As Liu Ruyan paused slightly, she noticed that everyone's attention had been captured, and then she spoke again:

  "The effect is to purify spiritual roots!"

  "For ordinary spiritual roots, a slight improvement is not very useful. But if your disciple has a Low-Grade Heavenly Spiritual Root, using this Glazed Immortal Crystal will purify it to a Mid-Grade Heavenly Spiritual Root!"

  "A High-Grade Heavenly Spiritual Root might even have a chance to be elevated to a Supreme-Grade Heavenly Spiritual Root!"

  Hearing this, the interest of the powerful figures below was piqued.

  For cultivators who have reached the Soul Transformation stage, the disadvantages of spiritual roots can be compensated for in other ways. If the improvement of the spiritual root is not significant, it is of little use and meaningless.

  However, they have disciples and juniors.

  It may not be useful to them, but it is beneficial for those just starting on the path of cultivation!

  Liu Ruyan smiled slightly:

  "The starting bid for the Glazed Immortal Crystal is three hundred thousand Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, someone immediately bid, "Four hundred thousand!"

  "Four hundred fifty thousand!"

  "Five hundred thousand!"

  ...

  In this manner, until a Void Refinement elder bid one million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones, the others hesitated for a moment and chose to give up.

  After all, their main goal in coming here was still for that High-Grade Spirit Treasure.

  Spending too much on this Glazed Immortal Crystal was not worthwhile.

  "One million going once."

  "One million going twice."

  "One million..."

  Just as Liu Ruyan was about to bring down the hammer, Gu Liangyuan's calm voice rang out:

  "One million and ten thousand."

  A gleam of joy flashed in Liu Ruyan's eyes; she had initially thought the Glazed Immortal Crystal would fetch at most eight hundred thousand Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones.

  Unexpectedly, it broke the million mark.

  The elder who had initially bid heard this and a shadow flickered in his eyes.

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  With a thought, he transmitted a message to Gu Liangyuan: "Fellow Daoist, I am Venerable Ziguang of the Golden Armor Sect and I truly need this item. I hope you will show mercy."

  Divine Thought Transmission, within the range of divine thought, only the two of them could hear.

  Inside the private room, Gu Liangyuan let out a cold snort:

  "What do you mean?"

  "Threatening me?"

  "In my life as Di Yun, the last thing I fear is comparing status!"

  "Old fellow, listen well, I am the son of the Holy Lord of Taiyi Holy Land, the Holy Son Di Yun!"

  "It's already good that I am not using my status to suppress you, and you still want to play the status game with me?"

  "Now, let me make it clear, I want the Glazed Immortal Crystal. If you dare to bid again, I'll wipe out your entire clan!"

  As he spoke, Gu Liangyuan activated his Void Spirit Root, revealing a faint Golden Crow Phantom surrounded by fiery aura.

  This was precisely the function of the Void Spirit Root, capable of mimicking the aura and function of any spiritual root.

  Initially skeptical of Gu Liangyuan's words, the Void Refinement elder sensed the Supreme-Grade Fire Spiritual Root aura and the Golden Crow Phantom emanating from Gu Liangyuan. Though he felt aggrieved, he dared not act rashly.

  The news of the Taiyi Holy Land's Holy Son possessing a Supreme-Grade Fire Spiritual Root was almost universally known.

  Moreover, this was the territory of Taiyi Holy Land, so encountering Di Yun here was quite normal.

  Thus, he completely believed Gu Liangyuan's words.

  After all, in his view, a Supreme-Grade Fire Spiritual Root was impossible to fake.

  Though he dared not show dissatisfaction on his face, the Void Refinement elder was already harboring resentment in his heart:

  "Does he really think being a Holy Son makes him invincible?"

  "I refuse to believe you will never leave Taiyi Holy Land!"

  "A living Holy Son is a Holy Son, but a dead one is not!"

  Gu Liangyuan, unaware of the elder's inner thoughts, felt pleased seeing him intimidated.

