I Can See Through Everything - Chapter 579

Chapter 579 The core is obtained, the top-grade spiritual weapon Immortal Golden Bell!

“Finally   , we’ve secured it safely.”

Upon hearing the announcement from the Treasure-Treasure Venerable, Lu Qing’s face lit up with a smile. Even Xiao Li couldn’t help but see a flicker of excitement in his eyes.   ”Fellow Daoist Chen, you’re truly generous.”   Taoist Wubao finally managed to calm down a bit, and couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.   He found himself increasingly confused about this Fellow Daoist Chen.   Besides his unfathomable cultivation, he now displayed an astonishing wealth.   He had never heard of such a person before.   ”It’s just a small purchase; these few spirit stones are nothing. The fight for those spiritual artifacts later will be the real deal.”   Lu Qing smiled and shook his head.   He knew he had gotten the upper hand this time.   While others might not be able to discern the Void Core’s mysteries, the fact that it couldn’t be damaged by even the might of the Soul Realm would likely pique the interest of many powerful individuals.   However, because there were treasures like top-grade spiritual artifacts available later in the auction, many people wanted to hold back and avoid wasting spirit stones, which allowed him to snag a bargain.   Otherwise, he would have faced considerable expense in acquiring the Void Core.   Just then, Lu Qing sensed a movement outside.   A telepathic voice echoed: “Dear guest number 19, you have won treasure number 38. Would you like to have it delivered to you now, or after the auction?” ”   Is that even possible?” Lu Qing was delighted and said, “Then send it to me now.”   The Void Core was too important; the sooner he secured it, the sooner he could rest assured.   ”Excuse me, dear guest.”   Shortly after the telepathic voice faded, there was a knock on the door.   The VIP room’s door was set back, also shielded by a formation.   This was to prevent anyone from observing the guest inside when it opened.   The jade token in Lu Qing’s hand controlled the formation within the room. He manipulated it and opened the door.   Two Foundation Establishment cultivators, seemingly waiters, stood respectfully outside.   One of them held the silver sphere.   ”Dear guest, we have delivered treasure number 38. Please take a look.”   Lu Qing stepped forward, took the sphere, activated his supernatural powers, and pretended to examine it carefully.   After a moment, he saw the message appear in his field of vision and nodded slightly.   ”Yes, the item is correct. Would you like to pay now?”   ”Yes, please forgive me,” a waiter said respectfully.   Without hesitation, Lu Qing pulled a bag from his Qiankun Yiqi bag, took out some spirit stones, and handed it over.   ”Here are 1,500 mid-grade spirit stones. Please count them and see if the number is correct.”   The two waiters took the bag and carefully counted it in front of Lu Qing.   They quickly exchanged glances, confirming everything was correct.   One of them said respectfully, “The number is indeed correct. Thank you very much, distinguished guest.”   ”No problem.”   ”Then we will take our leave. We hope you will have success bidding for your desired treasure next time.”   ”Thank you for your good wishes.”   After the two waiters left, Lu Qing returned to his seat, toying with the silver sphere.   He then realized that without tapping into his supernatural powers, even he couldn’t discern the profound depths of the Void Core.   Only a faint tremor remained within him.   However, that was only because he had refined the Void Flying Boat; otherwise, he would have been unable to perceive its extraordinary power.   ”Has Fellow Daoist Chen discovered the mystery of this object?” Taoist Wubao asked curiously.   ”How could it be that simple?” Lu Qing said with a smile. “Even the treasure appraisers of Tianshu City and so many powerful masters in the Multi-God Realm couldn’t decipher the secrets of this treasure. How could I be more powerful than those senior masters?   I simply found it quite unique, so I bought it, intending to study it later.”   With that, he placed the silver sphere into his Qiankun Yiqi Bag.   It was still unknown what would happen when the Void Flying Boat and the core merged, and with so many powerful masters here, it wasn’t suitable.   If leaving now wouldn’t attract attention, Lu Qing wouldn’t have wanted to wait until the auction ended.   The auction continued in full swing.   However, as the treasures that appeared grew increasingly valuable, the starting price for any one item began at tens of thousands of spirit stones.   The cultivators in the hall below gradually lost the ability to bid, and the competition shifted to the guests in the VIP room above.   Lu Qing simply observed, not bidding any further.   In the center, there was a sword formation magic weapon, consisting of nine high-grade flying swords, which he was quite tempted by.   The Seven Star Sword Formation he was currently comprehending would be just the thing to use.   Unfortunately, the price of that sword formation was far too high, its value no less than that of a top-grade treasure.   If he tried to bid for it, he probably wouldn’t have many spirit stones left.   So, after hesitating for a while, Lu Qing finally gave up.   ”I’m still too poor,”   Lu Qing couldn’t help but sigh.   His 10,000-plus mid-grade spirit stones seemed like a lot.

