Just as Xu Qingtong silently prayed for someone to take it off his hands, a sharp clack rang out, and the hammer in Ding Shisan's hand came down.
"Congratulations to the fellow Daoist in Ding Arena for winning the Transformation Grass! Lan Xin, go and settle the transaction with our guest!"
The maid carried the Jade Box containing the Transformation Grass over to Xu Qingtong with graceful, swaying steps. "Senior, this is the treasure you won. Please give me the Spirit Stones, and I will take them back for you!"
Helpless, Xu Qingtong could only hand over the Spirit Stones and put away the Jade Box. He was utterly frustrated! He had only intended to join the excitement and call out a bid for fun. Who would have thought it would actually land in his lap!
With the transaction for the third item completed, the auction continued.
Ding Shisan picked up another item and displayed it to everyone. It was an ancient treasure shaped like a small bell. According to Ding Shisan, it had been obtained from an ancient ruin. An appraiser had examined it and determined that it was likely something used by an elder of the Xuantian Sect, which had vanished ten thousand years ago.
Although this treasure could not be taken into the body like a Treasure to be slowly nurtured and strengthened, it was nonetheless powerful. In the hands of a Golden Core cultivator, it might well be more powerful than a Treasure.
Moreover, ancient treasures had another advantage: even cultivators below Golden Core could use them. Although they would not wield as much power as they would in a Golden Core cultivator's hands, they were still far stronger than ordinary Spirit Artifacts!
Ding Shisan raised the little bell in his right hand and declared, "This