This auction house belongs to a First Heaven power. Anyone who can enter the auction house is either a high-ranking official or a powerful figure in their own right.
For disciples from the outer gates of the four major worlds of Liuyun City, they have no right to enter unless they receive an invitation.
"I want to auction an item. Please inform the relevant parties." Lin Hao smiled and indicated.
"You want to auction something?" Hearing this, several guards were taken aback and re-evaluated Lin Hao.
Those who have the right to auction items in the auction house are generally treasures. What kind of treasure could this young man have to enter the auction house?
"Hehe... Young man, our auction house only auctions treasures. Ordinary items are not auctioned." One of the guards smiled, but there was a hint of disdain in his eyes.
"I have a martial arts manual. Please have someone come to inspect it." Lin Hao's expression remained unchanged.
The *Fenglei Palm* is invaluable to martial artists who have opened the Earth Gate. Although it cannot compare to the supreme divine techniques found within the Heaven Gate, in the secular world, it would fetch a sky-high price.
"Martial arts? Our auction house does not need ordinary martial arts. Martial arts techniques that qualify for auction must at least correspond to the third Earth Gate. You should leave quickly." A guard spoke, his tone slightly impatient.
These guards saw that Lin Hao was dressed simply, his martial arts aura was extremely weak, and he was very young. What kind of martial arts technique could such a person have?
"Please call the inner appraiser." Lin Hao did not want to continue explaining; it would be futile to argue with these guards.
"Hehe..." A guard sneered, looking Lin Hao up and down. "Young man, think carefully. We can call the inner appraiser, but if you don't have anything worth presenting, you might get a beating."
Since Lin Hao requested an appraisal, these guards could not refuse. The auction house has its own rules, and no one can break them.
"No problem. If my item is not suitable, I will take responsibility." Lin Hao nodded.
"Where did you come from, you brat, to be so disrespectful!" A guard coldly snorted and turned to walk into the auction house.
The other guards sneered, having seen many people like this before, who come to the auction house with so-called 'treasures' and end up getting beaten.
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Soon, the guard came out of the auction house, looked at Lin Hao, and said coldly, "The inner appraiser is unwilling to come out. If you have any martial arts techniques, bring them out for me to see, and I will submit them to the inner appraiser. Otherwise, leave quickly."
This result was expected by the guards. The inner appraiser is of such high status; how could he come out easily?
Lin Hao shook his head. Without even seeing the appraiser, he was asked to hand over the *Fenglei Palm*. This was absolutely impossible.
If it doesn't work out, he would have to go to the black market.
"Wait a moment, young brother." Just as Lin Hao was about to leave, a middle-aged man walked out of the auction house.
The middle-aged man was dressed in fine robes and had a distinguished appearance.
"Lord Luofeng!" The guards greeted him respectfully.
Luofeng is one of the three inner appraisers of the auction house, holding a high position.
Luofeng nodded and then walked forward to examine Lin Hao.
Lin Hao stopped and waited for the inner appraiser to speak.
"Young brother, I heard from the guards and another inner appraiser that you seem to have a martial arts technique you want to auction?" Luofeng said after a moment.
"Yes, I have a martial arts manual I want to auction." Lin Hao did not deny it, speaking the truth.
"Martial arts manuals auctioned in our auction house must at least correspond to the third Earth Gate..." Luofeng thought for a moment and then said.
"Fenglei Qingxu, Bai Zhan Tu Xiong, Yi Zi Feng, Yi Zi Lei... Fenglei Guiyi, Sui Xu Po Kong..." Lin Hao stared at Luofeng and softly recited the incantation.
Hearing this, Inner Appraiser Luofeng was slightly surprised. He could naturally recognize the incantation Lin Hao recited.
"Could it be the genuine *Fenglei Palm* that corresponds to the peak of the third Earth Gate..." Luofeng was a connoisseur; otherwise, he wouldn't be an inner appraiser of a First Heaven power's auction house.
The *Fenglei Palm* is well-known in the secular world, and the genuine version is hard to find. The *Fenglei Palm* practiced by secular martial artists today is mostly a fragment that only corresponds to the first or second Earth Gate.
However, the incantation Lin Hao just recited was not comparable to a fragment; it must be the genuine version!
"Is the *Fenglei Palm* you want to auction the genuine version?!" Luofeng was still somewhat incredulous.
"Indeed, to be an inner appraiser of a First Heaven power, you truly know your stuff." Lin Hao smiled.
Luofeng examined Lin Hao a few more times. Although he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, his words and actions were far beyond those of a boy his age.
Luofeng looked into Lin Hao's eyes, but the boy's eyes were calm, showing no emotion.
"Hehe... Young brother, the guards have offended you. Please don't take it to heart. Come with me into the auction house to discuss your martial arts manual in detail." Luofeng smiled lightly, glancing at the guards, feeling displeased.
