System Break the Limit - Qing Shandian' Journey
Ch.39 - Star Moon Map
After auctioning two ‘Pil Emperor’ Breakers, the next few items were not auctioned off at a high price. Some items were only raised in price once before being successfully auctioned to someone. This caused the female auctioneer on stage to feel a little moody. Because this sale is related to its evaluation and income.
Luckily, however, the receding water finally suddenly rose after lasting for more than ten minutes. Even Qing Shandian's face was filled with shock at the auctioned item.
The auctioneer carefully used both of his hands to retrieve the scroll made of ancient jade from the crystal platform. His expression was filled with mystery as he faced the crowd.
"Everything, the item that will be auctioned next is something that is currently very rarely seen. It's some kind of technique. Due to the method to make it disappear, it has now become extremely rare."
After hearing the introduction given by the auctioneer, Qing Shandian faintly felt something in his heart.
"Flying Technique: Black Eagle Sky Wing!"
The auctioneer's hands were trembling. The scroll suddenly shot down and was instantly visible. At that very instant, a pair of black-colored small-scale eagle wings, which looked to have a sharp aura appeared before everyone.
"As expected." Qing Shandian nodded lightly as he looked at the pair of extremely beautiful eagle wings. Although his interest was piqued, but he was not interested in it, because he already had a much higher Class Flying Technique.
A faint black aura seeped out from within the dark black eagle's wings. Some of the bows looked like very mysterious forms of lightning.
After this 'Black Eagle Sky Wing' appeared, the entire auction hall became somewhat silent. Some people, who did not know what it was, looked a little confused. However, a commotion broke out among those who had heard the name of the Flying Technique, such as the Blue Sky Sect, the Orange Moon Sect, the Crescent Moon Sect, the City Leader and the four clans who were in the VIP room. Clearly, this so-called 'Black Eagle Sky Wing' had attracted them. After all, as long as one possessed this Technique, they would be able to fly, just like Saint level cultivators.
"It's interesting... I like that..." The gaze of the Blue Sky Sect's Junior Leader stared intently at the wings of the strange eagle, who had escaped the jade scroll as he softly muttered.
After hearing Du Haoran's words, a pale-faced old man couldn't help but whisper out of worry. "Junior Sect Leader, the price of this Flying Technique will likely be very expensive. If we continue to waste money like this, we may not be able to compete for the best items."
"Why are you so worried?" Du Haoran glanced at the old man and laughed out loud, then said, "Since father has already made preparations, it will land in our hands regardless of who gets it through the auction. In that case, we might even be able to save a lot."
"However, it's too risky. Especially if the information was leaked, it would be a little troublesome." Said the old man hesitantly.
"I certainly have my own plan. No need to worry too much, Elder Liang." Suhut Du Haoran with a dark and cold gaze as he looked at the group of people from the Crescent Moon Sect.
"Ohhhh..." Seeing that his advice was useless, the summoned Elder Liang could only sigh helplessly. He shook his head and stopped talking.
On the crystal stage, the female auctioneer spoke at length explaining the effects of the Flying Technique. When those who were initially a bit confused heard that this technique could allow one to fly in the sky without rising to Saint level, their eyes instantly became fiery.
"I think everyone should also know that Flying Techniques today are extremely rare. After a long discussion, this ‘Black’ Eagle Sky Wing can be considered a High Level Earth Class Flying Technique, if ranked according to its class. Therefore, the base price was set at 1 Million High-Tiered Spiritual Stones... Offer starts..." The female auctioneer smiled again as he spoke.
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Meanwhile, inside the No.1 VIP room, Qing Shandian and Qing Wenrou were sitting quietly while paying attention to the course of the auction.
"Truly expensive..." Qing Shandian muttered softly while shaking his head. He could feel the hot gaze inside the auction venue instantly greatly reduced when the price was announced.
Hearing Qing Shandian mutter, Qing Wenrou said, "Indeed expensive, but Flying Techniques are worth the price. An Gege was very lucky to have a 'Golden Wing Lightning Wind' with a much higher grade. Moreover, An gege was the only person who could purchase the Flying Technique as he wished... Hihihi..." She slapped it with a melodious snigger while closing her lips.
Chuckling lightly, Wing Shandian replied, "Hehe... You're right, Wenrou... I'm really very lucky. Lucky to have you by my side." Shrug it off with a gentle smile while blinking her eyes next to her.
"Did An gege miss Wenrou's pinch so much? It just so happens that Wenrou's hands are now a little itchy..." Qing Wenrou said in a soft voice with her cheeks met with red.
