Chapter 42: Ancient Sword! (Seeking Collection and Recommendations!)

  Qin Ke smiled slightly and said, "As for you and Lin Tian, just let things happen naturally. I believe you have a plan in mind. Don't you want to buy something?" Zhou Yao shook her head. Although she was also from a wealthy family, she wasn't the favored one in the family, so the amount of money she could get from the family each month wasn't much. Compared to an ordinary person's monthly salary, it was still a lot more, but wanting to bid on another item she liked here was still impossible. The lowest price for the items here was over $100,000! Nangong Yuanye also shook her head and said, "I'm not buying anything. There's nothing that catches my eye!" Meanwhile, Murong Xue closed her eyes again.

  Zuo Yunfei had actually bought something at the auction, an ancient sword with rust spots all over it, for $4.3 million. This ancient sword was also something that Lin Tian had wanted to bid on, but when he saw Zuo Yunfei bidding, he didn't make a sound. "This little brat, spending over $40 million on a broken sword!" Zuo Guoqiang shook his head slightly and thought about whether or not he should restrict Zuo Yunfei's spending!

  Lin Tian said in a low voice, "Uncle, the ancient sword that Yun Fei bought, if it were to be priced, would be at least over 10 billion US dollars! The biggest beneficiary of this auction is him!" Zuo Guoqiang exclaimed in shock, "10 billion US dollars? Little Lin, how can you say that?"

  With Lin Tian's eyesight, it was naturally impossible to see that the ordinary rusty iron sword was a treasure. However, just because he couldn't didn't mean Xiao Ling couldn't either. Xiao Ling told him in his mind that this rusty sword was actually a cultivator's artifact and an ownerless one at that. Although it looked worn out now, that was only because it hadn't recognized its master yet. Once it did, it would return to its original appearance and become even more precious. Moreover, there should be a cultivator's technique stored inside! Sword cultivators often left behind a copy of their techniques within the sword itself.

  "Let's talk about it later!" Lin Tian said in a low voice, as the personnel here were complex and each force was surprisingly powerful. If they knew what that rusty sword was, it would be a big trouble. Zuo Guoqiang also knew the pros and cons, nodded lightly, but he couldn't understand Lin Tian even more. He knew that Zuo Yunfei couldn't possibly discover the true value of the rusty sword, and buying it might be purely out of curiosity. But Lin Tian didn't participate in the bidding despite knowing the rusty sword was worth tens of billions! How many people could remain unmoved in front of something worth tens of billions? Zuo Guoqiang acknowledged that he himself couldn't do it either, although the wealth of the Zuo family was also astonishing, but tens of billions were not a small amount!

  The auction ended at eleven o'clock, and there was a grand banquet afterwards, but Lin Tian and others did not want to participate. Lin Tian was not interested in such banquets, while Zuo Guoqiang was eager to go back and take a look at the ancient sword, and also asked Lin Tian what it was.

  "Haha, Old Three, you really are something, Super VIP, that's not something ordinary people can enjoy!" Lin Tian walked up to Zuo Yunfei and the others, and Zuo Yunfei burst out laughing. Lin Tian helplessly said: "I originally just wanted to get an ordinary entrance ticket, didn't expect the auction house to turn it into a Super VIP one!"

  "Mr. Lin Tian, are you still satisfied with this auction?" The Liu Yun who handed the admission ticket to Lin Tian appeared in front of him and asked respectfully. Originally estimated at $5 million, the diamond was sold for a sky-high price of $10 million, and Zuo Yunfei even got an ultra-good treasure, so Lin Tian's mood was naturally better, and he nodded slightly and smiled lightly: "It's okay, I have something else to do, and I won't attend the wine party later!"

  Liu Yun didn't dare to intercept them, and all the way sent Lin Tian and others out of Xiang Hong International Exhibition Center. "Lin Tian, I didn't expect you to hide so deeply!" Nan Gong Yu'er said, "Are you hiding something that can't be told?!" Lin Tian was also too lazy to fight with Nan Gong Yu'er again, shaking his head helplessly: "Miss Nan Gong, can't I live an ordinary life? What's good about being high and above?"

