Chapter 40: Unparalleled Cultivation Method!

  "Uncle Zuo, is there something extraordinary at the auction that can't be missed? Otherwise, I'm afraid it won't attract you!" Lin Tian asked. Zuo Guoqiang nodded and then shook his head: "Rumor has it that a good thing will be auctioned off, but I didn't see it on this list!" "What is it?" Lin Tian asked curiously. "A key, a star-shaped key!" Zuo Guoqiang thought for a moment and said in a low voice.

  Just as Lin Tian was about to ask what was so special about that key, the auction had already begun.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Sotheby's auction special session of rare treasures. Today, we have prepared 208 pieces of rare and precious items for you. I am Wang Qi, the auctioneer for this session, and I hope everyone will be satisfied with their purchases. Thank you all!" The auctioneer looked like he was in his fifties or sixties, but his voice was loud and clear, full of energy. Lin Tian could tell that he was a martial artist with some internal power, although his cultivation wasn't particularly impressive.

  "Didn't they say that there would be a performance by Shi Xuanxuan before the auction started?" Lin Tian furrowed his brow, and Li Yunfei's face was filled with disappointment!

  Very soon, the first item for auction was presented.

  "The first item up for auction is an ancient jade, this ancient jade is a yellow jade belt hook, created during the Western Han Dynasty, using techniques such as inlay, shallow relief and shallow line carving, extremely rare. The starting price is one million US dollars, each bid increase must not be less than ten thousand US dollars, please place your bids!" Auctioneer Wang Qi shouted loudly.

  The bidding started, and the value of this yellow jade hook should be around $500,000. The starting price was $100,000, so many people bid, but in just 20 seconds, the bidding reached $400,000. At this time, most people stopped bidding. They were rational investors who would stop bidding once the price exceeded their psychological limit! As for others who continued to bid, they fell into two categories: one was those who misjudged the value, and the current price had not yet reached their psychological limit; the other was those who simply didn't care about money!

  "Seven hundred thousand dollars!" The voice came from the ordinary zone, and although the people in the ordinary zone may not have been as high-ranking as those in the VIP or Super VIP zones, anyone who could come here was not a poor person. Seven hundred thousand dollars was still affordable for the vast majority of them!

  This price has been released, and there is no one else who has come out. $700,000 is already a big increase over its own value. The hook-flowing period of Western flow is not uncommon today, and it's not worth spending money on it.

  "Going once, going twice, going three times! Sold! Congratulations to the gentleman, you have successfully bid on lot number one!" Wang Qi exclaimed loudly.

  "Uncle Zuo, I heard from Lao Si that before the auction, wasn't there a performance by Shi Xuanxuan of Ci Hang Jing Xi?" Lin Tian whispered to Zuo Guoqiang beside him. "Yes, there was such a thing," Zuo Guoqiang furrowed his brow and said, "It's strange, I didn't see anyone with the star-shaped key, and Shi Xuanxuan's performance is gone too!"

  Lin Tiandao: "Uncle Zuo, is it possible that the star-shaped key you mentioned has already been obtained by Ci Hang Jingzai, and Shi Xuanxuan was originally planning to seize the star-shaped key? Since they've already succeeded, they must have fled far away!" "Very likely!" Zuo Guoqiang said.

  Lin Tian's voice was low, but it still made many people nearby hear it. The expression on the face of Mitsui from the Yamaguchi group changed slightly, and he took out his mobile phone to send a message, while several other people also made the same action without prior agreement. If they hadn't considered that there might be additional items at the auction, they would have probably stood up and left directly!

  Seeing this situation, Lin Tian finally understood that many of these super VIPs might be here for the star-shaped key! Lin Tian didn't ask what the star-shaped key was used for. Such information should be extremely confidential, and given his relationship with Zuo Guoqiang, they weren't close enough to that extent. If he asked and Zuo Guoqiang didn't want to say, it would only add awkwardness!

  "Xiao Ling, the person on the right side of Prince Shate gives off a chilling aura!" Lin Tian said in his mind. "Master, you're wrong, the one on the right side of Prince Shate isn't human, but a blood clan, also known as a vampire!" Xiao Ling said in Lin Tian's mind. Lin Tian wondered: "Do vampires really exist?"

  "Master, what's so strange about it? There are many kinds of races in the universe, even in the starry sky, there are two-headed, three-handed, and four-tailed races. When you see more of them, Master, you won't think they're strange anymore!" Xiaoling said. "Xiaoling, how's his strength?" Lin Tian asked.

  "Actually, he should just be a low-level vampire, but compared to you, Master, he's much stronger, about the same as Zuo Yunfei!" Xiao Ling said, "However, Master, you have the Lingbo Micro Step, so if it's just escaping, there shouldn't be any problem!"

  "Little Spirit, I've actually had a question for you all along. You should know about techniques like Lingbo Weibu, right? Can't you just give it to me directly instead of making me enter those worlds and learn on my own?" Lin Tian thought to himself.

  The Little Spirit chuckled: "Master, I thought you could endure not asking for a while longer. The situation is this - although I've accompanied the previous master for many years, I'm not the spirit of the Star Ring. Regarding the Star Boundary, I have some permissions, but those permissions can't be opened with your current spiritual power. As for techniques, I do have one, a single, peerless technique that the previous master left for you. Peerless techniques start at a high point, and if you practice it with your current physical quality, there's a 100% chance you'll directly explode and die. The previous master didn't want you to become someone who gains without effort; otherwise, they would have left behind a large amount of boundary power in the Star Ring, and within a few days, you could have become an ultra-high expert! Power can only be cherished if it's obtained step by step through one's own efforts. This is the previous master's original words - Master, do you still have any doubts about this?"

  "Yes, to what extent does my physical quality need to be in order to practice that extraordinary skill? And what is the name of that extraordinary skill?" Lin Tian asked. "When cell strength and cell vitality both reach 10,000, and spiritual power reaches 6,000, you can start practicing. As for the name... although the old master created this skill, he didn't give it a name. You can choose your own name for it from now on!"

  Lin Tian almost shouted out loud, a cellular intensity and vitality of 10,000, and spiritual power of 6,000 - this was simply too perverted! His current cellular intensity and vitality were only around 150, while his spiritual power was only 100. When would he reach 10,000?! "Xiao Ling, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Is it really 10,000 and not 1,000?" Lin Tian closed his eyes and thought to himself. "Master, 10,000 isn't that much, think about it - you've only had the Star Ring for less than ten days, but in the Tianlong Eight Steps world, your internal energy has already been cultivated for over 50 years! If we convert 50 years of internal energy into boundary energy, that's at least 1,250. In just ten days, you've already accomplished one-twentieth of that. With a year's worth of effort, you'll be able to formally cultivate the techniques left behind by your previous master!"

  "Brothers, it's almost a new month, and the book will be on shelves in mid-November. If you have flowers in your hands, save some time for then. If we can rush to the top five of the new book flower chart at that time, there will be an explosion! Hmm, this shouldn't be too difficult a task, right? After all, there aren't many gods on the new book flower chart. Hehe, even if there are gods, we must step on their shoulders! As for the explosion, it's set as follows: when the book goes on shelves, there will be 100,000 explosions, and afterwards, every additional 50 flowers will add 3,000 more words. Thank you brothers for your support!"