Translator: Seventh Peril Editor: Anuvrat
Noticing everyone’s gazes had instantly gathered on the auction stand, the skinny old man did not say anything. Instead, he smiled and immediately turned around, slowly pulling away the covering cloth.
The moment the item appeared, Ye Zhong could feel everyone’s breathing in the Auction House to be halted at the same time. In front of him, Song Shaochen, Rong Tian, and the others all had glimmering eyes.
Ye Zhong quickly looked over, and could see that in front of the old man there was a broken stele, about half the height of him. Some ancient runes were vaguely carved on it, as they were decayed with the passing of time. However, the Stele was still permeating a hint of profoundness and mystery.
“*Rumble——*”
The old man was looking around and then he had extended his hand gently and pressed against the top of the stele. As he did that, a huge buzzing sound could be heard in that instant and a bright light could be seen at the same time. There was a faint hologram of an ancient building appearing in front of everyone.
Although the building was in ruins, one could still clearly see how majestic and domineering this building was back then.
“Where is that!?”
“What is that thing?”
At this moment, many people in the Auction House were surprised and uncertain. After all, not everyone knew what the auction was about, so it was normal for people to have doubts.
“There seems to be something wrong with this thing ……” At that moment, Su Yu’s gaze also swept over it. Even with her personality, she was still a little surprised by this, because she couldn’t tell what it was.
“If I’m not wrong, this item should have something to do with the Innate Temple,” Ye Zhong spoke softly after musing for a moment, “Moreover, this item might have something to do with the map we have.”
“Innate Temple!”
Hearing that, Su Yu’s brows furrowed deeply. This item related to the Innate Temple actually appeared so generously at the Qingshan Town’s auction? Judging from the looks of this auction, it’s probably just for the sake of auctioning this item off, right?
“Haha, everyone. If my guess is correct, the reason everyone has gathered at our Qingshan Town is most likely because you all possess such a map, right?” The old man smiled as he stood on the stage. Then, he shook his hand and a map unfolded in his hand. Spiritual Qi flowed out from the map and it was exactly the same as the map in Su Yu’s hands.
Seeing him take out the map, the eyes of many powerhouses present started to flicker because they all had the same map in their hands.
“You have guessed it right. This map has a lot to do with the Innate Temple, and the map you have in your hands is all real. Because according to the information that our Mo Clan obtained, this map was used by the Innate Temple as an entrance test for their disciples. There should have been close to a hundred of them, and if they can find the person from the Innate Temple by following the directions on the map, then they were considered disciples of the Innate Temple!” The old man calmly explained. However, even though his tone was calm, it caused the atmosphere in the Auction House to instantly erupt. Countless people’s breathing became heavier! This was because quite a number of people were skeptical of the authenticity of this map after arriving at Qingshan Town. From the looks of it now, wasn’t this map real?
“As for the reason why this map which has disappeared countless years ago would appear in the near future, this is something that we, the Mo Clan, did not know. However, not long ago, a group of adventurers found this stele in the primeval forest near Qingshan Town, and according to the Mo family’s analysis, this stele belonged to the Innate Temple back then. As for what this stele is, we don’t know! It’s just that the time of the Stele’s appearance was such a coincidence. If we were to say that it had nothing to do with the Innate Temple’s Ruins, perhaps everyone wouldn’t believe it, right?” The old man continued to open his mouth and say with a smile. Although his words were all guesses, it still caused the eyes of quite a number of people to be fiery hot!
Because, at this moment, everyone guessed that the figure of light that had appeared on the Stele just now was most likely that of Innate Temple?
Looking at the slightly reddened faces of the crowd around him, Ye Zhong could not help but shake his head. Initially, many people maintained a cautious attitude towards the appearance of the Innate Temple, but the appearance of this item would probably cause many to lose their wariness, and this was not a good thing for Ye Zhong and Su Yu who wanted to complete their mission.
“Looks like it won’t be that easy to fish in troubled waters after this!” Ye Zhong looked at the commotion around him and could not help but shake his head.
Su Yu was now also frowning with her umber-black eyebrows, and only after a long time, she sighed and said: “This high-rank mission, if it was just us juniors fighting for it, then it would be fine. However, I think that because of the appearance of this stele, many forces and clans, who were originally looking on from the sidelines, would start to dabble in the matter of the Innate Temple’s Ruins. When the time comes, great battles are inevitable, so it won’t be that easy for us to get something out of it.”
