Chapter 337: News

Inside the private room.

An expression of extreme excitement appeared on Du Xue's face.

Every single item before them was worthy of being treated as a finale auction lot.

If this deal were completed, wouldn't she have exceeded her mission quota?

She could also make a huge splash in front of her peers at the Five Blessings Auction House.

At the same time, the look in Du Xue's eyes as she gazed at 'Shopkeeper Lu' was filled with intense eagerness.

"Shopkeeper Lu, our Five Blessings Auction House will definitely secure a good price for these items for you."

"And rest assured, our establishment absolutely guarantees the confidentiality of our clients' privacy; no one will be able to discover the origin of these items."

"Here is a consignment auction agreement; if you find it acceptable, we can sign it immediately."

Hearing this, Qin Ming nodded, then picked up the jade slip and scanned through it once.

The Five Blessings Auction House only took a ten percent commission, which was already quite good.

He quickly finished signing the agreement.

Afterwards, Du Xue exchanged a few more words with him.

"Shopkeeper Lu, given the high grade of your auction items, our establishment will arrange a VIP seat for you at that time, with a dedicated person responsible for receiving you."

"Just come here on time in three days."

After settling the matter, Du Xue, with a warm attitude, escorted Qin Ming out of the auction house.

Nowadays, Qin Ming lacked neither wealth, cultivation techniques, pills, nor spiritual materials; unless it was an especially scarce third-tier spiritual object, or a pill formula or spiritual object related to Nascent Soul condensation, nothing could move him.

After leaving the Five Blessings Auction House, Qin Ming was just about to stroll around the market.

He had barely stepped out when the communication talisman on his person stirred.

Qin Ming took out the communication talisman and swept it with his divine sense, discovering that Han Yuan, Liu Ye, and Gao Feng of the Myriad Dao Shang Alliance had also arrived at this trading conference.

As the Myriad Dao Shang Alliance was the organizer, these three fellow Daoists would naturally come to carry out their duties.

Qin Ming put away the communication talisman, then headed over following the address Han Yuan had given.

Half an incense stick later.

Following the main road, making seven turns and eight twists, Qin Ming arrived at a restaurant, which was still the extremely famous Yufeng Tower of Great Jin.

This tower was decorated luxuriously and grandly; belonging to the category of high-end consumption venues, cultivators without any background or strength simply could not afford to spend here.

The attendant responsible for reception welcomed Qin Ming to a table by the window on the second floor.

At this moment, besides Han Yuan and the other two, there were two additional people at the dining table.

One was an old man in a hemp robe, dressed relatively plainly, with slightly dark skin, possessing a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation; his entire person appeared vigorous and spirited, showing not the slightest sign of aging.

Qin Ming sensed on this person an aura of long-term farming in the fields; he must be a spiritual planter.

The other was a sturdy man with a horse-shaped face, possessing a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation.

"Hehe! Fellow Daoist Lu has arrived."

"Come, come! Let me introduce you two; this is Shopkeeper Lu, who has traveled ten thousand li from the Southern Wasteland."

"Fellow Daoist Lu, an honor to meet you at last!"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Lu."

Qin Ming also cupped his fists in response to the two, and thus the several of them became acquainted.

Han Yuan welcomed Qin Ming to take his seat and introduced him: "This is Elder Xie, our Alliance's second-tier upper-grade spiritual planter."

It was evident that although Elder Xie possessed only a mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, Han Yuan and the other three held him in great respect.

"The other is Fellow Daoist Ma Yu."

"Both are our colleagues, serving within the Myriad Dao Shang Alliance."

"Greetings to both fellow Daoists," Qin Ming said, also returning a salute with cupped fists.

Afterwards, the several of them began eating and talking.

"By the way, does Fellow Daoist Lu plan to auction anything this time?" "I have heard that your pavilion counts as a major power in the Southern Wasteland; you surely have quite a few good items on hand, yes?" Liu Ye asked with a bright smile.

Qin Ming smiled faintly and replied: "Fellow Daoist Liu overpraises me; my pavilion amounts to nothing much even in Great Jin; I have come this time merely to see the world."

