Chapter 308: Items That Cannot Be Understood

Within the Tai Xi Faction.

The white-robed elder fished as leisurely as ever by the banks of the Xi Water Lake.

Yet today, standing beside him was a tall, black-robed elder.

"How many years has it been, and yet Venerable Du You remains this carefree," the black-robed elder chuckled, gently stroking his long beard.

The white-robed elder smiled faintly, "The path of cultivation is not confined to form. Crossing one's legs to guide energy is cultivation, but is what this old man does any different? I have never truly been idle..."

The black-robed elder laughed aloud, then shifted the topic, "Lately, over in the Yun Dian Region, there seems to have been a slight situation?"

The white-robed elder replied indifferently, "A mere triviality, not worth mentioning. Very soon, the aftermath will be settled."

The ripples of the lake shimmered, reflecting his peaceful and serene countenance, but from behind him came a sudden flurry of hurried footsteps.

"Master, there is news from the Yun Dian Region," the disciple spoke.

"Oh?" The elder smiled faintly. "As I expected, both sides suffered heavy losses?"

"Both sides suffered?" The black-robed elder remarked. "Does Venerable Du You not consider stepping in to assist?"

"After all, it is not fitting for our Tai Xi Faction to interfere too deeply in secular affairs," the white-robed elder pondered aloud. "However, the timing should be right now. Once the Yun Dian Region comes to our faction to beg for aid, it will not be too late to lend them a treasure..."

"It is not that both sides suffered," the disciple said awkwardly.

"Not that both sides suffered?" The elder asked in surprise. "Could it be that that faction was so incredibly fragile?"

"Neither..." the disciple said repeatedly. "They... they... have remained at peace with each other up until now!"

The black-robed elder: "..."

Venerable Du You: "..."

"Hmm?" According to his judgment, the Great Jin Country had dealt such a heavy blow to the Yun Dian Region, and the culprit was Fang Qi's shop. No matter how one looked at it, the two sides should have clashed. How could they still be at peace?!

"Is the news correct?" Venerable Du You's face stiffened slightly.

"This disciple..." The disciple hesitated, stammering, "This disciple also thought it was incorrect, assuming the Yun Dian Region was merely gathering strength for a strike. I intentionally ordered people to observe for a few more days, only to find... they remain at peace!"

"...Strange." Venerable Du You subconsciously tossed his fishing rod aside, rubbing his beard in utter bewilderment.

Even in the worst-case scenario, if the Yun Dian Region could not win the fight, they should have come to the Three Saint Factions to request reinforcements...

They neither fight nor show themselves, what is the meaning of this?

"This disciple... also gathered some rumors that are not widely circulated locally..." the disciple added.

"What rumors?!"

"It is said that in that shop... there is a type of poison technique called net addiction," the disciple said. "The scout over there only overheard it mentioned by chance."

"Once a cultivator is infected, they become addicted, and the only..."

"The only what?!"

"The only way to cure it is with electric shocks!" the disciple said. "Junior Brother Feng Xi failed to catch this poison, and I surmise it is precisely because Junior Brother Feng Xi was ultimately struck by lightning magic... which aligns perfectly with these rumors."

Venerable Tai Yi's old eyes shifted uncertainly: "..."

...

A place like the Half City was, to the collective of cultivators in the entire Morning Star Sea Realm, an existence akin to a cancer.

Yet at times, they had no choice but to rely on this place, because only here could they acquire certain extraordinary items they normally could not obtain.

"Miss Xi, why are you here again?" Inside the auction house, a middle-aged man dressed in pale gold robes, tending to some plants, spoke with evident impatience, "Have I not already told you? The low-to-medium grade items selected for this auction have long been fully booked..."

Furthermore, what on earth were a Magic Shield and a Wu Ji Staff? Who the devil knew how much they would sell for?

"Even if your father came in person, there would be no accommodation!"

