Ghostfang Saber

One spectator, their amazement impossible to contain, exclaimed, "Is that a spirit rank weapon?" This statement ignited a flurry of hushed discussions among the onlookers.

"It can't be," someone whispered in disbelief, "only a 4th Rank blacksmith could create something like that. Even the noble families would spare no effort to acquire a low-rank spirit weapon."

Another voice joined the conversation, deepening the intrigue, "I heard that just a few years ago, Yang Li, the patriarch of the Yang Clan, offered a staggering 100,000 mid-rank spiritual stones to persuade Grandmaster Tang to craft a low-grade spirit weapon, known as the 'Mystic Fire Sword.'"

The revelation sent shockwaves through the gathering, leaving many in awe of the extraordinary length's cultivators would go to possess such remarkable weapons.

In this world, various types of spirit artifacts, including weapons and supportive tools, exist. These artifacts are categorized into different ranks to suit the cultivation levels of practitioners.

There are Mortal Rank Weapons for Qi Refinement Realm cultivators, while those at higher realms like Spirit Foundation, Spirit Ocean, and Soul Origin use Spirit Rank Artifacts. The Spirit Foundation Realm is minimum requirement for a Spirit Artifact. However, even so only a true Spirit Ocean Realm can truly bring out the might of a Spirit Artifact. 

Next, Heavenly Fusion Realm cultivators employ Mistic Rank Artifacts. All artifacts are further divided into low, middle, and high grades. It was rare for a spirit rank artifact to be auctioned like this; it was even more bizarre than the Ocean Forming Pill earlier.

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Inside Zhou Yuan's private room, Yang Jin expressed his surprise, saying, "I really didn't think that there was going to be a spirit rank weapon in this auction. It's a pity I don't use a saber."

Zhou Yuan raised an eyebrow and inquired, "So, you didn't have all the details about this auction?" Yang Jin shook his head and explained, "I managed to obtain information about the Heaven Flame Seed through a favor, but that's all I could find. By the way, do you want the saber? I remember you used to talk about becoming a powerful saber master back in the day." Yang Jin playfully teased Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan blushed slightly and shot a glare at his friend for bringing up his dark past. He had once been confident that he could master his grandfather's fierce saber techniques, but life had different plans. Despite his talent, he was told that he lacked the innate talent for it after just one week. The strange looks he was given back then annoyed him.

Cough, cough!

Master Fang Han didn't hesitate to exert his cultivation to recapture everyone's attention in the auction hall. The entire room fell silent as they turned their focus back to him. He proceeded to provide details about the weapon on display.

"This saber is known as the Ghostfang Saber. It was made from the bones of a 2nd rank Spirit Beast, the Ghostfang Serpent. It's not classified as a low spirit rank weapon, but rather a high-rank mortal weapon that, unfortunately, fell just short of reaching spirit rank status. Nonetheless, it possesses much greater power than a typical high-rank mortal weapon. We'll commence the bidding at 10,000 low-rank spiritual stones." The auctioneer's voice boomed out.

"10,000!" A middle-aged man stood up from his seat in the first row of the spectators and called out an exorbitant amount.

"11,000!" A white-robed, elderly man seated in the second row stood up and matched the bid.

"12,000!" The middle-aged man countered with another bid of his own.

"14,000!"

"20,000!"

Bids poured in from different areas in the room, some standing while others remained seated.

"50,000." An arrogant shout reverberated around the hall, catching the attention of the bidders. All eyes moved toward a youngster dressed in luxurious robes, who stood up and made the bid. His cold and imposing gaze swept across the area as if trying to suppress the audience.

The people watching the scene were taken aback.

"Ling Ming, I did't think he was going to be here." Yang Jin frowned and commented to Zhou Yuan.

"Brother Yuan, aren't you going to meet your future brother-in-law? You guys haven't meet before, right?"

"I don't have any interest in meeting him." Zhou Yuan replied indifferently.

"Hahaha, you're still the same as always. You're not afraid that he'll take revenge on you for stealing his sister away? I heard that he basically worships the ground she walks on." Yang Jin teased.

"He's not my match." Zhou Yuan said.

Yang Jin was speechless.

"50,000. Going once, going twice, sold to the young master Ling Ming." Master Fang Han announced the sale.

The Ghostfang Saber was removed from the stage sent over to Ling Ming's private room.