Battle Through the Heavens: Xiao Yan, I am your second master.

The Space Trade Fair is the most high-end trade fair on the continent, and the first requirement for entry is to reach the peak of the Dou Zong realm!

At the Space Trade Fair, Heaven-rank cultivation techniques, Heaven-rank combat skills, Grade 8 pills, and even Grade 9 pills may appear!

The jade token for this Space Trade Fair was obtained with great effort by my ancestor, Venerable Tianyuan. With this jade token, one can directly enter the Space Trade Fair.

If some esteemed person manages to snag the jade token and, after obtaining a Heavenly Rank cultivation technique at the Space Trading Fair and soaring to great heights, please don't forget this humble woman!

No starting price, bidding begins!

"I'll offer a low-level Earth-rank cultivation technique."

"I'll offer a set of mid-level Earth-rank combat techniques."

"I'll offer five grade six pills!"

"I'll offer two grade seven pills!"

. . . . . .

The competition was even fiercer than the one Xiao Li had just faced; the Heavenly Rank techniques and fighting skills were enough to drive these people mad.

But have you thought about this carefully? Do you even have the funds to acquire a Heaven-Rank cultivation technique? And even if you did, wouldn't a group of people come and kill you to steal your treasure?

Heavenly-rank cultivation techniques and Heavenly-rank fighting skills are the domain of Dou Zun and even Dou Sheng powerhouses. A group of Dou Huang and Dou Zong are competing here.

Xiao Li felt that they were all brave people; others had courage wrapped around their bodies, while they had courage wrapped around their bodies.

Chapter 73 Release Notice

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Chapter 74 Eighth-grade Pill

After a round of bidding, the jade tablet was finally sold to an old man for the price of five seventh-grade pills plus a set of earth-rank cultivation techniques and combat skills.

"Next up is the second to last item in this auction. Please bring it up!"

What will be the penultimate item? The powerful figures who have come to the Tianyuan Auction House today are extremely curious.

Soon a cart appeared in the center of the auction hall, and in the center of the cart lay the box of ten-thousand-year-old cold jade.

The jade box exuded an astonishing chill, and those with some knowledge in the room had already roughly guessed what kind of item was being auctioned.

Pill!

As Yu Ruyan walked to the cart and opened the Cold Jade Box, an amazing medicinal fragrance wafted out, invigorating everyone present.

Then, the pills in the jade box were enveloped in a faint three-colored spiritual mist.

A faint, spiritual mist swirled around the pill, and it vaguely coalesced into the shape of a cat.

"An eighth-grade pill!" Xiao Li stood up immediately. There was a world of difference between seventh-grade and eighth-grade pills. Eighth-grade pills possessed their own spirituality, and only such pills were called living pills or spiritual pills.

An eighth-grade pill possesses spirituality and can condense into a shape on its own; the eighth-grade pill in front of us condensed into the image of a cat.

The appearance of the eighth-grade pill caused an uproar among those present.

"Please be quiet, everyone. As you've probably guessed, this item is an eighth-grade pill! And it's an eighth-grade pill that has been subjected to three-colored pill lightning!"

As for this pill, you Venerables should already know it; it's called the Purple-Azure Venerable Supreme Pill! A Dou Zun powerhouse can increase their cultivation by one star after consuming it!

All of you venerable ones should understand that it takes countless years of arduous cultivation to reach the first star level, but this pill can allow you to break through to the first star level directly.

Moreover, this is an eighth-grade pill. It is said that taking an eighth-grade pill has other benefits. Unfortunately, my cultivation is still too shallow to have taken it before, which is a real pity.

This elixir came from an elder of the Pill Tower in the Central Region; anything produced by the Pill Tower is guaranteed to be of the highest quality.

Alright everyone, this Grade 8 Tricolor Purple-Azure Supreme Pill has no starting price; it will still go to the highest bidder!

No sooner had Yu Ruyan finished speaking than the fierce competition began in an instant.

"I'll offer a mid-level Earth-rank cultivation technique and its accompanying combat skills!"

"I'll offer a seventh-grade pill and a high-level Earth-rank combat skill!"

"I'll offer a high-level water-attribute Earth-rank cultivation technique and its accompanying combat skills!"

"Three grade seven pills plus a high-level earth-rank wood-attribute cultivation technique!"

. . . . . .

That's insane! They've brought out a lot of good stuff to bid on this Rank 8 pill.

Xiao Li was also paying attention to these competing voices. It was obvious that those who wanted the Purple-Azure Supreme Pill were all Dou Zun experts; Dou Zong were not qualified to compete for it.

High-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques, unheard of in the Northwest Continent, appeared multiple times at this auction.

"As expected, the Central Plains is much wealthier, with so many high-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques. The Northwest Continent is truly barren," Xiao Li remarked.

Mang Tianchi: "Don't underestimate Dou Zun experts. Almost all Dou Zun experts cultivate high-level Earth-rank techniques, with very few cultivating mid-level Earth-rank techniques due to their own reasons."

High-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques are the foundation for every Dou Zun powerhouse. So once you reach the Dou Zun level, unless you have a Heaven-rank technique or a secret method, you can forget about fighting beyond your level.

