Chapter 565 (2/2)
”I heard that when the Bright Moon Sage flew into Star World, he took this ring with him. I never heard that it had fallen down here.”
”The Liangshan Continent's most mysterious cultivator, a genius character that no one can equal in cultivation. His lifetime of wisdom was vast as the sea. I think there is no need to introduce the accomplishments of the Bright Moon Sage.” Long Wanxin inwardly felt satisfaction at everyone's astonishment. This reaction was within her expectations, and it was precisely this reason that the Crystal Dragon Palace could hold the position it did today.
”The Longevity Palace has been solved by the Purple Thunder Monster. The Longevity Cultivation Method has already disappeared from this world. The cultivators that thus broke through their limits from the Bright Moon Sage's revelations are too many to count. And now, this ring has been presented before us…Everyone, Your Servant naturally need not mention a price.” Long Wanxin's voice was calm. As expected of one who had a lifetime of experience, she was indifferent towards this ring. ”What else could be more valuable than this ring of the Bright Moon Sage?”
But some people were skeptical.
”Imperial Empress Long, could it be you actually did not inspect it?”
”Perhaps there is a cultivation method the sage left behind in the Bright Moon Ring.”
”If it is an empty ring, then would that not be an enormous disappointment.”
”Everyone's concerns are warranted, but This Palace can guarantee that there is still a forbiddance left on the Bright Moon Ring, so Fellows lacking strength, please reconsider.” Long Wanxin slightly smiled.
Long Wanxin issued an enticing speech on the platform. She took the time to sweep her gaze over each of the booths. After the Ring of Bright Moon appeared, whether it was the Devil Star Palace or the Great Sage of Falling Dragon Mountain, whether it was the Azure Dragon Territory's number one sect Most High Path or Emperor Liang, even Long Wanxin's daughter, Long Nü who was in her own corner of the hall, all showed interested expressions at the same time.
”No way, she's surprisingly auctioning the Bright Moon Ring off? Why doesn't she keep it for herself.” Shi Yuan could not fathom this.
”It is not so simple. She must have already seen through the Bright Moon Ring, but she is unable to break through the forbiddance for the time being.” Wu Xinjie disagreed. Despite Long Wanxin speaking with a clear conscience, the Knowledge Star still sensed the forbiddance on the ring had already been probed. However, it appeared that Long Wanxin had not been in possession of the ring for too long, for it was still not completely broken.
”Do we buy it?” Shi Yuan asked.
”The Bright Moon Ring is already useless to Su Xing.” Zhang Yuqi disdainfully said. That Bright Moon Sage was no more than someone who had the good fortune to obtain the Longevity Palace's badly damaged Longevity Cultivation Method. Su Xing had already obtained the complete Palace, so naturally, he had no real need for this.
Wu Xinjie nodded.
In fact, they really did not need it. ”However, the others will fight for this Bright Moon Ring intensely.” Wu Xinjie thoughtfully smiled, already able to sense that things were on the line for each of the Great Sects, straining the atmosphere.
Everyone knew that the Purple Thunder Monster had obtained the Longevity Palace, and it was a pity that no one else would ever know of it in their lifetime. If he had obtained this Bright Moon Ring and the Longevity Cultivation Method, he would be a tiger that had grown wings, soaring to heaven in a single bound.
”What a pity that such intense bidding has nothing to do with us. Truly boring.” Shi Yuan pouted.
”We can actually use this to drive a wedge between all of the sects.” Wu Xinjie smiled.
Long Wanxin's fanning motions had reached the end. She finally said: ”Rumor has it that the Bright Moon Sage's Bright Moon Ring has an Astral Stone. He has recorded some notes and experience of cultivation into the ring. Someday, if its fated person is able to solve the mystery, they can also reach heaven in a single bound…Now, Everyone, what else could be more worthwhile than the Longevity Cultivation Method.”
”Questions, Long Wanxin. How did you obtain this Bright Moon Ring?” Immortal Outside Heaven asked.
”This was conferred by a certain Fellow. They had found it in the White Tiger Territory's Primordial CHaos Sea. Because they were unable to break the forbiddance, they brought it here.”
”Is that so?”
