Qian Duoduo's sword was both swift and ruthless, striking the two heavy hammers with a "clang".
With that sound, the entire illusion could no longer hold steady.
The Disciple who had handed him the sword revealed his true form, Mo Ya.
"Mo Ya, what do you want to do?"
Qian Duoduo, having the upper hand, swung the Golden Sword in his hand, striking his heavy hammers three times in a row, forcing him to retreat repeatedly.
Just as Mo Ya was about to turn hostile, Teng Libin stepped forward and pointed a finger, striking the Golden Sword in Qian Duoduo's hand.
His strike was extremely vicious; Qian Duoduo, following the force of his blow, sat down on the ground with a thump, nearly getting injured.
"Alright. We were just following orders to test the Magic Treasure that creates illusions."
Teng Libin explained to the surrounding Disciples, "To ensure the effect, we didn't tell Qian Duoduo. Now it seems the effect of the illusion still needs improvement."
Elder Miao pulled Qian Duoduo up from the ground, "You are an Artifact Refiner; inviting you to participate in the test is the most convincing."
Qian Duoduo remained noncommittal.
As a newcomer, being used as an experiment, although he wasn't injured or humiliated, the distrust involved still made him feel uncomfortable.
If he showed joy, it would seem false.
"As a Soul Cultivator, if Elder Miao wants to test some higher-grade Magic Treasures, I can also participate."
Completely unaffected by the illusion, Qian Duoduo also had to give them an explanation; otherwise, his personal ability would seem too powerful.
After this incident, the Treasure Appraisal Conference had no further major disturbances.
By the end of the conference, over a thousand Magic Treasures that Qian Duoduo had put up for sale were almost all sold out.
Many Magic Treasures from the Treasure Hall were also sold.
Everyone from the Right Eyebrow Peak, Nose Peak, and Treasure Hall, from top to bottom, was very happy.
However, Qian Duoduo decided not to hold such events again.
These Magic Treasures indeed enhanced the combat power of the ten thousand Ba Ling Sect Disciples. If one day the Ba Ling Sect and Refining Spirit Sect were to fight, wouldn't he be indirectly helping the enemy?
Furthermore, the larger the event he hosted, and the stronger the ability he displayed, the more suspicious he would become.
After tidying up the Magic Treasures and returning to Qian Manor, Qian Duoduo called Guan Tusheng and Ming Huanhuan to the main hall, "Now, most of the Magic Treasures in my hands are sold out. From now on, let's Cultivate diligently. Besides buying Golden Ox, try not to go out."
In the evening, Liu Boli told Qian Duoduo that when he entered the illusion, at least three Nascent Soul Great Perfection Spiritual Awarenesses were watching him. If he showed any abnormality, any one of those Spiritual Awarenesses could have acted.
He had, in effect, wandered around the gates of hell.
Time flew by; over two months passed, and Qian Duoduo did not leave his courtyard. He diligently Cultivated the Yongfu Henggui Art, and his entire Spiritual Vein had turned from dark green to dawn red.
The second level of the Yongfu Henggui Art requires the Spiritual Vein to be compressed again, changing from green to red.
And red is divided into ten levels: dawn red, persimmon red, jujube red, orange red, bright red, vermilion, peach red, scarlet, crimson, and dark red.
Each red hue signifies a deeper level, a new layer.
With each level up, Qian Duoduo's Spiritual Qi would be twice as dense as that of cultivators at the same stage.
If he completes the second level, it will be twenty times that of cultivators at the same stage.
Qian Duoduo's cultivation steadily progressed from Foundation Establishment Middle Stage towards Foundation Establishment Late Stage, but from the surface, it only appeared as a promotion from Ninth Level of Qi Condensation to Qi Condensation Great Perfection.
Guan Tusheng and Ming Huanhuan's cultivation also reached Qi Condensation Great Perfection.
On this day, as Qian Duoduo sat on his Spiritual Platform activating his Spiritual Qi, his Jade Slip vibrated. His Spiritual Awareness merged with it, and he heard Zeng Zifang's leisurely voice:
"Three days from now, at noon, gather at Peak Cliff to begin the Ice Cave Grotto-heaven. You must get a Foundation Establishment Pill. If you get it, I'll treat you to a bath."
The last two words drilled into Qian Duoduo's ears, startling him so much that he threw the Jade Slip to the ground.
