"When it comes to the one you love, will you give your all to ensure their happiness and joy?"
No one expected Zhuiyue to ask such a question.
Everyone present was a cultivator. Once in the world of cultivation, cruelty and ruthlessness abound. Deep love today could lead to war tomorrow. The deep, unwavering love that exists among mortals is a joke in the world of cultivation. Zhuiyue's question, however, left everyone puzzled.
Although the question was bizarre and seemingly unrelated to the auction, everyone present was completely captivated by Zhuiyue's captivating eyes and voice. When she asked this question, countless voices immediately responded.
Most of the responses were yes, with a firm and resolute tone.
Ming Qi remained unfazed by the heated atmosphere.
In his previous life, as a killer, he symbolized loneliness and solitude. He walked in darkness, representing darkness itself.
This was clearly a theme about love, yet Ming Qi's heart paled at the very concept of love.
He had shared a bed with his prey, and he had shed tears after their death.
He considered himself cold and heartless, yet he wept for his prey.
At times, he didn't even know what kind of person he truly was, or perhaps his soul had become so fragmented that it defied normality.
He had loved someone, a woman who walked in the same darkness as him, but she was gone. As time passed, Ming Qi's mind now held only one name he could never forget: the Five Tigers.
The Five Tigers and the Seven Devils, a once-famous group.
In Ming Qi's heart, that was their glory, a feat that countless people dreamed of, yet no one could ever surpass.
Boom!
Just as Ming Qi's thoughts drifted away, a tremendous commotion erupted throughout the auction hall.
Looking up, he saw Zhuiyue had already lifted the enormous red cloth, revealing the treasure beneath.
What was this treasure?
Ming Qi didn't understand. It wasn't just him; no one else in the hall seemed to understand.
Because no one could possibly tell what was currently on the obsidian display.
Ming Qi stared at the strange object with wide eyes, searching his memory for any information about it.
"Hey, hey, this is really strange. How could something belonging to the Twilight Tribe be here?"
"Twilight Tribe?"
Ming Qi was stunned. He repeated the voice, almost following the same line of thought, "Do you know what this is?"
But as soon as he said this, he was stunned again.
He was in a completely soundproofed VIP room, and he was alone in the room. How could another voice be heard?
Wait?
Isn't that the voice of the girl who had just bid against the mysterious man in VIP room 66?
After regaining his composure, Ming Qi looked around.
Ming Qi quickly spotted the source of the sound. He was in VIP Room 89, separated from VIP Room 88 by a single wall. This wall had originally been completely soundproof, but now a small hole had been discovered.
Through the hole, the size of a baby's fist, Ming Qi saw a pair of large, sparkling eyes staring back at him.
The eyes were beautiful, shimmering with a unique charm. The long eyelashes were also stunning, with a lustre unlike anything he had ever seen before.
But!
But the girl's long eyelashes were golden!
Golden eyelashes!
"You..."
Ming Qi had already forgotten what he had asked, and he didn't even pay attention to Zhuiyue's description of this unknown treasure. His entire attention was focused on this amazing girl.
Golden eyelashes, sparkling eyes—stunning, yet also incomprehensible.
However, Ming Qi was accustomed to Meng Ling's red hair and eyes, so he wasn't too surprised to see the girl with golden eyelashes.
"Hehe."
A sweet, playful laugh echoed from the other side, followed by a voice: "The Twilight Clan lives far away in the Western Wasteland, a foreign tribe from beyond the Great Wall. They possess a powerful talent for the wind element and can awaken their clairvoyance. Look at the eye on that Calming Stone below. It's the clairvoyance of a powerful Twilight Clan member."
Calming Stone, clairvoyance?
Ming Qi's mind was a bit confused at this point. He ignored the girl with golden eyelashes for the moment and shifted his gaze to the obsidian display below.
"...To express his deepest love for the Eternal Spring Fairy, the Saiyan Prince removed his heart and placed it upon this thousand-year-old sacred jade. He then separated his celestial eye, forever suppressing his heart within the jade and naming it the Calming Stone. The Saiyan Prince then brought the Calming Stone to the Eternal Spring Fairy's palace on Caixia Mountain, where she was in seclusion..."
Ming Qi's attention drifted to the display below, just as Zhui Yue was explaining the origins of this miraculous Calming Stone.
The Twilight Clan, the Saiyan Prince, and the Eternal Spring Fairy of the Red Maid Sword Sect!
The End of Antiquity!
Ming Qi was shocked. The Twilight Clan roamed the Central Land, the Red Maid Sword Sect championed righteousness, and it was the eve of the end of antiquity. He had never imagined that this Calming Stone would have such a legendary story.
"Having lost his heart and his third eye, the Saiyan prince soon died. When the Fairy of Eternal Spring successfully emerged from the barrier, all she could see was the Saiyan prince's heart, still beating within the thousand-year-old spirit jade..."
