Chapter 66: Chapter 66: Take Out the Treasure

The Treasure Elephant Pavilion. In truth, aside from its marketplace,

it also had an auction house.

In fact, the Treasure Elephant Pavilion was most famous for its auction house.

Jiang Chen appeared at the Treasure Elephant Pavilion once again.

His expression was complicated.

’I didn’t expect the Treasure Elephant Pavilion to be so resilient. A thousand years have passed, and it still exists.’

He had known about the Treasure Elephant Pavilion in his past life, but he hadn’t paid it much attention. After all, given his former status, he really had no interest in it.

Now, he was only just discovering that the Treasure Elephant Pavilion had seemingly infiltrated every corner of the Seven Realms and the Nine Desolates.

Their business had reached the pinnacle of success.

They were truly not to be underestimated.

And now, he actually needed to do business with them.

That’s right. If Jiang Chen tried to sell the Foundation Strengthening Pills he refined himself, he could certainly find buyers.

However, there was a problem. If he sold them on his own, the reputation of such Foundation Strengthening Pills would quickly attract the attention of those with malicious intent.

A thousand years ago, he feared no one.

But now, his Cultivation was not yet very high.

He needed to guard against being set up.

He understood the principle that possessing a treasure invites disaster.

But if he auctioned the Foundation Strengthening Pills through the Treasure Elephant Pavilion, not only could he fetch a high price, but most people wouldn’t know the Pills came from him, Jiang Chen.

This would save him a lot of trouble. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

With that, he strode confidently into the Treasure Elephant Pavilion.

"Hello, sir. Do you need any help?"

As soon as he entered the Treasure Elephant Pavilion, a staff member noticed him.

They immediately came over to inquire.

Jiang Chen nodded. "I have some treasures I’d like to put up for auction at your Treasure Elephant Pavilion."

He knew a little about the Treasure Elephant Pavilion.

’I wonder if the rules have changed since then,’ he thought.

The staff member quickly sized Jiang Chen up from head to toe.

A look of surprise flashed in their eyes, clearly shocked that someone like Jiang Chen would have something to auction at the Treasure Elephant Pavilion.

Without a doubt, items sold at the auction were all highly valuable, even rare treasures.

Nevertheless, the staff member said to Jiang Chen, "Please wait a moment, sir. I’ll get our manager."

Clearly, auctions were big business, and an ordinary employee couldn’t make the decisions.

The staff member quickly contacted the manager in charge of auctions.

A shifty-looking man was led over by the staff member.

He too sized Jiang Chen up with a surprised expression.

"You have a treasure you want to auction at our Treasure Elephant Pavilion?"

He frowned, his voice thick with skepticism.

Although Jiang Chen was annoyed by the man’s attitude, he still gave a slight nod.

"Yes."

The man’s name was Lu Ming.

He was one of the managers of the Treasure Elephant Pavilion’s auction house and held some minor authority.

Though he was suspicious of Jiang Chen, Lu Ming still said, "Follow me."

With that, he led Jiang Chen upstairs.

The first to third floors of the Treasure Elephant Pavilion were all for selling treasures.

The first floor held ordinary treasures, the second floor held more expensive ones, and the third floor held treasures of extremely high value.

Lu Ming didn’t think much of Jiang Chen.

He asked indifferently, "Do you have one of our Treasure Elephant Pavilion’s VIP cards?"

Jiang Chen was a bit speechless. He really didn’t have a VIP card for the Treasure Elephant Pavilion.

Even a thousand years ago, when the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Elephant Pavilion personally offered him a Crown Ultimate Card for free, he had thrown it away in disdain.

Now, he didn’t even have a basic card.

"No."

His reply was curt.

Lu Ming shot Jiang Chen a disdainful glance.

His tone became dismissive.

"You don’t even have a VIP card."

He muttered under his breath.

Then, he began to explain.

"To enter our Treasure Elephant Pavilion, the first floor doesn’t require a card, but the second floor requires at least a VIP card."