”However, This Palace shall make it clear first of all, that the Dragon Palace also wishes to obtain this ring.” Long Wanxin's words made everyone surprised.
”Hey, Imperial Empress Long, you want to buy it as well? Is this not too sloppy?”
”Exactly.”
”The value of the Bright Moon Ring is priceless, as Everyone knows. For Wanxin to want this treasure, Everyone should be able to understand.” Long Wanxin was neither slow nor hurried.
There was no mistake. Who would refuse the Longevity Cultivation Method.
”For the sake of fairness, This Palace has adopted a new bidding style.” Long Wanxin smiled.
”We wonder what that is?”
Long Wanxin gave a signal.
Long Clan sisters handed her a jade strip like they did with all the other cultivators present. Wu Xinjie also received a white jade strip. Carefully inspecting it, this jade strip had an odd forbiddance array. To break it was not so easily done in a short time.
Wu Xinjie understood her plan and laughed in her mind. As expected, this was somewhat interesting.
After seeing that everyone obtained one, Long Wanxin spoke again: ”This auction's item can be said to be unique in all the world, unable to be duplicated. For the sake of avoiding unexpected side issues and to avoid bringing bidders any unnecessary trouble, this time, the Crystal Dragon Palace is prepared to use a 'Jade Strip Auction.'”
This manner actually made all of the cultivators feel novel, however, if Su Xing was here, he could probably recognize this.
This jade strip closed bid auction actually was the secret auctions of modern cities. This closed bid auction was also called a tender. This referred to auctioneers who announced beforehand the details and conditions of the auction's target. Afterwards, buyers would hand over sealed bids to the auctioneer within a certain time period. The auctioneer would publicly announce the start at a predetermined time, and after confirming everyone's bids, she would choose the one with the highest bid.
This kind of auction could make everyone make their highest bid. The manner was simple and clear, the results also great.
However, the final price the Crystal Dragon Palace would take was from the jade platform. So long as a jade strip was put upon it, it would link with an array and automatically reveal the price. This was also to allow everyone to witness impartially, equitably, publicly.
They would have nothing to say.
The Bright Moon Ring's minimum bid was a hundred trillion, and everyone would start making the highest bid they believed themselves able to make starting from here. Because they could not know the bids of others, a prudent price was crucial.
Wu Xinjie did not hesitate to write a three hundred trillion gold bid and then hand it over to a maid. Xi Yue was speechless. Wu Xinjie's explanation of this was the Bright Moon Ring was absolutely unobtainable at three hundred trillion. The Crystal Dragon Palace's bid was definitely more than five hundred trillion. Originally, Wu Xinjie had wanted to write four hundred trillion, but she found that they did not have much capital, leaving her with no choice.
Immediately afterwards, the other booths and top-notch cultivators turned over their sealed jade strips to the auctioneers.
The atmosphere in the Crystal Palace became extremely serious at this time. Even those Supervoid Cultivators that stood at the peak of Liangshan Continent, their powers reaching into the heavens, became especially cautious, somewhat uneasy as they waited for the results.
Long Wanxin took a breath. In front of everyone's faces, she placed the jade strips into that array.
”From Falling Dragon Mountain, Great Sage Falling Sky bids two hundred trillion for the Bright Moon Ring!” Long Wanxin slightly smiled, her expression modest.
Those cultivators below gasped. The first bid was already several times higher.
The Roc Demon King felt pained seeing those envious gazes. Falling Dragon Mountain was not wealthy. These two hundred trillion was absolutely going to make this Roc Demon King decline. He could imagine that when he returned to the Vermilion Bird Territory, he would be surrounded and attacked by the Holy Mothers of Silver Firmament Mountain and others, but even if he had to throw away Falling Dragon Mountain to obtain the Longevity Cultivation Method, he would not spare anything. Under this half-lose, half-win mentality, the Roc Demon King was very uneasy.
However, his expectations did not last long.
The next bid made him sigh.
”Representing the Devil Star Palace, a bid of three hundred trillion…” Long Wanxin's eyebrows rose.
Next, the other cultivators were nearly stupefied. This would be difficult to forget for a lifetime because each and every bid was something they would never be able to obtain in several lifetimes. And the tens of millions they could bid with were simply drops in the ocean.
