Supreme Emptiness

Chapter 152: Chapter 152 Vice President Su

The crowd was puzzled.

Jiang Fan suddenly swept his sleeve and gathered all the dry skin on the table into his palm.

Then he circulated his spiritual power, and a ball of flame immediately rose in his palm.

With a crackling sound.

The dry skin began to burn, turning into spirals of black smoke that dispersed into the air.

Until there were no impurities left.

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Jiang Fan extinguished the flame and opened his palm.

The crowd looked over in astonishment.

They saw the pile of dry skin in his palm had been mostly burned away.

Only some sparkling gold dust remained.

Wen Hongyao fixed her gaze and seemed to have discovered something; her eyes suddenly changed.

She quickly stepped forward with the aid of her cane, inspected closely, and exclaimed, “Sky-shaking powder?”

“It’s really sky-shaking powder!”

“There was some sky-shaking powder hidden in the skin of that spirit ginseng!”

Upon hearing the name sky-shaking powder, the whole place burst into an uproar.

“No way! Is that the legendary powder that explodes upon contact with water and can kill even those in the Core Formation Realm?”

“This item is so rare that even a single grain is worth a fortune!”

“This small amount could sell for at least ten thousand crystal stones!”

“Heavens! What opportunity did I miss? Such expensive materials were right in front of me, and I didn’t notice!”

Loud sounds of people slapping their thighs echoed in the venue.

The burly man who counted the crystal stones stood there in a daze.

He felt a strong urge to spit blood.

It turned out he wasn’t the one who made a profit off Jiang Fan.

It was Jiang Fan who profited greatly from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion!

Wen Shengnan stood there slack-jawed.

She looked at Jiang Fan in disbelief.

If the Foundation Establishment Pill was a stroke of luck for Jiang Fan, something stumbled upon by chance,

then the sky-shaking powder was definitely not a coincidence!

“Aunt, this guy…no, this Young Master Jiang…” Wen Shengnan muttered.

Wen Hongyao no longer concealed anything, saying, “This youngster has an almost demon-like talent when it comes to medicinal herbs.”

“Now you believe it, don’t you?”

Wen Shengnan nodded dumbfoundedly.

Even her aunt hadn’t spotted the presence of sky-shaking powder, yet Jiang Fan identified it at a glance.

Calling his talent demonic was not an exaggeration at all.

She finally understood why her Aunt favored Jiang Fan so much.

Who wouldn’t treasure such a prodigy?

Just then,

a person in charge from the Myriad Treasures Pavilion rushed over upon hearing the news, regretting deeply as he looked at the sky-shaking powder in Jiang Fan’s hand.

After looking at Jiang Fan’s attire and realizing he was a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, the person had no choice but to accept it.

He clasped his hands and said, “Young Master, we are willing to buy back the sky-shaking powder at a high price.”

“One thousand crystal stones, how does that sound?”

One thousand?

Jiang Fan laughed angrily and said, “Since I could separate the sky-shaking powder from the spirit ginseng, do you think I wouldn’t know what it is or how much it’s worth?”

Embarrassed, the person in charge laughed again, clasped his hands, and said, “Eight thousand then?”

The market price should be around ten thousand crystal stones.

Eight thousand was somewhat low.

But buyers capable of purchasing sky-shaking powder were very few, and selling it would take a lot of time.

And with the auction approaching, he needed to gather funds to buy the Yellow Springs Purifying Water.

“Junior Brother Jiang, unique goods can always fetch a high price. Sky-shaking powder is extremely rare, why not bring it to the auction? The price will surely exceed ten thousand crystal stones.” Wen Shengnan saw Jiang Fan was considering and quickly stepped forward to stop him.

Jiang Fan also thought it made sense, so he cheerfully agreed, saying, “By the way, I also have some materials I want to sell through your auction house.”

“Take a look and see if they catch your eye.”

Oh?

Wen Shengnan was surprised.

Jiang Fan had good things on him?

But he was just a disciple.

Considering his outstanding talent, Wen Shengnan didn’t think any further and said, “Come with me to the auction house; this is not the place to talk.”

With her personally leading the way,

Jiang Fan easily entered the residence where the high-ranking members of the auction house were temporarily resting.

As they walked, Wen Shengnan explained, “At the touring auction, there’s a president, two vice presidents, plus six chief stewards.”

