The Supreme God

Having all the cultivators' undivided attention, the flirtatious auctioneer felt pleased. What had hooked the audience was obviously the Illusory Swordsmanship. But now as she smiled her sweet and seductive smile, the audience felt weak in the knees.

"As the name says, the Illusory Swordsmanship is almost too good to be true. It can release hundreds of Sword-lights if its owner has attained the Major Achievement Stage. In fact, the energy of each Sword-light is powerful enough to kill. This is what makes it a daunting weapon," she said as the introduction to the weapon. On hearing this, a wave of murmurs and gasps spread across the room.

"However," the auctioneer took a pause, "the Ganges Auction House has always been honest with its customers. We only deal in fair trade. Period. So, it is only obvious that we will tell you both the swordsmanship's merits and demerits. Especially the latter. Now, it has two shortcomings.

First, it consumes a lot of vital energy when used. This is very easy to understand. Its owner's vital energy would be the source of its Sword-lights, and we are talking about hundreds of Sword-lights here. So just imagine the amount it requires.

Second, its power could be too fragmented. It is true that the large amount of Sword-light it produces is very hard for your opponent to avoid, yet each of the lights might not be strong enough as the energy gets divided. It could be weaker than one focused attack in some circumstances," the auctioneer explained patiently.

"But then these are problems only for cultivators that have a weak cultivation base.

For those with a refined level of cultivation, who can absorb and unleash immense amount of high-quality vital energy, these weaknesses can easily become strengths.

In a word, this Illusory Swordsmanship is meant for the strong—the ones with a solid cultivation base and abundant vital energy.

So please think twice before you bid," she concluded. Austin was a bit surprised by the frankness and the detail in which the setbacks of the Swordsmanship were spelled out.

the very reason why the Ganges Auction House was so popular in the Violet Orchid Empire. It spoke of both, an item's merits and demerits. The House enabled the bidders to make a wise decision as they were fully informed. The bidders could then think of their needs and strike as fair

Swordsmanship were articulated to the audience,

was because most cultivators aimed at making as many breakthroughs

wouldn't ensure a solid base in their

over half of the cultivators' enthusiasm to acquire the Illusory Swordsmanship wore off when its truth was

know how phenomenal the Illusory Swordsmanship was. 'Of course, its sapping immense vital energy to activate is a big drawback, but not for me. The vital energy stone in my elixir field can store enough vital energy to activate it in full throttle. The stone is my failsafe until I practice to harness the powers of the swordsmanship with proficiency, ' thought Austin to himself.

the worst case scenario, if my stone doesn't store the amount required, I'll

his mind, Austin decided to bid for

think all of you have fully understood this item's pros and cons. Let the auction begin," she announced. "The starting price of it is two hundred thousand vital energy crystals, you

informed in a saccharine tone.

almost pin-drop silence in the room when she finished

fortune for most people, great enough to make another chunk

them was a great martial arts skill worthy

were itching to give its auction a try. For them, buying a level 4 martial arts skill at such a low price was a great source of pride! It would be a great thing to boast of, never mind that they would

she nervously scanned faces of all the bidders seated in the house in front of