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Chapter 139 Ten Years

After recognizing the storage ring as its owner, Jiang Yun could control it with his thoughts.

Originally, the rings of this storage ring were spaced far apart, enough to fit on the thumb.

But it will automatically shrink when worn on other fingers, and it can be worn on any finger.

Jiang Yun put it on the ring finger of her left hand.

Then, transfer all the spirit stones and treasures from all the storage bags to the storage ring.

"The space of a third-tier storage magic item is indeed quite large."

"With this storage ring, it will be much more convenient to store spirit stones and treasures in the future."

"When fighting against others, the speed at which you can summon magical artifacts is also faster than that of a storage bag."

After transferring all the treasures and spirit stones to the storage ring, Jiang Yun was quite satisfied with the space in the ring.

As for the price, although a mid-grade third-tier magic weapon is not worth 1.2 million spirit stones, it is normal for spatial magic weapons like storage rings to have a premium.

After putting on the storage ring, Jiang Yun shifted her attention to the auction venue.

In the following period, another thirteen mid-grade third-tier magic weapons and spiritual materials were auctioned off, with magic weapons being the most numerous.

After the auction of mid-grade Tier 3 treasures is completed, the auction of high-grade Tier 3 treasures will begin.

The number of Tier 3 high-grade treasures decreased significantly, and the auction came to an end after more than twenty items were auctioned off.

Jiang Yun now only has 440,000 spirit stones left, which is equivalent to 4,400 mid-grade spirit stones, far from enough to bid on any treasures.

However, none of the auctioned items contained third-tier alchemy inheritance, so it didn't matter whether Jiang Yun bid or not.

"There are still no third-tier alchemy inheritances up for auction."

"Third-tier inheritances like this rarely appear at auctions. It's very difficult to obtain one without joining a major sect and becoming an apprentice."

"Well, at least we managed to get this storage ring, so the trip wasn't in vain."

Jiang Yun shook his head inwardly, pondering the matter.

"Let's first see if the cave ruins that Yu Siyan mentioned are true, given that it's a third-tier alchemy inheritance."

"If that's true, once the Thousand Machine Divine Control Technique breaks through to the third level, we can leave the cave and explore."

"If this is not true, we will not be able to obtain the third-tier alchemy inheritance from the cave ruins. We can only make plans after joining the seven major sects."

"With my Core Formation stage cultivation, becoming a disciple of one of the seven major sects is not difficult."

Thinking this, the auction was about to end, and the final, most anticipated item was about to be auctioned.

Jiang Yun snapped out of her thoughts and prepared to leave early.

However, the final treasure that Master Hanlu brought out for auction immediately made Jiang Yun stop in his tracks.

"Next up is the grand finale of this auction: a Core Formation spiritual item!"

These words immediately drew gasps of surprise from the crowd, even the Core Formation cultivators in the private room were somewhat taken aback.

There was no prior announcement that any Core Formation level spiritual items would be auctioned, so it seems that the auction was decided on short notice.

Many of the Foundation Establishment cultivators stood up from their seats upon hearing the words "Core Formation Spiritual Object," their eyes burning with desire as they stared at the stage.

"It's actually a Core Formation level spiritual item! I can't believe someone's willing to put it up for auction!"

"Alas, what a pity! Even if I sold everything I own, I couldn't afford to auction off a treasure like a Core Formation artifact!"

"I want to see how many spirit stones this Core Formation spiritual treasure can fetch at auction."

Many Foundation Establishment cultivators stared intently at the stage and began to discuss among themselves.

On the high platform, Master Hanlu waved his hand, and a maidservant presented him with a tray.

"This Core Formation artifact was put up for auction by one of my Core Formation uncles because he lacked refining materials."

As he spoke, Master Hanlu lifted the spiritual cloth covering the tray, and a Core Formation spiritual item appeared in everyone's sight.

"The Blood Spirit Fruit, a Core Formation spiritual item, has a starting bid of 20,000 mid-grade spirit stones, with each bid increment not less than 1,000 mid-grade spirit stones."

Master Hanlu pointed to the Core Formation artifact and immediately announced the start of the auction.

Inside the private room, Jiang Yun's gaze sharpened.

The Core Formation artifact in Master Hanlu's hand was a fist-sized, blood-red fruit, emitting a faint red glow.

This is the Blood Spirit Fruit. When you are trying to form your Golden Core, it can have a slight effect of cleansing your marrow and tendons, and it can also greatly increase the speed at which spiritual energy is condensed in your body, thus accelerating the formation of the Golden Core.

"The Blood Spirit Fruit is a top-grade spiritual item among those that help one achieve Core Formation; it can increase the probability of forming a Core by at least 30%!"

"Its value is no less than that of the inner core of a third-tier, low-level demon beast."

"Someone from Thousand Forged Mountain is actually willing to put such a rare treasure up for auction!"

Jiang Yun stared at the Blood Spirit Fruit, his eyes burning with desire.

To cultivate the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Core Shattering Technique, he needs to complete three core shattering and core formation processes, requiring three sets of core formation resources.

