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Chapter 226 The Final Showstopper
Fang Yue's pupils shrank.
It's finally here!
A Xinfa manual!
Judging by the name, it seems to be a fire-attribute Xinfa, which is even more suitable for my advancement.
Fang Yue quickly perked up his ears and listened carefully to the host's introduction.
"Liehuo Xinfa (Fierce Fire Heart Method) Manual, an extremely overbearing fire-attribute Xinfa, records the Xinfa cultivation process from the Houtian (Acquired) Third-rate realm to the Houtian First-rate realm, three realms in total. The cultivation difficulty is extremely high, and the progress is slightly slow, but all practitioners are among the best in the same rank..."
Houtian First-rate realm Xinfa?!
Fang Yue's pupils shrank.
He is now in the Houtian Third-rate realm and needs to break through to the Houtian Second-rate and Houtian First-rate realms before he can become a Xiantian (Innate) level expert!
And this Xinfa is directly from the Houtian Third-rate realm to the Houtian First-rate realm, not only can it transition through the Houtian Second-rate realm, but it also eliminates the trouble of him having to find a Houtian First-rate realm Xinfa!
This is just too good!
Fang Yue's eyes lit up, but he heard Captain Huo sigh beside him.
"Why is it this Xinfa..."
Captain Huo's words made Fang Yue stunned.
"What's wrong? Does Captain Huo know the Liehuo Xinfa?"
"Well, I've heard a little about it. This thing is a hot potato. The Black Crow Merchant Troupe dares to take it and sell it..."
"Ah, this, is there something wrong with this Xinfa?"
Captain Huo glanced at Fang Yue and nudged her mouth towards the people around her.
Fang Yue looked in her direction and found that the people around her were frowning more or less.
Some people muttered something, and some looked at the items at the auction with regret, seemingly giving up bidding in advance.
"Why is it this Xinfa..."
"Hey, knowing it's a good thing, but not being able to bid, is really troublesome."
Listening to the whispers of the people around him, Fang Yue frowned slightly.
"What exactly is going on?"
Captain Huo lowered her voice.
"Do you know the origin of the Liehuo Xinfa?"
"I don't know."
Although the host has been introducing the various powers of the Liehuo Xinfa, he has never mentioned where the Xinfa came from.
However... doesn't the Black Crow Merchant Troupe buy Xinfa from others and then auction them off at high prices? What could be the problem?
"Of course there is a problem!"
Seeming to see Fang Yue's disapproval, Captain Huo said seriously: "The Liehuo Xinfa is the entry-level Xinfa of the Liehuo Sect!"
"Liehuo Sect? Entry-level Xinfa?"
"That's right! The Liehuo Sect's entry-level Xinfa is never passed on to outsiders! This means that this thing is contraband. It's okay to buy it secretly, but if anyone cultivates it and uses it outside, and the people from the Liehuo Sect find out... the consequences will be disastrous."
"...What will be the consequences? Is the Liehuo Sect very strong?"
"Their cultivation will be abolished, their limbs broken, and they will be taken back to the sect for trial, and finally beheaded as a warning to others. The Liehuo Sect has spread many examples of this. As for how strong the Liehuo Sect is... let me put it this way, it would be as easy as flipping their hand for the Liehuo Sect to destroy our Mo Village."
...No, how come your Mo Village is so easily destroyed every day? It seems like anyone can do whatever they want in your Mo Village, not even as good as our Guyue Village. And you call yourselves a big village.
If it were Guyue Village, with Lord Han around, who would dare to be presumptuous?
Fang Yue looked at Captain Huo with some contempt, which made Captain Huo look inexplicable.
"What kind of look is that? Don't disbelieve me, the Liehuo Sect is very strong... But that's not right, I remember the Liehuo Sect came to your village a few years ago to recruit people, although they didn't like any of them, but you should know the Liehuo Sect... Oh, I forgot you're a drifter."
...What?
The Liehuo Sect is one of the sects that comes to Guyue Village to recruit people?
Fang Yue was stunned, and immediately became even more eager for the Liehuo Xinfa on the stage.
A sect that can come to visit Lord Han must have good cultivation techniques.
"It seems you're determined to get this Xinfa, then I can only advise you to be careful. This year should be the time they come to recruit people every few years. Judging by the time, it's these days. At this juncture, buying this Xinfa will have endless troubles. And if you buy this Xinfa in front of so many people, it will be easy for someone to target you."
"Ah, this... So, I can't buy this Xinfa?"
"You can't."
"...What if I insist on buying it?"
"Then you better change your identity."
