The Mysterious Red Silk

"Hmm, this looks familiar." After the host showed her a piece of red silk, the Immortal Fairy exclaimed in surprise.

"Does the fairy know what this is?" Lu Yang asked.

The Immortal Fairy scratched her head, trying hard to recall the origin of the red silk, but she was still a little drowsy and couldn't remember what it was for the moment.

"What was it again? The Heaven-Covering Immortal Veil, crafted by the Celestial Immortal, capable of blotting out the sun and enveloping an entire planet?"

"The Miro Cloth, a cloak that can vanish in a single thought, crafted by a Ninefold Immortal?"

"Is it the veil that Qilin Immortal used when she got married?"

"I can't remember. This cloth has the aura of the five of us immortals. It must belong to one of us!" the Immortal Fairy said confidently.

Lu Yang's eyes lit up. A piece of cloth of unknown origin, imbued with the aura of five immortals, must have an extraordinary origin.

It might be a legendary celestial artifact.

The Immortal Sect's pots and pans are all celestial treasures, even those in the Body Integration Realm can use them as precious items, so this piece of Five Immortal Aura cloth must be of even higher status!

The Immortal Fairy is still useful in crucial moments!

Someone in the audience questioned, "They dare to put a piece of fabric of unknown age and material up for auction? Is this auction lacking in good items, and they're just using this to fill the gaps?"

The host smiled slightly, unsurprised that someone would raise doubts. "This piece of cloth was obtained by a cultivator after slaying Demon Beast in the dense forest. Even the most qualified appraiser could not determine the material and age of the cloth."

"This piece of cloth is suspected to be from High Antiquity times. It may have belonged to some High Antiquity genius who perished during a great war, leaving the cloth ownerless."

"The fabric is so tough that even Nascent Soul Realm cultivator couldn't tear it even a fraction of the way through."

"What about Spirit Transformation stage cultivators?"

The host truthfully stated, "I haven't tried it. The most remarkable feature of this ribbon is its complete preservation. If Spirit Transformation cultivator were to damage it, the price of the ribbon would be significantly reduced."

"Red silk, starting bid 1,000 Spirit Stone."

The Chamber of Commerce was also unsure about the price of the red silk. It was said to be a High Antiquity artifact, but the silk was so well preserved, as if it had just been woven, that it was hard to believe it was something from 300,000 years ago. Therefore, they set the starting bid very low.

"One thousand Spirit Stone"

Qingyue Zong Anke exclaimed, noting that the fabric's color was beautiful and could be used to make clothes, or, with slight modifications, as a shawl.

"One thousand two hundred Spirit Stone," Tao Yaoye called out.

Anke frowned, not expecting anyone to try and steal her fabric.

She turned around and saw that the person bidding was a female cultivator who was much prettier than herself.

It seems to align with my own goals.

Then we absolutely cannot give in!

"Five thousand five hundred Spirit Stone!"

"Two thousand." Tao Yaoye's voice was languid, seemingly unconcerned about who was bidding; she would raise the price no matter who did.

"Two thousand two hundred Spirit Stone!" Anke raised the price again.

"Three thousand." Tao Yaoye offered the price without the slightest hesitation.

Anke is beautiful and has many admirers. Originally, these people would have helped Anke bid, but when they discovered that the other bidder was a stunning beauty, they all tacitly chose not to help Anke.

"Three thousand one hundred..."

"Four thousand."

Anke fell silent. She could certainly raise the price further, but there were still twin lotus flowers to come, and she couldn't possibly spend all her Spirit Stone on a single piece of cloth.

"Four thousand Spirit Stone once, four thousand Spirit Stone twice, four thousand Spirit Stone three times, sold!" The host's gavel fell, signifying that the red silk had been awarded to Tao Yaoye.

"Thank you for your help, Junior Sister. I'll return the Spirit Stone to you after the auction!" Lu Yang secretly transmitted his voice, having asked Tao Yaoye to bid for him.

If a grown man like him were to bid on silk, people would suspect that the silk was hiding some secret, thus driving up the price.

Auctioning Tao Yaoye is a different story; it just makes people think that beautiful women like fabric and are spending money to buy pleasure.

"We are senior and junior brothers, so there's no need for formalities like thanking each other. Senior Brother Lu, did you recognize the origin of the red silk?" Tao Yaoye asked with a smile, revealing two shallow dimples.

Lu Yang paused for a moment, then said truthfully, "It should be a High Antiquity artifact, of extraordinary origin, but as for its specific nature, I can't say for sure."

The immortal fairy was only sixteen years old when she was diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer's disease, which is both tragic and lamentable.

The four didn't pay much attention to the next few items in the auction. Only when the host displayed the twin lotus flowers did they straighten up, eager to see how many Spirit Stone the twin lotus flowers could fetch.

The moment the twin lotus blossoms appeared, the audience fell silent, their eyes burning with fervor.

For any Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator, twin lotus blossoms are a treasure for opening up the future.

The host smiled and introduced, "Twin lotus flowers, perhaps some of you have seen them just a few days ago. This is the same one that appeared in the dense forest a few days ago. I don't need to elaborate on its effects."

"Starting bid: 30,000 Spirit Stone."

The audience's gazes were so intense, as if they wanted to snatch the twin lotus blossoms from their stems, that there was no need for the host to introduce them.

Thirty-one thousand Spirit Stone!

"I am determined to have the Twin Lotus! Thirty-two thousand Spirit Stone!"

"They dare to snatch the Twin Lotus with so few Spirit Stone! Thirty-five thousand Spirit Stone!" The White Tiger Saint Son of the Four Symbols Sect scoffed at the crowd's gradual bidding.

"Thirty-eight thousand Spirit Stone!" An Ke retorted, not to be outdone.

"Forty thousand Spirit Stone!" Duan Hongchen, the Heavenly Question Blade expert, shouted. He was only one twin lotus flower away from forming his core.

"Forty-one thousand Spirit Stone!"

Forty-four thousand!

Forty-five thousand!

The price of twin lotus flowers is soaring, making everyone Man Gu.

Ultimately, the price of the twin lotus flowers settled at 49,000 Spirit Stone.

"Forty-nine thousand Spirit Stone once, forty-nine thousand Spirit Stone twice..."

Meng Jingzhou pondered, and while the host was bidding, he muttered to himself in a voice just loud enough for nearby people to hear, "Those two Buddhist disciples who know Arhat Fist are truly despicable. Is there any clue about them on this twin lotus?"

"Fifty thousand Spirit Stone!" The White Tiger Saint immediately raised the price.

He wasn't in a hurry to use the twin lotus blossoms, but he vowed to find those two Buddhist disciples!

Fifty thousand Spirit Stone is an amount that even Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator couldn't save up by going bankrupt; only a core disciple of a major sect like the White Tiger Saint could afford it.

"Fifty-three thousand Spirit Stone!" Anke raised the bid again.

The White Tiger Saint Prince calmed down. He could still raise the price, but that would not only offend An Ke, but the twin lotus flowers weren't worth that many Spirit Stone either.

An could buy the twin lotus blossoms for 53,000 Spirit Stone.

After the auction, Tao Yaoye handed the red silk to Lu Yang.

"Fairy, can you tell what this is now?" Lu Yang asked quietly, hoping the fairy could tell him the origin of the red silk.

The immortal fairy pondered for a moment, straining her memory. She slapped her hand, revealing a look of sudden realization, and finally remembered the origin of the red silk from an inconspicuous corner of her memory.

"Isn't this my tablecloth?"

"... Fairy, you really don't stand on ceremony!"

"What do you mean?"

"They only prey on their own people."