"Congratulations to the distinguished guest in private room number seven for successfully bidding again at the price of one billion six hundred seventy million Taiyuan Crystals!"
Following Zhou Qingzi's bid, the price of the Taiyao Jinzhai increased by seventy million before finally being acquired by Zhou Qingzi.
Watching Zhou Qingzi, who was excited and thrilled, Li Xuan also smiled slightly and nodded. Now that the Golden Pavilion had completed its mission, it could be considered a good start to this trip. Coupled with the two treasures Li Xuan already possessed, it could be said that this trip was not in vain.
As time passed, although the subsequent treasures were also very good, they did not stir Li Xuan's heart. As for the other four pavilions, they also did not encounter any suitable items, and therefore none of them bid.
Fortunately, the auction convention lasted for seven days, so everyone was not too worried.
After three hours of continuous auctioning, the first day's auction was declared over. Li Xuan and others left through a private secret passage and were directly led back to their residence by Meng Tianyun.
Upon returning to his room, Li Xuan, after setting up a barrier, immediately took out the Chenwu Divine Needle and the Shanhe Sheji Tu. Looking at the two treasures before him, Li Xuan pondered for a moment before directly enveloping the Chenwu Divine Needle with his divine soul.
Buzz!
With a buzzing sound, the Chenwu Divine Needle instantly emitted a strong light. At the same time, Li Xuan felt his divine soul in immense pain and hurriedly withdrew it.
"This Chaos Supreme-grade spirit weapon is indeed extraordinary." Li Xuan gasped, looking at the Chenwu Divine Needle, which had already returned to its original state, and shook his head with a wry smile.
If Li Xuan's divine soul were not powerful, he would likely have suffered a backlash during the initial probing. To activate it with his current divine soul strength was indeed not yet feasible.
"So be it. Since I cannot activate it, I will temporarily keep it in my divine soul to nurture. After this auction ends, it will be time to enhance my divine soul's strength." After a period of contemplation, Li Xuan moved his mind and directly stored the Chenwu Divine Needle in his divine mansion.
After carefully sensing it to confirm there were no issues, Li Xuan looked at the Shanhe Sheji Tu before him and murmured, "Since the Chenwu Divine Needle cannot be activated, I can only refine this Shanhe Sheji Tu."
Boom!
As Li Xuan's voice fell, the divine mansion within his body began to operate. Over twenty million spirit pressure surged, instantly enveloping the Shanhe Sheji Tu. With a drop of Li Xuan's vital blood seeping in, the Shanhe Sheji Tu slowly began to brighten.
The night passed in silence.
The next morning, Li Xuan exhaled a turbid breath and slowly opened his eyes. Although his face was tired, it could not hide the joy in his eyes.
After a night of refinement, the Shanhe Sheji Tu had finally been initially refined successfully.
Although it could not be wielded as freely as he wished, he could still activate and use it.
"I wonder what surprises today will bring. I hope to encounter a treasure with wood attribute. This way, the task assigned by Mu Zun will be completed." After a simple test, Li Xuan stood up and walked outside.
Inside the auction palace, after Li Xuan and his group were seated for a few minutes, Jiang Wan'er slowly appeared on the high platform in the main hall.
"Everyone, after yesterday's auction, I believe you are all eagerly awaiting today's proceedings. I shall not keep you in suspense. The first item for auction today is this!"
Jiang Wan'er bowed slightly and smiled. As her voice fell, she waved her sleeve.
A treasure resembling a Ruyi floated in mid-air, emitting a golden glow. Upon closer inspection, it was another Chaos Supreme-grade treasure!
"This item is called the Ruyi Golden Hook. It can transform at will and is extremely peculiar. Of course, this item is also a Chaos Supreme-grade treasure. Its specific usage will be best experienced by the successful bidder at that time. Well, that's all the introduction I have. The starting bid is five hundred million Taiyuan Crystals. Those interested, you may begin bidding."
After speaking, Jiang Wan'er beckoned with her jade hand and retrieved the Ruyi Golden Hook.
