Chapter 76 Tortoise Shell Fragments
Chapter 76 Tortoise Shell Fragments
The old appraiser’s surname is Zhang. He is at the Foundation Establishment Stage and is currently the chief appraiser of Yichuan Auction House. He manages seven or eight appraisers under him.
Master Zhang was very optimistic about Lin Shan's talent for identification and directly recommended him to the big boss of the auction house, the Jindan stage elder of Yichuan's Internal Affairs Department, Zuo Zhenren!
Lin Shan was a newbie in the Qi training stage, so he just followed the guidance in a daze. It was the first time he met a Jindan stage expert, and he was so nervous and terrified that it felt like he was in a dream.
Currently in the cabinet on the fifth floor of the auction house, sitting at the top is an old man without eyebrows, with waist-length black hair, thick eyelids, brown spots all over his face, and a face full of vicissitudes of life. He is playing with two ordinary black iron balls in his hands.
But Lin Shan could feel that the two iron balls were emitting a faint gravity, which seemed to act on him below the steps, giving him a tendency to kneel down.
"Supernatural power is revealed, magic weapon!"
This magic weapon can only be used by those who are in the Jindan stage. It has the terrifying power to overturn rivers and seas, and its power is simply incomparable to that of other magic weapons.
However, the Zuo Zhenren in front of him was very amiable. Perhaps because of the appraisal master Zhang, he encouraged Lin Shan a few words.
"Yes, he is less than 20 years old and in the late stage of Qi training. There is a glimmer of hope for foundation building."
Although Master Zuo has no eyebrows and looks a little cold at first glance, his words are warm and gentle, like that of an honest elder.
Lin Shan quickly bowed and said, "I don't deserve it, Master. Thank you for your praise."
Generally speaking, when a cultivator succeeds in refining the golden elixir, he can be honored as the Golden Elixir True Man; and when he reaches the Nascent Soul stage, he is given the title of Nascent Soul True Lord.
These are all honorific titles, which Lin Shan didn't need before because he couldn't meet him. But now, in front of the Golden Core Ancestor, he certainly didn't dare to be inappropriate.
Zuo Zhenren nodded slightly: "I heard from Master Zhang that you are a genius in the appraisal industry and have the potential to succeed him, so I will test you."
After he finished speaking, the Buddhist beads on his wrist flashed with golden light, and three things fell in front of Lin Shan. It was obvious that Master Zuo’s storage tool was no longer the storage bag used by ordinary people, but the Buddhist chain on his hand.
Of course, it is also possible that it is a storage magic weapon, but with Lin Shan’s vision, he naturally cannot guess the worth of Jindan Zhenren.
Lin Shan respectfully took the three brocade boxes and saw the encouraging look on the face of the appraisal master Zhang next to him. He immediately knew that this was an opportunity to show his face in front of the Jindan Patriarch and he must not miss it.
Lin Shan bit his lip and swallowed deeply. He reached out to open the first brocade box and touched it lightly. The strengthening panel popped out.
【South China Sea Shark Pearl】
Quality: Fourth-level spiritual object
Introduction: Made from the tears of a mermaid in the Jindan stage of the South China Sea, it can be used as medicine and to refine weapons.
Enhancement required: 64 points
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Lin Shan's heart was trembling with fear, and he secretly exclaimed "Oh my god!"
The classification of spiritual objects in the world of cultivation is rather vague, unlike the corresponding system of techniques, magic tools, and elixirs.
Whether materials are acquired or innate depends on the cultivation of the acquired creature, as well as the age, environment, and variation of the innate materials. There is no definite answer at all.
Just like this South China Sea Mermaid Pearl, there is a huge difference between whether it is the tears of a mermaid in the Jindan stage or the tears of a mermaid in the Qi training stage.
If it weren't for the enhanced panel, he would never have guessed what this thing was!
But although Lin Shan knew the answer, he was hesitant whether to tell the truth.
I could feel Master Zuo's two eyes staring at me, but I didn't have any identification tools to cover it up. Could he tell just by looking at it that this was a Jindan-stage mermaid pearl?
After all, I am not a Jindan Zhenren, and I have never been to the South China Sea. I am just a young man in the Qi training stage who is less than 20 years old. How can I have such high knowledge and rich experience?
After looking through it over and over for a while, Lin Shan knew that time was running out and he had to make a decision.
"Master, this spiritual object has surging water spiritual power. Judging from the material, it should not be an innate spiritual object, but more like an acquired spiritual object. It seems to be a teardrop? I am not sure."
After Lin Shan finished speaking, he lowered his head, his back was covered with sweat due to nervousness, and he didn't know how his words would be evaluated.
The appraisal master Zhang who was standing nearby saw the bead and seemed to be thinking about something.
Zuo Zhenren, who was sitting at the top, showed no joy or sadness. He simply said "hmm" and pointed at the second box without comment.
"Next thing."
Lin Shan quickly opened the second brocade box, and inside was a black block with crooked grooves. The reinforced panel was introduced again.