But at this auction, even buying a powerful treasure wasn’t guaranteed.

Compared to those sects, powerful families, and wealthy clans, his meager amount of spirit stones was completely insignificant.

“I should buy some refining materials when I have time and refine my own flying sword,” Lu Qing secretly planned.

He had the Lihuo Cauldron in hand, along with the Lihuo Sect’s refining heritage.

With the right materials, refining a magical weapon on his own wouldn’t be difficult.

Furthermore, a magical weapon refined by one’s own hands would be much easier to control.

After fully understanding the [Seven Star Sword Formation], he could attempt to refine a set of sword formations and flying swords himself.

“Next, the one everyone’s most anticipated, and the final treasure of the night,”

Lu Qing pondered as the Treasure Guardian below, after auctioning off a low-grade spiritual weapon, began to speak loudly.

Everyone immediately perked up, knowing that the highlight of the night was finally approaching.

Not only the cultivators in the hall, but even the many powerful Yuanshen in the VIP room above all straightened their bodies, their expressions becoming serious.

Lu Qing also withdrew his thoughts and began to gaze downward.

“It seems everyone has guessed it.” After a pause, the Zhenbao Venerable continued, “Indeed, the next item to be auctioned is this treasure.”

With a wave of his hand, a treasure appeared, attracting everyone’s attention.

It was a bell-shaped magic weapon, the golden bell body was dazzling and exuded an immortal charm.

Although it looked only the size of a palm, the vibrations it emitted made everyone’s heart tremble.

“This treasure is called the Immortal Golden Bell. It was the possession of a senior master, who specially gave it to us in Tianshu City for auction.”

The Zhenbao Venerable began to explain the origin of the golden bell magic weapon.

Everyone shuddered as they listened.

To be honored as a senior by a powerful Yuanshen master like Venerable Zhenbao must be a supreme being who has made great strides in the Yuanshen realm.

But this was only natural; only such a being would have the audacity to auction off a top-grade spiritual artifact.

“This Immortal Golden Bell is a flawless, top-grade spiritual artifact,” Venerable Zhenbao continued. “It can attack and defend, a powerful weapon capable of both offense and defense.

As for its exact power, it will only be known after the fellow Daoist purchases it and experiences it firsthand.”

After briefly explaining the Golden Bell, Venerable Zhenbao paused, giving everyone time to react.

As expected, after hearing his introduction, the powerful beings in the VIP room were all stunned.

“The Immortal Golden Bell, a top-grade spiritual weapon with both offensive and defensive capabilities!”

“It’s not the flawed, top-grade spiritual weapon we suspected, but flawless?”

“A flawless, top-grade spiritual weapon with both offensive and defensive capabilities. We must fight for it!”

“Contact the Patriarch immediately. No matter the cost, we must secure this treasure!”

The powerful were horrified, instantly deciding to go all out to secure this spiritual weapon.

“A flawless, top-grade spiritual weapon with both offensive and defensive capabilities. Brother Lingxiao, I’m afraid we won’t be able to compete for it.”

In the room where the Qiankun Sect disciples were gathered, Gongshu Zheng sighed, “Those top-tier forces must be going crazy right now.”

Gan Lingxiao’s face darkened.

He understood that Gongshu Zheng had a point.

If the Immortal Golden Bell was truly as perfect as the Treasure Guarding Venerable claimed, those top-tier forces would undoubtedly bid with all their might.

With the spirit stones in his and Gongshu Zheng’s hands, there was no way they could compete.

Yet, Gan Lingxiao still felt a pang of resignation.

He asked in a deep voice, “If I notify the sect, and Brother Zheng, you notify the Gongshu Clan, and we join forces, is there a chance we can seize the Immortal Golden Bell?”

