Chapter 9: Xuanyuan Jade
Lingbao Pavilion is the largest auction house in the Mortal Dust Continent, established for hundreds of years, with nearly 100 branches in the five major empires.
On this day, countless monks quietly gathered in the Lingbao Pavilion in Yicheng, and Ling Ning and Qian Mei'er also put on cloaks that could hide their aura and came to the Lingbao Pavilion.
This five-storey small building, hanging "Lingbao Pavilion" three big characters of the gold plaque, inside the decoration is magnificent. Two richly dressed waiters in front of the door are receiving guests.
"Two VIPs, do you have an invitation?"
The two took out the invitation letter that was "seized" from Zhou Wu and Fang Yu and handed it to the waiter.
The waiter smiled and nodded, and a sweet-looking waitress in a long skirt greeted her, and said while taking the two upstairs: "The two VIPs are together?" ”
The two nodded their heads to indicate that this was indeed the case.
The beautiful waiter said: "This is very good, the slave maid is called Jasmine, and she is the guide of the two, and the two of them can find the slave maid if they have any questions or instructions." Are you going to sit in a box or a hall? ”
Ling Ning said, "Is there any difference? ”
Jasmine patiently explained: "The hall is more crowded, the box is cleaner, there is fresh fruit and wine hospitality, and there is a special person to serve you. In addition, the private rooms are panoramic and have a ban so you can see the lobby but not the people below you, making it more private. Of course, it doesn't make a difference whether you're sitting in a box or a lobby and the auction is based on the highest price. ”
Qian Meier said: "Is there an additional charge for the box?" ”
Jasmine smiled: "This is natural, the view of the ordinary box is slightly biased, 30,000 spirit stones; The high-level box has a wider view, 50,000 spirit stones, and there is only one top box, which can overlook all corners of the entire hall, 100,000 spirit stones, first come, first served, and the accompanying service is naturally the best. ”
Qian Mei'er and Ling Ning glanced at each other, and they both felt pain, this auction house would take an hour or two at most, and it was too extravagant to actually collect ten thousand spirit stones.
Ling Ning said, "Let's just sit in the hall." ”
Seeing that the two of them had no intention of the box, Jasmine didn't say more, led the two to the hall, and said, "Two VIPs, please feel free to sit down, if you need anything, you can come to me at any time, I will stand at the back of the hall." ”
The hall is a stepped seating with a total of eight rows, each row of ten seats. There was still half a pillar of incense before the auction began, and people began to sit down one after another, and the two randomly selected the back corner, counted the number of people, and there were more than 40 people, not counting the box upstairs.
By the time the auction began, the hall had reached fifty people, all of whom were cloaked, apparently not wanting to show their whereabouts.
The graceful host walked to the front of the stage, she was wearing a white embroidered short skirt, exposing her long, straight legs. He wears a golden mask on his face, which is decorated with colorful bird feathers. Although only half of her face is exposed, her fair skin and bright teeth and nose prove that she is a rare beauty.
The beautiful woman smiled sweetly like a crescent moon and said, "Hello guests, welcome to the Lingbao Pavilion, little girl Ling'er, is today's auctioneer. You should pay attention to the little hammer in Ling'er's hand, the final word, you must not miss your favorite product......"
Ling Ning was listening attentively to the speech on the stage, when suddenly Qian Mei'er's divine thoughts sounded in his ears, "Xiao Ning, do you have any favorite items that you can call the price at any time, we have a total of three million spirit stones this time, and we can still shoot some items." ”
Ling Ning's heart moved, and he said, "This ...... Mei'er, these are all your spirit stones, I'...... How embarrassed am I to ......."
"If it weren't for you, I might have died, so there is no need to be polite, anyway, these three million spirit stones are also for nothing, you don't have to be polite."
Ling Ning thought for a moment and said, "I think we should keep it and rescue that elf girl?" ”
Qian Mei'er shook her head, "There are so many people coming today, maybe there are people from outside the territory, it seems that the attraction of the elf girl is amazing, we can't shoot it for just three million, or take a look at other treasures, maybe you can pick it up." ”
Hearing this, Ling Ning could only nod.
“…… For the sake of fairness, you can use your mind to investigate the condition of the lot, but all dignitaries are requested to strictly abide by the rules of the Pavilion, and no fights or acts of force are allowed, and if there is a violation, please leave the auction directly. ”
Eight monks dressed in gray and wearing white masks surrounded the stage, and two of them walked up to the stage and lined up on either side. These eight people did not hide their cultivation, and everyone's breath had the strength of the Dan building period, especially the two people on the stage, and the breath had reached the Dan stage!
