Chapter 145 The Blessed Auction House
Several Cloud Sect officials were in a side-hall at Drizzle Peak, dispensing elixirs.
At that time there were not too many people getting elixirs. Zen, Nory, and Sean showed their disciple
cards and were given several pills.
These grade two energy gathering pills could enhance the speed at which the human body condensed
life energy, making them an ideal aid. Besides, even though they weremon within the sect, outside
the Cloud Sect, the pills could fetch a reasonable price.
After putting the elixirs away, they saw a man walking down from the mountain path, approaching.
The man was fat but walked at a fast pace. There was only one such man at Drizzle Peak, and his
name was Wurth. He was injured in the battle ring a few days before.
"Hello, Wurth!" greeted the three men.
Seeing them, Wurth smiled as he walked up to them.
"Wurth, have you recovered from your injuries?" asked Zen nervously. Since his return from Hell
Mountain, he''d spent three days in seclusion refining privately and hadn''t visited Wurth.
Wurth waved his thick arm, lightly responding, "It was nothing! It''s healed!"
Zen nodded and said, "I''m d to hear that."
"What''s the hurry? It''s not an emergency to get the elixir. Do you have something important to do?"
asked Sean in curiosity.
"Yes, I am leaving the Cloud Sect for a while. There will be a big move at Blessed Auction House today.
My brother asked me to watch it," answered Wurth.
"The Blessed Auction House?" The eyes of Nory and Sean widened as though something urred to
them. "Wurth, you aren''t from the Blessed Zhang family, are you?" they asked almost simultaneously.
Zen was confused at their reaction.
Nodding his head readily, Wurth admitted that he was.
The Blessed Zhang family was legendary in the Burning Sky Empire.
The family had no great talent, and it was not even a noble n!
What the Zhang family had was a hidden power far beyond that of an ordinary noble n! That secret
power made this family almost as mighty as the top seven noble ns!
All of this Zhang family''s descendants were business geniuses which gave them an advantage.
The Zhang n controlled most of the economic lifeline in the Burning Sky Empire and oversaw many
of the exchanges in the empire''srgest exchange shops and auction houses.
Even cubic crystals negotiations were set up by the Zhang family.
So, the Zhang family had a unique position in the economy of the whole empire.
The famous Blessed Auction House was one of their many properties.
A majority of the most impressive auctions were conducted through the Blessed Auction House.
"Wow! Wurth, I didn''t know you were part of the Zhang family! You are soid-back!" stated Sean
shaking his head slowly as though in shock.
"It''s tough for the average person to get into the Blessed Auction House, Wurth, are you able to take us
so that we can see it for ourselves?" asked Nory. He didn''t want to miss a chance like this because he
was interested in this kind of thing.
Nodding, Wurth said, "No problem! That''d be a piece of cake to do!" Then he turned to Zen and
proposed, "Zen, will youe with us?"
Zen wanted to turn Wurth down because he had just managed to reach half-step into nature level and
he had to work hard to master his technique. He never seemed to have enough time.
He was about to refuse when something urred to him, and he asked, "Wurth, can anything be sold
at this auction?"
"No, not really," stated Wurth, chuckling. "Common items can''t be auctioned at the Blessed Auction
House. It has to be valuable," he exined.
In short, the items sold through the Blessed Auction House were of high value.
Wurth had piqued Zen''s curiosity, and he wanted to have a look. Zen had a crystal core from the Fire
Scorpion Lion that he''d gotten in the south.
Considering it was useless to him, he naturally wanted to sell it as soon as possible.
Thinking about it, Zen nodded and replied, "Since you''re all going, I''ll join too, it sounds like fun!"
"Good, wait here. We''ll leave after I get my elixirs!" dered Wurth. After he received his elixirs from
the administrator, Wurth and the three men headed down Drizzle Peak.
At the bottom of the peak, they entered a Cloud Sect pavilion and Wurth rented a flying chariot at the
cost a cubic crystal.
Wurth''s generosity left his threepanions speechless.
Zen had plenty of cubic crystals and over a thousand points, but, he was reluctant to spend them. A
single cubic crystal to hire the chariot was too luxurious for him.
After boarding the flying chariot, it took off, heading away from the Cloud Sect.
Although Zen had been in the Imperial Capital for some time, he hadn''t enjoyed the scenery there. Now
as the chariot flew over it, he could see the wholendscape.
At full speed, it took nearly an hour to reach the edge of the Imperial Capital because of howrge it
was.
"Look! It''s the Burning Sky Pce!" shouted Nory suddenly, as he pointed to the left.
Turning his head to where Nory pointed, Zen saw tremendous city walls.
Within the walls was a formidable array of various magnificent, massive buildings. Colorful rays of lights
covered the walls and exuded a vague overbearing power.
This was the center of the Burning Sky Empire!