  "Anyway, you have too many secrets!" Nangong Wan'er pouted. Lin Tian ignored Nangong Wan'er and said to Zuo Yunfei, "Fourth brother, Uncle Zuo asked us to wait here for a while, he'll be out soon!" Zuo Yunfei said, "My dad? He's not acting with us together, what's the point of making us wait for him?"

  Lin Tian smiled silently, although everyone seemed to be friends now, but each of them represented a different family. The matter of the sword was not convenient for everyone to know. Ten minutes later, Zuo Guoqiang came out, followed by several black-clad bodyguards, each with a strong aura on their bodies. One of them held an ancient wooden box in his arms, which obviously contained the ancient sword that Zuo Yunfei had taken down.

  "Kobayashi, this is a gold card from China Merchants Bank in your name. The auction proceeds are all inside! "Zuo Guoqiang took out a golden card from his pocket and said, "Recently, the US dollar has shown signs of devaluation again, so I converted everything to RMB and deposited it, totaling 650 million. The password is six ones, you can change it yourself."

  Lin Tian took the gold card and put it in his pocket, then inserted it into the star ring. "Thanks, Uncle!" Left Guo Qiang smiled and said: "You and Yun Fei are friends, this is just a small matter!" In his mind, Lin Tian told Xiao Ling: "Xiao Ling, change the account holder to Ling Tian!" Lin Tian's identity was just an ordinary person, but Ling Tian's identity had SSS-level confidentiality privileges. Suddenly having tens of millions more in the bank card with Lin Tian's identity would be a problem, but it wouldn't be a problem for the other identity! With SSS-level confidentiality privileges, even if the bank wanted to investigate, they would only get a result saying that they didn't have permission to access the information.

  Xiao Ling's efficiency is unmatched, as soon as Lin Tian gave the order, he informed Ling Tian that it was already done.

  "Dad, aren't you supposed to stay in Hong Kong for a while? Why did you come looking for us? We're leaving for Haitian City tomorrow!" On the car, Zuo Yunfei said to Zuo Guoqiang, besides the driver, there were only Lin Tian and Zuo Yunfei father and son on this car. "You little brat, tell me, why did you buy this sword?" Zuo Guoqiang took out that rusty ancient sword from the wooden box.

  Zuo Yunfei said nonchalantly, "I thought it looked quite strange, so I bought it! What's wrong, is there a problem?" Zuo Guoqiang sighed inwardly, indeed Zuo Yunfei had not seen the true value of this sword. "Xiao Lin, you tell him!" Zuo Guoqiang said to Lin Tian.

  Lin Tian didn't make a sound, but glanced at the black-clad driver. "Nothing's wrong, speak!" Zuo Guoqiang understood Lin Tian's meaning and nodded slightly, apparently that driver was also his confidant.

  "Fourth brother, you've really picked up a great treasure this time!" Lin Tian carefully took over the ancient sword and asked, "Uncle, what do you think about cultivating immortality?"

  Zuo Guoqiang thought for a moment and said, "Xianxia, in the eyes of ordinary people, is just a myth. However, I also have some understanding of this aspect. In our country, there are two major Xianxia sects, Kunlun and Shushan, as well as some smaller Xianxia schools like Wuxing Zong. Those who practice Xianxia call themselves 'Xianzhen' or 'True Cultivators'. The power they possess is much stronger than that of the martial artists in Jianghu, but most of them keep their doors closed and do not walk among ordinary people. It's extremely difficult for ordinary people to join a Xianxia sect. There is a secret organization within the country that has a small number of Xianzhen practitioners, as well as various individuals with special abilities. Legend has it that ancient Xianzhen practitioners had the power to overturn oceans and seas, but something seems to have changed over time. Modern-day Xianzhen practitioners don't seem to possess such immense power anymore, but they are still much stronger than us martial artists! With a flying sword, taking someone's head from thousands of meters away may not be possible, but for those who are skilled, it's still quite easy to do so within a range of several thousand meters!"