Waving his hands, Qing Shandian quickly said, "Don't... An gege is no longer teasing... But Wenrou, why do you now look so beautiful with that red pseudo? Can your An Gege hold it? Hmm...?" Slightly with a flirtatious tone.
However, it was not the answer that Qing Shandian heard. But the pain in his waist that he felt. He said, "Wenrou... Fine.. Forgive An gege.. Okay?"
"Hmphc... Basic An perverted gege.." Qing Wenrou chirps, yet a sweet smile adorned her face.
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Back to the auction. Although Qing Shandian was not interested, it did not mean that others were the same as him. As the voice of the female auctioneer was finished, the Junior Sect Leader of the Blue Sky Sect, Du Haoran, slowly stood up. His menacing gaze looked at everyone around him. Anyone whose eyes came into contact with him would instantly avert his gaze. Only the strong people, who were also backed by quite strong strength, acted as if they felt nothing.
"1 Million 200 Thousand!"
Du Haoran withdrew his gaze and coldly offered a price that caused a commotion within the auction building. Directly raise the price of 200 Thousand in one go. It seemed like this fellow intended to announce one thing to everyone: This Young Master wants a Flying Technique!
Under this price, the atmosphere of the auction building calmed down, aside from a few whispers, for a while before a bewitching laughter, which seeped straight into one's bones rang out, "Junior Sect Leader Du Haoran is truly generous. However, our ‘Sekte of Orange’ Month is also quite interested in this ‘Black Eagle Sky Wing. Therefore, I'm sorry... 1 Million 400 Thousand."
The expression of Du Haoran inevitably changed a little when he heard this enchanting voice. His eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the other side of the auction house. In the place where he was looking, some tall and wacky bodies were sitting relaxing on their furry chairs. Their soft waists were as alluring as water snakes.
"Hehe... Actually Elder Yun from ‘Sekte Moon Orange’. It is truly unexpected that you also came to participate in this auction exhibition." Du Haoran gave a shallow smile as he spoke.
"I have no choice. There are some things that cannot be hidden. Do you disagree, Junior Sect Leader?" Sahut the Woman that Elder Yun called out with a smile as she asked her question. His dazzling figure caused an evil flame to dance within the hearts of quite a number of young men in the auction building. If they pressed down on this snake-like soft body and heard the sound emitted from those moist red lips, how crazy would they be?
After that conversation, the competition in the auction building had increased to a level that could cause people to tremble in fear. While Du Haoran and Elder Yun bid against each other, the others would also occasionally fan the flames and raise the price. Therefore, in a short time, ‘Black’ Eagle Sky Wing, from the base price of 1 Million, has risen to more than 1 Million 800 Thousand. Moreover, from the situation, it was actually a close combat, a situation that was difficult to resolve.
"1 Million 900 Thousand!" Du Haoran inhaled a deep breath and an unnatural redness appeared on his pale white face. His pitch-black gaze stared at the dazzling Elder Yun.
Elder Yun who heard the offer shrugged his shoulders, smiling he said, "Junior Sect Leader Du Haoran is very generous. 1 Million 900 Thousand. I hope you still have enough money in the end."
"Ehmm..." Du Haoran gave a cold snort. He turned his head and directed his gaze to the crystal stage, shouting coldly at the auctioneer, "Why are you still in a daze?"
The female auctioneer, who was startled, came to a realization and hurriedly said with a smile. "Ah.. Junior Sect Leader, please don't be angry."
After facing the auction venue and asking three times according to the rules, the auction hammer in his hand finally went down, announcing the last owner. After the fall of the auction hammer, the Flying Technique fell into Du Haoran's hands.
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After the 'Black Eagle Sky Wing' auction went on successfully and got a very high bid, a female servant immediately came up with a silver plate, then handed it to the female auctioneer.
The auctioneer woman received a silver plate. After which, he carefully pulled the cloth over the silver plate. Immediately, a shabby piece of ancient cloth appeared before everyone. He said, "The item that will be auctioned next is a bit strange. This is because we don't even know exactly what it's useful for. But after repeated discussions, we concluded, that it was a certain unknown treasure map."
The moment they saw the shards of shabby cloth, everyone in the hall immediately let out a word of scorn after a moment of silence.
The smile on the female auctioneer's face was a bit awkward as she heard an unhappy response. Once examined, the old cloth was supposed to be a map. It could be recognized from the route and symbols on it. However, they did not manage to obtain much other than that.
The corner of the auctioneer's eyes glanced at the old cloth. His fingers twisted it and placed it on the light before everyone's eyes. He pointed to the image of the star moon symbol at the edge and said with a smile, "If that's what I think, this map must be very old. Although I am not sure where it will lead, ancient items should not be ordinary items right? Someone has to bet a little. If anyone was lucky enough, the thing hidden might shake the entire continent."