Fang Yue pointed to himself and said, "I am Niu Niu now."
"But your face is your own face, and in the short term, maybe no one knows who you are, but once someone pays attention to you and starts investigating you, your identity won't be hidden for long."
Fang Yue was silent for a moment, frowned and thought for a while, and said, "Then you help me buy it? Anyway, I'm the one cultivating it, you're just passing it on. If the Liehuo Sect blames it, they should first settle accounts with the Black Crow Merchant Troupe, and they won't be able to count it on your Mo Village."
Captain Huo smiled: "That's the logic, I bought it, and I don't cultivate it, so there's really no problem. But why should I take the risk for you? And if someone asks, I'll sell you out. Isn't that taking off my pants to fart, a superfluous move."
That's true.
However…
Fang Yue frowned. He has Lord Han as his backer, the Liehuo Sect can't not give Lord Han face, right?
In any case, he is determined to get this Liehuo Xinfa manual.
Houtian Second-rate realm Xinfa, the acquisition channels are too difficult.
Although players can rely on realm breakthrough degree to forcefully break through the realm, not having a Xinfa is still a big problem.
Through normal channels, you can only rely on merchant troupes, the captain's teaching, joint village activities, or promotion to a larger stage such as the county level to have the opportunity to access the Houtian Second-rate realm Xinfa.
Among them, the captain's teaching requires the captain's strength to be at the upper limit and have the Houtian Second-rate realm to be able to do it. If the captain doesn't even have the Houtian Second-rate realm Xinfa, how can he teach it to others?
For example, the Starfire package given by Chen Mu is at most Houtian Third-rate realm. To go further, you can only find another way.
Second… the captain has to be willing to let you follow him to learn martial arts.
Fang Yue is no longer the newbie he was at the beginning. He understands what martial arts means in this game.
In most cases, the captains' martial arts are the best martial arts in the village!
These martial arts are not passed on to outsiders except in the case of a master-disciple relationship.
Fang Yue had of course asked the Wave Crow General Captain for Xinfa, expressing his willingness to follow him to learn martial arts.
But the Wave Crow General Captain refused because his martial arts were only passed on to the Wave family and were a bloodline inheritance, so it was impossible to pass them on to outsiders.
As for the other two captains, they also do not pass on martial arts to outsiders.
Martial arts are the foundation of one's life. Before reaching that age or needing to find an inheritance, let alone them, even if Lin Ling had the Houtian Second-rate realm Xinfa, she would not pass it on to Fang Yue unless Lord Han gave a death order.
"The starting price of this Liehuo Xinfa manual is... 5 black stones!"
"Each bid must not be less than 30g of black embers!"
At this time, the host has already announced the price of the Liehuo Xinfa manual, but no one at the scene has spoken.
Fang Yue didn't hesitate and directly bid.
"6 black stones."
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The host was worried that the audience would not bid. Hearing Fang Yue's bid, he immediately shouted loudly: "6 black stones! Young Master Niu Niu bid 6 black stones, is there a higher bid?"
Seeing that someone had started, the crowd also began to bid hesitantly.
Obviously
"6.30 black stones!"
"6.80 black stones!"
The price gradually rose, Fang Yue frowned, and bid again.
"10 black stones!"
10 black stones?!
Everyone was shocked and looked at Fang Yue.
"Is this Niu Niu so rich?"
"Damn it, could he be a gigolo kept by Captain Huo? Where did he get the money!"
"This guy always raises prices! I suspect he's a shill for the auction house!"
Many people were indignant, and more people were weighing the pros and cons.
They were wondering whether to continue to raise the price and bid.
As Captain Huo said, as long as you don't cultivate the Liehuo Xinfa manual yourself, it is likely that you won't be implicated.
But buying the Liehuo Xinfa without using it yourself, what is the point of buying it, to resell it for money? Such a tricky thing, selling it outside, the price is likely not to be higher than at the auction.
Most importantly, the last auction item is the ultimate goal of most people's trip.
Putting financial resources here now is equivalent to giving up the final auction.
While everyone was hesitating, someone bid again.
"12 black stones."
12 black stones?!
Fang Yue's pupils shrank.
Who is so rich!
He turned his head sharply to look at the person who spoke, and it was actually...
Black Two!
Big brother, no way, are you playing me?
Fang Yue felt a little depressed, but soon saw Black One turn his head in a somewhat reproachful manner, and looked at Black Two with his dark black mist face.
This guy isn't bidding randomly, is he? Don't disrupt the market.
Fang Yue now experienced the feelings of the others before.
