Chapter 258: The Mysterious Red Silk

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“Huh, this looks familiar,” Everlasting Fairy murmured as the auctioneer displayed a piece of red silk.

“Do you know what this is, Fairy?” Lu Yang asked.

Everlasting Fairy scratched her head, trying to recall the origin of the red silk, but she was a bit groggy and couldn’t remember right away.

“What was it again? The Sky-Covering Immortal Veil crafted by Ying Tian Immortal that could shroud an entire planet?”

“The Myriad Illusions Cloth made by Nonuple Immortal that could turn everything into nothing with a single thought?”

“Or was it the veil used by Qilin Immortal at her wedding?”

“I can’t remember. But this cloth carries the aura of the five immortals, so it must belong to one of us!” Everlasting Fairy stated confidently.

Lu Yang’s eyes lit up. A piece of cloth with an unknown origin and the aura of five immortals must have an extraordinary background.

It might even be the legendary immortal artifact.

The pots and pans of the Undying Sect were immortal treasures, and they could be used for significant purposes when combined. This cloth, imbued with the aura of five immortals, must surpass those in status!

Everlasting Fairy proved useful at a crucial moment!

Someone in the audience questioned, “Is this auction seriously presenting a piece of fabric with unknown age and material? Are they just filling space because they don’t have many good items this time?”

The auctioneer smiled gently, not surprised by the skepticism. “This cloth was obtained by a cultivator after slaying a demonic beast in the dense forest. Even our most experienced appraisers couldn’t determine its material or age.”

“It appears to be from ancient times, possibly belonging to an ancient genius who fell during the great age wars, leaving the cloth as an unclaimed item.”

“The fabric is incredibly tough; even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator couldn’t tear it apart.”

“What about a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator?”

The auctioneer replied honestly, “It hasn’t been tested. The cloth’s primary value is its perfect condition. If a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator damages it, the value would drop significantly.”

“The starting bid for the red silk is one thousand spirit stones.”

The commerce guild wasn’t sure of the red silk’s value. Despite claiming it was an ancient item, the silk was so well-preserved that it looked newly made, making it hard to believe it was thirty thousand years old. Thus, they set a low starting bid.

“One thousand spirit stones.”

An Ke from the Clear Moon Sect bid. She found the cloth’s color beautiful, thinking it could be used to make clothes or modified into a shawl.

“One thousand two hundred spirit stones,” Peach Blossom Leaf bid.

An Ke frowned, not expecting competition for the fabric.

She turned and saw that the bidder was a female cultivator even more beautiful than herself.

It seemed they had the same purpose.

That made her more determined not to let it go!

“One thousand five hundred spirit stones!”

“Two thousand,” Peach Blossom Leaf’s lazy voice indicated she didn’t care who bid; she would just keep raising the price.

“Two thousand two hundred spirit stones!” An Ke increased her bid again.

“Three thousand,” Peach Blossom Leaf bid without hesitation.

An Ke had many admirers who would usually help her with bidding, but upon seeing that the competitor was a stunning beauty, they tacitly chose not to assist An Ke.

“Three thousand one hundred…”

“Four thousand.”

An Ke fell silent. She could continue bidding, but the Twin Lotus on One Stalk was still to come. She couldn’t spend all her spirit stones on a piece of cloth.

“Four thousand spirit stones going once, four thousand spirit stones going twice, four thousand spirit stones going thrice, sold!” The auctioneer’s gavel fell, marking the red silk as Peach Blossom Leaf’s.

“Thank you for your help, Junior Sister. I’ll return the spirit stones after the auction!” Lu Yang quietly transmitted his voice. He had asked Peach Blossom Leaf to bid.

If a man like him bid for the silk, people might suspect it had some hidden secret, driving the price up.

But if Peach Blossom Leaf bid, people would just think a beautiful woman liked the fabric and was willing to spend money on it for her own pleasure.

“There’s no need for thanks between us, Brother Lu. We’re fellow disciples. Have you identified the origin of the red silk?” Peach Blossom Leaf asked with a smile, showing her dimples.

Lu Yang paused, then said honestly, “It should be an ancient item with an extraordinary origin, but I can’t be sure what exactly it is.”

Everlasting Fairy, only sixteen years old, seemed to be showing early signs of senility—truly tragic.

The next few auction items didn’t catch the attention of the four. Only when the auctioneer presented the Twin Lotus on One Stalk did they sit up straight, eager to see how much it would fetch.

As soon as the Twin Lotus appeared, the audience fell silent, their gazes intense.

For any late Foundation Building stage cultivator, the Twin Lotus was a treasure that could open the door to their future.

The auctioneer introduced it with a gentle smile, “The Twin Lotus on One Stalk—many of you may have seen this very plant in the dense forest a few days ago. Its effects need no further explanation.”

“Starting bid, thirty thousand spirit stones.”

The audience’s eyes seemed ready to snatch the Twin Lotus right away, making the auctioneer’s introduction unnecessary.

“Thirty-one thousand spirit stones!”

“I must have the Twin Lotus, thirty-two thousand spirit stones!”

“You’re trying to get the Twin Lotus with such a small amount of spirit stones? Thirty-five thousand spirit stones!” The White Tiger Saint Child from the Four Symbols Sect sneered at the incremental bidding.

“Thirty-eight thousand spirit stones!” An Ke countered.

“Forty thousand spirit stones!” Duan Hongchen, the Heaven Inquiry Blade, shouted. He was just a step away from forming his core, needing only the Twin Lotus.

“Forty-one thousand spirit stones!”

“Forty-four thousand!”

“Forty-five thousand!”

The price of the Twin Lotus kept climbing, making Barbarian Bone grin widely.

Finally, the price settled at forty-nine thousand spirit stones.

“Forty-nine thousand spirit stones, going once, forty-nine thousand spirit stones, going twice…”

Meng Jingzhou pondered, and while the auctioneer called out the bids, he muttered just loudly enough for those nearby to hear, “Those Buddhist disciples who know Arhat Fist are truly despicable. I wonder if there are any clues about them on this Twin Lotus?”

“Fifty thousand spirit stones!” The White Tiger Saint Child immediately raised his bid.

He wasn’t in a hurry to use the Twin Lotus but vowed to find those Buddhist disciples!

Fifty thousand spirit stones was more than any Foundation Building stage cultivator could gather in a lifetime, affordable only to core disciples of major sects like the White Tiger Saint Child.

“Fifty-three thousand spirit stones!” An Ke raised her bid again.

The White Tiger Saint Child regained his composure. While he could raise the bid further, doing so would offend An Ke, and the Twin Lotus wasn’t worth that much spirit stone.

An Ke won the Twin Lotus for fifty-three thousand spirit stones.

After the auction, Peach Blossom Leaf handed the red silk to Lu Yang.

“Fairy, can you tell what this is now?” Lu Yang asked quietly, hoping the Fairy could identify the red silk.

Everlasting Fairy pondered for a moment, searching her memories. Then she smacked her hand, an expression of sudden realization on her face. She finally remembered the origin of the red silk from an obscure corner of her memory.

“Isn’t this my family’s tablecloth?”

“…Fairy, you really don’t hold back.”

“What do you mean?”

“Always tricking people close to you.”

(End of the chapter)