The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 374 - 373: The Semi-Immortal Artifact Heavenly Venerate Halberd

Chapter 374: Chapter 373: The Semi-Immortal Artifact Heavenly Venerate Halberd

"What are you all looking at me for?" Xie Jiuniang put away the Scorching Sun Bow.

Nalan Youfang’s gaze shifted as he said, "Nothing, just suddenly understood what you were just saying."

"What did I say? I said a lot just now."

"It’s about the issue of having high talent..." Nalan Youfang replied ambiguously.

Xie Jiuniang laughed upon hearing this, her smile warm, "Ah, you finally believe that my mentor is a good person. Those who speak ill of him are just jealous."

Nalan Youfang mumbled a vague response.

The others pretended not to hear and turned to look at the auction stage below, even feigning discussions about it.

"It’s starting again, what’s being auctioned this time?"

"It’s a set of superior Cultivation Techniques."

"Which Cultivation Technique is it?"

"It’s of the Wood attribute..."

Chaoyan, standing outside, just happened to overhear these words and couldn’t help but chuckle.

Forget it, he decided to go find an old acquaintance instead.

With him around, the younger generation would feel restrained and uncomfortable. He sent a message to Xie Jiuniang in the private room, gave a few instructions, and then turned to leave, heading to a certain room on the second floor.

As soon as Lord Wude saw Chaoyan return, his face turned ashen, "I’ve given you compensation, what more do you want?"

"Don’t be so tense, the matter with the invitation is settled, and that’s that." Chaoyan sat down casually, took another glance at the auction stage below, "I say, didn’t you say you didn’t have a single Spirit Stone on you? What are you still doing here?"

Lord Wude truly wanted to cut this man into eighteen pieces.

What to do?

Of course, he wanted to earn some Spirit Stones.

Jian Lingyan knew where Chaoyan had gone and reported, "Our mentor has gone to room Yi Wu on the second floor."

Xie Jiuniang was surprised, "Didn’t he say he was going to find an old acquaintance?"

"Probably a newly made old acquaintance. Don’t your Human race often say ’once acquainted, twice shy’; now they have met for the third time," Jian Lingyan assumed knowledgeably.

Xie Jiuniang found herself without a rebuttal.

Does meeting thrice in one day count?

However, she guessed that her mentor might have some purpose in mind.

Subsequently, Xie Jiuniang did not call any further bids. That set of superior Wood attribute Cultivation Techniques sold for an astronomical price of 160 million.

Everyone was amazed at the inflated price.

Only Xie Jiuniang remained utterly indifferent.

There were plenty of superior Cultivation Techniques in the Small Tortoise Shell, and someday when she ran out of Spirit Stones to spend, she could auction a few and become rich in a matter of minutes.

The final lot of the auction appeared.

It was a halberd with a cold gleam, and as soon as it was put on display, a powerful presence permeated the hall, even though the weapon had been sealed by a powerful individual before being brought to the auction stage.

"A Semi-Immortal Artifact, a halberd from the newly discovered Secret Realm. Does anyone see its extraordinary nature?" True Lord Mei Fu teased the crowd.

However, the audience did not take the bait.

Because most people couldn’t afford it.

True Lord Mei Fu said with a smile, "An expert has appraised it and said that this halberd might be the lost Immortal Artifact Heavenly Venerate Halberd from the great war between immortals and demons. It’s unknown what it went through, but its grade has fallen, and it can only be considered a Semi-Immortal Artifact with the Artifact Spirit in slumber."

"Ladies and gentlemen, this was once an Immortal Artifact. If you win it today, you might possess an Immortal Artifact in the future."

"Everyone knows opportunities are hard to come by. Now, this great opportunity lies before you. As long as you seize it, it can be yours. Alright, the opening bid is one Superior Spirit Stone."

"Ding!"

"The auction starts!"

The entire hall was silent.

No one called out a bid.

Xie Jiuniang stared at the Heavenly Venerate Halberd, "This is a Semi-Immortal Artifact, once an Immortal Artifact, such a pity. You damned thing, is the halberd’s Artifact Spirit really in slumber?"