"Monk of the Dan Period?" Qian Mei'er asked.
Ling Ning nodded in agreement.
The Mortal Dust Continent has the protection of the "Xuanyuan Sword Array", and if the cultivation exceeds the early stage of the Jiedan, they will be strangled by the sword qi, and the cultivation of these two people in the early stage of the Yudan is already the top combat power of the continent. With the strength of the Lingbao Pavilion, maybe there are more monks in the Dan Stage who can operate for a hundred years, and they are indeed powerful.
“…… So, without further ado, today's first auction is 'Elixir', a total of five lots, please ...... the first one."
The first lot was pushed onto the stage, and the auctioneer Ling'er put on white gloves and took out the fairy grass from the wooden box.
"The first lot is ......"
Qian and Ling are not good at refining medicine, so they didn't pay much attention to the reserve prices of these five lots from low to high, especially the fifth lot, which is actually a rare "transformation grass"!
"Transformation Grass" is prepared for demon beasts or grass, trees and mountain spirits who have not yet transformed into shapes, although these monsters and elves have generated spiritual wisdom and can start to practice, but only when they reach the 6th level can they transform into a human form, and the 6th level is equivalent to the realm after the human cultivation breaks through the Dan period, which is already very rare.
If you want to transform in advance, you need to take "Transformation Grass".
Of course, there are exceptions, a fox demon like Qian Mei'er can transform early, one may have taken the "Transformation Grass", and the other may be that she has the blood of "Immortal Beast", this race with a special bloodline can be born with a shape.
The reserve price of this "Transformation Grass" was 300,000 spirit stones, and it was finally sold for 600,000 spirit stones, which can be regarded as equivalent in value.
The second auction title is "Immortal Tools", which is also five lots.
Immortal tools can be roughly divided into three levels: sharp weapons, spiritual weapons, and immortal weapons, and each level can be subdivided into nine levels.
The first to third order of the sharp weapon category and the spiritual weapon, just rely on the quality of the material, the level of casting is judged, only to the fourth order of the spiritual weapon or above, not only to see the material, casting process, but also to see whether the artifact produces "spiritual wisdom", as well as the high and low of spiritual intelligence, the eighth or ninth order of the spiritual weapon can even transform the human form phantom, you can do a simple communication with the owner.
As for immortal weapons, not to mention, high-level immortal weapons can even produce "sword slaves" and have their own entities.
But it's not that the higher the intelligence, the better, some immortals have too much intelligence, and even consciously choose the owner, so the new owner can often only endure the pain to erase its wisdom.
Generally speaking, a weapon that is good enough can also grow into an immortal weapon through re-smelting the day after tomorrow, and it cannot be judged by grade alone.
This time, there are three ninth-order sharp weapons, and one fourth-order spiritual weapon that has produced a weaker spiritual intelligence.
The fairy tool that has just been produced by Lingzhi is often the most popular, although it can only express a little excitement, happiness or loss and other simple emotions, but this kind of fairy tool is easy for the owner to cultivate, but it is more favored.
The four immortal tools were all auctioned at a good price, and the price of the fourth-order spirit weapon was even as high as three million spirit stones!
The stone sword in Ling Ning's hand, if it is an ordinary weapon according to the material, but it can actually be restored by itself, even he himself can't say what the reason is, as for the spiritual intelligence, he has never been aware of it, it is estimated that it is a fifth-order weapon at most. Although the higher the level of the immortal tool, the stronger the strength, but the one that meets his current strength is the best, too strong or too weak is not easy to control, but counterproductive.
The final lot of the fairy tool class was a pale cyan ore the size of a palm.
Ling'er introduced: "The last lot is a piece of ore, which was found from the ancient ruins, and it is said to be the same material as the Xuanyuan Order......
Before she finished the introduction, she suddenly heard a human: "Girl, you don't have to make up stories, this kind of broken stone can be auctioned for thousands of pieces every day in the whole continent, but there are very few good materials that can be opened, hehe, if you can really open good materials of the same material as Xuanyuan Ling, I am afraid that it should be auctioned in the Xianchen Continent, how can it end up in the mortal dust continent?" ”
Although Ling'er was suddenly interrupted, she was very well cultivated, and said disapprerovitously: "What this guest said is right, but the old saying is 'wealth and wealth are sought in danger', and 'the opportunity must not be lost and will not come again', this 'gambling stone' is already risky, and today's guests are all specially invited guests of this pavilion, and I believe that there must be a master among them who can recognize this treasure." Besides, the reserve price of this ore is not high, so everyone can take a gamble......"
