"We strongly demand that the jade box be opened!"
"Bodhi Tree Root—if it has any flaws, say them immediately!"
"Keeping it hidden is disrespectful to the auction!"
Once Private Room No. 3 spoke up, the entire venue came to its senses, and public indignation surged.
Yet Nangong Yin, Night Cats' second-in-command onstage, remained entirely unmoved.
His beast mask concealed his face, leaving no one able to read his expression. Still, they could vaguely sense that Nangong Yin had long expected this scene and had everything under control.
"Everyone, please remain calm."
Pressing both hands down, Nangong Yin did not open the jade box. Instead, he said evenly, "Indeed, the Bodhi Tree Root has one minor flaw: it cannot be planted."
"For an innate supreme treasure born when Chaos at Creation first unfolded, without the nurturing of Chaos at Creation's violet qi, even if it is only a tree root, it cannot possibly be replanted and cultivated into a Bodhi Ancient Tree, as everyone hopes for in the best-case scenario."
"Therefore, do not waste further thought on planting the Bodhi Tree Root within your sects to suppress your fortune... that is sheer nonsense!"
"However, the matter of planting it is not what I wish to discuss."
Nangong Yin swept his gaze around, one hand resting on the jade box, his tone still calm. "As I stated earlier, comprehending the Dao while holding the Bodhi Tree Root can enhance one's comprehension. That is not false in the slightest."
"What Night Cats is selling is precisely this characteristic of the Bodhi Tree Root, and nothing more."
The crowd fell silent at those words.
Indeed, Nangong Yin had not concealed anything in his earlier speech.
What he had consistently spoken of was its ability to "enhance comprehension."
As for imagining the Bodhi Tree Root