The old man carefully put the pill back, then picked up the weapon beside it.
He opened the cloth covering it to find a sword.
However, this sword looked ordinary, nowhere near as impressive as the two pills from before.
No, it couldn't even be called ordinary anymore.
It should be described as incredibly unimpressive in appearance!
If Ye Fan hadn't shown those two monstrous pills earlier, he would have thought it was something picked up from a roadside stall...
As for the material of the sword body...
The old man looked at it for a while.
The more he looked, the more confused he became...
It had characteristics of some sixth or seventh-tier materials, but it wasn't entirely so...
How strange?
Could it be that his old eyes were playing tricks on him?
Thinking this, the old man infused a trace of his true qi into the sword.
If it could be presented alongside sixth or seventh-tier pills, it surely wouldn't be bad.
He couldn't discern its specific material, so he could only attribute it to his own lack of skill...
Fortunately, as long as it was activated by true qi, its effects could be roughly assessed.
As soon as the true qi was injected, the sword body turned a deep red!
A surging wave of heat instantly erupted in the room!
The old man was caught off guard, and a large chunk of his eyebrows and beard were singed off...
However, he couldn't bother with that now.
Because judging by the fire-elemental energy fluctuations, the power of this weapon had reached the seventh tier!
Another seventh tier!
High-tier artifact refinement, like alchemy and formation arrays, suffered from a terrifying technological gap.
Cultivators who wanted to obtain high-tier weapons could only pin their hopes on secret realms or ancient ruins.
But those secret realms and ancient ruins were not like common cabbage by the roadside; they couldn't be encountered whenever one wished.
Even if they were encountered, surviving the exploration itself was another matter...
The entire Ade Empire currently had only one known seventh-tier weapon, held by the royal family.
For cultivators at the Out-of-Body realm, obtaining a sixth-tier weapon was already considered lucky.
Many were still using fifth-tier weapons up to this day...
Viewed in this light, this weapon was undoubtedly more insane than the Retrospection Pill!
After all, the Retrospection Pill was merely a life-saving item, a trump card.
If possible, the person who obtained it would likely never want to use it in their lifetime.
But weapons were different!
This thing could directly amplify combat power!
Once the enemy was eliminated, there would naturally be no danger to speak of!
Moreover, with increased combat power, survival rates would greatly improve if they encountered secret realms or ancient ruins again, leading to more benefits that were previously unimaginable.
It could even directly affect the ranking of entire factions, thus acquiring more resources for the sect's development!
Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but feel fortunate.
Fortunately, his cultivation wasn't very high, and he had only activated a tiny bit of true qi just now.
Otherwise, that burst just now might have incinerated him entirely...
"Young Master..." The old man was about to say something when Ye Fan interrupted him.
"Old sir, please try again." Ye Fan gestured.
The old man felt puzzled.
Hadn't he just tested it?
What more was there to test?
If he increased the output of true qi again, wouldn't it burn down the entire room?
Despite his utter bewilderment, he complied.
Fortunately, this time he was prepared. Before testing, he first set up a true qi defense for himself and Ye Fan.
As the true qi was injected, the terrifying wave of heat from before surged out again.
Following Ye Fan's instructions, the old man continued to maintain the true qi output.
A strange phenomenon occurred!
The next moment, the terrifying wave of heat vanished.
It was replaced by a bone-chilling coldness!
A layer of ice crystals, over an inch thick, instantly formed on the counter and the floor!
The old man was completely dumbfounded!
The coldness emanating from the sword body was still within the seventh-tier range.
This meant that the ice-attribute attack of this sword had also reached the seventh tier!
Whether it was seventh-tier fire attribute or ice attribute, both were enough to shock people.
But when these two attributes appeared on the same sword, it was no longer a simple matter of power!
One must realize that ice and fire were two extremely opposing existences!
Combining these two opposing attributes in this way was in itself an impossible feat!
But the problem was, he had witnessed it all with his own eyes...
Whether he believed it or not, he had to believe it...
As for the destructive power of this weapon...
When two different attributes entered an enemy's body simultaneously, they would inevitably cause violent conflict and explosion!
The effect would then not be as simple as 1 plus 1 equals 2!
While he was in a daze, the sword body's attribute once again converted to the fire state.
The ice crystals that had just formed instantly melted away!
A violent explosion sound echoed in the air!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The old man was startled and quickly stopped the true qi output.
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After storing the items, the old man solemnly cupped his hands and said.
"You are too kind, Old Sir." Ye Fan replied politely, "Since there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
"Please wait, Young Master." The old man took out a card from his ring and handed it over. "Please accept this."
"Supreme VIP Card?!" Liang Rujing, who was beside them, exclaimed in surprise!
Only the top powers in the Ade Empire could obtain a Supreme VIP Card.
For example, the royal family.
Or the top ten sects.
With the strength of their Pure Heart Sect, they could at most secure a seat in the main hall...
"Then thank you." Ye Fan casually put the card into his ring.
He was not surprised to receive the Supreme VIP Card.
After all, the items he had presented were worthy of such treatment.
And this was also part of his plan.
Selling these items was merely incidental.
The purpose of his visit was to establish relationships with those major powers through these items!
He believed that after this auction, many people would be eager to get to know him.
Then he could use his skills to obtain more high-level resources.
His bullet grade could also be boosted!
While strengthening his network was important, it was not as stable as improving his own strength.
If he could obtain some demonic cores from cultivators above the Integration realm, that would be truly incredible!
Then, anyone who dared to provoke him would be met with a shot to the face!
"Please wait, Young Master." The old man walked a few steps away from the counter and approached. "Does Young Master have a place to stay in this Imperial City?"
"I do not." Ye Fan replied truthfully. "This is my first time here."
"If Young Master does not mind, I happen to have a place available."
"Then thank you." Ye Fan immediately said politely.
He had originally planned to find an inn or something with Liang Rujing, but now that was unnecessary.
As for whether this made him seem too shameless...
Ye Fan believed that if he refused, the old man would probably lose sleep that night...
A quarter of an hour later, the three arrived in front of a luxurious building.
The residence appeared ordinary on the outside, its decoration style far less ostentatious than the surrounding buildings.
However, Ye Fan knew that the cost of this residence could likely buy half a street!
The exterior walls were entirely constructed from fifth-tier materials, and some of the decorations even used sixth-tier materials!
Although the technology in this world had a significant gap, materials like sixth and seventh-tier ones were still available.
Of course.
The price was also not something ordinary people could afford.
"You two can enjoy your time in the Imperial City these few days. If you need anything, please do not hesitate to instruct the servants."