Chapter 1948: Heavenly Thunder Spirit-Controlling Formation

“The Xuanyang Cauldron! Grand Exalted Xuanling!”

Wang Changsheng narrowed his eyes. Many ancient texts describing the Xuanling Continent mentioned Grand Exalted Xuanling, praising him highly.

Within a span of over ten thousand years, Grand Exalted Xuanling advanced from the Spirit Transformation stage to the Mahayana stage. He was the fastest cultivating Mahayana cultivator on the Xuanling Continent in over 500,000 years.

After Grand Exalted Xuanling reached the Mahayana stage, he suddenly disappeared, his whereabouts unknown. Some claimed he ascended to the Immortal Realm, while others said he perished under a grand heavenly tribulation; opinions varied widely. There was a spiritual ground believed to be left behind by Grand Exalted Xuanling, which would appear periodically. It was said that this spiritual ground contained numerous treasures. Many high-level cultivators who entered it obtained treasures left by Grand Exalted Xuanling, experiencing rapid advancements in cultivation or significant increases in their divine abilities, thereby becoming renowned in their respective regions.

Whenever Grand Exalted Xuanling’s spiritual ground appeared, it attracted a large number of cultivators seeking treasures. However, this spiritual ground was a mobile small world and could appear anywhere in the Xuanyang Realm. Its last appearance was in the Azure Glaze Sea, which caused a bloody storm.

The ruins of the Jinyang Sect in the Dongli Realm only appeared in the Eastern Wasteland. In contrast, Grand Exalted Xuanling’s spiritual ground moved throughout the entire Xuanyang Realm, making the two incomparable.

Upon hearing this, the skeptical murmurs subsided.

“A treasure refined from Xuanyang Divine Crystal? It’s probably very difficult to repair! Ordinary materials likely won’t suffice for repairs.” A clear, cool female voice came from a private room on the second floor.

“Indeed, it’s very difficult to repair; otherwise, we wouldn’t be auctioning it off,” Lu Tianhong explained. “Xuanyang Divine Crystal is truly rare to find now, but with enough time, some can still be located. If this treasure is repaired, trapping Body Integration cultivators would not be an issue. Even without repair, it can still be used, making it a rare and valuable treasure for Void Refinement cultivators. At the very least, it would be extremely difficult for Void Refinement cultivators to escape once trapped.” If not for these imperfections, the Xuanyang Cauldron would never have been put up for auction.

“The Xuanyang Cauldron, starting bid five million spirit stones, with each increment no less than five hundred thousand.” Grand Exalted Xuanling was a renowned Mahayana cultivator on the Xuanling Continent in his time. With the Seven Star Merchant Alliance’s reputation as a guarantee, most cultivators believed this treasure was indeed refined by Grand Exalted Xuanling. The competition for this Xuanyang Cauldron was quite fierce.

The Xuanyang Cauldron ultimately sold for a high price of twenty million, acquired by a VIP in a private room on the second floor.

In a private room on the second floor, an old man in a green robe gazed at the Xuanyang Cauldron before him, his expression one of excitement.

“A treasure refined by Grand Exalted Xuanling. This trip was not in vain,” the old man in green excitedly remarked.

“If this treasure can be repaired, our Li family will have another valuable artifact,” the girl in the yellow dress smiled sweetly and agreed.

At this point, Chen Feng stepped down, and Lu Tianhong personally took over as the auctioneer.

Lu Tianhong flipped his hand, and with a flash of spiritual light, an exquisite white jade box appeared in his palm.

He opened the lid and took out a pair of snow-white rings. Spiritual light shimmered continuously, the ambient temperature plummeted, and a thin layer of ice rapidly spread across the ground.

“These are the Heavenly Moon Rings, a mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure,” Lu Tianhong said in a deep voice. “They were refined using a complete piece of Heavenly Moon Ice Crystal as the primary material. I presume some fellow daoists have heard of Wuxing Zi? It is said that Wuxing Zi obtained many treasures from Grand Exalted Xuanling’s spiritual ground, experiencing rapid cultivation advancement and significant improvement in his artifact refining skills. These Heavenly Moon Rings were personally refined by him, and they are said to be imitations of Grand Exalted Xuanling’s set of Five Elements Rings.” He infused a spell seal, and the two snow-white rings suddenly flew from his hand. Infusing another spell seal into each, the two rings suddenly glowed with dazzling white light and expanded greatly in size. Large quantities of white snowflakes drifted down from above, and the temperature plummeted.