The difference between a Dou Zun one-star and a Dou Zong three-star is even greater. Let me give you an example: the Four Directions Pavilion and the Three Valleys in the Central Continent.

The pavilion masters of the Four Directions Pavilion are generally at the level of two to three stars, while the valley masters of the Three Valleys are at the level of four stars. A four-star Dou Zun can fight two two-star Dou Zun and even gain the upper hand!

This is why San Gu has always been clearly superior to Si Fang Ge. Of course, San Gu has its own strengths, which you may find out in the future.

Anyway, at the Dou Zun level, besides the difference in Dou Qi, there's also the difference in spatial comprehension. For example, even if all the Dou Zun from the Three Valleys and Four Directions Pavilion attacked me together, they wouldn't be a match for me.

After listening to Mang Tianchi's explanation, Xiao Li understood one thing: high-level Earth-rank cultivation techniques, which are rarely seen by ordinary Dou Huang or Dou Zong, are not difficult to obtain at the Dou Zun level.

Those who reach the Dou Zun level are all pursuing the Heavenly Rank or things related to "Saint".

Ultimately, this Grade 8 elixir, the Purple-Green Supreme Pill, was auctioned off to a Venerable One at an extremely high price.

Yu Ruyan's face was rosy at this moment. If she could successfully host the Heavenly Auction, her family would provide her with a lot of resources, enough to help her advance further!

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next item to be auctioned is the last one. This item is very unique and is related to a legendary Dou Sheng powerhouse!"

Please welcome the last item up for auction!

As Yu Ruyan finished speaking, a maid slowly pushed a cart into the center of the auction hall. On the cart was a silver tray with an antique silver jade piece on it.

"Everyone, this is a Demon Thunder Jade Piece, which is related to a Saint! The owner of this item is called the Demon Thunder Saint, who was an extremely powerful expert in the Central Continent hundreds of years ago."

The Demon Thunder Saint perished for unknown reasons. My family's ancestor, Venerable Tianyuan, happened to encounter the Demon Thunder Saint's ruins, but these ruins were quite unusual.

Only those who possess this jade tablet can enter. This is a great opportunity! If one can obtain the inheritance of the Demon Thunder Saint, one will surely become a saint renowned throughout the Central Plains in the future.

No starting price, highest bidder wins!

After Yu Ruyan explained the origin of the jade piece, everyone present perked up.

Even Mang Tianchi, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened them and stared at the silver jade piece.

"The Thunder Saint, huh? Interesting. There might be something inside that would tempt even this old man," Mang Tianchi murmured.

Xiao Li: "Then Dean, why don't you bid? I don't think anyone here is richer than you."

"Hmm! Hmm?" Mang Tianchi was about to start making a price quote when he suddenly realized that he seemed to have missed something.

"What's wrong with the dean?" Xiao Li asked.

"Boy, lend me a few Rank 7 pills first, I'll pay you back later," Mang Tianchi said without batting an eye.

"Huh?" Xiao Li was dumbfounded: "Dean, you, a Dou Zun expert, are asking me, a seventh-grade alchemist, for money? Are you kidding me?!"

Mang Tianchi blushed: "I left my storage ring at the academy. The storage rings I carry now contain valuable items and things that cannot be traded."

Let's put it this way: the cheapest thing I have right now is an eighth-grade pill that has been tempered by six-colored lightning. Trading an eighth-grade, six-colored pill for this would be a bit of a loss.

Xiao Li:

"Dean, don't you have any cultivation techniques with you?" Xiao Li asked.

"No. What I carry with me are either things suitable for cultivation or Heaven-rank combat techniques. As I said, the cheapest one is this Rank 8, Six-Colored Pill," Mang Tianchi said, shaking his head.

"I'll offer an eighth-grade, three-colored pill!"

An aged voice drew the attention of Xiao Li and Mang Tianchi.

Xiao Li crossed his arms and said, "Dean, look, it's already at the eighth grade with three colors. You can't keep your six-color pill."

Chapter 75 Let's Talk to My Earth Demon Puppet

Mang Tianchi pondered for a moment, then, as if struck by a thought, he continued to sit in his chair and close his eyes to rest.

"Huh? Dean, you're not going to bid anymore? You're just lying down?" Xiao Li asked in confusion.

"What's the rush? It'll be sold to someone else anyway. I can't bear to part with this Rank 8 Six-Colored Pill. I can get this jade piece by killing and robbing. No rush."

Mang Tianchi came up with a plan to kill and rob. He was confident that no one in the Tianyuan Auction House had a higher cultivation level than him, and there were very few forces in Zhongzhou whose cultivation level could surpass his.

Mang Tianchi refused to believe that he, a peak seventh-level Dou Zun, couldn't even handle this tiny jade piece.

Since Mang Tianchi wasn't in a hurry, Xiao Li wasn't either. The things of a Dou Sheng were too far away for him. Putting aside everything else, he already had the things of a Dou Di.

The Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade is in the Xiao family's possession, and Xiao Li can play with it anytime, anywhere; it's just a token, isn't it?

