Chapter 64

"When it comes to the Shiwai Taoyuan residential area, we can't help but admire Master Xuanyi."

As Qin Chuchu said this, a look of admiration that was hard to conceal appeared on her face, clearly showing her great respect for Master Xuanyi.

Ye Bufan asked, "What does the auction of this residential area have to do with Master Xuanyi?"

"Let me explain it to you slowly," Qin Chuchu said. "Master Xuanyi is a Taoist with profound Daoist skills, a rare and extraordinary hermit.

The owner of the Shiwai Taoyuan residential area is Guan Dongping. When he bid for this land, Master Xuanyi said that the yin energy here was too strong, making it an inauspicious place unsuitable for real estate development.

But at that time, Guan Dongping was very stubborn and did not listen to Master Xuanyi's advice, insisting on acquiring the land.

As a result, construction has been plagued by a series of tragic incidents, and there are no more workers willing to work on the site. Property sales are a complete mess, and not a single house has been sold. The funding chain has already completely broken.

So, his low-price auction of this property is a desperate move. Although the price of 100 million yuan is far below the cost, it's uncertain whether it will be sold.

After all, 100 million yuan is not a small amount, and no one would casually spend it on an inauspicious place. Before coming here, our Qin Group had studied the Shiwai Taoyuan residential area, and no one agreed to bid on it.

Poor Guan Dongping, he invested over a billion yuan, and if the auction fails, he will lose everything. But this is also his own fault for not listening to Master Xuanyi's advice."

If it were anyone else, they would be incredibly impressed by Master Xuanyi after hearing this.

But Ye Bufan is not an ordinary person. He had been to the Shiwai Taoyuan residential area and knew that the yin energy there was not always present; on the contrary, it was a place with abundant spiritual energy.

The recent series of tragic incidents were entirely due to someone tampering with the area, using the Xuanyin Jusha Array to gather yin energy.

If Master Xuanyi had said the yin energy was too strong before construction, it was suspicious, and it might be that he had tampered with it for some purpose.

Thinking about this, he asked, "Who is Master Xuanyi? Is he very powerful?"

Qin Chuchu said, "Master Xuanyi is a Taoist, with Daoist skills that are almost divine. He can foresee 500 years into the past and 500 years into the future, and his feng shui and geomancy skills are unmatched, making him a living immortal.

Ten years ago, Master Xuanyi formed a connection with the Luo family. At that time, the Luo family was poor, but with Master Xuanyi's help, they became a major financial group in Jiangnan City in just ten years.

They are involved in real estate, jade, and other industries, with overall assets even more substantial than the Qin Group.

The Paradise Club we are going to this time is a Luo family property, and the raw stone exhibition tomorrow is also hosted by the Luo family.

It is precisely because of the Luo family's rise that everyone believes in Master Xuanyi. He is definitely a highly skilled and genuine expert, and he has also provided guidance to other families several times, all of which have been successful."

Ye Bufan nodded, although Qin Chuchu's description was impressive, he felt that something was off about Master Xuanyi.

Qin Chuchu continued, "The person who has been纠缠 me is called Luo Wentao. Because of the Luo family's relationship with Master Xuanyi, I can't refuse him outright, so I can only bring you along this time, hoping he will back off."

Ye Bufan became even more curious about Master Xuanyi and asked, "Will Master Xuanyi appear at this auction?"

"It's hard to say. Master Xuanyi is a hermit and rarely participates in such secular activities, but since there are his items in this auction, he might come to take a look."

Ye Bufan asked, "Is Master Xuanyi hard to meet?"

Qin Chuchu said, "Of course. Anyone who wants Master Xuanyi's guidance must pay at least 1 million yuan, and even with money, it's not guaranteed. It also depends on whether you have the right connection with the master."

Ye Bufan didn't say anything more and continued flipping through the poster in his hand. Soon he reached the last page.

He was about to casually throw the poster aside when he suddenly paused, his eyes fixed on the last page.

The poster showed a bottle, about ten centimeters in size, resembling a porcelain vase but not made of porcelain. It had extremely strange patterns carved on it.

"Refining Demon Bottle! This is a Refining Demon Bottle!"

Ye Bufan's heart was filled with shock. The ancient medical sect's legacy recorded the ten great ancient magical artifacts of the cultivation sects, and the Refining Demon Bottle was one of them.

The Refining Demon Bottle is not like ordinary magical artifacts; it can not only collect all kinds of yin and evil entities but, more importantly, can convert them into elixirs, which is its miraculous feature.

If this is the Refining Demon Bottle, he has truly found a treasure. Removing the yin and evil energy from the Shiwai Taoyuan residential area would be effortless.

But what he saw was just a picture, and he didn't know if the actual item was a fake.

He carefully examined the description in the catalog. The auction house clearly didn't know what it was and didn't provide a detailed introduction, only setting a starting bid of 100,000 yuan.

Seeing him silent, Qin Chuchu turned her head and said, "Just a broken bottle, what's so interesting about it?"

Ye Bufan asked, "Where do these items for the auction come from?"

"It's not certain. The items for this small auction are provided by various families. For example, this bottle is an item provided by our Qin family."

"What, your family's?"

Ye Bufan almost jumped out of the passenger seat. To auction off such a great magical artifact from home was truly wasteful.

Qin Chuchu was startled by his reaction and quickly steadied the steering wheel: "Are you crazy? What's the big deal?"

Ye Bufan calmed himself and asked, "Where did this thing come from?"

Qin Chuchu said, "I'm not sure where it came from. My father said it was passed down from my great-grandfather and has been stored in our family's treasure room.

However, no one has known what it is for all these years. We even had Master Yang Ziqian examine it, but he couldn't identify its origin.

My father thought it was useless to keep such a mysterious thing, so he decided to auction it off this time."

"Your father is really wasteful," Ye Bufan said. "Can this item be withdrawn? Can you sell it to me?"

"You should have said that earlier. I could have given you this broken thing, but now it's already at the auction, and the poster has been made. Withdrawing it now would be bad for our Qin family's reputation, and my father wouldn't agree."

"How could I have known your family had it?" Ye Bufan said in frustration. "What can we do now to get this bottle?"

Qin Chuchu said, "There's no other way; we can only bid for it at the auction.

Since the auction house's appraiser couldn't identify it, probably no one will bid a high price. If you like it, I can bid for it and give it to you."

Ye Bufan nodded. No matter what, he had to bid for this Refining Demon Bottle today. Encountering a magical artifact like this is not a common opportunity, and missing it would be a great loss.

Qin Chuchu said in surprise, "Why do you value this bottle so much? Even Master Yang couldn't identify it. Do you know what it is?"