[Tortoise shell fragment] (damaged)
Quality: Minor magical power (incomplete)
Introduction: A black tortoise from the South China Sea in the Nascent Soul stage. This is a nameless little magical spell that he created in his spare time. It needs to be soaked in the blood of the black tortoise for three months before it can be activated. Enhancement required: 64 points
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Lin Shan was now sweating profusely on his forehead, and he sighed sadly in his heart that this Master Zuo didn't play by the rules and was always doing all these fancy things!
Besides, he estimated that if this thing didn’t have an enhanced panel, few people would be able to recognize it!
perhaps
Maybe Master Zuo didn't know what this thing was? So he just tried it out? Try his luck? If he could identify it, everyone would be happy. If he couldn't identify it, that was fine?
After carefully studying this ordinary tortoise shell fragment, which looked unremarkable from the outside, he felt that it was indeed a demon beast inheritance, and it was in a broken state, so plain and unadorned that it was hard to start with. It was very likely that Zuo Zhenren did not know its origin.
Lin Shan thought about it and decided to give an ambiguous direction first and try it out.
"This thing seems to be very similar to a kind of magical power inheritance mentioned in the ancient books handed down from our ancestors?"
Lin Shan touched his chin and spoke uncertainly, while secretly glancing at Zuo Zhenren.
As expected, Master Zuo narrowed his eyes slightly.
Then he stared at the tortoise shell fragments and thought for a while, as if recalling something from the past.
Seeing that there was a chance, Lin Shan pretended to ponder for a long time: "I am not sure what the magical power is, but I have seen in ancient books that it is generally necessary to try the corresponding blood essence to obtain the corresponding magical power. After soaking for three months, the effect will begin to show."
This was the only reminder he could give. This Black Turtle in the Nascent Soul stage had created his own magical power, but hadn't named it yet, so no one knew what it was called.
However, Lin Shan's words seemed to have awakened Master Zuo. The old man without eyebrows nodded more and more as he listened. The more he thought about it, the more interested he became. He seemed to think there was great potential for him.
He immediately took back the tortoise shell fragments and became friendly to Lin Shan: "My friend, you have a long family background and are well-informed. I wonder where you came from?"
Lin Shan was in a dilemma. Should he make something up? That would not work. There were only a limited number of cultivation families. It would be easy to run into problems if he made something up out of nothing.
Tell me someone you know? I'm afraid that Zuo Zhenren has a wide circle of friends and it would be troublesome if I get caught.
Lin Shan didn't dare to pull up Lei Zhenzi's banner this time, because Master Zuo was not someone who could be fooled by those two pseudo-immortals of the second generation.
However, Lin Shan had an idea in a hurry, "My ancestors came from a great cultivation sect, and later left the sect to establish a family of cultivation. Hundreds of years have passed, and by the time of my lineage, it has become a mortal family in southern Xinjiang. Only I and another brother have luckily embarked on the path of immortality."
Lin Shan knew that he couldn't make up stories randomly. Every cultivation family had a sect origin. Anyway, the Lin family tree in Qinghe County was only about a hundred years old. Even if Master Zuo sent people to check, they would not be able to find out anything.
As expected, Master Zuo asked again which sect it was. Lin Shan had no choice but to bite the bullet and say "Wu Dao Sect".
As for Wu Dao Sect, it was not made up by myself, but described in the strengthening panel "Seven Arrows Book". As long as it really existed in history and had a background, I could naturally find a way to make it go away.
However, when Zuo Zhenren heard about the Wu Dao Sect, he sat there and began to ponder. With his hundreds of years of experience, he really couldn't remember it for a while, but he always felt that he seemed to have vaguely heard of this term before.
Master Zhang next to him also had a frown on his face. He was also over a hundred years old and had never heard of this sect.
However, when Master Zuo found that he couldn't remember, he stopped worrying about these details. He pointed to the third brocade box and said, "If you can accurately identify this item again, I will give it to you!"
It was obvious that Master Zuo was grateful to Lin Shan for helping him a lot with the tortoise shell fragments, so he wanted to return the favor and promote him.
The things that Jindan Zhenren casually threw out were also invaluable treasures for cultivators in the Qi training stage.
Lin Shan quickly opened the third brocade box. A palm-sized ancient bronze mirror lay in the box. It was dull and seemed to be just an ordinary object.
The mirror reflected Lin Shan's young face, with irregular edges and corners all over it. Some of the mirror surfaces were bumpy, and seemed to have scratches and burn marks. From another angle, it looked more like tiles on the roof of a mortal house.
But the appraiser Zhang who was standing next to him couldn't help but exclaimed: "Senior Zuo! This is not what you used back then."
"Haha, eh!" Master Zuo smiled and waved his hand to stop Mr. Zhang from saying anything else.
Watching quietly as Lin Shan picked up the ancient bronze mirror.
【Cloud Copper Heart Mirror】
Quality: High-level magical instrument
Introduction: Made of the third-level spiritual material Cloud Copper, it contains five inscriptions: Toughness, Balance, Iron Curtain, Inner Protection, and Transfer. After refining it with your heart, place it on your chest to defend yourself against the enemy.
Enhancement required: 32 points
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(End of this chapter)