willing to spend generously to kill them before their promotion; otherwise, once they achieve the Hollow Void, it would be their own undoing, you see." He pointed further down the list, "The bounty for a Blazing White Golden Core is just a little over 10,000, and for a Sunburst Golden Core, it's even lower, around 1,000..."

Saying this, he couldn't help but express his feeling, "1,000 Pure Yang Great Pills can be enough to buy the life of a Sunburst Golden Core, which also means they could be driven to desperation."

Cheap.

So very cheap.

"I was researching data and came across an auction held forty years ago in the Eastern Sea Immortal Market. If I remember correctly, it sold for 180 million Pure Yang Great Pills?"

Alkaid conveyed through Divine Sense.

"You remembered incorrectly."

Li Hanqiu glanced at Alkaid, "The item that sold for 180 million Pure Yang Great Pills wasn't a true Dao Artifact but a Quasi-Dao Artifact. It possessed only the semblance of Dao, not the true power of a Dao Artifact. A true Dao Artifact's price is as high as 1 billion."

Finally, he added with his Divine Sense, "Just like the Domain Stabilizing Ring and Void Disk you gave me."

"How much!? 1 billion!"

This number, even Alkaid felt a tremor in his spirit.

He knew how vital Dao Artifacts were for cultivators, especially for those refining the Void. Without a Dao Artifact, there was virtually no hope of breaking through the Shattered Void.

It was like an ordinary person with no house; it would be very difficult to get married, have children, and carry on the lineage.

But this price...

It was truly beyond his expectations.

"Yes, 1 billion."

Li Hanqiu said and then lamented, "This amount is more than enough to buy the life of a Hollow Void Realm powerhouse."

After saying this, he added, "Not a Hollow Void War Immortal, but a true Hollow Void."

At that moment, Alkaid truly felt a surge of temptation to risk selling a Dao Artifact and rake in 10 billion.

With those 10 billion, his cultivation could potentially skyrocket to the Hollow Void Realm at an unbelievable speed.

And not just a neophyte at Hollow Void, perhaps even nearing the peak of Hollow Void.

But he still suppressed this thought for the time being.

A Dao Artifact, forget about Hollow Void, even Refining Void powerhouses would desperately vie for it.

It could even bring out a Supreme Elder level of the Ten Great Immortal Paths to personally intervene.

The Great Dao is boundless!

While there are only forty-nine complete Great Dao heritages on Northern Sea Star, other Daos also cascade through the realm in the form of Divine Skills and Great Divine Powers, including those that directly affect causality. Selling a Dao Artifact without the strength to match a Refining Void..."

That would be akin to courting death.

Even unleashing this Supreme Divine Power for sale already carried tremendous risk for him.

If not for the 'Hollow Void' Li Hanqiu shielding him, he might not have had the courage to take this risk.

While contemplating, Alkaid calmed down, "Let's successfully sell this Supreme Divine Power first."

Li Hanqiu nodded, "I've already got the invitation from the Immortal Market auction. Let's head there now. The auction will last ten days. Although the items in the first few days are of average value, you might still find something useful."

"Good."

Alkaid nodded.

The two wasted no time and headed straight for a building in the center of the Immortal Market.

The building was a towering structure, thousands of meters high, with formations that gleamed subtly. If one were to look at it during the night, it would appear as a striking landmark on the surface.

At the very top of the tower, there was a lotus platform about three hundred meters in diameter, with eight petals unfolded flatly. Attending cultivators could enter the central formation from any petal.

Upon arriving at the lotus platform, the first thing Alkaid and Li Hanqiu "saw" was a faint distortion of the void enveloping the area of the lotus platform.

This was a sign of a Hollow Void Realm power presiding over the area.

This Hollow Void seemed to deliberately manifest their presence as a warning.

Moreover, most likely belonging to the Dashang Immortal Dynasty and holding the home advantage, this presence alone was enough to deter any reckless moves from other Hollow Voids.

