The Ruyi Treasure Pouch

The price soared, reaching five hundred thousand in the blink of an eye.

Soul Tools were rarities in this era, things ordinary people never even had the privilege of seeing. As for a Soul Tool that could store living things, no one had ever heard of one. The Ruyi Treasure Pouch was the first.

Inside the private box, Lin Changgeng watched the Ruyi Treasure Pouch onstage, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.

In the original story, Dugu Bo had given this Ruyi Treasure Pouch to Tang San, who had stuffed all sorts of things into it: Immortal Herbs, Xiao Wu in her original form, Soul Bones. The Ruyi Treasure Pouch had held them all. He had never expected it to come from this auction.

In that case, he could not let anyone else take it. Dugu Bo was on his side now and had already given him the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Once he won the Ruyi Treasure Pouch, he could pick the Immortal Herbs and put them inside, saving himself the trouble of someone discovering and stealing them later. After all, a thief could steal for a thousand days, but no one could stand guard against thieves for a thousand days. There would always be times when he was away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Having thought it through, Lin Changgeng prepared to bid on the Ruyi Treasure Pouch.

"Young master, do you want this?" Wang Qiu'er noticed what Lin Changgeng was doing.

"Yes." Lin Changgeng nodded.

"Then let's buy it. It's not as if we're short of money."

Lin Changgeng smiled without saying anything.

Wang Qiu'er raised her hand and pressed the bidding button.

"One million Gold Soul Coins."

Raising the price by five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in one go naturally drew plenty of attention.

Clearly, everyone understood that someone upstairs wanted to secure the Ruyi Treasure Pouch outright.

One million was no small sum, yet the bidder had called it out without even blinking.

Still, considering that it could store living things, the bid made sense.

"One million, going once!" the auctioneer called loudly. "Any higher bids?"

"One million one hundred thousand!" another private box bid.

Wang Qiu'er pressed the button again. "One million five hundred thousand."

At one million five hundred thousand, the other box fell silent.

A Soul Tool capable of storing living things was indeed rare, but it did not warrant such a high price. For most Soul Masters, it was not all that practical. Who went around carrying living things every day for no reason?

"One million five hundred thousand, going once! One million five hundred thousand, going twice! One million five hundred thousand, going three times! Sold!" The auctioneer brought down his gavel, his face blooming into a smile.

He had never expected it to fetch such a high price.

Beside them, Ning Fengzhi watched, inwardly clicking his tongue.

Three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, bid without even blinking.

Not only was Lin Changgeng's strength unfathomable, but his wealth was also formidable.

"You have a good eye, young friend," Ning Fengzhi said with a smile. "A Soul Tool like the Ruyi Treasure Pouch is rare indeed. There are only a handful on the entire continent that can store living things."

"It's just a Soul Tool," Lin Changgeng said indifferently. "There's no need for such praise."

Lin Changgeng did not want to say too much. Only those who had used the Ruyi Treasure Pouch knew its benefits.

Saying more now would only be like putting up a sign declaring that no silver was buried here.

After several more items were auctioned off, the auction drew toward its end.

"Next is today's final grand finale!" The auctioneer clapped his hands, his tone mysterious.

A staff member came onstage carrying a tray with a knife resting on it.

The knife was small, about the length of a palm, and dark silver all over. Black thread wound around its handle. Its blade was slender, its tip sharp, and its edge exceptionally thin. It looked less like a weapon for fighting and more like a work of craftsmanship.

"Our auction house recovered this knife from an ancient tomb." The auctioneer picked it up and displayed it to the crowd. "We don't know what material it's made of, but it's extremely hard. We tested it with refined steel and couldn't leave so much as a mark."

"It has one special feature-you can channel soul power into it."

The auctioneer fed a wisp of soul power into the handle. The blade lit up slightly, giving off a faint, cold gleam.

"Once infused with soul power, its edge becomes sharper and can slice through standard-issue weapons."

"However, despite studying it for a long time, we still haven't figured out what this knife is actually used for."

"If we call it a weapon, it's too short to be much use in a fight. If we call it a tool, we don't know what it's meant to carve."

"So we aren't certain of this item's value either."

The auctioneer placed the knife back on the tray and spread his hands.

"The starting bid is fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins, with each increase no less than five thousand Gold Soul Coins."

"Anyone interested is welcome to try their luck."

An uproar broke out below.

"They don't even know what it's for, and they dare put it up for auction?"

"Fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins for something with an unknown use? Are they crazy?"

Everyone began discussing it, but few people bid.

Most felt that paying fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins for something of unknown use was not worth it.

Only a scattered handful placed bids, all hoping to try their luck.

"Fifty-five thousand."

"Sixty thousand."

"Sixty-five thousand."

The price rose very slowly.

Inside the private box, Lin Changgeng narrowed his eyes slightly as he studied the knife onstage.

Judging from the auctioneer's description and its appearance, Lin Changgeng was certain that it was a Soul Guidance Engraving Knife.

A Soul Guidance Engraving Knife was a Soul Engineer's essential tool for making Soul Tools. It was used to engrave Soul Guidance Arrays onto Soul Tools during their creation. It was equivalent to a Soul Master's martial soul, and its importance went without saying.

If he was not mistaken, this engraving knife was made from cold heart iron essence, an extremely precious material.

It was a top-grade forging material in its own right. An engraving knife made from it was not only incredibly sharp but could also amplify soul power, greatly improving the success rate when engraving arrays.

In this era, when Soul Tools had fallen into decline, very few people recognized a Soul Guidance Engraving Knife.

All the Soul Tools available on the market today had been excavated from ancient ruins. The actual technology had long since been lost, and even any surviving blueprints were most likely incomplete. Naturally, no one recognized a Soul Guidance Engraving Knife.

As luck would have it, Wang Qiu'er, who came from ten thousand years later, was right beside him. If he bought this engraving knife, he could learn how to make Soul Tools from her.

At that thought, Lin Changgeng's eyes lit up.

Then Lin Changgeng turned toward Wang Qiu'er and said, "Buy it."

This was the first time he had spoken up, and Wang Qiu'er understood what he meant.

Wang Qiu'er raised her hand and pressed the bidding button.

"Eighty thousand."

The bidding below stopped instantly. Although people were interested in the knife, eighty thousand Gold Soul Coins really was not worth raising the bid, especially for a knife whose purpose was unknown.

"Eighty thousand, going once!" the auctioneer called loudly. "Any higher bids?"

"Eighty-five thousand." Another private box bid. It seemed someone else there knew its worth.

Wang Qiu'er pressed the button again. "One hundred thousand."

The other side fell silent.

Spending one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins on something of unknown use was too great a risk.

"One hundred thousand, going once! One hundred thousand, going twice! One hundred thousand, going three times! Sold!"

Beside them, Ning Fengzhi watched with some puzzlement.

Although he was also very interested in the knife, he had decided not to bid since he did not know what it was used for.

"Your Eminence," he could not help asking, "is there something special about this knife?"