Aside from the gold inlay on the ritual object being perfectly preserved, its extraordinary nature could also be seen from the material it was made of.
"Sky iron" originally meant "iron from the heavens," namely meteoric iron. It held sacred significance in Tibetan regions, and its "color" was deep and mysterious. Therefore, Tibetans often collectively referred to meteoric iron, iron meteorites, and artificially smelted iron as sky iron, distinguishing them from copper. In esoteric Buddhism, sky iron was believed to possess tremendous spiritual power, and the finest ritual objects were generally made from it.
In addition, this ritual object was nearly fifty centimeters long. Objects of this length were likewise extremely rare. Combined with its superb craftsmanship, it was clear that this ritual object was an exceptionally precious find. As for its market price, Chu Chen felt it should be worth at most around fifty thousand yuan.
Seeing Chu Chen put the ritual object back in its box, Da Sha asked with a silly grin, "Boss Chu, are you satisfied with it?"
Chu Chen nodded. "Boss Duan, name your price."
"This much!" Da Sha held up his right hand and gestured.
Chu Chen was rendered speechless by the price Da Sha quoted. He had previously heard Shopkeeper Peng say that Da Sha had originally asked him for fifty thousand and refused to lower it to thirty thousand, which was why he had not bought it. Now that it was Chu Chen, Da Sha had actually asked for sixty thousand. He was treating him as a sucker. If Chu Chen had not had something to ask him about today, he would have turned around and left on the spot.
Chu Chen shook his head. "Boss Duan, your price shows far too little sincerity. This deal is going to be difficult to