The Strongest Mad Son-in-law

Chapter 1770 1773: The Sixth Artifact Refiner of Huaya!

Is this thing a Third Grade medium magical instrument?

Du Yaowei snorted coldly, "Hmph! I thought it was some treasure, but it turns out to be just a go board. What's the big deal?"

Xu Hao immediately laughed, "Young Master Du, it seems the insight of the Du Family isn't that impressive!"

Du Yaowei was instantly furious and said, "Xu Hao, what do you mean by that? Do you think I'm afraid to deal with you?"

Xu Hao!

Everyone immediately turned their gaze towards the direction of the seventh room.

Sitting inside was Xu Hao!

Everyone knew that in Huadu, the top figure in martial arts forces is the newly risen Xu Hao.

But what no one knew was that Xu Hao had silently arrived at this auction, and was even sitting in the seventh room.

Many were immediately curious: since Xu Hao was in the seventh room, who could be in the rooms before it?

In an inconspicuous corner of the main hall, a slim figure in black, wearing a bamboo hat, slightly raised their head, but soon lowered it again.

However, Xu Hao, sitting in one of the rooms, noticed this scene.

Ever since entering the auction venue, he had been noting all the surrounding experts in his mind. And this somewhat peculiar figure in black was a master of the Early Stage Grandmaster level.

But Xu Hao was aware that this person's true strength exceeded the Early Stage Grandmaster, only they possessed a mysterious power that blocked Xu Hao's probing.

If Xu Hao activated his Heavenly Eye to forcibly investigate, it would surely alert this person.

Yet, even so, Xu Hao kept this individual in mind; the more someone hid their strength, the more powerful they were, potentially becoming a ticking time bomb, ready to explode at any moment.

But at this moment, Xu Hao needed to respond to Du Yaowei's provocation.

"Du Yaowei, I'm just speaking the truth. You don't even recognize the Starlight Chessboard and dare claim to be knowledgeable?" Xu Hao chuckled lightly.

"Starlight Chessboard? What's this? Surely it's nothing impressive, otherwise, how could I not know of it?" Du Yaowei sneered disdainfully.

But at this moment, Chai Zhongtong from the Chai family suddenly laughed, "I thought this object looked familiar, turns out it's the legendary Starlight Chessboard!"

Xu Hao chuckled lightly, "But this is not the genuine Starlight Chessboard, just a replica. Otherwise, why would Wanbao Pavilion sell it?"

The elder hosting the auction immediately laughed, "Haha! Young Master Xu sure has extensive knowledge. You're absolutely right, this isn't the genuine Starlight Chessboard. Legend has it that the true Starlight Chessboard disappeared long ago; it was said to be used by none other than Laozi himself, certainly not just a Third Grade medium magical instrument."

Chai Zhongtong laughed heartily, "Hahaha! Whether or not Laozi used the genuine Starlight Chessboard, I don't know! But I do know, the current Third Grade medium Starlight Chessboard is nothing to sneeze at!"

"Indeed so!"

The elder proudly stated, "This Third Grade medium Starlight Chessboard is made from Mysterious Iron, with both the board and pieces crafted from it, and engraved with three hundred sixty star formations. Although not comparable to the genuine Starlight Chessboard, it was crafted by Tao Hongjing, the master artifact refiner from the Southern Dynasty Liang, Danyang period!"

Upon hearing Tao Hongjing's name, everyone instantaneously showed reverence.

Tao Hongjing, who lived between the 400s and 500s AD, styled Tongming, was a native of the Southern Dynasty Liang's Danyang, Moling, known as the Huayang Hermit. He was a renowned medicine expert, alchemist, writer, and artifact refiner, famously titled "Prime Minister of the Mountains."

Although his era was more than fifteen hundred years ago, his influence in the Martial Arts World remains profound.

One major reason is due to his artifact refining technique.

He ranked sixth among Huaya's artifact refiners!

The elder continued slowly, "Recorded in Tao Hongjing's 'Sword Record', Wu Ding reigned for fifty-nine years. In the first-year stroke of noon, he cast a sword three feet long, inscribed 'Illuminate the Courage' in ancient seal script. He once forged thirteen swords for the Liang King, and countless other magical instruments. Of the ones still existent today, two are at the treasure level."

Everyone looked at him, expecting more details, but he showed no intention of completing the statement.

Evidently, the elder did not wish to disclose the two treasure-level items.

Upon hearing the elder's account, Du Yaowei felt instant shame and anger.

Though born into the Du Family, he had no interest in reading, rarely touching ancient books. Even when his father forced him to read, he only went through the motions, leaving him with little knowledge of ancient matters.

Now, this had become a source of mockery for others, deeply wounding his inner self.

At this moment, Xu Hao chuckled lightly, "Young Master Du, what do you think about this replica Starlight Chessboard?"

Du Yaowei snorted, very displeased, "Hmph! It's merely an artifact others have crafted, what's it got to do with you, Xu Hao? What's this show about?"