She paused slightly, and then said: "The reserve price of this lot is 100,000 spirit stones, if you like it, you can bid!" ”
The hall was silent, and it seemed that most of the monks were accustomed to such "gambling stones" tricks, and they were not optimistic about this inconspicuous stone.
Ling Ning suddenly remembered that his pupil technique might be able to see something, and hurriedly ran the Immortal Yuan.
"Hitomi Technique: True Vision!" This is the name of his own life.
Under the pupil technique, the top of each monk in the hall showed an aura of different colors, some rich, some dim, some condensed, and some scattered...... He didn't understand what these meant for a moment, and he fixed his eyes on the ore, only to see that the ore faintly emitted a golden aura.
These spiritual energy were still condensed through the outer layer of the outer shell, and the color was bright, and he had a little calculation in his heart.
"Mei'er, take a picture of this ore!"
Qian Mei'er was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Xiao Ning, you may be participating in the auction for the first time, ores often appear in auctions, most of them are very ordinary, or they are comparable to the reserve price...... You must know that these ores will be taken out and photographed after layers of fine sieves, and it is unlikely that they will be leaked, are you sure you want to shoot? ”
Ling Ning really didn't understand ore, so he could only tell Qian Mei'er the truth about the scene he saw with his pupil technique.
Qian Mei'er was surprised: "Your ability to 'hope for qi' is indeed very rare, but are you sure?" No matter how strong your divine thoughts are or how exquisite your pupil skills are, it is extremely difficult to see the actual situation inside through the shell, so it is named a 'gamble'......
Ling Ning muttered, "I feel that this kind of golden aura is very rare, at least this is the first time I've seen this color, and I can see it completely!" Besides, the reserve price is not very high, and the other monks present don't seem to have any intention of starting, so we still have a chance to pick up the leaks. ”
Hearing this, Qian Meier no longer insisted and held up the small card for the auction.
Ling'er was worried that no one was bidding, and when she saw her holding up the sign, she said happily: "Okay, there is still a VIP who knows the goods, this VIP bid 100,000 yuan, does anyone increase the price?" ”
She looked around and saw that no one was bidding, so she could only say, "Distinguished guests, don't miss the opportunity, 100,000 times!" ”
"One hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Okay, this VIP bid 150,000 yuan, obviously an expert, is there still a VIP to bid?"
"I'll give 200,000!"
"I'll give 220,000!"
……
Qian Mei'er glanced at Ling Ning with a slight frown, obviously asking if she wanted to increase the price.
Ling Ning groaned slightly, and said, "I still think this ore is not simple, try your best to take it." ”
Qian Mei'er nodded and held up the sign.
"Five hundred thousand! Okay, this VIP is obviously in the chest, and may have seen through the mystery, do other VIPs want to increase the price? ”
"500,000 once!"
"Two hundred thousand times!"
"500,000 ......"
"I'll give 600,000!"
Everyone thought that 500,000 yuan could already be sold, but they didn't expect someone to offer a high price.
Qian Mei'er did not hesitate, and raised her card again: "Six hundred and fifty thousand!" ”
Who knew that the man did not retreat at all, and shouted without hesitation: "Seven hundred thousand! ”
Seeing that this person seemed to be deliberately making trouble, Qian Mei'er became competitive, "Eight hundred thousand!" ”
"Hey, 800,000? I'm out of 950,000! If you give out a million, you will not follow you anymore! ”
This person's voice sounded like he was not very old, but the tone of his voice was very annoying, and Qian Mei'er did not hesitate to say: "One million!" ”
There was an uproar among the crowd, and some even applauded.
Ling'er was even more excited, you must know that this ore is Lingbao Pavilion's own lot, and it is only 500,000 spirit stones to purchase a hundred pieces, and now one piece has been auctioned for one million! Naturally, she had to smile.
She secretly thought in her heart: "Grandpa often says that I am not calm enough, this time I can auction a piece of broken ore at such a price, I will see if grandpa has anything to say." ”
Sure enough, the man stopped speaking, and both Qian Mei'er and Ling Ning's hearts beat faster, obviously feeling that the price just now seemed to be "a little impulsive".
"Hey, Xiao Ning, you...... You're sure this ore is valuable, aren't you......"
"Mei'er, I can only be sure that the aura of this ore is not ordinary, I don't know if it's worth it...... Maybe I don't know anything about ores, maybe some worthless ores are this kind of aura......"
