Agarwood is not directly taken from a kind of wood like sandalwood, nor is it directly taken from a resin like droopin. It is a solid aggregate mixed with gum, resin, oil, wood and other components, with varying volumes and shapes.?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 �

?The plants that can form agarwood are mainly several fragrant trees of the Agarwood family of the Rice Family, but the woods of these fragrant trees themselves have no obvious fragrance.

The fragrance of agarwood at room temperature is elegant, rich, cool, mellow when burned, and it will not dissipate for a long time. In addition, the fragrance of agarwood is long and rare, so it has been highly praised by the world since ancient times.

Natural fragrant trees usually take ten or more years to have a resin gland that can form "scent knots", and "scent knots" will take a long time to truly "mature". Some fragrant trees can live for hundreds of years, and the agarwood that remains after falling down often has a lifespan of more than hundreds of years, so the ancients praised agarwood as "a gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for thousands of years."

This agarwood ornament "Crossing the River with One Reed" has exquisite carvings, smooth carvings, and follows the shape. The agarwood material is delicate and warm, and the oil lines are clear. Although it is difficult for the producer to verify, its exquisite craftsmanship is definitely a model of contemporary agarwood carving.

Referring to the transaction prices at previous auctions, the price of this agarwood ornament should be above 50 million. Considering the special effect on ancient martial arts practitioners, the actual auction price may be higher.

The second random sacrifice was so great that the enthusiasm for sacrifice in Blue Sky Rain increased, and then the third random sacrifice began.

This time, a pile of old clothes that were thrown away on the altar appeared, wasting another opportunity to sacrifice.

For the fourth random sacrifice, more than 100 boxes of exquisitely packed bird's nests appeared on the altar. Although these bird's nests are not of high value, after reading the information on the light screen, Lan Tianyu was quite satisfied with the results of this sacrifice.

These more than 100 boxes of bird’s nests are extremely precious and top-quality blood birds!

Because Mu Hui is in poor health, she often takes some bird's nests to nourish her body. Although Lan Tianyu's understanding of bird's nest is not at the level of an expert, she still knows the basic classification.

Bird's nest is a precious food. It is divided into blood bird's nest, yellow bird and white bird. Blood bird is sought after as a treasure in bird's nest because of its bright red color, rich nutrition and rare yield. Its iron and minerals are relatively rich in nutrients. Its main effects are nourishing yin, moistening the lungs, replenishing deficiency, beautifying the skin, regulating internal organs and meridian disorders, alleviating stress, and replenishing physical strength. Mu Hui's body has always been relatively weak. If she can take this top-quality blood bird's nest frequently, it will naturally be of great benefit to her condition.

Blood swallows are a type of cave swallow. They are swiftlets nest on the rock wall of the cave. The minerals inside the rock wall slowly penetrate into the bird's nest through the contact surface of the bird's nest and the rock wall or dripping water through the rock wall. When iron accounts for the majority, they will appear partially irregular and smudge-like rust red, so it is called blood swallows.

The formation of blood swallow requires the matching of all aspects of conditions, and there is great chance that the output is extremely rare, and there are very few top-quality products among blood swallows, and they have always been priceless.

The more than 100 boxes of bird's nest he sacrificed were the best blood bird's nest with extremely high grades, with a market price of about 100 yuan per gram. However, because the quantity is rare, it is not easy to really spend money on the market. Most of the bird's nests taken by Mu Hui were more common in the market. The blood bird's nests he had only taken two boxes, and they were of ordinary grade, which was not such rare top quality.

The weight of each box of bird's nest on the altar is about two taels, which is one hundred grams, and the market price is about 10,000 yuan. Although the price of these bird's nests is not high, the total price is only about one million yuan. However, even if you are willing to spend money, it is difficult to buy this kind of true and top-quality blood bird's nest in the market.

These top-quality blood swallows are best used to nourish Lan Tianyu's mother's body, but Lan Tianyu is quite satisfied with the results of this sacrifice.

