The auction continued, and as various valuable items kept appearing, the powerful Nascent Soul cultivators on the third floor also began to make frequent moves.

Amid the continuous sounds of bidding, the auction finally came to its closing stages. The most anticipated items took the stage one by one. The previously noisy main hall gradually quieted down, but from the private rooms on the second and third floors, many voices of bidding could still be heard.

"Next, we have the final item of this auction, the long-awaited finale treasure—the Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring."

As the colorful-robed female cultivator introduced the item, three Core Formation cultivators walked onto the stage from different directions. One of them carried a jade box, placing it on the display table, after which the other two cultivators stepped forward and cast different spells, striking the jade box.

Then, with a light "click," the seal on the jade box was temporarily lifted, opening a small crack from which a surging water attribute spiritual energy rushed forth, creating the illusion for everyone in the auction house that they were being hit by ocean waves.

In the second-floor private room, Yuan Ming couldn't help but grow more curious about this final auction item, which was making such a grand entrance. He wondered what mysteries it possessed.

After a momentary release, the spiritual energy flowing from the jade box gradually ceased, and the colorful-robed female cultivator then stepped forward to fully open the jade box.

Inside the jade box lay a palm-sized pale blue bracelet, whose surface resembled rippling water. Even without being touched, it was continuously undulating and drifting. A faint blue glow accompanied the ripples, making it look hazy like a shadow—as if, if one wasn't careful, they would be unable to find its location.

"This Magic Treasure was obtained from a ruin in the outer sea. After appraisal, we've established that this treasure's rune formation contains twelve runes, surpassing the level of a Magic Treasure and is an imitation of the legendary Spiritual Treasure—the Azure Sea Ring!"

The colorful-robed female cultivator's astonishing words solidified the atmosphere in the auction house. Almost everyone's gaze fell fixated on the bracelet, and even those who knew they couldn't compete couldn't help but reveal a hint of greed in their eyes.

Over the past few days, many auctions had been held in Fusang City. Numerous precious Magic Treasures had appeared, but this was the first time an imitation Spiritual Treasure had surfaced.

Yuan Ming also sat up a little straighter, showing an interested expression.

During this time, he had refined the Night Parade of Hundred Demons and Cold Moon Ring to completion using the Nameless Refining Secret Technique taught by the Shura Master, deepening his understanding of imitation Spiritual Treasures.

A Magic Treasure's runes number from five to nine. When they exceed nine, it becomes a Spiritual Treasure. The Night Parade of Hundred Demons and the Cold Moon Ring contained twelve and ten runes respectively.

However, a true Spiritual Treasure contains a spirit besides the runes. Whether it's the Night Parade of Hundred Demons, the Cold Moon Ring, or the Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring in front of him, none possess this, hence they can only be considered imitation Spiritual Treasures.

Although Yuan Ming already owned a true Spiritual Treasure and two imitation treasures, no one deems their collection of treasures too large. He was somewhat interested in the Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring but was yet to ascertain its abilities.

"This Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring is without any damage and is more powerful than ordinary imitation Spiritual Treasures. According to the experts of our company who have tested and estimated it, once a cultivator has refined seven runes, it can possess the power of a Nine Rune Magical Treasure. If one refines nine runes, its power could match an ordinary imitation Spiritual Treasure, and as for the full might once all twelve runes are refined, only the owner of the treasure will know," the colorful-robed female cultivator said with a smile, intentionally leaving the audience in suspense.

Just then, from one of the third-floor private rooms came a clear, pleasant voice, yet it was filled with authority.

"Hehe, spoken in such a grandiloquent manner. If this Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring truly had such power, why would your Golden Feather Trading Company put it up for auction?"

"Fellow Daoist Ming Kong is right. Little girl, just tell us the real situation about this ring. After all, only a few of us here can actually bid. Stop exaggerating," Bai Lin Master's voice also emanated from another private room.

"Everything this humble one has said earlier was verified through the personal inspection and testing by Nascent Soul Ancestors and is by no means an empty boast. Furthermore, the Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring is more auxiliary in nature, with average offensive capabilities. After being refined by our company's Nascent Soul Cultivators, the ring's abilities have been identified as threefold: first, it can rapidly convert the surrounding water vapor into pure water spiritual energy for the holder's cultivation. In other words, for cultivators who practice water attribute cultivation methods and are at sea, the Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring eliminates almost all concerns about mana exhaustion," the colorful-robed female cultivator responded confidently to the Nascent Soul cultivators' probing.

"Oh, then it seems that this Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring is quite fated for me. Fellow Daoist Ming Kong, Fellow Daoist Bai Lin, both of you possess water spirit bloodlines and have unique physiques, thus you can freely utilize the spiritual energy of the sea without needing this ring's ability. How about you leave the Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring to me to avoid spending a great deal of money on something useless," another Nascent Soul Ancestor said with a hearty laugh, his voice resounding and metallic like the friction of metals.

This person had a straightforward appearance, eyes fierce like a dragon's, nose solid as a rock, and his thick hair resembled the Dragon King from storybooks; however, there was no demon energy around him, and he was a pure Human Clan cultivator.

"It's the Master of Thousand Dragon Island, Golden Transformation Master! The ones who spoke just now were Bai Lin Master of Thousand Snake Island and Queen Ming Kong of Bijiao Island. With this finale treasure up for grabs, these Nascent Soul Ancestors are indeed vying for it," the crowd below murmured.

