Chapter 789: A Sense of Dislocation

"Brother Ye, is there something special about this broken piece of iron?" Tang Fan asked curiously.

After spending some time together, they all knew Ye Yuan's steady character.

If this iron block were truly worthless, Ye Yuan would never have spent ten million earth-element crystals to buy it.

Of course, for Ye Yuan now, ten million was nothing much.

In the few months since the Medicine Fragrance Pavilion opened, he had earned nearly a hundred million earth-element crystals. He had deliberately pretended to hesitate earlier to keep Wu Jiantong from raising the price.

Ten million was the price Ye Yuan had estimated beforehand.

Any lower, and Wu Jiantong would certainly not have fallen for it.

Ye Yuan was determined to get this iron block. Although he spent ten million earth-element crystals, he felt it was worth it.

Very worth it!

During the auction, the restrictions on these items were lifted, allowing guests to inspect them with their divine sense and eyes.

Ye Yuan had just swept his divine sense over the black iron block and discovered that the golden characters in his sea of consciousness had stirred!

This discovery astonished Ye Yuan.

Since obtaining those golden characters, Ye Yuan had never been able to activate them. Although he had tried to comprehend them, progress was very slow.

This was the first time the golden characters had stirred on their own like this.

He had thought no one would compete with him for a piece of scrap iron, but Wu Jiantong had made him spend an extra nine million earth-element crystals.

Ye Yuan silently noted this debt.

Seeing Tang Fan ask, Ye Yuan just smiled slightly and said, "I've been collecting some materials recently. Since Master Mu Yuanfei said this iron block is excellent material, I naturally had to bid for it."

The golden characters were a matter of great importance, so Ye Yuan naturally wouldn't reveal them easily and made up an excuse.

Fortunately, Mu Yuanfei's reputation was solid, and few would question his words.

For the rest of the auction, Ye Yuan was somewhat disinterested.

The items on sale were decent, but he didn't care for them. He just wanted the auction to end quickly so he could study the black iron block.

Finally, the first twelve items found buyers, and the auction of the final highlight piece began!

Everyone perked up, and the auction reached its climax.

When it came to the highlight piece, Caiyue herself perked up, radiating a refreshed glow.

"I know many of you are here for tonight's highlight holy artifact. I, Caiyue, can responsibly tell you that this holy artifact will not disappoint! In fact, when I learned the origin of this holy artifact, I felt honored to host tonight's auction! Enough talk, let us welcome the final highlight item!"

As Caiyue introduced the item, her seductive demeanor vanished, and she became solemn, like a different person.

This piqued Ye Yuan's curiosity—what kind of holy artifact could so transform a bewitching beauty?

Caiyue's introduction whetted everyone's appetite.

The closer they got to the highlight holy artifact, the more tense everyone became.

Under everyone's gaze, a light sword was brought onto the stage. The crowd curiously examined the sword; the restrictions had not yet been lifted, so they didn't know what made it special.

But from Caiyue's words, the sword seemed to have a significant background.

"Tsk, even though the sword's restrictions aren't lifted, it looks impressive!" Mu Yun said.

"Hey, Brother Ye, if I bid for this sword, would my fast sword technique be twice as powerful? Brother Ye?"

Tang Fan's words received no response from Ye Yuan. He turned to look at Ye Yuan and saw him staring fixedly at the sword, as if frozen.

"Brother Ye? What's wrong?" Tang Fan nudged Ye Yuan.

Ye Yuan snapped back to reality, realizing his lapse, and forced a smile: "This is my first time seeing a holy artifact; I'm a bit excited, hehe."

Tang Fan and Mu Yun had never seen Ye Yuan so out of sorts. Though they didn't believe him, they said nothing more.

At that moment, the restrictions on the sword were lifted, and a powerful sword aura swept through the entire auction hall.

"Such a sharp sword aura! Is this the might of a holy artifact?"

"This sword is incredible! No matter the cost, I must bid for it!"

"Haha, this holy artifact is indeed extraordinary. No wonder Tianyuan Merchant Guild valued it so highly! Without anyone wielding it, the sword emits such powerful sword intent on its own—truly impressive!"

A series of exclamations echoed through the hall; the sword had stunned everyone from the moment it appeared!

They were all eager, ready to open their purses and bid for the sword.

Caiyue smiled slightly and said, "It seems everyone is satisfied with this sword. But please be patient; allow me to introduce its origin!"

Caiyue paused, gently stroking the blade with her jade fingers, her eyes full of reverence.

"This sword is called the 'Star Moon Sword.' I'm sure the name is unfamiliar to you, but you should be very familiar with its owner's name! Its owner's name is... 'Qing... Yun... Zi'!" Caiyue said slowly.

"Qingyunzi! The youngest peak-level alchemy emperor, Qingyunzi! This... this was his sword!"

The audience gasped; this name was too famous in the Divine Realm.

Even in the remote Baiwu Domain, Qingyunzi's name was thunderous.

They never expected this sword to be Qingyunzi's!

Hearing this name, Ye Yuan couldn't help trembling, his heart a mix of emotions he couldn't describe.

The moment he saw the Star Moon Sword, a familiar feeling surged within him. It felt like a lifetime ago.

Ye Yuan never dreamed he would see his former life's sword here!

Though he was not known for martial prowess, the Star Moon Sword had been with him for many years, and he was deeply attached to it.

Seeing the Star Moon Sword again, how could Ye Yuan not be moved?

"In this Divine Realm, who else dares to call themselves 'Qingyunzi'? That's right, the Star Moon Sword is indeed that Qingyunzi's sword! This sword was once a top-grade holy artifact, but after Qingyunzi fell, it changed hands many times and lost its original edge. The top-grade arrays inscribed on the Star Moon Sword were severely damaged, and the blade was tainted. Now, the Star Moon Sword is merely a low-grade holy artifact." Caiyue said regretfully.