Chapter 682: 682. Chapter 680: Eye-Catching Item, Mysterious Sea Turtle Shell

682. Chapter 680: Eye-Catching Item, Mysterious Sea Turtle Shell

Lu Yuan and his party also arrived on time at the hall; they stood in the crowd, observing the surroundings.

Su Liyan lightly furrowed her brows: "There are really too many people."

"The Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron we intend to bid on is likely to cause great controversy."

Lu Yuan nodded, his eyes fixed on the display stand holding the magical artifact.

"This artifact is indeed extraordinary; it is said to be able to control the power of the Four Symbols and possesses boundless might."

"We must obtain it."

As they were discussing, a familiar voice reached their ears.

"Mufeng! Su Liyan!"

"How did you also come?"

The two turned around and saw Wu Jian walking over with a smile.

"Hehe, today we have a chance to fight side by side again."

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded: "That's right."

"We are very interested in this artifact and have decided to participate in the auction."

Wu Jian showed a hint of surprise: "Are you interested in the Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron?"

Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes: "Yes, this artifact is very useful to us."

"I don't know if you have any items you need to bid on."

Wu Jian shook his head: "No, I just came to have a look and, by the way, help you deal with those messy auction procedures."

Just as they were communicating, the auction officially began.

The host went on stage and gave a detailed introduction of each item up for auction.

Lu Yuan's gaze sharpened; when he saw the Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron placed on the display stand, a boundless longing welled up in his heart.

This artifact can enhance his strength and skill level.

"Next, please demonstrate the special features of the Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron for everyone."

The host announced loudly.

A lovely young woman walked onto the stage, holding the Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron.

She lightly waved her hand, releasing four powerful streams of aura in the center of the stage.

Lu Yuan's mind and spirit were shaken.

"This... is the power of the Four Symbols!"

"Exactly!"

The woman smiled and nodded.

"This Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron gathers the Four Symbols' power from heaven and earth, possessing boundless potential."

"As long as you master it, you will be able to control the ever-changing power of heaven and earth."

The crowd exclaimed in admiration, "Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron!"

"This is truly a rare treasure."

The auction entered its most critical stage, and the starting bid for the Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron had already reached 2,000,000 spirit stones.

Lu Yuan pondered for a moment, then said to Su Liyan and Wu Jian: "I have decided to participate in the bidding."

Su Liyan replied softly: "Junior brother, be careful."

"I'm afraid many people will covet this treasure."

Wu Jian also agreed: "Since they dare to come bid, don't blame us for using ruthless means."

Lu Yuan nodded, a flash of determination crossing his eyes.

"If that's the case, let them witness our strength."

Not long after the bidding began, Lu Yuan entered into a fierce contest with Feng Ting.

In the end, amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Feng Ting won by a slight margin.

"The Heaven-Earth Four Symbols Cauldron became his possession."

As the auction proceeded, Lu Yuan and his party stared fixedly at the items on the stage.

Following that came a complete set of alchemy equipment, flashing with dazzling light, eliciting astonishment from the crowd.

"These alchemy tools are quite good."

Su Liyan whispered.

"If we can obtain them, they will be of great help in mastering the immortal arts."

Wu Jian also nodded: "I think we can try bidding on them."

Just as they were preparing to participate in the bidding, another eye-catching item appeared on the display stand—the Mysterious Sea Turtle Shell.

Mufeng was immediately drawn to this piece of turtle shell; he felt it contained powerful defensive strength, which was very important to him.

The price began to rise, reaching forty thousand spirit stones after a few rounds.

At that very moment, the head of the Mysterious Heaven Institute, Fang Yun, suddenly joined the bidding.

Mufeng furrowed his brows; he hadn't expected Fang Yun to also be interested in the Mysterious Sea Turtle Shell.

Fang Yun is immensely powerful and enjoys extremely high prestige in the cultivation world; competing against him is no easy feat.

"Mufeng, are you sure you want to bid against him?" Su Liyan asked softly.

Mufeng remained silent for a moment, took a deep breath, then shook his head: "No, I will temporarily give up."

The gap in strength between him and Fang Yun is too great; continuing to bid would only waste spirit stones in vain.

He also did not want to drag Lu Yuan and Su Liyan down because of this.

Although he regrettably watched the Profound Sea Turtle Shell become Fang Yun's possession, he knew that in the cultivation world, gains and losses are often necessary.

"Although we didn't obtain the Profound Sea Turtle Shell, at least we still have other opportunities," Wu Jian comforted.

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded: "Yeah, this auction still has many treasures; we don't need to be too disappointed."

In a secret room of the Lei Huo Dan Ge in Heavenly Wind City, Lu Yuan sat alone at the table, with a piece of amber-colored turtle shell placed before him—this was the mysterious treasure he had obtained: the Forging God Diagram Turtle Shell.

He furrowed his brows, pondering how to unlock the secrets hidden within the turtle shell.

"This turtle shell is almost indestructible, let alone opening it."

Lu Yuan muttered to himself.

"Lu Yuan, you'd better not try anymore," Su Liyan gently advised.

They had already examined this turtle shell to the best of their ability, and tried various immortal methods to open it, but made no progress.

Now everyone felt that this matter might truly be unsolvable.

"I know it's very difficult."

Lu Yuan sighed, "But I cannot give up."

He actually didn't believe there was no solution; his intuition told him this turtle shell must hold some secret.

Everyone silently looked at Lu Yuan, knowing that when facing difficulties and challenges, he always could give them courage and confidence.

Suddenly, in the process of Lu Yuan's contemplation, a mysterious rune flashed like a spark of inspiration.

He immediately grabbed Su Liyan and everyone's hands: "Everyone, look quickly!"

He rotated the turtle shell in his hand slightly, and discovered that under sunlight, the amber-colored turtle shell displayed a patch of silver-white brightness, as if it were some kind of rune.

"What exactly do these runes mean?" Wu Jian asked curiously.

Lu Yuan stared at those silver-white runes: "This is probably only a small part of the Forging God Diagram contained within the turtle shell."

Immediately afterward, he slapped his own forehead: "I understand!"

"What? You understand?"

Su Liyan and the others all showed expressions of surprise.

Lu Yuan laid out his understanding of the Forging God Diagram: "Although this turtle shell appears amber-colored on the outside, it actually contains metallic power."

"And these silver-white runes likely explain how this metallic power is used in immortal methods and martial techniques."

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's explanation, everyone nodded in understanding.

"Since you've found a clue, what should we do?" Mu Feng asked.

Lu Yuan's eyes gleamed with determined resolve: "We need to seek information and immortal methods about forging the gods; only then can we more fully comprehend the Forging God Diagram on the turtle shell." (End of chapter)