Chapter 47 Mysterious animal skin, seeds?

Chapter 47: Mysterious Beast Hide, a Seed?

With the Golden Crow Treasure Art revealed, everyone's anticipation for the auction grew, hoping for even better items to appear.

“An ancient Sacred Artifact, the Dragon-Binding Lock, although it has fallen, if it can be repaired, it might be able to regain its Divine Might from ancient times.” The charming fox woman displayed a long, black sinew chain.

“It’s actually this treasure! In ancient times, it was said to be able to bind gods, possessing infinite power!” Someone exclaimed.

“What a pity. Several cracks have appeared on it, and some Talismans are dim, causing its power to greatly diminish. It would probably be difficult to even trap a Venerable.” A Marquis lamented.

As for repairing it, that possibility is slim. Not to mention how difficult it is to gather the Materials, the refining method itself has long been lost and is unknown.

However, that Magical Artifact is still a rare treasure. It is helpful to Marquises, and if one can further comprehend the refining methods of ancient gods, it would also be a great Opportunity.

Therefore, the competition for the Magical Artifact was fierce, no less than the first auctioned item. In the end, primitive treasure bones were used as currency, which was quite astonishing!

Lin Fan watched calmly, still not very interested.

Because for him, he had plenty of Magical Artifacts in his pockets, many of which were better than this, so there was no need to compete for a broken item and painstakingly repair it.

It was just that most people in the Lower Realm were short-sighted, confined to this impoverished world. In the Upper Realm, Divine Fire-grade Magical Artifacts were the starting point for transactions; otherwise, they wouldn't be presentable.

Of course, the poverty of the Lower Realm was relative. It was just that people possessed treasures without knowing it. There were many powerful Magical Artifacts and treasure arts, and even Immortal corpses and old monsters.

One could say that in such a small place, there were a lot of secrets and big shots, with the lingering Immortal King and Undying King remnant souls from the Immortal Ancient era lurking in this Lower Realm.

“Hahaha, it’s mine.”

Finally, a clear voice sounded, as the Ninth Princess of Stone Country acquired it with a pile of Talisman bones.

After winning the Magical Artifact, she even provocatively glared at Lin Fan's VIP room, looking very genuine and cute.

Lin Fan naturally wouldn't bother with such an immature child. The two were not in the same world, and there would likely be no chance to meet again in the future.

“I think that Ninth Princess of Stone Country is quite good and well-matched with you. Why don't you marry her in the future?” Yue Chan suddenly said.

“What, wife, are you impatient to choose a concubine for your husband?” Lin Fan raised an eyebrow.

Yue Chan rolled her eyes at him; she didn't mean that.

Next, another rare item was brought out: a black-gold battle saber, shimmering with dark light, incredibly intimidating, making people's minds wander as if they saw a sky-high blood rain.

Clearly, this weapon was extremely powerful, having been stained with the blood of many beings, which gave it a certain spirituality, allowing it to record some past scenes.

“This saber is called the Black Gold Ancient Saber. It previously belonged to a Marquis. Gentlemen, please bid.” The fox woman said, swaying her alluring figure.

Immediately, the Marquises of Stone Country competed fiercely, greatly favoring this saber. It was a Sharp Weapon for conquest and also reached a Heaven Rank price.

The younger generation could only sigh. Firstly, their foundations could not compare to the Marquises, so they couldn't compete. Secondly, it was a matter of respect, as they were elders.

Soon, this item fell into the hands of a Marquis with the surname Shi, concluding the ownership of this auction item.

However, the auction was not over; it had only just begun, with many more items successively presented.

The treasures were varied, including rare precious medicines, Talismans, ancient antiques, and more, but none of them could easily move Lin Fan.

It wasn't until one item was brought out that he subtly turned his gaze, and upon closer inspection, it was an incomplete roll of Vicious Beast hide, roughly only one-third of its original size.

“Why did your auction house leave something like this for last?” Someone asked, puzzled.