"Master of Thousand Dragon Island." Yuan Ming glanced upward, remembering that Liu Tianming had asked him to seek out this man's son upon his arrival in the East Sea.

However, not wanting anyone to know the whereabouts of his parents, he hadn't even made use of the contacts of Hundred Pills Square, much less go to Thousand Dragon Island. He had made some inquiries about the island, and had carefully read the information collected by Yan Siyun about the various forces of the East Sea.

Thousand Dragon Island was a first-class island with formidable strength. The territory it controlled had many high-grade mines, making it very wealthy, with many second-level and third-level islands under its dominion.

In terms of the number of subordinate islands, Thousand Dragon Island was almost unrivaled among first-class islands.

The Master of Thousand Dragon Island, Golden Transformation Master, was only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, but the island had passed down an Exotic Treasure called the Nine Dragon Pearl for generations.

This remarkable treasure caused dramatic changes in the body once refined; not only was the resultant strength incomparable, akin to a Body Cultivator of the same tier, but it also endowed the features of the Dragon Clan, allowing the user to contend with opponents a stage higher than themselves.

"Give it to you? What a joke, Golden Transformation Taoist, your face isn't that big." White Scale Master sneered coldly, appearing to have some grudges with the Golden Transformation Master.

"Golden Transformation Daoist, this treasure has three abilities, yet only one has been revealed so far, isn't it too early to draw conclusions?" Queen Ming Kong said faintly.

Hearing this, the Golden Transformation Master laughed 'heh heh' but did not retort.

Seeing this situation, the colorful-robed female cultivator quickly announced the remaining two abilities: "The second ability of the Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring is to allow the bearer to transform into a water form, almost immune to all physical attacks and injuries."

"As for the third ability of this treasure, it is Concealing Breath and Invisibility; combined with the water transformation ability, it can elude detection even by cultivators one tier higher."

"What a fantastic treasure." Hearing the introduction from the colorful-robed female cultivator, Yuan Ming began to feel tempted.

With this Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring, one could almost be invincible in the East Sea.

The eyes of Queen Ming Kong and the others all flashed with keen interest. They probed each other with their Divine Sense. Though no one had yet made a bid, the atmosphere of pointed competition was clearly evident.

"Of course, the Tide Rising Misty Sea Ring also has the ability to control great waters, to cause giant waves, and to summon thick fog. However, compared to the first three abilities, these can only be considered ordinary," the colorful-robed female cultivator continued.

"Then, let the bidding begin, starting at 200,000 Spirit Stones!"

Just as White Scale Master and Queen Ming Kong were about to bid, an aged voice suddenly emanated from a private room on the third floor.

"500,000 Spirit Stones."

Queen Ming Kong and the others were all taken aback and turned their heads in unison to look up. Although the auction house's restrictions were exquisite, they could not block the probing of their Divine Senses. Very soon, they made out the face of the person sitting in the private room, a middle-aged man with a pale face without a beard and a gloomy demeanor.

Queen Ming Kong and the others all frowned slightly, not recognizing the man.

"It's him!" Yuan Ming's Divine Sense also spread over, and he inwardly exclaimed.

This man was the foreign Nascent Soul cultivator whom he had seen a few days ago when he used the Stealing Heaven Tripod to investigate the Fusang Tree.

Noticing the probing of the cultivators, the middle-aged man snorted coldly, and a wave of invisible, dark killing intent suddenly rose, causing the air in the private room to become turbulent and directly devouring the Divine Sense of the three.

Yuan Ming retracted his Divine Sense as soon as he spread it out, avoiding the effect.

Queen Ming Kong and the others felt an intense pain in their Divine Souls, as if they had been viciously bitten, and they also sensed an immense and startling surge of malevolent energy. They hummed angrily in their hearts, but they also shuddered with trepidation.

The three Nascent Soul cultivators had made many kills, but the malignant aura on the middle-aged man was more than ten times theirs. Such an evil spirit was not one to be trifled with; even someone as narrow-minded as the White Scale Master refrained from speaking rashly again.

The Golden Transformation Master's brows were tightly furrowed, as if he were recalling something.

Suddenly, a look of shock spread across his face.

"Could you possibly be... Tide Maker Jia Sifang!"

At these words, the crowd below burst into an uproar, all turning their gaze to the private room where Jia Sifang was.

The Tide Maker is a target of adulation for all East Sea demon hunting cultivators. However, the Tide Maker usually operated in the outer sea and seldom came to the Inner Sea, enigmatic as a dragon that shows its head but not its tail. The last appearance of the Tide Maker had been more than a decade ago.

Even though everyone was highly curious, no one dared to activate their Divine Sense for investigation.

"Is this person the Tide Maker?" Yuan Ming also showed a look of surprise on his face.

"Hehe, it turns out to be Fellow Daoist Jia's presence, welcome, welcome." A man with a broad face in a blue robe emerged from behind the auction stage. He was also a Nascent Soul powerhouse, and he greeted Jia Sifang's private room with a cupped fist.

"It's the Qiong Hai Island Master! The old owner behind the Golden Feather Trading Company, he's also here," the crowd discussed animatedly.

"Fellow Daoist Qiong Hai is too courteous. Let's talk about old times later; please continue the auction for now," Jia Sifang said with a cool tone.

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