"Five hundred and ten million Taiyuan Crystals!"
"Five hundred and fifteen million Taiyuan Crystals!"
"..."
"Nine hundred and thirty-three million Taiyuan Crystals!"
As soon as Jiang Wan'er finished speaking, bids began to echo from various private rooms. In a short while, the bidding price for the Ruyi Golden Hook reached nearly one billion Taiyuan Crystals.
"Nine Regions Island is truly powerful, to have a fifth Chaos Supreme-grade treasure appear," Ma Tianyu said with emotion, and everyone else nodded in agreement.
"Looking at its extraordinary power, I wonder who it will ultimately go to," Zhou Qingzi remarked.
"One billion five hundred sixty million Taiyuan Crystals!"
"One billion five hundred seventy million Taiyuan Crystals!"
"..."
"One billion six hundred fifty million Taiyuan Crystals!"
As time passed, the bidding price for the Ruyi Golden Hook continued to rise. Finally, it was successfully bid for by private room number one at the price of one billion six hundred fifty million Taiyuan Crystals. In the following time, although many treasures were presented, they were of little use to Li Xuan.
However, being able to witness so many treasures was an eye-opener for Li Xuan.
In the subsequent time, as the second day drew to a close, the Earth Pavilion finally completed its mission.
It ultimately bid for and acquired an Earth-attribute High-grade Divine-level cultivation technique at the price of three billion nine hundred sixty million Taiyuan Crystals.
Despite the expenditure of three billion nine hundred sixty million Taiyuan Crystals, obtaining a High-grade Divine-level cultivation technique was clearly a profitable deal for the Earth Pavilion.
After all, High-grade Divine-level cultivation techniques were not common; they were essentially priceless. Thus, Ma Tianyu's face was beaming with joy, and Elder Tu Tian was also extremely excited.
The second day's auction concluded at this point.
On the third day of the auction, Li Xuan and his group gained nothing. Naturally, this was also because there were no items that caught their fancy.
It was not until the fourth day that Zhu Bing successfully bid for a Nine Profound Crystal at the price of two billion two hundred million Taiyuan Crystals.
On the fifth day, Zhou Qingzi spent one billion eight hundred million Taiyuan Crystals to acquire a set of Chaos Spirit-level soft armor.
On the sixth day, Li Xuan and his group also gained nothing.
"Pavilion Master Li Xuan, currently only you and I have not completed our missions. The auction convention has only one day left tomorrow. I wonder if the treasures we need will appear," Wang Jianye said with a worried expression in the pavilion hall.
Li Xuan heard this and replied, "Pavilion Master Wang, please do not be anxious. There is still one day left, so there is no need to worry. Even if we truly do not encounter them, it is fate. I believe Supreme Zhang Chao will not blame you, Pavilion Master Wang, if he knows."
"Alright, let's all return to rest. Tomorrow is the final day of the Nine Regions Auction Convention. I believe there will be a grand finale item presented."
"Pavilion Master Li Xuan, we shall take our leave then." Zhou Qingzi and the others nodded, then patted Wang Jianye's shoulder and headed to their respective rooms.
"Pavilion Master Li Xuan..." After everyone had dispersed, Elder Geng Tian looked at Li Xuan, seemingly hesitant to speak.
Li Xuan smiled and said, "Elder Geng Tian, are you perhaps referring to the mission assigned by Lord Mu Zun? Rest assured, as I just said, if we truly don't find it, then it is fate."
"Furthermore, my mission for this trip is not to bid for treasures. The most important thing is to bring you all back safely. If the mission can be completed, that would be best. If not, then so be it."
"I have noted that down," Elder Geng Tian said, appearing somewhat relieved.
Li Xuan smiled slightly and said, "Yes, Elder Geng Tian, you should also go and rest."
"Alright," Elder Geng Tian replied with a nod and then turned to leave.
Watching Elder Geng Tian's retreating figure, Li Xuan pondered for a moment and then murmured, "All five pavilions are looking for treasures related to their respective attributes. Is there some connection between them? Never mind, I should focus on the matters at hand first."