Put away your magical powers now!.

Chapter 300 [Soul-Capturing Mirror]

Chapter 294 [Soul-Capturing Mirror]

After the last beast was sold, the middle-aged man from the Ghost Clan on the display stand laughed loudly, made a gesture of clasping his hands in a respectful gesture, and said in a clear voice, "Thank you all for your patronage today. I hope the previous goods have not disappointed you..."

Before he could finish speaking, a guest at the round table in the front row said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense. We're not here for those things."

Where in other major cities can you not find those things in their trading markets?
"You know very well why we're here today. Since it's already this late, let's stop dragging our feet and just give us what we want!"

The speaker seemed to be quite disrespectful, but the middle-aged ghost man on the stage was not annoyed at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "What this distinguished guest said is correct. In that case, I will not waste any more words."

After saying that, he raised his hands high and clapped them three times.

clap clap clap!
Soon, three girls dressed in demon robes gracefully walked up.

These three women dressed in demon attire were all beautiful and in the prime of their youth. The tight-fitting, narrow-sleeved robes of the demon race further accentuated their curvaceous figures.

But at that moment, the many guests in the audience had no interest in appreciating the beauty.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on what the three demon girls were holding!
Three wooden boxes.

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Three wooden boxes were arranged in a row on the table. The middle-aged man from the ghost clan walked over, waved for the girl from the ghost clan to leave, and then gently reached out and placed his hand on the middle box, tapping the wooden lid lightly a few times with his fingers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the highlight of today's event—I imagine many of you have come here specifically for this."

This is the last item on the list for this trade fair: Three spots available for the Ghost Clan's Heaven-Piercing Ceremony!

As he spoke, he opened the wooden box in the middle and gently picked something out of it.

It was a wooden plaque, entirely black, with some strange patterns faintly imprinted on it.

A certain light seemed to flow across the patterns, flashing by in an instant.

"This is a token issued by the Blackwood Tribe, one of the eighteen tribes of the Ghost Clan, for the Heaven-Smashing Ceremony."

As you all know, the Ghost Clan's Heaven-Striking Ceremony only grants one hundred slots to forces other than the Ghost Clan each time.

However, those one hundred spots have always been divided up among various aristocratic families and sects. When they occasionally slip through, they are always released by a particular sect or aristocratic family.

However, this time, the three spots sold by this account did not come from other sects or families, but were directly given up by the Blackwood Clan, one of the eighteen tribes of the Ghost Clan!

What I have in my hand is the Blackwood Token for participating in the Heaven-Piercing Ceremony—it recognizes the token, not the person!

No matter who you are, as long as you belong to the human race, you can participate in the Heaven-Piercing Ceremony with your token. You will have unimpeded access to the ceremony, and no one will dare to stop you or ask about the origin of your token.

These are the rules set forth by the Ghost Clan's patriarch, the Saintly Venerable, and no one dares to disobey them!

He held the blackwood token high in his hand, and the representatives of the aristocratic families and sects sitting at the round table in the front row all stared at it without moving.

After a short while, someone finally couldn't help but ask.

"May I ask if this token was given away voluntarily by the Kuroki clan?"

The question was asked by a guest sitting at a round table in the very center of the front row.

This man had a rather impressive demeanor, and his tone was somewhat solemn: "I don't doubt the authenticity of the Blackwood Tokens you're selling—with a trading market as large as yours, you naturally wouldn't dare sell counterfeit goods."

I believe it would be perfectly fine to take this to the Heaven-Striking Ceremony.

However, the Heaven-Piercing Ceremony is still some time away, and if this item's origin is questionable, and before the ceremony, someone from the Blackwood Clan comes to investigate, claiming it's stolen property or something, things could get complicated and cause a lot of trouble!

The middle-aged ghost man laughed heartily: "This is a good question from an honored guest!"

The three tokens sold this time are of absolutely legitimate origin. They were definitely not stolen.

Rather, it was Kurokibe who was willing to sell it.

Of course, words are not enough. I imagine some of you already knew before coming here that, to serve as witnesses, our trading venue has specially invited the Cave Maiden of the Blackwood Tribe, who is also a close attendant of the Ghost Clan's Saint Ancestor, to personally witness the transactions!
Whoever buys the token in a moment will have their money and goods exchanged, and there will be no deception of the young or old – a fair trade!
This deal would be perfectly acceptable even if reported to the Sage Ancestor!