“Both together?” Gongshu Zheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. “Brother Lingxiao, you’re joking. If we join forces, there’s indeed a chance.

But do you think the leader and elders of your Qiankun Sect and the ancestors of our Gongshu Clan would agree?

Even if we do win the bid for this spiritual weapon, who will own it?

Is it possible for it to fall into the hands of just the two of us?”

Gan Lingxiao fell silent.

He knew Gongshu Zheng was right.

The two of them had a close personal relationship and mutual trust, so joining forces to seize the Immortal Golden Bell was no problem.

But the Qiankun Sect and the Gongshu Clan couldn’t possibly have such mutual trust.

Therefore, what he had just said was simply impossible.

Even if the two clans did join forces to seize the Immortal Golden Bell, such a powerful treasure would never fall into the hands of just two of them.

Thinking this through, Gan Lingxiao chuckled bitterly, “Brother Zheng is right, I was obsessed.”

“No wonder Brother Lingxiao lost his composure. A top-grade spiritual weapon is so precious; who wouldn’t be tempted by it?” Gongshu Zheng chuckled.

Ye Qingzhu, standing behind the two men, had been observing silently, listening to their conversation, her gaze slightly shifting.

“Immortal Golden Bell?”

Lu Qing had already activated his supernatural power the moment the Treasure-Calming Venerable unleashed the golden bell, gazing towards it.

A moment later, he saw the intense, almost tangible purple supernatural light emanating from the bell, and the several floating messages.

A strange light slowly flickered in his eyes.

“This top-grade spiritual weapon seems quite remarkable…”

Lu Qing’s face lit up with amusement as he gazed at the messages.

He was already looking forward to what would happen next.

“Fellow Daoists, please be quiet for a moment.”

Below, the Treasure-Calming Venerable, assuming everyone had mostly digested the information, spoke again.

The entire room fell silent, their gazes fixed on him.

“It seems everyone’s already anticipating the starting price for this treasure.”

The Treasure Guarding Venerable smiled, sensing the gazes.

“Then, old man, I won’t keep you in suspense.

The starting price for this Immortal Golden Bell is ten million low-grade spirit stones.

But that senior also said he only accepts high-grade spirit stones.

This means the starting price for this treasure is one thousand high-grade spirit stones!

Each bid must be no less than one hundred high-grade spirit stones!”

Ten million low-grade spirit stones!

The cultivators in the hall were all shocked when they heard this figure.

Although they had anticipated the price of a high-grade spiritual artifact would be terrifying,

the mere mention of ten million still left them stunned.

After all, this amount of spirit stones is equivalent to the entire accumulation of some mid-level sects.

Even some top-tier sects, if they weren’t good at management, probably wouldn’t have much more than this.

And this was just the starting price.

Wait a minute, those VIP guests in the VIP room above will surely bid frantically.

It’s hard to imagine how high the final price will be.

The powerful people in the VIP room, however, had a different reaction.

“Only accepting high-grade spirit stones? The owner of this Immortal Golden Bell wants so many high-grade spirit stones. Is he planning a further breakthrough?”

Some powerful Yuanshen masters were shaken and murmured.

Another one pondered, “It seems the one who’s auctioning off the Immortal Golden Bell is at least a fourth-tribulation existence.”

“To raise such a treasure for high-grade spirit stones, could the owner of this Immortal Golden Bell be a casual cultivator?”

Upon hearing that the bid for the Immortal Golden Bell required high-grade spirit stones, many Yuanshen realm masters immediately began to speculate.

Some Yuanshen masters also showed hesitation.

High-grade spirit stones are a strategic resource, a measure of a faction’s strength.

Mobilizing so many of them at once is a matter of considerable concern, even for top powers like those at the top of the Tianyuan World.

More importantly, the news of a supreme master who might well require a large amount of high-grade spirit stones for a breakthrough is crucial news.

However, sensing the aura emanating from the golden bell below, the

hesitant master’s expression regained its composure.

A flawless, high-grade spiritual weapon is incredibly rare.

There aren’t many of these in the entire Tianyuan World.

If you miss this opportunity, you don’t know when you’ll get the next one.

Spirit stones can be accumulated, but it’s extremely rare to encounter a treasure like this again.

Immediately, the Treasure Guardian called out the start of bidding.

A frenzied auction began.

(End of this chapter)