"The Mysterious Seed has been offered five thousand mid-grade spirit stones by Fairy Yun Zhao. Are there any higher bids?"

There was still no sound coming from the VIP room of the Shangqing Sect.

Liu Yunzhao recognized the voice of the person who had just made the bid.

She might not be able to recognize other people's voices, but she remembered the voice of the rogue cultivator Zhenru very clearly, even more so than she was sensitive to Liu Yunqing's voice.

Seeing that there was no sound coming from the Shangqing Sect, Liu Yunzhao couldn't help but frown, wondering what tricks they were up to now.

Others were unaware that it was Liu Yunqing from the Shangqing Sect who spoke up, and even if they did, most were unaware of the feud between the two.

Seeing that no sound came from within the Shangqing Sect, they assumed that the person from the Shangqing Sect dared not compete with Liu Yunzhao.

There were some clever people who wanted to curry favor with Liu Yunzhao, so they started praising him in various ways while belittling the people of the Shangqing Sect.

Even those who attended the auction with Liu Yunzhao couldn't help but joke around.

"Hey, I thought I'd run into someone with guts who dared to challenge our Fairy Yun Zhao, but it turns out it was just a bluff. The moment our Fairy Yun Zhao showed up, the other side fell silent."

The others nodded in agreement, and even those who disagreed simply smiled and remained silent.

Even Master Lin on the stage showed disappointment in his eyes, realizing he had made a mistake. He thought he could unexpectedly make this little gadget really heat up the place, but he didn't expect one side to be so weak.

As the saying goes, the one who understands you best is often your opponent.

Only Liu Yunzhao frowned, staring silently in the direction of the Shangqing Sect.

Has Ru really given up bidding?

That's impossible!

However, it was because Liu Yunqing suddenly clashed with Liu Yunzhao, and Feng Piaopiao, that gossipy little devil, was fanning the flames on the sidelines when she got beaten up by Daoist Jinghui, who also gave her a few words of advice.

“Young friend Zhenru, you are destined for great things, so there’s no need for you to clash with her in everything.”

"Don't listen to my rebellious disciple's instigation. It's just an unknown seed. These kinds of seeds are usually auctioned off as small prizes for fun. It's not too late to make a move when you see something you really need."

Liu Yunqing knew that Daoist Jinghui meant well, so he politely thanked him first, and then explained with a smile:

“I’m not that bored; I’m genuinely interested in these seeds.”

“This doesn’t stop me from doing great things, and doing great things doesn’t stop me from making her disgusted by petty grudges.”

After saying this, Liu Yunqing called over the servant outside the VIP room, whispered a few instructions, and then let the servant leave.

Just as Liu Yunqing heard Master Lin call out the price for the second time, he nodded to Daoist Jinghui, turned around, opened the window of the private room, and leaned out at an angle.

"Ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones."

"hiss--"

As soon as Liu Yunqing announced his bid, many cultivators in the ordinary seats gasped in surprise.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only 10,000 mid-grade spirit stones; it might not sound like much at the auction house.

However, one mid-grade spirit stone can be converted into one thousand low-grade spirit stones, which can be used as currency.

Those ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones are equivalent to ten million low-grade spirit stones.

What does ten million low-grade spirit stones mean to an ordinary cultivator?

Leaving aside the unstable source of spirit stones for independent cultivators, let's talk about the inner disciples of major sects. They receive no more than thirty spirit stones per month, while outer disciples receive ten.

Not to mention second-rate sects or even smaller sects.

Assuming a monthly allowance of thirty spirit stones, without the blessings of a master or elder, and without any extraordinary encounters, it would take an inner disciple of a major sect 2,778 years to accumulate ten million spirit stones solely through sect offerings.

Although the actual situation cannot be calculated this way, from the perspective of an ordinary cultivator, this is already an astronomical price.

Such an exorbitant price would be understandable if it were for an item that was crucial to one's life or cultivation, but it's just a useless seed.

Simply because the two of them were arguing.

How can this leave one with such mixed feelings?

Yes, everyone present, including Liu Yunzhao and the people from Shangqing Sect, felt that Liu Yunqing was deliberately raising the price to spite Liu Yunzhao.

In fact, Liu Yunqing's attitude makes it hard not to think that way.

"I wonder if this price increase is worthy of Fairy Yun Zhao's status?"

As Liu Yunqing spoke, a playful and provocative smile graced his handsome yet aloof face. He leaned casually against the window frame, exuding an indescribable air of dashing ease.

The dim light shining from the ceiling of the auction house made the metal mask on the other side of her face gleam with a cold, fuzzy sheen, adding to her mysterious aura.

Is Liu Yunzhao beautiful?

Nature is extremely beautiful.

The natural gentleness of her water spirit root made her former aloofness even more ethereal and fairy-like. Even when she looked at her rival Liu Yunqing, her eyes seemed to melt into a pool of cold spring water.

The two, one dressed in light blue and the other in fiery red, gazed at each other across the distance, while the room remained silent.

Those who had previously criticized Liu Yunqing had unknowingly shut their mouths and were unconsciously looking up at the two of them with their mouths open.

Although no one knew what was flowing in their eyes, no one spoke to break the silence.

Only Master Lin, the auctioneer, felt that the situation was inappropriate. After regaining his senses, he wondered how he should speak so as not to offend either of them.

Fortunately, the two did not cause any trouble for anyone.

Liu Yunzhao was the first to look away, her face already regaining the composed and dignified demeanor befitting Fairy Yunzhao, and she said in a gentle voice:

"If you truly desire this seed, young friend, then let's have a fair auction."

"If it's just to spite me, then let's have a fair and square match after the auction."

Liu Yunqing didn't move an inch, only raising her eyebrows slightly, her playful expression carrying a hint of mockery.

What a tolerant and magnanimous statement it seems, isn't it just an accusation that I deliberately picked a fight and that my methods were underhanded?

Liu Yunqing seemed not to have heard her at all, and instead smiled brightly at Master Lin, saying:

"Master Lin, it's been so long since anyone made a bid. Shouldn't you make a move with that little gavel in your hand?"

Master Lin's heart skipped a beat, and he cursed himself under his breath, "Damn it!" He quickly picked up the auction gavel and was about to announce the final price.

Over there, Liu Yunzhao's punch landed on cotton, his eyes flashing with annoyance, but he couldn't do anything about Liu Yunqing, so he could only bid again before Master Lin's auction hammer fell:

"Ten thousand and fifty mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Pfft—Fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

Liu Yunqing had already retreated to the VIP room, but her seemingly soft sneer clearly reached everyone's ears.

Liu Yunzhao felt that the water spirit root was about to lose control of its temper. It took a deep breath to close its eyes to prevent the irritability and hatred in its eyes from being easily revealed.

"One hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

After shouting out the offer, Liu Yunzhao's expression turned extremely ugly. At the same time, he gritted his teeth and said in Liu Yunqing's direction:

"This is my last bid. If you raise the price as you wish, then I, Yun Zhao, will have no choice but to concede!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their heads and looked towards the direction of the VIP room of the Shangqing Sect.