Chapter 93: Blazing Heart Meridian!
Translator: Novel_Saga Editor: Novel_Saga
After such an aggressive bidding session, subsequent bids did not draw much attention or reaction even though they were auctioned off at much more exorbitant prices than usual. Finally, it was the item Jun Mo Xie had been anticipating, the Blazing Heart Meridian!
“The Blazing Heart Meridian is an extremely poisonous herb. Also known as the Bone Mist, it’s poison was so overpowering that it could cause one’s soul to be ripped apart and scattered in the wind! However, this herb also had extraordinary healing abilities for a particular group of people, especially for people who are infected with strong poison. A small dose of this herb would instantly nullify the poison and cure the user. If an advanced Xuan Qi cultivator could assimilate this poisonous herb into his bones and flesh, he could even render his body immune to all sorts of poison! The starting price for this item is 200,000 taels of silver and each additional bid has to be a minimum of 10,000 taels of silver.”
The auctioneer held a white jade box in his hand and slowly opened the lid. In it lay a single stalk of black lotus. It emanated a demonic and dangerous glow.
“The Blazing Heart Meridian have completely turned black! No wonder this item is auctioned only at the end. Based on the colour alone, this lotus is at least 500 years’ old! Its effects are a lot stronger than the ordinary items and it is undoubtedly a rare treasure!” Jun Mo Xie sighed and said softly, “Fatty Tang, this is what I came for!” He then held up three fingers.
Jun Mo Xie thought silently, “While the introduction on the uses of the Blazing Heart Meridian was already very detailed, it still missed an important fact. Had anyone known about this secret, they would probably not auction it off!”
The ‘Blazing Heart Meridian’ was just an epithet used in the Xuan Xuan continent. On Earth where it originated from, as long as it was over 200 years’ old, it would be called something else – Heaven and Earth Bridge! This herb was a treasure coveted by all warriors alike. If one could consume this herb after removing the toxic from it, it would instantly revitalize one’s Meridians, allowing one to traverse the bridge between Heaven and Earth! It could easily boost one’s power by margins tantamount to 20 years of cultivation!
A Blazing Heart Meridian aged over 500 years was said to be the best among the best. By using it, the probability of restoring Jun Wu Yi’s health would be close to ninety percent! And this was merely a conservative estimate by Jun Mo Xie!
As Jun Mo Xie’s thoughts and the auctioneer’s words ended, Fatty Tang’s voice immediately rang out, “I bid 300,000!”
Just as this sound rang out, in the hall, everyone’s lips twitched. “This extravagant bidder is back again! Although he only raised his bid by 100,000, it is still 10 times of the minimum incremental amount of 10,000! It is best not to compete with him. What if the price went beyond limits and this person just withdraw again just like the previous time? Wouldn’t it be shooting yourself in your own foot? Who hadn’t seen the Meng Family’s Young Master spitting blood just now?”
As a result, the audience went completely silent after Fatty Tang’s bid! No one spoke for a long time.
To be honest, the old, purple robed auctioneer was somewhat dumbfounded at the moment. This Blazing Heart Meridian could surely sell for over 800,000 but did he really have to auction it off at a mere 300,000 taels of silver? However, the Magnificent Jewel Hall had stringent rules and nothing could be done. The auctioneer paused for a moment before raising his hammer and saying, “Young Master Tang has bid 300,000, are there any higher bids?” He paused a little longer before continuing, “300,000 going once…”
“300,000 going twice…”
Suddenly a hoarse voice called out vehemently, “I bid 3,000,000!”
This voice was none other than Li Zhen!
Just as everything was going smoothly for Tang Yuan, Li Zhen suddenly interrupted his plans. Tang Yuan exploded in anger and jumped into the doorway of Meng’s Family box, yelling, “You immoral scoundrel! How dare you compete with me? I bid 500…” A hand cupped over Fatty Tang’s mouth suddenly. It was Jun Mo Xie! Although he did not finish his words, everyone in the hall still broke into cold sweat. Everyone could guess that Fatty Tang actually intended to call 5,000,000!
