The auction was still in full swing, with a lively and enthusiastic atmosphere and constant bidding.

However, Xu Wanning did not leave. Instead, he sat leisurely in the seat next to Qin Feng.

Qin Feng glanced at Xu Wanning casually, and although he had a slight doubt in his heart, he did not pay much attention to it.

He thought to himself that perhaps this fellow just wanted to personally oversee the auction.

Meanwhile, Su Liyue frowned slightly, glancing at Xu Wanning from time to time, her eyes revealing a hint of doubt and wariness.

She suspected that Xu Wanning had come for Qin Feng.

Despite such speculation, it is ultimately just a gut feeling and cannot be confirmed.

After a moment's hesitation, Su Liyue decided to suppress the urge to send a telepathic warning to Qin Feng.

For the next period of time, the auction featured and auctioned top-grade medicinal herbs that were extremely rare and precious.

Each appearance of a medicinal herb caused a stir among the crowd, who eagerly bid to acquire it.

Su Liyue also showed great interest in these top-grade spiritual herbs, and actively participated in the bidding almost every time.

However, when the bid for a top-grade spirit stone exceeds the intrinsic value of the spirit medicine, she will decisively withdraw from the auction.

Because she knew very well that her main purpose in attending the auction was to obtain the legendary Thousand Leaf Powder and the extremely precious Dragon-shaped Grass.

As time ticked by, the auction drew to a close.

Finally, the Dragon-Shaped Grass that Su Liyue had been eagerly anticipating made its dazzling appearance! The Red Lotus Daoist, in charge of the auction on the stage, announced loudly, "Fellow Daoists, the auction for the last spiritual herb of this event—the Dragon-Shaped Grass—is about to begin!"

"The starting price is one hundred million top-grade spirit stones. Bidding begins!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the scene erupted in excitement, with many people engaging in fierce competition.

In less than half a minute, the bidding price for the Dragon-Shaped Grass had soared to an astonishing 1.5 billion top-grade spirit stones!

Faced with such exorbitant prices, many participants had no choice but to give up.

In the end, only three people persisted and continued to participate in the auction, one of whom was Qing Chenzi of the Thief Alliance.

Su Liyue's beautiful eyes were fixed on Qing Chenzi not far away. She bit her lip slightly, and hesitated for a moment.

However, just moments later, her clear and melodious voice resounded throughout the venue like a nightingale's song: "Eighteen billion!"

This shout was like a thunderclap, instantly attracting the attention of almost everyone present.

All eyes turned to Su Liyue like a tidal wave.

For a moment, the entire auction hall fell silent, with only the heavy breathing of the people rising and falling.

"Wow, this is going to be interesting!" Someone in the crowd exclaimed first, followed by whispers and murmurs.

“Indeed, this young lady seems determined to get her hands on that dragon-shaped grass! However, Qingchenzi is no pushover either; he’s also eyeing it covetously!” another person chimed in.

"Hehe, I'm really curious to see who will ultimately get this incredibly precious Dragon-shaped Grass? This battle for it is bound to be fierce..." someone speculated with anticipation about the outcome.

"Hmph!" Qing Chenzi snorted coldly, his eyes turning sinister as he looked at Su Liyue. "Twenty billion!"

His voice was icy cold, making the surrounding air seem to drop in temperature.

Su Liyue tilted her head slightly, her beautiful eyes turning casually as she glanced at Qing Chenzi, her gaze revealing undisguised provocation and disdain.

She parted her lips slightly and called out in a clear and firm voice, "Twenty-two billion!"

Before this, Su Liyue and Qin Feng had already made enemies with Qing Chenzi. Now that they had completely offended him, why should she have any more concerns?

As Su Liyue announced her bid, the previously calm scene was suddenly thrown into turmoil.

Everyone turned their gaze to Qing Chenzi, wanting to see how this usually aloof and arrogant person would react.

As expected, Qingchenzi's face instantly turned extremely gloomy, like the oppressive and sullen sky before a storm.

A chilling aura slowly emanated from him. Although it was only faint, everyone present was a highly skilled cultivator, so how could they not sense this subtle killing intent?

Qingchenzi clenched his fists tightly, secretly feeling annoyed.

He missed the bidding for Thousand Leaf Powder earlier because he didn't have enough top-grade immortal spirit stones;

If he fails to successfully bid for the Dragon-shaped Grass this time, he will not only lose face, but he will also likely find it difficult to find the Dragon-shaped Grass for a long time to come.

Thinking of this, Qingchenzi took a deep breath, trying to calm the raging anger in his heart.

However, that burning anger was like a wildfire, and it could not be suppressed so easily.

After calming down a bit, Qingchenzi suppressed his anger and turned to look at the Chilian Daoist beside him, asking in a low voice, "I wonder if it is possible to exchange treasures for top-grade spirit stones?"

The Crimson Lotus Daoist replied expressionlessly, "Of course, no problem! However, we can only exchange it for you at 70% of the market price at most."

Upon hearing Chi Lian Dao Ren's reply, Qing Chen Zi's tense expression instantly relaxed.

He turned and glanced at Su Liyue with disdain, then snorted and mocked, "Hmph! You, an unknown nobody, dare to presume to compare your worth with mine?"

"It's utterly absurd and ridiculous!"

After saying that, Qingchenzi didn't forget to spit a mouthful of saliva on the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Qingchenzi turned his gaze to Chilian Daoist and shouted loudly, "I bid three billion!"

The sound was as loud as a great bell, echoing throughout the entire space.

Upon hearing the price, Su Liyue's slender, willow-leaf-like eyebrows furrowed slightly.

At this moment, all her possessions combined amounted to only a mere two billion top-grade spirit stones.

Although she does have some precious treasures that she can exchange for immortal spirit stones, it would be too much of a loss to actually do that.

While Su Liyue was still hesitating, Qin Feng slowly spoke. "Three and a half billion!"

Qin Feng has plenty of top-grade immortal spirit stones, but the key is that he doesn't need them when he's cultivating.

After all, Qin Feng possessed a large number of Divine Source Stones.

Immortal Spirit Stones and Divine Source Stones are not even in the same league. You should know that Divine Source Stones contain divine power and can be directly absorbed without refining.

The Immortal Stone contains the power of immortals, which needs to be refined and absorbed before it can be transformed into divine power.