Chapter 595: It’s Hard to Stay Low-Key

Inside the appraisal room, there was an overweight old man with grayish-white beard still stained with food residues. It seemed he wasn’t aware of Ye Feng’s presence at all. He was sitting at a table cluttered with various items, using a strange device similar to a microscope on Earth to examine something.

Seeing this, Ye Feng raised his eyebrows slightly, then turned away. He quietly closed the door and found the nearest chair, sitting down without making a sound. He admired those who dedicated themselves wholeheartedly to their work and had no intention of disturbing them.

After what seemed like a while, the old man suddenly looked up and saw Ye Feng. He was slightly surprised. “When did you come in?”

“A while ago,” Ye Feng replied with a smile.

“What do you want to have appraised?” The old man asked, though he didn’t seem to intend to stop working.

“It’s a peak-level spiritual treasure.”

“What type?” The old man still didn’t look up.

“It’s a palace-type!” The old man’s question was brief, and so was Ye Feng’s answer.

Only then did the old man lift his head and examine Ye Feng from head to toe. Then he shook his head and laughed. “Didn’t anyone tell you before you came in that hardly anyone in Longquan City dares to tease me?”

Ye Feng was taken aback for a moment before smiling and taking out the palace-type peak-level spiritual treasure. “You’ll know if it’s a joke or not once you take a look.”

The old man, who had intended to ignore Ye Feng and continue working, glanced at the palace-shaped spiritual treasure in his hands.

That glance proved decisive—his eyes seemed to be fixed on it, unable to move away. After staring at the palace-shaped treasure for a while, he stood up from his chair and slowly walked over to Ye Feng, murmuring to himself, “It’s real… it’s really real…”

He tried several times to touch the treasure but withdrew his hand each time. It felt as if he were touching a precious item from his dreams—just touching it could bring that dream to life.

“It’s okay. This thing isn’t that easy to break,” Ye Feng said as he handed the palace-shaped treasure to the old man.

Finally, the old man’s fingers touched it. As he stroked the treasure, tears welled up in his eyes from excitement. “It’s real! I’ve finally seen a true peak-level palace-type spiritual treasure in my lifetime… It’s real…”

Seeing this, Ye Feng immediately began to doubt the claim made by the receptionist earlier that this old man was the best appraiser. In his opinion, there were certainly many peak-level spiritual treasures throughout the Sacred Realm; it wouldn’t be difficult for a star-domain powerhouse to acquire one or two of them. Although palace-type peak-level spiritual treasures were fifteen to twenty times more expensive than ordinary ones, many star-domain powerhouses could still afford them. Ye Feng believed that even though such treasures were rare, there must be at least eighty of them in the entire star realm. In an auction venue like Longquan City, the chances of such items being auctioned off should be quite high. The fact that this old man claimed to have finally seen one only meant he wasn’t the best appraiser here.

But Ye Feng didn’t know that there were only three palace-type peak-level spiritual treasures in the entire Sacred Realm, including the one in his hands. He had no idea at all that he was selling a peerless treasure. Of course, for him, since he could easily obtain even the most powerful palace-type spiritual treasures every ten days, he naturally thought this peak-level treasure wasn’t valuable.

“Uh… can we start the appraisal?” Ye Feng couldn’t help but remind the old man, who seemed rather dazed.

“Do you plan to auction it off?” The old man was stunned and looked up at Ye Feng with a confused expression. “Why?”

“I need money…” Ye Feng told the truth this time.

“But…” The old man still wanted to dissuade him, but after seeing Ye Feng’s cultivation level, he helplessly shook his head. “Still, with you holding it, it will indeed attract covetous eyes. It’s better to sell it than risk your life…”

Ye Feng was completely confused, not understanding what the old man was talking about.

“Actually, there’s no need for an appraisal. I can sense the aura of a peak-level spiritual treasure—it’s this familiar aura. It’s just the first time I’ve seen it appear on a palace-type treasure.” The old man took the palace-type treasure from Ye Feng’s hands. “However, I can determine more precisely what tier this item belongs to among peak-level spiritual treasures. If you don’t mind, I’d like to use my instruments to check it.”

Though he said this, he showed no intention of asking Ye Feng’s permission, as he had already placed the palace-type treasure on his table filled with various strange instruments.

“Peak-level spiritual treasures have different tiers?” Ye Feng found this fascinating; it was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

“Of course, but only experts can tell the difference,” said the old man. He placed the spiritual treasure under the microscope-like instrument he had been using earlier and observed it carefully through the other side. “Just as among warriors of the same level, there are differences in strength. It’s just that such differences in spiritual treasures are easier to discern through their manifestations.”
“What is it?” Ye Feng couldn’t help asking.
“The secret patterns hidden deep within the spiritual treasure can usually only be seen by those who are well-versed in them, as it involves many factors such as the complexity of deciphering the patterns and their combinations.” The old man didn’t think Ye Feng could understand what he was saying, so he only briefly mentioned it.
Yet Ye Feng immediately understood the old man’s method of identification. “So there’s such a way…”
He certainly knew that the pseudo-void treasures and void treasures within him all contained secret patterns, but they weren’t as obvious as those he had drawn himself—instead, they were hidden by the treasures themselves. Ye Feng had once studied the secret patterns in the Flowing Palace but came to no conclusion and had to give up. Now, he suddenly realized that those secret patterns weren’t useless; it was simply because his own skill in deciphering patterns was too low, making it impossible for him to figure out the patterns inside the most powerful void treasures. Realizing this, Ye Feng was glad he had found another way to study secret patterns—by learning from spiritual treasures and void treasures.
Half an hour passed. The old man returned the palace-type spiritual treasure to Ye Feng with a wry smile. “I can’t estimate its value.”
“Why?” Ye Feng was puzzled.
“I carefully examined every secret pattern inside it just now. The connections between them are practically perfect. Although this is only a peak-level spiritual treasure, it’s already extremely close to the category of the most powerful spiritual treasures. It can be said that among defensive spiritual treasures, it ranks among the top three in the entire galaxy. The top two are the most powerful spiritual treasures.” The old man’s words finally caused Ye Feng’s expression to change slightly.
“Really?” Ye Feng was somewhat skeptical.
“Check the ranking list of divine weapons yourself!” The old man handed Ye Feng a jade tablet. “Currently, the third-ranked defensive spiritual treasure is a peak-level palace-type treasure belonging to an alien Asura. But that position is about to be taken over by this little thing in your hands.”

“Are peak-grade palace-type spiritual treasures rare?” Using his soul power to check the rankings, Ye Feng finally realized just how much sensation his item for auction would cause. Knowing his own strength wasn’t enough to protect himself, he had deliberately chosen a peak-grade spiritual treasure. But worried that it wouldn’t generate enough profit, he picked one of the palace type. He never expected such a fuss to arise. If someone revealed his information, he would definitely become famous.
“Actually, they are rare. There are only three peak-grade palace-type spiritual treasures in the entire galaxy, including the one you have,” the old man said, pointing to three with his finger.
“It seems I can’t stay low-key anymore…” Ye Feng helplessly lowered his head, knowing that trouble was about to find him soon…