"Well, we finally found something that seemed to have a spirit, but I didn't expect this person to take a liking to it. However, if this thing does have a spirit, then it would be worth far more than this price..." The person who spoke first in this group nodded dejectedly.

The reputation of Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel, especially in Shenzhen, is already very high. They have heard of them and have even been there. They have a general understanding that these two places are very profitable.

In short, the other party must be someone who is not short of money. How could they not be frustrated to encounter such a competitor?

However, such spiritual beings are hard to come by, and they were somewhat unwilling to give up just like that.

"Five million per time!"

"Five million times!"

Just then, on the auction stage, the auctioneer shouted loudly.

"Five million five hundred thousand!" At this moment, the person who had called out the bid spoke up again.

Although he wasn't sure if the item possessed any spiritual energy, he was ultimately unwilling to give it up. If it did, they would have made a huge profit by buying it for 5.5 million.

"Eight million!" Lin Yun said calmly before the auctioneer on the auction stage could even begin to ask questions.

"Eight million! This gentleman has bid eight million. Is there any other customer willing to bid higher?" the auctioneer exclaimed excitedly on the auction stage.

If his excitement earlier was somewhat of an attempt to create atmosphere, this time he was genuinely excited; the price had far exceeded the item's intrinsic value.

This will bring huge profits to their auction house. Most importantly, he himself will also have a very high commission, even exceeding the commission he receives from auctioning items worth hundreds of millions. How could he not be excited?

The group that had just made the bid were even more speechless.

Well, they bid over five million, yet they didn't even get the honor of being mentioned by the auctioneer.

"Eight million five hundred thousand!" The person in the group who had called out the bid gritted his teeth and raised the price again.

Honestly, the starting price of this item was only a little over a million. Each time he bid 500,000 more, it was quite a lot. However, the other party bid too much each time, making his bids of 500,000 more seem like those of a country bumpkin.

"Interesting. An item that started at over a million has been driven up to eight and a half million..." A man in the crowd said with a faint smile. If you knew him, you would recognize that he was also a billionaire with a net worth of several billion.

"Could it be that the true value of this thing has been underestimated?"

"Could this be a publicity stunt?"

Some people shook their heads.

Among them, there were few true experts, and most of them could not discern the true value of these antiques. Therefore, some people were only briefly tempted and had no intention of bidding against them.

Eight and a half million is already a considerable sum.

Even if many of them are rich, they shouldn't spend their money like that.

"Ten million!"

Just like last time, before the auctioneer on the auction stage could call out a price, Lin Yun calmly called out again.

Lin Yun's expression remained calm, just as he felt whether he shouted for ten million or five million.

“Give up. We can’t determine whether this thing has a spirit or not. Ten million is not enough. There are a few other items that are suspected of having a spirit, especially one item that we have personally examined and confirmed to have a spirit. Don’t waste too much money on these items, lest we end up not having enough money to bid on them in the end…” One of the people in the group shook his head and said.

In reality, if it were truly worth 10.5 million, they could have bid for the item, and they probably would have. However, judging from the current momentum, the other party has no intention of giving up.

Even if they offered 15 million, it would probably be difficult to win the bid.

Therefore, it's better to give up early to avoid offending people now. After all, they still have some things to film later, and if someone with plenty of money causes trouble, their plans will be disrupted.

"Yeah, give up. We were unlucky this time to run into such a hothead. Otherwise, we would have bought this for 3.5 million. This guy sells a bottle of wine for tens of millions. Looks like he's really not short of money..." The person who had bid nodded, looking very frustrated.

Originally, he wanted to take a gamble, thinking that the other party might not bid, after all, the current price was already quite high, and no one's money comes easily. Or perhaps, the other party's Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel weren't that profitable, or perhaps, the other party wasn't the real owner of Qingyun Restaurant and Qingyun Hotel.

However, now that the price has reached this level, he can no longer gamble and can only accept his fate.

"Ten million once!"

"Ten million twice!"

"Ten million, three times! Sold! This masterpiece, which will be passed down through the ages, belongs to this gentleman!"

On the auction stage, the auctioneer tapped the table, finally confirming the owner of the item.

Soon, a waiter packed up the painting and walked down the stage toward Lin Yun.

Lin Yun had one of his bodyguards take the painting and then made the payment.

After the waiter left, Lin Yun opened the painting to look at it. This was the first time he had encountered a painting that possessed such spirituality, and he wanted to see what such a painting looked like.

As soon as it was opened, a rich spiritual energy rushed towards you.

Although this spiritual energy is not as pure as the spiritual energy in the spiritual crystal, it is very simple, that is, it has a single attribute. Lin Yun knows that this kind of spiritual energy is easier to absorb and refine. If some people know some rough methods of cultivating spiritual energy, they may be able to absorb and refine this spiritual energy.

First, let this painting absorb the chaotic spiritual energy emitted by many people, slowly transforming it into this single spiritual energy, and then absorb and refine it yourself. If used properly, this painting is a treasure for those who have mastered the method of absorbing and refining spiritual energy.

Not everyone has a cosmic trading system, and not everyone has a spiritual crystal, a pure spiritual energy crystal.

Even if some people don't know how to absorb and refine spiritual energy, the spiritual energy emitted by this landscape painting is very gentle. Spending a long time with this painting can calm one's mind and cultivate one's character. If one practices martial arts and meditation, it can also be more efficient.

"What a beautiful painting, what a beautiful landscape painting..." Lin Yun looked at it for a while and finally exclaimed.

It is indeed a painting with a spiritual quality. Although the landscape in the painting is not as realistic as that in modern photos and videos, it has a more artistic conception that makes people unable to help but be immersed in it, as if they are really in nature.

Next, Lin Yun rolled up the landscape painting and handed it to his bodyguard.

Although it would be safer for him to place this landscape painting in the trading space, and he had done the same with the other two antiques that possessed spiritual qualities, he obviously couldn't do it in front of everyone in the hall.

Lin Yun looked up and continued watching the auction.

He found the auction quite interesting.

The auctioneer's expressions, language, tone, and even actions, as well as the expressions, language, tone, actions, and even the timing of some bidders' calls, are all skillful.

The people who could appear at this auction were mostly social elites, each with their own set of methods, which made Lin Yun quite appreciative.

Not long after, the same group of people who had just bid on the painting with Lin Yun started bidding on another item.

Upon seeing this item, Lin Yun's expression turned somewhat strange.

It's not that this item also possesses spirituality, but rather that it contains a large amount of spiritual energy.

He estimated that this item had been viewed by a large number of people and was genuinely liked by many, so it contained a lot of spiritual energy. The item's original location was probably a museum or similar place.

Because he had seen many similar items in museums and similar places over the past few days.