"What?" Dugu Feng was greatly startled. He turned his head and once again fixed his gaze on Fang Han, simply unable to believe his own eyes. Fang Han had actually called out a terrifying figure of one billion.
One must know, the price of a single Low-grade Dao Artifact was merely within the range of several million Pure Yang pills. Throwing out one billion medicinal pills at once could buy several hundred Low-grade Dao Artifacts.
If several hundred Low-grade Dao Artifacts were thrown out, it could significantly elevate the strength of a magnate sect. At the very least, if any of the ten sects of the Immortal Dao in the Xuanhuang Great World suddenly obtained several hundred Low-grade Dao Artifacts, it would likely cause a fluctuation in the balance of power.
Precisely because of this, when Fang Han wasted tens of billions of medicinal pills to activate the Wheel of Reincarnation, even Feng Baiyu cursed internally, feeling that this disciple was truly a squanderer.
However, if it were not in a place like the Cultivation Great World, even if one had medicinal pills, there would be nowhere to buy so many Dao Artifacts. Dao Artifacts were generally not traded. In the Xuanhuang Great World, they were priceless treasures.
"One billion! I've bought this Nine-Headed Yuan Lion." Fang Han stood up.
"Who is this person? Such a grand display of wealth? One billion Pure Yang pills? Buying it just like that, able to mobilize such massive funds?"
"It must be an expert from some major sect, right. His identity is definitely extremely prominent. Didn't you see that the two great alliance leaders of the Nine Tripod Pavilion and the White Emperor Merchant Guild are both by his side?"
"This person's cultivation is also exceptionally high. His mana surges. Judging purely from the sensation of his power, he is not weaker than the two merchant guild masters beside him, though his realm might be slightly lower."
"How is that possible? Whether it is Nine Tripod Immortal Venerable or Bai Xi of the White Emperor Merchant Guild, both are peerless powerhouses at the World King Realm. Their mana is peerless, especially that Bai Xi, whose identity is even more mysterious. Some people have long suspected that he is not a human cultivator. His mana is even more vast. For this person's mana to be able to contend with theirs while his realm is lower, to what extent must his accumulation be boundlessly profound?"
The discussions of numerous experts all reached Fang Han's ears.
"One billion medicinal pills? Is there any higher bid? If not, then this Nine-Headed Yuan Lion goes to this Daoist Friend!" The woman auctioning the treasure on the stage was clearly taken aback as well. The moment she looked at Fang Han, an unprecedented divine light actually erupted from her eyes. With this, Fang Han knew that this woman was also an expert.
"Excellent, Daoist Friend truly lives up to being the one who obtained the treasury of Panwu Immortal Venerable, affluent and generous. In this auction convention, you will certainly shine brilliantly." Nine Tripod Immortal Venerable praised, "This time, you have emptied the treasure vault of my Nine Tripod Pavilion. My Nine Tripod Pavilion won't be able to do business for a long time."
"What is there to lament about? With Daoist Friend Fang Han's shopping spree this time, you made this single deal worth fully three hundred billion medicinal pills. You sold three High-grade Dao Artifacts and countless other treasures. Even that useless turtle shell I gave you last time was sold for one hundred million medicinal pills. With this deal done, you won't need to do business for a thousand years. If word gets out, other merchant guilds will go mad with jealousy. A deal of three hundred billion medicinal pills—the Cultivation Great World doesn't see many of those in a year."
Bai Xi said enviously.
"Hmm? That Creation Divine Artifact fragment, the mysterious turtle shell, was a gift from this Bai Xi?" Fang Han's heart stirred.
At this time, no one answered or offered a higher price. The woman selling the treasure waved her hand, and from the twisted space-time, several people flew out, carrying the crystal stone sealing the Nine-Headed Yuan Lion and came in front of Fang Han.
Fang Han grabbed the crystal stone and sent it into his body. Subsequently, he waved his palm, and the surrounding space condensed into a tall puppet. The body of this spatial puppet was filled with Pure Yang source energy medicinal pills.
