Chapter 64: Demon Refining Bottle

“Speaking of the Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community, one cannot help but admire Great Master Xuanji.”

As Qin Chuchu said this, a look of uncontainable reverence appeared on her face, clearly showing her great admiration for Great Master Xuanji.

Ye Bufan asked, “What does this community auction have to do with Great Master Xuanji?”

“Let me tell you slowly.” Qin Chuchu said, “Great Master Xuanji’s Dao and Spells are profound; he is a rare recluse.

The owner of the Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community is Guan Dongping. When he was bidding for this land back then, Great Master Xuanji said that the Yin Qi here was too heavy, making it an inauspicious place unsuitable for real estate development.

However, Guan Dongping was very stubborn at the time and did not heed Great Master Xuanji’s advice, still determinedly acquiring the land.

As a result, tragic incidents have occurred continuously during construction, to the point where there are no workers willing to build for him, and property sales are a complete mess, not even a single house sold, and his capital chain has completely broken.

So, his low-price auction of this property is a completely helpless move. Although the price of one hundred million is already far below cost, whether it can be auctioned off is still uncertain.

After all, one hundred million is not a small sum, and no one would casually use it to buy that inauspicious land. Before coming, our Qin's Group had researched the Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community, and not a single person agreed to bid.

Poor Guan Dongping, he invested over a billion in it. If it cannot be auctioned, he will lose everything. However, he can’t blame anyone else; who told him not to listen to Great Master Xuanji’s advice back then?”

If it were anyone else, hearing these words would certainly make them admire Great Master Xuanji immensely.

But Ye Bufan was no ordinary person. He had been to the Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community before and knew that the Yin Qi there was not present from the beginning; on the contrary, it was a good place rich in Spiritual Qi.

The reason for the recent string of tragic incidents was entirely due to someone tampering with it, gathering Yin Qi through the Xuan Yin Gathering Evil Array.

If Great Master Xuanji believed the Yin Qi there was too heavy before construction, then there's something fishy going on; it's highly likely he tampered with it for some purpose.

Thinking of this, he asked, “Who is Great Master Xuanji? Is he very powerful?”

Qin Chuchu said, “Great Master Xuanji is a Daoist priest; his Spells are divine, knowing five hundred years into the past and five hundred years into the future. His geomancy and feng shui are unmatched; he’s practically a living immortal.

Ten years ago, Great Master Xuanji formed a connection with the Luo Family. At that time, the Luo Family was dirt poor, but with Great Master Xuanji’s help, in just a short span of ten years, they became a major financial group in Jiangnan City.

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They are involved in industries such as real estate and jade, and their overall assets are even more substantial than Qin's Group.

The Paradise Club we are going to this time is a Luo Family property, and tomorrow’s raw stone exhibition is also hosted by the Luo Family.

It is precisely because of the Luo Family’s rise that everyone trusts Great Master Xuanji. He is definitely a truly capable expert, and he has also given guidance to other Families a few times, all of which have been unfailingly effective.”

Ye Bufan nodded. Although Qin Chuchu spoke of him in a mystical way, he always felt that there was something not quite right about this Great Master Xuanji.

Qin Chuchu continued, “The person who is bothering me is Luo Wentao. Because of the Luo Family’s relationship with Great Master Xuanji, I can’t refuse too directly, so this time I can only bring you along, hoping he will retreat when faced with difficulty.”

Ye Bufan became even more curious about Great Master Xuanji and asked, “Will Xuanji appear at this auction?”

“That’s hard to say. In the past, Great Master Xuanji was a recluse and rarely participated in such worldly activities, but this auction has one of his items, so he might come to take a look.”

Ye Bufan asked, “Is Great Master Xuanji hard to meet?”

Qin Chuchu said, “Of course. Anyone who wants Great Master Xuanji to give guidance at least needs to offer one million, and even with money, it’s not guaranteed; it also depends on whether they have the ‘緣分’ (yuanfen/destiny) with the Great Master.”

Ye Bufan said no more, continuing to flip through the poster in his hand, and soon he reached the last page.

He was about to toss the poster aside when his expression suddenly froze, his eyes fixed on the last page, staying there motionless.

The poster depicted a bottle, about a dozen centimeters in size, looking very much like a ceramic vase, but its material was not ceramic, and it was engraved with extremely bizarre patterns.

“Demon Refining Bottle! This is the Demon Refining Bottle!”

Ye Bufan’s heart was in turmoil. The Legacy of the Ancient Medical Sect recorded the Ten Ancient Divine Artifacts of the Cultivation School, among which was the Demon Refining Bottle.

The Demon Refining Bottle is different from ordinary Magical Artifacts; not only can it collect all evil and Yin Qi, but most importantly, after refining, it can be converted into Medicinal Pills. This is its miraculous aspect.

If this was the Demon Refining Bottle, he had truly stumbled upon a treasure. Removing the evil Yin Qi from the Shìwài Táoyuán (Secluded Paradise) Community would be effortless.

But what he saw here was just a picture; he didn't know if the actual item was a fake.

He looked carefully again

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at the description in the catalog. Evidently, the auction house also didn't know what it was and didn't provide a detailed introduction, only a starting bid of one hundred thousand yuan.

Seeing him silent, Qin Chuchu turned her head and glanced, saying, “It’s just a broken bottle, what’s so good about it?”

Ye Bufan asked, “Where do the items at these auctions come from?”

“That varies. The items at these small auctions are usually put up by various Families. For example, this bottle is an item put up by our Qin Family.”

“What, from your Family?”

Ye Bufan almost jumped out of the passenger seat. His Family had such a great Divine Artifact and was actually putting it up for auction? Wasn’t this squandering the Family fortune?

Qin Chuchu was startled by his reaction and quickly steadied the steering wheel: “Are you crazy? What’s there to make such a fuss about?”

Ye Bufan steadied himself and asked, “Where did this thing come from?”

Qin Chuchu said, “I’m not sure where it came from. My father said it was passed down from my Grandfather’s generation and has always been kept in our Family’s treasure room.

However, after being passed down for so many years, no one knows what it is. The Family invited Great Master Yang Ziqian to look at it, but Great Master Yang also couldn’t identify its origin.

My father thought that such a mysterious item was useless to keep, so he put it up for auction this time.”

“Your father is truly a spendthrift.” Ye Bufan said, “Can this thing be withdrawn? How about selling it to me?”

“You should have said so earlier. Such a broken trinket could even be given to you, but now it’s already been taken to the auction, and even the poster has been made. Withdrawing it now would be bad for our Qin Family’s reputation, and I doubt my father would agree.”

“How was I supposed to know your Family had it?” Ye Bufan said, annoyed, “Then is there any other way to get this bottle now?”

Qin Chuchu said, “There’s no other way; you can only bid for it at the auction.

Even the auction house’s appraiser couldn’t identify this item, so it’s estimated that not many people will bid a high price. If you like it, I’ll bid for it and give it to you later.”

Ye Bufan nodded. No matter what, he had to bid for this Demon Refining Bottle today. Such an opportunity to encounter a Divine Artifact was not always available; if he missed it, it would be gone.

Qin Chuchu said in surprise, “Why do you value this bottle so much? Even Great Master Yang doesn’t recognize it. Do you know what it is?”