Inside a private room on the second floor.

Duan Nanyi's hand holding the wine glass turned slightly white, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

"Number 02..."

After downing his drink in one gulp, Duan Nanyi subconsciously glanced at the private room where Lu Yuan was.

"It seems I underestimated this auction, and I underestimated him!"

Two days ago, when Lu Yuan personally came to his door to deliver the auction invitation, he didn't take the auction seriously at all.

Although Yandu was a bustling metropolis, its overall capabilities were still inferior to those of the capital.

He had been to the largest auctions in the capital, and compared to that, even if Lu Yuan organized an auction better, it would definitely not be as good!

So he came to the auction out of gratitude to Lu Yuan, without making any prior preparations.

But who would have thought!

The auction items include not only cubs with special and rare attributes, but also legendary cultivation techniques!

Only now does Duan Nanyi realize how foolish his idea was!

pity.

After purchasing pet cubs and beast food from Lu Yuan, he invested most of his remaining funds into the construction of the branch, and had no more money left.

Otherwise, Xu Lanshan would have no chance against him, and that book, "Wanhua Zongyou," should have been his!

Thinking of this, Duan Nanyi felt as if his heart was bleeding.

He casually flipped through the list of auction items that Lu Yuan had sent him before. He hadn't taken the auction seriously at the time, so he hadn't even looked at the list. But now, as each item appeared, it completely slapped him in the face.

"Now there's only one mystery item left to be auctioned."

Duan Nanyi murmured softly.

Judging from the previous mysterious item, the blood-red tiger lizard, this last item must also be extraordinary. Moreover, as the final and most anticipated item of the auction, its rarity is undoubtedly even greater.

While fiddling with the wine glass in his hand, Duan Nanyi suddenly picked up the phone and dialed a number.

...

"Next up is the last item, and also the highlight of this auction!"

Yang Meier stood on the stage and announced loudly, and everyone in the audience immediately sat up straight and subconsciously slowed their breathing.

The appearance of two special and rare pet cubs, as well as a fifth-grade low-level cultivation technique, has completely shocked them. They can't even imagine what the mysterious item to be as the final item in the auction will be!

at the same time.

The final item that everyone had been eagerly anticipating was brought to the stage.

As Yang Meier accepted a delicate little wooden box from the maid, the crowd couldn't help but murmur amongst themselves.

"This box is so small, it probably doesn't contain any magical artifacts! Could it be another cultivation technique?"

"Very likely! But isn't it a bit too small for a cultivation technique?"

"Could it be like that incomplete page of the Frost Palm technique from before, a single, incomplete piece?"

Upon hearing this, many people nodded in agreement, and everyone unanimously assumed that the last item to be auctioned was a martial arts manual.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Meier's melodious voice rang out.

"This is the grand finale of this auction, a magical artifact—the Hundred-Refined Blade!"

"What?!"

As soon as Yang Meier finished speaking, a gasp of surprise rang out in the auction hall.

"It's actually a magical weapon? Or a knife?"

"Impossible! What kind of knife is this small? My kitchen knife is bigger than this!"

Everyone was talking about it, completely unable to believe Yang Meier's account.

They are willing to trust the reputation of the mythical beast auction house, but that doesn't mean they are all fools!

Whose knife is only a few centimeters long?

Even a fruit knife would be two centimeters longer than this!

Faced with everyone's doubts, Yang Meier smiled gently.

"Legend has it that this sword was forged in a high-temperature furnace for forty-nine days, and then crafted by hundreds of top craftsmen in turn. It was thus named the Hundred-Refined Sword!"

As she spoke, Yang Meier opened the wooden box and took out the tempered and refined sword.

In an instant.

Everyone present could feel a scorching heat emanating from the booth. Those sitting in the front row, closer to the display, even seemed to see flames appearing.

Before everyone could recover from their shock, Yang Meier took the tempered and refined knife and lightly sliced ​​it across the steel plate that had been prepared beforehand.

"Snap!"

A crisp sound was heard, and the steel plate, which was at least ten centimeters thick, split in two!

There are even traces of high-temperature melting at the break point!

hiss!!!

Everyone present gasped in shock.

Yang Meier smiled as she looked at the crowd below the stage.

"The tempered and refined sword is not only extremely sharp, but also possesses extremely strong fire attribute attacks. It's a pity that Mei'er doesn't know swordsmanship, otherwise she could unleash even greater power!"

"and……"

At this point, Yang Meier paused slightly, and her spiritual energy slowly flowed into the tempered and refined sword.

Then, amidst everyone's astonished and uncertain expressions, the knife, which was originally only a few centimeters long, suddenly transformed into a large knife nearly half a meter long!

"As you can see, the tempered and refined sword is not only incredibly sharp, but its length can also be adjusted by infusing it with spiritual energy!"

Yang Meier withdrew her spiritual power, and the Hundred-Refined Blade returned to its previous length of only a few centimeters.

See here.

The auction hall erupted in excitement!

"My God! It can even switch lengths?!"

"Both of these lengths are highly advantageous for both surprise attacks and frontal assaults; truly worthy of being legendary magical artifacts!"

"Waaah! I'm sorry, I shouldn't have had any doubts, I was just ignorant!"

Everyone present stared intently at the tempered and refined sword.

If it weren't for the security personnel everywhere, some people probably would have already been unable to resist rushing onto the stage to snatch it!

"Truly worthy of being the final, mysterious item in the auction!"

Inside the private room, Xu Lanshan excitedly slapped a chair, then turned to look at Lu Yuan with shining eyes.

"Mr. Lu, what other valuable items do you have? Why don't you just sell them to me? I'm willing to pay a higher price than at auction!"

Xu Lanshan had long wanted to buy spiritual artifacts directly from Lu Yuan, but his pride wouldn't allow him to use connections.

But now, looking at this incredibly powerful and tempered sword, he simply couldn't resist!

"Mr. Xu, please calm down."

Lu Yuan offered his advice with amusement.

A tempered and refined sword that can change length is enough to excite Xu Lanshan like this. If he knew that he also had a powerful blade that could fight on its own, wouldn't he go crazy?!

"I believe that with Mr. Xu's financial resources, he can successfully acquire his desired items even at auction."

Upon hearing Lu Yuan's words, Xu Lanshan let out a long sigh of regret.

He knew this little fox wouldn't let him get in through connections!

That's enough!

Just hold an honest auction!

With the wealth accumulated by the Xu family over many years, he didn't believe anyone could outcompete him!

Just as Xu Lanshan made up his mind, Yang Meier also announced loudly on the exhibition stage.

"The starting bid for the Spiritual Artifact Tempered and Refined Blade is 500 million, and each bid must be at least 50 million higher!"