As Ji Wuchang's words fell, the entire auction hall instantly went silent as a grave. Many people looked at private room number one in surprise.
Something like a Thunder Spirit Pearl counted as one of the wonders of heaven and earth. For someone cultivating a lightning-attribute cultivation method, it was indeed extremely useful!
But for someone who did not cultivate the lightning attribute, it was like chicken ribs-little meat to eat, yet a pity to discard!
The Thunder Spirit Pearl before them was very small, only the size of a thumb.
Ji Wuchang had bid a hundred and fifty low-grade Spirit Stones. That price was already far from low!
Xiao Fan, who had been about to bid, instantly fell silent when he heard Ji Wuchang's offer. He only had two hundred low-grade Spirit Stones in total!
He had originally wanted to get some from the Xiao Family, but the Xiao Family had been hard up these past few years and did not have that many Spirit Stones.
Xiao Fan did not need to turn around. He knew the bidder had to be Ji Wuchang.
Xiao Fan was deeply irritated, but naturally, he could not possibly give up.
"Two hundred low-grade Spirit Stones!"
Xiao Fan directly bid all the Spirit Stones he had. He was gambling, betting that Ji Wuchang did not have that many Spirit Stones, or would be unwilling to part with them!
But this notion of Xiao Fan's was soon shattered.
"Two hundred and ten low-grade Spirit Stones!"
Ji Wuchang's voice rang out lazily, as though he did not care in the slightest.
Xiao Fan clenched both fists, his nails digging deep into his flesh, his eyes brimming with murderous intent.
Ji Wuchang, you've already chosen the path to your own death!
Xiao Fan muttered inwardly, wishing the competition were tomorrow. He could barely suppress his murderous intent any longer!
Without Xiao Fan bidding against him, many people shook their heads and sighed out of consideration for the Ji Family. No one else bid, and naturally, the hammer fell.
Ji Wuchang handed two hundred and ten low-grade Spirit Stones to the attendant and took the Thunder Spirit Pearl from her.
Ji Wuchang almost wanted to burst out laughing. He had reaped a rich harvest at the auction this time.
Ji Ping had originally intended to pay Ji Wuchang's auction expenses, but Ji Wuchang stopped him.
He had already accepted one gift from Ji Ping and could not accept a second, or he would be insatiably greedy!
Ji Wuchang neither bid on nor paid attention to the items auctioned afterward.
An hour later, Ji Wuchang and the others left the Notables Auction House and returned to the Ji Family!
Thinking of Xiao Fan's livid face as he left the auction house, Ji Wuchang instantly felt extraordinarily satisfied.
After returning to his room, Ji Wuchang took out the wooden box and began studying it carefully.
Judging by the wooden box alone, it was merely an ordinary box made of bogwood.
But with the memories of his previous life, Ji Wuchang would not be so naive.
First, he tried channeling spiritual power into it. Useless!
Blood-drip recognition. Useless!
When he sent his soul into it, it was directly repelled, instantly making Ji Wuchang's eyes light up.
Then Ji Wuchang slowly examined all sides of the wooden box and finally discovered a clue: a faint trace of soul presence at the box's joint.
A keen light flickered in Ji Wuchang's eyes. Then he marshaled his soul power and poured it inside!
As soul power continued flowing in, runes lit up one after another on the wooden box, then shattered in succession.
As these runes dissipated, a tiny crack appeared at the wooden box's joint.
Ji Wuchang applied a little force with both hands, opening the crack fully and revealing a palm-sized map inside.
This map had been drawn on extremely fine silk, as thin as a cicada's wing.
Suppressing the joy in his heart, Ji Wuchang hurriedly examined the map.
A moment later, excitement appeared in Ji Wuchang's eyes!
He had confirmed it. The place depicted on this map was precisely the mountain behind the Longevity Sect.
No wonder Xiao Fan had often visited the back mountain in his previous life. He had claimed to be cultivating, but had actually been searching for treasure.
It was just that the Longevity Sect's back mountain differed greatly from the markings on the map, which was why Xiao Fan had needed to keep searching.
In his previous life, Ji Wuchang had spent over two hundred years in the Longevity Sect and knew every blade of grass and every tree on its back mountain.
But even so, he had still spent quite some time examining it just now before confirming it.
"Xiao Fan, so your true starting point was in the Longevity Sect all along!"
Ji Wuchang could not help muttering to himself. At this moment, he was completely reassured.
Ji Wuchang had originally still been wondering how Xiao Fan had found that storage ring containing a beautiful woman's soul on the back mountain.
Now it was one hundred percent certain that everything had come from this secret realm.
After figuring this out, Ji Wuchang's eyes shone. He was full of confidence in his future.
Suddenly, something stirred in Ji Wuchang's heart. He thought of a deathtrap.
In his previous life, while he was in the Purple Mansion Realm, he had explored a secret realm together with over thirty people.
Everyone had been brimming with confidence at the time, but they had never expected that secret realm to be a pitfall, and a deathtrap at that.
Had Ji Wuchang not been blessed with good fortune and a tenacious life, happening to activate an incomplete teleportation array, he would undoubtedly have died.
But apart from him, everyone else had perished in the secret realm.
At the thought of this, a trace of a cold smile involuntarily appeared in Ji Wuchang's eyes.
He took a piece of silk from his storage ring, likewise as thin as a cicada's wing!
Drawing on the memories of his previous life, Ji Wuchang mapped out this secret realm, then placed it inside the wooden box!
Then Ji Wuchang restored the wooden box to its original state, likewise leaving some marks.
It could be said that, apart from Ji Wuchang, no one could tell that he had tampered with this item!
"Xiao Fan, I'll give you this wooden box. I hope you like it!"
A smile hung on Ji Wuchang's lips. Then he put the wooden box into his storage space!
Early the next morning, after finishing his practice of the purple Qi Heaven-Burning Art on the roof, Ji Wuchang summoned Xiao Mei and Xiaohe.
"Greetings, young master!"
Both saluted Ji Wuchang at the same time, admiration showing on their faces.
Naturally, Xiao Mei was pretending, but Xiaohe's expression was genuine.
"I have a task for you two! I obtained a wooden box last night and studied it for ages without discovering anything."
"You're both girls, so you should be somewhat more attentive to detail. Help me study it."
"If you discover anything, I'll certainly tell the family head and have you richly rewarded!"
After speaking, Ji Wuchang took out the wooden box he had won at auction the night before and held it out before the two girls.
Hearing this, Xiao Mei and Xiaohe hurriedly nodded in agreement. Xiao Mei stepped forward and took the wooden box from Ji Wuchang.
"This wooden box is very important. Nothing must happen to it. Also, I can only give you two days. You must return it to me after two days. Do you understand?"
Ji Wuchang gave Xiao Mei and Xiaohe a stern look and spoke solemnly.
"Rest assured, young master. We'll remember!"
Xiao Mei and Xiaohe both replied respectfully!
Ji Wuchang nodded and waved a hand to dismiss them!
"Xiaohe, since the young master gave us two days, how about we each study it for one day? After all, one of us still needs to stay and take care of the young master, right?"
Hearing Xiao Mei's voice outside, Ji Wuchang could not help letting a faint smile settle on his lips!