The reason why Xia Ruofei was suddenly so interested in this auction item that had yet to appear was very simple — when this auction item appeared, the Spirit Map Scroll in Xia Ruofei's palm actually trembled slightly. This was a reaction that had not happened in a long time.
In the past, it would only react like this when a Boundary Stone appeared nearby.
And Boundary Stones were really too rare. It could be said that they could only be found by chance and not by searching for them. One had to be sufficiently lucky to obtain them. Normally, it was impossible to actively search for them.
Therefore, the Spirit Map Scroll had not reacted on its own for a very long time.
Moreover, the Spirit Map Scroll's reaction this time was especially strong. What was different from the previous times was that the Sensing Jade Leaf that Xia Ruofei wore on his body did not change at all. Its temperature was still the same as before — if a Boundary Stone appeared nearby, the Sensing Jade Leaf would also heat up. Moreover, the closer it was, the higher the temperature. This kind of reaction was the most direct. Xia Ruofei also considered whether or not a Boundary Stone could appear with so many cultivators gathered this time, so he always carried the Sensing Jade Leaf with him.
However, the Jade Leaf did not react at all. Instead, the Spirit Map Scroll itself began to tremble.
And this trembling happened after Hao Qingsong indicated for the Falling Leaves Sect disciple to present the auction item. Presumably, for the safety of the auction items, the Falling Leaves Sect should have stored all these auction items in containers with shielding and defensive functions. It was possible that they were directly stored in the Storage Ring and would only be taken out when the auction was about to begin. Therefore, when this auction item appeared, the Spirit Map Scroll immediately reacted.
After a short moment of surprise, Xia Ruofei's expression immediately returned to normal. However, he immediately released his mental power to scan the auction item on the tray.
Under the mental power scan, a normal red silk cloth naturally could not block it. Xia Ruofei immediately discovered that the item on the tray was a black ore the size of an adult's fist.
Xia Ruofei had already come into contact with many World Stones, and was very familiar with the aura of the World Stone. After using his mental power to investigate, he could confirm that this ore was not a World Stone, but the Spirit Map Painting actually had such a strong reaction to this ore, which made Xia Ruofei feel extremely strange.
However, regardless of whether this ore was a Realm Stone or not, since it could make the Spirit Map Painting tremble on its own, Xia Ruofei would definitely not let it go. In an instant, he made a decision. Even if he missed out on the pair of storage rings because he did not have enough spirit stones, he could not miss out on this special ore. He had to obtain it at all costs!
At this time, Hao Qingsong had already had the Fallen Leaves Sect disciples lift the red silk cloth, and the auction item on the tray was presented to everyone. It was just like the result of Xia Ruofei's investigation. It was a piece of black ore.
In fact, it wasn't just Xia Ruofei. When the auction item appeared, many cultivators in the other boxes habitually used their mental energy to scan it. However, including Liu Mansha, Zhou Bingxuan, and other experienced and knowledgeable higher-ups of the top sects, none of these cultivators actually recognized this ore.
Naturally, everyone was somewhat curious.
Of course, something they didn't recognize might not be a good thing, especially when they couldn't recognize what kind of ore it was. They could still sense that this ore didn't emit the slightest fluctuation of spiritual energy. It looked just like an ordinary stone.
Therefore, many people were only curious and wanted to hear Hao Qingsong's introduction. At least, they wanted to know what it was. As for those who were truly determined to buy it at all costs, besides Xia Ruofei, there was basically no one else.
At this time, Hao Qingsong smiled and said, "The next item to be auctioned is this unknown ore that fellow cultivators saw."
When the cultivators in the boxes heard this, they realized that even the organizer didn't know what this black ore was and actually put it up for auction. What kind of operation was this?
Hao Qingsong wasn't a professional auctioneer, and cultivators had their own independent judgment, so he didn't keep them in suspense and directly explained, "Of course, we won't casually put an ore of unknown origin on the auction stage. In fact, this was entrusted by fellow cultivator Chen Xuan of the Tianyi Sect. As for the situation of this ore, we'll ask fellow cultivator Chen Xuan to personally explain it to everyone!"
Hao Qingsong directly said the name of the client, so he naturally obtained the other party's permission in advance.
In fact, when Hao Qingsong said this name, the mentality of the cultivators present suddenly changed. No one thought that the Fallen Leaves Sect listing this ore as an auction item was a joke.
