The monk was ridiculed by Ye Lingyue, his face lost its radiance, yet he was not angered.
The monk was speaking the truth, indeed.
The prohibition he set up was named "Infinite Prohibition Barrier," a kind of prohibition that indeed had some mysteries.
Once the Infinite Prohibition Barrier was established, all sounds and objects around would disappear, and only those predestined with Buddhist Law could break the barrier. ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ N0v3l.Fiɾe.net
The other guests who came and went at the auction site could not see the monk at all.
"Both of you were able to break the prohibition and see this old monk, which means you are predestined with me. This Elixir Book Iron Scroll is only sold to those predestined."
"Predestined monk, then how do you sell this Iron Scroll?" Ye Lingyue glanced at the Iron Scroll again, increasingly finding it intriguing. Seizing the moment when the old monk was unguarded, she casually touched it. With that touch, Ye Lingyue immediately made up her mind, no matter what, to buy this piece of "Iron Tile."
"This master, I am also interested in this Elixir Book Iron Scroll." Hong Fang stepped forward.
How did this trashy man also come over?
Ye Lingyue didn’t know that once the Infinite Prohibition Barrier was broken, it would be invalidated, and thus others also noticed the solitary figure of the old monk.
With her fine eyebrows tightly knitted, Ye Lingyue thought, she had not cheated him fiercely enough earlier.
"Buying things also has a sequence of who comes first, we noticed this item first." Ye Lingyue spoke in an unfriendly tone.
"Young man, one should know the virtues of yielding and humility, didn’t your parents teach you well?" Earlier on, having seen Ye Lingyue could refine Superpower Elixir like Flying Elixirs, Hong Fang did harbor some thoughts of befriending her.
After all, getting to know a young Alchemist with such skills was profitable for the ambitious Hong Fang.
But who would have expected, turning his head only to see Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun whispering together, he then realized, these two were actually in cahoots, deliberately bidding up the price.
Thinking that he was deceived by both of them, spending a lot of money to buy that Flying Elixir, Hong Fang was very resentful, his tone towards Ye Lingyue was very tough.
"You’re actually right, I indeed was born of a mother but not taught by a father. My father himself is a dishonorable Old Bitch." Ye Lingyue joked with a smirk that remotely sounded happy.
Hong Fang had never seen anyone who dared to curse their own father, and for a moment, he could not find any more malicious words to ridicule Ye Lingyue.
"Both of you, please stop arguing. This Elixir Book Iron Scroll is worth a thousand fifth-grade Elixir Pills."
A thousand fifth-grade Elixir Pills.
Both Ye Lingyue and Hong Fang inwardly groaned.
Ye Lingyue was distressed because the fifth-grade Elixir Pills she just got had not warmed up yet and were about to fly away.
This old monk, truly a black-hearted monk.
Hong Fang was in a worse state, having been cheated earlier by Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun together; now, he didn’t have so many fifth-grade Elixir Pills at hand.
Hong had previously heard that at the Earth-level Auction at the Treasure Cave, there was an old monk from the Buddhist Sect selling an Iron Scroll.
As is known, beside the profound Buddhist Law, the Buddhist Sect is also renowned in Artifact Refining and Alchemy.
Their Iron Scrolls used to record important documents were often made of top-grade iron.
Hong Fang came today also harboring a stroke of luck to take a look, but unexpectedly he encountered the old monk, and even more so, he discovered that the Elixir Book Iron Scroll was made from Meteorite Iron.
Meteorite Iron, one of the three top-grade irons of the mainland, is ranked higher than the Dragon Saliva Iron used by Ye Lingyue in refining the Dragon Saliva Needle, yet ranked lower than the mysterious Nirvana Iron, occupying the second place on the mainland’s top-grade iron list.
Such distinguished iron appears once every five hundred years. Even if it becomes available, it is immediately seized by sects outside or top-tier Imperial Families. To find a piece of Meteorite Iron is exceedingly difficult.
Thinking of these, Hong Fang glanced again at his Elixir Pills, he only had a little over one hundred fifth-grade elixirs left.
Ye Lingyue sneered beside him, no wonder Hong Fang also wanted to seize the Elixir Book Iron Scroll.
Earlier, she had inspected the iron scroll with Cauldron Breath and found that it was made from an exceedingly rare iron ore, even more distinguished than Dragon Saliva Iron. If she wasn’t wrong, it should be one of the three famous irons, the Meteorite Iron.
Hong Fang had already spent a large number of fifth-grade Elixir Pills earlier. She didn’t believe that he could produce that many more pills.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have a Seventh Grade Reincarnation Elixir here to offer," Hong Fang devised a plan amidst urgency. For the sake of this piece of Meteorite Iron, he was even willing to part with his few Reincarnation Elixirs.
Reincarnation Elixir?
As soon as the Reincarnation Elixir was mentioned, a crowd flocked to it.
In the Earth-level Auction, there were quite a few Martial Artists at the Reincarnation Realm. Shortly after, an anonymous expert bought the Blue Pattern Reincarnation Elixir for a price of three thousand fifth-grade profound elixirs.
Three thousand elixirs, Ye Lingyue’s heart thumped. It seemed Hong Fang was determined to get the Iron Scroll no matter what.
Ye Lingyue also braced herself, if Hong Fang truly resorted to force, she would have to seek help from Feng Xun.
"Master, I am willing to use three thousand fifth-grade elixir pills to purchase this Elixir Book Iron Scroll," said Hong Fang sincerely.
"Two donors, this old monk only requires one thousand fifth-grade elixir pills. If you are sincere in purchasing, could you tell this old monk for what purpose you will use this iron scroll?" The old monk had been selling this iron scroll in the Earth-level Auction for several months and had yet to find someone predestined, but unexpectedly today, he had encountered two.
Hong Fang and Ye Lingyue were both puzzled; this old monk truly was peculiar.
"I do not intend to conceal from master, my father’s birthday is approaching, and this iron scroll is a rare famous iron seen once in five hundred years. I plan to buy it and forge a distinguished sword for him."
Hong Fang was truly hypocritical to the extreme. His interest in the Elixir Book Iron Scroll was to please the soon to be eighty-year-old Marquis Hong.
Filial piety is the most important of all virtues. Since he mentioned buying the Elixir Book Iron Scroll out of filial piety to his father, the old monk would surely be pleased.
Just as Hong Fang finished speaking, he heard Ye Lingyue coldly spit out a word.
Even though Hong Fang had cultivated his demeanor, being repeatedly provoked by Ye Lingyue was something he could not bear.
If it were not for considering the face of Second Brother He, he would have killed this unknown youth on the spot.
"To call you insincere means you are insincere. Even if you cloak it with filial piety, it’s still insincerity. The Elixir Book Iron Scroll of the Buddhist Sect is a Buddhist Holy Object. After purchasing it, one naturally should offer incense and treasure it as a family heirloom. Instead, you wish to refine it into a weapon, increasing violence. If I were the master, I would never sell the Elixir Book Iron Scroll to someone like you." As soon as Ye Lingyue spoke out, Hong Fang realized he had been careless in his response just now.
He had only seen that the Elixir Book Iron Scroll was made from Meteorite Iron, but he forgot that Buddhist Holy Objects strictly shun violence.
Hong Fang would never believe that Ye Lingyue would actually buy the Elixir Book Iron Scroll to worship it.
"Amitabha Buddha. Although the young donor is young, his realization is significant. This Elixir Book Iron Scroll shall be sold to the young donor." The old monk pressed his palms together and handed the Elixir Book Iron Scroll to Ye Lingyue.