As soon as Li Hanqiu arrived, this Hollow Void seemed to sense something, and through Divine Sense, greeted with a laugh, "May I know which Sect's fellow Daoist has come? Maritime State Defense Envoy Wang Que offers his respectful greetings."

"Guard Envoy Wang."

Li Hanqiu responded with Divine Sense, while also adding, "Just a nobody bringing a junior to widen his perspective."

Seeing that Li Hanqiu used Divine Sense to reply and deliberately wore a mask, obviously not wanting to reveal his identity, the Hollow Void merely said, "Good, once every ten years, the Eastern Sea Immortal Market Auction. Though the items are generally ordinary for us, good things still appear from time to time, especially for Golden Core Cultivators."

He did not persist in asking further questions, "I won't disrupt Fellow Daoist's enjoyment any longer. If there is anything you need, just contact me directly."

"Thank you for your consideration."

Li Hanqiu courteously replied.

After the brief interaction, the Guard Envoy Wang seemed to have messaged the receptionist.

Shortly, a Sunburst Golden Core receptionist quickly arrived, bowing thoroughly with respect, "Our honored guests bring glory to our doors. Let me take you to the auction hall now."

Li Hanqiu nodded slightly.

They followed the Golden Core Cultivator into the formation.

As they entered the formation, the surroundings instantly changed.

When the change stabilized, Alkaid found himself standing at the summit of a majestic mountain.

The mountain peaks were so high that they seemed to pierce the heavens, and all that met the eye was an endless sea of clouds.

In front of them lay a lotus platform spanning several thousand kilometers in diameter, surrounded by numerous cultivators.

Currently, a cultivator was standing above the lotus platform, holding a bottle of elixir and describing its virtues. As he spoke, countless lights and patterns were projected into the void, making everything clearly visible to all.

Around the lotus platform, besides those seated on the lotus petals, there were also about a dozen mountains standing tall in the surroundings, shrouded in mists and hard to discern.

The mountain where Alkaid and Li Hanqiu were situated was among the tallest of these.

As soon as they arrived, two female cultivators with tranquil beauty and floating robes, radiating an aura as refreshing as spring, stepped forward and bowed gracefully, "Zhi Yun and Zhi Xue welcome the Supreme Immortal's noble visit. Whatever you may need, you can ask us, and we will do our utmost to satisfy it."

"Give me a copy of the auction list,"

Li Hanqiu said.

The woman named Zhi Xue quickly produced a Jade Talisman.

This list was much more detailed than the ones circulated outside.

It included not only the ordinary items for sale but also showcased the premier items of each day.

Li Hanqiu glanced at it and handed it over to Alkaid, but he marked the premier items for the fifth, sixth, eighth, ninth, and tenth days.

Alkaid looked, and the starting prices for these five premier items were all above 100,000 Pure Yang Great Pills.

Each one justified him using the Supreme Divine Power he possessed, the "Seven Emotions Demon Slayer," which targeted the path of the spirit.

The key was that these Pure Yang Great Pills could not be wasted.

However, after looking over the list, Alkaid was simultaneously interested in three of the premier items.

"These three are excellent. The Dragon Suppressing Stake is vital for strengthening the Sect Protection Array. With this artifact, as soon as the Nine Heavens Sect produces three to five Sunburst Golden Cores, the Mountain Protection Array can withstand any attack from below the Hollow Void Realm. The remaining Flowing Void Crystal can be used as material for forging a Dao Artifact, and I can refine the Flame Demon Heart into a one-time use artifact, the Red Refining Divine Fire Thunder, whose destructive power even a Deep Blue Golden Core might not withstand,"

Alkaid explained.

Li Hanqiu looked at the starting price of 150,000 Pure Yang Great Pills for the Dragon Suppressing Stake and said with a bit of discomfort, "I am basically not leaving the Sect after this, so let's save on the elixir material. Besides, laying out formations is always complicated and time-consuming. Without help from others, even if you upgrade the Mountain Protection Array quickly, it still could take three to five years; if slow, perhaps eight to ten years—an outright waste of time. Let's skip this one."