Han Yuan and the other three were quite pleased to see Qin Ming again, however, Elder Xie and Ma Yu maintained an attitude toward Qin Ming that was neither cold nor warm, after all, this was their first meeting.

At this moment.

Ma Yu raised his hand to set up a soundproofing barrier, then said mysteriously: "I will reveal some internal news to you; I estimate you will be greatly shocked after hearing it."

Hearing this, the several people at the table looked at each other in blank surprise, all displaying expressions of confusion and incomprehension.

Seeing the reactions of the several people, Ma Yu lowered his voice and continued speaking:

"Do you know who will preside over the auction at this Five Blessings Auction?"

Han Yuan shook his head and asked in return: "Could it be that Younger Brother Ma knows?"

"That's right; the one presiding over the auction this time will be Elder Jin Han," Ma Yu replied.

"Ah? It is actually Elder Jin presiding... that standard is far too high," Gao Feng also displayed a look of shock.

Qin Ming pretended to know nothing on the side, but in truth, he had already learned this Elder Jin Han's identity information from Hua Tianxiong's memories.

The Elder Jin Han they spoke of was one of the few rankable great cultivators of late-stage Jin Dan within the Great Jin Immortal Realm, his strength unfathomable.

"Usually, Elder Jin rarely appears for these kinds of ceremonial activities; unexpectedly, even his venerable self has personally come forward this time; there must be a special reason for this, yes?" Han Yuan had already guessed part of it.

Although they worked under the Myriad Dao Shang Alliance, they were merely at the bottom layer, unable to access core information.

"Exactly; the reason it is so grand is that, according to fellow Daoists above, even a Core-Forming Pill and one Nascent Soul-condensing spiritual object will be auctioned off as finale lots at this auction."

"However, those above are extremely strict about confidentiality regarding this; as for exactly what kind of Nascent Soul-condensing spiritual object it is, I do not know either."

Once these words were spoken.

Not only Han Yuan and the others, but even Qin Ming fell into shock.

"A Nascent Soul-condensing spiritual treasure?"

"I never expected that having only just arrived in Great Jin for a short while, I would encounter such a top-tier opportunity."

"What kind of luck is this?"

"However, such a spiritual treasure will inevitably become an object of contention for all the major powers; I'm afraid it won't be so easy to obtain."

"Hmm, when the time comes, I can secretly have Hua Tianxiong step forward to participate in the auction; did I not travel thousands of miles to Great Jin precisely for this?"

"No matter what, I cannot let such an opportunity slip right before my eyes."

Thinking of this, Qin Ming felt extremely comfortable in his heart and immediately sighed with emotion, saying:

"Then, based on what Fellow Daoist Ma says, this Five Elements Mountain trading assembly will be an unprecedented grand event; Lu has truly not made this trip in vain, hehe."

Upon learning that a Jin Dan would be auctioned off, Han Yuan and the others also revealed looks of longing, sighing repeatedly.

It was just that.

Such a spiritual pill was not something they could hope to touch, let alone a Nascent Soul-condensing spiritual treasure.

Just as the few of them were discussing.

A clamor rose from downstairs; a golden-luan precious carriage, surrounded by a group of attendants, stopped beneath the Yufeng Tower, and from the carriage stepped out a stout cultivator radiating powerful magic power.

Han Yuan and the others, sitting by the window, naturally witnessed this scene and transmitted their voices with slightly ugly expressions: "It's actually Senior Hua again; how did even he come? Last time, a senior from the Offending Fire Palace resolved the situation."

"With such a fiend, we had best stay as far away as possible."

"Why don't we withdraw first?"

But before the few of them could even rise, they saw Hua Tianxiong, dressed in luxurious clothing, already arrive upstairs; he was about to continue ascending to the higher floors when he happened to casually glance at the few people by the window on the third floor.

This glance from Hua Tianxiong was no small matter; upon spotting Qin Ming at the table, his facial skin couldn't help but twitch.

Yet his footsteps paused only slightly, whereupon he pretended to see nothing and went straight up to the fourth floor.

(End of Chapter)