Stepping into the Spirit Sea

After a stretch of noisy commotion at the auction house.

The guests in the hall finally departed one after another, their faces flushed red.

Soon, once all the transactions had been settled, the hall gradually quieted down.

"What a haul..."

Only after not a single guest remained did Gu Fan, seated at the head, speak with a delighted grin he could barely contain.

Eleven items had been auctioned tonight.

Ten of them had triggered critical multiplier returns from the system!

Since the Black Baleful Intent Snake was a reward returned by the system, it was not eligible for another return.

And aside from the Black Baleful Intent Snake that had been auctioned off, nine critical multiplier rewards now remained in the system space!

Two first-tier high-grade treasures, five second-tier low-grade treasures, one second-tier supreme-grade treasure, and one third-tier supreme-grade sword technique!

Looking at these rewards.

Gu Fan could not help looking excited and strode into the secluded chamber.

He was going to prepare... to step into the Spirit Sea!

Inside the cultivation chamber.

Gu Fan sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.

With a thought.

In an instant, faintly glowing orbs appeared before him.

The Azure Flame Fruit...

The Heart-Questioning Sword...

The Bright Moon Sword Record... nine treasures in all.

Then Gu Fan turned his gaze to the Bright Moon Sword Record.

The biting Sword Qi prickled his skin, but rather than frowning, Gu Fan felt a surge of delight.

The sharper the Sword Qi, the more powerful the sword technique!

And this Bright Moon Sword Record could sting Gu Fan, who had already reached body tempering great perfection, before he had even opened it.

There was no need to think.

Even among third-tier supreme-grade martial techniques, this sword technique was first-rate!

Gu Fan had only embarked on the path of cultivation yesterday, so naturally, he had never practiced any martial techniques.

Now that he had the Bright Moon Sword Record, he could count himself as having a means of attack.

And as luck would have it, this batch of returned rewards included a second-tier supreme-grade Heart-Questioning Sword, which he could use to practice the sword technique.

At this thought.

Gu Fan immediately stored the Bright Moon Sword Technique and the Heart-Questioning Sword in the system space, then turned his gaze to the remaining seven rewards.

Among these rewards.

There were natural treasures, pills, and, of course, magical treasures.

But the God-Devouring Physique could devour anything, so these rewards could naturally be devoured as well.

Without thinking any further.

Gu Fan began circulating the God-Devouring Scripture.

In an instant, acupoints throughout his body shone with a deep, dark light, and an overwhelming devouring force erupted from them, enveloping the treasures before him.

"Crack..."

"Crack..."

"Crack..."

The sounds of shattering rang out one after another.

Under the devouring force, cracks appeared on the treasures one by one. A few breaths later, they turned into dense Spiritual Qi and were swallowed into his acupoints.

"Hiss..."

Gu Fan could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

The seven treasures contained an enormous amount of Spiritual Qi, and the moment it entered his acupoints, he felt a swelling sensation fill his body.

However.

As the Spiritual Qi continuously poured into his meridians and completed greater celestial circuit after greater celestial circuit, Gu Fan gradually grew accustomed to the sensation.

Moreover.

Such overbearing devouring also caused the Spiritual Qi within Gu Fan's dantian to grow ever more immense, as though it would burst his dantian apart!

But this was a good thing.

Because when cultivators stepped from body tempering into the Spirit Sea Realm.

One necessary step was to burst their dantian apart with an immense amount of Spiritual Qi, after which it would transform into a Spirit Sea.

This undoubtedly required a great deal of Spiritual Qi.

And this was why so many cultivators at body tempering perfection remained unable to enter the Spirit Sea Realm!

But to Gu Fan, these were all minor issues.

Seven treasures.

Two were first-tier high-grade, and five were second-tier low-grade, more than enough for him to step into the Spirit Sea Realm!

They could even allow his Spirit Sea to develop on a larger scale, putting him ahead of other cultivators at the same realm from the very first step!

And this... was the benefit of having abundant resources!

Time flowed like water, passing in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, seven days had passed in Guangyang City.

Inside the secluded chamber.

A bright moon that closely resembled the two poles of yin and yang slowly rose,

Half of this moon was white as luminous clouds, while the other half was deep and dark as mist. Within it lay an extremely savage killing aura!

Gu Fan looked with satisfaction at the bright moon before him.

After spending days on it, he had finally mastered the first sword move of the Bright Moon Sword Record-the Sword of the New Moon!

The Bright Moon Sword Record contained nine sword moves. The first, the Sword of the New Moon, not only held terrifying killing power but also possessed astonishing defensive power!

And it was extremely difficult to practice.

Even with his awakened God-Devouring Physique and peerless talent, Gu Fan had spent a full seven days comprehending the two poles of yin and yang within it!

However.

Even so, Gu Fan did not know exactly how powerful it was.

Because inside this secluded chamber, merely manifesting the Sword of the New Moon had already made the surrounding walls tremble incessantly, as though they might crumble and collapse at any moment.

As such.

He could only find some free time to practice in an open area before he would know.

Aside from that.

Seven days ago, Gu Fan had also stepped into the Spirit Sea as he had wished.

Thanks to the immense amount of Spiritual Qi he had devoured, his Spirit Sea had reached the terrifying heavenly limit of three hundred and sixty-five li!

As far as Gu Fan knew.

Even the Gu Lineage's patriarch had possessed a Spirit Sea of only eight li when he first entered the realm!

Eight li compared to three hundred and sixty-five li was like a firefly compared to the bright moon!

There was simply no comparison!

Thus, this also served as indirect proof of just how terrifying Gu Fan's talent was!

And aside from Gu Fan's advancement into the Spirit Sea.

Over these seven days, the Profound Heaven Auction House had held six more auctions as usual.

At every auction, prominent figures from all across Guangyang City gathered in the Profound Heaven Auction House. Even strangers from the Black Forest hurried over to attend after hearing the news.

And as the auction house's reputation grew by the day, its auction offerings remained at ten items each day, allowing Gu Fan to reap ten rewards returned by the system every day!

Although most of these auction items were mundane objects.

The rewards returned by the system were always first- or second-tier treasures, so Gu Fan was still very satisfied.

Of course, the guests attending the auctions were also extremely satisfied.

Because for the finale, the Profound Heaven Auction House would always auction an eleventh item-a second-tier treasure!

This naturally left everyone happy!

What left Gu Fan slightly dissatisfied, however, was that his cultivation was now advancing somewhat slowly.

Although he devoured treasures every day to raise his cultivation.

After six rounds of devouring.

His cultivation had only barely risen from spirit sea first heaven early stage to spirit sea second heaven perfection!

This was not only because his Spirit Sea spanned three hundred and sixty-five li and required an enormous amount of Spiritual Qi!

Second-tier low-grade treasures were also no longer very effective for him. Or rather, they no longer brought the explosive growth they once had!

The God-Devouring Physique could devour treasures without any restrictions and grow stronger without limit.

Naturally, Gu Fan yearned all the more for more powerful treasures to devour!

However.

More precious treasures could only be encountered, not sought, so Gu Fan could only hope that tonight's auction offerings would include one or two good things.

At this thought.

He opened the cultivation chamber's door and stepped out.