When the auctioneer finished his introduction of the Stone Tablet, a commotion broke out in the auction hall as the disciples from the Eight Regions started whispering to each other.
Being able to track down a wanted criminal on the Eight Regions Evil List was indeed a very unique ability.
The auctioneer raised the Stone Tablet and said with a smile, "The Stone Tablet of Sin, the starting price is 100,000 points, and each bid must not be lower than 10,000 points. The auction will now officially begin!"
However, after some discussion, when the clamor gradually died down, there were very few people who actually made a bid. Only a few people occasionally made a bid, and each bid was at 10,000 points, just to test the waters.
This caused the auctioneer on the balcony to frown.
However, this was not surprising, as the Stone Tablet itself did not have any enhancement effect, which caused many disciples to lose interest in it. Although it could track down the location of the people on the Eight Regions Evil List, how could a wanted criminal on the Eight Regions Evil List be easy to deal with?
Although killing such a person could be exchanged for a handsome reward in the Eight Regions Evil List, compared to their lives, the reward was a little too little.
"110,000!"
"120,000!"
"130,000!"
After the price fluctuated a few times, it completely stopped advancing. Quite a few disciples shook their heads. Over a hundred thousand points was already quite a lot for many disciples, and it was clearly not worth it to use such a large amount of points as a wager to see if they would be able to obtain the reward.
After not understanding the price, Qin Shi furrowed his brows. This Stone Tablet of Sin might be useless to others, but it was extremely useful to him.
The Ashen Flame Recovery Pill's formula to awaken Jade In The Book only lacked the Three-leafed Bodhi Fruit. Now that he had obtained the news that the Three-leafed Bodhi Fruit was in the hands of He Yunqiu, who ranked first on the Eight Regions Evil List, if he could obtain this Stone Tablet of Sin, it would not be difficult for him to find He Yunqiu.
When he thought up to here, Qin Shi gave Haoyue a meaningful glance. He'd just become enemies with Kong Mu, and his enemies were all over the auction hall. So he was extremely clear that he absolutely couldn't act personally in order to obtain the Tablet of Sin. Otherwise, it would definitely attract malicious competition from some disciples, and in that case, it wouldn't be worth it if he bid an astronomical price.
Haoyue also understood tacitly. Her brothers all knew that Qin Shi was looking for information on the Three Leaf Bodhi Fruit. This time, when Qin Shi came to the Cemetery of Chaos, he had also spread out his mental energy several times. However, due to the God Territory's summary, the people on the Eight Regions' Evil List had already fled without a trace, so he didn't obtain any results.
"A hundred and fifty thousand!"
Haoyue deliberately retreated to a place further away from Qin Shi before taking out her waist token.
No one bid a hundred and thirty thousand, no one would step forward to bid a hundred and fifty thousand. Therefore, the Tablet of Sin was successfully purchased by Haoyue at a price of a hundred and fifty thousand.
When the hammer fell for the third time, Qin Shi's anxious heart gradually relaxed. He immediately tightened his grip on the Book of Burning at his waist, and his heart couldn't help but burn with flames. He thought to himself, "Sister Yu, do you see this?
I can already find He Yunqiu. Trust me, it won't be long before I get the Three Leaf Bodhi Fruit for you and refine the Pale Flame Spirit-Restoring Pill to wake you up! "
"Wait for me, you must wait for me!"
After the Tablet of Sin, a few other valuable Spiritual Weapons, Immortal Pills, and Creation Level Martial Arts appeared one after another. However, these were not very tempting to Qin Shi at this moment, so he didn't make any more bids. Instead, he closed his eyes and rested, quietly waiting for the auction to end.
However, when the auction was nearing its end and the last item was pushed onto the balcony, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly changed. Even the beautiful woman beside Qin Shi was the same.
This surprised Qin Shi, and he slightly opened his eyes.
"Hmm?"
When he saw the item, his eyes narrowed, and a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes. "Why is it this thing?"
"Hehe, little fellow, it seems that the treasure map that you've been guarding all these years is going to lose its effect." The demon also smiled in surprise.
Looking at the open-air stage, there was an exquisitely carved wooden table placed behind the host. Around the wooden table, there were close to a hundred Spirit Formation barriers. Those Spirit Formations caused even Qin Shi to secretly sigh in admiration.
At the center of the wooden table, there was a cowhide treasure map. Even from afar, Qin Shi could recognize it. Wasn't that the treasure map in his hand?
However, the four sides of this treasure map were incomplete. It should be located at the center of the nine treasure maps, and there was a ball of golden light at the center. There were eight runes around the ball of light, and the runes were so profound that one would be engrossed in them, as if they couldn't see the end of them with a single glance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last precious auction item of this auction. Everyone here should be very clear about the origin of this auction item, right?
I believe that everyone has come with orders from the sect. So, shall we start the auction now? "The host didn't introduce the treasure map too much, which caused Qin Shi's face to turn ashen.
But when he saw the fire in the eyes of the disciples from the eight regions, he understood that the news of this treasure map appearing in the auction had already spread, and the eight regions were also prepared.
He asked Qin Xue Xin, "Xue Xin, what exactly is this treasure map?"
"You don't even know what this treasure map is?
