Lin Xuankong was somewhat surprised. "Is there a Demon Pearl auction in Prison Dragon City?"

Xiao Xiuyi responded, "Yes, it's news released by the Prison Dragon City officials yesterday. Five days from now, there will be an auction with five Evil Sheep Demon Pearls up for bid. We just don't know who the generous seller is or what the starting price will be!"

Hearing this, Lin Xuankong's expression changed slightly.

Yesterday, when Xiaoo Ying'Er gave him eighteen Demon Pearls, Lin Xuankong hadn't brought himself to take the particularly good ones, since they were intended as consumables for weapon refining, their intrinsic combat power being irrelevant for that purpose!

So, he picked out all the plant-type Demon Pearls from Xiaoo Ying'Er's forty-eight Demon Pearls and also selected a few Demon Fox Demon Pearls.

At that time, he noticed that among the Demon Pearls Xiaoo Ying'Er held, there were precisely five Evil Sheep Demon Pearls... It seems the Third Princess is a bit tight on funds for war preparations and plans to auction off these five Evil Sheep Demon Pearls before the war begins? Just yesterday, she was putting on such a generous and grand air, and now she has to auction off Demon Pearls!

Thinking of this, Lin Xuankong frowned. This time, if I can successfully refine an Immortal Artifact, given Xiaoo Ying'Er's generosity towards me, I must help her, even if it's just to deal with some Great Demons in the Sealed Demon Mountain battle, regardless of whether it's for those Thick Earth Spiritual Objects and Geng Metal Spiritual Objects!

With this thought, his desire for the Immortal Artifact became even stronger!

"Miss Xiao, the Demon Pearls are actually already gathered!" Lin Xuankong reached into the Ghost Frog Pouch and took out over a dozen Demon Pearls.

"What?" Xiao Xiuyi looked at the dozen or so glowing Demon Pearls in his hand, astonishment on her beautiful face.

"This... there are actually more than twelve? You… where did you get so many Demon Pearls! These are priceless treasures! Even the top-tier factions in Great Marsh Prefecture, like the Black Tiger Gang, the Guo Family, and the Feng Family, possess very few—at most, one or two, perhaps two or three per family. Even some of the thousand-year-old prestigious families in Kyoto probably only have twenty or thirty in their entire reserves!"

Lin Xuankong smiled. "The other materials are also ready—twenty thousand Forehead Scales and various other materials!"

Hearing this, Xiao Xiuyi's beautiful face showed astonishment once more. She looked up at Lin Xuankong, her eyes filled with confusion and surprise.

A Silver Jade Steward from the Yin Talisman Sect, able to gather so many materials and over a dozen Demon Pearls in just two days? Who exactly is he? How did he manage all this?

Xiao Xiuyi was stunned for a long moment, utterly perplexed.

Lin Xuankong asked expectantly, "Miss Xiao, when can we start refining the Immortal Artifact?"

Xiao Xiuyi stared blankly at Lin Xuankong and didn't respond until he asked again. Then, she snapped back to reality as if waking from a dream. "Uh... The materials are ready. We can start refining anytime!"

Lin Xuankong's eyes lit up with joy. "Great! I have no other pressing matters these next few days, so I can accompany you during the refining, Miss Xiao!"

The two of them walked towards the cave.

After walking a dozen or so zhang, Xiao Xiuyi suddenly stopped, a fervent gleam in her eyes as she looked at the Demon Pearls in Lin Xuankong's hand.

"Steward Lin, while recently contemplating Artifact Refining Techniques for Immortal Artifacts, I had a bold idea! It's just that this idea will require some time."

Lin Xuankong smiled at her. "Miss Xiao, you're an Artifact Refining Genius. You're bound to have many unconventional ideas and designs that far surpass those of ordinary Artifact Refiners! Please, feel free to share any new thoughts you have!"

Xiao Xiuyi said, "Steward Lin, I've told you before that using twelve Demon Pearls can refine the most basic Initial Tier Immortal Artifact. If one hundred Demon Pearls could be gathered, a Grade-Entered Immortal Artifact could be refined. Do you have any idea what this new Artifact Refining Technique I've conceptualized is like?"

Lin Xuankong shook his head with a smile. "My knowledge of Artifact Refining is merely superficial. Even concepts like Battle Armor, Magical Artifacts, Initial Tier Immortal Artifacts, and Grade-Entered Immortal Artifacts are things I first heard about from you, Miss Xiao!"

A look of longing appeared in Xiao Xiuyi's eyes.

"When I was in Kyoto, I heard that even among the Immortals of the Central Province Divine Dynasty Immortal Sect, there are distinctions in power levels! Cultivators who have just ascended to the Immortal Tier can already roam the Void and traverse the Cyan Nether. Their physical bodies are as resilient as Magical Artifacts, and their Divine Souls are as firm as bedrock! But even such cultivators, newly ascended to the Immortal Tier, still cannot compare to the Immortal Lord who established the Central Divine Dynasty's domain spanning millions of miles!

"It is said that the Immortal Lord of the Central Divine Dynasty can strike across ten thousand miles, annihilating Demon Kings. He can journey from Boundaryless Mountain in the morning to the Boundless Sea by evening. That Immortal Lord's immense power stems not only from his vast and immeasurable Immortal True Essence and Magic, but also because he possesses the one and only Growth-type Immortal Artifact in the entire Central Province Divine Dynasty!

"That Growth-type Immortal Artifact had long since become Grade-Entered. It's said to have grown to possess power several dozen times that of an Initial Tier Immortal Artifact! With a mere thought from the Central State Immortal Lord, it can fly ten thousand miles to eliminate enemies, effortlessly suppress Great Demons and Demon Kings, and even carry him across millions of miles of territory at incredible speeds—far surpassing any fixed-grade Immortal Artifact!"

Kill enemies ten thousand miles away? A Growth-type Immortal Artifact that can easily suppress Demon Kings and even quickly traverse millions of miles of territory?

Even though Lin Xuankong already harbored some anticipation, hearing Xiao Xiuyi's words still profoundly shook his Heart Spirit and filled him with intense longing!

Xiao Xiuyi continued, "It is, naturally, extremely difficult to refine such a Growth-type Immortal Artifact! However, while recently contemplating Artifact Refining Techniques, I've had a faint inkling of insight! If I'm given a few more months for contemplation and insight, I believe I can conceptualize an Artifact Refining Technique for a Growth-type Immortal Artifact. The Initial Tier Immortal Artifact crafted using this technique would initially require twenty-eight Demon Pearls. However, it could then continually Devour Demon Pearls, Geng Metal Crystal Stones, and Li Fire Essence to grow stronger indefinitely!"

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