Chapter – 90
I Am Not Someone Who Holds Grudges
This auction reached its peak because of the appearance of this piece of Void Gold.
Although it was only the size of a palm, if a master craftsman forged it into a treasure, it could become a storage pouch capable of holding space equal to an entire building.
For anyone, this Void Gold had endless temptation.
Qin Mo was naturally no exception.
“This is a piece of Void Gold. Not only all of you, but even I want it,” Fifth Master said. “However, the owner who entrusted this item does not want spirit stones. What he wants is a special item.”
“A special item?”
The people who had been eager to bid were stunned for a moment. But after thinking about it, it made sense. Someone who could obtain Void Gold would certainly not lack spirit stones.
“What item?” someone asked.
“Please explain, Fifth Master,” another voice said. It came from VIP Room No. 2.
“The special item required by the owner is a battle technique or battle method of at least the sixth tier, high grade. If anyone here has such a technique, this piece of Void Gold will be given to them directly,” Fifth Master said with a smile.
But both the normal seats and the VIP rooms fell silent.
A sixth-tier high-grade battle technique?
How could that be possible?
Only tribes of six stars or above would possess such techniques. Even if they had them, they would never take them out to trade.
Compared to that, although Void Gold was valuable, it could not compare with the importance of battle techniques.
Void Gold could only be made into a storage pouch used by a single person.
But battle methods and battle techniques of the sixth tier or above were different. They were secret inheritances that could strengthen an entire tribe. They were the foundation of a tribe.
Within millions of miles around, there was only one five-star tribe.
As for six-star tribes, one had to travel more than a million miles away to find them.
Not to mention sixth-tier battle techniques. Even six-star tribes treated them as priceless treasures. How could they exchange them?
The entire auction hall became silent.
The young man in VIP Room No. 1 suddenly exploded in anger.
“What kind of ridiculous request is this? Who would trade a sixth-tier battle technique for a piece of Void Gold?”
Everyone could hear the anger in his voice, and although they did not speak, they agreed with him.
“The owner paid Qingyun Stronghold a generous entrusting fee. Therefore this Void Gold will only be exchanged for battle methods or battle techniques. Nothing else,” Fifth Master said calmly.
If not for this strange request, even if he had to spend all his wealth, he would have bought this Void Gold himself.
“I’ll offer ten thousand high-grade spirit stones for it!” the young man shouted again.
The moment he spoke, everyone was shocked.
Ten thousand high-grade spirit stones!
That was equal to one hundred million low-grade spirit stones.
Even the other VIP rooms gasped in amazement at the young man’s wealth.
“Did you not hear me clearly, or are you deaf?” Fifth Master’s voice turned cold. “I said this Void Gold only exchanges for sixth-tier or higher battle techniques.”
“You old—” the young man shouted angrily.
But the old man beside him immediately pulled him back. The host of the auction was the Fifth Chief of Qingyun Stronghold. Even though his cultivation was only in the Aperture Opening Realm, he was not someone to offend.
“I remember what you said,” Fifth Master said coldly. “I may indeed be old, but I don’t want to die.”
“From now on, you are no longer a VIP of Qingyun Stronghold. Starting today, for the next hundred years you are forbidden to step into Qingyun Stronghold. If you do, it will be considered provocation and you will be killed immediately.”
The young man’s face became extremely ugly. He wanted to curse, but the old man beside him stopped him.
“Young Master, you must not. If you cause trouble here, even if the clan leader comes, he will not be able to protect you.”
Hearing this, the young man clenched his teeth and swallowed his anger, but killing intent filled his eyes.
“I apologize, Fifth Master. My young master is still immature. I apologize on his behalf,” the old man said respectfully.
“Apology is unnecessary. I am not someone who holds grudges,” Fifth Master waved his hand casually.
But hearing this, the old man could only smile bitterly.
If he truly did not hold grudges, why not remove the hundred-year ban as well?
Qin Mo chuckled softly.
“Fifth Master indeed doesn’t hold grudges… he simply takes revenge on the spot.”
Only Shan Xiong beside him could hear this.
Shan Xiong was speechless. At that moment he finally understood why the Second Chief admired Qin Mo so much.
Qin Mo’s personality was very similar to the chiefs of Qingyun Stronghold.
“I will give everyone one hour,” Fifth Master said. “If after one hour no one presents a battle technique, this item will be considered withdrawn and returned to its owner.”
The hall remained silent.
Even if someone truly had a sixth-tier technique, who would exchange it?
“Rest assured,” Fifth Master added, “if anyone does have such a technique, Qingyun Stronghold will absolutely keep the exchanger’s identity secret.”
But still no one spoke.
At that moment, a voice finally came from the long-silent VIP Room No. 3.
It was a clear female voice.
