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Now this piece of Third Rank Middle Grade Spiritual Wood, fashioned into Talisman Skin, used to nurture Treasure Talismans, could cultivate Third Rank Middle Grade Spirit Talismans, and he deemed it absolutely necessary to obtain.

"Four thousand and five hundred Spirit Stones!"

Inside the first floor of the hall, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator immediately placed a bid.

"Five thousand Spirit Stones!"

"Five thousand one hundred Spirit Stones!"

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"Six thousand Spirit Stones!"

Noticing that fewer people were bidding, Lu Changsheng also called out an offer.

"Six thousand one hundred Spirit Stones."

Inside a certain private box, a bid was called out.

"Six thousand five hundred Spirit Stones."

Lu Changsheng continued to bid.

"Six thousand six hundred Spirit Stones!"

This voice seemed to be gritting its teeth.

Because the price of Third Rank Middle Grade Spiritual Wood was around five to six thousand Spirit Stones.

However, this piece of Spiritual Wood bore the attribute of lightning, making it quite rare, and happened to be suitable for him to refine a treasure.

"Seven thousand Spirit Stones!"

Lu Changsheng declared, unruffled. Discover hidden content at empire

Although it was a significant overbid,

for him, as long as he could craft it into a Talisman, it was all worth it.

Once this price was announced, nobody else in the other private boxes placed any further bids.

After all, among Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators like Lu Changsheng who were wealthy, there really weren't many.

Soon, a maid delivered a length of Purple Veined Spiritual Wood several feet long.

The Spiritual Wood was covered in purple lightning patterns and a faint Spiritual Light circulated within, extremely extraordinary.

"Not bad."

Lu Changsheng looked at the piece of Purple Thunder Spirit Wood and revealed a faint smile on his face.

If the wood was made into Third Rank Talisman Skin, it could be used to draw some Third Rank thunder-aspect Talismans.

After paying the Spirit Stones, he continued to watch the items being introduced on the stage.

"Second Rank Middle Grade Formation 'Wild Wind Fierce Fire Array', Array Plate, one hundred and eight Array Flags all intact, simple to manipulate, can unleash wild winds and fierce fires. Even a Foundation Establishment Cultivator would find it very troublesome... suitable for defending a cave dwelling or trapping Demon Beasts. Starting bid, five thousand Spirit Stones..."

This Formation Tool caught Lu Changsheng's attention as quite decent.

However, the range of this Formation was too small, only a hundred feet.

Only suitable for guarding a cave dwelling or spiritual field.

It could not serve as a Family's Great Formation.

So he did not participate in the auction.

Nevertheless, this Formation Tool was auctioned off for a huge sum of nine thousand Spirit Stones.

"Next, we will introduce the highlight of today's auction."

Half a quarter-hour later into the auction, on stage, a woman in a red dress held up a Deep Blue Crystal Core and began introducing, "A Second Rank special Monster Core, can replace a Heavenly Spirit Fruit, to be used as a supplement in the Foundation Establishment Elixir... starting bid, eight thousand Spirit Stones."

"A Second Rank special Monster Core!?"

Upon seeing this Monster Core, Lu Changsheng's eyebrows raised, showing a bit of interest.

The rarity of Foundation Establishment Elixirs was due to the main ingredient 'Heavenly Spirit Fruit' being exceedingly scarce.

Besides the 'Purple Shadow Secret Realm', which opened every thirty years, there was no fixed output.

The occasional Foundation Establishment Elixirs that flowed out from the Three Great Immortal Cities were either because someone stumbled upon the Heavenly Spirit Fruit by chance, or they replaced the Heavenly Spirit Fruit with 'Second Rank special Monster Core' as the main ingredient of the Foundation Establishment Elixir.

But such Second Rank special Monster Cores were also incredibly rare.

First of all, only some exceptionally rare and powerful Second Rank Demon Beasts possessed Monster Cores.

The Second Rank Green Wolf that Lu Changsheng had killed before simply did not have such a thing as a Monster Core.

Secondly, the Monster Cores used to concoct Foundation Establishment Elixirs had to contain energy that was neither too mixed nor too violent, and had to be of a gentle and pure attribute.

Otherwise, they would collide with the other ingredients of the Foundation Establishment Elixir.

For example, Monster Cores with attributes of metal, fire, lightning, ice, or multiple attributes did not meet the requirements.

Therefore, it was extremely difficult for someone to hunt Demon Beasts and obtain this kind of 'special Monster Core'.

One would have to venture deep into the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range.

However, deep within the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range, numerous Demon Beasts lurked.

Even Third Rank and Fourth Rank Demon Kings were present.

Nascent Soul Immortals entering there would find it a headache, with one misstep potentially leading to their demise.

Therefore, ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators and Nascent Soul Immortals wouldn't specifically venture deep into the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range to search for special Monster Cores.

They would mostly rely on luck in the outer areas,

or encounter such Demon Beasts in other mountain ranges and obtain special Monster Cores.

"Using a Second Rank Monster Core instead of a Heavenly Spirit Fruit to concoct a Foundation Establishment Elixir requires only minor adjustments to the recipe and Alchemy techniques."

"If I acquire this Second Rank special Monster Core, I could completely gather supplementary ingredients myself and concoct three Foundation Establishment Elixirs."

Lu Changsheng mused internally, preparing to win this Second Rank special Monster Core.

Though he did not need a Foundation Establishment Elixir for himself,

nobody would consider a rare item like the Foundation Establishment Elixir to be too plenty.

Not only could it be used by his wives, concubines, and children,

but it could also be traded for rare treasures of heaven and earth.

In the Cultivation World, Foundation Establishment Elixirs could be considered top-grade currency.

"Eight thousand five hundred Spirit Stones!" A voice immediately made a bid.

"Eight thousand six hundred Spirit Stones!"

"Eight thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones!"

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Many cultivators present were interested in this 'Second Rank special Monster Core.'

Energy Refining Cultivators wished for this special Monster Core to hire someone to concoct a Foundation Establishment Elixir for them.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators had junior family members.

And before long, the price of this Monster Core exceeded ten thousand.

"Twelve thousand Spirit Stones!"

At that moment, an aged yet authoritative voice sounded, directly raising the bid by one thousand Spirit Stones.

Simultaneously, a window in this private box opened,

allowing people to see through the window an old man with grey hair, a square face, and a dignified appearance.

"So it's Master He!"

"It's said that Master He is exceptionally skilled in using Monster Cores to concoct Foundation Establishment Elixirs, capable of ensuring at least one Elixir per batch, and two Elixirs with normal performance."

"If Master He purchases this Monster Core, there will be Foundation Establishment Elixirs available at the auction in two and a half years."

"Greetings to Master He!"

Many in the crowd turned to look at the private box, recognizing this dignified elder.

They knew he was a famous Alchemy Master from the Jiuxiao Marketplace.