Chapter 225 - Anomaly

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen to our Mitre Auction! Today we are excited to present our treasure that has been obtained and brought to you!"

People roared upon the arrival of the seductive young woman, Ya Fei dressed in a fine silk red and bald outfit that tightly hugged her body. Despite how she presented herself, the woman was carefully observing the crowd.

She was able to see the notable people in the Jia Ma empire but her curiosity was drawn to a young man with red hair long enough to cover his eyes yet clearly looking down. Ya fei could not help but lick her lips from seeing the mysterious individual. 

'That young man is clearly an alchemist.'

The young man wore the uniform of the Alchemist guild along with being beside the two rumored disciples of a rising alchemist that changed the way they function. It had given them great benefit when they had auctioned one of their pills.

She was an intelligent woman and theorized the young man was a mysterious alchemist knowing cultivator age is but a number. Ya fei was not one of them yet still had knowledge regarding them.

They had decided to invite them as a form of compensation giving them the plls to distribute. The pills made by the alchemist are top secret and rarely presented to the public.

"No further ado! We shall begin the day with…"

She professionally swayed her words to entice everyone in the item while the young man, Caleum, had little interest in the treasure below. The Gate of Babylon had already provided him with an infinite amount of treasure that it had started to overflow for some reason.

Unless a vision from his Omniscient had been blocked then he would be intrigued to see what caused it. He only focused his attention in gathering more Grandmist Source Qi in his body however made sure to do it carefully.

The chances of backlashes were slim yet the possibility is still there therefore needed to be careful. Moments later, Caelum stopped his cultivation to turn his attention to the auction. They had few treasures that were greatly beneficial for people in the Dou Di but ultimately useless to him.

"Master, why aren't you interested in any of the treasure?"

Lin Fei had noticed that her master had not placed a bid for any of the treasure. It was strange considering their benefits whoever obtained them.

"I won't deny they are beneficial but they are nothing more than a drop in the vast ocean for me." 

Caelum doesn't need weapons or materials as his Gate of Babylon was a land full of every known treasure in any world he was. The only things he is unable to replicate are those above treasure that transcend time and space. 

Ea may be considered a primordial weapon that was the prime progenitor of every sword in Fate, However, this weapon is still replicated by a parallel version of him. 

Those treasures are like Magic Cube who in every sense is pseudo higher treasure. This is only slightly above Ea in terms of value and power.  Regardless, treasure formed from higher dimensional planes are impossible to copy by his gate of Babylon. 

'However for fun let me tease these people.'

"However, if you insist then I'll take part in the bidding."

Caelum held the sign that was previously given by the one who guided him to their seat. He manically grinned, letting them higher the price until race his sign.

"10 million and one!"

Everyone heard his voice instantly crane their head looking at him with pity as the one who he was up against was the Yun lan sect. They were slightly annoyed that someone tried to steal their treasure and began to bid once again.

"11 million!"

"11 million and one!"

Caelum spoke once more causing them to be dumbfounded at his action. They could clearly see that he was mocking one of the most powerful forces in the Jia Ma empire. The Yun Lan sect glared towards him who only stuck out his tongue like a child.

This only pissed them off even more as it had been rare for people to insult them this way. However, they could not act when people were watching, therefore making mental notes later. Unfortunately, their prey had actually lured them into his trap.

He could see the future and thousand different parallel worlds that would occur in the future. Caelum only laughed at how these people are easily offended like immature children stealing their lollipop.

'These grown ass children don't act like their age. Well to be fair I don't even know how old I am.'

Caelum jokingly said recalling his true age had been irrelevant after spending time in diluted dimension and mental state time that made it impossible to know his true age. He resumed doing his bidding prank to the Yun Lan sect until only giving them the trashy ones.

Meanwhile, the Yun Lan Sect was cursing him for stealing their treasure vowing that his death would be gruesome. It made them far use to the comfort of their reputations that they had grown foolish and arrogant.

Caelum who is always laid back knows when to take things seriously and what danger feels. He had cultivated the [Dao of Slaughter] therefore knew how killing and danger truly feels like.

'That person is either full or has great backing.'

Nalan Yanran watched from afar observing her own fellow sect seeing their misfortune while seeing how the Young man had continued to taunt them. She was unable to sense any Dou Qi and assumed he was cripple. Thie made Yanran recall her fiancee who had become a cripple recently. 

For her it was a perfect opportunity to break her engagement to the person she doesn't love and had the reason to. 

'No I should forget about him and focus on getting stronger as well as find someone to help my grandfather.'

The arranged marriage was made by her own grandfather yet despite this did not despise him. She still loved her grandfather who had trained her and made her who she is. Yanran gave one last look towards the young man who kept antagonizing her sect. 

She then realized that she did not feel the slightest hatred despite mocking her own sect. It was strange that made her curiosity grow even more.

"Now time for the main event! This object had been yet Identified, however…."

Caelum's eyes crack open seeing an anomaly in his Clairvoyants as this one is different from other parallel worlds. He peered through with his soul only to find something blocking it. 

He notices this object drawing him closer as though calling him. Caelum only knew whatever this item was then it belonged to a higher dimension. 

Caelum was not the only one drawn by the item but every single one of the audience drawn by the object. It exuded a mysterious and alluring aura that made everyone prepare to raise their sign.

"This item had been found at the border of Jia Ma Empire and those who had tried investigating the object had been brought into crippled state. We warn those who try to peer too hard that it might cause problems."

Ya Fei then revealed the item that made everyone turn silent. The treasure before them was nothing more than decaying pieces of paper that clearly had been beaten by time. However, everyone knew this item was more than meets the eye.

"Then let's-"

"1 Billion."

Without a second thought, Caelum raises his sign prepared to do everything to obtain the item. None notice by anyone yet it reek of bloods made from something familiar to Caelum. The scent was unlike anything that made his own blood to buil to obtain it.

Meanwhile, everyone's jaw dropped from how much he was willing to pay for a dangerous item that had little possibility of being a treasure but a curse item. The Yun Lan sect did not even refute and let him gain the item. 

"Master, do you know that piece of paper? To spend that amount of money then it might be special?"

"No….However, my instinct is telling me to have it."

Ya Fei only licks lips finally gaining the young man's interest. She wondered what the piece of paper meant for him to be this flustered. Regardless, no one tried to place a bet due to the amount.

"No one is going to bid? Then the item is sold to the fine gentlemen."