Capítulo 1177: Chapter 1056: Treasure Pavilion, Auction House
There were two reasons Ye Fan agreed to go to the auction together.
First, he wanted to see what differences there might be between an auction in the Xuan Realm and one on Earth, and what kind of good things might appear.
Second, he wanted to try his luck to see if he could find auxiliary materials for refining a Soul Gathering Pill. As for the main ingredients, he didn’t even dare to think about them – they were simply too precious and rare, hardly anyone in the Xuan Realm knew about them, let alone auction them.
Seeing Ye Fan agree to go, Tong Qianchen was very happy, while Jin Zhanfei quickly went to settle the bill and then sought approval from Shen Xin.
Upon hearing that an auction was going to be held, Shen Xin didn’t even bother to savor the food, he wolfed down the remaining dishes and then ca out with Jin Zhanfei.
When Elder Shen Xin appeared, Qingxuan inevitably exchanged so courtesies, even Ma Yuanhang and Liu Qingyun ca over to pay their respects. Facing a strong person at the peak of the Holy Embryo Realm like Shen Xin, they had to show sufficient respect.
Fortunately, Elder Shen Xin wasn’t a stickler for formalities, and he wasn’t interested in these formalities at all, directly inquiring about so details of the Qingxuan auction.
Through Qingxuan’s explanation, Ye Fan learned that this auction was indeed unprecedented, having been in preparation for two years, and there were so truly good things.
Moreover, it was said that even people from so significant forces participated in this auction, making it truly unprecedented.
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With the guide of a well-versed person like Shen Xin, the group quickly arrived at the entrance of the auction venue.
From the outside, this auction house seed unremarkable. Unlike Earth’s opulent auction houses adorned with gold and jade, this building even seed a bit old, yet it embodied a certain sense of history and weight.
There were not many people at the entrance of the auction house right now, only two cultivators in black attire standing on either side, resembling gate-keeper King Kong.
Judging from the aura emanating from them, it was clear that both were between the peak of the True Essence Realm and the Holy Embryo Realm, perhaps one mont away from successfully condensing a Holy Embryo and stepping into the Holy Embryo Realm.
However, Ye Fan knew that these two would never enter the Holy Embryo Realm in this lifeti. Not only were they sowhat too old, but more importantly, they were once cultivators in the Holy Embryo Realm, but their Holy Embryo seed to have been shattered in their bodies, making it impossible to condense into a Holy Embryo again.
Generally speaking, when the Holy Embryo is shattered, one is destined to die, yet they miraculously survived, with cultivation still between the True Essence Realm and the Holy Embryo Realm, being anomalies.
To use such people as gatekeepers clearly showed how powerful the forces behind this auction house were.
“Please show your invitation!”
When Ye Fan and the group arrived at the door, the two gatekeepers took a step forward simultaneously, blocking their path.
“Without an invitation, call Yaling here. Just say Shen Xin wants to attend the auction and ask her for a favor.”
Shen Xin swaggered up to the front, smiling at the two with a Holy Embryo Realm peak aura slowly releasing.
The two were taken aback, and at that mont they noticed the Mystic Turtle pattern on Shen Xin and Ye Fan’s clothes, quickly bowing respectfully, “Ah, esteed seniors of the Xuanwu Sect, please enter, I will imdiately ask Miss Yaling to issue VIP cards to you.”
Saying this, one of them clapped his hands, and a female cultivator with a graceful figure ca out from inside, her black gauze attire adding allure.
“Ladies and gentlen, please follow !”
The female cultivator bowed to Ye Fan’s group and then led the way, and they filed in, stepping through the auction hall’s grand entrance.
After entering the entrance, they went down a gently sloping staircase to a grand, opulent hall. The hall was as big as two football fields, big enough to hold tens of thousands, with rows of VIP rooms above.
The female cultivator led Ye Fan and Shen Xin’s group into a room with the character “Xuan” engraved on the door, “This is your VIP room. Soone will bring the VIP cards shortly. If you need anything, just infuse True Yuan into this icy gem on the wall and we’ll be aware.”
After introducing the room, the female cultivator left, continuing to guide Qingxuan and others to their rooms.
Ye Fan sat on a chair whose material he couldn’t discern, looking outside. He noticed that the wall in front was like a one-way mirror, allowing a clear view of the auction platform in the distance.
But before coming, Ye Fan noticed that this wall could not be seen from outside, not even a mark on the door, showing the auction house’s confidentiality was well-executed.
