Auction House

"Brother Mu, where are you planning to go tomorrow?" Xie Xie asked with a smile after Yun Mu returned from talking with Gu Yue.

"I'm going to the auction house tomorrow afternoon." Yun Mu smiled. "Teacher asked me to auction off a piece of metal."

"Teacher? Brother Ming, the one Her Holiness Holy Spirit mentioned that day?" Xie Xie asked curiously.

"No, the Divine Craftsman you saw that day." Yun Mu smiled. "Oh, right, Wulin. The next time I go see Teacher, come with me."

"Brother, wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Tang Wulin scratched his head.

"With your talent, you count as a genius too. Maybe Teacher will even give you some pointers. I'll just mention it to him later." Yun Mu smiled.

To be precise, if Yun Mu had not existed, Tang Wulin's forging talent would have been the best among his peers. What was more, in this life, he possessed the Clear Sky Hammer, the Martial Soul with the strongest innate forging ability.

But it was hard to say whether the Clear Sky Hammer's formidable forging ability had been added by Tang Hao after he became a god, or whether it had possessed it from birth.

Early the next morning, the three of them left Yun Xiao behind again and prepared to head to the Eastsea Museum.

However, Yun Xiao was much stronger than he had been in the original story. Perhaps it was because he had absorbed a little of the energy generated by Yun Mu's Martial Soul every night.

He was now second only to the four of them. In a sense, he had indeed surpassed the others in Class Five, and his Martial Soul had undergone a certain degree of mutation.

Perhaps he would achieve something worthwhile in the future, but he would never be able to compare with this group of geniuses. They were destined to go their separate ways.

Gu Yue had been waiting outside the dormitory early that morning, instantly shattering Xie Xie's fantasies.

At that moment, inside the Eastsea Museum.

Thanks to his status as a Fifth-Rank Forger, Yun Mu quickly caught the attention of the staff.

"Master Artisan, your arrival brings great honor to our humble establishment! May I ask what you require of us today? We will certainly spare no effort and will not dare show the slightest neglect!" the staff member said fawningly.

On one hand, a Fifth-Rank Forger was already a highly esteemed figure. More importantly, this forger was only nine years old. To reach such a level at that age meant he would surely attain even greater achievements in the future.

Most importantly, they had all received word that the Divine Craftsman had taken in a young apprentice, a nine-year-old Fifth-Rank Forger.

Yun Mu said, "Have your person in charge come out. I have a piece of metal forged by my teacher. It's a failed Heavenly Forging product, and I'm planning to auction it here."

As soon as he said this, someone who clearly knew nothing about forging and looked rather poorly dressed sneered, "A failed product? You still dare sell a failed product at an auction house?"

The receptionist immediately glared at the man and said to the security guard beside her, "Please escort this person out."

The man's face changed at once, but he still shouted arrogantly, "My son is a member of Class One at Eastsea Academy! He's a genius! You idiots, I was kindly warning you!"

Unfortunately, before he could finish, the security guard covered his mouth and threw him out.

The receptionist hurriedly apologized, her tone full of remorse. "We sincerely apologize, esteemed guest. This was an oversight on our part. We failed to stop an unrelated person in time and caused you trouble."

Yun Mu was about to say it was nothing when he saw a middle-aged man hurrying over.

Clearly, this middle-aged man was the person in charge.

His voice was filled with apology. "Esteemed guest, I am the person in charge here. I am deeply sorry you had to encounter such a situation. To express our apologies, the second and third floors of our auction house display many rare treasures. Why not take your friends upstairs and have a look? Please choose any two items as you please—consider them our apology."

"Fine, but even if it's a failed product, my teacher's work can't be taken out here in public." Yun Mu smiled.

Tang Wulin and Xie Xie stared at Yun Mu in disbelief, while Gu Yue remained calm.

"You are absolutely right. This way, please," the person in charge said with a smile.

"Wulin, aren't we throwing our weight around by relying on your brother's status?" Xie Xie said as he tugged Tang Wulin's arm.

"Xie Xie, do you even know how to use words properly?" Gu Yue said with her arms crossed.

"Gu Yue, you!" Xie Xie had clearly been provoked by Gu Yue again.

Tang Wulin tightly grabbed Xie Xie. "Don't make a scene in public."

Yun Mu and the person in charge had been discussing business, but when they turned around and saw the scene, they helplessly rubbed their foreheads.

"Your friends are quite interesting," the person in charge said with a smile, his eyes filled with nostalgia for the past.

"They're wonderful," Yun Mu said with a smile.

The group then entered the VIP room.

Yun Mu slowly took out a box and introduced it with a smile. "This piece of metal was forged by Teacher before. Although it didn't reach the level of Heavenly Forging, it has already reached the peak of Soul Forging, with one foot across the threshold of Heavenly Forging. Unfortunately, Teacher fell short at the final step and ultimately failed to complete the Heavenly Forging."

"As long as a Divine Craftsman takes action, what they forge is bound to be divine-grade. I believe it won't be long before you reach such a realm as well." The person in charge smiled.

"Thank you for your praise." Yun Mu exchanged pleasantries with the man for quite a while, until Tang Wulin was nearly asleep from listening.

Finally, the person in charge said, "Please follow me to the third floor, young honored guests. A small selection of century-old spiritual treasures is available there for you to choose from."

Yun Mu and the others quickly followed the person in charge up to the third floor.

Tang Wulin and the others could clearly feel that the display cases and security on the third floor were much stricter.

Yun Mu looked over the heavenly treasures and earthly wonders, recalling the two spiritual fruits Tang Wulin had needed when he broke the first Golden Dragon King Seal: the Century Ice Crystal Fruit and the Blazing Flame Fruit.

Though he was not sure whether Tang Wulin would need them, after some thought, he still chose those two spiritual fruits. The person in charge felt that such fruits were the most ordinary items there and, feeling somewhat apologetic, gave them two extra.

If the Tang Wulin from the original story had known they were so easy to obtain, he might have been envious.

Yun Mu did not know that the Golden Dragon King Seal inside Tang Wulin had become increasingly airtight due to his Martial Soul. He was still worried that Tang Wulin might suddenly break this seal and leave his body unable to bear the strain.

Thus, the day passed amid wandering about, cultivation, participating in the Promotion Tournament, and preparing for it.

As night gradually fell, Tang Wulin and the others headed to the Cafeteria for dinner. Perhaps because he had been exhausted these past two days, Tang Wulin's appetite had increased again.

Before they left, Ya Li had also checked Tang Wulin and Yun Mu's physical conditions. She found that the two were actually much the same—both were bottomless pits of energy.