The Blood Spirit Fruit, a Core Formation spiritual item that appeared at this auction, naturally made him extremely envious.

Unfortunately, even if I sold all the pills I had, I probably still wouldn't be able to win the bid for this Blood Spirit Fruit.

Just as Jiang Yun was feeling regretful, the bidding in the auction hall immediately entered a heated phase.

In a short period of time, the low price of 20,000 mid-grade spirit stones had already climbed to 30,000 mid-grade spirit stones, which is three million low-grade spirit stones.

Jiang Yun looked around at all the private rooms and found that almost every Core Formation cultivator was bidding.

The Wen siblings in the next private room have started bidding against each other.

Jiang Yun was not surprised to see that the Wen siblings had started bidding.

This is a spiritual item for Core Formation, which can increase the probability of successfully forming a Core.

Even though the Wen family is a family that cultivates immortality through the Core Formation stage, they will spare no effort to cultivate the next Core Formation cultivator.

With one more Core Formation cultivator, the family can become stronger and continue for hundreds of years.

Even if some Core Formation cultivators do not have a family or sect behind them, they still have their own relatives, descendants, and Daoist partners.

He himself couldn't use this Core Formation artifact, but he could keep it for his descendants after the auction!

Therefore, the bidding for Core Formation spiritual items is extremely fierce.

Apart from Jiang Yun, almost every Core Formation cultivator made a bid.

However, after bidding up 30,000 mid-grade spirit stones, many Core Formation cultivators fell silent, unable to bid any further.

Before long, the bidding price for the Core Formation spiritual item had reached 40,000 mid-grade spirit stones, and it was still rising.

"The price of this Blood Spirit Fruit is probably over 50,000 mid-grade spirit stones."

Seeing the intense bidding, Jiang Yun guessed that the final bid would exceed five million low-grade spirit stones.

"Forty-three thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

In the private room next door, Wen Changqing gritted his teeth and called out a price of 43,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

He himself certainly couldn't come up with that many spirit stones, but he had the entire Wen family behind him, which gave him the confidence to bid.

"Forty-five thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Forty-eight thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

When the price of 50,000 mid-grade spirit stones was announced, the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the arena all gasped in astonishment.

"Five million low-grade spirit stones!"

Some people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

For ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators, even hundreds of thousands of spirit stones are not easy to obtain, let alone five million spirit stones.

"Fifty-two thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

In a private room on the third floor, a Core Formation cultivator calmly announced the price.

Immediately, no one in the entire auction hall dared to challenge him.

The bidding by the Wen siblings next door had already subsided when it reached 45,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

It seems their bottom line should be 45,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

In the end, this Core Formation spiritual treasure, the Blood Spirit Fruit, was auctioned off to a mysterious Core Formation cultivator for 52,000 mid-grade spirit stones, or 5.2 million low-grade spirit stones.

"Five million spirit stones! No wonder it's a Core Formation Realm treasure; these kinds of items that help break through to higher realms are incredibly expensive!"

Jiang Yun couldn't help but sigh when he saw a Core Formation spiritual item auctioned for five million spirit stones.

"To cultivate the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Shattering Pill Technique and complete the first three revolutions, it would probably consume tens of millions of spirit stones."

"However, after the third reincarnation, the probability of forming a Nascent Soul increases by 100%, so there will be no need to worry about Nascent Soul spirit items at that time."

"A Nascent Soul Spiritual Item like this is worth tens of millions of spirit stones, and no one would put it up for auction!"

"Compared to using spirit objects to increase the probability of forming a Nascent Soul, completing the first three stages of the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Shattering Pill Technique is much easier."

Thinking of this, Jiang Yun smiled knowingly.

Fortunately, I had the foresight to obtain the Nine Revolutions Nirvana Pill Shattering Technique from the world of gods and demons.

Otherwise, choosing a spiritual object for forming the core instead of a Taoist method for achieving the Golden Core would have been a huge mistake.

After the Blood Spirit Fruit, a Core Formation spiritual item, was auctioned off, no trade fair was held, and Jiang Yun returned to his cave with the Wen siblings.

After returning to his cave, Jiang Yun checked all the items in his storage ring.

After doing all that, he began to devote himself to practicing the Thousand Machines Divine Control Technique.

This auction was just a minor episode in my cultivation journey.

If he didn't urgently need the third-tier alchemy inheritance, Jiang Yun wouldn't even participate in the auction.

Several days later, Jiang Yun sat cross-legged in the cultivation room, circulating the Thousand Machines Divine Control Technique, his mind completely immersed in his sea of ​​consciousness.

The cultivation of the Thousand Machines Divine Control Technique emphasizes transforming one's divine sense into countless fine threads, so fine that one can inscribe array patterns on a grain of rice.

This can greatly enhance the sharpness of one's divine sense and allow one's control over one's divine sense to reach an incredible level.

As the incantation was activated, Jiang Yun's consciousness began to slowly grow stronger.

This process is extremely tedious, but that's how spiritual cultivation works.