"Manager Jin!" Xi Chenzhou's face twitched as he happened to walk in at that exact moment. "This does not seem right, does it?"

He was quite displeased. It was one thing for Manager Jin to occasionally line his own pockets in his daily routines, but today he refused to give even him any face.

"What is not right? Who says it is not right?" Jin Wu had been entrusted by the Feng Family of the Morning Star Sea Realm to handle some illicit items during this trip, and he had accepted quite a lot of benefits. Naturally, it was impossible for him to back down. Against a mere Xi Chenzhou, he had absolutely nothing to fear.

"I also think it is not right!" Black Demon stepped forward from behind.

"My apologies, Manager Jin." Tang Yuan stepped forward. "I, too, feel this is not right."

"Manager Jin, to not even grant face to my White Dragon Mansion is a bit much, is it not?" A white-robed cultivator stepped forward.

"Manager Jin!" Mo Tianheng also stood forward. "Old as I am, I am not without acquaintances within this inner city. Must we truly make a scene out of this?"

"Manager Jin!" A Divine Sea Realm cultivator with a fierce aura and a mythical beast pattern embroidered on his chest stepped forward.

"Manager Jin!" A cultivator in blood-red robes with a freezing gaze stood forward.

"Manager Jin..."

"Jin..."

More than a dozen major factions from the outer city had gathered here almost in their entirety, along with a few who held some authority even in the inner city, such as those from the White Dragon Mansion. They swarmed forward all at once: "Would you like to think carefully before answering?"

"Hahaha...!" Ruan Ning followed behind, holding Xi Yue as she shook with laughter. "Sister Xi Yue, look at that guy's expression!"

Beside her, Owner Fang rolled his eyes at her: "Like a piece of dung..."

"Hmph hmph hmph!" Ruan Ning put on a proud air.

Jin Wu's face was a marvelous spectacle: "What is the meaning of everyone gathering here like this? Do you intend to cause trouble in the inner city?"

"Hurry up and register us!" With so many people present, even the cultivators who usually did not dare to be too presumptuous in the inner city found their courage swelling. "I want to sell a copy of 'Summon Divine Beast'. Do you even know its price?"

"This master wishes to auction a Bone Jade Staff, the absolute first on the entire server. If something goes wrong, can you afford the delay?"

"Do you know the value of my copy of 'Ice Roar'? How dare you relegate me to a small auction venue?!"

Jin Wu: "..."

What the heck were all these things?!

Have all my years of appraisal work been in vain?!

"Manager Jin, what do we do now?" a black-clothed cultivator beside him whispered.

Jin Wu was, after all, a veteran of many situations, and he quickly regained his composure: "If everyone wishes to auction these items, you must at least let me examine them so I can estimate their value, right?"

"Examine them? Easily done!" The nearby Black Demon waved his hand casually, and his entire body lit up with a golden spiritual light, transforming into a semi-transparent barrier of golden light. Compared to a spiritual barrier sustained by an artifact, it appeared considerably thicker. "A Magic Shield, ever seen one? Someone has already used this thing to block an attack from the Divine Sea Realm. Would Manager Jin care to try it?"

"This thing can block a blow from the Divine Sea Realm?"

One had to know that back with Xi Yue, it could at most withstand a single blow from the True Lake Realm without dying. By comparison, in the hands of a grand cultivator like Black Demon, its power was naturally vastly different.

"What about the rest?" What Black Demon said did not seem false, and Jin Wu finally began to take these items seriously.

"We must ask Manager Jin to take a trip with us," Tang Yuan of the Yuan Heng Pavilion said. "The truth will naturally become clear then!"

"Indeed, you will understand after watching us play 'The Legend' for a few minutes!"

"Manager... what about the Feng Family's side?" the black-clothed cultivator asked in a low voice.

"Would you have me offend so many factions of the Half City?!" Manager Jin said with a dark face. "Then this manager shall accompany you to take a look, to see if your items truly possess that kind of value!"

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