"It’s asleep, severely damaged," Jian Lingyan’s voice was muffled.

Xie Jiuniang sensed something was off, "What’s the matter with you?"

"When the rabbit dies, the fox grieves, similar things affect each other."

Right now, Jian Lingyan’s milky voice sounded feeble, as if it hadn’t been well-fed for a long time.

Xie Jiuniang had a face full of black lines.

After a long time, Jian Lingyan grew discontented when no comfort came, "Aren’t you going to comfort me? Didn’t you say I was your little buddy, your closest, most dear family member? Why haven’t I seen you try to cheer me up?"

"Stop it, I’m busy," Xie Jiuniang replied.

Now was the climax of the auction, and Xie Jiuniang had no time to indulge in Jian Lingyan’s nonsense.

Jian Lingyan was clearly set on being unreasonable, "Wow, talk about a dog of an owner, stingy and fickle-hearted! Are you thinking about being infatuated with another the moment you see something new? Don’t you deny it, just now your eyes lit up like a big dog spotting a big bone when you were looking at the auction stage."

Xie Jiuniang was so angry she wanted to slap the creature away.

It was fortunate that there were strangers present.

This darn thing always calls the Water Kirin a scheming beast, yet it isn’t far behind, always worried about being abandoned itself.

Xie Jiuniang said irritably, "I was just looking, I didn’t plan on buying."

"Really?" Jian Lingyan asked tentatively.

"Definitely not bidding," Xie Jiuniang stated confidently.

At that moment, Nalan Youfang explained, "According to records in the classics, the Heavenly Venerate Halberd has a special feature. It is said to be capable of thousands of transformations, but in reality, it possesses the attribute of illusion. It can change into various weapons according to its master’s will. Thus, it is also known by another name, the Thousand Transformation Halberd."

"During the great war between immortals and demons, its master wielded it to slay countless enemies, which is why it’s also called the Demon-slaying Halberd..."

Xie Jiuniang’s ears perked up.

Surely it was a wonderful item, but it was a pity it wasn’t suitable for her.

In truth, Jian Lingyan’s worries were unnecessary; she didn’t even have time to delve into swordsmanship, let alone learn how to use a halberd.

"One Top Grade Spiritual Stone!" someone in the hall made an offer. It was a person sitting towards the back, cloaked and masked, their voice difficult to discern, undoubtedly deliberately concealed.

The opening bid was a Top Grade Spiritual Stone.

This Heavenly Venerate Halberd was formidable indeed.

A young member of the Nalan Family exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa! Starting with a Top Grade Spiritual Stone right off the bat, what will the final price be?"

"It will be what it is, others’ pockets full of Spirit Stones won’t suddenly increase just because he shouted a high price in the beginning."

"With that bid, he’s made ninety-nine percent of the people lose heart."

"Now that you mention it, that’s actually true."

"Top Grade Spiritual Stones are hard to come by, and those who can put up a Semi-Immortal Artifact for auction are likely Divinity Transformation beings. They would be more interested in Top Grade Spiritual Stones compared to Superior Spirit Stones."

After a while, the conversation shifted again.

A girl lamented, "What a pity, the Heavenly Venerate Halberd doesn’t suit me."

"Yeah, me too, it’s of no use to me."

"I don’t know how to use it; I’m just making it cheaper for others."

"Then I won’t bid either..."

Xie Jiuniang found these Nalan Family youngsters quite interesting; they commented like they knew what they were talking about with every auctioned item, then sighed a few times saying it wasn’t suitable for them, and so they wouldn’t spend Spirit Stones to bid.

It made Xie Jiuniang want to say several times, then why don’t you bid?

After so many times, even the simple-minded Jian Lingyan in the Contract Space could tell something was amiss and giggled incessantly, "The Nalan Family sure raises some interesting children."

"Hehe, what do you know?"

"I might not know, but does the dog owner know?"

"What they’re doing is called not losing face even if you lose."

"I know, it’s like a dead duck refusing to admit defeat."

"..."