Chapter 1600: Do You Know Lord Yun Xiao?
These people had no intention of leaving just yet; today’s epic battle was so spectacular that they were reluctant to depart. It seemed as if staying one more day on the Stepping Heavenly Stone would allow them to partake in that intangible luck.
And the events that occurred on the Stepping Heavenly Stone of the Chongxiao River today, I believe, will spread across the entire Tenglong Continent like a hurricane in no time.
Accompanied by the Lianyun Mountain and that most dazzling prodigious talent, they will once again become familiar to the world. However, this time, what Yun Xiao achieved was beyond what anyone else could do.
Slaying the Strange Spirit Clan’s Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit Expert was a great deed that benefitted the entire human race, much more admirable than Yun Xiao’s previous acts of destroying Wuyan Palace and the Spirit Fighting Commerce.
Especially since Yun Xiao did not pursue further issues with Sky Thunder Valley or the Zhao Family, it further commanded admiration for his magnanimity and character, causing those cultivators who once thought Yun Xiao to be ruthless to change their view.
After all, Yun Xiao had destroyed both Wuyan Palace and the Spirit Fighting Commerce. Who knows what he might have done next? Could he have forced all the sect families and forces of Tenglong Continent to submit to the Meridian Refining Master Association or the newly risen Yongle Island?
Fortunately, Yun Xiao did not lose his mind to such extremes, sparing even those who had deeply offended him, like Sky Thunder Valley and Thunder Sound Mountain, let alone other sect families. They could truly rest easy now.
As time went on, the cultivators who came from various places spread the great events of the Stepping Heavenly Stone throughout Tenglong Continent, causing the entire continent to be in a continuous uproar.
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Tenglong Continent, Southern Domain!
Here lies a city called Bianlei City, where Yun Xiao once attended an auction.
During that auction, Yun Xiao obtained many valuable items, but this ultimately led to enmity with both the Xiao and Chu families. Nevertheless, with his extraordinary means, he ended up counterattacking and killing several people before leaving triumphantly.
At that time, Bianlei City was essentially under the control of the Spirit Fighting Commerce, who also hosted that auction. But now, with the destruction of the Spirit Fighting Commerce headquarters, these branches naturally dissipated as well.
The downfall of the Spirit Fighting Commerce led to chaos, but the former branches were not left desolate; instead, they were taken over by other forces.
Currently occupying the former Spirit Fighting Commerce premises in Bianlei City is a force called "Thousand Treasures Pavilion." It is said that, in terms of overall strength, its headquarters is not inferior to some first-class forces, and it seems to aspire to be among the top thirteen first-class forces.
Today, within the Thousand Treasures Pavilion, a rather sizable auction is taking place. It has already reached its final stages, and the atmosphere throughout the auction process is quite vibrant.
Standing on the central auction stage is an elderly man with a ruddy face. Despite appearing honest and simple, those who know him understand that he is the first cunning merchant of the Thousand Treasures Pavilion branch, and his small eyes conceal an unknown shrewdness.
"Now, we present the next auction item, which is also the final highlight of today’s auction!"
The ruddy-faced elder on the auction stage glanced around at the eager faces in the auction hall before waving his hand. As his words fell, several strong men carried a seemingly unremarkable thousand-pound stone onto the stage.
"What is that? A rock?"
Sharp-eyed cultivators, upon seeing the stone carried by those men, couldn’t help but show a hint of displeasure. They saw no trace of energy fluctuations from the stone; it appeared just like an ordinary rock.
"Old Xia, you can’t seriously mean to say that this broken stone is the final highlight of the auction, right?"
One burly cultivator, seemingly familiar with the auctioneer Old Xia, had no reservations about shouting his thoughts aloud.
This man was an Early Stage Expert in the Earth Bending Realm, a dominant force in Bianlei City. Moreover, it was worth noting that he was not only highly accomplished in cultivation but also a bona fide Earth Rank Middle Level Meridian Refining Master.
The cultivator, possessing an Earth Rank soul, tried sensing repeatedly but could not detect anything special about the large rock; even its shape was irregular, as if it had been dug straight out of the ground.
Although the other auction participants remained silent, their expressions mirrored that of the burly cultivator. They were all staring at Auctioneer Old Xia, curious to know what explanation he would provide.
"Frankly, this is indeed just an ordinary stone!"
Just when everyone was expecting the shrewd Old Xia to exaggerate the stone’s value, to their surprise, this was what he actually said.
The cultivators attending the auction, many of whom were not new here, were well aware of Old Xia’s cunning reputation at the Thousand Treasures Pavilion.
