The others reacted much the same as Lin Xuan. Just as the old man had said, the higher-grade a demonic beast was, the smaller the chance that a mutation would produce a crystal core. This thing could not be called a treasure one could only meet by chance and never seek, but in ordinary shops, it truly could not be bought.
The atmosphere at the scene instantly became lively.
Seeing this, the old man showed a satisfied look. "The base price for this crystal core from a Lihe Realm demonic beast is only five million low-grade Spirit Stones. Each increase must be no less than one hundred thousand."
No sooner had his voice fallen than the people below began to fight over it.
"Five million one hundred thousand."
"Five million two hundred thousand."
In the space of only a few breaths, this crystal core was pushed up to six million Spirit Stones. Though that was not some astronomical figure, it was also not something an ordinary person could bear.
Those without sufficient financial strength could only swallow their drool and curse as they gave up.
After a fierce struggle in the end, this crystal core was bought by a short, fat cultivator at the high price of eight million. This left quite a few Demon-Transformed gnashing their teeth in hatred. Lin Xuan was also somewhat surprised. Although a crystal core could not be said to be useless to immortal cultivators, its effect was about the same as a Demon Core. What use was there in spending such a huge price to buy a Lihe-level crystal core?
Curiosity was curiosity, but Lin Xuan naturally would not go meddling in other people's business. The auction continued.
"The second item our shop is auctioning is this Tianluo Spear. This treasure was refined