"Huh? That's what you're saying now...... If you lose, it's better to pull you along and kill yourself! ”
"Don't kill yourself so badly! I don't want to die so soon! ”
"It's okay...... Anyway, it's money for nothing, so it's a big deal to kill a few more auction house leads......"
"No matter how much the sect has next time, it won't be able to protect you all the time! You don't want to be hunted down by the monks of the Dan Period, this idea is quickly dispelled! ”
"I see!"
……
"A million, once! A million twice! ”
Ling'er looked around and saw that the hall was always quiet, so she decisively dropped the hammer, "Smack!" One million deals! ”
Qian and Ling's hanging hearts fell to the ground at once, both excited and a little regretful, of course, excitement accounted for the majority, this is probably the charm of "gambling stones".
At this time, the maid Jasmine quietly walked over, bowed to the two and smiled: "Please go to the backstage to pay for the treasure, if you want to listen to it further, you can wait for the auction to end before settling." ”
Ling Ning coughed lightly and said, "Can you regret it......"
Jasmine was slightly stunned, and then showed a "professional" smile and said, "I'm sorry, did you just say something, VIP?" If you deliberately inflate the price and disrupt the auction process, it is very serious......"
"Uh...... How serious is it? ”
"This slave doesn't know either, if the amount is huge, the two elders will communicate with you personally."
Qian Mei'er couldn't help but say, "The two elders refer to the two in the Dan period?" ”
"Yes, do you have any questions? If you don't pay now, the slave will go to the back and wait. We have good security here, and we have full 'service' for every guest, please feel free to ask for it. ”
What she meant by this was to say, "We're eyeing you, don't think about running away, if you do, wait to be hunted down!" ”
Naturally, both of them could hear her voiceover.
"Mei'er, pay now, I'll go with you, I'm not interested in the next category."
Qian Mei'er nodded, and the two of them got up helplessly, and followed Jasmine to the VIP trading room at the back.
The two were about to go in, when they suddenly heard the annoying voice say: "Haha, let me see who is so unlucky, he actually spent a million to shoot a broken stone!" It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous! ”
I saw the three of them swaying from the corner, these three people did not hide their appearance, the first young man was full of pride, although he looked quite attractive, but there was a bit of oily tone, a black and red robe was very gorgeous, he shook a paper fan in his hand, and the word "fire" was written on it.
The other two are a man and a woman, and they look a little similar. The man was slightly older, dressed in gray, quite handsome, with a powerful appearance, slightly dark skin, and a circle of cloth wrapped around his hands, which seemed to have burn marks.
The woman was the youngest, dressed in yellow cedar, with fair skin and delicate facial features, as if she had reached the age of the beginning of love, and was looking at the young man who was talking with admiration, with beautiful eyes and spring, like a hibiscus out of the water, bright and attractive.
"Senior Brother Jing Yu, have you already seen that the stone is unbearable?"
"Hehe, Senior Sister Wenxi, you don't know anything, this batch of goods was personally brought by me from the 'Sword Casting Valley', and I naturally know best what the quality is. Although it is from a thousand-year-old mine, this mine has long been dried up, and there has not been a fine product for hundreds of years, that is, the appearance of this ore is relatively simple and coaxing. ”
"Since that's the case, then why does Senior Brother still make a bid?"
"Hahaha, I just deliberately raised the price to make the girl thank me...... Hehe, the price of my 100 pieces of ore is only 500,000 spirit stones, and one piece actually sold for 1 million ...... Lingxi's girl is also bold, and she dares to ask for 100,000 yuan at the reserve price! ”
Hearing him mention the word "Lingxi", the girl named Wen Xi was obviously a little lost, and the older man on the side noticed it, and hurriedly said: "Haha, Senior Brother Huo is worthy of being the personal disciple of the current valley master of Sword Casting Valley, and his vision and knowledge are extraordinary!" After all, the mortal dust continent is a withered talent, and he has never seen the world, so naturally he can't compare with the fire junior brother! ”
"Senior Brother Wen Hao praised it falsely, I want to see which stupid guy took this kind of 'baby', hey, is it just the two of you?"
Qian and Ling listened to each other's conversations word for word, their faces changed drastically, and their anger was uncontrollable, but fortunately, they couldn't see the ugly faces of the two while wearing cloaks.
Qian Mei'er couldn't help but pointed at him angrily and said, "You ......"
She just wanted to scold you bastard, but was stopped by Ling Ning, only to hear him say: "Don't make trouble, look around." ”
I don't know when some people have started to watch, and a few people don't think it's a big deal and point at them.