Even Wang Changsheng couldn’t help but shiver, let alone lower-level cultivators.

Lu Tianhong changed his spell seal, and the two rings reverted to their original size, landing back in his hand.

“For the sake of the bidders, I won’t demonstrate their power further,” he announced. “The power of this treasure is certainly considerable. Starting bid five million spirit stones, with each increment no less than five hundred thousand.”

Both Heavenly Moon Rings were mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures with considerable power, and the competition was exceptionally fierce.

Granny Tianxue acquired the pair of Heavenly Moon Rings for a high price of twenty-seven million, demonstrating her immense wealth.

Lu Tianhong flipped his hand and took out an exquisite green brocade box. He opened the box, and a burst of dazzling golden light surged forth. As the golden light receded, nine glittering golden flying daggers were revealed. Each golden flying dagger resembled a crescent moon in shape and emanated astonishing spiritual energy.

“A set of Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasures!” A flicker of surprise appeared in Wang Changsheng’s eyes. Each golden flying dagger was a mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure. The Heavenly Moon Rings had already sold for twenty-seven million. Would this set of flying daggers exceed a hundred million spirit stones?

“This set of Golden Moon Blades was crafted using Gengjin Divine Crystal as the primary material,” Lu Tianhong’s voice, though not loud, carried throughout the entire venue. “Each piece is a mid-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure. This set of treasures was consigned for auction by a senior cultivator, in exchange for earth-attribute materials like Wutu Divine Crystal.”

Lu Tianhong took out a shimmering blue light array disk, infused several spell seals into it, and gestured for a moment.

After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lu Tianhong lightly sighed and put away the set of flying daggers. It was clear that they failed to sell, a situation not uncommon.

Lu Tianhong flicked his sleeve, and over a hundred silver-glowing formation flags flew out and floated before him. Each flag shimmered with spiritual light. The main formation flag was about a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) long and emitted astonishing spiritual energy fluctuations.

“This is the Grand Thunder-Deflecting Spirit Formation, crafted primarily from 30,000-year-old Five-Extremity True Thunderwood. This is a sixth-tier formation that can weaken the power of lightning-attribute dao arts.”

Granny Tianxue, Zen Master Dazhi, and Rogue Cultivator Qihu stared intently at the formation flags before Lu Tianhong, their expressions solemn.

For Void Refinement cultivators, acquiring this formation set would significantly increase their chances of surviving a grand heavenly tribulation.

“This formation set was consigned for auction by a senior cultivator, in exchange for a top-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure of the defensive or flying type,” Lu Tianhong said in a deep voice, a hint of fervor in his eyes. “Items of equivalent value are also acceptable.” If the formation’s owner hadn’t been a Body Integration cultivator, he would have wanted to keep this formation set for himself.

“The Grand Thunder-Deflecting Spirit Formation!” A thoughtful expression appeared on Wang Changsheng’s face. Materials for condensing Dharma Idols and items assisting in surviving grand heavenly tribulations were all rare treasures, highly sought after by major powers.

In a private room on the second floor, the cultivators from the Li family of Jinye Island looked excited.

“The Grand Thunder-Deflecting Spirit Formation!” the old man in green muttered to himself, his expression agitated.

“I’ll trade the Seven Star Umbrella for this formation set. The Seven Star Umbrella is a defensive top-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure,” the old man in green transmitted his voice. If one couldn’t survive a grand heavenly tribulation, no matter how good the treasure, one wouldn’t live to use it.

For Void Refinement cultivators who were about to undergo a grand heavenly tribulation, this Grand Thunder-Deflecting Spirit Formation, while not comparable in general defensive power to a top-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure, offered a significant advantage in surviving their tribulation. However, for Body Integration cultivators, a top-grade Heaven-reaching Spirit Treasure was more valuable. The grand heavenly tribulations attracted by Body Integration cultivators were far more powerful, and a sixth-tier formation like the Grand Thunder-Deflecting Spirit Formation would not be able to exert much effect against them.