Shortly after they passed the Burning Sky Pce, Wurth maneuvered the chariot down and docked in
front of arge building.
On the front of the building wererge gold leaf letters.
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The letters announced The Blessed Auction House.
In addition to Zen and hispanions, other flying chariots were continually flying in, stopping nearby.
Anyone who could bid at the Blessed Auction House was either rich, honorable, or was nobly born.
Naturally, Wurth was familiar with his family''s auction house, and he led hispanions to a door at
the side of the auction house.
"We''re just in time! My brother said today''s auction would be excellent!" stated Wurth over his shoulder
as he walked ahead.
"Really? What will the grand finale be today?" asked Sean and Nory excitedly. As outer disciples, they
couldn''t afford to buy anything, but, it was still fun to watch.
With a mysterious smile and twinkle in his eye, Wurth said, "You''ll know soon enough!"
Just as they rounded the side of the building, a snarl came from ahead, "Stop! This is the Blessed
Auction House! There is no admission if you have no business here. Please leave immediately!"
It was a man who wore a red brocade robe and carried a long stick.
Wurth calmly stepped forward, took out a token and showed it to the man.
At the sight of the token, the man''s expression changed and in a nervous manner, he hastened to
exin, "I didn''t realize you were our young master. I-I..."
Acknowledging the man''s apology, Wurth shook his head, but his voice was cold as he said, "Well
since you did not know, I won''t me you. My friends and I will be going in."
"Yes! Please, right this way!" said the man as he politely ushered the four of them in.
The Zhang family was known as the wealthiest family. The man was undoubtedly a servant of the
family, but, he was at the nature level, which shocked Zen, Nory, and Sean.
"Wurth, you''re always so good-natured at Drizzle Peak, why are you a different person here?" said Zen
teasingly as he looked at Wurth''s grave expression.
They weren''t used to Wurth being so severe because, at the Cloud Sect, he was always so jovial.
Looking around carefully, Wurth made sure no one was nearby before he rxed his grim expression
and smiled. He exined, "I don''t have a choice since it''s the family motto. The descendants of the
Zhang family need to show their majesty in front of others! But, I''m not cut out for it."
They followed Wurth into the salesroom.
The room was fan-shaped, with seating that went up the terrace. Zen, Nory, and Sean sat in the wing.
Having settled hispanions, Wurth gave them a token, and said, "If you''ll excuse me, I have
something I need to attend to. You guys sit here and watch."
With that Wurth walked away. He came today to help his family, so he certainly couldn''t remain just
sitting there with his friends.
Jumping up, Zen followed Wurth out.
"Hey, Wurth, wait up. I have a question. How do I consign an item to your auction house?" asked Zen in
a hushed tone.
With a look of surprise, Wurth asked, "Do you really have something to auction?"
It wasn''t that Wurth scorned Zen. On the contrary, Zen was powerful, his potential was unlimited. Plus
he was a man the Zhang family would like to win over and even invest in. But, as an outer disciple,
what could he possibly have that was valuable?
Nodding and smiling slyly, Zen said, "Yes, I do have an item for sale."
"Can I ask, what it is?" asked Wurth curious about what Zen had. Wurth knew Zen wasn''t one to
loosely talk. If his item had no value, he wouldn''t bring it for auction.
"A crystal core from a Fire Scorpion Lion," replied Zen quietly.
The announcement made Wurth''s chubby face twitch a few times.
Every member of the Zhang family had a ir for business, and Wurth was no exception. Since he''d
been molded from childhood in the family environment, he was highly sensitive to the values that
various treasures, and rare materials had.
When Zen said he had a crystal core from a Fire Scorpion Lion, Wurth almost doubted that he''d heard
him correctly.
The crystal core from a Fire Scorpion Lion had extraordinary uses and was precious to pill and weapon
refiners. Apart from that, the most important thing was that the Fire Scorpion Lion was at the brink of
extinction. Wurth searched his memory, and he recalled thest auction with a crystal core of Fire
Scorpion Lion urred three years ago.
That crystal core sold for nearly twenty thousand cubic crystals, and Wurth recalled, it was from a
young Fire Scorpion Lion.
If Zen really had a crystal core from a Fire Scorpion Lion to auction off, then Wurth would inadvertently
bring great business for the family.
"Zen, follow me!" Zen didn''t seem to be joking, so, Wurth took Zen to a secret room in the auction
house, and asked, "Can I look at the Fire Scorpion Lion''s crystal core?"
The careful manner that Wurth was taking made Zen feel both funny and awkward.
Zen knew the crystal core was highly prized and valuable in the empire, but Wurth''s performance was
overly cautious.
Zen put his finger on his space ring, and a momentter the crystal core appeared in his hand, glowing
with a fiery sheen.
This was aplete, fist-sized crystal core, and obviously from an adult Fire Scorpion Lion.