This also prevented people from knowing who bought the treasure, avoiding the risk of being intercepted along the way.
Soon enough, there was a gentle knocking on the door, accompanied by a particularly pleasant female voice, “Esteed guests, may I co in?”
“Co in!” Elder Shen Xin waved a hand, the door slowly opened and an oval-faced female cultivator entered holding a silver tray, then carefully placed a teapot and cups on the table for Ye Fan and others, before putting six golden cards and a booklet in front of them.
The azure tea poured into the cups imdiately filled the room with a refreshing fragrance, filling everyone with joy and making it clear that this was a top-grade tea.
A while ago, everyone consud a lot of greasy food, and a cup of clear tea to cleanse the intestines, reduce heat, and soothe the throat, was indeed a wonderfully precise pairing.
Whether the auction was deliberate or inadvertent, Ye Fan and the others had already developed a favorable impression of this auction.
After the female cultivator left, Ye Fan picked up the booklet on the table and glanced at it. At auctions on Earth, every VIP would have a similar booklet, containing photographs of the items up for auction, very exquisite, with every detail perfectly captured.
Ye Fan opened the booklet in his hand and found that it was indeed very similar to those on Earth, only there was no photographic equipnt here; everything was hand-drawn, yet lifelike and incredibly realistic.
“Elder Shen, what is the background of this auction? To be able to organize such a grand auction, it must be a significant power, right?”
While examining the booklet, Ye Fan asked Elder Shen Xin.
In his impression, hosting an auction wasn’t sothing anyone could do; one must have influence both in legal and illegal domains and possess extrely powerful connections.
The Xuan Realm is a world without legal constraints, where the strong rule, and the biggest fist is truth. In such a world, holding an auction requires a strong backing, or else the auction might be wiped out before it even begins.
“Of course it is a major power, and not just an ordinary major power, but one that can shake the entire mainland, otherwise it wouldn’t be able to hold its ground.”
Elder Shen Xin smiled and said, “The backing behind the Treasure Pavilion is a very mysterious organization, its influence spreads across the entire Tianxuan Continent, being one of the superpowers.”
“Over the years, the Treasure Pavilion has held countless auctions across the mainland without a single mishap, even Holy Lands and Di Clans must show them so respect; do you think this power is significant?”
“Hiss~”
Ye Fan gasped, surprised that such a powerful force was hidden in a small place like Tianyuan City, able to command respect from Di Clans and Holy Lands, showing the imnse power behind the auction.
Hmm?!
Ye Fan flipped through the pages of the booklet and suddenly, when turning to the last page, he shivered slightly.
As on Earth, the last auction item was the highlight, but Ye Fan didn’t expect it to be the Soul Summoning Grass.
Soul Summoning Grass is one of the essential main ingredients to refine Soul Gathering Pill; he never expected such a treasure dicine to appear in this auction.
However, after seeing the starting price, Ye Fan was shocked again, it was extrely high!
The base price is already so high, who knows what astronomical price this Soul Summoning Grass will fetch at the end.
Though the price is high, for Su Liuli, Ye Fan decided he must get it at all costs!
After Ye Fan browsed through all the auction items, night gradually fell, and people began entering the auction hall one after another, each with a stern expression, showing no emotion, clearly having altered their appearances.
This was to ensure safety; if they didn’t change their appearances and were recognized, so might risk their lives to kill and steal treasures.
Such incidents have happened before; in Tianyuan City, one’s safety is guaranteed, but outside the city, no one can assure it.
As ti passed, more and more people arrived, and the auction was about to begin.
At this mont, an old man with silver hair had already stepped onto the auction platform, his posture straight as an arrow, and his eyes occasionally flashing with brilliance, indicating his astonishing power.
Behind him stood two female cultivators, uniformly veiled in black gauze, and their exquisite figures faintly visible through it. With cultivation in a certain technique, nurtured by Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, these female cultivators were exceptionally beautiful, drawing everyone’s attention as soon as they took the stage.
The two female cultivators collectively held a rectangular object covered in red cloth, seemingly the first auction item of this event.
“Good evening, fellow Daoists, I am the Chief Auctioneer Gu Xuanran. On behalf of the Treasure Pavilion, I welco you all to this auction amidst your busy schedules.”
Gu Xuanran bowed to the audience and continued, “Without further ado, I believe none of you are here to listen to my idle talk. Next, let’s unveil our first auction item!”
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PS: Three chapters completed~
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