Chapter 457: Eternal Leaf

Having finally dispelled the notion of Chen Jing and the other watching him summon armor, Lingyun shifted his gaze back to the auction.

Currently being auctioned was a somewhat worn long sword, which featured some peculiar inscriptions. Although the entire sword looked a bit dilapidated, it still radiated a powerful aura.

According to Zhuo Yun's introduction, this sword was very likely one of the batch of powerful Magic Swords produced by the Lingyun Mercenary Group back in the day. Whether it was its origin, the inscriptions on the Magic Sword, or its power, it held extraordinary significance.

So-called Magic Swords were long swords imbued with Magic. At the time, this was a move Lingyun made out of desperation; after all, the Demon Race had a great many mid-to-high-level personnel, and in a contest of foundations, the races of the Continent might not necessarily be able to compete. Under these circumstances, Lingyun forged powerful Magic Swords; as long as the Magic within the Magic Sword was triggered, one could obtain powerful strength in a short period of time, and some powerful Magic Swords could even kill existences that surpassed the Heavenly Domain. The only drawback was that the Magic Sword had a limited number of uses; once this number was exceeded, the Magic Sword would shatter because it could not withstand the power of the Magic.

However, such strategic weapons had long since been mostly consumed during the Millennium Holy War, and the few remaining Magic Swords had long since gone missing. And the Magic Sword appearing at the auction now was merely a replica forged by some later Master blacksmith.

But it was clear that other people did not know this, and the bidding voices rose one after another. Before long, this sword was pocketed by someone in the highest-tier private box for the high price of five million gold coins.

"Tsk tsk, that person really lost out big time!" Lingyun sighed and said.

"Hm, is there something wrong with that sword?" Chen Jing asked.

"That sword is actually already on the verge of collapse; in just a few more days, this sword will completely shatter," Lingyun said. "But looking at that person's appearance, it is clear they want to take this sword back to study it, which is why I said they lost out big time! Most importantly, this sword is not even the genuine article, but a replica."

"Is that so..."

"Eh, it seems something interesting has appeared!" Lingyun's gaze suddenly fell upon an auction item that had just been brought onto the stage.

"Hm, it just looks like a Flower Crown woven from some leaves and fresh flowers!" Chen Jing said to Lingyun. "Although this Flower Crown looks very beautiful, these leaves and fresh flowers all look very ordinary!"

"Ordinary leaves? If these leaves are considered ordinary, then there are hardly any special leaves left in this world!" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Could it be that these leaves have something special about them?" Su Wanyue asked.

"That's right, but not all the leaves are like this; among them, there is only one special leaf," Lingyun said.

"A special leaf, just one?" Chen Jing and Aiweier looked at each other, their eyes full of interest.

Just as Lingyun and Chen Jing were talking, Zhuo Yun on the stage held up the Flower Crown in his hand and said: "I believe everyone already knows this item; that's right, this item is the Elf Flower Crown that was most cherished in the life of Fei Te Er, who was known as the Queen of Fairies."

Hearing this statement from Zhuo Yun, the people present were somewhat in an uproar. One must know that the Queen of Fairies, Fei Te Er, was a major figure before the Millennium Holy War, and legend had it that she had a significant relationship with the Spirit race, and this Flower Crown was a treasure gifted to her by one of the Elf Queens.

Legend had it that the Elf Flower Crown contained the blessing of the Elf Queen, and the Queen of Fairies relied on this Flower Crown to defeat many powerful enemies. Later, the Queen of Fairies fell during the Millennium Holy War, and her Elf Flower Crown also went missing. Now this Elf Flower Crown appeared in the Morning Light Auction House, but it seemed to have lost the powerful Magic of legend.

"Three thousand gold coins!" A young girl looked at the Elf Flower Crown in Zhuo Yun's hand, her eyes full of sparkling light; she was clearly very fond of this Flower Crown.

"Three thousand five hundred gold coins!" A middle-aged woman on the side spoke up immediately, and raised the price by five thousand in one go.

"Wanyue, bid for this Elf Flower Crown! If the price exceeds thirty thousand, then give up," Lingyun said to Su Wanyue beside him.

"Lingyun, could it be that this Elf Flower Crown really has something special about it?" Chen Jing asked with some curiosity.

"Looking at the current state of this Elf Flower Crown, it clearly lost the vast majority of its power after suffering heavy damage. But aren't you curious? That is an item from the Millennium Holy War period, and it is merely a Flower Crown; why has it been able to remain intact until now?" Lingyun said to Su Wanyue.

"That's right, the fact that it is well-preserved is indeed the biggest point of suspicion. Other people might attribute this reason to the magical Natural Magic of the Spirit Race, but I can tell you that within the Spirit Race, there is no such special Magic, not even in the records!" Aiweier said.

"That's right, what allowed this Flower Crown to be preserved to this day is not the credit of the Spirit Race's Magic, but the good work of one of the leaves on this Flower Crown," Lingyun said. "And the name of this leaf is the Eternal Leaf!"

"Eternal Leaf, this, how is this possible?" Hearing Lingyun's words, Aiweier could not help but stand up.

"Lingyun, is this Eternal Leaf very special?" Chen Jing asked with some confusion.

"Indeed it is!" Lingyun nodded. "The Eternal Leaf is only produced by the Eternal Ancient Tree, and the Eternal Ancient Tree is the final form of the Spirit Race's Elf Ancient Tree!"

"The Eternal Ancient Tree is named Eternal; it is almost impossible for it to drop leaves, and it is even more impossible for our Spirit Race to desecrate the holy tree of our race for the sake of a few Eternal Leaves. Unless an extremely critical situation arises, our Spirit Race will absolutely never proactively pick an Eternal Leaf," Aiweier said. "Most importantly, only an Eternal Leaf that falls from the Eternal Ancient Tree on its own can be called a true Eternal Leaf, the supreme holy relic of the Spirit Race."

"The Eternal Leaf possesses all sorts of incredible effects, and one of the effects is the Eternal Power. Although this eternity is merely a pseudo-eternity, it is enough to keep the Elf Flower Crown preserved for a thousand years of time," Lingyun explained.

"Lingyun, is your goal the Eternal Leaf?" Su Wanyue placed a bid, then turned her head and asked.

"That's right, my target is indeed the Eternal Leaf on the Elf Flower Crown. Actually, the Eternal Leaf has another important effect, which is to allow a degenerated Elf Ancient Tree to once again possess the ability to evolve toward an Eternal Ancient Tree," Lingyun said. "Of course, this is an ability only a true Eternal Leaf has, and the Eternal Leaf on this Elf Flower Crown happens to fit the requirements."

While they were talking, the price of the Elf Flower Crown had already soared all the way to ten thousand gold coins. In the eyes of many, this price was already inflated; for an Elf Flower Crown that had already lost its power, in their eyes, being auctioned for eight thousand was the absolute limit.

"Twelve thousand gold coins!" Finally, Su Wanyue struck the final blow and won the Elf Flower Crown.