”True Immortal Hall bids two hundred and fifty trillion.”
”Lifeless Hall bids two hundred and forty trillion.”
”Purple Firmament Immortal Palace, one hundred and eighty trillion.”
”Water Illusion Fairy Xi Yue's bid, three hundred trillion.
There was a great clamor. The prices continued to hover around two hundred trillion, and for a no sect, no background Fairy to surprisingly make a three hundred trillion bid made everyone startled. The Crystal Dragon Palace Auction always made a superficial appraisal of its participants. Since she made a bid, this demonstrated there was no problem.
Everyone subconsciously looked at that booth, but there was only blankness.
”Most High Path bids – one hundred trillion.”
They were still astonished. The Most High Path's hundred billion pulled them back to reality. As the number one sect, the Most High Path's bid was the lowest. Clearly, they were giving up. This made everyone feel perplexed, and even Long Wanxin's brows rose.
Northern Darkness Has Fish would not use the Longevity Cultivation Method to make a comeback, but instead renounced it. This honestly was not like him. Long Wanxin knew that although three of the great Supervoid Ancestors were dead, the Most High Path's capital was substantial. The Great Liang's assets were unlimited, and they could at least bring out five hundred trillion.
Wu Xinjie's brow wrinkled. She took out her Heaven Concealing Star Fan and shut her eyes.
The real surprise came at the end when it was time for the Great Liang Dynasty's Emperor Liang to announce his bid. Everyone held their breath, very eager to see how high the bid of the Great Liang's number one person was, but Emperor Liang had given up on this bidding.
The Great Liang's number one sect and person giving up one after the other on the Bright Moon Ring did not make any sense.
At the end, it was without a doubt that the Crystal Dragon Palace's bid of five hundred trillion that made everyone flabbergasted, successfully obtaining this treasure.
The Most High Path's booth.
The disciples of the Most High Path were confused, looking to Ancestor Northern Darkness in bewilderment.
Northern Darkness Has Fish held a scroll. Under a green candle flame, he read through the scroll, a studious disposition. Despite the Bright Moon Ring, even the treasures and magic weapons from before as well, Northern Darkness Has Fish showed an unconcerned manner. He mumbled to himself, but no one knew what he was thinking of.
The Most High Path's number one Ancestral Master was aloof, and the other disciples were unable to help but worry helplessly.
A long while after, Northern Darkness Has Fish said: ”What is the situation outside?”
”Reporting to Ancestral Master. The Dragon Palace is currently auctioning the eighth treasure 'Nine Turns Pill.' Do you want us to take action?” Xie Zhenyuan asked.
”No need.” Northern Darkness Has Fish apathetically said, ”Has Bing Qingxuan still not been found?”
”Junior Brother Qingxuan still has not been found.”
Northern Darkness Has Fish wrinkled his brow. THen he looked to Xie Zhenyuan and said: ”Very well. You bring the remaining disciples now and leave the Crystal Dragon Palace, return to the Most High Path, and seal the mountain. I alone can manage this place.”
”Ancestral Master…”
”Hurry and go.” Northern Darkness Has Fish coldly said.
Xie Zhenyuan felt this was very odd, but he did not dare disobey. He immediately summoned his comrades, and they quickly left the booth.
After they left, the Most High Path's booth was left with only Northern Darkness Has Fish. The atmosphere appeared particularly cheerless.
Northern Darkness Has Fish closed his book and gazed outside with a cold smile. ”The time has almost come. Long Wanxin, for now, you can help hold on to that Bright Moon Ring for This Old Man.”
Suddenly, Northern Darkness Has Fish's eyes concentrated and shot out a ray of light, disturbing the air.
In another booth, Wu Xinjie gasped.
This Old Daoist is very powerful. He has surprisingly sensed my Wind From Empty Cave Star Magic.
”Elder Sister, did you find something?” Zhang Yuqi asked.
”I fear things are not good. That Most High Path is apparently planning something. Little Yi, Yuan'er, we must quickly go find Siyou. Siyou is in danger.” Wu Xinjie said. ”I shall leave this place to Little Sisters.”
Xi Yue gravely nodded.
”The Crystal Dragon Palace's ninth item, 'Double Seven!!!!'”