After a fierce round of bidding, the Seven Star Sword was sold for the high price of five hundred Immortal Origin Stones to a short, portly middle-aged man.
"This fellow Daoist doesn't have enough Immortal Origin Stones on him and plans to auction off some items." After saying this, Chen Hongxue stepped aside.
The middle-aged man flicked his sleeve, and more than a dozen materials appeared on the table.
Shi Yue's eyes lit up. His gaze fixed on a crimson ore about the size of a watermelon. Golden light shimmered across its surface, making it especially eye-catching.
The Heaven Controlling Bead had reacted. If Shi Yue hadn't managed to hold it back, it would have flown right out.
Shi Yue could feel how desperately the Heaven Controlling Bead wanted the ore, but he couldn't see what made it special.
"Is that Fire Li Stone?" Shi Yue asked curiously.
From its appearance, the ore looked very much like Fire Li Stone. Fire Li Stone could only form in volcanoes that were over a hundred thousand years old. It was excellent for refining Low-grade Immortal Artifacts, and if there was enough of it, it could even be used to refine Mid-grade Immortal Artifacts.
No material for refining a Mid-grade Immortal Artifact could possibly make the Heaven Controlling Bead react. Shi Yue activated his Illusion Demon Spirit Pupil, but still couldn't detect anything unusual. He saw only a mass of crimson flames.
"That's right. A piece of Fire Li Stone this large is quite rare. The starting bid is twenty Immortal Origin Stones, and each raise must be at least three."
"Twenty."
"Twenty-three."
"Twenty-six."
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The price climbed steadily, soon surpassing forty Immortal Origin Stones. That was already more than the Fire Li Stone was worth.
"Forty-five." Shi Yue raised the bid by