Chapter 78 Princess of Dayan
Chapter 78 Princess of Dayan
Mr. Zhang introduced Lin Shan to his colleagues, and everyone looked unhappy.
The appraisers of the auction house originally thought that after Mr. Zhang was transferred to Yinchuan, the position of chief appraiser in Yichuan would be vacant. They had been fighting each other fiercely before.
Some people had already arranged for a large amount of spirit stones, but Lin Shan suddenly appeared!
A young boy shit on an old employee. How could the appraisers tolerate this?
However, everyone was an experienced person, so they knew to find out about Lin Shan's background first and ask if he was a second-generation immortal. What if he was the direct descendant of some immortal family? It would be bad if he offended the younger generation and attracted the elders.
Everyone chatted with each other for a while. Lin Shan had already explained his character to Mr. Zhang, so it was not appropriate for him to make any more claims. He only said that his ancestors were very glorious and that he was now a casual cultivator.
Now everyone had a clear idea in their mind, but no one openly targeted Lin Shan. After all, Master Zhang was still around. Once Master Zhang was transferred away after this year's auction, we'll see how you, the boy, will be so proud.
Lin Shan naturally had no idea what these appraisers were thinking, but in a friendly and cooperative manner, he got along well with everyone under the leadership of Mr. Zhang the day before the auction.
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Another day passed in a blink of an eye, and the auction arrived as scheduled.
From time to time, high-level monks fly in the sky with swords, and strange beasts pull carts on the streets, with people coming and going in an endless stream.
This large-scale auction, which is held once every five years, attracted the attention of many cultivators from the northern part of the Song Dynasty and the southern part of the Yan Dynasty.
Among them there are many large sects and aristocratic families of immortal cultivation, as well as some small sects and independent cultivators who were invited because of their high level of cultivation or great fame.
Those who did not receive an invitation must pay a deposit and prove their worth and cultivation before they can enter the venue.
It is said that there are more than one hundred spiritual objects of mid-level and above in this auction, and there are more than ten treasures that were the highlight of previous years!
Lin Shan also followed Mr. Zhang into a box on the second floor of the auction hall. As the chief appraiser of the organizer, Mr. Zhang could naturally be allocated a separate box, but he had to go downstairs to preside over the auction.
So when the meeting started, Lin Shan was the only one left in the box.
Sitting alone in the box, he looked at the crowded auction hall below. There were probably thousands of cultivators. Except for a few who had connections, most of them were cultivators in the late stage of Qi training.
Lin Shan couldn't help but sigh that the world of immortal cultivation was indeed full of talents. Moreover, these were only some of the cultivators in the northern part of the Song Dynasty and the southern part of the Yan Dynasty.
The boxes on the second, third, fourth, and fifth floors are basically all filled with people from immortal cultivation sects and families, or casual cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage, and there may even be Golden Core Stage cultivators.
Lin Shan saw Mr. Zhang presiding over the opening remarks at the auction table, and couldn't help but think, "I will take over from him in the future. Will I have to preside over the auction every year?"
Thinking about facing so many people, including some Foundation Establishment Alchemy cultivators, he felt a little scared.
"Now we will start the first auction item, the mid-level magic weapon, the Fire-Proofing Robe!"
Without much ado, Mr. Zhang started auctioning the first item directly. The monks in the audience were very considerate and started bidding.
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Lin Shan sat quietly in the box, sipping tea and watching the cultivators on and below the stage bargaining for prices. After all, he didn't have a single spirit stone at the moment, so naturally he had no chance of getting any of the precious spiritual objects on the field.
But what this world has the most is wealthy people. As the auctions continued, treasures were brought up one after another.
Someone even spent 1000 spirit stones to buy a lovebird in the middle stage of Qi training, just for the sake of watching it!
Someone even spent 1500 spirit stones to buy a can of deep sea blue whale blubber just to go back and cook!
Lin Shan almost wanted to tell him that the blue whale is an internationally recognized endangered species, so don't mess around! But he realized that there are probably more monsters in this world than humans, so it remains to be discussed whether humans or monsters are more rare species.