Ming Qi could hear the groans and sighs echoing through the hall.
The Central Land, the foreign tribes beyond the Great Wall. The Central Land ruled the lands, while the foreign tribes roamed the wilderness. The chasm between them was as vast as a chasm. A happy ending was inevitable, but this one truly brought a sigh of regret.
"Upon learning of this, the Fairy of Eternal Spring never left Caixia Mountain again, not even during the great catastrophe at the end of the ancient era."
As Zhuiyue spoke, tears welled up in her eyes, clearly filled with regret for this tragic and beautiful love story.
The end of antiquity is now a thing of the past. Hundreds of thousands of years have transformed the sea into mulberry fields, leaving the past unrecognizable. Yet, the reappearance of this Calming Stone in the world cannot help but evoke a certain connection.
"The Eternal Spring Fairy was a powerful figure within the Red Maiden Sword Sect on the eve of the end of antiquity, her cultivation unfathomable. The significance of this Calming Stone's reappearance in the world is unimaginable."
Zhuiyue's expression had returned to its former beauty, bringing everyone back from the poignant legend.
The auction house is naturally inseparable from transactions. While the love story of the Saiyan Prince and the Eternal Spring Fairy is captivating, this Calming Stone, a symbol of the Saiyan Prince's unwavering love for the Eternal Spring Fairy, has been placed on the obsidian display stand, and it will eventually be traded with a price tag.
"The Calming Stone, starting price 500,000, with each bid in increments of no less than 10,000."
Zhuiyue's tone still tinged with regret.
"Poor Saiyan Prince."
At this moment, Ming Qi heard the sigh of the girl next door.
"Since ancient times, love has left behind regrets..."
Ming Qi casually recited a line from an ancient poet, setting down his wine glass. "What, exactly, is the use of this Calming Stone?"
Although the Calming Stone's origins were poignant and moving, without concrete value and benefits, it wouldn't fetch a good price.
"Right,"
the girl suddenly said.
"Hmm?"
"You're absolutely right. Since ancient times, love has left behind regrets. Those who are sentimental are fools!"
...
Ming Qi was speechless. Clearly, the girl hadn't recovered from the tragic Saiyan Prince. She held him up as a model of sentimentality. His tragic ending proved him to be a complete fool.
"What did you ask me?"
Ming Qi was silent for a few seconds, and then the girl realized.
"I was asking what this Calming Stone was used for."
Ming Qi had no choice but to repeat himself.
"Oh, that's a lot of connections. Using the Calming Stone might lead to finding the Twilight Clan's whereabouts, or even finding the lost Rainbow Cloud Mountain. Perhaps studying the Twilight Clan's divine eye might even yield some kind of magical power. But then again, these hundreds of thousands of years old spiritual jade and the immortal heart are inherently rare treasures."
Ming Qi hummed. All of these possibilities were possible.
However, he personally believed that finding the lost Rainbow Cloud Mountain or comprehending the Twilight Clan's innate magical powers from within it was the most appealing aspect. After all, for a cultivator, the Twilight Clan had no reason to seek them out.
"Furthermore, the Twilight Clan has a long lifespan. Who knows, perhaps studying this heart could reveal the secret of their longevity," the girl added.
After hearing the girl's words, Ming Qi paused in thought. It seemed the Calming Stone was indeed a valuable item. If he could obtain it, he could attempt to unravel its secrets.
As he spoke, the bidding for the Calming Stone had already reached one million.
However, Ming Qi found it somewhat surprising that many people seemed unenthusiastic about this treasure, which was clearly entangled with so many secrets.
"It seems not many people are interested in this Calming Stone," Ming Qi said, now considering making a move.
"Those people down there naturally won't bid. Even if they get the treasure, they can't keep it."
Ming Qi was stunned at first, but then he understood, and suddenly felt a sense of self-contempt. He even compared this auction to those in his past life.
In his past life, that was an era where law was the ultimate authority, while here, strength is the iron rule.
Two completely different worlds, clearly representing two completely different outcomes.
At this moment, Zhuiyue, who was standing at the booth, seemed to have noticed the lack of enthusiasm in the bidding. He smiled and said, "Our expert appraisers have come to a number of conclusions about this Calming Stone. One of them is that it can generate miraculous powers, transforming the surrounding spiritual energy into any elemental power you desire, thus providing powerful recovery."
It can transform spiritual energy into any elemental power!
Upon hearing the Calming Stone's special properties, Ming Qi's mind was suddenly struck. His first thought was Meng Ling!
If it could transform spiritual energy into blood energy, it could provide Meng Ling with a constant supply of blood energy, allowing him to recover quickly!
However, Ming Qi didn't bid immediately. Instead, he began to closely monitor the bids of others.