Chapter 2834 - 2810: Finale Auction Item

Chapter 2834: Chapter 2810: Finale Auction Item

Chapter 2810: The Finale Auction Item

After these words, applause erupted from the audience. It seemed this year’s auction was indeed different from previous ones. Nearly all the forces of the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, including one cult, three gods, and eight sects, had sent representatives. Clearly, the treasures in this auction were extraordinary.

After Elder Zhao extended his welcome to everyone, he got to the point and said, "I won’t waste words. You must have come for the few supreme treasures in this annual auction. To be honest, a mysterious figure recently offered a treasure that I guarantee none of you have seen before. I will keep it a secret for now, so stay tuned. Now let me introduce the first auction item."

Elder Zhao waved his hand, and a young woman approached with a mysterious tray. It was covered with a black cloth, and everyone immediately focused their gaze on the tray, whispering guesses about what could be inside.

"This treasure is a weapon left by the second-generation Sect Leader of the Huayun Sect, the Nine Realms Snow Ripple Escort. Patriarch Hua dedicated his life to crafting it using Nine Nether Profound Iron hidden in the West, making it extremely precious. Only these four remain in the entire Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, and I don’t need to explain its rarity," Elder Zhao slowly lifted the black cloth, revealing the item beneath. It emitted a faint black metallic glow, with the escort body shimmering with metallic luster and the tip emitting a dazzling silver light. Most uniquely, each of the four escorts was engraved with different patterns, seemingly carrying special significance.

"The Huayun Sect is renowned for artifact refining. This escort is indeed rare."

"Indeed, I’ve never seen any hidden weapons from the Huayun Sect before. It’s truly a rare treasure."

"Look at the craftsmanship; it’s worthy of a prominent family skilled in artifact refining."

...

Upon seeing the Nine Realms Snow Ripple Escort, everyone began to discuss it. Indeed, among the eight sects of the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, it’s only the Huayun Sect that prefers not to interact with the outside world. Their sect is established in a hidden valley and is famous for artifact refining. Many are drawn to the Huayun Sect to request the creation of Dharma Treasures. It is said that the first Sect Leader of the Huayun Sect obtained a peculiar artifact manual from outside the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm, granting the refined Dharma Treasures incredible power.

However, sect leaders of the Huayun Sect have always been eccentric, rarely agreeing to forge artifacts for outsiders regardless of the benefits offered. This was until the fourth-generation Sect Leader, the young Hua Mingdao, who changed the Huayun Sect’s traditional stance. Now, more and more treasures from the Huayun Sect have begun to circulate, and sect forces across the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm are eager to acquire their treasures. This Dharma Treasure is bound to be highly sought after.

Tangyuan, standing by the railing, looked at Lin Feng and asked, "Boss, should we get this treasure?"

Lin Feng smiled. He thought it might be worth visiting the Huayun Sect sometime. However, the craftsmanship of this Nine Realms Snow Ripple Escort was indeed exquisite and intricate, perfect as a hidden weapon. But with his current strength, he could craft it just by considering it in his mind. Then he said to Tangyuan, "What use do we have for hidden weapons?"

Upon reflection, Tangyuan agreed. With the boss’s current power, what’s the need for concealment? Openly there might be no one who could challenge him. Sticking out his tongue at Lin Feng, Tangyuan said, "I heard the Huayun Sect used to be very low-key and principled, but everything changed with this squanderous Sect Leader."

Seeing everyone’s interest in the escort, Elder Zhao continued, "Starting bid is eight million Yuan Stones, with increments of one million. Let the bidding begin!"

"Nine million!"

"Ten million!"

"Twelve million!"

...

Bids rose constantly. Clearly, the Huayun Sect’s reputation was substantial, and everyone was vying for this treasure. To be honest, such a hidden weapon, capable of silently taking out enemies from a thousand miles, was worth the price in a realm rife with open and covert conflicts. Everyone had a few enemies.

The bidding climbed to twenty-five million, at which point the crowd began to hold back, as the price was already quite high for them. Besides, this was just the first auction item, and they wanted to reserve their strength for what’s next.

"Twenty-five million, once. Twenty-five million, twice... Three times, sold! Congratulations to the mysterious guest in seat number three," Elder Zhao said with a smile. With those words, everyone turned to look at seat number three. However, they could only see a vague, burly silhouette, with no clue of their identity. The auction house operated this way; if a guest requested anonymity, no one would know who the mysterious figure was.

The young woman carried the tray towards seat number three. Elder Zhao gestured for silence, addressing the audience: "Let’s not speculate on who it is. Haha, let’s move on to the next auction item."