He glanced at the Flowing Void Crystal and the Flame Demon Heart: "Since the Flowing Void Crystal is a material for forging Dao Artifacts, we naturally need to buy it, and if the Flame Demon Heart can really be refined into the Red Refining Divine Fire Thunder powerful enough to kill a Deep Blue Golden Core, then it's a must-have. Having such an artifact would put me more at ease when you venture out for your cultivation trials."

Alkaid pondered for a moment and nodded.

Currently, for the Nine Heavens Sect, acquiring Pure Yang Great Pills for rapid improvement of everyone's cultivation was indeed more crucial than upgrading the so-called Mountain Protection Array.

"Then let's buy these two artifacts... However, the rules of the auction in the Noble Immortal Market require immediate payment upon winning an item…"

"Heh, although the Pure Yang Great Pills we can produce are barely countable on one hand, relying on my status as one from the Hollow Void Realm, deferring the payment later should face no objections from Guard Envoy Wang."

Li Hanqiu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Alkaid, considering the weight of the Hollow Void realm, nodded in agreement.

Consequently, the auction proceeded methodically.

On the sixth day, Li Hanqiu bought the Flame Demon Heart for 140,000 Pure Yang Great Pills.

And just as he had said, when he did not immediately pay upon acquiring the item, the auction house did not even question them, showing full trust.

After all, it was hard to believe that a being from the Hollow Void Realm couldn't produce a few hundred thousand Pure Yang Great Pills.

By the ninth day, when the Flowing Void Crystal was auctioned, its price soared to 180,000.

Feeling the price was about right, Li Hanqiu and Alkaid exchanged a look, and he promptly contacted Wang Que: "Guard Envoy Wang."

"Is there anything I can assist you with?"

"I really want this Flowing Void Crystal, but to cultivate a certain Dao Technique, I've recently invested almost all my resources into it. Hence, I am planning to sell a Supreme Divine Power through the channels of Noble Immortal Market to acquire enough Pure Yang Great Pills to bid for the Flowing Void Crystal. How about it?"

"A Supreme Divine Power!?"

Wang Que was slightly surprised but also cautious, "May I know which sect's Supreme Divine Power it is?"

"It's the 'Seven Emotions Demon Slayer,' a Supreme Divine Power of the Refining Demon Sect, which was destroyed thirty thousand years ago,"

Li Hanqiu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Wang Que let out a sigh of relief, "Is there a corresponding Dao Technique?"

"I haven't found it yet. If you want to cultivate the Dao Technique, you'll have to figure it out from the forces that have acquired the inheritance of the Refining Demon Sect."

Li Hanqiu explained.

"Without the Dao Technique... the price might be much lower, and with the auction ending in just a couple of days, it's too short a time to advertise. The final sale price might not be very good. Do you want to wait?"

Wang Que sounded a bit regretful.

"The proceeds from my two items will be more than enough. Whatever commission needs to be taken out, just follow your rules,"

"You're too kind,"
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Wang Que said, pausing to think, "Well, if you trust us, we are willing to offer 600,000 to buy the Supreme Divine Power directly, and we'll sell it in the next auction. If the price goes above 600,000 Pure Yang Great Pills, we'll make up the difference; if it goes under, consider the Supreme Divine Power bought by us for 600,000 Pure Yang Great Pills. What do you think?"

"600,000..."

While this number was somewhat low compared to a Supreme Divine Power,

As it was a Supreme Divine Power without a corresponding Dao Technique, 600,000 seemed reasonable.

Alkaid looked at Li Hanqiu, but didn't interfere with his decision.

After pondering, Li Hanqiu responded directly, "600,000 is not enough, 800,000; if not, we might as well give up the auction for the Flowing Void Crystal. Although this material is precious, it is not irreplaceable."

"800,000..."

Wang Que didn't respond for a dozen breaths.

At that moment, it was likely not just Alkaid sweating, but Li Hanqiu as well.

Fortunately...

A dozen breaths later, Wang Que's Divine Sense came back, lightly laughing as he delivered the answer that relieved both men, "Then as you say, 800,000 Pure Yang Great Pills."