"As for the third floor, you need a Silver Card to be eligible to enter."

Jiang Chen frowned impatiently.

He wasn’t interested in any of this.

VIP cards, Silver Cards, Gold Cards, Purple Gold Cards, Black Gold Cards, Red Cards, Diamond Cards, Crown Ultimate Cards—he knew about all of them.

A thousand years ago, the card the Treasure Elephant Pavilion’s Pavilion Master personally gave him was a Crown Ultimate Card.

And he had looked down on even that.

Yet now he was being scorned for not having a card.

The irony was not lost on him.

’Things really are different now.’

He didn’t let any of it bother him.

But Lu Ming, on the other hand, was getting more and more animated.

He continued to prattle on, boasting endlessly.

"If it weren’t for the fact that you have a treasure to auction, you wouldn’t even be able to get to the second floor, let alone the fourth floor where I’m taking you."

"Hurry up and follow me. Stop dawdling."

A person who didn’t even have a VIP card for their Treasure Elephant Pavilion... Lu Ming was certain this man had no valuable treasures to offer.

At the auction house, anything worth less than 100,000 would be looked down upon.

He didn’t know what treasure Jiang Chen had, but he decided to take him upstairs to see first. After all, it was inconvenient downstairs with so many people and prying ears.

So, he led Jiang Chen directly to the fourth floor.

The fourth-floor VIP room.

Lu Ming was clearly losing interest in Jiang Chen.

He didn’t waste any more words, simply waving a hand and saying, "Take out the treasure you want to auction and let me see it."

"If I take a look and it’s just something ordinary, not worth auctioning, then you should just head on back."

"Don’t waste everyone’s time."

This was hardly surprising. In his role of receiving VIPs for the auction house, Lu Ming had seen all sorts of people.

Indeed, quite a few people had tried to pass off fakes, hoping to get them auctioned.

They were always seen through by his sharp eyes and driven away like the troublemakers they were.

In his eyes, Jiang Chen was most likely one of those troublemakers.

No matter how he looked at him, Jiang Chen didn’t seem like someone who would possess any treasures.

Besides, his Cultivation was only at the Warrior Third Heaven. What kind of treasure could a guy at the Warrior Third Heaven possibly produce?

If a Martial Artist expert had shown up, that would have at least garnered some of his attention.

Jiang Chen shot Lu Ming a cool glance.

’For people like him, the best response is to just take out a treasure and shock him into silence,’ he thought, displeased but too lazy to explain.

’That’ll stop his incessant chirping.’

He said directly, "Alright, that’s enough. I’ll take out the treasure now."

If he had to listen to any more of this man’s nonsense, he was going to lose it.

Seeing Jiang Chen’s poor attitude, Lu Ming grew even more annoyed.

He glared fixedly at Jiang Chen.

"If you can’t produce a real treasure, I swear I’ll break your legs and throw you out today."

After spitting out the threat, Lu Ming continued to stare at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen looked at Lu Ming calmly.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he produced an item from his Qiankun Bag.

SWISH!

A pale white porcelain vial landed in his hand.

Jiang Chen extended his long, fair fingers, grasped the vial, and placed it in front of Lu Ming.

"Appraise this. Tell me if it’s a treasure or not."

When Lu Ming saw Jiang Chen take out a porcelain vial, he froze for a moment.

Things kept in porcelain vials were usually either Elixirs or some kind of liquid.

He glanced at Jiang Chen again.

He reached out and picked up the vial from the table.

He hesitated for a moment before uncorking it.

He extended his Divine Thought, probing inside the vial.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen sat there with a composed and leisurely air, leaning back comfortably in the elegant seat with his hands behind his head.

He crossed his legs.

He had a mysterious confidence in himself.

"Hm?"

At first, Lu Ming thought nothing of it.

But in the next moment, he was taken aback.

Then, his entire expression became a fascinating sight to behold.