  Anyway, Taiyi Holy Land had always been at odds with Supreme Holy Land, so Gu Liangyuan felt no guilt in doing this.

  Finally, after three knocks of the hammer, Gu Liangyuan secured the Glazed Immortal Crystal for one million and ten thousand Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones.

  Song Xian'er knew the Glazed Immortal Crystal was bought for her, and tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at Gu Liangyuan with deep gratitude.

  At this moment, she didn't know what words could express her feelings.

  She had one foot in the Cultivation World and had a clear concept of what a million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones meant.

  A million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones could buy a slightly flawed Low-Grade Spirit Treasure!

  It was something even Soul Transformation cultivators would be willing to risk their lives for!

  Moreover, before setting out, her master had casually mentioned that his entire wealth amounted to two million Supreme-Grade Spirit Stones.

  For her sake, her master was willing to spend half of his wealth!

  Thinking back to when she almost refused Gu Liangyuan for Zhang Yang, she wished she could go back in time and slap herself.

  How heartbroken her master must have been when she rejected him back then.

  At this point, Gu Liangyuan had lost interest in the auction, as the items appearing later were increasingly expensive, and he had no more resources.

  His entire focus was on the soon-to-be-acquired Glazed Immortal Crystal and the Xuanhuang Qi, completely oblivious to the fact that Song Xian'er's Devotion Value had already dropped to sixty-five.

  Seeing that the auction would continue for a while, Gu Liangyuan didn't wait any longer. He opened the secret door at the back of the private room and led Qian Qiu and the others directly to the trade room.

  A straightforward exchange of money and goods.

  After obtaining the treasure, Gu Liangyuan made no stops and left the auction house, returning to the inn.

  Looking at his three disciples in front of him, Gu Liangyuan flipped his hand, and three treasures floated in front of them.

  In front of Song Xian'er was the Glazed Immortal Crystal, in front of Qian Qiu was a gilded hairpin, and in front of Mo Chen was a golden pellet.

  Seeing the three of them looking somewhat at a loss, Gu Liangyuan smiled and said:

  "This Glazed Immortal Crystal is for awakening your physique, Xian'er. Accept it first, and when we return to Emotionless Peak, I'll help you awaken."

  Song Xian'er looked at Gu Liangyuan's face, with countless thoughts and words in her mind, but all she could say was "Mm."

  Gu Liangyuan continued, "Qian Qiu, this hairpin is for you. Although you already have the Autumn Water Sword, once it's summoned, it becomes visible to others. This sword is easy to conceal and can be used as a trump card when traveling in the Cultivation World."

  Qian Qiu took the gilded hairpin and, with a surge of power, it transformed into a short sword.

  This short sword was actually a Supreme-Grade Heaven-Grade Magical Artifact!

  Qian Qiu had lost count of how many times her master had bestowed magical artifacts upon her, but she never took it for granted.

  Instead, with each artifact she received, she felt the weight of responsibility on her shoulders grow heavier.

  However, she was not good with words and simply kept this gratitude deeply in her heart.

  "Thank you, Master."

  Gu Liangyuan nodded in response and then looked at Mo Chen:

  "Take this Sword Orb. I see you have a keen interest in the way of the sword, so focus your cultivation on swordsmanship from now on."

  "This Sword Orb, when nurtured in your abdomen, can cultivate a strand of Sword Qi. It will be honed day and night and will increase in power as your cultivation level rises, serving as a means of protection."

  "Mo Chen, remember this, or rather, you probably won't remember."

  Mo Chen's eyes were also red at this moment.

  Gu Liangyuan had purchased a total of four items, and he hadn't expected that three of them were prepared for them.

  Where in the world could one find such a master?

  But then again, he had to honor his master, and not fawning over Liu Shuang was impossible.

  "Ding, congratulations to the host for bestowing the Sword Orb, triggering a two-thousand-fold return, returning the reward..."

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