Xuan Kong nodded slightly after hearing Xiao Hua's words, pondering in secret. After all, pill refinement was not the North Sea Dragon Palace's forte. Most of the Soul Nurturing Pills circulating along the shores of the North Sea were First-turn Soul Nurturing Pills, refined from the relics of first-turn Buddhist sons. The Second-turn Soul Nurturing Pill just auctioned had been refined from the relic of a second-turn Buddhist son. Naturally, the difference between the first and second turns was not merely one of quality; even among second-turn pills, their efficacy depended on the degree of cultivation attained by the Buddhist son in each reincarnation. The Second-turn Soul Nurturing Pills put up for auction by the North Sea Dragon Palace could never be especially good! As for Three-Turn Soul Nurturing Pills, it was not that the North Sea Dragon Palace had none, but their numbers were exceedingly small. Any Buddhist son capable of cultivating to the third turn possessed formidable cultivation—how could he possibly let others casually take away his relics? Moreover, even if the North Sea Dragon Palace obtained the relic of a third-turn Buddhist son, the karmic obstruction power within was far beyond what the Demon Race could refine. Thus, there was no need even to mention Fourth-turn Soul Nurturing Pills; those were purely legendary things! Xiao Hua had suddenly claimed to possess a batch of pills comparable to Fourth-turn Soul Nurturing Pills—a batch, not merely one. How could Xuan Kong not be astonished?
"Fellow immortals..." Xuan Kong made up his mind and said, "The auction of these Daoist Nascent Souls shall temporarily be suspended..."
Before Xuan Kong could finish, the human cultivator bidding against Xiao Hua became displeased and sneered, "Xuan Kong, is this how your North Sea Dragon Palace conducts itself? You said sea crystals would be