The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 1071 - 585: It’s... It’s Emerging! (Part 2)

The familiar number 732 booth, the same servant who she had seen over six days, greeted her with a slight bow and handed her a cup of clear spiritual tea.

On the sandalwood table lay a brand new catalog of auction items.

According to the rules of Bai Yujing, newly registered treasures are only auctioned the next day, hence the catalog is updated daily before being presented to the guests. Juan Niang’s maid took advantage of this by showing Ning Xiaoxian the outdated catalogs for two days. When she finally received the latest edition, she discovered that many items had been added, and the estimated price of the Dragon Piercing Halberd was actually raised to nearly six million spirit stones, with attention from over four thousand people. Consequently, she won it at a price of seven million six hundred thousand spirit stones, which was still within a reasonable range.

She quietly took a deep breath before reaching for the catalog to flip through it.

On the foundation of yesterday, today’s auction items have indeed increased significantly. Cultivators possess the ability to remember things at a glance, so she roughly estimated that about three hundred new items were added today. Although this number is slightly less than previous days, it still shows that there are plenty of active buyers at the auction, with strong purchasing power.

Unfortunately, she scanned through the catalog from start to finish holding her breath but did not find any trace of the Nanming Lihuo Sword.

Could the damned Divine Sword be hidden away in the cellar of some nouveau riche in Central Capital, never to appear in Bai Yujing? This thought made her uneasy.

She tossed the catalog aside, gazing toward the seventh floor’s hall. Although the sitting VIPs wore masks, obscuring their identities, she had previously instructed Faceless to sprinkle powder made from the roots of a peculiar plant from the Bashe Forest onto the Jiuxiao Sect disciples’ shoes—Faceless was experienced enough not to put the powder on clothes. It knew women love changing clothes, yet the shoes of Yu Yingnan and two female disciples were washed white, evidently worn frequently—and today before starting out, Ning Xiaoxian particularly applied the juice of this plant to her eyes. Hence, even through the glazed mirror of the booth, she could unmistakably identify Yu Yingnan and Senior Sister Zhen.

Beside these two female disciples sat two persons, likely their masters among them. According to Turtle Immortal and Ning Yu, Ning Xiaoxian knew that divining the Heavenly Mechanism is not as simple as shopping at a convenience store, the Jiuxiao Sect’s master uncle who excels in divination must have spent much heart and divine skills, endured much costs to foretell the whereabouts of the Nanming Lihuo Sword, so since these people have come to the Central Capital following the divination, they certainly will not give up easily.

Interesting, she thought, wondering how the Nanming Lihuo Sword would miraculously emerge overcoming numerous hurdles and find its destined owner? Yu Yingnan is merely a girl in her early teens, let alone the Golden Core Stage, she hasn’t even reached Late-stage Foundation Establishment, how could she possibly preserve this Divine Sword?

Her gaze slipped to the two indistinct figures. Were these two people particularly strong?

At this moment, further pondering was futile. Ning Xiaoxian quietly initiated the Breathing Control Technique, transforming all her accumulated agitation into nothingness, only then did she pick up the tea cup to slowly sip.

Time passed bit by bit.

In the Water Moon Mirror, items on platforms of each floor were auctioned off one by one. Soon, it approached midday, a time when people felt most weary.

Her anger had been dulled to near nothing by the passage of time.

The Water Moon Mirror exploded several times with cheers, repeatedly reviving her spirit, unfortunately, it was merely some valuable items being showcased. Today was the sixth day, buyers who remained here would spare no hands pulling their money bags, hence transactions of three or four million spirit stones occurred endlessly. She cast an eye on several treasures, yet felt reluctant and cautious, how could she dare to strike at this moment?

She grew weary of looking, instructed Qi Zai briefly, then closed her eyes for breathing regulation. Cultivation is essential and must begin with daily practises. She found bitter amusement in her self-mockery.

She didn’t know how long had passed, suddenly the seventh-floor hall she was in fell silent.

The auctioneer on stage was about to proceed with the next item, but then a side door of the hall opened, someone dashed out, quickly whispered a few sentences in the auctioneer’s ear, and the auctioneer’s initially somewhat weary expression instantly became invigorated.

He straightened himself, infused his voice with divine skills, loudly announcing to the guests below: "Heavenly Residence has temporarily received an extremely precious auction item! Due to its special identity, this item shall not adhere to the Bai Yujing’s rule of shelving the following day, but rather, will be auctioned in real-time according to the seller’s wish!" At this point, he suddenly paused, clearly trying to create suspense.

His words indeed achieved the desired effect, those previously dozing off were injected with a dose of stimulants, soon leading to a buzz of conversations among those below and in the VIP boxes:

"What kind of treasure could make Bai Yujing’s auction break its centuries-old rules and immediately put it up for sale?"

"With Heavenly Residence’s connections, wealth, means, they don’t dare keep it in hand for another night, preferring to auction it immediately to reduce unnecessary risks! This treasure must be extraordinary, even if unable to buy it, just seeing it is worth boasting about later!"

Ning Xiaoxian’s heart suddenly raced, abruptly opened her eyes.

The auctioneer on stage was also a cultivator, yet now had droplets of sweat on his forehead and nose-tip, clearly, he was sweating.

No longer could he bother with the personal image he usually paid utmost attention to, deeply gathering his breath, his voice almost shaking the entire venue, he declared: "The temporarily added auction item is a Divine Artifact unseen for tens of thousands of years!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly votes, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)