Chapter 67: Treasure Appraisal Mode Feels Familiar; True Explanation of Talismans Ignored by All

As the halo swirled and his vision blurred for a moment, Fang Longye and his party arrived in a chamber.

Looking closely, the interior of the chamber had no doors; it was slightly spacious, with a simple and plain layout.

A bright pearl hung from the dome, casting sparse, streaming halos that circled and reflected in the air, illuminating the surroundings.

There was a Qingyu Token cloud couch, a few wooden stools on either side, and in front, a stone table holding a Bronze Crane-Beak Tripod Furnace, with sandalwood incense curling upward.

Apart from this, there was nothing else.

"Interesting~" Fang Longye looked toward the light screen directly facing the cloud couch.

In the upper left of the light screen was the scene of a green stone platform, though it was currently empty. On both sides, various patterns appeared, and from top to bottom, they were all information about the items about to be auctioned.

A strange sense of déjà vu washed over him.

"Isn't this just live-stream shopping?" Fang Longye muttered to himself.

He never expected that even after transmigrating, he would encounter such a scene.

He looked at the surrounding walls again; they were a dull green and completely unremarkable.

When he probed with his divine ability, he saw brilliant gold patterns and silver threads interwoven inside, isolating the interior from the exterior and Inverting Yin and Yang.

Looking further down, the center of his brows suddenly stung, so he immediately withdrew his divine ability and stopped probing.

"Quite a feat; I'm afraid even a Golden Immortal would find it hard to see through. Is Yuyang Yaowang really this strong?" Combining this with the power of Golden Immortals he had learned about over the past few days, Fang Longye made his judgment.

He was unaware that this Yuyang Yaowang was extremely skilled at networking.

Every part of the layout of this Yaofang had been created by him spending favors to invite Great Demon Taiyi to use their Great Divine Ability and Fundamental Magic Power.

While Fang Longye was looking around, Qingshe and the other two women were busy decorating the chamber.

By the time he regained his focus, he saw pearl flowers and jade ornaments everywhere, with the floor covered in precious light.

The table was filled with various spiritual fruits.

The originally plain Cave Abode had suddenly become luxurious.

Seeing this, Fang Longye was caught between laughter and tears, and said crossly, "I am a person who has suffered, and there are no outsiders here; why bother with such pageantry?"

Qingshe smiled and said, "The Dharma Assembly will last for a year! What is wrong with decorating it exquisitely so it is pleasing to the eye?"

In fact, she had already inquired about it; the reason the chambers for participants in this treasure appraisal Dharma Assembly were so plain was simple.

It was because the aesthetic preferences of various demon immortals differed, so they simply left them unadorned and allowed the occupants to decorate them as they pleased.

"Young Master, it's starting~" Just as Fang Longye was about to speak, he heard Caidie remind him.

He glanced over, and it was indeed so.

Immediately, he stopped talking and walked straight to the cloud couch to sit down, also signaling Qingshe and the other two women to take their seats one by one.

He saw that on the previously empty platform in the light screen, a figure had suddenly appeared, wearing an Imperial Crown and draped in rosy clouds, with heavy halos behind him and an indescribable aura of the Dao winding beneath his feet, long and continuous.

Looking closely, it was an elderly sheep demon in the True Immortal Realm. Fang Longye understood that this was likely a confidant of Yuyang Yaowang.

The old man first bowed with cupped hands and then said, "Everyone, Bai Yang greets you here. Whether you are new friends or old acquaintances, I believe you all already understand the operating rules of this millennial Dharma Assembly.

I, Bai, will say no more; I announce that the Yuyang Dharma Assembly officially begins~ Let us bring out the first treasure~"

Fang Longye watched with great interest as the True Immortal Bai Yang introduced the treasures one by one, constantly criticizing the stiffness in his "live-stream selling" words and actions.

During this time, he did place a few bids; apart from a piece of Yin and Yang divine stone he bid on for himself, the rest were items requested by Jin Feng.

