8 The Exalted One
Lu Xuan called down the two men who were about to leave and then neatly laid out four jades on the table.
"This is?"
The Archdeacon was suddenly confused as to the reason for Lu Xuan's action.
"No way? This is... a magic tool?" The treasure hunter's eyes were sharp enough to spot something.
"Mm." Lu Xuan nodded his head.
"The lower-grade magic weapon could resist a full-force strike at the first level of the Yellow Life Realm four if activated at the same time."
Lu Xuan injected a piece of true qi and an earthen yellow barrier appeared within a one-meter radius.
"Could it be that Elder is an alchemist?" The eyes of the treasure master lit up.
"You could say that." Lu Xuan faintly said.
When Lu Xuan was waiting outside, he saw several tools stored on the shelf, and with his eyesight, he could immediately tell that this was a shield type of weapon, but the grade was very low and could only withstand a full strike from the 3rd or 4th level of Mortal Life Realm.
So as he waited, he casually found a few handy pieces of jade to refine into a shield-type magic weapon.
As an emperor, Lu Xuan's skills had already reached the realm of returning to the basics.
It's simple to make a few disposable shields and in less than a few moments, Lu Xuan has made four shields out of it.
But in this age of scarcity, it's an excellent weapon, highly sought after by the public.
"These four jade pearls can withstand a full strike from the Yellow Life realm. They're rare magic tools." Treasure Master said: "What's remarkable is that these four pieces come as a set and are expected to double in price."
"According to my preliminary judgment, the starting price for each of these four magic weapons should be around 50,000 silver coins!"
"Well, do as you say." Lu Xuan nodded his head.
On that day, the Penetrating Thunder Sword Technique became the auction's final item, followed by the shield weapon!
Before the auction started, the Archdeacon had sent someone to notify all the surrounding families including some of the royalty and nobility of the Academy.
Those giants were carrying huge sums of money to try to get their hands on this immensely powerful, yellow-grade, top-grade lightning martial skill!
Lu Xuan wasn't interested. All he cared about was the silver coins.
After some fights, the Penetrating Thunder Sword Technique fetched an astronomical price of two million silver coins and the four shield magic weapons fetched a total of 800,000!
The people who had auctioned the martial arts afterward insisted on inspecting it in person, and the Archdeacon couldn't argue with them so he agreed!
The Archdeacon led a man and a woman to Lu Xuan and smiled: "This is the master of the Penetrating Thunder Sword Technique!"
"It's them?" Lu Xuan was slightly surprised.
These two people, Lu Xuan was familiar with, were the Third Prince who had clashed with Lu Xuan and Lu Xuan's former fiancée Han Zhi Yun.
What are these two doing together?
The third prince arched his hands and said: "I am the Third Prince of the Divine Martial Kingdom and this is the senior disciple of the Returning Clouds Sect and my sister, Miss Han, I don't know how to address you, sir?"
To possess such a powerful martial art proves that this person's strength is not trivial, even if the Third Prince is a prince of a country, he wouldn't dare to make a fuss and report to his family.
Which Lu Xuan ignored him and directly opened the wooden box containing the martial skills, "The secrets and moves of the Penetrating Thunder Sword Technique are all here, receive and inspect them."
The third prince was at a loss for words when he met Lu Xuan, but fortunately, he had Han Zhiyun with him.
She smiled coquettishly and said: "Elder is so quick to talk, so I'm not going to be rude."
After receiving the wooden box, Han Zhiyun flipped open the recipe and recited it in her heart a few times, her entire body entering a kind of mysterious and profound realm.
The words on the instructions seemed to come to life, transforming into a villain, constantly demonstrating the above moves.
Each move was incomparably powerful, and the fourth move even struck out a wild thunderstorm the size of a bucket of water.
"Well? Not bad, comprehending the first level of the arcane meaning of the Penetrating Thunder Sword Technique so quickly, a bit interesting." Lu Xuan nodded slightly, it really wasn't a coincidence that Han Zhiyun was favored by the Returning Cloud Sect.
Her talent was definitely far beyond that of an ordinary person, even the Third Prince, who was regarded as one of the top ten of the younger generation academies, couldn't compare to her.
"Great! This set of yellow-grade superior martial skills is truly extraordinary, thunder rolls, and where it goes, not a blade of grass grows, it's definitely worth the money!" Han Zhiyun couldn't help but call out.
The third prince also looked happy and nodded in his heart, so that the Divine Martial Kingdom's heritage was added to the mix.
The Archdeacon, seeing that the matter was settled, walked up to Lu Xuan and whispered respectfully, "Senior, a total of two million silver coins, Miss Han and the Third Prince paid one million each, while the four disposable shield artifacts were auctioned for a total of eight hundred thousand, see if you want to withdraw all of them, deposit them in a money vault, or exchange them for the equivalent spirit stones."
Before Lu Xuan could reply, he heard the third prince and Han Zhiyun say in shock, "What? Those four shield artifacts were actually made by Senior?"
Refiner, what a noble profession.
Martial practitioners, who didn't have a few magic tools and real weapons on their person, these things came from the hands of refiners.
