The taste of seafood in the Eastern Sea is incredibly delicious. That’s why the elder executive from the Lingxi Gate has a particular fondness for pig trotters.
This inn’s roasted pig trotters are tender and springy. The elder executive doesn’t know who thought of this idea, but they are so flavorful.
“Hmm, that makes sense!”
Qiao Ziyu thought that even if he spent two thousand xuan crystals, it would still be worth it.
The reason he was so angry was mainly because the whole thing was too infuriating.
d*mn, with three thousand disciples, not even one dragon pearl could be cut off! What a rip-off!
If he had spent money right from the start, he wouldn’t have minded so much. But thinking about it now, he felt even more aggrieved.
“At least the Remnant Bone of Tongwei is in my hands.”
A faint smile finally appeared on Qiao Ziyu’s cold face.
“Junior Sect Master, please open it and let us all see its marvels.”
The elder executive looked forward to it, his cheeks twitching, and he ate the pig trotters even faster.
“Alright, I’m not a stingy person. Let’s take it out and everyone can ponder over it together.”
Qiao Ziyu nodded.
After all, so many people helped him negotiate, even though they didn’t succeed. If he were to keep it all to himself, it would be heartless.
He opened the box, revealing a bone that emitted an ivory-like luster, with golden bone bl**d flowing within, and faint divine patterns flickering.
“Truly profound…”
“It’s a great treasure!”
“Don’t say such things randomly.”
“I was referring to the Junior Sect Master’s great treasure…”
Everyone was entranced.
“What did you all see?”
Qiao Ziyu remained calm but was actually somewhat puzzled.
This bone seemed divine, yet he couldn’t gain any insight from it. His life essence also received no response.
“Junior Master, I didn’t see anything.”
The disciples were merely impressed without understanding, shaking their heads.
The elder executive felt it looked familiar, pondering slightly:
“Junior Master, our bones are ordinary, how can we compare to yours? You must have felt a connection through your bloodline, right?”
“Well, yes, there is indeed a sense of kinship, like seeing a family member.”
Facing everyone’s expectant eyes, Qiao Ziyu felt he couldn’t say he had no reaction.
The atmosphere was already tense; he couldn’t show weakness.
“Junior Sect Master, what did you understand?”
“Don’t rush, let’s ponder together…”
Qiao Ziyu generously waved his hand, planning to place the box on the table.
But he forgot—he had just used a hex on himself, his luck was terrible, and the Lingxi Gate people lacked manners, throwing food on the ground.
“Huh?”
Qiao Ziyu suddenly felt something was off with the Remnant Bone of Tongwei in the box; why was the anomaly fading?
Even stranger was the sensation under his feet.
Looking down, he saw a thoroughly gnawed pig trotter.
Qiao Ziyu: “?”
Swoosh~
In front of all the disciples, he paid homage to the legendary swordsman Bai Jinghong’s move—the Invincible Windmill.
“Junior Sect Master, are you alright?”
“When I said our Junior Sect Master could do backflips, I wasn’t lying.”
“Who threw the pig trotter? Do you have no manners?”
The elder executive threw the pig trotter on the ground fiercely, then wiped his mouth inconspicuously.
Only then did he help Qiao Ziyu up, asking concernedly:
“Junior Sect Master, are you alright?”
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The inner scene naturally wouldn’t be injured, though it might look a bit messy.
There was a moment of great confusion at the scene.
However, Qiao Ziyu didn’t pay attention to these details; his head was buzzing.
“Where’s my Remnant Bone of Tongwei?”
“It seems to have fallen on the ground.”
“I didn’t see it.”
“How could the Remnant Bone of Tongwei mix with pig trotters? Was it taken by a dog?”
“Sis… Junior Master, don’t you have a sense of kinship? Should we try sensing it again?”
“Why are you still standing there? Go find it!”
Qiao Ziyu almost spat out bl**d.
With one command, three thousand Lingxi Gate disciples rushed out, chasing dogs for the bone at night.
…
“Xiao Mo, how did you turn the pig trotter into the Remnant Bone of Tongwei?”
Qian Bufan was checking the items at the auction when he suddenly felt puzzled.
Li Mo shook his head:
“I don’t have such magical powers. I only made it appear extraordinary. Now it seems to have returned to its original form.”
“Senior Elder Qian, take these. Buy some things for the sect.”
As he spoke, he took out the two thousand xuan crystals sponsored by the Lingxi Gate, which was no small sum for the Qingyuan Sect.
“Then I won’t be modest.”
Qian Bufan accepted it, though it felt odd to take money from juniors. But he knew it was just a drop in the bucket for Li Mo.
Moreover, who the Qingyuan Sect would fall into the future was quite evident.
After receiving the xuan crystals, he asked:
“Xiao Mo, what items do you need at tomorrow’s auction?”
“The items are quite diverse…”
Li Mo glanced at them; they were all rare treasures.
Of course, the heavenly materials and earth treasures produced in the Eastern Sea needn’t be mentioned…
“Old Qian, there’s still sea silk left in the three thousand portions?”
“I’ve heard of it, but never seen it. It seems to rarely appear at auctions.”
Sea silk is precious, usually used to make clothes, similar to pearl white lotus silk, scarce but not suitable for auctions.
There are exceptions, though.
“This sea silk changes color according to the weather… those three thousand portions must be nearly magical… Ah!”
Qian Bufan suddenly remembered:
“I heard that after it gains sentience, the sea silk changes color based on the wearer’s mood.”
“Oh?”
Li Mo sat up straight: “What about the material quality?”
Qian Bufan didn’t understand why he was so interested in this item, but he explained:
“It should feel excellent, comparable to pearl white lotus silk, light and breathable like black cloud gauze…”
“!”
Using this to make local-style attire for Ice Chunk in the South Border, it would be incredible.
Who packages ice with a color-changing bag? It would be amazing.
Just thinking about it, Xiao Li felt as if his nose was punched.
“This, we must get it.”
“Alright… Why is your nose bleeding?”
“I’m hungry, drooling.”
“?”
Elder Qian had never seen someone drool from their nose before.
In the end, not only the sea silk, but seven-tenths of the items on the list were marked by Li Mo.
Anything that was a heavenly material or earth treasure could potentially be useful. Besides, the Qingyuan Sect’s current funds were thin, so it was best to keep some reserves.
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