Chapter 1803: 1803
"Trust and rules are of the utmost importance on the Master Teacher Continent, so the principles imposed on the appraisers are much higher . On the other hand, the Spirit Tribe is a largely lawless area, so appraisers here tend to lie and exaggerate . As a result, the prices that they come up with are unreliable . How distasteful!" The elderly Ancient Sage shook his head, seemingly displeased with such circumstances .
The Otherworldly Demonic Tribe lived in an environment that could be described as 'survival of the fittest' . Most appraisers had devoted their lives to the pursuit of knowledge in order to refine their craft, and they were highly dependent on their eye of discernment and reputation for a living . In terms of strength, they could only be said to be subpar at best .
If their client was an ordinary cultivator, they could still speak the truth . However, if they were standing before powerful experts, speaking the truth could very well cost them their life .
After all, who knew when an expert would fly into a rage and slay them in the fit of their anger?
There were plenty of cases where powerful cultivators suffered a lapse in judgement while purchasing an expensive artifact, only to have their foolishness pointed out while consulting an appraiser . Often, the honest words of the appraiser would incur the wrath of the powerful cultivator, thus inducing the powerful cultivator to vent their anger on the appraiser .
As such, it had become a custom for appraisers to mince their words when making an evaluation .
Despite that, there were still many appraisers around due to market demand . Without appraisers to value artifacts, the market would swiftly descend into chaos .
"Did you inform them that we are interested in finding out the real value of those artifacts instead of inflated numbers?" the elderly Ancient Sage asked .
"I have made sure to relay those words to every single one of the appraisers, but there are still a handful who jotted down ridiculously inflated figures in their valuation!" the middle-aged man reported .
"Drag those people out and execute them . I trust that the other appraisers will know what's best for them once we make an example out of them!" The elderly Ancient Sage harrumphed as his killing intent burst forth .
In an instant, it felt as if the area had been plunged into the midst of a snowy mountain . Even the massive tree that Zhang Xuan was hiding on swiftly withered as a result of the overwhelming aura .
The might of Ancient Sage experts was not just for show . Even a mere sliver of their strength was enough to place one in great discomfort .
This aura… Zhang Xuan's heart jolted .
There was indeed a wintry edge to the aura emanated by the Ancient Sage's aura, but it was not due to coldness . Rather, there was an eerie undertone to the aura, reminiscent of the netherworld .
Such an aura was not foreign to Zhang Xuan, and he only knew of one occupation that was capable of exerting such an aura .
The soul oracles!
Could the elderly Ancient Sage possibly be a soul oracle?
"Hmm?"
As Zhang Xuan noticed the anomaly, the elderly Ancient Sage seemed to have noticed something amiss in his surroundings as well, and a momentary frown crept onto his forehead .
Noticing the anomaly on the elderly Ancient Sage's expression, the middle-aged man asked, "Ancient Sage Mo Ling, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing much . " Ancient Sage Mo Ling waved his hand . "You can return for the time being . Do what I have just said . Kill a couple of appraisers and make an example of them to the others . The others should fall in line fast enough!"
"I understand!" The middle-aged man nodded .
He quickly turned around and left the area .
After the middle-aged man left, the elderly Ancient Sage remained on the spot for quite a while, not moving at all .
Hiding in the tree, Zhang Xuan's lips could not help but twitch in worry . Have I been noticed?Find authorized novels in Webnovel,faster updates, better experience,Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
He did not dare claim that his ability to conceal himself was unparalleled, but with his Soul Depth exceeding 30 . 0, even Ancient Sages would have trouble sensing his presence .
A brief moment of bewilderment earlier had caused a slight fluctuation in his soul energy, but he had suppressed it quick enough . Under normal circumstances, not even Sovereign Chen Ling would have noticed his presence through something as subtle as that . Was it really possible for this elderly Ancient Sage to have noticed his presence?
Time ticked by slowly, but the elderly Ancient Sage remained rooted to the spot . It might just have been Zhang Xuan's imagination, but it felt like the spirit of the elderly Ancient Sage was locked upon him . He realized that if he did not flee, he might not have the chance to do so in the future .
Flee!
Without any hesitation, he immediately dived right into the ground .
"Lost patience, eh?"
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had finally moved, the elderly Ancient Sage, Mo Ling, suddenly opened his eyes, and a brilliant light shone forth from them, almost as if a crack of dawn illuminating the dark sky . Following which, he stomped his feet heavily on the ground .
Boom!
The earth immediately began shuddering as ripples of energy diffused beneath his feet like water undulations .
At that moment, Zhang Xuan's Primordial Spirit came into contact with the ground . He should have been able to dive underground with absolute ease, but he felt as if he had crashed into a metal board . The energy ripples were warding him away, causing him to fall weakly to the ground instead .
Seeing that a casual stomp from the other party was more than enough to block his passageway, Zhang Xuan's face warped awfully . "This is really bad…"
He was a simple soul . In order to hide his presence, he had not brought the Infernal Blacksaber, Vicious, the Dragonbone Divine Spear, and the rest with him . If the elderly Ancient Sage cornered him, he would no doubt die .
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