"Ci-h." Most people snorted in disdain before his words.
While Qing Shandian was busy with her own thoughts, On the crystal stage, the auctioneer introduced how mysterious the ancient piece of cloth was. In short, he had exerted all of his abilities to increase the value of that old piece of cloth even if it was only a little. Unfortunately, the effect is not very good. This was because some of the people at the auction venue had already become impatient during his introduction. Some of them who were bad tempered even immediately cursed.
Hearing that everyone did not have an enthusiastic response, the female auctioneer could only shake her head helplessly. He swallowed his saliva and soaked his dry throat before speaking with a bitter smile, "According to what we determined, the base price of this piece of cloth is 100 Thousand High-tier Spiritual Stones. Now, the bidding begins..."
The moment the voice of the female auctioneer ended, the enormous auction building immediately became completely silent.
The female auctioneer shook her head helplessly as she stared at the silent auction venue and the countless mocking gazes. Other than the piece of cloth it came from ancient times and looked shabby, the information revealed within it was clearly not enough to let one identify exactly what it was hiding. Under this situation with many unknowns, even he himself did not have much confidence that it could be successfully auctioned at the price of 100 Thousand High-tier Spiritual Stones.
The silence at the auction venue continued for five minutes when the auctioneer finally sighed. He was just about to announce that the auction time had run out and had finished, when a voice sounded suddenly, causing him to sigh in relief.
"500 Thousand High-tier Spiritual Stones."
A faint voice broke the silence within the auction building. Countless number of gazes moved towards the voice before finally stopping at the black-robed young man within the No.1 VIP room ...
"Is there something wrong with the young man's mind? Spending 500 Thousand High-tier Spiritual Stones to purchase an unknown broken item?"
Not only the crowd of people in the outer row, but also some of the several Clans and three sects also threw a somewhat strange glance towards Qing Shandian.
The Junior Sect Leader of the Blue Sky Sect tilted his head towards Qing Shandian. His brows involuntarily wrinkled a little. For some unknown reason, his heart continued to have a very cautious feeling towards this young man. Now that he saw it actually issuing an offer for the first time, it was hard to tell what the ancient map was for. A strange feeling enveloped his heart, which could not be released.
Du Haoran shook his head. He pondered for a moment before narrowing his eyes. His eyes flickered as he stared at the ancient piece of cloth that was slightly swinging in the auctioneer's hands.
The auctioneer on the crystal stage also secretly sighed when he heard someone finally bid. He raised his head and smiled as he spoke towards Qing Shandian being, "This young master has bid 500 Thousand. Is there anyone who wants to raise the price? "
Countless people rolled their eyes when they heard the auctioneer's words. Did he really think there were so many fools in this world?
The auctioneer also knew clearly that this question was excessive. He smiled awkwardly for a while before smashing the auction hammer in his hand.
"Wait..."
An ice-cold sound suddenly rang out, causing the auction hammer in the auctioneer's hand to stop in midair. An uncertain gaze followed the source of the voice and looked over, only to find that the Junior Sect Leader of the Blue Sky Sect, Du Haoran, was slowly standing up. He was immediately startled as he smiled and said, "Junior Sect Leader, you …?"
Du Haoran ignored him. Under everyone's gaze, he turned his body around and used his dark and cold gaze to look at the black-robed young man sitting on the chair without moving. Suddenly, he laughed and said, "Hahaha... It'sit's nothing... It's just that I'm suddenly a little interested in this... 550 Thousand..."
On Qing Shandian's side, the originally slightly excited gaze suddenly became sharp. His fists were tightly clenched. He stared intently at the pale-faced young man. A faint Spiritual Qi involuntarily began to surge like a roaring lake.
However, just as the Spiritual Qi in Qing Shandian's body would accidentally gush out, Wenrou's gentle greeting roused him from the tantrum.
"An gege, no need to fidget. There's no point if An gege behaves like that. Isn't money not a problem, for An gege?" Qing Wenrou reminded.
Qing Shandian inhaled a deep breath of air. In the eyes of many, Qing Shandian looked lazily leaning on the padded back of the chair. His voice was indifferent, as if he was fighting recklessly with someone because he was piqued, "750 Thousand."
Qing Shandian's price increase caused Du Haoran to raise her eyebrows. Inside this auction venue, other than the people who had powerful sects behind them, Qing Shandian was the only first competitor who dared to openly compete with him.
"800 Thousand." Sahut the Junior Sect Leader of the Blue Sky Sect while staring at Qing Shandian.
