A stir ran through the venue. This was the first time the owner of the Xuanming True Water had made a move at the auction, and the target was unmistakably clear. Just as Suixin Pavilion had advertised, they were aiming at the Donghua Relic and would spare absolutely no expense.
One drop of Xuanming True Water was roughly equivalent to a ritual artifact refined to the fifteenth heavenly layer, worth more than 1.5 million Ruyi Money. But three drops together were worth far more than that. As the quantity of Xuanming True Water increased, whether for artifact crafting or pill refinement, there was far greater room for maneuver and variation.
Though this bid came with priority purchase rights, it was still more than thirty percent above the previously frozen price.
The Dharma Seal being auctioned was certainly not bad, but even in its intact form, it was probably only comparable to an artifact worth around one million Ruyi Money—much less in its current damaged state. From that perspective, the owner of the Xuanming True Water had bid rather high.
Yet upon closer examination, this Dharma Seal was precisely the sort of item that made people extremely sensitive.
Its shape had been preserved rather well, and the talismans carved upon it could still be seen, proving that it had indeed served as the core of an array. More importantly, several conspicuous scars remained upon the Dharma Seal. It was these marks that made those who had originally held little interest in the Donghua Relic begin to itch for a try.
The projection array clearly showed traces of external damage on the Dharma Seal: corrosion marks, sword marks, and distortions caused by immense pressure. They seemed to have been formed by the convergence of several different forces.
Moreover, because the Dharma Seal