Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 99 - 00 Zhu Ziyan Straight to the Point

Chapter 99 -0099: Zhu Ziyan, Straight to the Point (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

Chapter 99 -0099: Zhu Ziyan, Straight to the Point (Seeking Collection and Recommendation)

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Qi Tian wasn’t interested in the price that needed to be paid to the Lianying Trade Union. He was thinking of something else. According to Bai YuJie, the Lianying Trade Union was an entity that even the City Lord’s Mansion had to give way to. The Cai family was even more powerful than the City Lord’s Mansion, and the Yi family was on par with the Cai family. It was unlikely under normal circumstances for the Lianying Trade Union to allow the Yi family to search during the auction. The only explanation was that the Lianying Trade Union was being coerced by a power stronger than the Yi family, forcing it to relent.

Who is this force? The answer was becoming clear.

Miss Li!

Miss Li is certainly not simple! Her mount is the Red Sky Eagle, non-existent within the Lianying Trade Union. The Cai family, seeking her favor, allowed their Direct-line Disciple, Cai Wenzhi, to lure her with over thirty million coins. She even made the behemoth that is the Lianying Trade Union break its principles and allow her to search for people during the auction.

Unfortunately, there weren’t enough clues to guess Miss Li’s identity.

For a moment, Qi Tian had a thought—to play the role of a robber and rob the mysterious Miss Li. She should be rich, and robbing her once would certainly fill his pockets. However, this thought merely flashed in his mind before he dismissed it. He and Miss Li were not adversaries, and he was not an indiscriminate robber. He couldn’t bring himself to attack Miss Li without reason. After all, in his previous life, he was a law-abiding youth in the 21st century. He could not lose his basic moral compass just because he had become a cultivator.

It looked like the auction would not begin for a while, so Qi Tian took out a classic book and began to skim it. He had collected over five thousand sets of various martial arts techniques, classics, and secret texts. The majority of these were from the storage ring left behind by Ancestor Yu Chuan. The texts covered all aspects of a sect and included techniques for the Foundation Establishment Stage and Gold Core Stage.

However, among these techniques, there were barely any high-grade ones. Even the techniques for Foundation Establishment Stage and Gold Core Stage were rather weak compared to others of their kind. The sect that Yu Chuan belonged to was not a distinguished one even before its decline in the Lianying Realm, or else it would not be forced to assassinate cultivators from the Imperial Master Mansion now.

The book Qi Tian was currently reading detailed the various elements of the Lianying Trade Union and their geographical distribution. In the language of Earth, this was a book that introduced various minerals and creatures. In the language of the Cultivation World, it was a book about various natural treasures.

The auction was about to start soon, and Qi Tian was doing last-minute preparations, hoping to understand more about the various natural treasures here. He wanted to avoid the situation where he had no idea what the items brought out for auction were and missed out on real treasures.

Half an hour later, the large-scale search initiated by the Yi family and Miss Li came to an end. They found nothing and did not manage to locate Qi Tian, the chief culprit. Of course, to Miss Li and the Red Sky Eagle, Qi Tian was the chief culprit. But this was not the case for the Yi family. But if they knew that Qi Tian had bought their family’s Spirit Beast Bracelet from the black market, they would undoubtedly demand him to return it without hesitation. They would even refuse to compensate him with a single coin. If Qi Tian dared to defy their demands, they would not hesitate to kill him. This was the domineering presence of the Yi family, one of the top powerhouses in the Lianying Realm.

Compared to the Yi family, the Lianying Trade Union was more willing to offer compensation and apologies. They were more reasonable.

Zhu Ziyan once again stood on the auction platform, saying, “I, on behalf of the Lianying Trade Union, apologize to everyone for what just happened. It was our fault for not managing things properly, which led to the disturbance. We, the Lianying Trade Union, promise that with each transaction in the upcoming auction, we will only charge half of the usual commission fee. Once again, I apologize to everyone. Now, let’s turn our attention to the first item up for auction—a set of spirit stones.”

A maid stepped forward, holding a tray with one hundred neatly arranged spirit stones which emitted an enchanting glow under the lights. Spirit stones were a valuable resource for cultivation, and it was usually quite difficult to obtain even one. It was a big move for the Lianying Trade Union to bring out one hundred of them all at once.

Zhu Ziyan continued, “These are one hundred Five Elements spirit stones—twenty each of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth. The starting bid is one million coins. Please place your bids.”

