Xu Yan immediately swept his gaze over.
The voice belonged to a gaunt old man, who rose as he spoke and cupped his hands toward everyone in the hall.
The hall fell silent as everyone looked at the Jade Slip in the old man's hand. The Thousand Illusions Mirage Art's greatest use was to alter a cultivator's appearance and aura, but all the cultivators who had come here already possessed Spirit Artifacts or cultivation methods that concealed their auras.
Thus, after the old man finished speaking, everyone gave it a few glances before showing their lack of interest.
Seeing their disinterest, the old man showed no disappointment. He had only brought it out to test the waters in the first place and had held little hope.
Just as the old man was about to put the Jade Slip back into his Storage Ring, a voice came from a corner nearby.
"May I ask how many levels this Thousand Illusions Mirage Art has, fellow Daoist?"
The old man looked toward the voice and found that the speaker was a cultivator whose face was covered in knife scars. He immediately cupped his hands. "To be frank, fellow Daoist, this Thousand Illusions Mirage Art has six levels in total. I wish to exchange it for thirty jin of Cave Profound Iron Gold."
After speaking, the old man's face held a trace of expectation.
Xu Yan's heart stirred, but he wore a disappointed expression instead. He slowly said, "Fellow Daoist, this is an incomplete cultivation method, and your asking price is far too high. I, Du, don't have thirty jin of Cave-Mystery Iron Essence, but I can offer five thousand low-grade spirit stones for this cultivation method."
The old man fell silent at his words, seemingly weighing the offer carefully.
After several breaths, the