Chapter 32 - Dharma Artifacts (2/2)

“What do you think of these artifacts, Mr. Chen?” Wei Ziqin asked curiously.

Chen Fan scanned the roomful of antiques and shook his head. “They are trinkets, that’s all. ”

With his wealth of knowledge in all things magical, he could easily tell real Dharma artifacts from ordinary trinkets. As much as people wanted to believe in the alleged power in these artifacts, Chen Fan knew that they were simply useless baubles.

Uncle Lin was not impressed by what he had heard; his boss had spent a huge amount of resources in collecting these treasures, yet they were so easily dismissed by a sixteen-year-old boy.

“Seems like I will have to bring out the real treasure to teach this youngster a lesson.”

With that in mind, Uncle Lin smiled at Wei Ziqi. “My lady, these are not the most precious treasures. Please come this way.”

“Really? Sure!” Wei Ziqin followed the old man excitedly. The old man led them to the center of the exhibition hall where an iridescent colorful bead was housed inside of a lavishly decorated display case.

Wei Ziqin was confused for a second, and then she suddenly realized something.

“This… This is the Dharma Artifact that is going to be put on for auction?”

“Indeed.” Uncle Lin smiled smugly.

He looked at Chen Fan, and to his surprise, the boy still didn’t seem to be too impressed.

The artifact was able to suck the attention of any ordinary person would lay the first sight on it. Those who fell under the spell of the artifact wouldn’t be able to recover for a while.

It was already an incredible feat to be able to recover as fast as Wei Ziqin had, but Chen Fan seemed to be completely unaffected.

“This Dharma artifact was a Dzi Bead worn by a living Buddha from Tibet. It was said that the living Buddha was born with this bead in his hand and he had been wearing it ever since until his final nirvana. Boss had gone all the way to Tibet by himself to receive the blessing of the Living Buddha and bought this bead with a few million yuan.” Uncle Lin’s voice was filled with arrogance as he introduced the bead to the two youngsters.

“Incredible!” Wei Ziqin nodded to praise the story behind the rare artifact.

Uncle Lin beamed from side to side after hearing Wei Ziqin’s compliment.

He turned to Chen Fan again, expecting to see an impressed look on the boy’s face. However, Chen Fan shook his head disappointedly.

“It seems to me that Mr. Chen didn’t like any of Third Lord’s collection.”

Chen Fan said faintly, “It might seem like a Dharma artifact, but It’s not by a long chalk.”

“You!” Uncle Lin was seized by a fit of anger.

“What do you know about antiques? If not for Miss Wei, I would not even let you stand here, much less granting you the sight of such a treasure.” The old man thought to himself.

Uncle Lin sneered at Chen Fan and asked coldly, “If Mr. Chen was convinced that this Kang Duo Dzi Bead was not the real deal, would you be so kind as to show us the real Dharma Artifacts?”

“The real Dharma Artifact?”

Chen Fan glared at him and then said calmly, “The real Dharma Artifacts were things such as the Flying Sword and Dharma Treasures. One could use them to summon clouds and thunder among many other magical powers. This bead can only distract people when they lay the first sight on it. Other than that, it is practically useless,”

Uncle Lin laughed scornfully and then said, “Are you kidding me? Those are legends; they don’t exist in real life.

“But the magical power of this Dzi Bead was real. You had it completely wrong.”

“I think Mr. Chen’s claim is exaggerated.” A mocking expression appeared on Uncle Lin’s face. He was just one step away from calling the boy a liar.

“Is that so?” Chen Fan was unfazed by the accusation.

He pointed to deft fingers at the bead and suddenly evoked a huge explosion in the Void Dimension. The loud din of the explosion could not be heard in the real world unless one connected their Qi to the higher dimensions.

In a blink, Chen Fan had unleashed his soul energy onto the bead and erased the remaining soul energy of its previous owner.

“Look again.” Chen Fan pulled back his fingers and said with a calm face.

When the two looked again; they were both shocked.

“It’s impossible!” Uncle Lin exclaimed.

The Dzi bead had suddenly lost its strange ability to attract people’s attention.

“Oh, it’s very possible.” Chen Fan explained. “It had obtained some soul energy from its previous wearer, and therefore it was able to influence the attention of an ordinary person. Since I have erased the remaining soul energy, I have also got rid of its ‘power.'”

After hearing Chen Fan’s explanation, a sense of respect rose inside of Wei Ziqin. She couldn’t help but exclaim, “Mr. Chen is truly a master.”

“Now there really is nothing special about this Dzi Bead any longer. As he had said, it is just an ordinary bauble.” Uncle Lin sucked in a breath as he was taken aback by the boy’s ability.

“You are right, young man. I have underestimated you. ”

Chen Fan nodded as he thought to himself. “Even the so-called ‘real deal’ was a useless piece of junk, much less the rest. I can’t count on finding any useful artifact here.”

Even as he was about to leave, he caught a glimpse of an artifact in the corner. Suddenly, his body tightened as he failed to suppress a light gasp.