Over the past ten years, Lin Yuan's comprehension of the laws has deepened steadily.
He has fully grasped 36 of the 72 most difficult mysteries of the Law of Fire Origin, and 20 of the 27 more difficult mysteries of the Law of Earth Origin.
Now, when Lin Yuan executes the third form of the Burning Universe Flame Wild Axe, "Burning Sky," the range of the flame space is at least double what it was before.
As for the Law of Space Origin, there has been almost no progress, and his practice of the Ten Thousand Shadow Steps has remained stuck at the "Ten Shadow Steps" stage.
The stagnation in his comprehension of the Law of Space Origin has also limited his practice of the fourth form of the Burning Universe Flame Wild Axe; Lin Yuan has tried to study and comprehend it, but he has not grasped even the slightest bit.
However, the Thousand Mountain Secret Code does not have as high a requirement for the Law of Space Origin as the Burning Universe Flame Wild Axe, and Lin Yuan has already begun to see some progress with its fourth form.
Regarding his mental will, Lin Yuan drinks a diluted portion of Black Jade Venom once every month, and he has already consumed more than half of that bucket of diluted Black Jade Venom.
During this period, his willpower has slowly increased, and he has achieved an initial mastery of the second level of Ten Thousand Hearts Undying.
On this day, Lin Yuan was in the Law Tower, comprehending the Law of Fire Origin.
"Beep! Master, you have an email." The Smart Optical Brain issued a reminder.
Lin Yuan checked the email; it was a notification from the Virtual Universe Company.
"The Intermediate Auction is about to begin!" Lin Yuan had been waiting impatiently for this.
Last time, when he attended the primary auction hosted by the Nine Flames Universe Kingdom, Lin Yuan was very dissatisfied with the results. Not only did he fail to find ideal materials for his Clone, but he also couldn't afford the truly expensive treasures.
However, at the end of that auction, without any intelligence, he gambled on the Crystal of Viska and won, gaining many lucky draw opportunities, which provided him with the assets to participate in this Intermediate Auction.
Lin Yuan's primary goal was, of course, to find suitable materials for his Clone. He had searched for information on this in the virtual universe network, but because his clearance was too low, he couldn't find any information on even slightly powerful biological materials.
Lin Yuan had thought about asking his teacher, but he couldn't come up with a suitable reason. He couldn't exactly say that he had encountered a heaven-defying opportunity and gained the ability to gestate a Clone, could he?
Since leaving the Great Axe Arena and arriving at Red Flame Planet, Lin Yuan had not left the planet even once. Such heaven-defying opportunities generally exist within secret realms of the universe, so asking his teacher would not be logical.
Moreover, even if Marquis Yuankun could afford some rare special life-form materials, his clearance to obtain information would still be insufficient. After all, his teacher was a Marquis Immortal belonging to a universe kingdom, not one under the five giants.
Lin Yuan connected his consciousness to the virtual universe.
Virtual universe, Intermediate Auction plane.
Lin Yuan arrived early, but the area outside the venue was still packed with people.
Unlike the previous primary auction, the vast crowd surrounding him this time consisted almost entirely of Immortal powerhouses, mostly Immortal Military Lords, with quite a few Marquis Immortals as well.
Everyone participating in the Intermediate Auction was at least a four-star user of the two major banks.
The auction plane prohibited participants from releasing their consciousness pressure, but standing among this group, Lin Yuan still felt incredibly insignificant.
From time to time, the gazes of Immortals would drift over; Lin Yuan, a Universe Level, was very conspicuous among a group of Immortal powerhouses. However, almost everyone would assume that this little Universe Level fellow had an astonishing background.
He skillfully collected his number plate and took his seat. The host of this auction was also an Immortal, a middle-aged man who looked full of vigor.
"Welcome, everyone, to this Intermediate Auction hosted by my Virtual Universe Company. I am Greer, the host for this auction. To save everyone time, let's skip the pleasantries and start the first round of bidding directly." The middle-aged man said loudly in the center of the auction hall without any hesitation.
"First is the opening lot: a Medium Fire God Source Crystal! Its explosive power is equivalent to the self-detonation of a Marquis Immortal. The starting price is 3 million Hunyuan Units. Please begin your bidding!"
The many Immortals in the audience began to discuss it, though the ordinary Immortals could not afford it at all.
But the price of this first lot was extremely high, which was certainly enough to heat up the atmosphere of the venue.
Lin Yuan was also surprised; this Medium Fire God Source Crystal should be the one he had entrusted for auction. He hadn't expected it to appear as the very first item, and an opening lot at that.
Normally, as an opening lot, there was a greater possibility of it selling for a higher price than the items displayed in later rounds.
This made Lin Yuan start to look forward to it. The normal auction price for this Medium Fire God Source Crystal was about 5 million Hunyuan Units; how high a price could it fetch?
"4 million Hunyuan Units."
"5 million Hunyuan Units."
"5.6 million Hunyuan Units."
In the blink of an eye, the price exceeded 5 million Hunyuan, and it was still rising.
The final price stopped at 7.68 million Hunyuan Units.
"Nice!" Lin Yuan was excited inside. This Medium Fire God Source Crystal had sold for more than two million Hunyuan higher than he had expected.
The powerhouse who bought it probably wasn't an ordinary Marquis; after all, what Marquis would trade the majority of their wealth for a single Fire God Source Crystal?
"These Immortals are truly crazy!" Lin Yuan began to look forward to how much his other entrusted lot would fetch.
The items in the first round were sold off one by one, including various items Lin Yuan had never even heard of, which had never appeared in the original work.
Moreover, unlike the primary auction, for many items in the Intermediate Auction, the host would not explain the origin or usage of the items in detail, only providing the most basic information. It was a case of those who knew, knew, and those who didn't shouldn't get involved.
Finally, the "Purple Star Vein Leaf" that Lin Yuan had entrusted for auction was also displayed. Its normal auction price was around 2 million Hunyuan Units.
"The next lot is a piece of Purple Star Vein Leaf! It is very suitable for plant-type life forms. The starting price is 1 million Hunyuan! Please begin your bidding!" Host Greer announced loudly.
The Purple Star Vein Leaf was mainly used for plant-type life forms. There were still many Immortals who cultivated plant-type life forms, and they were generally very willing to spend money on them.
"1.3 million Hunyuan Units."
"1.8 million Hunyuan Units."
"2.1 million Hunyuan Units."
The bidding remained intense this time, and Lin Yuan was pleasantly surprised; watching his own treasures sell for high prices seemed even more exciting than buying them himself.
A moment later, the final transaction price was settled, reaching 2.65 million Hunyuan Units.
With these two lots combined, Lin Yuan had obtained a total of 10.33 million Hunyuan Units.
After all 1,000 lots from the first round were sold, every buyer completed their payments.
"Beep! Master, two fund transfers have been deposited into your account," the Smart Optical Brain prompted.
Ten million Hunyuan Units had arrived!
Lin Yuan was eager to try again; with these ten million Hunyuan Units, he finally had enough confidence, and this time, he would certainly not return empty-handed!
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