Crazy! Fatty Tang must have been out of his mind!
Jun Mo Xie twisted his neck and walked out. Though he still appeared sickly, he seemed extremely domineering. Opening the curtain, his foot landed outside with a loud slam! With a swift motion, he took off his hat and unbuttoned his long flowing robes. Glaring at Li Zhen with vicious narrow eyes, he thundered, “Li Zhen, you imbecile rascal! Are you seeking death?”
“Who are you to say this? This is an auction house! If you can bid a price, why can’t I? Come bite me if you dare!” Li Zhen retorted angrily before jumping out of his box with a sinister look on his face.
“Who am I? Bah!” Jun Mo Xie glared at him as if spotting a black sheep among the herd. With twisted eyes and lips, he continued, “As if you can churn up an additional 3,000,000 taels of silver with the pocket you just emptied during your previous bid! Li Zhen, I am not trying to belittle you, but can you please show us your 3,000,000 right now? As long as you can prove that you have this amount of money, this strand of grass will be yours! If you cannot bring out that amount, then I’d like to ask, what is it that you two have against Fatty Tang that you have to consistently make things difficult for him? Do Tang Yuan and you have any grudges? Or do you have something against Grandfather Tang?”
Opposite, Dugu Xiaoyi let out a faint chuckle before saying, “This rascal is really annoying! How could he call this precious Blazing Heart Meridian a strand of grass? Such an ignorant man…”
Beside her, Princess Ling Meng gave Dugu Xiaoyi a surprised look and felt her forehead, “Is sister having a fever? A moment ago she had a look of worry. Why did her attitude change suddenly?”
Recently, the Dugu Family had been facing troubles because of Dugu Xiaoyi. This young lady had changed drastically all of a sudden. She used to have an extremely cheerful and lively demeanor but her positivity inexplicably disappeared. She would break into tears for no apparent reason and sit in a daze for hours. She skipped meals frequently as well. This made General Dugu Wudi extremely heartbroken. He and his wives had tried asking her about her problems but to no avail. He could only watch his precious and beloved daughter grow thinner with each passing day. General Dugu could not do anything to help her. Whenever he was exasperated, he would vent his frustration by hitting his sons and nephews!
Fortunately, her condition improved slightly after Lady Dugu requested Princess Ling Meng to accompany Dugu Xiaoyi. Recently, Lady Dugu received the newsletter from the Magnificent Jewel Hall about the auction and immediately urged these two to attend the event and catch some fresh air. However, Dugu Xiaoyi was extremely reluctant. But who would have known her sickly appearance had instantly vanished after going to the Magnificent Jewel Hall? This was absolutely bewildering! Could there be some kind of divine healing medicine within the Magnificent Jewel Hall itself?
Li Zhen and his company looked at one another. The few of them combined could hardly produce 100,000 taels of silver, not to mention 3,000,000. His face turned sour as the harsh reality struck him.
“A bunch of penniless souls! I really cannot be bothered with you!” Jun Mo Xie snorted in disdain before patting his backside and mocked, “Even my fart is worthed more than the words you said. What tricks can you play with no money in your pockets?”
In an extremely arrogant manner, Jun Mo Xie turned towards the crowd with an ignorant look and asked, “Who else wants this herb? You are all welcome to bid, come on!” Then with a snap of his fingers, he added, “It will only cost several million taels of silver.”
The people in the hall all turned away and pretended that they heard nothing. “Spending millions to buy a herb? No way! It’s not as though this herb can revive the dead! Who in the right mind would do such a stupid thing?”
All of a sudden, two huge clouds of spiritual pressure descended upon Jun Mo Xie from an unknown location. Jun Mo Xie’s face turned white and he quickly reacted to the situation. He started to shiver a little before shouting in his mind, “What a terrible weather today, why is it so cold?” The spiritual pressure scanned him thoroughly once more and without finding anything amiss, they disappeared as quickly as they appeared.
Jun Mo Xie chuckled silently, “If you managed to dig out anything from me so easily with that poor trick, then I won’t be here today.”
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