"Alright, Dean, whatever makes you happy. Anyway, this kind of item is not for me," Xiao Li said dismissively.

"What kind of pills should I refine at this pill refining competition? With my current skill level, refining mid-grade seventh-rank pills is just right—neither tiring nor easy. If I were to refine high-grade seventh-rank pills, my battle qi definitely wouldn't be able to keep up, and I'd have to take pills to restore my battle qi."

Refining a peak seventh-grade pill seems impossible. My soul power is barely enough, and my battle qi is completely insufficient. What should I do?

Well, let's take it one step at a time. Ideally, I'd obtain a cultivation technique for the soul at this Pill Gathering, and even better, elevate my soul realm to the Spirit Realm during the event.

Xiao Li pondered his goals for this alchemy competition. He didn't want to win the championship. As a mere seventh-grade intermediate alchemist, even if he were to unleash his full potential, he still couldn't refine eighth-grade pills. He would think about it next time.

The Pill Gathering is held every thirty years. The next one will be Xiao Yan's generation. At that time, Xiao Li will be bullying the weak. Xiao Li is confident that he can reach the Dou Zun realm and become an eighth-grade alchemist within thirty years.

. . . . . .

Ultimately, the Demonic Thunder Jade Slab was won by a Dou Zun who cultivated the Thunder attribute. This person was known as the Thunder Control Venerable. According to Mang Tianchi, he was a powerful rogue cultivator who rarely showed his face.

Most people in Zhongzhou believe that the Fenglei Pavilion is the holy land for cultivating lightning-attribute battle qi, and that the Thunder Venerable, as the pavilion master, is extremely powerful.

Little did they know that in the circle of Dou Zun powerhouses, Lei Zun was just so-so, especially in the circle of high-level Dou Zun like Mang Tianchi, where Lei Zun was not even ranked.

Using "Thunder" as his title is quite arrogant. Mang Tianchi also has thunder-attribute fighting spirit, but he didn't give himself a thunder-related title.

In Mang Tianchi's eyes, Lei Zunzhe was nothing but an ant.

"Dean, is this Thunder Lord very strong? His name is quite imposing. How does he compare to the Thunder Lord of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion?" Xiao Li didn't know much about the strong people in the Central Plains.

"You mean that brat from the Wind and Thunder Pavilion? He's just a three-star Dou Zun. I could kill a dozen of him with one palm. And that other Thunder Control Venerable? What a boastful tone, ruling over thunder? That guy is just a six-star Dou Zun. He's no problem for me!" Mang Tianchi said proudly, hands on his hips.

"That must be because the Dean is powerful. Those so-called Thunder Venerables and Thunder Control Venerables have impressive titles, but that's because they haven't met the Dean. The Dean's cultivation is unparalleled, and he will definitely let them know how vast the Dou Qi Continent is."

With the atmosphere already set, Xiao Li acted as a cheerleader, maximizing the emotional impact and greatly pleasing Mang Tianchi.

"Hahahaha, you're right. They just haven't met me yet. Come on, Xiao Li, I'll take you to retrieve the items."

Mang Tianchi laughed loudly and led Xiao Li to the back of the Tianyuan Auction House to take away Xiao Li's auction items.

The high-level Earth-rank cultivation technique is "Eight Desolate Fire Scripture," the mid-level Earth-rank movement and combat skill is "Dragon Soaring Step," and the medicinal herbs include Rejuvenating Demon Fruit, Soul-Bearing Ghost Face Flower, Snow Bone Ginseng, Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Spirit Vine, and Mature Transformation Grass.

Stepping out of the auction house, Xiao Li felt utterly impoverished. The wealth he had accumulated at Canaan Academy for so long had vanished in an instant.

"I'm so poor." Xiao Li felt like he'd lost half his soul as he walked out of the auction house.

"Hey kid, a seventh-grade alchemist, you're worried about not having money? I envy how fast you alchemists make money. Just refine some pills when you have free time, right?"

Mang Tianchi slapped Xiao Li on the back of the head and said in an annoyed tone.

"Alright, by the way, Dean, which way do we go?" Xiao Li asked. Weren't they supposed to be on their way to kill and rob? Why are they still stuck here?

"What's the rush? We're not the only ones going. The more people go, the more we'll plunder! Kid, murder and robbery are skills too. The more people, the better. Let's wait until they've fought each other to the point of exhaustion before we make our move."

Mang Tianchi said slowly and deliberately.

'Those old foxes are truly cunning, each one more treacherous than the last. Murder and robbery with such methods? I guess I'm still too kind, hehehe!'

Mang Tianchi and Xiao Li went to a teahouse, drank tea for a while, and when Mang Tianchi felt it was about time, he pulled Xiao Li away.

Located hundreds of miles outside Tianyuan City,

The terrain here is no longer distinguishable as hills, plains, or basins. Too many powerful figures have made their moves here, causing the landscape to be permanently deformed.

"You've come at just the right time, hehehe, cough cough~ Hahahaha, this old man has arrived. Boy, stay here, I'll be right back."