Cultivation World, Volume One: Tianxin Sect on the Brink of Collapse - Sky-high Price, Rock-bottom Price

Zhang Xingfeng had already recalled the secrets of refining the three great immortal pills from the "Immortal Forging Art." The three immortal pills were the Ziyuan Pill, the Crimson Essence Pill, and the Golden Yu Pill. Each of these three immortal pills had extraordinary effects.

The Ziyuan Pill can instantly heal all injuries of an immortal, including those to the Nascent Soul. It is a first-class healing medicine. Of course, for an immortal as powerful as Immortal Emperor, if he is seriously injured, the Ziyuan Pill may not be able to achieve the same effect, but it is certainly life-saving.

The Crimson Essence Pill is specifically designed to replenish cultivation power. It's the only one of the three types of pills to be divided into three grades. A grade three Crimson Essence Pill can replenish the cultivation power of Nine Heavens Profound Immortal or a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Second Rank Crimson Essence Pill can restore the cultivation power of Immortal Monarch. First Rank Crimson Essence Pill is for use by Immortal Emperor experts, instantly restoring all their cultivation power. The cultivation power of Immortal Emperor is terrifying to even imagine, yet this First Rank Crimson Essence Pill can restore it. One can only imagine how much energy this First Rank Crimson Essence Pill possesses; if one's strength is insufficient, consuming it might even cause them to explode from the sheer volume of energy!

The Xinyu Pill is a pill that enhances cultivation. One pill can elevate a Nine Heavens Profound Immortal by one level or one realm! It can also allow ordinary mortals to ascend to immortality in broad daylight without any danger. It is something that every expert in the Immortal Nine Heavens Profound Immortal longs for. Although it is not well-known, it has a title: "Nine-turn Golden Elixir"!

Each of the three elixirs is extremely precious, and finding all the necessary materials is incredibly difficult.

Although Zhang Xingfeng possessed so many precious materials, he lacked the Nine-leaf Lingzhi to refine the Ziyuan Pill! He lacked the Extreme Fire Crystal to refine the Crimson Essence Pill! And he lacked the Purple Extreme Vermilion Fruit to refine the Golden Yu Pill! It was truly frustrating; he was missing one material for each of them.

Each of these three items is a rare and precious treasure. The Nine-leaf Lingzhi is a legendary spiritual herb, and the Purple Extreme Vermilion Fruit is even rarer, appearing only once every ten thousand years. However, the least hopeful of all is the Extreme Fire Crystal!

Don't mistakenly believe that Extreme Fire Crystal and Extreme Cold Crystal are on the same level. Fire is the most unstable, the most volatile, and the most terrifying in terms of attack power, but these are not the reasons why Extreme Fire Crystal are so precious. The real reason is that Extreme Fire Crystal have only ever existed in two places: the first is inside a star, and the second is the Hall of Illusory Fire God.

Of course, not to mention ordinary gods, no one would dare to enter a star. The divine fire inside a star can kill countless experts, yet they have no power to resist!

The Hall of Illusory Fire God is even more terrifying. For countless years, no one who has entered has ever come out. However, immortals have no hope of entering, because the Hall of Illusory Fire God is located in the Demon Realm! Immortals cannot replenish their strength in the Demon Realm, because the Demon Realm is filled with demonic energy. If an immortal does not carry immortal crystals to replenish their strength, they are doomed. How many immortals are willing to constantly use immortal crystals to restore their power?

In the history of the Immortal Realm, only thirteen Extreme Fire Crystal a star. An Immortal Monarch nearby, using a divine artifact to protect himself, but even Immortal Emperor couldn't survive a star explosion! Therefore, the Immortal Monarch had to immediately use Great Teleportation to leave. Just as he was leaving, the thirteen Extreme Fire Crystal exploded beside him, and he casually obtained them! This Immortal Monarch earned 500,000 Immortal Crystals simply by selling ten of the Extreme Fire Crystal!

