A Double Win-What a Massive Profit!

Qian Tongtian came before Lin Xuan and respectfully presented the Soul-Commanding Gem:

"Emperor Consort, please accept it!"

"Mm!" Lin Xuan drew the Soul-Commanding Gem through the air, then casually placed it in Xuanyou's hand. "Go play with your sisters!"

Xuanyou blinked her pitch-black eyes, tilted her little head in thought, then placed the Soul-Commanding Gem back into Lin Xuan's hand.

The little girl asked:

"Daddy, what exactly did you mean by what you said just now?"

Xuanzhu, Xuanxi, and Xuanhan also crowded over.

"That's right, Daddy. Why did you say whether something is expensive or not cannot be judged by appearances?"

"Could it be that if this gem is split open, there will be an even more valuable stone inside?"

The little girls remembered that last time, at the meteorite crater beyond Red Firmament Heaven, Lin Xuan had obtained an innate spirit treasure through stone gambling.

Could this Soul-Commanding Gem contain such a treasure as well?

Since the little girls had only wanted to experience the fun of an auction just now, they were not particularly interested in playing with this gem. Instead, they wanted even more to understand Lin Xuan's words.

As they asked this, Mu Youqing, Shangguan Jie, Qian Tongtian, and even everyone in the auction hall held their breaths, waiting for Lin Xuan to clear their doubts.

Meeting the expectant gazes of the little girls and everyone else, Lin Xuan smiled calmly and looked at Xuanzhu and the others with doting affection.

"There is no other treasure inside this gem."

"The reason Daddy said that was to teach you a principle: everything has two kinds of value."

"One is its inherent value—how much it is worth in itself. The other is its use value—how great a benefit it can bring after being used!"

Upon hearing this, everyone