Because that roll of Vicious Beast hide was too ancient. Besides being incomplete, even the Talismans on it were dim and unclear. What right did it have to be auctioned last?

“Gentlemen, this Vicious Beast hide is suspected to be from an ancient Heaven Rank Vicious Beast. Although it is incomplete, has no Talismans, and is not a Magical Artifact, it is more durable than any Magical Artifact. We have tried many methods—Divine Fire melting, Magical Artifact bombardment—yet it remains completely undamaged.”

The fox woman held the Vicious Beast hide high and had someone send it into the VIP rooms for everyone to view.

After Lin Fan handled it, he secretly scanned it with a treasure mirror, confirming that this item was extraordinary and might contain a great secret. It concealed an incomplete drawing and mentioned the words “seed.”

If his guess was correct, this “seed” was very likely a Dao seed. Although its rank was unknown, it surely wouldn't be too bad.

Then, he temporarily returned the Vicious Beast hide roll to the auction house woman, who continued to send it to other rooms for the remaining VIPs to view.

“How is it?” Yue Chan asked. Seeing Lin Fan's expression, she knew it likely had something special about it.

“The Vicious Beast hide might contain a great Opportunity. I must obtain it.” Lin Fan’s tone was firm, but as he thought about the missing two-thirds, he added, “In the future, help me keep an eye out for the other parts of the Vicious Beast hide in the Lower Realm.”

Yue Chan nodded. From his serious expression, she knew he wasn't joking.

A person who hadn't even cared much about the Heaven Rank treasure art before, yet was so intent on an incomplete roll of Vicious Beast hide, indicated that the Opportunity within was so great that even people from the Upper Realm would be incredibly moved.

“I bid one thousand essence stones!”

“One thousand one hundred essence stones!”

“…”

Someone started bidding. Although it was far less competitive than before, its Material still attracted many people.

Especially for many young people, this was a rare item that Marquises didn't care for. They found it too small to be used as a defensive Magical Artifact, so it could only be used for collection and research.

“I bid ten thousand essence stones!” Lin Fan directly shouted, too lazy to slowly raise the price with them.

“Hiss… Whose child is this? Opening his mouth with ten thousand essence stones to buy an unknown, incomplete, tattered cloth to take back—it’s not even enough to wipe his mouth!” Someone exclaimed in surprise, feeling he was too wasteful.

Essence stones, this type of jade, contained the essence of heaven and earth. As a common currency for Cultivators, they could be used for cultivation and were very precious.

An average Cultivator having a thousand essence stones was already a lot and quite expensive, so it was no wonder someone was surprised.

However, even with Lin Fan's high bid, someone still competed with him.

“I bid eleven thousand essence stones.” The Ninth Princess of Stone Country in the opposite VIP room shouted, then stuck out her tongue at Lin Fan.

“Fifty thousand essence stones!” Lin Fan ignored her and continued to shout a number.

“I bid fifty-one thousand!” The Ninth Princess of Stone Country shouted, then winked again, seemingly intentionally not letting Lin Fan easily obtain the item.

“Damn it, you little brat, you’re really going against me, aren’t you?” Lin Fan couldn't help but curse, feeling quite speechless.

He didn't want to bother, but every time he made a bid, the other party would add another thousand essence stones. Wasn't this purely to cause trouble?

“So what? Nyeh nyeh nyeh… It looks like you’re the little kid.” The Ninth Princess of Stone Country laughed triumphantly, her arms crossed over her chest, looking very arrogant and willful.

Immediately, everyone present was dumbfounded. A perfectly good auction had turned into a childish play between two children.

One was the extremely favored, pampered, and willful Ninth Princess of Stone Country. The other, though no one knew who the child was, judging by his attire and generous spending, was probably not simple either, possibly from a major power.

“Young Master, does this old woman need to warn her?” Granny Xihua asked.

“No need. She’s just a little brat. If she dares to compare wealth with me, she’s still far from it. Even the Stone Emperor wouldn’t be able to, I said it!” Lin Fan said in an old-fashioned tone.