Pagoda's reaction

"Alright Young Master Li, I should take my leave." After giving the monument to Li Xian, they left. They didn't take ten gold coins from him which was kind of a surprise. But he didn't frown too much into it. After they left, three of them sat together and Luo Tang started his explanation.

"Both of you might be really confused why I asked you to buy these things. Well, let me get straight to the point. Three Strikes of Divine Dragon is an art above Heaven-Rank. And, I got that art from that monument."

"You see, these monuments are almost indestructible. These two monuments that you and I possess are actually part of the same monument. Of course, my monument has the complete set. But it doesn't possess what it actually requires. And that would be a transformation."

"Actually, I am not sure whether this is correct or not. But my master said, this complete monument held one cultivation technique and another martial art. This cultivation technique was related to a dragon transformation which would perfectly improve the power of Thirteen Strikes of Divine Dragon."

"Of course, this monument isn't alone. There are a total of fourteen monuments, almost indestructible passed down from the Ancient Era. Each monument holds heaven-defying secrets and once a person collects all of them, he would be invincible."

Luo Tang's words frightened the hell of Li Xian and Ling Tan. Both of them had their souls scream inside their bodies. Finally, Luo Tang spoke "Brother Li, let me enter the tower with the monument. I will try to deduce the cultivation technique hidden inside it. If you think it's favorable for you, then you could practice."

Li Xian nodded his head after hearing Luo Tang's suggestion and sucked him inside the tower. There wasn't wealth to hide inside the tower, so he simply kept him. Finally, they focused on the auction house.

"Everyone, our ninth treasure will be the Spirit Middle-Tier Martial Art. So, you might be wondering how anyone could auction such a treasure. Unfortunately, he did. This martial art is actually an incomplete martial art. We do have the record of this martial art, so we were able to find some detail about it."

"This Martial Art is known as Dragon Steps. This art actually belongs to a rank higher than Spirit. Unfortunately, it was half. There are four steps that we know of. Among which, the first two steps are recorded at this manual while the third step is recorded at the Paramount Martial Sect."

"As for the fourth step, nobody knows its record. Since it's just an incomplete art, its price shall start from a hundred gold coins."

'Seriously, that's your ninth treasure!' Li Xian was speechless after hearing her words. He helplessly shook his head and didn't bid. Soon, it was bid by one of the elders of the Paramount Martial Sect. Time goes by and more and more treasure appeared.

But when the fifteenth treasure appeared, a strange reaction came out of Li Xian. Inside his soul, there were two treasures. One of them was the pagoda given by his mother while the other was Nine Heavens Profound Tower.

At this moment, his silent pagoda was actually vibrating. For a moment, he didn't understand what happened. But by the crazy vibration from the pagoda, he locked his gaze on the fifteenth treasure. One lady came out holding a tray in her hand.

Surprisingly, there was a small metal ball. Seeing this metal ball, everyone was surprised. They couldn't see any uniqueness in this metal ball. But when Xing'er caught it and threw it at a metal shield.

Ding! Crash!

The metal ball pierced through the metal shield and crashed into the wall, making another hole.

Hiss!

When everyone sucked the cold breath, Xing'er walked towards it and picked it up from the ground. Finally, she looked at the surroundings and said "This is another treasure which has no background. It doesn't have anything else but its unique piecing power."

"As you can see, it pierced through the Profound High-Tier Shield which is amazing for an offensive weapon. Although we don't know the extent of its power, we can guarantee it is definitely a Spirit Rank Treasure."

"So, the bidding starts with a hundred gold coins!"

Hearing this, Li Xian felt frustrated. A hundred gold coins were too much for him. He didn't want to spend money too much. But surprisingly, nobody bided. Seeing this, there wasn't a single trace of disappointment in Xing'er face.

She knew this weapon wasn't worth a hundred gold coins even though it was a spirit rank treasure. The reason was quite simple. People use weapons that they are fitted with. Nobody uses a ball as a weapon, at least, not a normal person.

But she can't decrease the price of the ball. Even though no one uses it doesn't mean she has the right to decrease the price. She waited for some time and after seeing no one bidding for the treasure. She asked the girl to take it back.

"One hundred and one gold coin!"

Suddenly, she stopped and she lifted her head towards the fourth floor with confusion flashing on her mind. The person who bided was none other than Li Xian. At this moment, his heart was bleeding. Even though he knows that money is for spending, he still knows the value of a hundred gold coins.

But he couldn't withstand the pressure released by the pagoda. It was forcing him to buy that metal ball which seems completely useless. And he didn't know why? Of course, he understood why the metal ball price was higher than the monument.

Unlike monuments, the metal ball could be used on several occasions. Of course, Xing'er didn't expect anyone to buy it. But she didn't expect Li Xian to buy it either. After his bidding, the entire auction house was silent.

Xing'er recovered her composure and spoke with a gentle smile on her face "One hundred and one gold coin; one!

"One hundred and one gold coin; two!"

"One hundred and one gold coin; three!"

"Congratulation young master for winning the Spirit Rank Treasure!" Xing'er hurriedly asked the girl on her side to send away the treasure. With that, she breathed a sigh of relief. After all, she wants every treasure to earn some profit for them.

"I think, he is an artifact collector."

"Who knows? If you are rich, you can buy anything you want."

"Just who is he? Is he a top disciple of sword school or martial sect?"

"But from his wealth, he seems to be the disciple of associations."

"But from his attitude, he seems to be a swordsman. Didn't you see when he openly challenged the alchemy association elder?"

"That might be the case. But I am really curious about his identity."

"If I am not wrong, he must be a young man."

"Aren't you a little skeptical? When everyone guessed his age on his first bid, did you kept your ears closed?"

The entire audience started whispering around. Many people got curious about his identity. Even Xing'er was curiously looking at him. The girl entered the room with a bright smile as she held the metal in her tray. She was also curious about his identity.

But when she entered the room, she was a little shocked. Li Xian wasn't particularly handsome. Ling Tan had a big scar on his cheeks. Although they were wearing neat clothes on the commands of Cai Zhihao, they weren't dressed up as young masters of a big family.

Rather they were very ordinary. But she maintained her composer quickly and put a smile on her face. As long as you are on the fourth floor, you have enough status and money. So, she didn't make any awkward scene as she presented them with the metal ball.

"Sir, you only have to pay fifty gold coins."

"Huh!" Li Xian froze after hearing her words. He didn't understand why would she cut off the price like this? Even Ling Tan was frozen. Unlike Li Xian, he has greater knowledge about the auction. He knows auctions are generally created for earning profit.

And, Li Xian has announced his bidding in front of the whole crowd. So, they can't even cheat the owner of this treasure because of pity. After all, they need to pay the entire money after cutting a few percent commission. And, not a single auction is willing to get the loss of fifty-one gold coins.

Seeing his confused face, the girl's smile became wider as she spoke "Sir, the owner of this treasure is our own young miss. She wasn't planning to auction this metal ball because it had no use. But she recently found it was a spirit treasure during her recent adventure. She thought of selling it because it has no use for her"

"But since, it is almost useless as the monument. She didn't want to cheat the young master for such a large sum. My young miss admires the young talent like you, so she just hopes to make friends with you. I hope you don't mind."

Hearing her words, Ling Tan instantly realized everything. But Li Xian suddenly took out a pouch and gave it to her saying "Li Xian is thankful for the young miss's goodwill. But I can't take advantage in the name of friends. Please accept the one hundred and one gold coin. And, tell her that I would happy to be her friend."