“You want that sword?” Jiang Yuan could tell what Shen Hanbing was thinking.
Shen Hanbing pondered for a moment before reluctantly saying, “I want to see if I can wield that sword but I don’t have enough gold coins.”
Her current source of income relied entirely on the tasks she completed for the Martial Arts Alliance.
Although the income of a top-ranking martial artist was considerable, it still couldn’t compare to those of the trading companies.
A hundred million gold coins was still a considerable sum for her.
“I have a way,” Jiang Yuan suddenly said.
“What do you mean, Master?” Shen Hanbing asked in surprise, unsure whether Jiang Yuan’s “way” meant he could help her get enough money or enable her to wield the sword.
“Wait for me here,” Jiang Yuan said, getting up from his seat and walking towards the backstage of the auction hall.
At this moment, the weapons master spoke up: “This sword was not forged by me; it was something I stumbled upon in an ancient secret realm. Its quality surpasses that of Earth Tier artifacts and has reached the legendary Celestial Tier!”
Upon hearing the weapons master’s words, the entire venue erupted in excitement.
A Celestial Tier artifact was the highest grade of artifact which was considered priceless.
The fact that such a legendary item could appear in an auction was truly unbelievable!
“I don’t think I need to say more, everyone here has already felt its power. Such an artifact is unparalleled in the entire kingdom!”
After the weapons master finished speaking, he turned to the emcee below the stage.
The emcee understood and took over, addressing the crowd, “The starting bid for this Celestial Tier artifact is one hundred million gold coins. Bidding starts now!”
After the emcee’s words, the venue suddenly fell silent.
No one spoke.
No one made an offer.
Everyone kept their distance from the artifact.
In the Southern Xia Kingdom, the price of Earth Tier artifacts was at least ten million gold coins, and they were still rare and precious.
As for the legendary Celestial Tier artifacts, they were beyond price as they had never appeared in history.
At this moment, yet this legendary Celestial Tier artifact was starting at a mere one hundred million gold coins!
Despite being sold at such a low price, no one in the audience was willing to bid.
Because everyone knew that artifacts above the Earth Tier were sealed with a spirit.
To wield an artifact above the Earth Tier, one must first subdue the spirit sealed within it.
And to subdue the spirit, one needed not only high cultivation but also strong spiritual power.
If one couldn’t subdue the spirit, attempting to wield the artifact would only lead to being controlled by it, losing oneself in the process.
Even the spirit of just an Earth Tier artifact could cause many martial artists to lose themselves, let alone artifacts of higher quality.
Everyone present was an ordinary person, well aware that they couldn’t subdue the spirit of this sword.
Not to mention subduing the spirit, they couldn’t even come close to touching the sword.
What was the point of buying an artifact of such high quality if they couldn’t use it?
That’s why no one dared to bid.
“Is no one interested in this Celestial Tier artifact?” Seeing no one bidding, the weapons master felt somewhat disappointed.
In fact, twenty years ago, he obtained this Celestial Tier artifact.
At that time, he never thought of selling it but intended to keep it for his own use.
After all, in the entire Southern Xia Kingdom, no one could forge artifacts above the Earth Tier. So artifacts above the Earth Tier were unobtainable, no matter how much money one had.
He originally thought that, with his affinity for artifacts, he would eventually gain the recognition of the spirit and become the master of this Celestial Tier artifact.
But he didn’t expect that after twenty years of effort, he still couldn’t gain the spirit’s recognition. He couldn’t even perform the most basic operation of pulling the sword out of its scabbard.
Not only that but those around him including family and friends, all mysteriously died after he obtained this sword for various unknown reasons.
Finally, he realized that this was a cursed sword that would bring misfortune to people! Therefore, he made up his mind to sell the sword.
But what he didn’t expect was that, even at such a low price, no one was willing to bid for the sword.
Just as the weapons master was about to give up, the voice of an old man suddenly rang out.
“Zhao, can you let me try this sword first? As long as I can wield this sword, I can give you cash immediately.”
Everyone turned to look at the old man, who was dressed in white robes and carried two swords— one black and one white on his back.
There was no doubt that this old man was the Almighty Grandmaster.
Although he was the most severely injured in the battle with the Golden Steel Demon Ape, under the treatment of the Medical Team of the Martial Arts Alliance, his injuries had almost recovered.
“Sure, feel free to try it,” the weapons master said, not showing any hope for the Almighty Grandmaster.
As the Grandmaster of Alchemy in Zhongzhou, he had a high affinity for weapons. But even he couldn’t gain the recognition of the spirit, let alone the Almighty Grandmaster.
After getting the weapons master’s consent, the Almighty Grandmaster leaped into the air and flew lightly onto the stage.
But when he was less than ten meters away from the sword, his body suddenly fell ninety degrees vertically.
“Such a strong sword pressure!”
After landing, the Almighty Grandmaster squatted on the ground, unable to help but exclaim.
When he was farther away, he didn’t feel the power of the sword pressure.
But when he entered the strong pressure area, he truly felt the power of the sword pressure.
It felt like gravity had been increased a thousandfold!
“It really is a good sword!”
Gritting his teeth, the Almighty Grandmaster stood up and took difficult steps forward.
But his slow movements were like moving in sticky glue. Each step forward required tremendous effort.
After the first step, he was covered in cold sweat.
After the second step, his veins were bulging.
After the third step, his face was contorted.
By the fourth step, he directly knelt on the ground, unable to take another step forward.
And his clothes were cut open by the sword pressure.
Even his skin was cut, leaving bloody marks.
In the end, he had to activate his protective vitality shield to resist.
This scene shocked everyone.
After all, the Almighty Grandmaster was a top-ranking martial artist in the True Martial Realm.
But in front of this sword, he was so insignificant.
Not to mention subduing the spirit of the sword, he couldn’t even approach it. He was even injured all over by the sword!
“Master Zhang, although this sword is good, you can’t control it.” The Weapon Master was not surprised by this. He had expected this result long ago.
Hearing the Weapons Master’s words, the Almighty Grandmaster shook his head helplessly and crawled out of the strong pressure area like a defeated dog.
