Read Novel Full Chapter 837: Auction House
Chapter 837: Chapter 837: Auction House
The auction is coming to an end. Only now does the Vermilion Fruit appear.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you really didn’t come in vain this time.
This auction item is the Vermilion Fruit." Without any suspense, the Lotus Fairy announced directly.
However, the audience below was abuzz. The Vermilion Fruit is something that can instantly restore spiritual power, and it comes with no side effects.
The Lotus Fairy stood smiling above, watching everyone discuss.
"Lotus Fairy, we’ve never seen this Vermilion Fruit, can you bring it up for us to see, and how much is the starting price?"
Someone asked, and many others followed with questions.
"Everyone, please be patient and listen to me.
This Vermilion Fruit was just picked, and its efficacy is excellent. As for the starting price, there isn’t one."
This made the place quiet. "Lotus Fairy, stop being mysterious."
"Alright, listen to me. This Vermilion Fruit needs to be exchanged for a Heavenly Rank Body Technique."
Once again, the crowd started murmuring. A heavenly rank movement technique is not something cultivators of their level can possess, making them lose hope.
At this point, the Vermilion Fruit was brought up, and just by looking at the seal on the Jade Box, you knew it was a good thing.
"Everyone, I must apologize, I won’t be opening this seal now. If you wish to see the appearance of the Vermilion Fruit, you can come to our Duobao Pavilion to buy the Spirit Plant Encyclopedia."
Qi Wen laughed, "Dad, this Lotus Fairy is quite something. She doesn’t even forget to promote herself."
Tan Shaoting nodded tightly.
The scene was bustling with chatter, but no one made any offers for a trade.
Tan Shaoting felt a bit disheartened. Is it possible that there really isn’t a movement technique?
Just as the Lotus Fairy started counting down for the first time, someone in the upstairs box spoke.
"I have a movement technique here, but it is not of the heavenly rank because I don’t know the level of this cultivation technique either.
Someone can bring it over to let them see, and if they agree, then we exchange."
Tan Shaoting frowned. This isn’t appropriate, as it might bring trouble for them over the Vermilion Fruit.
"Old thing, don’t you know the rules? You don’t even know the level, what are you trying to pull here?"
Down below, silence reigned; this was a matter for bigwigs, and the small fry like them better keep quiet.
"How about this, find out what else this gentleman needs besides the movement technique."
The Lotus Fairy knew this was her own ancestor speaking, so she smiled, slightly excited as she spoke.
"The consignor says if there’s no heavenly rank movement technique, then replace it with five sets of Five Elements top-grade spiritual stones. If neither is available, the Vermilion Fruit will be unsold."
"Fine, prioritize the movement technique. Alright then, old thing. If your movement technique isn’t satisfactory, I’ll offer five sets of top-grade spiritual stones."
"You old fart, making things difficult. Fine, it’s settled then."
The bystanders calmed down, thinking, "Wow, top-grade spiritual stones are just for show for us."
Following that, there were two more auction items, with intense competition.
"Dad, what should we choose later?"
"Check the cultivation technique, and if not, then spiritual stones. But if they don’t know the level of the technique, indeed they might not know."
After the auction ended, Tan Shaoting and his children left the auction with the crowd.
They wandered outside and eventually returned to the Duobao Pavilion.
"Friend, both of you have been waiting for them."
Originally, Tan Shaoting didn’t want to bring his children along. But the three children were persistent, so he had no choice but to come together.
Tan Shaoting followed the shopkeeper into the private room, where two elderly gentlemen were, despite their elderly appearance, were only at the late-stage Golden Core, making further progress unlikely.
The father and his three children bowed respectfully, then stood aside to wait.
"Young friend, I want to inquire about the origin of this Vermilion Fruit."
"Senior, I am an outer disciple of the Shushan Sect. I brought it back from the battlefield a while ago."
"Are there more Vermilion Fruits over there?"
"I was captured by a sixth-rank Peacock in the Demon Realm and found this there, so I brought it back."
"Young friend, please look at this cultivation technique. I really don’t know its level; I actually think it’s more suitable for mortals."
Tan Shaoting’s interest was piqued. Carefully taking it over, he found that only the first few pages of the technique were readable; the rest was sealed.
He read through it and thought it genuinely suited mortals, and this kindness was a great help considering that in the future, he and his children would have to return. However, practicing it here would be quite difficult.
"Senior, I don’t quite understand, but I think I’ll make the exchange. Keeping the Vermilion Fruit with us isn’t safe, it’s better to exchange it for the movement technique."
Both elders were quite pleased with Tan Shaoting’s words.
"Alright, I won’t take advantage of you, young friend. Here are two sets of Five Elements top-grade spiritual stones. Keep them."
Tan Shaoting bowed, "Thank you, senior."
This truly wasn’t bad at all. Just these two sets of top-grade spiritual stones were worthy, besides the movement technique.
The transaction concluded smoothly, and Tan Shaoting and his three children exited the Duobao Pavilion and went straight back.
"Dad, will we be attending tomorrow’s trade fair?"
Tan Shaoting shook his head, "We’re heading to check out soon." He was worried about his daughter’s condition. The Sea of Consciousness is crucial; why would there be a voice? Moreover, there’s the matter of the Wooden Fish.
The four returned to their residence, removed their array, went to the administration to check out, and then left the city.
Tan Shaoting had his two sons man the Flying Boat while he checked his daughter’s Sea of Consciousness, finding nothing at all.
Tan Shaoting was very frustrated; he thought he could protect his daughter, not expecting it to turn out like this.
"Qi Wen, is there anything uncomfortable?"
"No, dad, I really don’t feel any discomfort. In fact, I wasn’t uncomfortable at the time; I was just scared."
Tan Shaoting had no choice but to let it rest, feeling once again his own helplessness inside.
That night, rather than finding a cave, they set up an array at the edge of the forest. This time, they used a fifth-tier array directly.
Qi Wen took out the Wooden Fish. "Dad, that voice told me that inside this Wooden Fish there’s Earth. It says it can transform my Storage Ring into a space suitable for planting. Only, it lacks spiritual energy, and in my mind, there’s a chant for subduing spirit veins."
Tan Shaoting sat beside her, playing with the Wooden Fish, pondering how to open it gently.
He really could not find anything different about the Wooden Fish.
This item seemed to have no seams, so how should it be opened? Perhaps the seal was just this outer layer of wood.
Qi Wen took the Wooden Fish from her father’s hands. Even she didn’t know how it happened, but it opened, perfectly.
The father and his three children were astounded. What was happening?
Qi Wen took out a black lump of earth from inside.
"Dad, is this Earth?"
Tan Shaoting shook his head, "I don’t know either, I’ve never seen it or read any descriptions of it."