You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 303: Profound Primordial Water

Numerous talismans were affixed to the surface of the water tank. Within the enclosed space, a merfolk of about half a zhang in length floated on the water's surface.

The merfolk's appearance closely resembled that of a human, with perfect features. Underneath its eyes were two shallow, sky-blue natural tear troughs, adding a touch of allure.

With a graceful figure, it had chest armor that grew from both sides of its ribs, covering its chest. Below the waist were small, alternating blue and white scales.

Although the water tank was huge, it was still a significant constraint for the merfolk. It struggled to change positions within the tank, keeping its head low, attempting to evade the hot gazes of the many cultivators in the audience.

This action added a hint of sympathy, causing many cultivators present to become agitated, giving rise to thoughts of protection or exploitation.

"A purebred merfolk, starting bid at seven hundred and fifty spirit stones!"

The middle-aged cultivator announced.

"I bid nine hundred spirit stones!"

"One thousand spirit stones!"

The price quickly soared, reaching over a thousand in the blink of an eye.

Lu Xuan observed coldly, with no intention of bidding.

If this merfolk were still in its juvenile state, he might have been somewhat interested. Not for anything else, but simply to raise and obtain the white light orbs after maturity.

However, judging from the merfolk's appearance and physique, it wouldn't be long before it reached full maturity. Spending a large amount of spirit stones to raise it wouldn't be very cost-effective.

In the end, the merfolk was acquired by a Foundation Establishment cultivator for sixteen hundred spirit stones, equivalent to the price of a third-grade artifact.

The auction continued.

The appearance of the merfolk stirred up a small wave of excitement in the audience. Many cultivators became much more enthusiastic, and various treasures brought out for auction quickly sold at high prices.

One item brought onto the stage next caught Lu Xuan's attention.

A turtle egg the size of a basin, covered with a layer of gray-black rock on the surface, looked extremely heavy.

"This is a third-grade Rock Shell Turtle egg, hatched into a Rock Shell Turtle known for its defense. Ordinary third-grade artifacts would have a hard time penetrating its shell."

"Starting bid at eight hundred spirit stones!"

"Eight hundred and fifty."

Lu Xuan casually added fifty spirit stones, rare to see a spiritual beast egg of such high grade. He naturally wouldn't miss it.

The current small lake in the Sky Sword Sect only housed a fifth-grade Dragon Bone Grass, appearing somewhat empty. Putting this turtle egg in would liven things up.

"Eight hundred and seventy spirit stones."

A hoarse voice came from nearby. Following the introduction by Song Yun, the voice belonged to a Foundation Establishment cultivator who came to the auction from nearby.

For many cultivators, spiritual beast eggs didn't hold much value. Only cultivators like Lu Xuan, who focused on raising spiritual beasts, had the idea of bidding for them.

"One thousand spirit stones."

Lu Xuan directly raised the bid to one thousand spirit stones, intending to make the Foundation Establishment cultivator give up.

"One thousand and twenty spirit stones."

After hesitating for a moment, the hoarse voice chose to follow up. However, there was a lack of confidence in the tone.

"One thousand one hundred spirit stones. I'm determined to obtain this Rock Shell Turtle egg. If the fellow daoist wishes, feel free to raise the bid further."

Lu Xuan said calmly.

This price was still within his budget. After all, the Rock Shell Turtle egg wasn't just valuable in itself; the more important thing was the generous reward it would provide after maturing.

"This egg belongs to you, fellow daoist."

Feeling Lu Xuan's determination, the cultivator behind the hoarse voice, after weighing his options, although he knew the value of this Rock Shell Turtle egg was high, if he continued to raise the bid, it would exceed its actual value. Helplessly, he chose to give up.

"Thank you for your generosity, fellow daoist."

Lu Xuan arched his hand in the direction of the voice.

The appearance of the Rock Shell Turtle egg was just a small episode. Among the treasures that followed, there was nothing that aroused strong interest in Lu Xuan.

"The last three items for auction today are all rare and extraordinary treasures."

The middle-aged cultivator below cleared his throat and spoke loudly.

Amidst everyone's anticipation, a pure white jade bottle was carefully brought onto the stage by a middle-level Qi refining cultivator with both hands.

"This white jade bottle is forged from a hundred-year ice jade, possessing extremely strong durability."

"Contained within the jade bottle is today's third-to-last treasure, the Profound Primordial Water."

The middle-aged cultivator said solemnly.

"Here it comes."

Lu Xuan sat up straight, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at the inconspicuous white jade bottle below.

The main reason he had come here was for this item called Profound Primordial Water, a third-grade spiritual liquid.

"The Profound Primordial Water, many of you may have heard of it. As a third-grade spiritual liquid, it has an extremely high density and can pierce through stone with a drop of water."

"Don't be fooled by its small size; the Profound Primordial Water inside weighs over a thousand jin. If ordinary Qi refining cultivators don't practice body tempering techniques, they could easily injure themselves with just a drop of this small bottle of Profound Primordial Water."

The middle-aged cultivator carefully took out a drop of dark liquid from the white jade bottle.

Under his sustained spiritual energy, the liquid spun in the air.

"The Profound Primordial Water is an excellent material for body tempering and artifact refining. Starting bid at thirteen hundred spirit stones!"

"One thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

A muscular middle-level Qi refining cultivator directly raised the bid by two hundred spirit stones.

"One thousand six hundred spirit stones."

Lu Xuan, unwilling to fall behind, added one hundred.

"One thousand six hundred and ten spirit stones."

After a moment of hesitation, the hoarse voice finally decided to follow up, albeit without much confidence.

"One thousand seven hundred spirit stones. Fellow daoist, if you're so fond of this Profound Primordial Water, why not give me some face?"

Ning Deshan said with a hint of sarcasm.

"One thousand seven hundred and twenty spirit stones!"

Lu Xuan declared decisively, seemingly without any hesitation.

"One thousand seven hundred and fifty spirit stones. Fellow daoist Lu, I quite fancy this bottle of Profound Primordial Water. How about giving me some face?"

Ning Deshan said with a smirk.

"One thousand seven hundred and seventy spirit stones! Ning fellow daoist, even if you buy it back to refine it, are you planning to better seal your own coffin?"

Lu Xuan saw through Ning Deshan's intention to cause trouble and mocked the sinister old man.

With over eight thousand spirit stones at his disposal, plus the additional one thousand obtained from helping the Ning family resolve the sea beast attack, spending over a thousand to bid on the Rock Shell Turtle egg left him with more than enough to buy this bottle of Profound Primordial Water.

"Well, the Profound Primordial Water is yours, fellow daoist."

Ning Deshan continued to raise the bid

mainly to taunt Lu Xuan. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, he chose to give up voluntarily.

"I must thank fellow daoist Ning for your kindness."

Even clay statues had a bit of fire in them. Being messed with by Ning Deshan made Lu Xuan feel irritated.

"It seems that dropping those Formless Algae wasn't enough; I'll have to work harder."

He thought to himself, making a mental note of Ning Deshan's actions in his memory book.