The bidding method was to input price information into the Qingyu Token of the Yaofang using divine sense. Besides appearing before the True Immortal Bai Yang, who acted as the auctioneer, it would also appear directly on the light screens of the major chambers for reference, though the information of the bidder would not be revealed.

Once the auction was successful, a small bronze urn would appear from the void.

One only needed to drop the payment into it, and in less than half a moment, a Mustard Space would appear like a pearl, delivering the won item to the door.

"Young Master, this Yaofang is so black-hearted!" Caidie said in a sweet voice.

This was because the five sets of Dharma Treasures that Fang Longye had previously sold to the Yaofang official had also been temporarily added to the Dharma Assembly and sold for a high price.

"Buy low and sell high; it has always been this way," Fang Longye replied indifferently, without a trace of resentment.

In this day and age, that is how those who run platforms operate; otherwise, how would they make money? "If I had known, we wouldn't have sold those other things; it would have been better to consign them for auction~"

Besides the official items sold by Yuyang Yaofang, this Dharma Assembly also had many others that cultivators had consigned for auction, with the Yaofang taking a commission.

Fang Longye rolled his eyes and said crossly, "Have you seen any other items I sold, besides those five sets of Dharma Treasures, appear in this Dharma Assembly?"

Not everything was qualified to be in this Yuyang Dharma Assembly.

He did have some good things, but those were his bottom-of-the-box treasures, such as the 'Strange Book of Hesha' and 'Chiming Nine Heavens Map' that he had traded for later. Would he be insane enough to spread these things out?

"Besides, it's not like I didn't consign other treasures for auction."

"What treasures?" Qingshe asked in surprise.

"Look~"

Fang Longye swiped the sides of the light screen and pointed to several item patterns.

"So it's Taiyin Divine Water and Xuanming True Water~"

"Otherwise?" Fang Longye asked rhetorically.

Aside from the divine water converted from his Fundamental Magic Power, what else was qualified to be in this Yuyang Dharma Assembly? Should he let them skin him, pull his tendons, or gouge his heart to sell blood? As for Sun True Fire and Zhurong Divine Fire, they were not as simple as various types of true water, where a few drops could be condensed and used by others.

For spiritual objects like flames, to be sold as commodities, one must condense a fire seed for anyone to buy them. Otherwise, it would just be a rootless flame attack that would dissipate on its own after a short while and could not be used.

But if he condensed a fire seed, the Fundamental Magic Power he would spend would be immense, and it would not be worth the loss. He would never consider such things that harm himself to benefit others~

Chatting idly with the women, he would occasionally place bids on some items Jin Feng had requested.

At this moment, it finally reached a classic text he had set his eyes on earlier.

"This 'True Explanation of Talismans', I believe you all already knew about it from the previous list, so I, this old man, will explain it to everyone again. This book of talismans encompasses almost all talisman inheritances below the Golden Immortal level, and there are even over a dozen talismans of the Golden Immortal level listed."

"Although our Demon Clan does not really need this kind of inheritance, and the profession of talisman master is mostly held by the Human Clan, if you obtain this book, you can not only know yourself and the enemy to be prepared, but you can also exchange it for resources with Human Clan cultivators you are familiar with. I believe many Human Clan cultivators would be interested in such an inheritance~"

"Alright, everyone, you may place your bids!"

It was no surprise that there were very few bidders, allowing Fang Longye to pick up a bargain.

"With this, the treasure gourd inside my body will advance to a Spirit Treasure, nice and steady~" Fang Longye was overcome with joy.

In fact, it is not hard to understand; talismans and Dao scripts are similar, both being a path to expound upon the Great Dao of heaven and earth, possessing profound power.

However, at the initial stage, talismans merely borrow the power of heaven and earth; before rising to a certain stage, they are nothing more than techniques.

The Demon Clan advocates for all great power to return to oneself, and they turn up their noses at the way of talismans, which does not cultivate the self.

Right now, it is not yet an era where talismans and Curses are flourishing, so the various demon immortals would not value such minor paths.

Naturally, he was able to take advantage of this.

(End of this chapter)