Neither of the two women told Xiao Fan any of this, nor did they have any intention of leaving early, so they just kept strolling along.

"Today might be the liveliest day for the market; once the auction starts tomorrow, there will be fewer people here…"

Xiao Fan muttered to himself. This Treasure Pavilion auction would last for three days, running continuously day and night.

During this period, the market would certainly be empty.

Not only would there be no one buying things, but it was estimated that there would be no one selling things either.

After walking for another half an hour…

Xiao Fan paused for a moment and stopped in his tracks.

It wasn't because of any reaction from Wanxiang in his mind, but rather that the Enlightenment Seed within his Dantian had become active…

At the same time, it transmitted a Divine Thought: There is something good…

This Divine Thought reached straight into Xiao Fan's mind, informing him that there was something good nearby and urging him to go over.

Could it be that besides Wanxiang, the Enlightenment Seed also had the ability to recognize treasures? … Xiao Fan was immediately suspicious.

However, he didn't have the time to ponder so much right now; he hurriedly followed the direction sensed by the Enlightenment Seed to search.

If there were any questions, he would deal with them when he went back; first, he had to buy the item.

Following the hints given by the Enlightenment Seed, Xiao Fan walked another few dozen yards forward, then set his gaze on a street stall to his left.

This was a vendor selling various Talismans and ancient artifacts.

Xiao Fan stepped forward.

The person selling these items was a Middle-aged Vendor, who was currently smiling and introducing ancient artifacts to others.

Seeing Xiao Fan approach, and noticing he was wearing purple robes, his eyes immediately lit up.

In their eyes, Disciples from major Sects were all fat sheep.

"Young friend, what would you like to pick out? I have everything here, and it's all good quality and inexpensive!" The Middle-aged Vendor patted his chest and said with a smile.

Xiao Fan nodded, ignoring his remarks. He leaned down and touched the various Talismans and ancient artifacts with his hand.

He let the Enlightenment Seed inside his body sense them; if there was something it needed, it would transmit a Divine Thought to notify him.

Nangong Lingxuan and Hu Rui followed behind him.

They discovered that Xiao Fan was acting a bit strange, checking things just like before.

It left them confused, but this time, neither of them opened their mouths to interfere.

Xiao Fan touched this and that, and he only touched; he didn't examine them, and he would let go before even a breath of time had passed, moving on to the next one.

This left the Middle-aged Vendor confused; he had never seen such a thing.

The other Cultivators nearby who were looking at other items were also stunned.

They had never seen anyone buy things like Xiao Fan—just touching without asking anything, and without examining or looking closely.

They were truly puzzled about what he could possibly figure out by touching them.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Fan had been touching things for a quarter of an hour, having touched more than half of the items at this stall.

Finally, when his hand touched a small cauldron, the Enlightenment Seed in his body gave a reaction…

"Thump-thump", "thump-thump"…

It was jumping incessantly within Xiao Fan's Dantian, fearing that the latter wouldn't notice.

Is it this? … Having received the reaction from the Enlightenment Seed, Xiao Fan immediately realized it.

The item the Enlightenment Seed had taken a fancy to was this small cauldron.

"Boss, how much for this cauldron?" Xiao Fan looked at the Middle-aged Vendor.

"You want this cauldron?"

The Middle-aged Vendor, as well as the few people who had just been selecting items, all turned their gaze toward Xiao Fan. Nangong Lingxuan and Hu Rui were also sizing up the small cauldron from behind him.

It was a bronze-colored small cauldron, about the size of a human head, with nothing special about it; on the contrary, there were even some scratches on the exterior.

Xiao Fan nodded.

"This cauldron is a good thing, let me tell you…" The Middle-aged Vendor began to boast: "This cauldron was dug up from an Ancient Tomb by my ancestors—it was likely the tomb of an Immortal—and then we obtained this small cauldron from inside. My Family has treasured it for many years. If it weren't for the fact that my Family fortunes have declined, I would never sell it…"

The Middle-aged Vendor babbled on incessantly. Several black lines appeared on Xiao Fan's forehead. He truly couldn't bear it anymore and immediately asked: "Just tell me, how much money, don't talk nonsense."

"This small cauldron is three thousand Spirit Stones, not a single one less." The Middle-aged Vendor looked resolute, with no intention of bargaining at all.

"One thousand. If you sell it, I'll take it." Xiao Fan was blunt.

"Alright, deal." The Middle-aged Vendor agreed very readily.

Xiao Fan: "…"

Last time he bought the black compass without bargaining, which made his heart ache for a while after he went back.

This time, when buying the small cauldron, Xiao Fan decided he must bargain.

As a result…

Damn it, he still gave too much!

However, one thousand Spirit Stones were just peanuts to Xiao Fan. He didn't waste words and directly threw out a Storage Pouch containing one thousand Spirit Stones.

The Middle-aged Vendor happily took it, counted it, and his face was full of joy.

In fact, he would have sold that small cauldron for two hundred Spirit Stones just a moment ago.

Xiao Fan exhaled, turned to look at the two women, and said: "Let's go."

He was happy in his heart, having just obtained a small cauldron, and planned to go back and study it.

Nangong Lingxuan and Hu Rui nodded; naturally, they had no objections.

The vendor's eyes rolled a few times, and after a moment of thought, he called out to Xiao Fan: "Wait, young friend!"

Xiao Fan was startled, turned his head, and asked: "Is something the matter?"

He thought the vendor might be regretting selling the item to him, so his expression was a bit ugly.

Once an item was in his hands, could it still run away?

"Young friend, I see you are very interested in ancient artifacts. I have more here. Would you like to take a look?"