Two more young women came forward, unfurling a scroll in their hands. It depicted a landscape painting. Although the painting was quite ordinary and spanned dozens of feet, its style was simple with no distinct features. Seeing this painting, Lin Feng was puzzled. Could there be some famous master or painting in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm? Moreover, the realm was focused on cultivation, and the painting shouldn’t be that simple. After examining it, he smiled slightly.

"I don’t know the origin of this painting, but it’s rumored to conceal a map within. The map supposedly points to a secret treasure in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm. However, how to unravel it will be up to you," Elder Zhao said with a smile. The painting was brought by a masked man for auction, and he didn’t know who exactly.

Rumor had it that this painting was stolen when a certain Divine Emperor was alive. However, upon inspection, it was deemed genuine. But what mystery it contained was unknown, and perhaps the mysterious man couldn’t fathom its secrets either, so he decided to auction it. Otherwise, if one could find the treasure, who would sell it?

"Is there something peculiar about this painting?"

"Can’t see anything? Let’s see what the starting price is."

"What’s its use, buying it?"

...

The people sitting below all carefully inspected the painting, trying to uncover what mysteries it held. Their hearts were torn; if they unravelled the secrets, the treasure obtained would be unimaginable, but if they failed, the painting would be no different from any ordinary painting. It was indeed a gamble, and everyone was calculating whether or not to make a move.

"The starting bid for this painting isn’t high, just five million Yuan Stones, but you should know that the value you get from this painting far exceeds its worth. It depends on whether you can unravel the mystery of the painting," Elder Zhao teased. He didn’t actually know what secrets the painting held; his goal was only to bid it up to a high price.

Everyone nodded after listening to Elder Zhao, as greed conquered reason. They thought, whatever the case, they should seize the painting for themselves first.

"Six million!"

"Eight million!"

"Ten million!"

...

This time the bidding was far more intense than before. Everyone understood what acquiring this painting truly meant, and while none of them were confident, the allure of the treasure was simply too great.

Lin Feng stood in the private box, looking at the painting from afar with an inscrutable smile on his face. He already knew the location indicated by the map; up close, it’s impossible to discern anything, and even if they could see it, these people wouldn’t likely find the position indicated by the painting.

Because this Rong City had long been his, and there was neither a specific route nor location to the mysterious Sky City; those who bought it would certainly be disappointed. Moreover, only he knew that Rong City contained a few mechanisms, but no actual treasure. However, those mechanisms were already the best treasure for him.

"Eighteen million!" Elder Zhao said to the crowd, and he was actually very satisfied with this price. Furthermore, the person who offered the treasure was quite peculiar, saying that as long as the painting’s starting price was met, the rest would belong to the auction house, making him increasingly curious about this mysterious person.

"Twenty million!" Murong He from Box Four suddenly pulled open the surrounding silk curtains and stood on the balcony of the second floor, looking down on the people below. With the status as the brother of the Sect Hierarch of the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult, who would dare contend with him for this treasure? Previously, he hadn’t spoken up because the price surprised him. He was also considering whether he should secure the painting, but the thought of bringing it back to earn merit from the Sect Hierarch solidified his decision.

"Oh my God, people from the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult are here too?"

"This..."

"Who dares provoke Murong He, forget it, forget it!"

...

The people downstairs began to whisper among themselves; no one would contest with the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult once they made a move, and everyone was puzzled why Murong He appeared in Ling City. They already knew of Murong He’s means and dared not speak further.

Elder Zhao looked up to Murong He upstairs and said to the crowd, "Congratulations to Elder Murong."

Being part of the Myriad Gods Tower, he was also wary of the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult, so no one in the entire Myriad Heavens Divine Realm dared provoke Murong Chuan. He suddenly thought of Lin Feng; it seemed the resentment between Lin Feng and the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult couldn’t be easily resolved. But from beginning to end, he hadn’t seen Lin Feng make a bid, presumably also avoiding the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult.

He commanded the painting to be sent to Box Four, then welcomed the third and fourth auction items.

Time passed by the minute and second, and Lin Feng remained a spectator throughout. However, he found that the Dharma Treasures in this auction were quite worth learning from, and he gained a lot from them. This allowed him to refine some special weapons for the Sect upon returning.

"Alright, the time is almost up. Now we’ll bring out our grand finale treasure," Elder Zhao said mysteriously, followed by a young girl stepping onto the stage, holding a transparent bottle with golden elixir inside, constantly moving, causing the people below to start discussing.

"What’s this?"

"Elixir?"

"Joking, it’s moving!"

...

Everyone was in an uproar; they didn’t know what this thing was. They said it was an elixir, yet it moved, said it was a Demon Beast, yet it looked like an elixir; they had never seen anything so strange, sparking speculation throughout the auction house.