After speaking, he turned around and bowed respectfully to the side and back of the display stand, facing the direction of the stage.

Soon, a figure slowly walked up from that entrance.

Wearing a tight-fitting demon clan outfit, her figure was curvaceous, with wheat-colored skin and a face that exuded a wild charm.

Most importantly, when she came up, she seemed to make no attempt to hide her aura fluctuations, and even deliberately released a portion of it.

As the woman stepped onto the display platform, an aura of power befitting a high-level cultivator immediately filled the entire area.

For a moment, the hundreds of people present fell silent, and everyone felt the oppressive spiritual power released by the high-level adornment without any concealment!
Chen Yan felt a jolt in his consciousness, as if a pressure was subtly suppressing the fluctuations of his consciousness. That slight feeling of suffocation made Chen Yan raise his eyebrows involuntarily.

However, he did not deliberately resist this pressure. Instead, he carefully calmed his mind, withdrew his spiritual sense, and sat quietly in his seat.

He only noticed that the woman's eyes were clear and seemed to be very beautiful.

However, what stirred something even more in Chen Yan's heart was...

When this ghost woman stood on the stage, her gaze swept across the entire audience, and when it seemed to sweep over her own area, she made a subtle, almost imperceptible pause.

Perhaps it was just my imagination, but it seemed as if the woman's gaze paused and she glanced at me secretly.
However, the thought flashed through his mind for a moment before he realized—this was not about looking at himself at all.

He's probably looking at Yun Zhao.

Yun Zhao had just publicly revealed his identity; his Black Feather Sky Sparrow tribe was a major clan in the Northern Frontier. This cave woman was probably looking at Yun Zhao.

"I am Zhanli, a cavewoman from the Blackwood Tribe of the Ghost Clan. The three Blackwood Tokens sold today were approved by the Blackwood Tribe and also with the approval of the clan leader." The woman spoke, and everyone present heard her clearly.

After he finished speaking, everyone's faces showed a relieved expression.

Since a cave maiden from the Blackwood Clan of the Ghost Clan has publicly expressed her support, and she is also a servant of the ancestral saint, then this transaction is valid.

Behind Chen Yan, in the row of private rooms on the hilltop, someone also spoke up and responded.

"Since the cavewoman is here as a witness, then this deal is done!"

The sound was coming from the third private room on the left.

Then, the voice inside seemed to pause for a moment, and its tone was very polite: "It's been three years since we last met. How are you, my maiden?"

The woman on the stage nodded: "You must be Mr. Lai Er from the Lai family of Xishan. I had the honor of visiting the Lai clan head at your residence three years ago, and I am grateful for your hospitality."

"Since Mr. Lai has come to the City of No Return, I would be grateful if you could spare some time this evening so I can show you some hospitality."

Mr. Lai seemed quite pleased with the cave girl's courtesy, and laughed heartily, saying loudly, "Then I, Mr. Lai, will shamelessly thank the cave girl."

At that moment, a cold voice came from the window of the rightmost room in the back row of private rooms.

"Lai family, what are you trying to prove by saying these friendly words? When the auction starts, won't people be scrambling for real money? You're trying to build relationships with that cave girl here, do you think it'll save you hundreds of coins later?"

The rightmost private room had a strained relationship with the Lai family, who were in the third private room on the left, during the auction, as they repeatedly clashed over bidding.

As expected, he once again made sabotaging remarks.

Mr. Lai Er snorted heavily, seemingly about to retort, but the woman on the stage smiled slightly and said calmly, "Which high-ranking member of the Gu family is here?"

"Gu San of the Gu family, Gu Tongbing!" the man in the private room answered loudly.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yan's heart stirred.

Gu family?

Gu Tongbing—Hmm, gold, silver, copper, iron, A, B, C, D…

This is the third son of the Gu family, the third brother of Gu Jinjia, and the third brother of Gu Qingyi.

Uh……

Should I call him Third Uncle?