Jiang Yun cultivated the Thousand Machines Divine Control Technique, and every now and then he would study the formations and inscribe the formation patterns, which he found quite enjoyable.

Before we knew it, another three years had passed.

An auction hosted by the Yuxuan Sect's Yuxuan Treasure Hall is about to begin.

As usual, Chi Kehuan sent a message to Jiang Yun.

"I see."

Jiang Yun stopped cultivating and prepared to attend the auction.

He still needs to attend the auction; if a third-tier alchemy inheritance appears, he'll have to bid for it.

Therefore, during the period of waiting for the auction to begin, Jiang Yun frequently visited Zhou's Pill Shop and gave Chi Kehuan and others pointers on cultivation and alchemy techniques.

During this time, he suddenly understood why, in recent years, only Foundation Establishment cultivators had come to ask him to refine second-tier pills, but no one had asked him to refine third-tier pills.

To hire someone to refine elixirs, one not only needs to provide the medicinal materials but also needs to pay them.

If the alchemist fails to refine the pill, not only will he not get the pill, but he will also have to bear most of the loss.

Therefore, in order to ensure the success of the pill refining, people would choose a mid-grade third-level alchemist to refine the pills.

"I'm still a low-grade third-level alchemist. Even if someone wants to ask me to refine a low-grade third-level pill, I'll still feel uneasy."

"However, what these people don't know is that my success rate in refining third-grade low-level pills is as high as 90%, which is no worse than that of a third-grade mid-level alchemist."

Jiang Yun couldn't help but shake his head.

In fact, he now almost never fails to refine third-grade low-level pills.

However, outsiders were unaware of this, so almost no one came to him to refine third-tier pills.

A few days later, the auction held at the Imperial Palace took place as scheduled.

As usual, Jiang Yun attended the auction with the Wen siblings.

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This auction featured two high-grade third-tier array formations, complete with array plates and flags. Jiang Yun was quite tempted, but unfortunately, he didn't have enough spirit stones to bid.

Even after the auction ended, no third-tier alchemy inheritance appeared.

Jiang Yun had anticipated this, and returned to his cave to cultivate.

Several months later, a look of joy flashed across Jiang Yun's face as he practiced the Thousand Machines Divine Control Technique.

"Three years after three years, almost ten years have passed, and I have finally stepped into the third level of the Thousand Machine Divine Control Technique."

"At this rate, the Thousand Machine Divine Control Technique will break through to the third level in less than five years!"

"It seems that the cultivation of the Thousand Machine Divine Control Technique while studying array formations and inscribing array patterns is very effective."

Cultivating divine sense is far more difficult than improving one's physical cultivation.

Jiang Yun originally thought that without the aid of the Concentration Pill, it would take at least twenty or thirty years to break through to the third level of the Thousand Machines Divine Control Technique.

Now that the correct cultivation method has been found, it will only take fifteen years to break through to the third level.

With this in mind, Jiang Yun became even more focused, preparing to dedicate himself to breaking through his limitations over the next five years.

Eight months later, Jiang Yun had finished cultivating the Thousand Machine Divine Control Technique and was now studying array formations and inscribing array patterns.

Chi Kehuan contacted him using a communication device.

"What is it?" Jiang Yun asked.

"Master," Chi Kehuan explained, "a person claiming to be a senior from the Xuan Shuang Sect requests an audience with you."

"Please take good care of me, I'll be there right away."

Jiang Yun's heart stirred, and he knew that Yu Siyan had come to find him.

So he put down the array plate in his hand and went to Zhou's Pill Shop.

Inside the Zhou family's alchemy shop, a stunningly beautiful and aloof female cultivator at the Core Formation stage awaited Jiang Yun.

This person is none other than Yu Siyan of the Xuan Shuang Sect.

"Please wait a moment, senior. Master will be here shortly." Chi Kehuan treated Jiang Yun well, following his instructions.

A short while later, Jiang Yun arrived at Zhou's Dan Shop and met Yu Siyan.

The two dismissed Chi Kehuan, erected a soundproof barrier, and discussed the ruins of the cave dwelling of a third-tier high-grade alchemist.

After some probing, Jiang Yun learned that the cave ruins were indeed real, and then he began to talk to Yu Siyan in detail.

Initially, Yu Siyan had planned to invite Jiang Yun to explore the Dang Cave together.

But seeing that Jiang Yun only had a pseudo-core cultivation level, he couldn't help but shake his head and give up the idea.

However, she was also afraid that if Jiang Yun found out the location of the cave ruins, he would join forces with others to break into the cave and take away all the treasures and opportunities within.

This is the cave ruins she discovered, so naturally she wants a piece of the pie.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou, everything you said about the cave ruins is true," Yu Siyan said solemnly. "If I were to tell you the location of the cave ruins, you would conspire with others to seize all the opportunities and treasures."

"And all I got was a Youth Preservation Pill. This deal is far too unfavorable."

Jiang Yun smiled and asked, "Then, in your opinion, Fairy, what should be done?"