Wang Yu
Chapter 616: Astonishment
"May I ask how many immortal essence stones you intend to pawn this item for?" The white-haired elder looked at the other two, then raised his head and asked the blue-robed burly man.
"Thirty thousand immortal essence stones!" the blue-robed man said loudly.
As soon as these words came out, a buzzing murmur arose from all parts of the venue.
Thirty thousand immortal essence stones was no small sum. This price was more expensive than most of the treasures auctioned off today, even a bit more expensive than the current bid for the *Azure Sea Skywave Skill*.
"This fellow Daoist, although the texture of your beast bone is quite peculiar, it doesn't have the slightest fluctuation of spiritual power. May I ask what is so special about this item that you want to pawn it for thirty thousand immortal essence stones?" The middle-aged scholar asked unhurriedly.
"This... I obtained this beast bone, risking my life, from a desolate relic. Although it doesn't have any aura fluctuations, neither lightning strikes nor fire, nor even sharp immortal artifacts, can leave a single mark on this bone. I even asked several refining masters to appraise it, hoping to refine it into an immortal artifact, but these people also couldn't do anything with this bone, so this bone must be a treasure," the blue-robed man said, his expression faltering and his face flushed, but he still replied loudly.
Hearing this, a hint of mockery flashed in the eyes of the middle-aged scholar, and he exchanged glances with the two people beside him.
He had been an appraiser for many years and had seen countless shallow people who took something a little peculiar and thought it was an unparalleled treasure.
"In that case, you can't really say what the value of this item is either. I'm sorry, to ensure the absolute fairness and impartiality of this auction, we only accept pawned items of clear value. Please take back this beast bone." The middle-aged scholar still maintained a smile on his face, shaking his head and laughing.
"Fei Bin, that idiot..." In the VIP room, Jingyang Shangren's eyes flashed with anxiety, and he cursed in a low voice.
Han Li watched this scene, his eyes flickering slightly, and remained silent.
"You..." The blue-robed man's face was full of resentment.
Having received the appraisers' conclusion, mocking gazes swept over from the surroundings, making the burly man's face even more unsightly.
In fact, he had already asked appraisers to appraise this beast bone, and the answers he received were the same as the middle-aged scholar's.
He had wanted to take advantage of the presence of so many experts here today to attract attention with a high price, perhaps someone with discerning eyes might recognize its value, but now it seemed that he had miscalculated.
The blue-robed man couldn't help but feel a trace of doubt in his heart. Could it be that this thing really had no value?
"Wait, I want this item. I'll give you thirty thousand immortal essence stones." A voice suddenly came from a VIP room. Inside the room was a middle-aged man wearing a golden crown, with a majestic appearance.
This person was a Taiyi Realm cultivator, his eyes fixed on the emerald green beast bone, his eyes flashing.
As soon as these words came out, there was another uproar in the venue, but the sound was more mixed with surprise. Most people's gazes once again turned toward the beast bone.
The three middle-aged scholars behind the long table were also stunned.
Hearing these words, the blue-robed man's face suddenly showed great joy and he was about to nod.
"Wait a minute, I'll offer thirty-five thousand immortal essence stones!" Another voice rang out, it was Jingyang Shangren.
The blue-robed man was stunned, his mouth half-open and frozen there.
"Forty thousand immortal essence stones!" The golden-crowned middle-aged man frowned and said again in a deep voice.
"Fifty thousand!" Jingyang Shangren immediately raised the price.
"Sixty thousand!"
"Seventy thousand!"
……
The two of them bid back and forth, quickly raising the price of this beast bone to an astonishing level!
At this moment, there was another burst of heated discussion in the venue. Even the dullest people guessed that this beast bone was definitely not ordinary.
Several wealthy and impatient Taiyi Realm cultivators couldn't help but join the bidding.
The blue-robed man's face was now flushed with excitement, his excitement uncontrollable.
Behind the long table, the three appraisers from Black Mountain Immortal Palace couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, looking at the piece of emerald green beast bone that they thought was worthless, the expressions on their faces becoming extremely wonderful as the price of this item soared.
Even the auctioneer, who had been calm and composed, was stunned.
In the blink of an eye, the price of the green beast bone climbed to a terrifying level of two hundred thousand immortal essence stones.
Those Taiyi Realm cultivators who had joined in along the way retreated one after another, leaving only the golden-crowned middle-aged man and Jingyang Shangren who still hadn't given up.
"Two hundred and twenty thousand!" Jingyang Shangren gritted his teeth and quoted the price.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand!" The golden-crowned middle-aged man seemed to have seen through Jingyang Shangren's financial limit, sneered, and offered a price.
"Two hundred and sixty thousand!" Jingyang Shangren's face darkened, and he spoke again.
"Two hundred and seventy thousand!" The golden-crowned middle-aged man's face showed surprise and raised the price again.
"Two hundred and eighty thousand!" Jingyang Shangren followed closely.
"Three hundred thousand!" The golden-crowned middle-aged man's face was also a little ugly, as if his financial resources had also reached their limit.
"Three hundred... fifty thousand!" Jingyang Shangren's eyes flashed with a strange color, and he said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, everyone present gasped.