The reason was very simple. Chen Xuan and the Tianyi Sect he was in were famous in the cultivation world of Huaxia.
The Tianyi Sect's head, Chen Nanfeng's cultivation had reached the late stage of the Golden Core Realm. It was said that Chen Nanfeng was the cultivator closest to the Nascent Soul Realm in the cultivation world. Apart from some hidden rogue cultivators, Chen Nanfeng also vaguely sat on the top of the cultivation world.
The Tianyi Sect was also one of the top sects in Huaxia, and its strength was also one of the best among the top sects.
In addition to Chen Nanfeng, a late stage Golden Core Realm expert, the Tianyi Sect also had two middle stage Golden Core Realm elders and four early stage Golden Core Realm elders. Among the disciples in the Qi Refining Realm, 15 of them had reached the ninth layer of the Qi Refining Realm. These people all had the opportunity to break through to the Golden Core Realm. Just this set of numbers showed how terrifying the strength of the Tianyi Sect was.
The Chen Xuan that Hao Qingsong mentioned was the only son of the head of the Tianyi Sect, Chen Nanfeng. He was also one of the elders of the Tianyi Sect. His cultivation had reached the early stage of the Golden Core Realm, and he was only about 40 years old. Among the early stage Golden Core Realm cultivators, this was considered very young.
If Chen Nanfeng was said to be firmly at the top of the cultivation world, then Chen Xuan had vaguely become the leader of the second generation of cultivators.
A cultivator with such a powerful cultivation base and a prominent family background naturally had unparalleled influence and right to speak.
Everyone had a preconceived notion that since Chen Xuan had submitted this ore to the auction, he naturally had a solid reason for doing so.
After Hao Qingsong finished speaking, a calm voice came from the No. 1 box. It was Chen Xuan.
He said with a smile, "Fellow Daoists, in fact, the matter is very simple. I found this ore in an ancient relic in the East Sea two years ago. I searched through the ancient books of the sect, but I still couldn't find out what this ore was. In the past two years, I have been studying it whenever I have time, but I still haven't found anything. It doesn't have any Spiritual Qi fluctuations, nor is it any kind of refining material that we know of. If it weren't for the fact that it was indeed from an ancient relic, I would even think that it was an ordinary stone."
Speaking of this, Chen Xuan paused for a moment and changed the topic, "Of course, strictly speaking, after two years of research, I still found a little."
Originally, all the cultivators were a little disappointed after hearing Chen Xuan's words, and their interest in this ore greatly decreased. However, when they heard Chen Xuan's last sentence, they couldn't help but cheer up.
Chen Xuan continued, "Perhaps this is the only discovery! I have studied it for a long time without any progress. Not long ago, I simply asked Elder Gu of our Refining Hall to try to refine this ore, but found that our refining furnace couldn't melt it at all. Elder Gu also did some experiments and found that this ore's hardness is extremely high. Even the best quality flying sword couldn't cut it at all. "
Chen Xuan paused for a moment and then said, "This is all the discovery. It can be said that there is no use … Later, I thought that the auction was going to be held today, so I simply sent this ore to the auction. First, I wanted to gather everyone's wisdom and see if anyone could recognize it. Second, I felt that this ore might not be fated with me! Maybe I can find a fated person for it at the auction! So, I simply decided to auction it today. As for what price it can be sold for, it's up to fate! Well … the starting price of this ore is zero. Everyone can bid at will! My only request is that if any fellow daoist wins the bid for it, and if any fellow daoist manages to research it, please share with me. "
After Chen Xuan finished speaking, the cultivators also came to a realization.
Obviously, Chen Xuan, who was a disciple of a cultivation family, didn't lack Spirit Stones. He didn't send the ore to the auction to make money at all.
On the one hand, as Chen Xuan said, he hoped that if other cultivators could research something, they could share it with him to satisfy his curiosity.
On the other hand, the Tianyi Palace probably wanted to support the auction. After all, the Tianyi Palace was in a leading position in the world of cultivation. This auction had been held many times in the world of cultivation, so it had a relatively deep history. It was reasonable for the Tianyi Palace to support the auction with practical actions.
However, although everyone understood Chen Xuan's approach, they were still not interested in this ore.
The reason was very simple. With the resources and strength of the Tianyi Sect, they couldn't find anything after studying this ore for two years. If other cultivators bought it, what could they find?
