The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine - Chapter 1056

Chapter 1056: Chapter 1056: I’ll Take This Game! Chapter 1056: Chapter 1056: I’ll Take This Game! Fortunately, Huang Xiaolong’s soul was strong enough, otherwise, the sudden surge of information would have burst his head.

In just an instant, Huang Xiaolong understood what was happening!

It turned out that this metal fragment indeed contained a hidden secret!

First, the surface of the metal fragment was coated with a layer of aura that shielded the secret within. Thus, most cultivators, scanning with their divine sense, would be deceived.

Huang Xiaolong’s divine sense was much stronger than anyone present, several grades higher, which is why he spotted the anomaly.

Then, Huang Xiaolong bombarded it with his divine sense, piercing through the camouflaging aura and directly extracting the essence of the metal fragment!

What is essence?

It turned out that this metal fragment was the most critical part of a magical artifact!

The stream of information that had flowed into Huang Xiaolong’s mind was about this magical artifact’s specifics and some refinement methods.

This magical artifact was the treasured artifact of a sect from thousands of years ago.

The sect was called ‘Golden Bell Sect’.

This magical artifact was known as ‘Divine Meteor Bell.’
It was said that ringing the ‘Divine Meteor Bell’ would annihilate everything within a hundred miles, be it human or animal! Even a mighty titan at the Heavenly and Earthly Manifestation realm would be crushed to powder by its sound.

However, the ‘Divine Meteor Bell’ had shattered, leaving only its most critical part.

But with the refinement method of the ‘Divine Meteor Bell’ and various formations, Huang Xiaolong could use this metal fragment as a foundation to refine and restore this once supreme magical artifact!

However, the ‘Divine Meteor Bell’ required 49 cycles of refinement, each enhancement dramatically increasing the artifact’s power. If all 49 cycles were completed, then the ‘Divine Meteor Bell’ would become one of the most terrifying magical artifacts in the overseas cultivators’ world, surpassing even the treasured artifacts of major sects like Shushan, Emei, and Kunggang, possibly even stronger!

But, the strongest expert of the ‘Golden Bell Sect’ had only successfully refined the ‘Divine Meteor Bell’ 38 times, after which they dared not continue.

Why?

First, each refinement required materials that exponentially increased in quantity. Eventually, the sect couldn’t sustain the cost.

Second, as the refinements progressed, the more mana and divine sense were needed. The requirements for the refinement technique also increased.

Third, should the refinement fail, the ‘Divine Meteor Bell’ would shatter and explode, leaving only the core metal fragment. This means that a failure would wipe out all previous efforts, labor, and materials.

This metal fragment was left from when the last Sect Master of ‘Golden Bell Sect,’ after gathering materials and attempting the 39th refinement, ended in failure.

The Divine Meteor Bell exploded.

This failure not only severely damaged the sect’s vitality after expending all their resources but also led to their destruction by hostile sects after losing their treasured artifact.

“Sheesh, looks like refining this magical artifact into a perfect state with 49 times is no small feat~~ I guess since its creation, no one has managed to completely refine it to perfection, otherwise, it wouldn’t have exploded and left just this fragment~~” Huang Xiaolong chuckled internally. At the same time, he had perfectly absorbed all the symbols, scripts, and formations, mastering them completely.

All of this happened in a very short time.

At that moment, the auctioneer Mengqi declared loudly, “Next, please place your bids on this mysterious magical artifact~~~ The starting bid is… 50 top-grade Spirit Stones, and each increment must be no less than 10 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

It seemed that the auction house was not very confident. Since these are part of the last batch of artifacts unearthed from ancient ruins, being the grand finale, the starting bid should be exceedingly high.

But this metal fragment was priced at only 50 top-grade Spirit Stones!

Such a low starting price was enough to show that the auction house itself wasn’t optimistic about this metal fragment.

In fact, the auction house had its rules, meaning that all treasures excavated from a particular ruin or relic had to be sold off entirely, regardless of their quality. Keeping even one could bring bad luck, affecting future business.

So, even though it was known that this metal fragment was junk, it still had to be auctioned off, even if it meant ridicule, as rules are ultimately unbreakable.

As soon as the starting price was announced, whether in the hall or in the private rooms, not only was there no active bidding, but also mocking laughter erupted–
“Heh, do they really take us for fools? 50 top-grade spirit stones might not be much, but they’re enough to buy a decent flying sword. And they dare to sell such a piece of junk?”

“Come on, our spirit stones aren’t blown in by the wind.”

“This is downright insulting!”

…

Facing these doubting voices, the host Mengqi also felt immense pressure.

Several minutes passed, and there was still no bidding.

Just then, Huang Xiaolong lazily said, “Since nobody else is willing to bid, I might as well form a good relationship with the auction house. I’ll take this lot. I’ll add 10 top-grade spirit stones. Hmm–60 top-grade spirit stones.”

Since Huang Xiaolong knew the secret of this metal fragment, he was definitely determined to get it. Of course, this metal fragment was the highest value treasure of the entire auction and had the highest quality, most astonishing lethality, and destructive power. It was simply a pearl covered in dust.

As soon as Huang Xiaolong placed his bid, the scene immediately became lively.

All kinds of mockery, all kinds of schadenfreude, all kinds of uproar…

Inside Xia Ding’s luxurious suite.

“Hahaha–this kid actually bought a piece of scrap metal!” Xia Ding laughed, his smile full of scorn. “It seems he understands nothing!”

A subordinate asked, “Young master, should we drive up the price?”

“Hmm?” Xia Ding looked extremely displeased, “Shut up! Do you want me to bid for that scrap metal? Are you trying to make me look foolish? Humph! I do care about my own reputation!”

Yes, a scion listed on the Hidden Dragon List, if he really were to bid on a piece of scrap metal, he would inevitably become a talking point, a laughingstock.

“Hahaha–” Xia Ding laughed loudly toward Huang Xiaolong’s private room, saying with relentless mockery, “What? You think you can pick up a bargain? Hahahaha–such ignorance! In this overseas world, there’s never such a thing as a bargain, especially not under my watch! Rest assured, I have no interest in competing with you for this ‘treasure lump.’ Feel free to worship it all you want, haha–”
Xia Ding’s mocking words immediately provoked another burst of laughter.

Huang Xiaolong just smiled indifferently and said nothing.

“Xiaolong, you always have your reasons for what you do. Surely, that metal fragment must hide some secrets, right?” Ying Aoshan still understood her man very well.

“Of course,” Huang Xiaolong replied with a mysterious smile. Then, he also smiled faintly toward Xia Ding’s suite. “The truth is often in the hands of the wise. Most mediocre, self-conceited people are often deceived by appearances.”

“Pfft–Xiaolong, you are quite philosophical with your words now,” Song Yuru laughed.

Mengqi, seemingly afraid that Huang Xiaolong would back out, immediately picked up the wooden hammer and slammed it down.

Bam–!

A definitive strike.

‘Sheesh–I thought it wouldn’t sell, thank you, big spender–‘ Mengqi swept a relieved glance toward Huang Xiaolong’s private room.

Then, she arranged for the auction house staff to deliver the metal fragment to Huang Xiaolong’s private room.

“Phew–this time, I really picked up a bargain. Actually, I don’t even need to bid for other treasures anymore. Because, I’ve got the best quality treasure. Genius Xia, you’ve lost to me this time,” Huang Xiaolong licked his lips. “All the treasures he bid on will lose to me! Today, he is destined to make wedding clothes for me–hahahaha–”
“Boring, how can none of these people play against me?” Huang Xiaolong felt lonely as snow.

…