“I have a sixth-tier high-grade battle method here. Fifth Master may send someone to collect it.”
Her words were calm and casual, but they caused a huge uproar.
Everyone looked toward VIP Room No. 3.
No one expected someone would actually exchange such a treasure.
Even Fifth Master was surprised, but he quickly ordered a servant to proceed.
The exchange was not conducted publicly. It was done secretly, because both the identity of the owner and the battle technique had to remain confidential.
About an hour later, the servant whispered something to Fifth Master.
Fifth Master’s face showed increasing surprise.
Holding the box in his hand, he said with a bitter smile,
“It seems this Void Gold can only be returned to its owner.”
“What? Even a sixth-tier high-grade technique wasn’t enough?” people exclaimed in shock.
Even Qin Mo was surprised.
He himself did not have a sixth-tier high-grade technique, but he did possess a King-level saber art.
Of course, he would never exchange the Overlord Divine Saber for a piece of Void Gold.
However, he asked curiously, “How are such techniques traded? Techniques above the sixth tier shouldn’t have written manuals, right?”
Shan Xiong looked at him strangely.
“You don’t even know that?”
“Is there some special method?” Qin Mo asked.
“Powerful techniques carry their own artistic intent,” Shan Xiong explained. “The fifth tier is the dividing line. Techniques above the fifth tier cannot be written on paper. Ordinary paper cannot bear that intent and will turn to ashes.”
“Even now, the human race has not found paper capable of carrying such intent.”
“But there is one thing that can.”
“What?” Qin Mo asked.
“Jade,” Shan Xiong said. “Jade can be made into jade slips. They can hold that artistic intent.”
“In a transaction like today, the owner simply pours a trace of his soul into the jade slip and leaves an imprint of the intent. The other party can feel the intent and judge whether it is the technique they want.”
“Of course, the person who leaves the imprint will not put all the intent inside. This prevents the other party from stealing the technique.”
Qin Mo nodded thoughtfully.
“How do you imprint it?” he asked.
Shan Xiong looked at him like he was a monster.
“You really don’t know?”
“After opening the apertures, you can observe inwardly with your soul. Just sit down, sense the jade slip, enter it with your soul, and leave a small imprint.”
Qin Mo laughed awkwardly.
“My father taught me before, but I never paid attention.”
Suddenly, he had an idea.
“Help me do something. Go find Fifth Master and get a jade slip for me. I want to try it.”
“You…” Shan Xiong looked shocked. “You wouldn’t happen to come from a six-star tribe, would you?”
Qin Mo shook his head.
“Seven-star tribe?” Shan Xiong asked again.
Qin Mo shook his head again.
In the end, Shan Xiong directly assumed Qin Mo came from an eight-star royal tribe.
Thinking about the light that shot into the sky from the inn yesterday, he became convinced.
Only an eight-star royal tribe could raise such a genius.
Feeling like he had suddenly grabbed onto the thigh of a royal tribe, Shan Xiong became extremely excited and rushed out.
Just as Fifth Master was about to put away the Void Gold and everyone was sighing in disappointment, Shan Xiong ran up to the stage and whispered a few words to him.
Fifth Master’s face changed dramatically.
“You’re sure?” he asked.
“I’m sure,” Shan Xiong said excitedly.
Fifth Master immediately ordered a servant, and Shan Xiong left with him.
Inside VIP Room No. 1, the old man frowned.
“Isn’t that someone from VIP Room No. 8?”
“Are you sure?” the young man asked with a dark expression.
“He opened the door for me earlier. He should be the attendant of the young man in Room No. 8,” the old man replied.
The young man’s expression became even darker.
At this moment, someone from Room No. 8 appeared.
Could it be that Room No. 8 also had a sixth-tier technique?
Almost everyone thought the same.
Soon, Shan Xiong returned.
Qin Mo took the jade slip he handed over and followed his instructions.
Very quickly, he carved a trace of saber intent into the jade slip.
This saber intent was only something he simulated.
It did not even contain one ten-millionth of the true essence of the Overlord Divine Saber.
But he believed that even this tiny trace of aura was enough to rival an ordinary seventh-tier technique.
Shan Xiong held the jade slip. It felt extremely heavy in his hand.
He went outside and handed it to the servant, then waited.
At the same time, in another VIP room, the servant knocked on the door of VIP Room No. 9.
A middle-aged man wrapped entirely in a black robe opened the door. A fierce killing aura surrounded him.
He took the jade slip and closed the door.
After a while, he opened it again, his face full of excitement.
“Which VIP room did this jade slip come from?” he asked.
“Sorry,” the servant replied. “Qingyun Stronghold forbids revealing guest information.”
The middle-aged man nodded and did not insist.
He handed the jade slip back and said:
“Tell Fifth Master… the deal is accepted.”
