The auctioneer's lengthy introduction was naturally just a gimmick. Chen Xun had seen through this thing at a glance.
An Innate Treasure of the Immortal Realm, never tempered by any cultivator. This talk of the Sui Gu Great Immortal was merely meant to conceal its true origins, because the matter was difficult to trace back.
But judging from those scattered words, this item was sand. Though rare, there had to be quite a large quantity of it.
"Fang Shuo, investigate..."
Chen Xun blurted it out instinctively. Then he frowned slightly. "I never expected that after all these years, my habits still haven't changed."
He had once thought that, over the vast passage of time, everything would become blurred. But immortals never did; on the contrary, everything remained exceptionally clear.
"Moo~" Big Black Ox understood. It merely walked over and gently nudged Chen Xun.
It smiled with a guileless, endearing look and no longer held Chen Xun's request for it to auction this item against him.
Chen Xun looked at Big Black Ox and smiled warmly as well, gently patting its head. He understood.
The auction continued.
Quite a few great households of the Immortal Realm began to show their mettle. Most of those daring to bid came from powers that had been passed down through the Immortal Realm for ages, their foundations immensely deep.
"Forty million immortal stones!!"
The auction price of the Inscription Dao Sand soared all the way upward. When it reached the terrifying price of forty million immortal stones, the vast auction venue erupted into an uproar. Quite a few cultivators' eyes had turned red. Who could possess such financial resources? Even if it were a pig, it would surely be a Son of the Great Dao of the Immortal Realm!
"I heard that these top