Even though Ye Zhong and Su Yu were both pretty strong among the younger generation, they were still weak. Leaving aside the fact that the Heaven’s Pride level characters of the younger generation like Song Shaochen were not easy to deal with, just how many forces and clans that might make a move were enough of a headache.
“Then what should we do now? Would you like to auction it for study?” Ye Zhong felt the connection between the Stele and the Innate Temple was not shallow, and frowned immediately.
Hearing that, Su Yu shook her head and said, “Let’s not talk about whether we can win against the others. However, the Stele is just a hot potato. It might not be a good thing if anyone manages to get their hands on it.”
Ye Zhong nodded his head in agreement. Although he was interested in the Stele, but just as Su Yu had said, if the two of them were to obtain it, then it would instantly turn into a public loss. Under such circumstances, even if the two of them were to reveal their status as inner disciples of the Xingxiang Sect, it wouldn’t be very useful! This was because the things inside the Innate Temple’s Ruins were enough to make many people neglect the pressure from the Xingxiang Sect.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the arena had reached the boiling point. Many people were discussing and whispering about the possibility of this stele being related to the Innate Temple. But in the end, the result of many people’s study was that this stele might even be related to the possibility of entering the Innate Temple!
Who knows, maybe the one with this stele would be able to obtain the inheritance of the Innate Temple!
One must know that in the Great Zhou Dynasty, apart from the Xingxiang Sect, none of the major powers and clans possessed more than Common-rank Spiritual Secret Art. This resulted in their success rate in breaking through to the Innate Martial Dao Realm was extremely low! As for the Innate Temple’s inheritance which was said to be able to greatly increase an entering chance to the Innate Martial Dao Realm, for any powerhouse from the sects and clans of all directions was extremely attractive.
Those who could advance to the Innate Martial Dao Realm could be considered as the true tyrants of the Great Zhou Dynasty! Such a level was what everyone desired!
Therefore, at this moment, many people’s eyes were boiling hot and fiery. If they could obtain the inheritance of the Innate Temple, it would be equivalent to reaching heaven in a single bound in the Great Zhou Dynasty!
“Hehe, this stele should have some relation with the Innate Temple, but as for what this connection is, and how to use it, you will need to slowly study it after you get it.” On the auction stage, the old man spoke with a smile on his face. He could clearly feel that the atmosphere in the Auction House was already sufficient. “Then, the auction will begin now! The starting price is 5,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones!”
5,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones was already an extremely shocking price. Even Su Yu’s eyes twitched when she heard this price. She then sighed and said, “We don’t even have the chance to bid this price.”
Ye Zhong nodded in agreement. Back then he had worked hard to sell his Spiritual Talismans and only exchanged ten mid-grade Spirit Stones for one. This Mo Clan had a huge appetite, they wanted 5,000 Spirit Stones at once.
Just like the two of them, the moment the bid was announced, the fervor in the eyes of many of the people present vanished instantly, replaced by a gloomy look. Apparently, the Spirit Stones they possessed could not get them to participate in the bidding.
“6,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones!”
However, after a brief moment of silence, Song Shaochen who was seated at the front suddenly spoke up.
“Hehe, Junior Brother Song is truly domineering. However, I don’t think I want to give up!” Rong Tian who was sitting next to him turned his head and laughed. He then lightly said, “7,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones!”
“Hehe, if the two of you are so interested, I’m afraid that it won’t be good if I don’t raise the prices up!” Ouyang Zhuo grinned and said, “Why don’t I just raise 10,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones?!”
“Then I’ll pay you 12,000 mid-grade Spirit Stones!” The Young House Master of the Chiyun Martial House, Ning Yu, faintly spoke from another direction.
In almost an instant, the outstanding figures of these factions had already more than doubled the price of this stele, causing many people in the crowd to be stunned.
“15,000!” Song Shaochen didn’t even blink his eyes, but he instantly raised the price a bit higher.
“Our Senior Brothers and Sisters are well-prepared. Senior Sister Su Yu, it looks like your preparation this time really isn’t as good as theirs!” Ye Zhong smiled at Su Yu.
Su Yu harrumphed, “Song Shaochen and his people seem to do everything they can just to improve themselves for the upcoming Sect’s Examination, which will take place in half a year. This time for the Innate Temple, it can be estimated that they have brought the strongest members of the clan with them. It seems like that they are limited forces in plain sight, but those hidden behind them at the moment are the real trouble.”
“But you don’t have to worry about that,” Ye Zhong replied flatly. “Whoever wins the fight against the Stele will be in for a good show next, we’ll just have wait and watch ……”