But there was something even more outrageous. There was even slave trading in the auction house. Mermaids from the East China Sea, snake girls from the West Desert, witches from South Xinjiang, and even princesses from the Great Yan Kingdom in the north were all kidnapped and auctioned off!
"The third princess of the Dayan royal family practiced magic and killed mortals indiscriminately. Now she has been captured alive by an elder of a certain Dayan sect and implanted with a magic lock on her soul. This woman has reached the late stage of Qi training, so she can not only guard the house, but also boil water and warm the bed. The starting price is 1000 spirit stones!" Old Zhang is the chief appraiser and also the auction host. He enthusiastically promotes each item and tells its origin in detail.
For example, for the Princess of Dayan, there is nothing wrong with practicing magic. The Yan State is different from the Song State. Many people practice magic. However, killing too many mortals indiscriminately violates the iron rule of the cultivation world!
After all, mortals are the roots. If a cultivator kills indiscriminately and is not strictly stopped, more and more cultivators will follow suit. Wouldn't the fate of the human race be in chaos?
So when the Princess of Dayan was captured and the evidence was irrefutable, the royal family of Dayan could only accept it with a pinch of nose, but on the other hand, the royal family of Song was happy!
"2000 spiritual stones!"
The Song Dynasty royal family also had cultivators in the foundation-building stage present. An old man's voice came from the third-floor box! Others gave way one after another, knowing that the secular worlds of the Song Dynasty and the Dayan Dynasty were now incompatible, and naturally did not want to join in the fun.
"Congratulations to the fellow Taoist on the third floor for buying the late stage Qi training female cultivator, Princess Dayan, for 2000 Spiritual Stones!"
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At this time, in the box on the third floor, an old man in a yellow robe was sitting upright on a rattan chair, with a man and a woman standing beside him with their bodies bent. They were Princess Guo and the middle-aged man in brocade clothes!
The two were originally princesses and princes of the royal palace. They met seniors from the Song Dynasty royal family in Yichuan, so they naturally took a ride and came to the auction to broaden their horizons.
"After the auction, I will visit the Murong family, a family of immortal cultivators. You two will take the Princess of Dayan back to the palace and hand her over to His Majesty. Do you understand?" The old man in yellow robe, who was a royal cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, ordered.
Princess Guo and the other two quickly obeyed the order.
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As the auction progressed, the atmosphere became increasingly heated.
Finally, the "Foundation Building Pill" that most of the cultivators in the late stage of Qi training had been looking forward to appeared.
"Foundation Building Pills, a total of 110 pills, 20 pills each, divided into five batches and auctioned together, the remaining 10 pills, bid individually!"
"Starting price: three thousand spirit stones per piece!"
After Mr. Zhang finished his speech, a maid brought five medicine bottles and ten jade boxes to the stage.
Everyone's enthusiasm was ignited, including Lin Shan on the second floor. After all, there is a huge difference between the Qi training stage and the foundation building stage. One is still moving on land, and the other has already flown the sword to the sky.
The difference between immortals and mortals is like a chasm!
The first five medicine bottles each contained 20 foundation-building pills. It was obvious that they had already been divided among several immortal cultivation families. The ten jade boxes at the back were the battlefield for the independent cultivators.
Looking at the fierce competition below, Lin Shan could only watch helplessly. In the end, the ten foundation-building pills were sold for about five or six thousand spirit stones.
"It seems that there are also many wealthy people among the independent cultivators!"
Lin Shan sighed secretly, and counted his monthly salary with his fingers. The chief appraiser earned 100 spirit stones a month. If he worked for five or six years, he could probably earn a foundation-building pill?
Lin Shan couldn't help but secretly thank Mr. Zhang for providing him with such a good opportunity. This was a favor and he had to repay him in the future.
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Lin Shan gradually paid less attention to the following auctions, after all, he had never heard of many of them. Moreover, he could not touch them in person, and without the introduction of the enhanced panel, he was still completely in the dark.
When it was his turn to send the "Purple Spirit Fruit Core" for auction, Lin Shan finally got excited.
(End of this chapter)