Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme-Chapter 857 - 531: Becoming Reality

"The final item up for auction, a top quality Immortal Artifact, the Earthly Branches Apricot Yellow Flag!"

"This is the Earthly Immortal Flag, a defense treasure of the highest order. Once unfurled, it draws upon the Earth Aura in ten thousand ways, transforming into ten thousand golden lotuses protecting the wielder, impervious to all methods, easily repelling all evil, and it can even serve as the core to set up the Earthly Wu Formation..."

"The starting bid is one Tenth Order Spiritual Object, with each increment not less than one Ninth Order Spiritual Object."

"Let the auction begin!"

The goods were like revolving lanterns, and soon it was time for the final moment, as the great scroll holding the Apricot Yellow Immortal Flag was presented.

"A top quality Immortal Artifact!?"

Upon seeing this, the crowd was first shocked, then filled with envious eyes, especially the Calamity Realm True Immortals, who couldn’t take their eyes off the flag.

In the Northern Domain, the sources of top quality Immortal Artifacts and Immortal Treasures were generally of two kinds: man-made artifacts and those obtained by chance.

The former needs no explanation. Top quality Immortal Artifacts are of the Eighth Order; Immortal Treasures are even higher at the Ninth Order. Although the Northern Domain is vast, there are not many Eighth Order Artifact Refiners, let alone Ninth Order, which one could only hope to find in the True Immortal Upper Realm.

The scarcity of high-order Artifact Refiners made Immortal Treasures extremely rare, and most of them were obtained coincidentally from Immortal Mansions that fell from the Upper Realm or the secret realms of the Primordial era. Not to mention that many of them were damaged and might not even be suitable for use.

Sometimes a damaged Immortal Treasure that is unsuitable is less valuable than a suitable top quality Immortal Artifact.

The Earthly Branches Apricot Yellow Flag is such an example; it is an Earthly Immortal Flag, a defensive treasure. Its main selling point is its universal applicability — regardless of one’s cultivation body or cultivation method, this treasure can be used for protection and to face enemies, as well as to seek refuge from calamities.

Therefore, the prices of such Immortal Artifacts have always remained high, after all, the greatest pursuit of a Calamity Immortal is to survive the Tribulation, and to pass through those ninefold Immortal Tribulations, they must gather various defensive treasures and protective techniques.

In any transaction, where there is demand, there is a market; and where there is a market, there is competition.

And the result of competition is the rise in prices.

Therefore, the price of this kind of Immortal Artifact...

"Even if it’s a top quality Immortal Artifact, asking for a Tenth Order Spiritual Object is a bit too extravagant."

"Exactly, ninth rank Human Immortal, tenth rank Earth Immortal, he wants a top quality Immortal Artifact and expects to exchange it for an Earth Immortal-grade item?"

"The Northern Domain is merely part of the Lower Realm, even with Immortal Mansions falling from the Upper Realm and secret realms of the ancient past, it’s impossible to dig up many Tenth Order Immortal Objects."

"The various Holy Land Immortal Sects have legacies of aid and such depth is not without reason. Take for example the Five Elements Immortal Sect, which obtained the Five Elements Immortal Mansion; it must have Tenth Order Immortal Objects in it, but how could they part with them?"

"The previous Ninth Order Spiritual Objects were already pushing it, although they too are aiding the enemy, they were still within limits."

"But this Tenth Order Immortal Object... That Xuanyuan Sword Master is skilled in everything, from Pills Talismans to Formations, from the Hundred Arts of Cultivation with none not mastered, refining both Supreme Immortal Elixirs and top quality Immortal Artifacts. With both Skills reaching the Eighth Order, his Formations must be not far behind. If he were to be given another Tenth Order Immortal Object, who knows what he might create!"

"No, no, absolutely not!"

Coveting the Earthly Branches Apricot Yellow Flag on stage, the Calamity Immortals’ eyes were hot, and their hearts tangled.

But no matter what, in the end, there were no bids.

"Since there are no bids, this item will be passed over!"

Feng Qingqing, on the other hand, didn’t seem to mind and promptly announced the result, removing the great scroll from the stage.

Seeing her calm manner, the others also came to realize.

"This..."

"They never planned to sell this treasure!"

"Putting it on stage was for... showing off their power?"

"It seems that even towards the various Holy Lands, the Wandao School has its reservations!"

"After all, they are Holy Land Immortal Sects with long inheritance and profound potentialities—who would dare to belittle them?"

"Now that the Xuanyuan Sword Master is in the tribulation, and they’ve displayed such a defensive treasure, will the Holy Lands choose to step back and allow some peace in the Northern Cultivation Realm for a time?"

"Hard to say, hard to say..."

Contemplating the passed over Earthly Branches Apricot Yellow Flag, the crowd had various thoughts, and opinions were not unanimous.

But that didn’t hinder the proceedings, which moved forward as usual.

"There is no banquet that never ends; this Lingbao Conference is now concluded, thank you all for coming!"

With that statement, the conference curtain fell, and the cultivators began to leave the venue.

Auctions like these are not only interesting during the event but even more so afterwards.

In past auctions, after the event, there was always a storm of blood, following the competition for financial strength, there will be a test of martial power.

The Lingbao Conference would be no different. Although the Wandao School had established its reputation, and there were no rampant Robbing Cultivators in the Southern Sea, what about beyond the Southern Sea, who could guarantee safety?

Therefore, after the conference ended, various Cultivators were very straightforward, immediately starting to rent Cave Mansions, especially those "wealth-exposed" old ones and Mahayana of the heterodox paths, not one of them dared to leave the island and directly booked rental periods of several hundred years, as if intending to become cultivators of the Southern Sea.

Only people from the Holy Lands could leave without burdens.

It cannot be said that they had no burdens because...

"The tiger has become a problem; the dragon is about to emerge from the abyss!"

"Seizing all the powers of the world, capturing the hearts of people from the Four Wilds Frontier!"

"After this conference, the Four Wilds Frontier and the heterodox paths will surely grow in strength."

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"Demons of the east and the west are lurking, ripples rise in the Four Wilds Frontier; can the Northern Cultivation Realm truly know peace?"

"What to do, what to do?"

"From this Lingbao Conference, the Wandao School has reaped untold benefits—some Seventh Rank items were even auctioned for the price of Ninth Rank, and with the ability to resell abilities with virtually no cost... they cannot be allowed to grow any larger!"

"Will the Ninth Heaven Sword Pavilion truly not act?"

The various Holy Lands were worried, yet they watched from the sidelines.

Meanwhile, on Lingbao Island.

"Not bad, not bad at all!"

Reviewing his gains, Xu Yang was very satisfied.

The Hundred Arts of Cultivation is a pursuit with massive investment but equally massive returns.

As long as one could grow in the later stage, it’s possible to quickly recover the initial costs and rapidly start making profits.