The 'handwritten copy' that Xia Ruofei took out was really a handwritten copy. It was a stack of the most ordinary A4 printed paper, bound with the most ordinary staples. Moreover, it seemed like the binding was done in a hurry, so it was not completely aligned …
The first thing that came into view on the cover was the words "Linlang Insight" in a vertical row. In the lower right corner, there were three small words: Volume 2.
The handwriting looked very elegant, as if it had a trace of immortal aura. It looked quite comfortable, but it was obvious that it was written with a gel pen.
Compared to Xia Ruofei's manuscript, which was simple and crude, Luo Feng's manuscript was much more exquisite.
First, the paper used should have been specially processed. The slightly yellowed paper had high tenacity and looked antique.
Moreover, this manuscript was very carefully bound with thread. The words on the cover were also written with a brush. It was very beautiful, as if it was printed.
When Luo Feng and Wu Ming saw the "handwritten copy" that Xia Ruofei took out, they were even more certain of their guesses. This guy had definitely messed around with this handwritten copy at the last minute. The rough and shoddy aura that assaulted their senses was simply unbearable to look at.
Wu Ming sneered and said, "The manuscripts of the Star Plucking Sect are really unique! This thing is worth more than 70,000 Spirit Stones? My horizons have really been broadened … "
Xia Ruofei said indifferently, "Knowledge is priceless! Only superficial people pay attention to appearances. "
Liu Mansha couldn't help but laugh. She said, "What Fellow Daoist Xia said makes sense. As long as the content of the cultivation method is good, I don't care too much about the appearance … "
Wu Ming couldn't help but feel depressed. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to mock Xia Ruofei, but he didn't expect to be rebutted back by Xia Ruofei.
Wu Ming could use his identity as the young sect master of Spirit Vulture Mountain to oppose Xia Ruofei. However, when facing Liu Mansha, who was at the same level as his father, or even stronger than his father, he didn't dare to be rash.
Having suffered a loss, Wu Ming glared at Xia Ruofei and reluctantly shut his mouth.
Liu Mansha naturally wouldn't care about the thoughts of a junior. She smiled faintly and said, "Then I'll start checking."
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded.
Luo Feng said, "Valley Master Liu, please start checking from the first page. If there is a large discrepancy, please stop immediately."
Luo Feng naturally didn't want to reveal too much of his family's treasured cultivation technique. If he hadn't been forced into a corner, he wouldn't have even agreed to this bet. When he thought of this, Luo Feng couldn't help but glance at Wu Ming with some resentment, and he secretly sighed in his heart.
Liu Mansha naturally knew what Luo Feng was thinking. She smiled and nodded. "Of course!"
After saying that, Liu Mansha placed the manuscripts of the two families on the coffee table in front of the sofa and flipped to the first page.
Xia Ruofei, Luo Feng, and the others naturally looked at the manuscripts on the left and right sides.
As for Shao Qingyang, who was standing outside the barrier, although he could hear everyone's voices and see the situation inside the barrier, everyone's backs were facing him. His gaze couldn't penetrate their bodies and see the manuscripts on the coffee table. In a situation where he couldn't use his spiritual power to investigate, he naturally couldn't see any of the contents.
When Liu Mansha flipped to the first page, Luo Feng immediately glanced at Xia Ruofei's handwritten copy. As Wu Tiancheng's trusted subordinate, he had studied their Spirit Vulture Mountain's < Linlang's True Explanation > for several years. He was already very familiar with its contents, so he naturally didn't need to compare it. He could just look at Xia Ruofei's handwritten copy.
After reading just a few lines, Luo Feng's heart sank. Xia Ruofei had used his distinctive and elegant handwriting to copy the contents of the A4 printed paper. It was actually exactly the same as their Spirit Vulture Mountain's 《Linlang's Explanation》.
How was this possible? Luo Feng sighed in his heart.
Could it be that there really were two copies of the Linlang True Solution, and Spirit Vulture Mountain only had one copy? Moreover, it was incomplete?
Luo Feng held onto a glimmer of hope and impatiently continued to read.
It was the same.
It was the same.
It was completely the same …
The brain development of cultivators was far greater than that of ordinary people. It was very easy for them to read ten lines at a glance. Moreover, there wasn't much content on one page. After a short while, Luo Feng had already finished reading the contents of the first page of Xia Ruofei's manuscript.
He felt a burst of bitterness in his heart. From what he had seen so far, Xia Ruofei's manuscript and the beginning of the second volume of the Linlang True Solution were exactly the same.