After tens of millions of years, how many of these thirteen Extreme Fire Crystal are left? Even if there are some, which owner would be willing to sell them? There's almost no hope of getting the Extreme Fire Crystal. Zhang Xingfeng has given up on the Star Crystals. As for the Hall of Illusory Fire God, Zhang Xingfeng is still thinking about it. However, over the years, no one who has entered the Hall of Illusory Fire God has ever come out. Just based on that, it's truly frightening!

"Oh, but who would be willing to part with the Extreme Fire Crystal? Besides, that Hall of Illusory Fire God is too terrifying. Why doesn't anyone who goes in come out? At least one person should come out to give us some confidence!" Zhang Xingfeng was a little helpless, thinking about the effects of those three immortal pills—each one made Zhang Xingfeng look forward to them!

The Ziyuan Pill can be considered an elixir of immortality, capable of healing any injury! The Crimson Essence Pill is a powerful tonic; you can attack freely without worrying about depleting your energy. As for the Golden Yu Pill, its benefits are self-evident, given its ability to grant mortals ascension to immortality in broad daylight.

"However, I absolutely must get my hands on this Nine-leaf Lingzhi. Once I refine the Ziyuan Pill, it will be my second lifeline." Zhang Xingfeng looked at the Nine-leaf Lingzhi, his eyes flashing with light.

"Everyone probably knows the effects of the Nine-leaf Lingzhi. When used alone, it can instantly heal any seriously injured person. I guess only the Nine-leaf Lingzhi has such a powerful effect!" Tian Nan said.

Zhang Xingfeng thought to himself, "What do you know! Using the Nine-leaf Lingzhi like that wastes most of its medicinal effect. I can use one Nine-Leaf Lingzhi to refine the Ziyuan Pill with the same effect, but in much greater quantities!"

At this moment, all the Great Luo Golden Immortal and Nine Heavens Profound Immortal had their eyes burning with fervor. Having the Nine-leaf Lingzhi was like having a second life. Even the most severe injuries could be healed immediately. Which immortal wouldn't want to have it?

"1000 Immortal Crystals!" an old man quoted, and that old man was the patriarch of the fifth of the eight great Lineage.

Such treasures are only affordable to the eight great Lineage, while the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal can only watch from the sidelines, since they simply don't have enough immortal crystals, unless they are willing to give up all the immortal crystals they have used for ten thousand years of cultivation.

"1100 Immortal Crystals!" Nine Heavens Profound Immortal from the Qimu Sect made a bid. It turns out that a Nine Heavens Profound Immortal really wanted to get his hands on the Nine-leaf Lingzhi.

"1200 Immortal Crystals!" Li Shang smiled and glanced at the people around him. Before he came, he had been instructed by his father that he must buy the Nine-leaf Lingzhi if it was under 30,000 Immortal Crystals!

The market price of Nine-leaf Lingzhi is unclear. Although it is precious, immortals estimate that 10,000 immortal crystals is already very high.

"2000 Immortal Crystals!" a middle-aged man coldly shouted. Zhang Xingfeng's Divine Sense revealed that this middle-aged man already possessed the strength of Heavenly Immortal, clearly a member of one of the eight great Lineage.

"Why are you all only bidding so low for such a treasure? 5000 Immortal Crystals!" Gan Feng offered with a smile. He had already spoken with Shang Ji before coming; his sect was determined to obtain the Nine -Nine-leaf Lingzhi, as it was an excellent material for refining immortal pills.

"6000 Immortal Crystals!" Fu Shan also made a move, it seems that the Fengyuan Gate behind him also wanted to obtain such a treasure.

"8000 Immortal Crystals!" The eldest son of the Zhu Family finally made his move, adding two thousand crystals in one go. The Zhu Family was very clear about the Nine-leaf Lingzhi, and its effects were extremely attractive to the Zhu Family.

"10,000 Immortal Crystals!" Zhang Xingfeng smiled and announced his price. He only had 100,000 Immortal Crystals on him, left behind by Pangu Zhang Xingfeng. Pangu was a god, yet he only had so few Immortal Crystals. It seems that without power, one has few Immortal Crystals!