After Black Two bid, only the host was immediately excited.
"The guest over there bid 12 black stones, is there anyone higher?"
12 black stones has obviously exceeded the host's expectations. He repeated it excitedly a few times and began the final judgment.
"12 black stones once, is there anyone higher?"
Everyone else was silent. They were already hesitating whether to bid or not. Now that the price is so high, they naturally didn't follow the price.
"12 black stones twice, there won't be another chance if you don't bid, this is the Houtian First-rate realm Xinfa, you won't find this opportunity again!"
The host added emphasis to his words. Fang Yue frowned and asked in a low voice: "Captain Huo, lend me 3 black stones."
"Okay."
Fang Yue thought that 3 black stones would be a big burden for Captain Huo, but unexpectedly, she lent them without hesitation.
"Thanks!"
After taking the black stones, Fang Yue immediately bid: "13 black stones!"
13 black stones!
The host breathed heavily.
"Niu Niu! Young Master Niu Niu has bid again! Is there anyone higher?"
Seeming to think his voice wasn't loud enough, he shouted loudly again, but as before, no one bid.
Looking at Black One and Black Two, Black Two has already been controlled by Black One and has no chance to bid.
"13 black stones once!"
"13 black stones twice!"
"13 black stones three times!"
"Congratulations to Young Master Niu Niu for winning the [Liehuo Xinfa Manual] with a price of 13 black stones!"
As expected, Fang Yue successfully bid for the Xinfa manual.
When the host delivered the Xinfa manual to him, Fang Yue truly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
When he didn't have enough money just now, he even thought about buying it with silver stones, but he managed to hold back.
Fang Yue carefully put away the [Liehuo Xinfa Manual] first, and then said to Captain Huo: "I owe you a favor."
"What favor? Three black stones! You have to pay them back!"
"...I'm saying that in addition to the 3 black stones, I also owe you a favor. You can ask me for help if you need anything in the future."
"I'm a Mo Village captain, what help do I need from you? I might as well help you."
Captain Huo didn't care too much, as long as Fang Yue could pay back the money, the favor was fine.
That's true. Captain Huo is all-powerful in Mo Village. There's nothing for Fang Yue to do.
3 black stones...
Fang Yue was a little depressed. This is not a small amount. It seems that he has to find a chance to go out and kill some youkai (monsters) to earn black stones to pay off his debts.
Fortunately, the parchment is currently in a dormant state. Otherwise, if it knew that he had spent all the money, it would have been making a fuss for a long time.
"Finally, everyone, we have finally reached the time for the final, final, and most important item of our Black Crow Auction."
"Although our Black Crow Auction has conducted very strict confidentiality work, I believe that there are still many people present who already know what our final item is."
"Those who don't know, don't worry, now, let me reveal the mysterious veil of the final auction item of the Black Crow Auction for everyone!"
After everyone stopped looking at Fang Yue and their emotions had calmed down for the most part, the host suddenly said loudly.
After he finished speaking, Miss Yaya has already pushed out the final item.
At this moment, the breathing of these people present became heavy.
They stared nervously at the thing covered under the red cloth.
If the rumors are true... then the Black Crow Auction's final item is the best thing in the last hundred years!
At this moment, even Captain Huo, who had only a little bit of interest in the auction, stretched her neck and looked curiously at the stage.
Black One and Black Two are also staring straight at the final item on the stage, as if deeply attracted.
The reaction of the crowd made the host very satisfied.
The Black Crow Auction has paid a great price for this auction item.
For this auction item, they have carried out a massive publicity campaign after entering Mo Village.
All of this is to set the stage for the appearance of this final item.
It is the final carnival of the Black Crow Auction today, and it is also the final conclusion of the Black Crow Auction in Mo Village.
The conclusion is a particularly important thing.
First, it can raise the expectations of Mo Village and other villages for the next visit of the Black Crow Merchant Troupe.
Second, it can greatly enhance the status of the Black Crow Merchant Troupe in Mo Village and attract the attention of the village.
Under the spotlight, the host finally slowly pulled open the red cloth, revealing the final item, the final true face.
It was a gray jade pendant.
Simple and unadorned, without any luster, as dim as a stone on the side of the road.
But in this dim color, you can vaguely see faint, dense small characters on the jade pendant, occasionally appearing, rising and falling like breathing.
Gray jade pendant? Is that it?
Fang Yue was a little confused, what is so special about this thing.
But whether it was Captain Huo or others, their eyes lit up instantly when they saw this jade pendant, and some people even stood up in a state of shock.
"Soul-embedding Jade Pendant?!"