Moreover, according to Chen Xuan, this ore didn't have any other characteristics except that it was hard and couldn't be melted at high temperatures. In that case, it was even more useless.
It was so hard and couldn't be melted. Even if one wanted to add a little bit of ore to it during refining, it couldn't be done. Could it be bought as a decoration? Or … could it be used to hit people in a fight?
As long as one used their brains a little, they would know that this was indeed a useless item.
Of course, there was one exception.
After Xia Ruofei heard Chen Xuan's introduction, he was very happy in his heart.
He could naturally guess what the other cultivators were thinking. In that case, there shouldn't be many people who would jump out to compete with him for this ore. Even if someone was willing to bid, it would most likely be to give face to the Tianyi Sect so that it wouldn't look good on Chen Xuan if the item was sold out.
As long as he raised the price a few more times, most people would give up.
Thinking of this, Xia Ruofei couldn't help but want to immediately bid.
However, he still forced himself to calm down. At this time, he couldn't appear to be in a hurry. These cultivators were all shrewd. If he showed a strong desire to buy it in a hurry, they would immediately notice that something was wrong.
These cultivators would soon think, 'This person is so eager to buy it. Could it be that he recognized this ore and that this ore is very precious?'
At that time, he might have to pay a higher price. What he was afraid of was that even Chen Xuan of the Tianyi Sect would have the same idea.
Chen Xuan had studied this ore for two years. He would definitely want to know the secret of this ore — if it had any secret.
Therefore, if Xia Ruofei didn't act carefully, it was very likely that he would attract a great enemy like the Tianyi Sect. If that happened, the losses would outweigh the gains.
In fact, no matter how careful Xia Ruofei was, as long as he won this ore in the end, it would definitely attract Chen Xuan's attention. However, this ore could cause the Spiritual Map Scroll to tremble violently. Xia Ruofei felt that it was worth taking some risks.
At this time, Hao Qingsong had already announced the start of the auction.
Xia Ruofei took a deep breath. He decided to bide his time and observe the situation on the field.
Although Chen Xuan of the Tianyi Sect was famous, everyone's spirit stones didn't grow on trees. Therefore, there was indeed an awkward silence at the beginning.
These cultivators who came to participate in the auction had basically seen the treasures they liked in advance. Therefore, their spirit stones were naturally prepared to compete for the treasures they liked. Unless there were very practical medicines and treasures like the Qi Gathering Pills and Spirit Gathering Array Talismans provided by Xia Ruofei, they wouldn't easily change their plans.
At least, Chen Xuan's name alone wouldn't make everyone spend their spirit stones for no reason.
Of course, those who needed help from the Tianyi Sect or deliberately wanted to be on good terms with Chen Xuan were exceptions.
After dozens of seconds of awkward silence, a burst of laughter came from Box 15. A person said loudly, "This is the ore that Young Master Chen found in the ancient ruins! Even if there are no results from the research for the time being, it must be very valuable. Since you are modestly declining, our Spirit Vulture Mountain will not decline! I bid 1,000 spirit stones! "
Xia Ruofei had been waiting for a long time. Just as he was about to bid, he was suddenly interrupted by the person in Box 15. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
After hearing the words of the cultivator in Box 15, Xia Ruofei frowned slightly and asked, "Spirit Vulture Mountain? Qingfeng, the person who spoke... "
Luo Qingfeng hurriedly said, "Master, judging from the voice, it should be the Young Master of Spirit Vulture Mountain, Wu Ming. He is one of the few cultivators who are interested in the Storage Ring!"
Xia Ruofei sneered and said, "This Wu Ming is too obvious in currying favor! Let him bid! He even told him his name! "
Luo Qingfeng said with a smile, "He spent 1,000 spirit stones to buy such an ore that can't do anything. This Wu Ming is not a fool. Naturally, he has to tell his name to win Chen Xuan's favor. Otherwise, wouldn't he have wasted the 1,000 spirit stones?"
Li Yifu said from the side, "Martial Granduncle, this is a good thing! Wu Ming spent 1,000 spirit stones to buy a piece of ore. The Storage Ring will be auctioned soon. Won't he lose 1,000 spirit stones? It would be even better if someone raised the price with him! Let him spend as much money as possible! "
Hearing this, Xia Ruofei couldn't help but smile bitterly...
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