"Three hundred and fifty thousand immortal essence stones? Humph, do you really have such wealth? If you can really take out so many immortal essence stones in public, or things of equivalent value, I will immediately give up competing for this item, but if you can't take it out, then you are deliberately causing trouble. I hope Fellow Daoist Fu will handle this matter impartially!" The golden-crowned middle-aged man turned his head to look at Fu Yuhai under the stage and said coldly.
Jingyang Shangren's eyes sank slightly, but he still maintained his composure on his face.
Fu Yuhai turned his head to look at Jingyang Shangren, his brows slightly furrowed, then he immediately regained his composure, walked onto the auction stage, and said, "Of course, the rules of the auction must not be violated by anyone."
"That's the best. Please take out the immortal essence stones in public." The golden-crowned middle-aged man sneered, his pupils shrinking into pinholes, staring at Jingyang Shangren.
Han Li glanced at Jingyang Shangren, his eyes flashing slightly.
Others might not be able to tell, but he was sitting next to him and saw Jingyang Shangren's guilty conscience.
Jingyang Shangren probably really didn't have that many immortal essence stones.
"So many immortal essence stones, piling them up here would be inappropriate. After the auction ends, I will naturally hand them over to this blue-robed fellow Daoist, so you don't have to worry about it." Jingyang Shangren snorted and said.
"This blue-robed fellow Daoist's item is not an auction item, so there's no need to wait until the end of the auction. If you really have such wealth, it has already been exposed now, so why be afraid of letting everyone see it? You are so evasive, I'm afraid you are guilty." The golden-crowned middle-aged man sneered repeatedly.
"Okay, since Fellow Daoist insists so much, then take a good look." Jingyang Shangren's eyes flashed, then he smiled lightly, stood up, and waved his hand.
A white light shot out, wrapping more than a dozen items and landing on the appraisal long table.
Most of these items were materials, as well as two immortal artifacts and a bottle of pills. Each item emitted a terrifying spiritual power fluctuation.
"The three of you, please appraise how many immortal essence stones these things are worth first," Jingyang Shangren said.
The three middle-aged scholars looked at each other and immediately began to appraise them carefully.
The golden-crowned middle-aged man frowned at the sight of this.
"Fellow Daoist Li, do you have any spare immortal essence stones on you? Lend me some for now." Jingyang Shangren's voice suddenly rang in Han Li's mind.
"How much do you want to borrow?" Han Li asked without showing any emotion, transmitting his voice.
"Eighty thousand immortal essence stones," Jingyang Shangren immediately replied.
"Eighty thousand immortal essence stones is no small sum," Han Li was silent for a moment before slowly transmitting his voice.
"I know, but please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Li, I will be able to return all the immortal essence stones to you within ten years." Seeing that Han Li had not refused, Jingyang Shangren was overjoyed and immediately transmitted his voice.
"Fellow Daoist Jingyang is pouring out his wealth to obtain that emerald green beast bone, it seems that this item is truly a treasure. I have also carefully investigated it with my spiritual sense and have not found anything special about it. I wonder what kind of strange treasure this item is. Please enlighten me, Fellow Daoist Jingyang," Han Li asked.
"To be honest, this item is a spatial treasure, but its aura is obscured by a layer of extremely clever restrictions, so Fellow Daoist Li could not detect its origin," Jingyang Shangren hesitated slightly and transmitted his voice.
"Spatial treasure..." Han Li raised his eyebrows.
"How about this, as long as Fellow Daoist Li lends me these eighty thousand immortal essence stones, no matter how many things are inside this item, I am willing to give you one-third of them," Jingyang Shangren raised the price again.
"Since Fellow Daoist Jingyang has said so, if I don't agree, I would be too unfriendly. However, when Fellow Daoist opens this item, I would like to watch from the side, please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Jingyang," Han Li smiled slightly and transmitted his voice.
"Okay, but please do not spread what you see at that time, Fellow Daoist Li," Jingyang Shangren's face changed slightly, and after a slight hesitation, he nodded and agreed.
Hearing this, Han Li immediately agreed via voice transmission, and at the same time took out a small storage ring and quietly stuffed it into Jingyang Shangren's hand.
Jingyang Shangren probed inside with his divine sense, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and his face completely calmed down.
The three middle-aged scholars quickly completed the appraisal and announced, "After our three-person appraisal and discussion, the value of these treasures is no less than one hundred and twenty thousand immortal essence stones."
Jingyang Shangren waved his hand again, and two rays of light, one black and one white, fell in front of the three middle-aged scholars, which were two storage rings.
"The remaining immortal essence stones are inside," he said indifferently.
The three middle-aged scholars took the two rings and, after a brief inspection, said loudly, "In the two storage artifacts, one has eighty thousand immortal essence stones, one has one hundred and fifty thousand immortal essence stones, plus these materials, the value is three hundred and fifty thousand immortal essence stones."
"This fellow Daoist, if you are still not at ease, you can personally check these two storage rings," Jingyang Shangren squinted at the golden-crowned middle-aged man, chuckled, and said.
The golden-crowned middle-aged man's face was ugly, he snorted, and turned his head away.
Seeing this, the auctioneer on the stage announced the ownership of the emerald green beast bone, ending this sudden auction.