193: Strange Gray Cloth

As soon as Su Ling spoke, Lu Tao and the others, who were still watching the excitement, were suddenly startled.

"Thirty million! Su Ling, why are you buying such a piece of junk?"

Lu Tao, being straightforward, asked directly.

Song Moting and the other two also looked curious, but they didn't speak up to question him.

Having spent a long time with Su Ling, they could probably guess that he certainly wouldn't act without a reason.

"It looks interesting, so I'm buying it to play around with."

Su Ling chuckled and gave a casual explanation.

Lu Tao and the others all raised their middle fingers together; like hell I believe you!

Since Su Ling was unwilling to explain clearly, they couldn't press him further.

As the price reached thirty million, the few people bidding quickly fell silent.

It wasn't until True Person Shuijing called out for the third time that someone tentatively bid thirty-one million.

"Thirty-five million!"

Su Ling didn't care and called out indifferently.

This price directly caused that person to give up the auction.

"Thirty-five million Low-Grade Spirit Stones... for the third time!"

As soon as True Person Shuijing finished speaking, the sound of a jade chime rang out. "The unknown seal belongs to this Fellow Daoist."

The dark seal then turned into a streak of light and entered the private booth where Su Ling and the others were.

Su Ling smiled and thanked him. He stroked the warm-to-the-touch Heaven-Fixing Seal and casually put it into his Storage Ring with an indifferent expression.

A moment later, a beautiful waitress knocked and entered, taking away the Spirit Stones Su Ling had paid.

"The next auction item is a Dragon Blood Lingzhi with ten thousand years of medicinal potency..."

...According to the list provided by the Myriad Treasures Auction House, no items that Su Ling and the others were interested in would appear for the next few hours.

The group simply left the auction house and headed to a nearby famous restaurant to take a short break.

As they left, Su Ling felt that surge of throbbing again.

Scanning the corner of the street out of the corner of his eye, he happened to spot the figure of the previous Black-Robed Cultivator.

"Senior Brother Qi, do me a favor."

Su Ling pondered for a moment and spoke to Qi Yunling in a low voice.

"Feel free to speak."

"Have your Golden-Pupiled Falcon keep an eye on that person for me..."

Su Ling used Divine Soul transmission to point out the direction to Qi Yunling.

"Late Nascent Soul Stage... is there something strange about this person?"

Curious as he was, Qi Yunling still quickly released the Golden-Pupiled Falcon from his spirit pet bag.

As soon as the Golden-Pupiled Falcon appeared, it immediately spread its wings and flew several miles into the sky, its two golden pupils reflecting the figure of the Black-Robed Cultivator.

"I'm not sure either, it's just a feeling... this person seems to have a karmic connection with me."

Su Ling spread his hands and spoke the truth.

"Then why hesitate? Just directly take action and suppress him."

Lu Tao said carelessly.

If anyone else dared to fight within the Imperial City, the law enforcement guards would immediately step in to arrest them.

But with their status, even if they killed this person right in front of the law enforcement guards,

the guards would likely turn a blind eye, and once they left, would quickly come back to clean up the mess.

"Forget it, taking action rashly would create a bad impression."

Su Ling shook his head slightly, rejecting the idea. "Let's go, I happen to be a bit hungry."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Lu Tao said casually, walking straight toward the restaurant across the street.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group returned to the auction house.

Before long, it was time for the Wind-Walking Pill that Qi Yunling was interested in.

The price of this fourth-grade Medicinal Pill wasn't very high; five whole bottles only cost over ten million Spirit Stones.

Song Moting also bid on an ice-attribute Spirit Crystal, which had an effect similar to the Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Ice Marrow Su Ling had seen before.

It had a great promotional effect on the ice-system Cultivation Technique he practiced.

As night fell, the Profound Thunder Crystal and jade bone blood ginseng that both Su Ling and Luo Xuanxiao were interested in appeared one after another.

Three Profound Thunder Crystals could assist in tempering thunder-attribute mana.

Five jade bone blood ginsengs could be used for Body Refining.

When Su Ling first obtained the Azure Heaven Thunder Treasure Talisman, he had found several in Pei Jianbai's Immortal Cave.

Later, in the process of practicing this technique, Su Ling had also used them to assist in cultivation and tempering his physique.

The effect was only average.

But those few plants were too young and couldn't compare to these five jade bone blood ginsengs with a thousand years of medicinal potency.

After a round of bidding, the two types of spiritual items were acquired by the two of them for twelve million and thirty million Low-Grade Spirit Stones respectively.

After a simple distribution, Su Ling obtained one Profound Thunder Crystal and three jade bone blood ginsengs.

The rest were taken by Luo Xuanxiao.

"Next, we are presenting a curious object of mysterious origin..."

True Person Shuijing stroked the warm jade cup with his fingertips, took a small sip of spirit tea, scanned the hall of Cultivators, and then slowly took an object out of his Storage Ring.

It was a grey cloth fragment less than five inches in size, without patterns or decorations, as thin as a cicada's wing, and almost blending with the light and shadow when held in hand.

He gave it a light shake, and the cloth fragment traced an imperceptible arc in the air. "This item is woven from the threads of some unknown Heaven And Earth Treasure. It looks thin, but its texture is so tough it's startling!"

As his voice fell, his tone suddenly became solemn, and he said word by word, "This house has tried in every possible way... but this item is impervious to water and fire, unharmed by blades and weapons. Even a full-strength strike from an Early Stage True Immortal Cultivator failed to damage it in the slightest!"

"Whoa!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the auction house instantly broke into an uproar!

Unharmed by a True Immortal's full-strength strike?

Every Cultivator present showed a look of shock, extending their Divine Thought one after another, staring intently at that unremarkable piece of cloth.

Given its size, although it wasn't enough to protect the whole body, if made into a heart-protecting mirror or a close-fitting Talisman, it would be a life-saving trump card at a critical moment!

Moreover, the gimmick of 'withstanding a True Immortal's attack' was enough in itself to make the value of this item soar, causing countless people to be tempted to act.

Different from the crowd's suspicious and heated discussion, the moment Su Ling saw the cloth clearly, he felt a surge of heat rush from his Dantian straight to his head. His blood boiled, and his hands clenched tightly out of control, his nails almost sinking into his palms.

He forcibly suppressed the exclamation in his throat, the wild joy surging in his chest almost drowning him.

Only his gaze, like a magnet, was stuck firmly on that grey cloth fragment, unable to look away for even a moment.

"True Person Shuijing, where exactly was this item found?"

A thick voice broke through the air, coming from a True Immortal expert located in a ninth-floor private booth.

The voice carried a faint pressure, causing the discussion in the hall to instantly quiet down.

True Person Shuijing pondered for a moment upon hearing this and replied with cupped hands, "To answer Senior Hongzhuo, this item is not a collection of this house, but was entrusted for sale by a Fellow Daoist. We were unable to delve into its origins."

"Since that's the case, may I try it personally?"

True Monarch Hongzhuo's eyes flickered slightly, his tone carrying a bit of inquiry.

"Naturally."

True Person Shuijing readily agreed and flicked his finger. The grey cloth fragment then hung steadily in the center of the auction stage, surrounded by a faint protective array to prevent it from affecting the surroundings.

True Monarch Hongzhuo said no more, condensing a wisp of brilliant fiery-red immortal power at his fingertip, and pointing it out seemingly casually.

However, that seemingly casual finger contained the unique sharp aura of a sword immortal. A fiery-red sword light, condensed as if solid, broke through the air with a piercing whistle of tearing air and instantly slammed into the cloth fragment!