Ling Ning suppressed the anger in her heart, pulled her into the VIP trading room, and handed over the spirit stone under Jasmine's guidance.
The usher carefully counted the number of spirit stones before taking out the ore and placing it on the table.
"Please re-inspect the goods, if there is no problem, please sign here for acceptance."
Ling Ning opened the pupil technique to re-check that it was correct, and said to Qian Mei'er, "No problem. ”
Qian Mei'er accepted the ore, and Jasmine suddenly said, "Are the two of you cutting it directly?" ”
Ling Ning said, "Do you have this kind of service here?" ”
Jasmine said: "Naturally, there is, if the material is first-class, our Lingbao Pavilion can be directly recycled, do you want to cut it open and take a look?" ”
Qian and Ling glanced at each other, if they didn't cut it open to see what was inside, I'm afraid neither of them would be at ease today.
Qian Mei'er said: "Then cut it, I don't believe it!" ”
Jasmine led the two out of the VIP trading room, but she didn't expect the three people in Sword Forge Valley to be there.
The young man Huo Jingyu smiled and said, "Are you two going to open a stone?" I'm just looking to see it. ”
There are other auctions in today's auction, and there is even a special session dedicated to "gambling stones", and many people have noticed what he just said, and seeing that he is from the "Sword Casting Valley" outside the territory, they have all greeted him and asked for tips on gambling stones. He was making a triumphant speech, and when he saw the two of them coming out, he couldn't help but make sarcastic remarks in order to elevate his status.
Qian Mei'er said coquettishly: "If you want to come and see, come and see!" You'll regret it then! ”
"Hehe, okay, let's go and have a look, and it's just a good time to teach you a lesson!"
"I see who's teaching whom! Hum! ”
Ling Ning was under a lot of pressure, if the cut was really as Huo Jingyu of the Sword Casting Valley said, he would lose face!
Soon, the news that "the ore worth millions of spirit stones is about to be cut" spread throughout the auction house, and the high-level disciples of the "Sword Casting Valley" personally identified it, which attracted countless good deeds, and even many people on the street came to watch, if it weren't for the number of people in the Spirit Treasure Pavilion, the threshold would have been broken. Even so, there are still many people waiting at the gate to see the news.
The auctioneer named Ling'er also took a break, and he was also very amused when he heard the news, and he also came to watch.
When Huo Jingyu saw her coming, he naturally went up to be courteous, and by the way, he whispered his "great achievements" of deliberately "raising the price". It seems that this Ling'er's real name is the "Lingxi" he mentioned in his mouth.
Lingxi dealt with him politely, obviously not very interested in him.
The girl Wen Xi's face was not good-looking, and she was silent in a low voice, and her brother Wen Hao whispered comfort on the side.
At this time, the ore was placed on the cutting table, and the operation was a master, Huo Jingyu still did not forget to say to the onlookers: "You see, this ore has a light green appearance, and the skin shell is hard and opaque, this is produced by the old mine, and it is mined about three kilometers underground, although it looks coaxing, but it can't produce good goods, it can only be an ordinary green steel jade, don't believe it, wait to cut it to see if it's so......"
With everyone's loud pursuit, the cutting machine rotated rapidly under the blessing of the spiritual power of the spirit stone, and the master slowly cut the ore little by little, and the hearts of Qian and Ling both rose to their throats!
There was a loud bang, and the ore was finally cut!
The master showed the cutting surface of the ore in front of everyone's eyes, and everyone exclaimed "ah".
Huo Jingyu didn't look at it, and said to everyone: "Hahaha, you see, this ore gold floc is ruined on the outside......
"Ahh This is...... Golden? Is this gold ore? ”
"No, no, how can it be gold? You didn't see the whole body showing jade......"
"Lao Tzu has never seen such a material in 20 years......"
……
Everyone was talking, and Qian and Ling were also dumbfounded, they didn't know anything about ore materials.
Seeing everyone's reaction, Lingxi hurriedly spoke: "Master, what are these materials?" ”
The master in charge of cutting thought for a moment and said, "I have been in this business for fifty years, and I have never seen this kind of material ......."
"Senior brother, big brother, take a look at what's going on?"
Wen Hao and Huo Jingyu were originally disdainful, but when they saw the restlessness of the crowd around them, they turned their heads to look at the cut surface, and they were greatly panicked at a glance!
"Xuanyuan Jade!"
The others didn't know why for a while, but the girl's face changed dramatically when she heard this.