Chapter 234 Jin Ye (1/2)

As soon as this guqin appeared, all in attendance of this auction could not stay still. Wu Qingzi asked, ”This is the Guqin of the Great Saint's Heritage Tune.” With the accumulation of the Taishang Daoist Sect, a treasure like this is genuinely rare to find.

Besides him, everyone else had the same question.

The Guqin of Great Saint's Heritage Tune was made by the Ancient Fuxi, considered as the guqin of Saints. Fuxi the Great Saint was once a Saint of the demons. He eventually became king of the humans, which was quite a rare feat for the ancient times where all gods emerged.

If this guqin was really the one left behind by Fuxi the Great Saint, its value would be so colossal it would be difficult to put a price to it.

Xuantong Demon Queen giggled, ”Of course not.”

Everyone could not help but felt slightly disappointed, but even more relieved. If Xuantong Demon Queen would even sell the Guqin of the Great Saint's Heritage Tune, she would be both filthy and crudely rich, or she had lost her mind.

Shen Lian still locked his eyes on the guqin which showcased an aged feel. Even though it was not the authentic thing, it would still have its great origin story.

Xuantong Demon Queen's strong aura brushed through the strings, forming more intricate aura, cut through the water flow, a sight that opened his eyes.

The structure of the strong aura was so unique. It could cut through the water, temporarily separating the molecules, unable to fuse back.

Such minute abstruseness was definitely eye-opening.

Xuantong Demon Queen continued on, ”However this was an imitation made by Zhenren Jinye who got hold of the material of the real guqin. It may not be as good as the real thing, but it had gained spirituality. If you here know music, practice day and night, who knows this could be on your list of instruments when you achieve immortality.”

At the mention of Zhenren Jinye, Shen Lian could hold the tug in his heart. Zhenren Jinye was a music saint recognized from the past generations. He was one of the royal musicians of the king in the mortal world, well versed in Daoism scriptures, and a self-proclaimed Daoist. This man was very talented, one of his kind. He actually managed to realize the Dao formula to achieve immortality by studying the Daoist scriptures himself. That was not even the most amazing feat he has done in his life, for his real love in life was not cultivation but music.

For him to solely focus on his path of music, he blinded his own eyes at the age of twenty. Using his ears as his eyes, focused on the path of music, and finally surpassed godliness.

Shen Lian understood him because Zhenren Jinye used to visit Qing Xuan, welcomed by the then Chief Master, and played in front of Taiwei Pavilion. He once saw the records from a literature:

”Play it once, two mystical flamingos walked in. Play it again, the birds stood side by side. Play it three times, they stretched their necks and sang, spread their wings to dance; Then he played ”Qing Jiao”. Subsequently, a mystical cloud rose from the north-west side, riding in with wind and rain, split open the tents, break all utensils, and shatter all roof tiles. What a stimulating performance.”

This shows that the way Zhenren Jinye could fuse music with Daoism fascinated even the elders of Qing Xuan.

As for the ability of Zhenren Jinye to fabricate an imitate guqin of the Great Saint's Heritage, did not shock Shen Lian at all. Zhenren Jinye himself was from the bloodline of Fuxi the Great Saint, which was slightly diluted after many years of inheritance.

Not many people knew this secret.

It was not known then how much the others knew about Zhenren Jinye. However most people simply thought that regardless of how good the item was, days and nights of practice required so much energy, moreover, it was not authentic, so its effect could not be guaranteed.

Zhenren Jinye could be a little famous, but this was nothing more than a short thunder in their ears. He even had very few fights with others, as most arguments ended up in showcasing his path of music.

Zhenren Jinye was better known for his act of blinding his eyes for the sake of pursuing Daoism. This was often referenced by many cultivators, reminding themselves of his tenacity and focus.

Be it the pursuit of music, or pursuit of Daoism, one would naturally succeed with this piece of attitude.

There were still some people interested in this imitation of the Guqin of the Grand Saint's Heritage Tune.

Xuantong Demon Queen did not make any base bid, letting them appraise its price themselves.

Wu Qingzi made the first bid, a large offer of fifty thousand Yiyuan Elixir.

When the fifty thousand bid was made, the girl in green dress stuck out her tongue, ”This man is such a rich vulgar”.

Third Senior Apprentice-Brother said, ”That man is one of the disciples of the Taishang Daoist Sect. People of his sort are not that bothered with fifty thousand Yiyuan Elixir.

The girl in green dress was not clueless too. She knew clearly what Taishang Daoist Sect meant. One of the four grand sects, placed high above the field of cultivation. No outsider knew for sure how much resources they possessed. They only knew that amongst the four main sects, even the youngest sect – Xuantian Sect had trained more than fifteen immortal Zhenrens. So there must be an abundance of mystical treasures from their generations of collection.

She whispered, ”With all these wealthy people here, can we even get anything from here, Third Senior Apprentice-Brother?”

Third Senior Apprentice-Brother muttered, ”The subsequent treasures will all be traded item to item. If someone has their eye on this item that master ordered us to prepare, we will still succeed without comparing our wealth.”

Qing Huanger saw Wu Qingzi's bid and shouted without hesitation, ”Sixty thousand”.

Wu Qingzi snorted, ”You are just a walking beast. You know nothing about music. One hundred thousand.”

He stacked up forty thousand in one go while having a tease on Qing Huanger.