The woman smiled slightly: "So it's the third young master of the Gu family. My subordinates have been negligent and impolite."

Gu Tongbing laughed heartily in the private room, but when speaking to Dong Nu, he became more polite: "To be honest, Dong Nu, my Gu family is not here for these three spots in the Heaven-Smashing Ceremony. I came here today specifically to see you."

The cave woman raised her eyebrows slightly: "Look at me?" "Cave woman, you are the pride of heaven among the eighteen tribes of the ghost clan, praised by each tribe. I heard that you have already broken through to the Celestial Realm and are even more favored by the Ghost Clan's ancestor."

I've heard many tales of your fame over the past year, and some have even compared you to my fourth sister, Gu Qingyi. I'm curious, so I'm here at the trade fair today not to buy anything, but specifically to see you."

Zhan Li smiled slightly and said slowly, "General Gu Qingyi of the Gu family is already among the famous generals of the Sendai War Division. He previously made great contributions while guarding the border at Zhenyutai. I heard that this year he was appointed as the garrison general of Xueya Pass, and in one battle he caused the Fierce Beast Clan to lose decades of fortune."

Such a renowned general is truly a chosen one of heaven. Zhan Li is merely fortunate to have received the protection and favor of her clan's elders; she dares not compare herself to General Gu Qingyi.

Upon hearing this, Gu Tongbing remained silent for two seconds before slowly saying in a low voice, "I think you're quite good."

Zhan Li smiled and said, "Since it is Young Master Gu who has graced us with his presence, please allow us to have a chat after the trade fair concludes."

She was a person of great status among the ghosts. After exchanging a few pleasantries, she did not linger on the platform but turned and left.

The representatives of the small and medium-sized families, clans and sects in the front row dared not be presumptuous and all stood up to bow and pay their respects.

The auction then continued.

To Chen Yan's surprise, the competition for the three spots in the Heaven-Smashing Ceremony didn't seem as fierce as he had expected.

The small and medium-sized sects and families sitting at the front round table only made a token offer at the beginning, but quickly gave up.

The last three spots were all sold to representatives of major families and sects who were seated in the last row of private rooms.

Mr. Lai the Second bought one of them. As expected, Gu Tongbing of the Gu family did not bid at all from beginning to end, clearly indicating that the Gu family was not interested in this spot.

The bidding war was completely devoid of any real excitement or passion.

Each spot has a starting bid of 400,000 coins, and the final price is only around 600,000 to 700,000 coins.

And just like that, the highlight of today's auction came to an end, uneventfully.

It even gave Chen Yan a feeling of being "sloppy".

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After the trade fair ended, Chen Yan got up and left with Yun Zhao.

The fat man from the Guan family of Wacheng Prefecture in Tongzhou, Northern Xinjiang, who had been afflicted by Yun Zhao, was still chasing after them.

Outside the exchange, he quickly squeezed through the crowd, seemingly wanting to apologize to Yun Zhao in person.

Chen Yan looked at the fat man from the Guan family, whose face was jiggling with fat, and whose eyes were filled with helplessness and humiliation, yet he could only lower his head to please Yun Zhao. He couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion.

However, Yun Zhao had no interest in insulting him any further and said coldly, "I have no grudge against you, and your Guan family is not even worth my attention. Today's matter is just to teach you a lesson. Don't rely on the people behind your Guan family and act arrogantly outside."

Even if my Black Feather Clan were to take action, it would only be against those behind you. Your Guan family is in for a rude awakening.

After saying that, he took Chen Yan and left.

Yun Zhao put on a very high and mighty attitude, but that fat Guan still pulled Lao Liang behind him, bowed his head and said a few words to him before finally leaving helplessly.

It was already evening. Chen Yan and Yun Zhao walked back together, with Lao Liang following behind.

They walked all the way back to the border between the North District and the South District, passed through the checkpoint, and returned to the North District together.

After the group walked to the foot of the Sifang Building, they saw a carriage already parked there in the western part of the building.

Servants carried chests and several boxes down from above and knelt respectfully on the ground to pay their respects.

Yun Zhao chuckled: "Brother Shanhe, see what I told you. The goods have been delivered."

Chen Yan looked at the tiny dog ​​in the topmost cage, whose entire body was spotless, without a single stray hair...

