Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 258: The Mysterious Red Silk

“Hmm? This thing looks familiar,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy remarked after the host presented a piece of red silk.

“Do you know what it is, Immortal Fairy?” Lu Yang asked.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy scratched her head, trying hard to recall the origin of the red silk. However, she was still slightly groggy from her sleep and couldn’t seem to remember.

“What was it again? Was it the Sky-Covering Immortal Gauze crafted by the Heaven Mandate Immortal, capable of blocking out the sky and wrapping an entire planet?

“Or the All-Encompassing Concealment Fabric refined by the Nine-Layers Immortal, which turns things into nothingness with a single thought?

“Or was it the veil used by the Qilin Immortal during his wedding?

“I can’t remember. But this cloth carries the aura of us five immortals. It must belong to one of us!” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy stated with conviction.

Lu Yang’s eyes lit up. A piece of fabric with unknown origins that carries the aura of five immortals definitely has a notable backstory. It may even be a legendary immortal artifact!

If even the kitchenware from the Everlasting Creed could be considered immortal treasures by Fusion cultivators, this cloth with the aura of five immortals must be something more impressive!

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy can still be useful when it matters!

Someone from the audience raised their doubts. “Are you seriously bringing out a piece of cloth with no clear origin for auction? Is the quality of this auction so poor that you’re just throwing this in to make up the number?”

The host smiled, not surprised by the skepticism. “This cloth was obtained by a cultivator after slaying a demon beast in the jungle. Even with the most qualified appraiser examining it, we still couldn’t determine its material or age.

“This cloth is suspected to have originated from the ancient era, possibly in the possession of some formidable figure who perished during the Battle of the Great Era, and it now doesn’t belong to anyone.

“The material of this cloth is so firm that even a Nascent Soul cultivator cannot tear a single strand apart.”

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“And what about a Divine Transfiguration cultivator?” someone asked.

The host answered truthfully, “We haven’t tested that. The standout feature of this silk is that it has been perfectly preserved. If a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator damaged it, the value of this cloth would drop immensely.

“The starting bid for this red silk is one thousand spirit stones.”

The merchant guild was uncertain about the valuation of the red silk. Though they claimed it to be an item from ancient times, its preservation was too impeccable, as if it was newly woven. It made it hard for people to believe it was from three hundred thousand years ago, so they had set the starting price very low.

“One thousand spirit stones.” An Ke of the Clear Moon Sect shouted. She found the color of the cloth pretty and thought it could be used for crafting garments or a tippet[1] with some adjustments.

“One thousand two hundred spirit stones,” Tao Yaoye called out.

An Ke frowned, not expecting someone to be bidding against her for the cloth. She turned around and saw that the bidder was a female cultivator much more beautiful than her.

It looks like she has the same goal. All the more I can’t lose!

“One thousand five hundred spirit stones!”

“Two thousand,” Tao Yaoye said lazily, as though she didn’t care who was bidding and would simply raise the bid.

“Two thousand two hundred spirit stones!” An Ke pushed up the price again.

“Three thousand.” Tao Yaoye increased the bid without hesitation.

Due to An Ke’s beauty, she had quite a few admirers. Normally, these people would have helped her bid, but when they realized the other bidder was a peerless beauty, they tacitly chose not to aid An Ke.

“Three thousand one hundred...”

“Four thousand.”

An Ke fell silent. Although she could keep bidding higher, the Twin Lotus Flower still awaited. She couldn’t spend all her spirit stones on a piece of cloth.

“Four thousand spirit stones going once, four thousand spirit stones going twice, four thousand spirit stones going thrice...sold!”

“Thank you for helping to bid, Junior Sister. I’ll return the spirit stones after the auction!” Lu Yang transmitted an auditory message.

As a man, if he had bid for the silk, people would suspect it hid some secrets, thus driving the price up even higher. However, it was different if Tao Yaoye was the one bidding. People would simply assume that a beautiful woman was buying the cloth simply because she liked it.

“You are my senior brother; there’s no need to thank me. Did you identify the origin of the red silk, Senior Brother Lu?” Tao Yaoye asked with a smile, revealing two shallow dimples.

Lu Yang paused for a moment before replying truthfully, “It should be from the ancient era and has an impressive origin. As for the specifics, I can’t say for sure.”

At just the age of sixteen, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy is already showing early signs of dementia. It’s both tragic and pitiful.

The following auction items didn’t capture the attention of the four, but when the host displayed the Twin Lotus Flower, they straightened their backs, eager to see how many spirit stones it would fetch.

As soon as the Twin Lotus Flower appeared, a hush draped over the audience, their gazes blazing intensely. For any cultivator at the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage, the Twin Lotus Flower was a treasure that could unlock new possibilities for their future.

The host introduced with a faint smile, “This is the Twin Lotus Flower. Perhaps everyone here has seen it before. It is the same one that appeared in the jungle a few days ago. I believe its effects need no further elaboration from me.

“The starting bid is 30,000 spirit stones.”

The audience seemed ready to snatch the Twin Lotus Flower away; any introduction from the host was unnecessary.

“31,000 spirit stones!”

“The Twin Lotus Flower is mine! 32,000 spirit stones!”

“You dare bid for the Twin Lotus Flower with so few spirit stones? 35,000 spirit stones!” The White Tiger Holy Son turned his nose up at the incremental bids from others.

“38,000 spirit stones!” An Ke wasn’t willing to back down.

“40,000 spirit stones!” The Heaven Inquiry Blade, Duan Hongchen, hollered. He was just one Twin Lotus Flower short of forming a golden core.

“41,000 spirit stones!”

“44,000!”

“45,000!”

The price of the Twin Lotus Flower climbed steadily, and Man Gu could hardly stop grinning.

Finally, it settled at 49,000 spirit stones.

“49,000 spirit stones going once, 49,000 spirit stones going twice...”

Meng Jingzhou pondered deeply. While the host was announcing the price, he muttered to himself, just loud enough that those nearby could hear him. “Those two Buddhist sect disciples who practiced the Arhat Fist are truly incorrigible. Could this Twin Lotus Flower contain any clues about them?

“50,000 spirit stones!” The White Tiger Holy Son immediately raised the bid. I’m not in a hurry to use the Twin Lotus Flower, but I swear I’ll track those two Buddhist sect disciples down!

50,000 spirit stones was an amount a Foundation Establishment cultivator couldn’t afford even if they went bankrupt. Only core disciples from major sects like the White Tiger Holy Son could afford such a price.

“53,000 spirit stones!” An Ke increased the bid again.

The White Tiger Holy Son calmed down. I can still raise the price, but I’ll offend An Ke. Besides, the Twin Lotus Flower isn’t worth that many spirit stones.

In the end, An Ke bought the Twin Lotus Flower for 53,000 spirit stones.

After the auction ended, Tao Yaoye passed the red silk to Lu Yang.

“Immortal Fairy, can you tell me what this is now?” Lu Yang hoped the Everlasting Immortal Fairy could determine the origin of the red silk.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy mumbled to herself for a bit, rummaging through her memories. Suddenly, she smacked her hand as realization dawned upon her.

“This is my tablecloth!”

“...Immortal Fairy, you really don’t treat me as an outsider.”

“What do you mean?”

“You always sabotage your own people.”

1. The pibo can be worn in different ways. ☜