"Frank Sect Leader..." Said the old man beside Du Haoran. He growled at Du Haoran's actions, and could not help but stand up. Previously, it was still understandable if they spent a lot of money during the auction for the Flying Technique. But, now Du Haoran was spending an unnecessary amount of money to fight with someone. This really did not match Du Haoran's character.
"Sit down!" Du Haoran's expression turned cold. He coldly shouted at the old man and the hostility that flashed across his face caused the old man to feel a chill in his heart. He can only retreat.
The bidding competition that appeared in a puzzling manner, immediately caused the gazes throughout the auction building to become stunned. None of them knew how crazy the actions shown by this Junior Sect Leader were. He actually suddenly used his money to fight with random strangers.
Of course, other than these people who were completely confused at the auction venue, the auctioneer on the crystal stage opened his mouth and smiled. He did not think that the object that had been considered useless, actually caused two people to compete for it. Moreover, one of them was the rich and powerful Junior Sect Leader of the Blue Sky Sect.
Beside Qing Shandian, he smiled widely. Just this time he found someone who wanted to compete with him. While staring at Du Haoran, he casually said, "Since Junior Sect Leader wants to compete, let's compete until you are satisfied... 1 Million.."
The Junior Sect Leader of the Blue Sky Sect, Du Haoran, who heard Qing Shandian's words even his body shook... In his heart, he was extremely curious about the black-robed young man. He gritted his teeth until a crackling sound rang out. The higher the price was raised, it made him even more curious about the map. Inhaling the air deeply, he calmed himself down, then said, "1.2 Million.."
"2 Million High-tier Spiritual Stones."
Qing Shandian ignored the gazes of everyone within the auction building who was stunned by the price increase he offered. He said, "If the Junior Sect Leader wants that ancient map, please raise the price. If not, don't try to compete with me... I don't have much time to waste."
When Junior Sect Leader Du Haoran heard that remark, his gaze turned even sharper, he immediately retorted... Well, since you also seem to want it, let's compete... 2.2 Million.."
"5 Million"
"Uhh.. Little boy... Don't haphazardly bid the price! Are you trying to fool us all here?" Du Haoran. Then he turned his head towards the auctioneer, he said, "Why don't you guys check if he has that kind of money or not? Aren't you going to lose if he can't pay?"
Hearing the Junior Sect Leader's question, Du Haoran, the female auctioneer immediately turned his gaze towards Qing Shandian. With a slight hesitation, he said, "Sorry, young master, can you prove to us that you have that kind of money?"
Qing Shandian who heard the auctioneer's question smiled and said, "If you want to ascertain the amount of my wealth, you don't have that authority. Call Leader Wen, the Elders and Manager Lin here to confirm it, or I'll call them myself."
"Huh... You're just talking nonsense but you don't dare to prove anything, do you?" Sahut Du Haoran while grunting coldly.
"Alright, since that's the case, then you should be prepared with the consequences to be expelled from this Auction House for having caused a commotion that delayed the auction's course." Qing Shandian said, then he immediately shouted loudly, "Leader Wen, if you don't come out as well, there will be something serious happening to you."
Just as the shout ended, Leader Wen immediately appeared, he looked trembling. He immediately looked at everyone within the Auction House and said, "What the young master said is all true. Even if he wanted to buy this entire city, it was only a piece of cake for him. This is my warning to you, don't keep this matter going, or else it'll disappear from Orange Moon City."
Upon hearing the words of the Wen leader, several Clans and three sects finally recalled about the annihilation of the Shi Clan and the Ji Clan. Their gazes were all fixed on Qing Shandian. And after that, the sound of a simple gulp was heard from all directions...
Seeing the situation suddenly go awry, shaking his head, Qing Shandian said, "There's no need to discuss other things. I bid 5 Million High-Tiered Spiritual Stones for that map... Continue auction,.. Don't make everyone wait." Briefly before he waved his hand, and on the stone stage immediately appeared a dazzling glittering High-tier Spiritual Stone forming a small hill. He said again, "Count... If it's less, just say it..."
The auctioneer woman simply stood with her body sculpting. As for everyone present, they gaped at the small hill of the sparkling Spiritual Stone. As for the Junior Sect Leader, Du Haoran, he still shivered in fear when recalling the annihilation of the Shi Clan and the Ji Clan in less than a day.
"Alright, since no one is raising the price anymore, this map will belong to the young master of the No.1 VIP room .." Said Leader Wen who regained consciousness first. After which, he turned his head towards the auctioneer, and said, "Continue the auction."
The auctioneer who heard that immediately came to a realization, and replied, "Well, Leader Wen."
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