"This puppet's body contains one billion Pure Yang medicinal pills. Go!" With a casual wave of his hand, this puppet followed the several people away.
"Great Puppet Technique!"
Seeing this scene, everyone was shocked for a moment. The two great experts, Nine Tripod Immortal Venerable and Bai Xi, exchanged a glance, both seeing a very grave expression on each other's faces. The woman selling treasures on the stage also paused slightly, then ordered, "Bring the puppet up."
After the puppet was brought up, the woman pointed a finger at it. The puppet trembled and opened its mouth to spew out countless medicinal pills, which entered the space.
"Correct, it is exactly one billion medicinal pills." Nodding, the woman waved her hand, "Next treasure!"
Instantly, many more experts emerged from the twisted space, carrying a golden table. On the table, a treasure was covered by a cloth. This treasure was extremely large, seemingly ten zhang long. It resembled neither a sword nor a saber, taking the shape of a heavy weapon.
"This is an ancient High-grade Dao Artifact called the Horn of Heavenly Majesty. It is an ancient Dragon Race Dao Artifact, refined from the horn of a primeval Azure Dragon."
The woman introduced, then lifted the covering cloth. Subsequently, a massive, grayish-black giant horn stained with the dust of history appeared in front of everyone.
Woooo woooo, woooo woooo!
As soon as the covering cloth was lifted, countless musical notes immediately appeared on the massive horn. Those notes formed individual ghosts, deities, giant spirits, demon kings, immortals, buddhas, and even heavenly dragons and divine beasts. They continuously shouted, neighed, roared, and vibrated within the horn.
Various sounds converged into the musical notes of the horn.
It was as if the ghosts and deities of heaven and earth were playing the melody of the apocalypse.
An incomparably desolate mood emanated. The environment in front of everyone subsequently changed, and images of vast, desolate realms appeared before them. Yellow withered wild grass was everywhere, depicting the barrenness of the primeval times.
"A High-grade Dao Artifact refined from the Horn of an Azure Dragon! This Horn of Heavenly Majesty is exactly the best material for me to refine the Eight部 Futu. The primeval Azure Dragon is an archaic dragon species that has already gone extinct. Now, one probably cannot even find this kind of dragon in the Dragon World."
The Dragon Race was divided into many types. Leaving aside Red Dragons, Green Dragons, and Golden Dragons, the most orthodox were the Heavenly Dragons, which formed the orthodox ruling class of the Dragon Race. Of course, there were also some ancient dragon races, such as the Azure Dragon and the Nine-Headed Divine Dragon. These dragon races were inherently tyrannical, mutant species of the primeval era, and their status was even above that of the Heavenly Dragons. It was a pity that their numbers were too few, and some had already gone extinct.
To refine the Eight部 Futu, requiring the souls and bodies of these archaic dragon races yielded the greatest efficacy.
"What a fine High-grade Dao Artifact. This Horn of Heavenly Majesty truly is a High-grade Dao Artifact from the primeval times. I see that the artifact spirit within has existed for at least over a hundred thousand years!"
"Indeed, its age is ancient, who knows how much more powerful than ordinary High-grade Dao Artifacts. According to legends, when this horn is blown, it has the function to increase mana, elevate realms, and cause warriors under command to go berserk. That means if you rear Heavenly Demons, blowing the horn can increase the strength of these Heavenly Demons tenfold."
"A good item. However, this kind of ancient High-grade Dao Artifact is extremely rare and probably holds an immense value. Let's see the starting price."
"I must acquire this item. The Horn of Heavenly Majesty and the Double-Pupil Heavenly Drum are both rare treasures. Although they cannot compare to the Heaven and Earth Dharma Conch of the Buddhist Sect, they are still the best items to enhance the imposing aura of subordinates. Furthermore, it possesses the supreme power of sonic killing."
One discussion after another reached Fang Han's ears, making him increasingly understand the functions of this Horn of Heavenly Majesty.
