Chapter 137 Youyue Water Essence!

At that moment, Ouyang Rui had already sent someone to take Ouyang Yu and his father away. He took a deep breath, bowed respectfully to Ling Feng, and said apologetically, "Divine Doctor Ling, there was much offense earlier, and on behalf of the Treasure Pavilion, I apologize to you. This Treasure Appraisal Conference was tampered with, and it was thanks to your discerning eyes that a major error was avoided."Ling Feng nodded slightly, "It was just a trifling matter, no need for formalities."

"Cough cough..." Lio Xudong, who had been foolishly standing by, hesitated for a moment before finally mustering his courage, stepping forward, and asking, "Young friend, this old man has a question to ask you, if you could enlighten me."

"Oh?" Ling Feng turned to look at the President of the Treasure Appraisal Guild, revealing a faint smile, "President Lio, please feel free to speak."

Although Lio Xudong was somewhat presumptuous in using his age, he was not unreasonable, and when he discovered his steadfast mistake, he didn’t stubbornly deny it.

Just for that reason alone, the old gentleman deserved some respect.

Lio Xudong slowly picked up the piece of Nameless Black Iron that Ouyang Jing had selected, his expression solemn, and he asked, "Young friend, I’ve seen your ability to appraise treasures, but even though I myself have been appraising various treasures for over fifty years, I simply cannot see anything extraordinary about this black iron."

It wasn’t just Lio Xudong; the nearby well-known appraisers also pricked up their ears, eager to hear Ling Feng’s views.

"This..." Ling Feng too had no idea what was extraordinary about this black iron, but with his Emperor’s Eye, he could see the Light of Spiritual Essence flickering from it, even more brightly than the Eight Treasure Ruyi Ring selected by Ouyang Yu.

However, if it really came to identifying what this thing was, he would certainly be at a loss for words.

At this moment, he could only cough lightly and said seriously, "President Lio, why not scrape off the rust on the surface of this iron block and take a closer look?"

"Rust... rust?" Lio Xudong was clearly stunned, "Young friend Ling Feng, you’re saying this layer of black substance on the surface of the metal is just rust?"

"Why not scrape it off and see?" Ling Feng said lightly.

Lio Xudong took a deep breath, took out a bronze dagger, and carefully scraped the surface of the black iron. However, as a thin layer of powder was scraped off, the material underneath was still a dark material, almost no different from before.

For a while, Lio Xudong’s brows furrowed, utterly baffled by what this strange material could be.

The other senior appraisers from the Treasure Pavilion also came closer, observing intently.

Yet, this group of elderly men, having watched for a while, still could not discern what was so unusual about this black iron.

"Young friend Ling Feng, please, enlighten us yourself," Lio Xudong said as he bowed again, a flush on his face.

"Ah?" At that moment, it was the host Ouyang Rui whose eyes lit up as if he had remembered something. He stepped forward, took the black iron, held it in his palm, and scrutinized it intently for half a minute before finally nodding, "I know what it is!"

"What is it?" Lee Xudong and the others looked at Ouyang Rui in surprise, knowing that his words as an appraiser in the Treasure Pavilion held high credibility.

"President Lio, during my studies, I encountered a description in an ancient book of a mineral called Black Flame Gold. This Flame Gold is used as a quenching material needed to refine Upper Grade Treasures, mainly found in the Ancient Wilderness of the Extreme North, a region scarcely known in our Sky White Empire."

Holding the Black Flame Gold, Ouyang Rui spoke with a solemn expression, "A piece of Black Flame Gold of this size is probably worth no less than a Middle-level Spiritual Treasure."

"So, it’s Black Flame Gold?" Lio Xudong slapped his forehead and started to chuckle bitterly, "To think I considered myself knowledgeable and made false assumptions!"

Lio Xudong, now flush with embarrassment, bowed deeply to Ling Feng again, "Divine Doctor Ling, you indeed deserve the name of a Treasure Appraisal Master!"

