Amid the unceasing discussion among the Core Formation cultivators, the old man surnamed Dai, who was presiding over this trade fair, finally announced the low starting price for the fragment of the Divine Emperor Seal imitation.
As soon as the low starting price was announced, an even greater wave of discussion broke out throughout Fushou Hall.
The low starting price of five hundred thousand spirit stones left most of the Core Formation cultivators present unimpressed. Even if they obtained this incomplete refining method, none of them could fully study it.
One had to understand that the refining method for every magical treasure involved extremely precise calculations regarding the combinations and quantities of all kinds of materials. If even one material differed from what was specified, the refiner might end up wasting all his previous efforts and ruining the remaining precious materials.
That was also why every Core Formation cultivator could use his own core fire to smelt various artifact-refining materials, yet Artifact Refining Masters were exceedingly rare.
Artifact refinement was a complicated process. Being able to smelt various artifact-refining materials was far from enough. The refiner also had to be extremely proficient in the properties, uses, and quantities of all kinds of materials.
Furthermore, when refining a magical treasure, the refiner needed extremely precise control over every step of artifact refinement, as well as the intensity of the flames. This was not a skill possessed by every cultivator.
Although all the Core Formation cultivators present understood these matters, there were still plenty of cultivators willing to bid when faced with a secret manual for refining an imitation spirit treasure. Not long after the old man surnamed Dai finished speaking, bids rang out one after another:
"Five hundred and fifty thousand spirit stones."
"Five hundred and seventy thousand spirit stones."
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