Everyone looked at Zhang Xingfeng in astonishment. These Nine Heavens Profound Immortal dared to bid because they had powerful sects behind them, and the Eight Great Lineage dared to bid because they had wealthy families behind them. How could Zhang Xingfeng also bid such a high price? What gave him the right? Did he, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, have so many immortal crystals?!

However, no one will ask, as long as Zhang Xingfeng can afford the immortal crystals in the end, who cares where your immortal crystals come from?

"Since True Person Xingfeng also desires it, my Zhu Family will relinquish this Nine-leaf Lingzhi!" The eldest son of the Zhu Family said, bowing to Zhang Xingfeng.

Zhang Xingfeng's fondness for the Zhu Family boy increased dramatically.

"True Person Xingfeng has made a move, I, Li Shang, have also given up, hehe..." he said with a laugh. This Li Shang wasn't doing this because of True Person Xingfeng; his father's bottom line for him was only ten thousand immortal crystals! This man is far too hypocritical.

The same words, spoken by Li Shang, were met with utter disgust by Zhang Xingfeng, and his loathing for Li Shang intensified dramatically!

"Haha... This elder also wants to give up, but this elder really wants this Nine-leaf Lingzhi, 11,000 Immortal Crystals!" Fu Shan laughed a few times and announced his price.

Zhang Xingfeng liked Fu Shan's cheerful personality very much, so he said, "Xingfeng also wants to help you, but Xingfeng needs this Nine-leaf Lingzhi for an important purpose. 12,000 Immortal Crystals!"

Fu Shan stood up with a smile, cupped his hands to Zhang Xingfeng, and said, "Oh dear, True Person Xingfeng's skills are extraordinary. I Fu Shan, admire you. To be honest, I, Fu Shan, really want this Nine-leaf Lingzhi, so... hahaha... True Person Xingfeng, don't worry, because I Fu Shan, don't have any more immortal crystals on me!"

Fu Shan's words made many important figures laugh. Fu Shan was, after all, Nine Heavens Profound Immortal, yet his words were extremely amusing. Zhang Xingfeng smiled and said, "Elder Fu Shan is a man of great character. Xingfeng really should cultivate a deep friendship with Elder Fu Shan!"

"You are most welcome. Our Fengyuan Gate always welcomes the arrival of True Person," Fu Shan replied with a hearty laugh.

Suddenly, the cold-blooded man made another offer. "13,000 Immortal Crystals. This is my highest offer True Person. If you make another offer, our Fang Family will give up!" This man was none other than the brigade commander of the Fang Family Lineage.

Zhang Xingfeng sighed. It seemed he would have to spend a bit more immortal crystals. However, with so many Demon Crystal, Zhang Xingfeng wasn't worried. Zhang Xingfeng, however, have a good impression of the cold-hearted Fang Lineage patriarch and laughed heartily, saying, "Good, you really have character. 14,000 immortal crystals!"

All the immortals looked at Zhang Xingfeng with a hint of awe. It was truly terrifying that a Great Luo Golden Immortal like Zhang Xingfeng possessed such wealth.

"Is there anyone else bidding?" Tian Nan looked around and, after confirming that no immortals had made a bid, announced, "In that case, this rare treasure of heaven and earth— the Nine-leaf Lingzhi —belongs to True Person Xingfeng!"

Zhang Xingfeng stood up at the same time, and with a flash of light in his hand, a pile of immortal crystals appeared out of thin air. Everyone here was an expert, and with their Divine Sense, they could easily tell that there were indeed 14,000 immortal crystals.

One hand delivers the goods, the other hand delivers the immortal crystals!

Once Zhang Xingfeng had his eye on the Nine-leaf Lingzhi, he happily put it into the sky. Obtaining the Nine-leaf Lingzhi was one of the biggest gains from this gathering.