It was fortunate that he came out; otherwise, the guards might have ruined things.
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Seeing Lin Hao and Luofeng walk into the auction house, the guards were stunned.
Even Lord Luofeng treated him with such importance. Who was that boy?
At this moment, Lin Hao and Luofeng did not directly enter the auction house but went to the back room.
Luofeng then called another woman to appraise the *Fenglei Palm*.
"Young brother, is this the original... or a mental imprint?" Luofeng asked curiously.
"The martial arts manual I want to auction is the original." Lin Hao replied without hesitation.
"What? The original!" Hearing this, both Luofeng and the woman, who had a rather good appearance, were greatly shocked.
Martial arts manuals can be either the original or a mental imprint.
A mental imprint is merely a copy made from the original using special techniques to transform it into a mental martial technique.
Mental martial techniques are commonly used in large families and sects. Neither family disciples nor sect disciples can obtain the original, and even if they learn the technique, they cannot easily pass it on to others.
However, the original is vastly different. It is recorded in text and can produce countless mental imprints, making its price impossible to measure with secular money.
Therefore, Luofeng and the woman were naturally shocked to the extreme upon hearing that Lin Hao had the original.
Seeing that the two seemed to disbelieve him, Lin Hao did not bother with unnecessary words and directly took out the handwritten copy of the *Fenglei Palm* from his chest.
A martial arts manual that can be recorded in text must be the original and can be copied.
"Can I take a look, young brother?!" The woman looked at the handwritten copy in Lin Hao's hand, her eyes burning with excitement, as if the blood in her body was also boiling.
"Sure, take it." Lin Hao did not refuse.
The *Fenglei Palm* was not particularly valuable to Lin Hao, only corresponding to the third Earth Gate.
Such martial arts are quite common in the sect world, but because it is the original, it is considered a rare item.
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"Good... Good... Good!"
The woman quickly flipped through the handwritten copy, her expression becoming increasingly excited. "It is indeed the original of the *Fenglei Palm*..."
After saying this, the woman handed the handwritten copy to Luofeng.
After a few moments, Luofeng took a deep breath, closed the handwritten copy, and looked at Lin Hao. "Young brother, may I ask your name?"
"Lin Hao." Lin Hao answered truthfully.
"Good, Brother Lin Hao, your *Fenglei Palm* is genuine, but I wonder what price you want?" Luofeng tightly held the original *Fenglei Palm*, fearing that Lin Hao might change his mind.
"Price..." Lin Hao was somewhat puzzled.
In his previous life, as the Nine Heavens Emperor, he never placed such secular martial arts in high regard.
In this life, as Lin Hao, his peak strength only opened the second Earth Gate, and he only had a third-level spirit body, so he had not yet reached the level to practice high-quality martial arts like the *Fenglei Palm*.
As for the price the *Fenglei Palm* could fetch, Lin Hao was truly unsure.
"Perhaps you could give me a price, and I'll see if it's suitable." Lin Hao thought for a moment and said.
"Young brother, to be honest, the original is very valuable, and its price is hard to estimate..." Luofeng and the woman were also at a loss.
Original martial arts manuals are always controlled by major sects, considered the most valuable treasures, and never auctioned.
Therefore, there has never been a precedent for auctioning original martial arts manuals in the auction house.
"Since I'm selling it, you should at least give me a price." Lin Hao said.
He did not know the price and would not auction it randomly. He could only let the other party make an offer first.
"Young brother Lin Hao, your *Fenglei Palm* is valuable because it is the original... but I must say this: if the original is acquired by our auction house, it will be the only original in the world... If you reveal it to other forces in the future, the consequences will be... " The woman warned Lin Hao.
Lin Hao nodded, understanding these rules. Otherwise, if he copied and auctioned it today and copied and auctioned it again tomorrow, it would be chaos.
If the original were everywhere, what value would the *Fenglei Palm* have?
"In the entire world, only I know the original. I will not reveal it in the future, but if you leak it due to carelessness, it's not my fault." Lin Hao said seriously.
"Good, Brother Lin Hao is indeed a straightforward person!" Luofeng smiled. "Since that's the case, our auction house is willing to buy the original and give you one medium-grade spirit stone. How about that?"
"One medium-grade spirit stone..." Lin Hao calculated. It was equivalent to one hundred low-grade spirit stones.
The spiritual energy in a medium-grade spirit stone is a hundred times that of a low-grade spirit stone. If he could absorb and refine it, his strength would at least reach the fifth level of the second Earth Gate spirit body.
"This price is not quite suitable." Lin Hao did not agree.
He could not estimate the price of the *Fenglei Palm*, and he naturally needed to raise the price given by the auction house. He would not immediately agree.