Chapter 258: The Mysterious Red Silk

"Eh, this thing looks familiar," the Immortal Fairy exclaimed after the host displayed the red silk.

"Does the Fairy know what this is?" Lu Yang asked.

The Immortal Fairy scratched her head, trying hard to recall the origin of the red silk, but she was a bit muddled from sleeping and couldn't remember what it was for a moment.

"What was it? The Heaven-Covering Immortal Gauze refined by the Ying Tian Immortal that can block the sky and sun, wrapping an entire planet?"

"The Miro Covering Cloth refined by the Jiu Chong Immortal that turns thoughts into nothingness?"

"Or is it the bridal veil used when the Qilin Immortal got married?"

"I can't remember. This piece of cloth has the aura of us five immortals on it; it must be an item belonging to one of us five!" the Immortal Fairy said with certainty.

Lu Yang's eyes lit up. A piece of cloth of unknown origin, possessing the aura of five immortals—it must have a heaven-defying background.

Perhaps it was a legendary immortal treasure.

The pots and pans of the Decayed Sect were all immortal treasures, which even Integration stage cultivators could use as treasures; the status of this cloth with the aura of five immortals must be above that!

The Immortal Fairy was still useful at critical moments!

Someone in the audience questioned: "You dare to auction a piece of cloth with unknown age and material? Is it because there aren't many good items in this auction, so you're using this to fill the numbers?"

The host smiled slightly, not surprised that someone would question it: "This piece of cloth was obtained by a cultivator after slaying a demonic beast in the dense forest. Even after appraisal by the most qualified appraisers, it is impossible to determine the material and age of the cloth."

"This piece of cloth is suspected to come from the ancient era. Perhaps it was a possession of some ancient heaven-defying genius who fell during the Great World Struggle, and the cloth became an ownerless object."

"The texture of the cloth is hard; even if an Integration stage cultivator were to tear at it with all their might, they wouldn't be able to damage it in the slightest."

"What about a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator?"

The host informed truthfully: "It hasn't been tried. The greatest feature of this silk ribbon is that it is perfectly preserved. If a Spirit Transformation stage cultivator were to damage it, the price of the silk ribbon would be greatly discounted."

"Red silk, starting bid one thousand spirit stones."

The chamber of commerce couldn't gauge the price of the red silk either. They said it was an ancient object, but this silk ribbon was preserved too perfectly, as if it had just been woven. It was hard for people to believe this was an item from three hundred thousand years ago, so they set the starting bid very low.

"One thousand spirit stones."

Qingyue Sect's An Ke shouted. She saw that the color of the cloth was very beautiful and could be used to refine clothes, or with slight modifications, as a shawl.

"One thousand two hundred spirit stones," Tao Yaoye shouted.

An Ke frowned, not expecting someone to compete with her for the cloth.

She looked back and discovered that the one bidding was a female cultivator even more beautiful than herself.

It seemed their goal was the same.

Then she couldn't give it up even more!

"One thousand five hundred spirit stones!"

"Two thousand," Tao Yaoye's voice was lazy, as if she didn't care who was bidding; no matter who bid, she would increase the price.

"Two thousand two hundred spirit stones!" An Ke increased the price again.

"Three thousand," Tao Yaoye bid without the slightest hesitation.

An Ke was beautiful and had many followers. Originally, these people would have helped An Ke bid, but when they discovered that the other bidder was a stunning beauty, they all tacitly chose not to help An Ke.

"Three thousand one hundred..."

"Four thousand."

An Ke fell silent. She could certainly bid higher, but the Twin-Stemmed Lotus was still to come; she couldn't spend all her spirit stones on a piece of cloth.

"Four thousand spirit stones once, four thousand spirit stones twice, four thousand spirit stones three times, sold!" The host's small hammer fell, meaning the red silk belonged to Tao Yaoye.

"Many thanks to Junior Sister for taking action. I will return the spirit stones to you after the auction ends!" Lu Yang whispered via voice transmission; it was he who had asked Tao Yaoye to bid.