However, Zhang Xingfeng couldn't help but sigh inwardly at the truly terrifying physique of this rare treasure.

But if we're talking about the most expensive item, then it's definitely the legendary artifact!

Only Pangu successfully forged divine artifacts in both the immortal and demon realms. Pangu also left a great reputation in both realms because of this. However, forging divine artifacts is extremely difficult. Even Pangu only forged a handful of divine artifacts in his lifetime.

The Orthodox God is the Ancient God Forbidden Zone within the Dead Zone surrounding Tianqian City. Every ten thousand years, Divine Descent upon this ancient god Forbidden City, and the divine artifacts that descend are the divine artifacts. However, the number and grade of the divine artifacts that Divine Descent every ten thousand years are uncertain, but the number is generally around ten.

One of the main reasons why the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm fight in the Dead Zone is this Ancient God Forbidden Zone. Over the years, the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm have obtained many divine artifacts, numbering in the tens of thousands. However, in the battles between these artifacts, top-tier divine artifacts destroy mid-tier divine artifacts, and lower-tier divine artifacts like the Heart of God destroy mid-tier divine artifacts. This has drastically reduced the number of divine artifacts.

There are also many experts who take top-tier or mid-tier artifacts to a dangerous and secluded place and sometimes never come out, so the artifacts can never be found!

However, the number of top-tier artifacts has decreased the most. The number of top-tier artifacts has increased because figures like Immortal Emperor and Demon Lords have obtained them. Once they ascend to heaven with the top-tier artifacts, the top-tier artifacts can never be returned.

With its powerful attack capabilities and ability to protect its master, the artifact remains a top-tier weapon!

The price of a lower-level artifact is around 10,000 Immortal Crystals.

A mid-level artifact costs around 100,000 Immortal Crystals.

The price of a top-tier artifact is around 1 million immortal crystals.

Of course, these prices are not fixed. They mainly depend on the function of the artifact. The price of lower-level artifacts fluctuates the most. An artifact with poor function may only cost one thousand immortal crystals, while a good one may cost tens of thousands of immortal crystals.

Top-tier artifacts are extremely rare and highly sought after, with very few experts willing to sell them.

"What's being auctioned now is—the lower-grade divine artifact, the Heavy Profound Armguard, one of the three parts of the Heavy Profound Chisel!" Tian Nan somewhat helpless. Although the Heavy Profound Armguard was a lower-grade divine artifact, it was clearly a useless piece among them. Most of its functions only came into play when the Heavy Profound Armguard Heavy Profound Chisel was complete; normally, it only offered some protection. Even then, its protection wasn't strong. The three parts of the Heavy Profound Chisel each had a different price.

The most precious item is the Heavy Profound Battle Robe. The Heavy Profound Battle Robe is the main part of the Heavy Profound Chisel, and its defensive function is extremely powerful, possibly even comparable to a mid-level divine artifact. Its price can reach tens of thousands of immortal crystals.

But... this Heavy Profound Armguard...

"I'll offer 1000 Immortal Crystals! Who knows, we might collect the other two parts sometime in the future," Li Shang said, this 1000 Immortal Crystals being the largest amount of Immortal Crystals he had ever spent privately.

Zhang Xingfeng was determined to win. "I'll offer 2,000 Immortal Crystals!" Zhang Xingfeng glanced around and waited for others to make their bids.

An awkward silence!

An awkward silence!

Surprisingly, no one else bid, and this useless artifact was bought by Zhang Xingfeng for a measly 2000 immortal crystals.

Zhang Xingfeng stared blankly at the divine artifact in his hand, then thought back to the Nine-leaf Lingzhi he had just received—one cost 2,000, the other 14,000. The difference was simply too great. Zhang Xingfeng was prepared to bleed heavily again for this Heavy Profound Armguard.

Sky-high prices, low prices!

Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly and stored the Heavy Profound Armguard into the heavens. From then on, the Heavy Profound Chisel number one defensive artifact, was completely in Zhang Xingfeng's hands.