The fifth random sacrifice was followed, and this time the sacrifice was three different rhinoceros horn cups.

One is the rhinoceros horn cup from the late Qing Dynasty, and the other is the rhinoceros horn cup from the middle Qing Dynasty. Although the carving process of these two rhinoceros horn cups is exquisite, the producer is not a famous rhinoceros carving master. The market prices of the two rhinoceros horn cups are almost the same, about one million yuan.

Lan Tianyu attaches most importance to the "Zhang Qian Fancha" rhinoceros horn cup made by Bao Tiancheng in the Ming Dynasty.

Bao Tiancheng was a famous sculptor in Jiangsu in the Ming Dynasty. He could use rhinoceros horns, ivory, various hardwoods, spices and other materials to carve exquisite cups, boxes, fan pendants, hairpins, seals, and picture boxes. All kinds of ingenious and exquisite craftsmanship are beyond his predecessors. He is as famous as Suzhou's famous jade-carving master 6 Zigang, and is very famous in Jiangnan.

Rhinoceros horn carving has never formed a specialized arts and crafts major, mostly made by bamboo, wood, and tulle carving artists. According to literature, only the Ming Dynasty artist Bao Tian became a famous craftsman who specialized in carving rhinoceros horns. Bao Tiancheng was an outstanding rhinoceros horn carving master, and was called one of the three unique skills of Wuzhong by the Ming people. The exquisite work and the rare circulation of his works are well known in the Tibetan world.

This rhinoceros horn whole crocodile is a crocodile. The old man with a long beard sitting at the back of the cabin is Zhang Qian, a famous minister of the Han Dynasty. He was calm and composed. He was wearing a long gown, a plain scarf, and a lingering book. He reads a book scroll, and surrounded by flowers and fruits. The river tide is surging under the crocodile. There are water ripples on the outside and at the bottom of the cup, which is full of dynamics, making people feel that the boat is waving on the water.

Bao Tiancheng grasped Zhang Qian's drunken expression just right, and his expression was vividly carved. The water waves under the raft surging into whirlpools, as if navigating in a torrent. The water ripples are clearly layered and detailed. This raft cup is unique in shape, sharply polished with a knife, and smoothly carved. Through delicate depiction, although Zhang Qian is sailing in a dangerous water, he is confident in his heart, and is like walking in a leisurely manner. It is worthy of being the hand of Bao Tiancheng, a famous rhinoceros carving artist. It is indeed a rare treasure.

The theme of "Immortals ride on rafts" is ancient and interesting. It is based on "Bowuzhi" of Zhang Hua of the Jin Dynasty, which is mixed with Zhang Qian's story of asking about Heyuan in the Song Dynasty. During the Yuan and Ming dynasties, Zhang Qian's spreading rafts were already familiar, such as Bowang Cha and Han Envoy Cha, which are all of them. Therefore, no matter whether it is the silver raft cup in Zhubi Mountain in the Yuan Dynasty or the various rhinoceros horn carved raft cups in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the above immortals can be seen by Zhang Qian.

When Zhang Qian went on a mission to the Western Regions, he encountered a river obstacle. Although he went up the river and wanted to find the source, he unexpectedly reached the fairyland. He met the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, and gave him a piece of stone strip on the weaver machine. Later generations often used "the immortals ride on the raft" to describe "smooth sailing" and "successful success" and "successful success".

In the rhinoceros cup with the theme of the character, the raft-shaped instrument is more restricted by the shape and design of the rhinoceros cup than the general rhinoceros cup. It was popular in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. It was mostly made of jade, rhinoceros, elephant, wood, bamboo and other materials, and rhinoceros horn products were the best among them.

This rhinoceros horn cup has a square seal engraved on one side of the raft body, and the ground-reducing document "Bao Tiancheng" proves that this rhinoceros horn cup is undoubtedly the authentic product of Bao Tiancheng.
Chapter completed!