There was once an utterly useless item with nothing remarkable apart from a slightly peculiar shape, which he managed to hype and sell for a sky-high price of a million gold coins, making his name famous.
Of course, for the cultivator who purchased the auction item, it was quite a disappointment. It is said that he waited outside the Thousand Treasures Pavilion for Old Xia for several months, only to leave dejected.
This also shows Old Xia’s eloquence. Many people were ready to see how he would spin this obvious ordinary stone, yet unexpectedly, the old man told the truth.
"This is both an ordinary stone, and yet not ordinary!"
Old Xia naturally noticed the peculiar gazes around him, so he did not drag things out. As soon as he spoke, everyone thought, indeed, the real show is yet to come.
"I wonder if you are familiar with Jiantian Lake?"
Old Xia paid no mind to the peculiar gazes from the crowd, instead, he brought up a place that many were not unfamiliar with, causing quite a few people to first be puzzled, then nod slowly.
The so-called Jiantian Lake, is a big lake northeast of Thunder City. Its surface is exceptionally calm, named for its reflection of the sky, it’s actually a picturesque tourist spot.
"Old Xia, you’re not going to say this broken stone was dug out from Jiantian Lake, are you? But what makes it precious then?"
Speaking was again that robust cultivator, currently full of confusion, and this question also voiced the sentiments of many attendees.
Jiantian Lake is certainly famous, but aside from its picturesque scenery, it’s just an ordinary big lake. What’s extraordinary about the stones within it?
"I ask you one more thing, do you know Lord Yun Xiao from the Meridian Refining Master Association?"
Old Xia did not bother with the implicit mockery from the robust cultivator, instead, he asked another inexplicable question, making the entire auction hall suddenly quiet.
Because in everyone’s heart, just that name seemed to have a peculiar magic, merely hearing it would unwittingly instill reverence.
Currently, throughout Tenglong Continent, there are tales of the battle at Stepping Heavenly Stone, where that genius from Lianyun Mountain named Yun Xiao single-handedly slew Intermediate Holy Grade Heavenly Spirit Strange Spirit expert You He, sparing Tenglong Continent from catastrophe.
These low rank cultivators from Thunder City have certainly heard of Yun Xiao’s reputation, yet none have seen him in person. Such a figure, they have no connection with.
"Old Xia, aren’t you speaking the obvious? Who doesn’t know Lord Yun Xiao in Tenglong Continent nowadays? But though we know him, he may not know us!"
The robust cultivator’s face showed a hint of fanaticism, and as he spoke, almost everyone nodded slowly, deeply acknowledging that such an exalted figure is only their idol.
"What I want to tell you is, after today, you... or you all might have a connection with Lord Yun Xiao!"
Once everyone calmed their shock, Old Xia suddenly spoke mysteriously with intent, making the room fall silent once more. Some with sharp minds turned their gaze back to the large stone.
"Could it be that this seemingly ordinary stone is related to Lord Yun Xiao?"
The robust cultivator showed an expression of awe, muttering, causing those who hadn’t realized this to show eagerness on their faces.
"Indeed, this large stone transported from Jiantian Lake to my Thousand Treasures Pavilion is the strange stone on which Yun Xiao once sat and achieved a breakthrough after leaving Thunder City. Now, do you still think it’s merely an ordinary stone?"
The red-faced elder, Old Xia, spoke eloquently. At this moment, he finally revealed the details of the stone, and it must be said, the Thousand Treasures Pavilion really knows business. They even thought of such a money-making method.
Originally just an ordinary stone from Jiantian Lake, but because Yun Xiao sat on it to achieve a breakthrough, its significance completely changed.
The reason is that nowadays, across Tenglong Continent, Yun Xiao’s name is too great; almost everywhere you go, you hear talk and admiration for Yun Xiao.
Many are baffled, a young man who’s been in Tenglong Continent for just a few short years, how did he suddenly surpass even the elder experts to become a heaven-defying figure?
Since the battle at Stepping Heavenly Stone by Chongxiao River, Shenxiao Sect hurriedly revised the Heavenly List overnight, and in the new issue, Yun Xiao topped the list, surpassing Lu Yanji, the President of the Meridian Refining Master Association, who held the top for over a hundred years.
And the description of Yun Xiao used several pages, starting from his deeds in Hidden Dragon Continent. As long as Yun Xiao permitted, Shenxiao Sect did not overly hide anything.
As such, Yun Xiao became more legendary, and it can be said, the Thousand Treasures Pavilion’s idea of making money was quite clever, essentially borrowing Yun Xiao’s prestige.