Qi Tian’s eyes lit up. As soon as Zhu Ziyan finished speaking, he said, “One million eight hundred thousand.”

His bid quieted the room. Normally, a spirit stone would cost around ten thousand coins, perhaps twelve or thirteen at most. Anything higher was rare. Qi Tian’s opening bid was one million eight hundred thousand, equivalent to eighteen thousand coins for one stone. This price was extraordinarily high, and to many people, it was simply not worth it.

Seeing no one made a bid, Zhu Ziyan announced Qi Tian’s successful bid for the hundred spirit stones after asking three times. The maid directly handed the spirit stones to Qi Tian, and the transaction was completed on the spot.

Then Zhu Ziyan began to auction the second item, which was again a set of spirit stones. Qi Tian maintained his previous approach, bidding 1.8 million, and smoothly secured the hundred spirit stones.

Next came the third set, still a set of spirit stones. Qi Tian once again bid 1.8 million. This time someone followed up with a bid of 1.81 million, at which Qi Tian counter-bid with 2 million, thus instantly suppressing the latter. Consequently, this third set of spirit stones also ended up with Qi Tian.

Zhu Ziyan took a deep look at Qi Tian’s VIP booth. She originally planned to stir up the crowd’s emotions to drive up the atmosphere and with her estimation, she thought to sell each group of spirit stones for 2 million would be effortless through her articulation. However, Qi Tian’s intervention raised the price so high that it was not conducive to her verbal manipulation anymore.

Had it been someone else, she would have warned them. However, the price Qi Tian offered was within her acceptable range, and considering that Qi Tian was a valuable guest, she had to accept his bidding style.

The Lianying Trade Union had organized five sets of spirit stones for the auction. It seemed that if the auction continued in this manner, all would end up as Qi Tian’s possessions, which did not align with their union’s strategy. Zhu Ziyan signaled backstage and rearranged the auction sequence. Soon, a maid brought in the next auction item.

This was surprisingly a raw spirit stone, shaped quite like a millstone, more or less cylindrical with a weight of around 400, 500 pounds. The maid, who looked frail, effortless held up the huge stone as if it were made of paper. Such was the power of cultivators who were not to be taken lightly, or they would surely meet their doom.

“As you all can see, this is a raw stone. There are speculations regarding the presence or absence of spirit stones inside. We at the Lianying Trade Union cannot make a professional judgment. We can only offer an inclination by accepting it as an auction item with a starting price of two million coins. Interested bidders, please indicate by raising your hand. We will bring this raw stone to you for a close look.” Zhu Ziyan announced.

Qi Tian raised his hand instantly, as he was extremely interested in the raw stone. Others might worry about a failed gamble, but for him, there was no such possibility.

Zhu Ziyan personally brought the raw stone, held by the maid, to Qi Tian’s VIP booth. Standing at the door, she knocked and greeted with a smile when Qi Tian opened the door. “We meet again, young master.”

“A raw stone worth having such a stunning beauty visit?” A faint smile appeared on Qi Tian’s lips.

It was unclear to Zhu Ziyan if Qi Tian’s smile was sarcastic or polite. All she could do was set aside her speculation and say, “I came in person to show our respect for you, young master, and to discuss a matter with you.”

“What matter? Please, do tell.” While examining the raw stone, Qi Tian asked casually.

“We have prepared five sets of spirit stones for this auction. Ideally, we hope to sell these sets to different factions, rather than having them all go to the same faction. That would disrupt the balance among the powers in Lianying Realm, which is not something our union would like to see. I hope you understand.” Zhu Ziyan came straight to the point.

“I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what you’re saying. Lianying Realm? Don’t tell me you aren’t from here but an outsider cultivator, just like me?” A glint flashed in Qi Tian’s eyes.

“Please don’t joke, young master. For young talents like you in the Lianying Realm, we at the Lianying Trade Union have records. I can’t claim to remember them all clearly, but I can be sure none of them look exactly like you. This could only mean that either you’ve disguised yourself or you’re an outsider cultivator just like me.” Zhu Ziyan cut to the chase, speaking her mind.

Qi Tian smiled faintly, his demeanor unperturbed. The rune mask Mao Libin made for him was excellent, as it was able to portray even his most subtle expressions to perfection. It was truly a masterful work. Otherwise, he would not be so composed at this moment. Nor would Zhu Ziyan have tried to probe Qi Tian’s identity with her words again and again at this moment.