Fifth floor.
The sunlight, like a patchwork of light and shadow, shimred on the platform.
Upon hearing the murmurs from below, Xia Wanqin smiled slightly.
"Do you know that the cauldron is the supre vessel?"
"The emperor’s emblem, represented by the cauldron."
"The auction item to be bid on later is, according to research, a fragnt from a cauldron."
As the words fell.
Xia Wanqin lifted the red cloth from the tray.
A bronze fragnt half the size of the Great Xia’s palm lay on the mahogany tray, covered in spots of rust, mingling with an earthy hue.
"Hmph," soone below sneered, "Wanhua Building isn’t being honest, trying to con us with this piece of scrap tal."
At this mont, Xia Wanqin seed not to hear the murmurs from below, continuing his introduction at his own pace.
"This bronze fragnt is from the Ancient Tis, a piece from a cauldron. When bathed in the Essence Blood of a Grandmaster, it reveals a purple aura, the aura of an emperor."
"The emperor, besides the Holy Emperor, who else is considered an emperor?" soone below questioned.
Xia Wanqing chuckled and said, "Since the dawn of ti, there has been more than one true emperor. Moreover, that individual cannot be considered an emperor, oh!"
These words brought silence to the entire room.
Because Xia Wanqin’s words were undoubtedly disparaging the sovereign seated high in the temple.
If a ddler were to spread this topic, one could not help but be implicated.
"Alright!" Xia Wanqin voiced, continuing, "This item has been authenticated by our building as a fragnt of an Ancient Relic, and it seems to contain the aura of an emperor within!"
"Bathing it with the Essence Blood of a Grandmaster could reveal anomalies, but our building cannot freely offer up Essence Blood to demonstrate this for everyone."
"Thus, its value is for you to determine!"
"Starting bid is 200 taels of gold."
At the sa ti.
In the VIP box.
Jiang Ning used his right hand to bring his index and middle fingers together, brushing across the center of his brow.
In an instant.
A white vertical stripe appeared on his forehead.
Brilliant and bright light stread from the center of his brow, as if it were smoke clouds.
At this mont, Jiang Ning also closed his eyes, using his Heavenly Eye to gaze at the bronze fragnt.
Just then.
He blinked slightly in surprise.
His gaze unwittingly turned towards Xia Wanqin.
With the Heavenly Eye open, he instantly perceived a peculiarity about Xia Wanqin.
Even with a sidelong glance, he detected the anomaly.
Flaw—less—in—every—way!!!
He thought to himself, word by word.
Instantly, it stirred a storm within him, but he quickly suppressed the surge of emotions, rapidly shifting his gaze away.
He worried that staring too long would alert Xia Wanqin.
This concern was not without reason.
The stronger the power, the more acute the perception.
Even among ordinary people, those with keen senses can often notice when soone is watching them.
Let alone a figure of exceptional strength.
After averting his gaze, his sight landed on the bronze fragnt on the platform.
The next mont.
The view shifted, descending from the macroscopic to the microscopic.
Dong—
In an instant.
He only heard a bell sound in his ears, leaving his mind in complete chaos, plunging into an unaware stupor.
"Sir..."
"Sir..."
"Sir..."
"Sir!!!"
In the midst of the stupor, the calling voice resounded, growing closer.
When the last voice echoed beside him, Jiang Ning instantly awoke, his expression bewildered, as if he had been away for eons.
"Sir, what happened?!!" Noticing Jiang Ning regaining himself, Lv Yi slowly exhaled a breath and asked.
"Phew—" Jiang Ning also let out a long breath.
His eyes still retained a hint of lingering fear.
He imdiately focused his mind, and the white vertical stripe on his brow began to close completely.
"I’m fine!" He reassured Lv Yi, then asked, "How much ti has passed?"
Just then, a bid rose from below.
"450 gold!"
Four hundred and fifty gold?
A flicker of contemplation passed through Jiang Ning’s eyes.
Subsequently, Lv Yi’s voice echoed beside his ear.
"Sir, less than half a cup of tea’s ti has passed."
"Is the auction still for the bronze fragnt?" Jiang Ning asked.
"Yes!" Lv Yi nodded repeatedly.
Upon hearing.
Jiang Ning’s heart settled.
No missed opportunities, that’s good!!
The next mont.
"Five hundred gold!" he directly called out the bid.
Upon hearing.
Xia Wanqin glanced in Jiang Ning’s direction.
"VIP box number five has bid five hundred gold, is there any offer higher!"
"As this esteed guest wishes to collect this Ancient Relic fragnt, how could I compete for affection!" The previous bidder stood up and cupped his hands toward Jiang Ning’s box from afar.
Then sat down.
Witnessing this, the crowd put their thoughts to rest.
Spending five hundred taels of gold on an unproven Ancient Relic fragnt was already an extravagance.
Now, further bidding, risking offending an unknown identity, the strength unseen but recognized Wanhua Building VIP, was unnecessary.
Upon hearing no further bids in the auction hall and Xia Wanqin’s concluding bell sound, Jiang Ning couldn’t help but smile.
Just now, by using the Heavenly Eye for a glimpse, he had witnessed a corner of the bronze fragnt’s power.
That bell sound, however phantom, had left his mind scattered for quite so ti.
If it hadn’t been for Lv Yi alongside, persistently calling him, he wondered if his mind could have been gathered back.
Thinking of this, he still felt a lingering fear.
But at the sa ti, it also brought him joy.
Just from this alone, having glimpsed the tip of the iceberg, he knew the significance of the bronze fragnt.
It wasn’t a cauldron fragnt as Xia Wanqin said, but a bell fragnt.
The bell sound just now already confird its true form.
Thinking of Xia Wanqin, he couldn’t help but recall what Xia Wanqin had just said.
An emperor, the ruler of Great Xia is unworthy.
Moreover, the true emperors were more than one.
This instantly made him think of the records he learned from ancient books.
In the distant past.
Several sovereigns of heaven and earth erged.
Further, so heaven and earth sovereign truly led immortals, demons, gods, and buddhas.
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