Quasi-Ultimate Martial Art (Please Bookmark and Recommend)

Quasi-Ultimate Martial Art (Please Bookmark and Recommend)

One auction item after another was sold, and the auction was drawing to a close.

"The next auction item is one of today's final two items, and one of the two grand finales carefully prepared for this auction."

Hearing Master Huang's introduction, everyone's breathing involuntarily grew tight.

As the black cloth was lifted, the moment everyone saw what lay beneath, they all cried out in surprise.

"How could there be a Storage Bag? Damn it, what if I didn't bring enough money?"

"This auction really has one surprise after another. Even something as rare as a Storage Bag has appeared."

"Alas, a Storage Bag had to appear when I was at my poorest. What a regret!"

Listening to the endless cries of surprise, Ye Yun could not help growing nervous as well. Just how much could this Storage Bag sell for?

"That's right, it is a Storage Bag. The space inside is roughly one zhang in size, more than enough to store valuable items and carry them around. And I believe everyone present knows very well just how rare Storage Bags are. So I won't waste any more words. Bidding begins now! The starting price for this Storage Bag is ten thousand taels of gold. Everyone may begin bidding!" Master Huang slowly announced the starting price.

Upon hearing that starting price, everyone in the auction hall was stunned, Ye Yun included.

The entire auction hall fell silent. After coming back to his senses, Ye Yun saw that no one was bidding and could not help worrying that the item might go unsold.

"I bid twenty thousand taels of gold!" someone in a second-floor private room called out.

That bid broke the deadlock in the auction hall, and more people began joining the bidding.

"I bid thirty-two thousand taels of gold!"

"I bid forty-five thousand taels of gold! I hope everyone will do me the favor."

"How much is your face worth? I bid fifty-eight thousand taels of gold!"

From the very first bid onward, the price of the Storage Bag climbed all the way up, reaching one hundred thousand taels of gold before long.

Generally speaking, a Storage Bag of that size would normally reach its ceiling at around that price.

But at this auction, Master Huang had barely called out the bid of one hundred thousand taels of gold once before someone raised it to one hundred ten thousand taels.

"One hundred twenty-five thousand taels of gold, first call!"

"One hundred twenty-five thousand taels of gold, second call! Is no one really bidding? This is an exceptionally rare Storage Bag!"

"Very well, one hundred twenty-five thousand taels of gold, third call! Congratulations to this honored guest for successfully acquiring the Storage Bag."

In the end, after a fierce scramble, the Storage Bag still fell into the hands of the very first bidder.

Seeing the Storage Bag sell for one hundred twenty-five thousand taels of gold, Ye Yun nearly cried out in excitement. Even after the commission was deducted, he would still receive roughly one hundred ten thousand taels of gold.

As everyone watched the Storage Bag be claimed, they felt regretful, yet could not help anticipating the final auction item. Something that could serve as the final grand finale had to be even more precious than the Storage Bag.

Under everyone's expectant gazes, the final auction item was slowly brought up by a maid.

Master Huang looked at the crowd below. Rather than speaking immediately, he first removed the black cloth covering it, revealing something like a book beneath. Only then did he slowly say, "The final auction item, as you can see, is a martial art. Its origins are far from ordinary. It is the personal martial art of Gale Saber Duelist Nie Yuan, a Core Elixir Realm martial artist famed throughout the Great Chu Dynasty two hundred years ago: the Gale Falling Leaves Saber Technique. Nie Yuan had carved out the name Gale Saber Duelist precisely through this martial art. The Quasi-Ultimate Martial Art, Gale Falling Leaves Saber Technique, has a starting price of fifty thousand taels of gold. Begin!"

A Core Elixir Realm martial artist!

Gale Saber Duelist Nie Yuan!

A Quasi-Ultimate Martial Art!

Each sentence from Master Huang shook everyone present to the core.

At this moment, aside from those who had received advance news, everyone else was left dazed by the information.