It was the same koi dog with the Howling Sky bloodline that was auctioned off.

The other boxes were probably various gifts sent by the Guan family as an apology.

Yun Zhao originally wanted to invite Chen Yan to dinner, but Chen Yan had something on his mind, so he casually made up an excuse to politely decline and then returned to Hejutang alone.

After returning to his room, Chen Yan closed the door behind him, activated the magic array that prevented communication in the room, and then set up another magic array to block any sound or signal.

He meditated in the room for a while to calm his mind, and then used his divine sense to survey the surroundings to make sure that no one was secretly spying on him, either inside or outside the room.

At this moment, Chen Yan rummaged through his clothes and pulled out his greatest haul of the day from his pocket—the broken bronze mirror!

Today at the market, he used his supernatural powers of seeing through illusions to see the secret hidden in that broken bronze mirror!

However, Chen Yan was aloof and patient. After using his methods to acquire this treasure, he kept it to himself outside until he returned to his room and took it out to examine it carefully.

He held the bronze mirror with three fingers in one hand, and with the other hand, he swiftly pulled out a talisman, bit his fingertip hard, squeezed out a drop of blood, let the blood soak into the talisman, and then shook it. The talisman burst into flames and instantly turned to ashes.

Chen Yan scooped up a piece of talisman ash, rubbed it carefully on his thumb a few times until it turned into powder, channeled his vital energy into it, and gradually increased the pressure with his fingertips before pressing it firmly against the back of the bronze mirror, rubbing it carefully...

After a few moments, the copper rust on the surface of the bronze mirror crumbled and fell off, becoming as soft as tofu.

After some rubbing, the bronze residue was completely removed, and the bronze mirror in Chen Yan's hand had transformed into a piece of material that was entirely black, yet faintly shimmered with a special light!

The material is...

"Sure enough, it's the same thing as the black crystal that opened the mirror world."

A hint of expected joy appeared in Chen Yan's eyes. He studied it carefully for a while, then picked up the bronze mirror, adjusted it to several angles, and then pulled the candlelight in the room over.

Then, using the candlelight to illuminate the bronze mirror, a patch of light was projected onto the wall...

As Chen Yan slowly infused a wisp of vital energy into the bronze mirror...

The light reflected on the wall gradually revealed a complete symbol!

These characters were clearly the same type of script as the ones previously discovered from the research on that mysterious black crystal!
Chen Yan stared intently at the character in the light spot on the wall, lost in thought.

In the darkness, he sensed the flowing strokes of the characters, as if they carried a certain sharpness. When they fell into his eyes, he couldn't help but feel as if he could sense the direction they were flowing.

He subconsciously raised a finger and drew lines in the air, channeling his vital energy into his fingertip.

With a flick of his finger, a character was drawn out of thin air!
Then, as the vital energy vibrated, the character in the air suddenly scattered, transforming into a series of tiny runes, which then rushed into Chen Yan's mind...

After a full cup of tea's time, Chen Yan suddenly turned around and snapped out of his reverie.

He took a deep breath, shook his head vigorously, and his face showed a mixture of shock and ecstasy!

A magical technique was suddenly created in his mind!

It is precisely the method of controlling this bronze mirror!
What made Chen Yan gasp was that this bronze mirror was not some kind of magical artifact!
But...

A magical artifact!
Chen Yan murmured softly, "...The Soul-Capturing Mirror?!"

The spell in my mind indicated that this thing was a mid-grade magic weapon called the "Soul-Capturing Mirror".

It can seize a person's soul, strike their primordial spirit, and shatter their divine consciousness!

This is the third piece of this black crystal material that Chen Yan has obtained.

The first piece opened up a mirror world for him, but the second piece seems to be useless so far—because the characters on it are incomplete, and he couldn't decipher them at the time.

The third piece was actually a magical artifact!
and……

"This thing looks like another fragment."

Chen Yan frowned, gripping the mirror. After removing the copper coating, the exposed black crystal material was no longer a round mirror.

The surrounding edges are irregular, clearly showing signs of breakage.

This thing...

"...This thing was originally a component embedded in some whole?"

(End of this chapter)