If there was a difference, it would be that Xia Ruofei had made punctuation based on his own understanding of the cultivation technique.
In the writing habits of the ancients, there were no punctuation marks. The cultivation technique was also relatively obscure. Different punctuation methods could lead to two completely different understandings.
The second volume of the Linlang True Solution obtained by Spirit Vulture Mountain was precisely the original without any punctuation. When they made the manuscript, Spirit Vulture Mountain also copied it exactly as it was.
Luo Feng somewhat sadly discovered that after the punctuation in Xia Ruofei's manuscript, it became a lot easier to understand the cultivation technique. There were even two punctuation marks that were different from what the cultivators of Spirit Vulture Mountain used after many years of research. However, Luo Feng faintly felt that the punctuation in Xia Ruofei's manuscript seemed to be more reasonable.
In addition, Xia Ruofei had specially used a simple black line to draw an area, where he had written down his understanding of some difficult points of the cultivation technique.
On the first page, Xia Ruofei had chosen two relatively obscure places to mark.
After Luo Feng read it, he felt as if he had been enlightened.
He even secretly hoped that Liu Mansha would hurry up and flip to the second page. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel a bit ashamed. From the moment he entered Room 20, he had been guarding against Liu Mansha, Xia Ruofei, and the others, as if they were thieves. He had been guarding against Liu Mansha, Xia Ruofei, and the others from stealing the Spirit Vulture Mountain's Linlang True Solution. Who would've thought that in the end, he would be the one to benefit greatly from the manuscript of the Star Plucking Sect's Linlang True Solution?
This was simply a bit ironic.
Liu Mansha wasn't like Luo Feng, who was very familiar with the contents of the Linlang True Solution. She had to constantly compare left and right to make sure that the contents were the same, so she definitely wasn't as fast as Luo Feng.
Luo Feng was starting to get a bit anxious as he waited on the side. Finally, Liu Mansha was ready to flip to the second page. She was only going to flip to the second page of the Spirit Vulture Mountain manuscript because the contents of the two manuscripts weren't exactly the same. Xia Ruofei's manuscript had been written on A4 paper, so it could hold more content. After Liu Mansha finished checking the first page of the Spirit Vulture Mountain manuscript, she discovered that the Star Plucking Sect manuscript still had about a third of the contents on the first page, so she naturally flipped to the Spirit Vulture Mountain manuscript on her left.
Luo Feng could only continue to wait patiently, and it wasn't good for him to show his emotions.
He had a vague premonition that he was going to lose the bet this time. If he paid 50,000 spirit stones, then the Spirit Vulture Mountain's competition for that treasure would be greatly reduced. Basically, their chances of getting it would be very small.
However, Luo Feng didn't have the time to worry about these things. He couldn't wait to see the new contents of the Star Plucking Sect manuscript.
Whether it was Xia Ruofei's unique sentences or the understanding of the cultivation technique written on the side of the page, Luo Feng was a cultivator who had studied the 《Linlang True Explanations》 for many years. They were all very precious to him.
After Liu Mansha looked through a portion of the second page of the Spirit Vulture Mountain manuscript, she finally finished checking the first page of the Star Plucking Sect manuscript.
Under Luo Feng's burning gaze, Liu Mansha's hand reached towards the Star Plucking Sect manuscript on the right, preparing to flip to a new page.
At that moment, Xia Ruofei suddenly said, "Wait!"
Liu Mansha stopped and turned to look at Xia Ruofei. She smiled and asked, "Fellow Daoist Xia, do you have any advice for me?"
Although Liu Mansha had only checked a little more than a page, her expectations for this manuscript had greatly increased. The contents were exactly the same as the Spirit Vulture Mountain manuscript, and there were additional cultivation insights. Moreover, with Liu Mansha's level of cultivation and insight, even if she didn't have the time to carefully study it, she was still able to discover the uniqueness of this cultivation technique.
Because of this, Liu Mansha's attitude towards Xia Ruofei had unknowingly become even more courteous.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Valley Lord Liu, I wouldn't dare to give advice, but I do have a suggestion."
"Please speak, Fellow Daoist Xia," Liu Mansha said with a smile.