"The price of High-grade Dao Artifacts is always an astronomical figure. This Horn of Heavenly Majesty is moreover a top-tier item among High-grade Dao Artifacts, a treasure refined by the ancient Dragon Race. The current price is fifty billion Pure Yang pills! Each bid increment must not be less than one billion medicinal pills!"
That treasure-selling woman also heard the flurry of discussions. With a smile on her face, her mouth finally uttered a price.
In an instant, many people immediately fell silent. After all, fifty billion medicinal pills was an amount even experts at the World King Realm couldn't possibly take out, unless it was someone like Nine Tripod Immortal Venerable who had been doing business for an unknown number of years.
Such a vast amount of medicinal pills for a single High-grade Dao Artifact was somewhat impractical. Although High-grade Dao Artifacts were very rare, couldn't experts at the Creation Realm refine them themselves?
"Fifty-one billion!"
Dugu Feng of the Dugu Family gritted his teeth and called out a number.
"Fifty-two billion!"
An old man's voice rang out. Fang Han looked over and found it was an old man wearing Eight Trigrams clothing. His eyebrows and beard were entirely snow-white, looking as if he were asleep with his eyes closed, speaking unhurriedly.
"Old Man Ram?"
Nine Tripod Immortal Venerable looked at this old man and frowned slightly. "Fang Han, this person is very formidable. He is an expert at the Mixed Hole Realm. His intake and output of Immortal World source energy is far above ours. No wonder he didn't even blink at fifty billion medicinal pills." The immortal world source energy of experts at the Mixed Hole Realm was in a liquid state, and there was no telling how vast the Pure Yang source energy they extracted was. In terms of wealth, they were much richer.
"Fifty-three billion!" Fang Han nodded, unafraid of offending anyone, and directly spoke out.
"Sixty billion!"
That Old Man Ram finally raised his head, glanced at Fang Han, and showed an uncommittal expression on his face. Not taking the medicinal pills seriously at all, he directly raised the price of the pills to sixty billion. Instantly, a few people who were itching to try stopped.
"Sixty-one billion." Fang Han was not bothered by competing in wealth with an expert of the Mixed Hole Realm, so he could only add one billion.
"Seventy billion!" Old Man Ram's eyebrows twitched, uttering a number, and his voice subsequently resonated: "Young man, this Horn of the Azure Dragon is of immense use to me. It seems the medicinal pills on you were not easily obtained either. Do not fight for it anymore."
"Is that so? Seventy-one billion." Fang Han replied indifferently, "This treasure is also of great use to me. I do still have some medicinal pills on me. If you feel it is necessary to fight for it, then you can do so. I won't back down."
"If you don't listen to an old man's words, you will suffer the consequences right before your eyes." Old Man Ram shook his head, but a trace of coldness flickered in his eyes, and his mouth uttered three words: "Eighty billion!"
"Eighty-one billion!" Fang Han licked his lips.
"Hmph! Young man, you do not know the immensity of heaven and earth!" Old Man Ram laughed heartily. His smile was entirely filled with the flavor of looking at a young man who did not understand depth: "One hundred billion!"
"Ah! One hundred billion!"
"This High-grade Dao Artifact actually sold to the terrifying extent of one hundred billion!"
"This Old Man Ram is a supreme powerhouse at the Mixed Hole Realm. He can fully utilize Peerless Dao Artifacts. With a single casual breath, who knows how much Immortal World source energy Pure Yang medicinal pills are endlessly produced. Competing in wealth with him is courting death! What's more, he already shook the world tens of thousands of years ago."
"Now, that kid has probably misfired."
"Of course he will misfire. One hundred billion! Such a terrifying figure. It is equivalent to the total sum of transactions of a large-scale merchant guild over a thousand years."
Hearing these three words, many experts present visibly shuddered.
Right at this moment, Fang Han slowly raised two fingers and unhurriedly uttered three words: "Two hundred billion!"