Three years ago, a group of mysterious people annihilated the Ye family. He survived by luck but was thrown into prison, where by chance, he became the disciple of five masters...
Three years...
"The Ocean Stone is now officially up for auction, with a starting price of 500,000 low-grade spirit stones. Each bid must be at least 10,000 low-grade spirit stones higher!"
As soon as the female auctioneer Li Xianling finished speaking, dozens of people immediately raised their paddles to bid.
"I bid 510,000 low-grade spirit stones!"
"Five hundred and twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones!"
"Five hundred and forty thousand!"
"Five hundred and fifty thousand!"
I'll offer 600,000!
"Six hundred and thirty thousand!"
The hall was filled with the sounds of bidding, with everyone chasing and vying for the top spot, creating an extremely heated atmosphere.
However, Ye Feng and Chen Heihu sat quietly and did not participate in the bidding.
Chen Heihu's mind was entirely focused on the Golden Orchid, so the Sea-like Stone naturally couldn't attract him.
The night breeze showed no interest in the Hai Na Bai Chuan Shi (a rock formation).
Although the Sea-Gathering Stone is used to refine high-grade spiritual artifacts, spiritual artifacts are like toys for children to play house to Ye Feng; they are of no use whatsoever.
Five minutes passed before we knew it.
The price of the "Sea-Accommodating Hundred Rivers Stone" has reached 1.2 million low-grade spirit stones.
At this point, the number of bidders finally decreased significantly, and the bidding noises became sparse.
After a while, the Hai Na Bai Chuan Stone was finally auctioned off to a martial artist with thick eyebrows and big eyes for 1.35 million.
The martial artist was extremely proud after winning the bid, his face full of smugness and boastfulness.
"Congratulations to Mr. No. 133 for winning the bid. The Hai Na Bai Chuan Stone now belongs to him."
"Now, please welcome the second item to the stage!"
As soon as Li Xianling finished speaking, a female staff member came up on stage with a tray in her hands.
The second item up for auction was a magical artifact, specifically an eighth-grade magical artifact.
It was a jade ruyi, with wisps of cloud patterns on it.
Ye Feng glanced at it once and then looked away, because this spiritual artifact was of no use to him; it was merely a spiritual artifact to aid in cultivation.
But Ye Feng didn't care, Chen Heihu didn't care, but the other guests in the room cared a lot.
"This auction item is an eighth-grade spiritual artifact called the Soaring Cloud Ruyi, which can help martial artists eliminate distracting thoughts and improve cultivation efficiency."
"With the help of this magical artifact, the speed of a martial artist's cultivation will definitely increase greatly, and the effect of cultivation will also be better!"
"Now, the auction for the Soaring Cloud Ruyi is officially open. The starting price is 800,000 low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 50,000 low-grade spirit stones higher!"
Just as Li Xianling announced the starting price and bidding rules, the sound of bidding erupted again in the room.
"Eight hundred and fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones!"
"Nine hundred thousand!"
I bid 950,000!
"One million!"
"One million two hundred thousand!"
"Mr. Chen, you're not even a martial artist, what do you need this Rank 8 spiritual weapon for? Just to tickle me? I'll bid 1.3 million!"
"Old Li, although I am not a martial artist, my grandfather is. Can't I bid for this eighth-grade spiritual artifact to honor my grandfather? I will bid 1.5 million low-grade spirit stones!"
The value of the "Soaring Clouds Ruyi" is significantly higher than that of the "Sea-Accommodating Hundred Rivers Stone".
In just three or four minutes, the price of the Tengyun Ruyi had already broken through the three million mark, and it was still rising.
Once the price broke through 3.5 million, the number of bidders finally began to decrease.
Finally, the Tengyun Ruyi was auctioned off to that so-called Old Li for four million.
Old Li was overjoyed when he captured the image of Li riding the clouds, his mouth agape in delight.
The other martial artists who failed to win the bid shook their heads and sighed, casting envious and jealous glances at that old ghost Li.
The third, fourth, and fifth auction items were brought to the stage in succession.
Two hours have passed.
Finally, it was the eighteenth item's turn to be auctioned, and the eighteenth item was none other than the Golden Orchid, which Chen Heihu had been longing for!
"Please look, everyone. This eighteenth item for auction is a medicinal herb called Golden Jade Orchid."
"Golden Jade Orchid is a miraculous medicine that can restore qi and blood and regenerate severed limbs. It has outstanding effects and is also the main ingredient in many elixirs."
"Such a miraculous medicine is absolutely rare in the world; obtaining it is equivalent to having an extra life!"
"The Golden Jade Orchid is now officially up for auction, with a starting price of three million low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least one hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones higher!"
Li Xianling was so excited that her face turned bright red, and she spoke on stage as if she were shouting.
But this time, the numerous guests present were clearly not very interested.
This is to be expected, as elixirs generally cannot be taken directly; they must be refined into pills before they can be consumed.
The problem is, how many martial artists are capable of refining medicinal herbs into elixirs?
The answer is clearly no!
In other words, although the Golden Jade Orchid is a good thing, even very valuable, for most martial artists, even if they manage to win it at auction, it won't be of much help to them. They would still need to find an alchemist to refine it into a spiritual pill before they could use it.
As a result, there were naturally not many people willing to bid.
Therefore, after Li Xianling announced the starting price and bidding rules, there were clearly not many people bidding in the hall, only four or five.
"I bid three million low-grade spirit stones."
"Three million one hundred thousand."
"Three million two hundred thousand."
"Three million three hundred thousand..."
After a while, someone finally called out a price of three million four hundred thousand.
A few minutes passed, and the price of Magnolia Gold just broke through the four million mark, then stopped moving.
Li Xianling on stage was somewhat disappointed, but there was nothing she could do because the guests weren't very interested in bidding for the gold magnolia.
She held the auction gavel and shouted, "Mr. Number 256 has bid four million for the Golden Magnolia. Is there anyone who bid higher? If not, this Golden Magnolia belongs to him!"
"Four million for the first time!"
"Four million for the second time!"
"Four million, third..."
Chen Heihu finally stood up, holding his bidding paddle, and shouted, "I bid five million for the Golden Magnolia!"
Chen Heihu raised the price by one million to demonstrate his determination to obtain Jin Yulanzhi and thus overwhelm his opponent in terms of momentum.
Moreover, Chen Heihu is a public figure in the Great Xia Kingdom, and as General Heihu, he has a great reputation.
So when he stood up and raised his bidding paddle, people immediately recognized him.
"My God, it's actually General Chen Heihu from Nanyang City!"
"I knew it was General Black Tiger who was so arrogant, raising the price by a million low-grade spirit stones all at once!"
"What does General Black Tiger want with the Golden Jade Orchid? I understand now. General Black Tiger was injured some time ago. He must have come to Lanling City from Nanyang City to bid for the Golden Jade Orchid and use this spiritual herb to heal his injuries!"
"That's probably true in most cases!"
The discussions in the arena continued, and Ximen Dian, the eldest son of the Ximen family, a top-tier wealthy family in Lanling City, also looked over in this direction.