Xia Ruofei said, "I'm sure Valley Lord Liu has already discovered that the side of the page doesn't contain the cultivation technique's contents, but rather some cultivation insights. Speaking of which, these insights are also very precious, so let's consider them a bonus for this auction! However … since these cultivation insights are rather precious and have nothing to do with checking the contents of the manuscript, I suggest that during the checking process, this area should be covered up to a certain extent! "
When Luo Feng heard this, he almost cursed out loud. This guy is too sneaky! I wanted to secretly learn some cultivation insights, but he actually covered up a loophole in my book!
Right now, Shao Qingyang couldn't see the cultivation technique in the box. The Star Seizer Sect had provided this manuscript, and the Soaring Flower Valley had spent money to buy it. Naturally, there was no need to keep it a secret from these people. In that case, the only ones to guard against were the people from Spirit Vulture Mountain. Moreover, the contents of the second volume were something that only Aurous Core stage cultivators could barely understand. If they wanted to cultivate it, they would have to combine the contents of the first volume. For a Qi Condensation stage rookie like Wu Ming, this was basically a heavenly book. Therefore, to be precise, they were guarding against Luo Feng alone.
Liu Mansha herself was an experienced cultivator, and she was also the Valley Lord of Soaring Flower Valley. It could be said that she had seen countless people. When she glanced at Luo Feng from the corner of her eye, she immediately understood the situation.
Liu Mansha couldn't help but laugh when she thought of how Luo Feng had been focused on guarding against the Soaring Flower Valley and the Star Seizer Sect from secretly learning the True Linlang Interpretation. The corners of her mouth curled up into a beautiful arc as she said, "Fellow Daoist Xia's suggestion is very good! Thank you for your reminder! "
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded. After pondering for a moment, he reminded her, "By the way, because our manuscript is the complete second volume, and the Spirit Vulture Mountain's manuscript has missing pages, there must be a portion of the contents that are unique to our manuscript. When Valley Lord Liu comes across this portion of the content, you might as well cover it up in time. After all, you're the one who spent money to buy this cultivation technique. Doing this is also to protect your rights! "
Liu Mansha's smile grew even wider. She nodded and said, "I understand!"
After saying this, Liu Mansha took out a black paperweight from her storage ring. The width of the paperweight was about the same as the area Xia Ruofei had marked out for cultivation comprehension. It was just enough to cover it up.
Then, Liu Mansha flipped to the second page of the Star Seizer Sect's manuscript and used the paperweight to cover up the area where the cultivation comprehension was recorded.
Luo Feng cursed in his heart, but he couldn't show it. His expression was as if he was constipated.
Of course, he couldn't openly use his spiritual force to spy on it. There were several Golden Core cultivators present, and they were all so close to each other. If he did so, he would immediately be discovered. Then, he would be too ashamed to face anyone.
However, Luo Feng was like a dog that had smelled poop. He couldn't wait to look at the handwritten book provided by the Star Seizing Sect. Even if he couldn't see the cultivation insights, he could at least refer to the method of punctuation in the handwritten book! Even if he couldn't eat the meat, it was still good to drink the soup.
Xia Ruofei also immediately noticed the difference between the two manuscripts. As for the punctuation section, there was no way for Liu Mansha to steal it.
Compared to the immediate reward of 50,000 spirit stones, it was still acceptable for Liu Mansha to steal a few simple punctuation techniques.
In fact, after Liu Mansha checked the first two pages, she could basically confirm that there were no problems with the Star Seizer Sect's manuscript.
However, this was a bet between the Spirit Vulture Mountain and the Star Seizer Sect. If she stopped checking now, the Spirit Vulture Mountain would definitely not accept it. They were just worried that they wouldn't have a reason to renege on the bet! Moreover, for the Soaring Flower Valley, it would be more reassuring to check from beginning to end, right?
Therefore, Liu Mansha chose to check every word patiently, whether it was for business or personal reasons.
However, she still listened to Xia Ruofei's words. She tightly blocked off the area where the cultivation comprehension was recorded. Furthermore, whenever there were gaps in the Spirit Vulture Mountain's manuscript, she would immediately block off the corresponding gaps in the Star Seizer Sect's manuscript.
Luo Feng relied on his familiarity with the contents and was often able to see bits and pieces of the missing parts. However, the more this was the case, the more his heart itched. It was even more unbearable than not being able to see anything at all.
Even though he was very shrewd, he couldn't help but reveal a very interesting expression on his face.
As for Wu Ming at the side, his face had already turned ashen. Although he couldn't understand the contents of the manuscripts with his cultivation, he could still recognize the characters. With a casual comparison, he knew that the contents of both manuscripts were exactly the same.
This also meant that they had lost the bet …
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