That's why refiners, no matter where they go, there are a lot of people chasing after them.
The status of an Artificer was actually almost on par with that of an Alchemist.
The Third Prince, who had originally hit a nail on Lu Xuan, had his discontent dissipate.
No wonder he's so arrogant and doesn't give a damn about a prince of a country, he's a master refiner!
Moreover, judging from the grade of those magic tools, the senior in front of him was probably a second-grade master refiner, or else he wouldn't have been able to refine and form a set of lower-grade magic tools.
The refiners are also divided into one to nine grades.
In the entire Empire, there are only a handful of third-grade refiners, and a second-grade refiner is already a remarkable feat.
"Deposit it all in the card." Lu Xuan ignored the two of them and said indifferently.
Transactions between martial artists were usually based on spirit stones, though currencies like silver and gold coins were also available.
Soon, the Archdeacon presented a noble card with a purple and gold lace border.
Over the past 3,000 years, martial artists have invented many handy gadgets, and the Noble Card is one of them.
Noble cards are divided into several levels, white, yellow, silver, black, and purple.
Different levels of the Noble Card are eligible for different discounts.
The operation is also quite convenient, as long as the cards are close to each other. If you want to withdraw cash, you can only go to the banks in major cities to withdraw.
Lu Xuan's Noble Card, on the other hand, was the highest level Purple Gold Card, with minimum amounts starting at millions.
It must have been the auctioneer. Seeing that he was unfathomable and a hot weapon refiner, he made a special offer to him. Lu Xuan knew this well, but he didn't say anything. He just put the purple-gold card into the Xuanhuang Pearl and turned away.
The entire time, Lu Xuan didn't focus on Han Zhiyun and the third prince, completely ignoring the two of them.
"Damn, that's insolent! How dare you not give a damn about me, the prince of the Divine Martial Kingdom!" The third prince was annoyed as he saw Lu Xuan walking further and further away.
He is the son of a prince of a country, who is always surrounded by stars on his travels, but today he finally tries his hand at being ignored once again.
When the Archdeacon heard this, he sneered, "The Divine Martial Kingdom? How could a mere prince of a vassal small country attract the attention of such a powerful person? Not to mention the Divine Martial Kingdom, even the most powerful Red Vault Empire would probably not be able to invite a strong man of this level!"
"What?" The third prince and Han Zhiyun were now completely shocked.
"That's right, this kind of strong man is indeed not something that you and I can hope for." A middle-aged man slowly walked out from the corner, and it was Old Man Ling who had had a close encounter with Lu Xuan.
The Great Protector of the Returning Cloud Sect!
"Why do you say that, Old Man Ling!" Han Zhiyun was shocked and asked incessantly.
"Can't see through it." Ling Lao shook his head, not only the Archdeacon, even a strong man like him at the third level of Xuan Life couldn't see through Lu Xuan's cultivation.
"And he showed his hand to us on his way out." Old Man Ling curtly said.
"You mean when he took away the spirit stones just now? Hiss-"Han Zhiyun sucked in a breath of cold air.
She finally reacted.
"That's right, a spatial treasure." Old Man Ling's face grew heavier.
"Spatial treasures! Hiss-"Even the Third Prince sucked in a breath of cold air, they, the Divine Martial Kingdom, were rich even though they were a subsidiary country of the Red Vault Empire.
However, he had never heard of any spatial treasures in his own country, not even the lowest of the Nascent.
Don't tell me they don't have any more in the Divine Martial Kingdom, even if they were as strong as the Red Vault Empire, they don't have many pieces of the Nascent Ring.
By the looks of it, that mysterious black-robed man really was an unfathomable power.
He might have reached the legendary Earth Destiny, or maybe even higher.
The crowd didn't dare to think about it, and the more they thought about it, the more furious they became.
And the third prince's heart was secretly afraid, fortunately, he hadn't done anything rude just now, otherwise, a big man of this level would have slapped him to death, and maybe his own father would have had to come over and apologize.
"I don't know why a strong man of this level would come to a small place like the Red Vault Empire, he must have a plan. Alas, the Lower Domain, will be in turmoil again." Old Man Ling shook his head, his heart filled with emotion.
The Third Prince and Han Zhiyun were merely cultivators who had just stepped into the Mortal Life Realm, and they looked at each other, naturally unable to understand what Old Man Ling was saying.
"Anyway, if you encounter this senior again, you must not disturb him too much, and you'd better take a detour immediately, or else there's nothing the Returning Cloud Sect can do if one of you accidentally annoys him." Old Man Ling instructed.
"To be on the safe side, you two shouldn't walk around, focus on cultivating the martial skill just passed down by that senior, the power of a martial skill passed down by an Earth Destiny realm powerhouse is definitely extraordinary. If you can practice one and a half moves, you'll definitely shine in the academy competition in half a month!"
"Yes." The two looked at each other and spoke in unison.
After Lu Xuan left the void market, he made sure that no one was following him, threw his black robe and mask into the Xuanhuang pearl, and operated the disguise technique to restore his true appearance.
