46: Mountains and Rivers

A fragrance and a charming voice drifted over from the side.

Her unique purple hair cascaded like a waterfall over her shoulders, and her black dress added a touch of allure and mystery.

Her face was beautiful, her skin pale.

Who else could it be but the Demonic Path Cultivator Jin Ling'er?

"Are we... that familiar?"

Facing the overly familiar Jin Ling'er, Lin Ye frowned. What was a Demonic Path Cultivator doing speaking to him, a Holy Son Candidate of the Righteous Qi Sect, in such an intimate tone?

Did she not understand the principle that the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path are irreconcilable?

Or was this the Son of Destiny's script, and he was about to have some unspeakable, melodramatic story with this demonic woman?

"How can we not be familiar! We're practically family!"

Jin Ling'er's small face made an exaggerated expression, as if to say Lin Ye was being too distant.

Facing Jin Ling'er's cunning appearance, Lin Ye remained unmoved and spoke indifferently: "I am a Righteous Path Cultivator. Don't lump me in with you people."

Right!

When Jin Ling'er heard Lin Ye's words, her beautiful eyes rolled.

She knew that this person still hadn't woken up from his role-play.

If you're a Righteous Path Cultivator, then I'm an ancient living Buddha!

"Brother Lin!"

A familiar voice came from not far away. Lin Ye turned his head and saw Chu Hao sitting in the second row, enthusiastically waving at him.

Lin Ye had no particular thoughts about this Son of Destiny at the moment.

Before, it was just to verify some of his ideas, but it seemed Chu Hao was a bit too close to him.

After a casual greeting, Lin Ye's gaze turned to the stage.

A moment later, after all the Cultivators had entered.

The middle-aged steward also walked onto the high platform.

"Everyone here is a Cultivator, so I won't bother with those formalities. To save your time, I'll go straight to the auction items!"

After all, it was a Cultivator's auction. Social niceties were completely unnecessary.

As long as your auction house had resources, Cultivators would naturally flock to it.

This was Lin Ye's first time attending an auction, and he found everything quite novel.

As the steward clapped his hands, several maidservants brought up the first auction item.

"An Earth-Grade High Grade Spirit Pill! The Azure Flame Pill. I'm sure you all know the rarity of this Medicinal Pill. Its efficacy is that it gives one a ten percent chance to comprehend the innate Divine Ability of the Azure Flame Beast."

"The starting bid is fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones. Please place your bids."

As the first auction item appeared, sure enough, the Cultivators' emotions were all stirred up.

The very first item was an Earth-Grade High Grade Spirit Pill!

Then the finale item must be out of this world!

The Cultivators interested in this Spirit Pill began to bid frantically.

Lin Ye, on the other hand, was calculating the exchange rate of the Spirit Stones.

One Medium Grade Spirit Stone was equal to one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and one High-Grade Spirit Stone was equal to one hundred Medium Grade Spirit Stones.

That meant the starting bid for this Earth-Grade High Grade Spirit Pill was only five High-Grade Spirit Stones?

Judging by the starting price, it seemed he might even be able to contend for the main event item.

"One hundred twenty thousand Spirit Stones!"

"One hundred fifty thousand!"

"Two hundred..."

The innate Divine Ability of the Azure Flame race's exotic beasts was the Azure Flame itself. A ten percent chance to comprehend its innate Divine Ability was quite Heaven-Defying.

So the bidding soared all the way to four hundred thirty thousand before it was sold.

Lin Ye had no interest in such things, and neither did the Cultivators from the major Sects around him.

If they wanted to learn that innate Divine Ability, they could just capture more Azure Flame exotic beasts.

"Next is the second auction item!"

With the steward's shout, another auction item was brought up.

The Cultivators in the back once again went into a frenzy of bidding for this item.

In contrast, the Cultivators in the front row were very calm.

The third, fourth, and more and more Heaven And Earth Treasures were brought up, and the atmosphere on site grew increasingly lively.

After ten Heaven And Earth Treasures were auctioned off, the steward smiled slightly and got to the point: "I believe everyone has heard the news. Some time ago, my master sent people to Dragon Scale Mountain and found a treasure trove there."

"Although many Senior experts were lost as a result, the harvest was equally immense!"

"We found the True Dragon Treasure Vault and obtained many good things from it. Today, we will auction them all off, to thank everyone for their support."

The Cultivators present all felt their hearts burn with excitement.

If there was anything most anticipated at this event, it was this so-called True Dragon Treasure Vault.

It was well known that True Dragons loved to hoard treasures. No matter what Heaven And Earth Treasure, they would lock it away in their treasure vault.

Judging by the strength of the ancient True Dragons, the things coming out of this True Dragon Treasure Vault must be Heaven-Defying.

Even if they were just remnants, they would be enough for these people to soar to the heavens.

The steward on stage stopped talking nonsense and had someone bring up the first item obtained from the True Dragon Treasure Vault.

A maidservant was seen holding a wooden box. The wooden box was opened, and inside was an ancient, tattered scroll.

It seemed to be a painting.

The elder slowly took the scroll into his hand.

"Everyone, you should know about Emperor Shanhe, right? One of the ancient Emperors of the Human Race, his Legacy has always been unknown..."

The Legacy of an ancient Emperor???

Hearing the steward's introduction, the eyes of the Cultivators present almost turned red.

But there were also rational people who remained extremely calm.

Who are you trying to fool?

The Legacy of an ancient Emperor is just a small painting?

After building up the Cultivators' anticipation, the steward chuckled: "This Shanhe Painting is a painting left by Emperor Shanhe when he was young. The reason we know this is because it contains a remnant of his Sword Intent!"

"This Sword Intent is still immature, so it must have been left by the Emperor when he was young."

"The reason it hasn't been opened is out of fear of being injured by the Sword Qi, or perhaps of destroying the diagram."

"Of course, it may not necessarily be a Legacy inside. It could also be a Cultivation Technique, a Move, or even Sword Intent. Only the person who opens it will know for sure."

"The starting bid for the Shanhe Painting is one million Spirit Stones. Please begin bidding."

...

After the steward's introduction, the Cultivators all began to whisper among themselves.

Emperor Shanhe's reputation was undoubtedly great.

But what if there was nothing inside at all?

What could a wisp of Sword Intent represent, especially one left by an ancient Emperor in his youth?

Lin Ye's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was also a Sword Cultivator and could feel the surging Sword Intent within that scroll.

Ancient Emperor?

Putting aside the hype, just the powerful and surging Sword Intent alone had already moved Lin Ye.

"I bid one million two hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

A Sword Cultivator called out a high price.

For Sword Cultivators, no Heaven And Earth Treasure was as reliable as the three-foot long sword in their hand, and Emperor Shanhe was an Emperor who used a sword.

No matter what was inside, even just to experience the Sword Intent style of a young Emperor, these Spirit Stones would be worth it.

"One million five hundred thousand!"

"One million eight hundred thousand!"

With the first person to speak, bids began to be called out one after another.