Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 573 - 570: Moving the Human Heart

Chapter 573: Chapter 570: Moving the Human Heart

At the moment the light source brightened, a tri-colored radiance suddenly transformed within the hall, purple, red, green. As the brightness of the light intensified, the three colors became more apparent, seeming to flow through the air like a dazzling and mysterious aurora, dreamlike and unreal.

At a certain moment, three figures appeared in the middle of the hall, becoming gradually clearer as the light changed.

"What is this?" Lin Tian murmured softly to himself.

The faces of the figures that had materialized in the hall were visible, their expressions solemn, with what appeared to be flowing light surrounding them.

The hallucination closely resembled the statues of deities in a temple, but Lin Tian was not well-versed in matters of gods and Buddhas. Moreover, whether they were sculptures of gods or Buddhas, the images in paintings were all different; the same figure could be depicted in a hundred forms, so he could not tell which three great deities these were.

"The Three Pure Ones, it’s the Three Pure Ones!" someone exclaimed loudly.

"What Three Pure Ones? What are you talking about?" a person nearby asked, clearly puzzled and confused.

"The Three Pure Ones refer to the Supreme Pure Ones of the Three Realms and the Three Treasures: the Jade Pure Primeval Lord, the Upper Pure Divine Treasure Lord, and the Grand Pure Moral Lord!" the person replied with profound reverence.

"A miracle! This is a miracle!" More people recognized what the apparition was and could not help but cry out in astonishment.

Lin Tian even saw that some people actually knelt on the spot, devoutly worshipping the Three Pure Ones in the middle of the hall!

Damn, did Miss get some magical Gu Medicine from Li Qingyun that unwittingly influenced these people’s minds? Lin Tian blinked his eyes to make sure he was not seeing things, utterly puzzled.

He soon dismissed this conjecture, however, because although there were people worshipping in the hall, there were also many who were sitting normally and did not engage in kneeling.

There was only one explanation; the sudden appearance of the Three Pure Ones hallucination had a significant impact on their inner selves. In reality, many people would worship such ethereal and omnipotent gods and goddesses, who are their spiritual solace.

They worship deities not because they believe in the actual existence of gods, but because when people reach a dead end, they can turn to gods for help.

Divine grace is as vast as the sea, and divine power is as formidable as a prison! In their hearts, that is the true sensation of godliness.

Lin Tian had also guessed at the reason for such a hallucination appearing in the hall; it all originated from the jade. As long as the jade carving skills were sophisticated enough, it could control the refraction of light beneath through the jade sculptures, thus creating various illusions.

Like a mirage in the ocean or desert, which is formed by the refraction and reflection of light, but to artificially create such a scene requires highly skilled carving techniques.

With a snap, Miss turned off the light source from below, and the tri-colored brilliance and the apparition of the Three Pure Ones immediately disappeared.

The crowd also recovered from their shock, with those who had been kneeling standing up again. The others did not mock those who had knelt because they too often knelt themselves, and besides, with such an astonishing scene, what was so strange about kneeling?

After turning off the light source, Miss switched the hall’s top light column back on, and a bright, water-like pillar of light shot straight down, enveloping the Three Pure Ones statue. At this moment, a strange scene reoccurred around the statue, a faint halo surrounding the Three Pure Ones Statue.

The statue was carved from a single piece of tricolor jade—purple, red, green—each color reaching its ultimate expression: royal purple, cockscomb red, Emperor Green. The jade’s quality also reached the level of high ice.

The jade alone was already astonishing, but the statue’s delicate and lifelike quality was even more breathtaking.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the jade carving from Tianxue Jewelry, which has already been showcased. Its name is the Three Pure Ones’ Holy Realm," Miss said in a timely manner, then she took out a card and handed it to Shi Feifei, elegantly turned around, and returned to the second floor.

Her task completed, the subsequent auction activities were still Shi Feifei’s responsibility.

After receiving the card, Shi Feifei did not read it for a long time, seemingly still immersed in the shock of the moment.

She took a deep breath, calmed her mind, and then carefully read the card before announcing, "Ladies and gentlemen, the fifth auction item is the Three Pure Ones’ Holy Realm. It was meticulously designed and carved by Master Song Yanan. How exceptional the Three Pure Ones Holy Realm jade carving is, I believe, needs no further explanation from me, as you have all truly experienced it."

Everyone’s attention refocused on the Three Pure Ones Holy Realm jade carving, seemingly not listening to her words. Even someone as profoundly strategic as Li Zhengyang was visibly moved. Song Yanan’s carving skills had indeed reached a miraculous level.

At this point, people remembered that Song Yanan herself was also at the auction venue, and they once again looked towards her, their gazes filled with nothing but admiration.

Song Yanan, however, appeared very calm, quietly looking at the jade carving inside the glass cabinet, her eyes revealing a subtle joy. It was not intense excitement, but an emotion filled with moved sentiments, a celebration of life.

Yes, Song Yanan had come to view this extraordinary jade carving as a soulful entity, not just a cold piece of jade.

"Applause..." A burst of clapping erupted, not knowing who initiated it, nor did it matter who had because everyone joined in, clapping sincerely—it was an applause meant for Song Yanan.

The clapping slowly subsided, but the hall still lingered with a certain atmosphere, one of admiration held in everyone’s hearts for all Huaxia craftsmen, for they had inherited treasures passed down through millennia and continued to pass these treasures on, ensuring their perpetual legacy!

This was a resonance, only a soulful jade carving and a master like Song Yanan could inspire the people around her, bringing a touch of sentiment to them.

Once the room calmed down again, Shi Feifei solemnly announced, "The fifth auction item, the Three Pure Ones’ Holy Realm jade carving, will start at one hundred million yuan. Each bid increment must not be less than one hundred thousand yuan. The auction starts now!"

The starting price of one hundred million yuan was the highest among the five items. As soon as the price was announced, the hall quieted down; no one bid. It wasn’t that they didn’t want it, but they were contemplating how to bid in order to eventually acquire the Three Pure Ones’ Holy Realm jade carving.

Bai Zhengchu’s brow furrowed. The sudden appearance of the genuine jade had already made him uneasy, followed by the stunning debut of the Three Pure Ones’ Holy Realm jade carving, sinking his heart completely. This starting bid of one hundred million had hit him hard once more.

All he wanted now was to quickly contact someone outside to clear up what exactly was going on. How could jade supposedly intercepted appear suddenly at an auction?

"Two hundred million!" While Bai Zhengchu was lost in thought, a bidding voice rang out, immediately raising by one hundred million—a multiple far exceeding one hundred thousand—the slight hope that lingered among the people on the first floor dashed by the bid of "two hundred million."

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