Chapter 374: The Contest!
"The sixteenth treasure of the grand auction, also one of the three most precious finale treasures, is known as the 'Void Heaven Sword Embryo'."
On the auction stage, a robed elder lifted a black object shaped like a sword sheath.
As the robed elder picked up this sword sheath-shaped item, all the Sword Cultivators in the auction hall felt their swords buzzing and vibrating uncontrollably, with swords below the Sacred Artifact level automatically flying out of their sheaths and speeding towards the black sword sheath on the auction stage!
When they reached within several dozen yards from the auction stage, these automatically ejected swords were repelled by an inexplicable force and could not get any closer to the stage. To everyone's amazement, the swords levitated in mid-air, emitting mournful sword cries.
The Sacred Artifact-level swords that did not fly away also vibrated and undulated crazily in their owners' hands!
This scene completely astonished everyone in the auction hall.
Ye Chen, sitting in his seat in the void, changed his complexion drastically at this time.
The moment the robed elder presented the black sword sheath, Ye Chen felt his top-grade treasure, the Black Fire Sword, was about to go completely out of control. If it weren't for his quick response to store the Black Fire Sword in the Heaven Spirit Ring, it would have flown away just like the other swords.
What surprised Ye Chen even more was that there was also a wild disturbance in his Sword Palace Acupoint.
When Ye Chen had slain the Feng Lun Heavenly Saint, his Life-bound Flying Sword "Crimson Fire", which had been damaged and dormant, awoke as soon as the black sword sheath appeared, undulating wildly in Ye Chen's Sword Palace Acupoint, sounding an incredibly eager sword cry.
The Crimson Fire Flying Sword was as if telling Ye Chen that it needed that black sword sheath.
"Void Heaven Sword Embryo?!"
Witnessing the movement of the countless swords in the auction hall and feeling the disturbance from the Black Fire Sword, especially his Life-bound Flying Sword "Crimson Fire," Ye Chen didn't need the robed elder to elaborate on the black sword sheath called the "Void Heaven Sword Embryo"; he knew that the first finale treasure was extraordinary.
This treasure would likely be something all Sword Cultivators would go mad for!
"If this treasure really is of great use to the Flying Sword Crimson Fire, even able to help the Flying Sword Crimson Fire recover from my life-bound damage, then no matter what, I must obtain this treasure!"
With this thought, Ye Chen's breathing became utterly controlled.
In the void private box, Ao Lei also stood up in complete amazement; not just Ao Lei, but all the Heavenly Saint powerhouses beside him were deeply moved.
"Could this be the type of treasure that Father (the Alliance Head) has been searching for?"
Ao Lei exchanged looks with the several Heavenly Saints, unable to believe it.
"Young Master, among the finale three treasures, if this first treasure truly is that type of treasure, then we must obtain it at all costs. Its value might even be close to that of the ultimate treasure!" Ao Lun affirmed, looking at Ao Lei.
Ao Lei nodded deeply, "Fortunately, I brought a lot of top-grade spirit stones this time for the ultimate treasure; otherwise, I really wouldn't be able to cope with this unexpected treasure."
"If this really is the treasure my father wants, I must win it and immediately send it back to him!"
Not only were Ye Chen and Ao Lei greatly interested in this first finale treasure, but many warriors sitting in the void seats and the void private boxes had also stood up and were looking towards the black sword sheath.
At this moment, the robed elder saw the movement in the entire auction hall and said with a smile, "Well, it seems that many are immensely interested in this first finale treasure."
"Now, I will tell you all about the origin and function of this item."
With those words, the robed elder's gaze also turned to the black sword sheath in his hand: "This item, called the 'Void Heaven Sword Embryo', is a special Semi-Divine Artifact from the Upper Realm's 'Minor Spirit Realm', belonging to one of the six ancient clans of the Sword Cultivators, the 'Beiming Clan'!"
Boom!
This declaration by the robed elder instantly sent the entire auction hall into a frenzy.
Even Huo Mei'er, who had never practiced sword art and was initially just curious about the strange black sword sheath, couldn't help but stand up, incredulously saying, "Is it something from the Upper Realm? A Semi-Divine Artifact from the 'Beiming Clan', one of the six ancient clans?!"
"My God, a Semi-Divine Artifact; it's said to be an entity that can evolve into a Divine Artifact. How could it have fallen from the Upper Realm to the lower realm? Could it be that some predecessor brought it down from the Upper Realm?"
"It's said that a Divine Artifact, without specific secret methods or true divine cultivation, simply cannot be taken away. This Semi-Divine Artifact is almost the most powerful treasure that someone in the Heavenly Saint Realm can obtain!"
"With this item's appearance, countless late-stage Heavenly Saints, even if they are not Sword Cultivators, will go crazy for it. Those Sword Cultivators would probably be willing to spend all their fortune to buy it!"
While Huo Mei'er exclaimed, Ao Lei was also full of excitement: "It's actually a Semi-Divine Artifact, truly the type of sword treasure Father has been looking for!"
Ye Chen was also filled with shock: "It's actually from the Beiming Clan of the six ancient clans? The same clan related to the 'Beiming Secret Tome' that I possess?"
Back in the Tai'a Sword Sect, Ye Chen had entered a damaged fallen Divine Artifact sword and met the Spirit of the Divine Sword. He obtained the Beiming Secret Tome and learned about the Beiming Clan.
Ye Chen had also promised the Spirit of the Divine Sword that once he had cultivated the Beiming Secret Tome to the fourth level, with sufficient strength, he would take both the Spirit of the Divine Sword and the damaged Divine Artifact sword back to the Minor Spirit Realm, back to the Beiming Clan.
Now, Ye Chen had cultivated the Beiming Secret Tome to the third level, mastering the divine sword technique 'Great Five Elements Sword Light'.