Ye Yun's heart was also churning like rivers and seas. A Quasi-Ultimate Martial Art meant exactly what its name implied: it was stronger than ordinary high-grade martial arts, yet still a step short of an ultimate martial art. Even so, this was the sort of martial art that even the Purple Extreme Sect did not possess many of, and only those who had made tremendous contributions to the sect would have a chance to study.

Unfortunately, he could not examine the martial art and determine how compatible it was with him. If the compatibility were high, Ye Yun might not have been able to sit still either. He would have bought it even if he had to spend every coin on him.

Ye Yun guessed that the Gale Falling Leaves Saber Technique probably would not be very compatible with him, because it was not inclined toward yin-cold attributes.

Even though Ye Yun had no intention of making a move, the honored guests in the second-floor private rooms could no longer remain seated. They had come precisely because they had received word of this martial art beforehand.

"I bid one hundred thousand taels of gold. I am determined to obtain this martial art!" After remaining silent for a long while, the Zhou Family's Second Elder finally spoke again.

But the moment the Zhou Family's Second Elder finished speaking, Duan Qingxue of the Duan Family spoke.

"Old Ghost Zhou, aren't you afraid your boast will burst like a bubble? This lady bids one hundred twenty thousand taels of gold!"

"That's right, this Old Ghost Zhou is truly shameless. My Emerald Palace bids one hundred fifty thousand taels of gold!"

The speaker was an executive elder from Emerald Palace.

Emerald Palace was originally famed for its saber techniques. With the Quasi-Ultimate Martial Art, Gale Falling Leaves Saber Technique, appearing here, there was no reason for Emerald Palace not to show up.

As Emerald Palace entered the fray, Earthfire Sect, Flowing Cloud Sect, and Ye Yun's own Purple Extreme Sect—four of the Great Chu Dynasty's Eight Great Sects—also joined the competition one after another.

The price of the Gale Falling Leaves Saber Technique then rose at a breathtaking pace, as if it had sprouted wings, swiftly reaching three hundred thousand taels of gold.

Inside the Zhou Family's private room on the second floor, the Zhou Family's Second Elder frowned tightly as he watched the price of the Gale Falling Leaves Saber Technique.

"Uncle, it seems our Zhou Family is fated to miss out on this martial art. Four of the Eight Great Sects have appeared. Compared with their financial resources, we are still far behind," the man behind the Zhou Family's Second Elder said.

Hearing this, the Zhou Family's Second Elder thought for a moment before saying, "I'll bid one more time. If we still cannot get it, our Zhou Family will give up this time."

Afterward, the Zhou Family's Second Elder called out his final bid.

"My Zhou Family bids three hundred ten thousand taels of gold!"

Regretfully, the moment that price was called, Emerald Palace surpassed it once again.

Gradually, some lineages and smaller sects withdrew from the competition, leaving the four great sects to bid against one another.

"Four hundred fifteen thousand taels of gold, first call!"

"Four hundred fifteen thousand taels of gold, second call!"

"Four hundred fifteen thousand taels of gold, third call! Congratulations to Emerald Palace's honored guest for obtaining this martial art."

After several rounds of fierce bidding among the four great sects, Emerald Palace ultimately obtained this Quasi-Ultimate Martial Art, the Gale Falling Leaves Saber Technique.

"Thank you all, honored guests, for your support! Today's auction has now concluded successfully. Guests who auctioned items, please proceed to the room beside us and use your certificates to collect your auction proceeds. All other honored guests may leave at your leisure. Finally, thank you once again for your attendance!" Master Huang thanked the crowd, and today's auction came to an end.

As a new author, I sometimes truly do not know whether the novel I write is any good. Sometimes I fall into a vicious cycle and have no inspiration at all. Here, I hope that when fellow readers are reading, if you feel there is anything that is not good, you can point it out. You can also share your thoughts on the development of the next part of the plot. I will read every comment. But every day, apart from a few regular readers giving me recommendation votes, there is nothing else, making me unsure whether anyone is even reading my novel. I have said so much and made a fool of myself before everyone. Thank you all! Please come read the novel I wrote!

(End of this chapter)