“I am one of the three chief stewards under Vice President Su. I am usually responsible for liaising with various major forces and seeking top-grade treasures.”

Jiang Fan nodded lightly.

Wen Shengnan’s brows furrowed with concern, saying, “I haven’t been performing well lately and have not been able to find any superior treasures. Vice President Su has been quite critical of me.”

“This time, coming to Qingyun City, I still haven’t found any suitable treasures to present to the auction house.”

“I’m afraid… sigh…”

She sighed repeatedly, feeling very pessimistic about her future.

Jiang Fan understood.

There was competition among the two vice presidents and the six chief stewards.

Whoever could find more treasures would gain higher status, benefits, and honors at the auction.

He chuckled and said, “If you can present the items I have to Vice President Su, I believe your troubles will be resolved easily.”

Wen Shengnan thought Jiang Fan was talking about the sky-shaking powder and cheerfully replied, “There shouldn’t be any issue.”

“The sky-shaking powder is certainly a treasure.”

“Come, I’ll take you to see Vice President Su.”

At that moment,

in a sitting room,

Vice President Su Xiangquan was receiving Wang Chengjian and Liu Qingxian.

He was about seventy years old.

His eyes were like an eagle’s, his face was chiseled, and his lips were thin and narrow. His eye sockets were deep.

He gave off a very mean impression.

This was indeed the case.

He held his tea, glanced indifferently at the Beast Core in the Foundation Establishment Realm on the table, and said,

“Young Master Wang, this is the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion’s touring auction; we only sell the world’s top treasures.”

“If this Beast Core in the Foundation Establishment Realm is brought to auction, it would lower our auction’s prestige.”

Wang Chengjian’s face stiffened slightly.

He added, “Vice President Su, this is not an ordinary Foundation Establishment Beast Core.”

“This demon beast was very close to reaching the Core Formation Realm. The demon core is different from ordinary ones.”

Su Xiangquan took a sip of tea indifferently.

He said blandly, “Very close to reaching the Core Formation Realm?”

“But it’s still in the Foundation Establishment Realm, isn’t it?”

“Young Master Wang, please take this to some store in the market to sell.”

“When you have a Core Formation Beast Core, then come back.”

Wang Chengjian came confidently but left quite dejectedly.

Especially in front of Liu Qingxian.

He felt very embarrassed.

He reluctantly said, “In that case, I bid you farewell.”

After a pause, he remembered his primary purpose for coming, which was to inquire about a Spirit Pill in the Core Formation Realm for Liu Qingxian.

He then said, “By the way, Vice President Su, this young lady is the daughter of our Green Cloud Sect Master.”

“She is currently looking for a Spirit Pill in the Core Formation Realm.”

“I wonder if this auction has any available…”

Su Xiangquan’s expression hardened and he said, “That is confidential information of the auction. The president forbids leaking; I cannot tell you.”

Once again, they faced cold treatment.

Wang Chengjian had no more face to stay. He grabbed his demon core, saying, “Junior Sister Liu, let’s go.”

Liu Qingxian also resigned herself to getting up.

This Vice President Su was really difficult to deal with!

Arrogant and rude.

It seemed impossible to learn any inside information, so she also prepared to leave.

As she bent over, the Gale Pearl, which was too large and buried in her collar, slipped out and hung in the air in front of her chest.

She quickly grabbed it, trying to tuck it back in.

But the calm tea-drinking Su Xiangquan’s eyes suddenly sharpened, and he sprang up, asking in astonishment, “Miss Liu, can you let this old man take a look at the bead on your neck?”

Liu Qingxian was momentarily puzzled.

A gift from Jiang Fan?

At the time, she had been angry and hadn’t even listened to Jiang Fan’s introduction of the item.

She hesitantly took it off and handed it to Su Xiangquan.

Su Xiangquan held it in his palm, inspecting it closely.

Finally, after infusing a bit of spiritual power, a wisp of black smoke rose from the bead’s surface.

His pupils contracted, and his old face lit up with joy.

Liu Qingxian was even more puzzled:

“Vice President Su, is this item very valuable?”

Su Xiangquan played with the Gale Pearl.

Upon hearing, he was stunned and looked surprised:

“You wear this item on you but don’t know what it is?”