The one who had won the Ice-Driving Spell was none other than Wenlong. He had first thrown the others off balance, then seized the chance to secure it.
Had he let them keep bidding at their own pace, the price might well have exceeded five million spirit crystals.
After all, a manual worthy of becoming a family heirloom was far too precious. One hardly ever heard of anyone willing to sell one.
Even the Talisman Arts Manual required someone with powerful mental power to learn it. Many lineages had no one capable of practicing it, yet still refused to sell.
That made it terribly difficult for smaller lineages to rise. At the same cultivation realm, the difference in fighting strength between someone who knew spells and someone who did not was vast.
After the handling fee and the spirit crystals spent on the manual were deducted, he still had over ten million spirit crystals left.
Once Wenlong collected his spirit crystals, he pulled his hat low and slipped away. When he returned to the courtyard, Yue Ming and Yuan Jing had already been waiting for quite some time.
"Congratulations! Well done, Yuan Jing. You've reached the Human Immortal realm. I'll teach you the Fire Control Art another day, and then you can start learning alchemy." Seeing that Yuan Jing had broken through, Wenlong could not help congratulating her.
"Brother Long, I've already learned the fire-control spell. Yue Ming taught me." As Yuan Jing finished speaking, a flame sprang to life in her hand.
That surprised Wenlong even more. A spell he had searched so painstakingly for was something Yue Ming had casually taught someone else.
Just how many secrets did she have that I still knew nothing about? It was not really his place to ask, either. *Forget it. If