Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

Shen Hua opened the storage bag and the first thing he saw was a special talisman lying on it.

The talisman paper was dark gold, and the array patterns on the talisman flowed with condensed spiritual light. There was a faint sense of sharpness emanating from the edges, and a throwing knife was drawn in the very center.

This is different from the spells and talismans that Shen Hua had used before.

This is actually a [talisman treasure]!

A talisman treasure is a special type of talisman that can only be created by cultivators at the Golden Core stage. In order to create a talisman treasure, a cultivator at the Golden Core stage must sacrifice a portion of the power of their own magical treasure and seal it within the talisman.

The talisman is extremely powerful; once activated, its power can even rival that of a top-tier magic weapon!

Moreover, the talisman has no level restriction, and even a Qi Refining stage cultivator like Shen Hua can use it.

However, talismans also have their flaws.

Its biggest drawback is that it's expensive.

After all, the power of magical artifacts must be damaged to create talismans, so the cost is there, and the price is naturally high.

Besides these, there are two other major drawbacks. The first is that a very long incantation must be recited during activation. During the incantation, enemies can easily take advantage of the opening.

The second drawback is that the power stored inside is limited; once the power is exhausted, the talisman will be completely destroyed.

Despite its flaws, the talisman is still a trump card in the hands of Qi Refining cultivators. Many Qi Refining cultivators desire to possess one, hoping to use it in crucial moments to instantly turn the tide of battle.

On the other hand, the fact that the cultivator in the late-stage Qi Refining realm who was ambushed and killed by Shen Hua indicates that he was quite powerful. Unfortunately, the opponent lost his life due to carelessness, which benefited Shen Hua instead.

He quickly checked the attributes of the talisman:

【Gold-Shattering Blade Talisman】

Quality: Normal

Suitable cultivation levels: Qi Refining Level 1 to Foundation Establishment Late Stage

Remaining power: 67%

……

The talisman's quality is only ordinary, which suggests that the Golden Core cultivator who crafted it used a rather ordinary magic weapon.

Another characteristic of talismans is that the higher the user's cultivation level, the stronger their power.

With Shen Hua's current strength, he can only unleash the power of a top-tier magic weapon after activation; however, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator were to use it, not only would the activation speed be faster, but the power would also approach 20% to 30% of the original magic weapon, reaching several times the power of a top-tier magic weapon!

This is why, even though talismans are consumables, they are actually more popular and more expensive than top-tier magical artifacts!

A top-tier magic weapon of average quality can often sell for two or three hundred low-grade spirit stones, while a talisman can sell for at least five hundred!

Shen Hua happily put the talisman into his backpack.

This thing will still work well even when you reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

For a long time to come, this will be his trump card!

What Shen Hua found strange was that after obtaining this talisman, he did not receive any game notification that "the talisman has topped the equipment ranking list".

Talisman treasures are also a type of equipment and can be listed on the equipment rankings. Moreover, in my previous life, when most players entered the Foundation Establishment stage, the top spots on the rankings were dominated by talisman treasures.

He opened the equipment ranking list and immediately understood the reason.

The Shattered Gold Blade Talisman was indeed on the list, but it was only ranked third, not as high-level as his two purple equipment pieces, so there was no notification.

"Perhaps the original magic weapon, the Shattered Gold Blade, was of such poor quality?" Shen Hua thought to himself.

After accepting the Broken Gold Blade Talisman, Shen Hua continued to search through the remaining items in his storage bag.

The rest was rather unremarkable.

There was also a high-grade magic weapon in the storage bag, a long spear of the gold element.

[Geng Metal Long Spear]

Rank: Upper

Quality: Spiritual Charm

Suitable cultivation levels: Qi Refining Stage 7 to Late Foundation Establishment

This spear is of the Spirit quality and looks quite good.

In addition, there were several hundred low-grade spirit stones, plus various pills, ordinary talismans and other miscellaneous items.

Shen Hua looked at them and then sorted them into his backpack.

After checking his spirit stone balance, he now had a total of 7115 low-grade spirit stones and 5 mid-grade spirit stones in his backpack, including the recent gains.

These past few days, I've consumed quite a few spirit stones while cultivating on the second level of the Spirit Gathering Array.

However, the auction will be coming soon, and once the equipment is sold, he will earn several thousand more!

At the same time, he secretly calculated: "This Gengjin spear can be put up for auction to sell."

The auction attracts many wealthy players, but only one faction can win the Xuan Ge Hand-Wrapped Arm.

Those wealthy people who lost the bid might be interested in this spear and could probably sell it for a good price.

"I wonder how the auction preparations are going."

With this in mind, Shen Hua rode his chestnut horse on his way while sending a message to Local Necrosis to inquire about the progress of the auction preparations.

Soon, the company that caused the partial necrosis replied: "The auction is being prepared according to procedure, so you can rest assured!"

He then asked, "Brother miner, how's the profit from this mining trip?"

He also knew that Shen Hua had gone to work in the mines.

"I made quite a bit of money," Shen Hua replied.

The officer pressed further, asking, "How much exactly? Can you tell me?"

"I probably earned a few thousand spirit stones."

After the message was sent, there was no response from the other end.

Seeing that the other party did not speak, Shen Hua continued to send a private message: "I just acquired a high-grade long spear magic weapon, with spiritual quality, but unfortunately it is not gold. Could you add it to the auction list for me?"

The localized necrosis was quite unexpected: "A high-grade long spear magic weapon? Let me take a look first."

A few minutes later, the other party sent a message: "Is it that gun that's currently ranked fifth on the equipment leaderboard?"

"That's right."

"Do you know that the top six items on the equipment leaderboard are all yours?" the man with the localized necrosis said in a complicated tone.

Shen Hua smiled and replied, "It's alright, two items will change hands after the auction."

After the auction, the cold equipment will turn into warm spirit stones.

Afterwards, Shen Hua gave a few more instructions, telling the other party to make sure the auction started on time and not to delay it.

After agreeing to the localized necrosis, the two ended their conversation.

Shen Hua emphasized punctuality and the need to avoid delays because a major event would occur immediately after the auction ended.

Don't forget, today's actual date is February 10th, and tomorrow is February 11th.

As early as February 4, seven days earlier, he received a report receipt, which clearly stated that the details of the competition would be announced seven days later in Earth time, which would be February 11.

In other words, after logging off today, the game monitor will most likely announce the penalty for losing the duel.

Once the punishment for losing a martial arts contest is made public, who would have the time or inclination to attend an auction? The world could descend into chaos!

Shen Hua could foresee that both the real world and the game would be in turmoil for quite some time.

No one knows how desperate everyone will feel after learning about the punishment.

Putting yourself in Shen Hua's shoes, you'd be just as likely to have a mental breakdown.

Therefore, this auction must be completed before it goes offline today.

Before logging off today, let's earn some spirit stones first.

As for how badly society has collapsed... let's take it one step at a time. I hope everyone can hold on.