The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 237 - 238 Disgusting Person

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"What news?" Seeing Zhang Zide’s mysterious demeanor, Lin Qian hurriedly asked.

Zhang Zide smiled and said, "A clansman sent me a message, in the scripture area, they found the Body Refining Scripture that Brother Lin is looking for!"

"Body Refining Scripture? Let’s hurry and take a look!" Listening to how Zhang Zide put it, Lin Qian immediately beamed with joy.

The Body Refining Scripture was critical for the success of the Puppet Body Plan.

Getting this scripture even a moment sooner could hasten the completion of the Puppet Body Plan, allowing the generals of the Huaxia Empire, aside from Zhao Long, along with the five great Corps Commanders and the Prime Minister, to appear in this world!

At the same time, Lin Qian also hurriedly headed toward the scripture area, with others closely following behind.

Inside the scripture area on the third floor of the Treasure Palace, guided by Zhang Zide, they arrived at the spot of the young clansman who had reported the news.

"Well done." Zhang Zide patted the young clansman on the shoulder, handing him ten thousand mid-grade Soul Crystals as a token of thanks.

The clansman, having received the Soul Crystals, left with a cheerful grin—obtaining ten thousand mid-grade Soul Crystals just for passing on a message was certainly a good deal.

Lin Qian approached the counter where a scripture lay, which from its appearance, showed slightly curled pages that seemed to have been turned by many, but nothing special otherwise.

The paper used for the scripture was processed with special materials and treated with Artifact Refining techniques—impervious to rot and resilient against water and fire, capable of being well-preserved.

This scripture, as thick as the width of a finger, indeed bore the large characters "Body Refining" on it—it was precisely the scripture Lin Qian was searching for, undoubtedly accurate, but its content was still unknown.

However, in the Gambling Treasure Conference, scriptures were not gambled on, but rather, would be appraised first and then sold at a set accurate price.

After all, the value of scriptures, unlike objects, was apparent at a glance, truly leaving nothing to gamble on.

Other items evident at a glance were Pills, which seasoned Alchemists could gauge by merely sniffing and examining their color.

Moreover, many pills from Ancient relics came in jade bottles that were already labeled with their contents.

"Brother Lin, the scripture you’ve worked hard to find only costs so many Soul Crystals?" Li Yunfeng, with his arms crossed in front of his chest, glanced toward the price tag on the counter and widened his eyes in surprise.

Listening to the news about the Body Refining, although Li Yunfeng’s facial expressions were obscured by the Water Breathing Soul Device, he couldn’t clearly see them.

But Li Yunfeng clearly saw the joy in Lin Qian’s eyes.

The scripture that Lin Qian valued so highly should, in principle, be highly priced, yet the price displayed on the counter was merely two hundred thousand mid-grade Soul Crystals.

Comparatively, this belonged to the cheapest batch of items.

"Little Qian, could there be some mistake, merely a same name?" Ye Xin also scrutinized the scripture within the counter’s Array and after pondering for a while, spoke up.

Lin Qian also nodded slightly, looking seriously at the counter before him, "Whether it’s the same name or not, we must purchase it. We cannot give up any bit of hope."

Regarding the authenticity of this Body Refining Scripture, Lin Qian was still very confident.

According to his knowledge of the introduction and catalog of Body Refining Scriptures, the method of Artifact Refining described in this scripture was not very practical.

According to Zhuge Ming, the puppet described in this Body Refining Scripture, even if created with meridians and Dantian, lacked the space for embedding a Soul Crystal and could only be considered a decoration.

This Body Refining Scripture could only be considered a concept, useless to others, but with some referential value, hence its price.

But for Lin Qian, it couldn’t be more important!

Next, Lin Qian produced a light blue metallic token in his hand and, after infusing it with Soul Power, lightly swung it toward the counter in front of him.

A blue light then struck the Array barrier of the counter.

The light blue token in Lin Qian’s hand was received from the central service desk on the first floor when entering the Treasure Hall, and it identified his status.

If he saw something he wanted to buy, all he had to do was stimulate the token with Soul Power and send it into the counter’s Array.

Then, after returning to the central position on the first floor and paying enough Soul Crystals, he could obtain the item of his choice.

However, there were exceptions.

Shortly after Lin Qian had sent a blue light towards the counter where the Body Refining Scripture was, another blue light appeared and merged into the Array barrier on the counter.

At the same time, the Soul Power-congealed price tag on the counter changed from one hundred thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals to one hundred fifty thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals.

Lin Qian’s expression darkened, and he turned his head toward the direction from which the blue light had come. Find adventures on novelbuddy

Not far away, a group of people stood, none other than the members of the Northern Division Clan, led by their Clan Leader, Zhang Keren.

In Zhang Keren’s hand, he also held a light blue token, clearly the source of the previous blue light.

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What Zhang Keren did was the exception!

After taking a liking to an item, one could use the token to send a blue light into the Array barrier on the counter to place a bid.

But to finalize the purchase, one needed to wait for three breaths, during which other people could also continue to buy and raise the price, starting with a minimum bid of fifty thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals!

This meant that if more than two people were interested in the same item, they could bid in an auction.

Only after the highest bidder and the three-breath confirmation did the item truly have a new owner.

Lin Qian’s eyebrows creased slightly, and he raised his token again, sending a surge of blue light into the barrier, instantly raising the price to three hundred thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals.

Clearly, Lin Qian increased the bid by one hundred fifty thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals in one go, determined to obtain it.

Seeing Lin Qian’s new bid of three hundred thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals, Zhang Keren just smiled without speaking. Before the three-breath confirmation, he waved and sent another blue light, changing the price to three hundred fifty thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals.

"Clan Leader Zhang, what are you implying?" Zhang Zide asked, frowning at this scene.

Upon hearing Zhang Zide’s voice, Zhang Keren feigned surprise: "Oh, isn’t this Zide? I don’t mean much; I just saw this Body Refining Scripture and was curious, wanting to have it for a look. Surely this Gambling Treasure Conference doesn’t forbid others from bidding, right?"

Lin Qian did not say much and just lifted his token again, swinging it toward the Array barrier.

One million Mid Grade Soul Crystals!

In the next moment, Zhang Keren smiled and shook his token, and the price jumped again.

One million fifty thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals!

Seeing this, Ye Xin beside Lin Qian’s expression turned cold: "Clan Leader Zhang, you are plainly causing trouble!"

Lin Qian truly wanted the Body Refining Scripture, hence directly raising the price to one million Mid Grade Soul Crystals.

As for Zhang Keren, he still nonchalantly added fifty thousand Mid Grade Soul Crystals, clearly indifferent about the Body Refining Scripture; he merely saw that Lin Qian wanted the scripture and decided to spite him!