If a grown man like him went to bid for silk, people would suspect that the silk hid some secret, thereby driving the price very high.

It was different when Tao Yaoye went to bid; it would only make people think that a beauty liked the cloth and was spending money to buy happiness.

"You and I are Senior Brother and Junior Sister; talking about thanks is being too formal. Did Senior Brother Lu recognize the origin of the red silk?" Tao Yaoye asked with a smile, revealing two shallow dimples.

Lu Yang was silent for a moment and said truthfully: "It should be an object from the ancient era, with an extraordinary background. As for what exactly it is, I can't say for sure."

The Immortal Fairy had developed early-stage senile dementia at only sixteen; it was sad and lamentable.

The subsequent auction items didn't attract the attention of the four of them. Only when the host displayed the Twin-Stemmed Lotus did the four of them straighten their backs, wanting to see how many spirit stones the Twin-Stemmed Lotus could fetch.

As soon as the Twin-Stemmed Lotus appeared, the audience instantly fell silent, their eyes burning.

For any Foundation Establishment late-stage cultivator, the Twin-Stemmed Lotus was a treasure for opening up the future.

The host introduced it with a light smile: "The Twin-Stemmed Lotus. Perhaps everyone present saw it just a few days ago. This is the very one that appeared in the dense forest a few days ago. I don't need to say too much about its efficacy."

"Starting bid, thirty thousand spirit stones."

The gazes from the audience were as if they wanted to snatch the Twin-Stemmed Lotus; there was no need for the host to introduce it at all.

"Thirty-one thousand spirit stones!"

"I am determined to get the Twin-Stemmed Lotus. Thirty-two thousand spirit stones!"

"You dare to snatch the Twin-Stemmed Lotus with such a small amount of spirit stones? Thirty-five thousand spirit stones!" The Bai Hu Saint Son of the Four Symbols Sect sneered at everyone's behavior of increasing the price bit by bit.

"Thirty-eight thousand spirit stones!" An Ke was not to be outdone.

"Forty thousand spirit stones!" shouted the Heaven-Questioning Blade, Duan Hongchen. He was only one Twin-Stemmed Lotus away from Core Formation.

"Forty-one thousand spirit stones!"

"Forty-four thousand!"

"Forty-five thousand!"

The price of the Twin-Stemmed Lotus climbed steadily, making Seeing Man Gu grin from ear to ear.

In the end, the price of the Twin-Stemmed Lotus stopped at forty-nine thousand spirit stones.

"Forty-nine thousand spirit stones once, forty-nine thousand spirit stones twice..."

Meng Jingzhou pondered. Taking advantage of the host's bidding, he muttered to himself in a voice just loud enough for people nearby to hear: "Those two Buddhist disciples who know the Arhat Fist are truly hateful. Are there any clues about those two Buddhist disciples on this Twin-Stemmed Lotus?"

"Fifty thousand spirit stones!" The Bai Hu Saint Son immediately increased the bid.

He wasn't in a hurry to use the Twin-Stemmed Lotus, but he swore he must find those two Buddhist disciples!

Fifty thousand spirit stones was a price that a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator couldn't save up even if they went bankrupt; only core disciples of major sects like the Bai Hu Saint Son could afford it.

"Fifty-three thousand spirit stones!" An Ke increased the bid again.

The Bai Hu Saint Son calmed down. He could certainly increase the bid, but if he did so, not only would he offend An Ke, but the Twin-Stemmed Lotus wasn't worth that many spirit stones either.

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

After the auction ended, Tao Yaoye handed the red silk to Lu Yang.

"Fairy, can you tell what this is now?" Lu Yang asked quietly, hoping the Fairy could reveal the origin of the red silk.

The Immortal Fairy pondered for a moment, trying hard to rummage through her memories. She slapped her hand, revealing an expression of sudden realization, and finally remembered the origin of the red silk in an inconspicuous corner of her memory.

"Isn't this my family's tablecloth!"

"... Fairy, you really don't stand on ceremony."

"How so?"

"You specifically scam your own people."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 259 =====