"Senior, please don’t say so, the path of appraisal is vast and profound, and there is still much for us to learn. Complacency will lead to no further progress."

Ling Feng internally chuckled bitterly and hurriedly helped Lio Xudong up, feeling relieved that Ouyang Rui had figured it out, otherwise he wouldn’t have known how to bluff his way through.

"Divine Doctor Ling is truly a remarkable person!"

"Such a young age, yet so calm and composed, admirable! Admirable!"

There were continuous exclamations from the crowd, and suddenly, Ling Feng’s image grew even taller than before.

Previously, there had been doubts about Ling Feng’s reputation as a "youthful prodigy," but now having witnessed it with their own eyes, this Ling Feng could indeed be called a young master.

Ouyang Rui carefully put the Black Flame Gold away, his face flushed with joy. Ling Feng’s comment had saved this unprecedented treasure from being overlooked like a pearl covered in dust.

At this moment, Ouyang Rui had begun to regard Ling Feng as a venerable figure, akin to an esteemed ancestor of the Ouyang Family—perhaps even surpassing that.

"Under the circumstances, this Black Flame Gold justly deserves first place."

Ouyang Rui laughed heartily, "Jing’er, tonight’s champion of the Treasure Appraisal Congress can be none other than you."

"Thank you, uncle, thank you, brother!"

Ouyang Jing’s heart swelled with joy. Today, he truly met the significant benefactor of his life, as the situation had been completely turned around. He couldn’t help but admire the reversal!reasure, it absolutely could not compare with the Youyue Water Essence. This was the Spiritual Injection Treasure many Martial Artists dreamt of!

Only Lin Xian’er vaguely knew some inside information. The reason why Ling Feng had caused such a commotion at the Iron Blood Alliance was to seek justice for a friend.

Now, this Replenishing Spirit Marrow, must also be for his friend.

"Such a loyal and righteous person, how could he ever be a bad person?"

Lin Xian’er bit her lip, disregarding the words her father had told her, believing in her judgment of character, and firmly believing that Ling Feng was an upright and honorable man!

"That... isn’t necessarily impossible."

On the Treasure Identification Platform, Ouyang Rui looked at Ling Feng incredulously. Youyue Water Essence was already worth dozens of times more than the Replenishing Spirit Marrow, yet he was willing to trade it.

"The second-place Treasure Appraisal Master is President Lio. As long as President Lio agrees, the exchange can naturally occur," Ouyang Rui said with a smile.

"There’s no need." Lio Xudong slowly stood up, waved his hand, and gave a respectful bow to Ling Feng, "Today, young friend Ling Feng has given this old man much to ponder. These are all very precious items. Consider the Replenishing Spirit Marrow a gift from this old man."

Ling Feng pondered for a moment and did not feign modesty. Being able to obtain a Water Element Spiritual Item for his second Spiritual Injection was immensely beneficial for him, and to say he wasn’t tempted would be impossible.

"Then I must thank President Lio, I am deeply grateful," Ling Feng bowed deeply to Lio Xudong, finding this old master rather interesting.

"There’s no need. Just now, watching you execute that Fist Technique, initially forming a Conception of the Water Realm, if you succeed in using the Youyue Water Essence for a Spiritual Injection, I believe you will certainly advance further. This old man has no use for the Youyue Water Essence in his hands, better to support you young folks."

"President Lio is truly noble!"

"President Lio indeed shows great integrity!"

Immediately, a large group of guests couldn’t stop praising Lio Xudong’s actions, earning him a great reputation. All the previous slight embarrassments were instantly swept away.

He was still that respectable President Lio!

Ling Feng pursed his lips. Regardless of whether Lio Xudong was sincere or not, he had achieved his goal, and had even gained hundreds of thousands of Crystal Coins along with a Water Element Spiritual Item, the Youyue Water Essence.

This feeling was simply thrilling!