The old shopkeeper's hair and beard were all gray, and even his eyes were squinted, as if he could not see clearly.
Song Yayue supported him throughout the whole process and he came to sit at the table.
Jiang Deng took a few glances at the old shopkeeper opposite and found that he was only at the initial stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. It was obvious that his life span was coming to an end. No wonder Song Yayue was so sure that she would be the next shopkeeper.
"How can this be the Immaculate Purple Bamboo?"
The old shopkeeper stamped his feet and said bitterly, "This is clearly Xuan-level leafless grass. The difference between the two is so great, and you, Xiao Song, can't even tell the difference. How can I trust you to run the auction house?"
Song Yayue seemed to have experienced this kind of thing many times. She calmly took out a lens that could magnify objects from her storage bag and handed it to the old shopkeeper.
"Old shopkeeper, you are mistaken. This is the pure purple bamboo."
Jiang Deng: “…”
Is this old man reliable? Why is she so skeptical?
"Yeah?"
The old shopkeeper was not at all embarrassed by the misunderstanding. He took the lens and finally saw the appearance of the elixir in front of him. He was so shocked that his whole body was shaking.
"It's actually a heavenly elixir, the Immaculate Purple Bamboo!"
"This item can cleanse spiritual roots and improve their quality. Its preciousness is self-evident."
“Because of its special growth environment requirements, it can only appear in the secret realms of powerful masters. I never thought that I would be able to see such a treasure in my lifetime!”
Jiang Deng's mouth twitched, "Stop talking nonsense and just tell me how many spirit stones you can sell it for."
The old shopkeeper angrily reprimanded, "Such a precious elixir must be carefully preserved. How can you just sell it off?"
"If I don't collect elixirs to sell, do I use them to burn firewood?" Jiang Deng said unhappily.
The old shopkeeper rolled his eyes and nearly fainted. "Vulgar! So vulgar!"
Having said that, he stood up angrily and was about to leave the private room.
"etc!"
Jiang Deng also stood up, grabbed the old shopkeeper's wrist, and took out the Wuque Zizhu that the old shopkeeper had just stolen from his sleeve. "You are so old and still stealing other people's things. It's really disrespectful to the elderly."
The old shopkeeper said with tears in his eyes: "I, I didn't steal it. I planned to take it back and treasure it."
Jiang Deng showed no mercy and smiled, saying, "You can take the treasure away if you can afford the spirit stones!"
“…”
The old shopkeeper left sadly.
Song Yayue quickly apologized to Jiang Deng, "The old shopkeeper is nearing the end of his life, and he's a little confused. Please forgive me, my dear guest."
Jiang Deng finally understood why Song Yayue had so much power and made no secret of the fact that she was about to become the next manager. It turned out that the old manager had become so confused that he was doing more harm than good.
"It's okay, just tell me how many spirit stones this bamboo can be sold for."
Song Yayue pondered, "We haven't seen the Immaculate Purple Bamboo in Gold and Stone Auction House for hundreds of years. Now that it's suddenly appeared, I imagine there will be quite a few people who want to bid for it. It will fetch at least 20,000 high-grade spirit stones."
Jiang Deng was not too surprised. He pointed at the remaining spiritual herbs on the table and said, "Add those spiritual herbs and package them together for sale."
"In this case, it is worth at least 30,000 high-grade spirit stones!"
Song Yayue was shocked. "Not everyone can afford so many spirit stones."
Jiang Deng waved his hand and said calmly: "It's okay. If he doesn't have enough spirit stones, as long as she can come up with something I'm interested in, I can accept barter."
"Okay." Song Yayue agreed.
Next, Jiang Deng handed over three hundred high-grade spirit stones, and Song Yayue took away a bunch of spiritual weapons and spiritual medicines in preparation for the next auction.
Jiang Deng and Jiang Zhiling had been sitting in the private room for a while when the auction began.
Song Yayue stood on the high platform in the center of the first floor with a smile on her face. "Fellow cultivators, the auction has begun. The first item is the Xuan-level, top-grade spiritual sword, the Nandou Sword, forged by the Qingming weapon cultivator."
As she spoke, two men brought up a spiritual sword.
The spirit sword is dark brown in color and has a smooth shape. One can feel the pure sword intent from a distance. The quality of this sword is indeed good.
Song Yayue explained with a smile, "The blade of this sword is engraved with the Nandou formation. Buying it is equivalent to gaining an additional sword technique. It is truly a must-have spiritual sword for sword cultivators. The starting price is 300 high-grade spirit stones, and each bid must not be less than 100 high-grade spirit stones..."
"Four hundred high-grade spirit stones!"
"I'll offer five hundred high-grade spirit stones!"
"One price, eight hundred!"
…
Soon, the people in the audience started a lively bidding game, and finally raised the price to 1,300 high-grade spirit stones, which was bought by a cultivator in the middle stage of the Jindan realm.
In the private room, Jiang Deng yawned out of boredom. Her heavy light sword was the best, and she was too lazy to even look at the other swords, let alone buy them.
"Zhiling, take your time to look around. If you want something, just bid the price. I have money and I'll buy it for you."
Jiang Zhiling didn't hesitate and agreed immediately, "Okay!"
Several items in a row did not arouse Jiang Deng's interest until an item covered with a black cloth was brought onto the stage.
Song Yayue kept it a secret and said, "This item is truly extraordinary. We at Jinshi Auction House went through tremendous painstaking efforts, even sacrificing several Jindan-level cultivators, to finally acquire it."
"Stop keeping us in suspense! Reveal it now!"
"Yeah! What's the price?"
"Uncover it quickly!"
The people below urged one after another.
Song Yayue smiled slightly and took off the black cloth. Suddenly, a black mask as thin as a cicada's wing came into view. It looked very ordinary, but... it gave people a very mysterious feeling.
"This is a top-grade Earth-level spiritual weapon, the Ghost Mask. Legend has it that it was made by Yan Fengqizun before his death, by peeling off the skin of an evil ghost. After wearing this mask, you can transform into any face you want, and even the aura will be exactly the same, so no one will notice anything unusual."
After hearing Song Yayue's explanation, the people below suddenly widened their eyes.
"Oh my god! The spiritual weapons made by Master Yan Fengqi during his lifetime are already rare. Even the earth-grade ones can be said to be extremely precious!"
“And when you put it on, you become a different person.”
"Yes, the most perfect transformation technique is a heavenly-level technique. We are simply unable to use it with our strength at the Jindan stage. If we have this mask, we can impersonate others. It is simply a magical skill!"
…
More and more people are determined to get this item and can't wait to hear Song Yayue announce the starting price.
"However..." Song Yayue smiled sheepishly, "Since the mask can only change the face, not the body shape, it needs to be used with the invisibility cloak."
"cut!"
Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but roll their eyes. The Concealment Cloak is a top-grade earth-level spiritual weapon, as precious as the Ghost Mask. If they have the Concealment Cloak, why would they need this broken mask?
In the private room, Jiang Deng's eyes lit up.
An invisibility cloak? She has one!
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