Chapter Nineteen: Spirit Artifact

The Second Prince dared not speak anymore, sitting quietly in the distance, swallowing a healing pill, seemingly subdued by Ji Xuan. But if one looked closely, they could see the deep resentment in the Second Prince's eyes!

Embarrassing! This was beyond embarrassing! To be slapped in the face by Ji Xuan in front of most of the cultivators from the Ten Great Sects and numerous members of the royal family!

This was too humiliating! The Second Prince wanted to regain his dignity, but he also knew that Ji Xuan's strength must far exceed his imagination to be able to strike him like this. So, he could only endure silently, waiting for the opportunity for revenge...

Meanwhile, everyone in the auction audience was stunned by Ji Xuan's displayed power.

The Second Prince was a high-level cultivator at the sixth stage of the Natal Origin Realm, not considered weak among the younger generation of the Great Qian Dynasty. He even had the potential to become a foundational figure at the Dao Foundation Realm in the future.

Yet now, he was slapped in the face by the Nineteenth Prince without any ability to resist!

What was going on? Was the Nineteenth Prince's strength really so formidable?

This must... require at least the strength of someone at the seventh, eighth, or even ninth stage of the Natal Origin Realm!

Everyone gasped in shock, their eyes full of surprise as they looked at Ji Xuan.

"His mentor is no ordinary person," said a tall young man in a yellow robe with a serious expression.

"The Crown Prince, his mentor comes from a non-influential sect..." added a disciple from the Fire Sect.

The Crown Prince shook his head and said, "With the Great Qian Fallen Saint Secret Realm opening early, for someone like the worthless Nineteenth Prince to break through from the Postnatal Realm to at least the seventh stage of Natal Origin Realm in such a short time, would his mentor be an ordinary person? Moreover, the Taiyi Sect, this non-influential sect, appearing is too suspicious."

"Observe slowly and find an opportunity to recruit him," the Crown Prince instructed.

In his heart, he sneered: Even this worthless Nineteenth Prince dares to take such a mysterious figure as his mentor?

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Ji Xuan's action impressed most people, but he didn't use his full strength, so no one could determine the depth of his power. They only assumed that he had broken through to at least the sixth stage of Natal Origin Realm.

As for the Wheel Sea Realm?

Ridiculous! Was it so easy to break through to the Wheel Sea Realm?

No one even thought about Ji Xuan breaking through to the Wheel Sea Realm.

Time passed slowly, and after an incense stick's worth of time, the auction officially began!

A woman in a red dress, with faint glimpses of her snowy thighs, stepped onto the auction platform. Every move she made carried a bewitching charm, and her voice was melodious and captivating, exuding an irresistible allure.

Just the auctioneer alone was enough to make many cultivators with poor self-control willing to squander their entire fortunes for her!

It was evident that this auctioneer specialized in some kind of charm technique.

Especially her voice, it seemed to carry a magical power that induced consumption.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Fei'er, the host of today's Star Pavilion auction. I declare that the auction is officially beginning!"

"The first item up for auction today is a ninth-grade spiritual weapon, the Spirit Snake Sword!"

"Starting bid: 300 spirit stones."

As Fei'er, the auctioneer, spoke, several cultivators beside her unveiled a long sword with faint blue snake patterns shimmering on it.

Spirit Snake Sword!

A ninth-grade spiritual weapon!

Everyone present gasped in awe, including even the venerable figures at the Wheel Sea Realm!

In this world, a Wheel Sea Realm cultivator typically used a ninth-grade spiritual weapon, while a Dao Foundation Realm cultivator would use an eighth-grade spiritual weapon, and so on. However, spiritual weapons of this caliber were incredibly rare. In the Great Qian Dynasty, only foundational-level elders would possess a ninth-grade spiritual weapon!

Yet, the first item up for auction at the Star Pavilion was a ninth-grade spiritual weapon!

This revelation drove the cultivators present into a frenzy!

"Seven hundred spirit stones!"

"Nine hundred spirit stones!"

"One thousand spirit stones!"

Bids echoed one after another.

Ji Xuan looked at Jiang Chen and secretly transmitted his voice, inquiring if they should bid on the ninth-grade spiritual weapon.

This was a spiritual weapon!

Jiang Chen shook his head, refusing to bid. The reason was simple—Jiang Chen could refine weapons. Though his skills were not comparable to those of master weapon refiners, he could still manage to refine a seventh-grade spiritual weapon. After all, Jiang Chen hailed from the Sacred Land of Chaos, a place where weapon refinement was a fundamental skill for cultivators. That's because no one could avoid refining their own King-Grade, Saint-Grade, or even Emperor-Grade weapons after reaching the King Realm, Saint Realm, and beyond!

Bidding on a ninth-grade spiritual snake sword would simply be a waste.

However, this inspired Jiang Chen. If he obtained good refining materials in the future, he wouldn't rush to refine them. Instead, he would gift them to his disciples first and reclaim them later!

Yes, refining materials were currently what Jiang Chen lacked the most.

"Understood, Master," Ji Xuan nodded obediently. Even though he was eager for a spiritual weapon, he wouldn't insist since his Master had spoken.

In the end, the ninth-grade Spirit Snake Sword was purchased by the Crown Prince for 1300 spirit stones, officially kicking off the auction.

Everyone realized the value of this auction!

Many princes began to contact their respective forces, preparing large amounts of spirit stones, lest they find themselves lacking when something good came up!

Subsequently, the second and third auction items were precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures, pushing the auction to its climax!

Cultivators, princes, and members of the Ten Great Sects went crazy!

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