Chapter 283: Lost and Found

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

She looked up and saw the suspended golden needle on the high platform, and she was instantly stunned.

The Primordial Gold Needle!

More precisely, it could only be considered a part of the Primordial Gold Needle!

Gu Qingluan’s heart surged with overwhelming emotions.

The Primordial Gold Needle was her sacred artifact from her past life. It had automatically protected its owner during her self-destruction. When she transmigrated to the Cloud Plains Continent, she couldn’t sense the presence of the Primordial Gold Needle.

She had thought that the Primordial Gold Needle had been destroyed, but now she could see a fragment of it.

The auctioneer proclaimed, “After being appraised by our expert, the material of this needle is extremely unique. It cannot be melted even with heavenly fire. This golden needle is likely used by practitioners of acupuncture and moxibustion. It’s already a sacred-grade artifact. When used for acupuncture, its effectiveness is more than ten times better than ordinary gold needles! The starting bid is one Xuanling Crystal Heart.”

Although it was a sacred artifact, not many people could use it effectively, so the starting price wasn’t high.

The audience’s response was relatively lukewarm, with only a few expressing interest.

Near Gu Qingluan, she overheard a conversation between an elderly man and a young girl.

“Grandpa, I want it!” The voice of the sweet-sounding girl, who appeared to be around sixteen years old, was round-faced and had a hint of baby fat. She was looking in the direction of the golden needle with bright eyes.

The elderly man beside her had a ruddy complexion, and his white beard and hair gave him a kindly appearance as he replied, “Alright, Grandpa will help you buy the golden needle.”

“Thank you, Grandpa!” The girl seemed to believe that the golden needle was already hers and hugged the old man’s arm happily to express her gratitude.

Gu Qingluan gazed at the golden needle and thought, “I’ve already missed the chance for the Chaos Stone, but I must obtain the Primordial Gold Needle!

Even if this needle isn’t whole, it was once one of my most important companions. Now that there’s a chance to reclaim it, how can 1 let it slip away?”

She had initially planned to find VIP No. 999, offer money, and provide elixirs in exchange for the Chaos Stone. However, at this moment, she decided to abandon that plan.

The Chaos Stone was undoubtedly crucial, but in her heart, her former companions who had fought alongside her were even more important.

In that self-destructive explosion, she had thought that all her contracted artifacts, divine beasts, and more had been completely destroyed. Now it seemed that the situation might not be as dire as she had imagined.

If she could come across a fragment of the Primordial Gold Needle here, did it mean that she had a chance to find the others?

A surge of excitement filled Gu Qingluan’s heart. Her life goals were no longer limited to revenge; there was also the hope of reunion.

The light on her nameplate vanished in an instant as Gu Qingluan engraved her anticipated price within it.

When the auctioneer announced that VIP No. 666 had won the golden needle for one thousand Xuanling Crystal Hearts, the auction venue erupted into considerable commotion.

Typically, a sacred-grade artifact fluctuated in price between one and a hundred Xuanling Crystal Hearts. Anything surpassing a hundred was considered a top-tier sacred-grade artifact, nearly on par with divine artifacts.

Spending a thousand Xuanling Crystal Hearts to purchase a single needle seemed rather extravagant in the eyes of many.

However, for those deeply passionate about the art of medicine, such a treasure was exceedingly rare, and impulsive bidding wasn’t out of the question.

With the previous bid of ten thousand Xuanling Crystal Hearts, this one thousand seemed less eye-catching. It was soon eclipsed.

Upon hearing her nameplate number, Gu Qingluan heaved a sigh of relief, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

At this moment, a girl’s frantic voice rang out, “All! Grandpa, didn’t you say the golden needle would be mine? Now someone else has taken it! What should I do? I don’t care! I want that golden needle!”