Then what are you doing here? "Before Xue Xin could speak, Bai Junlong looked at Qin Shi as if he was looking at a monster.
Qin Shi shrugged his shoulders and couldn't be bothered to explain. He hadn't come here for the auction in the first place, but for Qin Xue's Heart. As for what would appear in the auction, he didn't care at all. Of course, the Sin Monument could be considered an accident.
"Haha, what's so special about him? He's just a wild child from a lowly empire."
Qin Shi's silence became the laughing stock of the Eagle Calamity. "Even if he enters the Sword Sect now, he can't escape the identity of a wild child. This treasure map is so precious, but it's not fated with him."
"Not fated with me?"
Qin Shi was stunned for a moment. He couldn't help shaking his head with a sneer. He paid no attention to the Eagle Calamity, and with a flash, a few similar leather treasure maps appeared in his hand. He said to Qin Xue Xin, "I have a few of these, but I don't know what they're used for."
"These, these are all Divine Artifact Treasure Maps?"
When they saw the treasure maps in Qin Shi's hand, Qin Xue Xin, Bai Junlong, and even the Eagle Calamity were dumbfounded. The Eagle Calamity felt as if he'd given himself a resounding slap, his face burning with pain.
"Shi Tou, why do you have this Divine Artifact Treasure Map?"
"Divine Artifact Treasure Map?"
Qin Shi murmured. He vaguely sensed that it should be related to the treasure map. He said, "It's a coincidence. What exactly is this treasure map?"
Qin Xue Xin became serious, which was rare for her. She said solemnly, "You might not know, but this treasure map came from the Eight Territories. It was left behind by the Eight Territory Lords of the Eight Territories together ten thousand years ago. It's rumored that there was a Divine Artifact in the Mortal World. The power of that Divine Artifact was extraordinary, and it broke the balance of the Eight Territories. That Divine Artifact was in the Sword Sect, and at that time, the Sword Sect practically stood above the Eight Territories. It could even be said that its territory was above the Three Realms, and it became the most powerful force. Even the Bi Group at that time didn't dare to offend the Sword Sect."
"And it was also because of this reason that the other seven territories had no choice but to join forces. Only then were they able to barely resist and survive."
"Later on, the seven territories erupted from the pressure, and the seven Territory Lords joined forces to plan a crusade against the Sword Sect and the Divine Artifact. At that time, the Mortal World fell into chaos, and the chaotic war lasted for an entire thousand years. In the end, the Sword Sect's sect master couldn't defeat the seven Territory Lords by himself, and was defeated."
"Because of this, the seven Territory Lords signed an agreement with the Sword Sect, and they decided to completely seal the Divine Artifact."
"The treasure in this treasure map is the Divine Artifact?"
"That's right!"
Qin Xue Xin nodded, "But later on, the eight Territory Lords considered the safety of the Mortal World, so they described the location of the seal, and left behind the nine Divine Artifact Treasure Maps in the Mortal World."
"Of course, due to the Divine Artifact's power surpassing that of a human's, the eight Territory Lords destroyed most of the descriptions of the Divine Artifact, and only passed it down to the Territory Lords of each territory."
"This is the first time in the past ten thousand years that the Divine Artifact Treasure Map has appeared, so the Territory Lords sensed it and sent their disciples here to fight for it."
"You must know that once you're able to obtain the Divine Artifact, it will change the current situation in the Mortal World." Bai Junlong interrupted from the side.
Qin Shi firmly believed this, but he couldn't figure it out, "But since the Territory Lords didn't want the Divine Artifact to appear ten thousand years ago, why are they fighting over it now?"
"Are you stupid?
Which force doesn't want to reign supreme and dominate the world?
At that time, the reason the eight Region Rulers sealed the divine artifacts was because the Sword Sect had been defeated and the seven regions were in an alliance. No one was willing to give up the divine artifacts to another, so they resorted to this method. Otherwise, what do you think the treasure map was left behind for? "
"The reason why the eight territories are in balance right now is because they restrict each other. No one wants to take the initiative to attack and let others take advantage of them. However, it's different once you obtain the Divine Artifact. It's an existence that can sweep through the eight territories."
Qin Shi nodded sadly. Bai Junlong was right, the human heart was indeed like this. He couldn't help but sigh and shake his head, "Greed is hard to satisfy."
Even he himself had developed a desire for the Divine Artifact.
If the Divine Artifact really was as powerful as the legends said, then if he could obtain it, he wouldn't be helpless against the Bi Group even if it was Zhe Tian Yi Hun, right?
However, he did not know what rank this divine weapon would have on the Ancient Divine Object Ranking Board.
However, he suddenly thought of something. He looked around and frowned, "As expected!"
"Shi Tou, what's wrong?" Yu Yue asked in confusion when she saw Qin Shi's strange actions.
Qin Shi took a deep breath and said, "Haven't you noticed that there aren't many Sword Sect disciples in this auction?"
Yu Yue looked down when she heard this. Just as Qin Shi had expected, there were only a few hundred disciples of the Sword Sect amongst the over 10,000 disciples present here, and most of these few hundred disciples were outer court disciples of the Sword Sect. They were fellows that weren't worthy of attention.