Mu Feng's face turned ashen; he dared not retaliate against Zhao Ziyi's provocation.
He doesn't have that much money.
But after hearing Zhao Ziyi's irritating words, an idea popped into his head.
Mu Feng turned to the side and whispered a few words to Li Wantian.
He looked at Li Wantian shyly:
What do you think of this method?
Li Wantian's ashen face softened somewhat.
"Do as you say!"
Li Yunxiu frowned, leaned over, and asked:
"What did you two say? If it's about dealing with Song Chen, I'll join in too!"
If Li Yunxiu doesn't buy something this time, the joke about Kunxianlou will probably spread throughout the entire Tianyan Continent.
The Nascent Soul cultivator's storage bag contained less money than the Foundation Establishment cultivator's.
The three of them whispered to each other for a while.
Finally, Li Wantian and Li Yunxiu secretly handed the money bag to Mu Feng.
Mu Feng took out the spirit beast pouch again and released the purple-gold rat.
Song Chen had already quickly acquired five items.
"The next item is a fifth-grade blue lotus seed found in ancient ruins. Whether it can germinate depends on the grower's skill. 40,000 gold coins, anyone bidding higher?"
The moment Mu Feng saw the seed, he was terrified.
He patted Li Wantian next to him.
Li Wantian shouted:
"Raise the price!"
The auctioneer smiled and said:
"Cultivator Li Wantian has offered 50,000 gold coins. Will Cultivator Song Chen relinquish the goods?"
Song Chen raised the sign, refusing to budge an inch.
"Cultivator Song Chen has offered 60,000. Anyone else bidding?"
Mu Feng patted Li Wantian on the shoulder.
Li Wantian frowned and raised his sign again.
Inside the venue, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Li Wantian.
"At this point, he still dares to go head-to-head with Song Chen; he must have some money to burn."
"What's the use of these lousy seeds? Li Wantian isn't a plant expert."
"Who knows? He's got a screw loose."
"You don't know, a fifth-grade lotus seed costs at least 200,000 gold. And the green lotus is the most expensive of all lotus seeds, costing at least 300,000 gold."
"Then why are these lotus seeds only selling for 40,000 gold? If I could snag a bargain, I'd buy them too!"
"You don't know anything. These are lotus seeds found in ancient ruins. They might not even be alive. They've long since lost their vitality."
"Ah? Those dead lotus seeds can still sell for 40,000 gold? That's amazing! No wonder it's a fifth-grade green lotus!"
The discussions among the cultivators reached Li Wantian's ears.
Li Wantian frowned and scolded Mu Feng:
"Didn't you hear? Everyone's saying these lotus seeds are dead, and the price has already gone up to 80,000 gold. Why are you still buying them!"
Mu Feng cursed Li Wantian inwardly for being ignorant and impatient.
He has a spiritual pool space; if these lotus seeds are soaked in the spiritual pool, they can survive.
Moreover, these lotus seeds are not fifth-grade green lotus seeds at all, but sixth-grade sky-blue lotus seeds!
He has to get his hands on it!
Li Yunxiu also tried to persuade him from the side:
“I only have 40,000 gold in my storage bag. If you raise the price any further, we will only have enough money to buy these lotus seeds.”
To appease the two, Mu Feng could only explain in a low voice:
"I have a way to keep this lotus seed alive. As long as the price doesn't exceed 300,000 gold, we'll both make a profit!"
Currently, Mu Feng has 70,000 gold, Li Wantian has 100,000 gold, and Li Yunxiu has 40,000 gold.
The three of them together only had 210,000 gold.
According to Mu Feng, there is indeed a profit to be made by bidding on the lotus seeds.
Therefore, Li Wantian began to make a firm offer.
"170,000 gold coins!"
"190,000 gold coins!"
"210,000 gold coins!"
Li Wantian shouted this last sentence at the top of his lungs, hoping to scare Song Chen away.
Sure enough, 210,000 gold coins.
Song Chen stopped holding up the sign.
"Since cultivator Li Wantian wants these lotus seeds, then I will not take what belongs to him."
Li Wantian's eyes lit up with joy as he exchanged a glance with Mu Feng.
They got a picture of lotus seeds!
Mu Feng retrieved the Purple Gold Rat, his face full of pride.
These sixth-grade azure lotus seeds are worth 1.2 million gold coins, but they only paid a fraction of that amount to buy this treasure!
Mu Feng, with an arrogant air, chuckled lightly:
"The items after this are probably not worth much, let's leave."
Mu Feng's words echoed throughout the entire venue.
Many cultivators burst out laughing.
"Haha, they're out of money, aren't they?"
"They've put on quite a respectable act."
"I never imagined that the combined wealth of the leading cultivators from the three major powers wouldn't match that of Song Chen."
"—More than that, you forgot, before, the three of them combined couldn't beat Song Chen, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage."
"Shh, be careful of the Nascent Soul Ancestor."
"What's there to be afraid of? Everyone has a Nascent Soul Grandmaster behind them."
"Without the power of the Nascent Soul Ancestor, they would have been wiped out long ago."
"Haha, you're right."
The cultivators who can participate in the auction are all relatively wealthy, and many are core disciples of powerful factions.
They love a good show and will say anything.
Moreover, opportunities to mock the three major forces are indeed few and far between, so they mocked them even more vehemently.
Despite the ridicule from the crowd, Mu Feng left the stage with a dark expression.
As he left, he gave Zhao Ziyi a disdainful look. That fool doesn't even know what he's missing.
After the three of them left.
The auction resumed.
With the three people out of the way, the merchandise was quickly cleared up.
In less than half an hour, Song Chen had bought up all the remaining items.
Zhao Ziyi's face was full of joy:
"I remember that in the original story, Mu Feng had a total of 210,000 gold coins and bought three things at the auction."
He now has 210,000 gold, and he only sold one item; the other two are ours!
Song Chen smiled, his eyes narrowing. It felt so good to snatch something away from someone else.
"We didn't lose money at this auction."
The starting price of items at auction houses is low, but if you buy them at double the price, the difference between the starting price and the actual price is not significant.
"And we even scared Mu Feng away, so we avoided being struck by lightning and got two rare items for free."
Zhao Ziyi sighed contentedly:
"It feels so good to slap the protagonist in the face!"
"Fortunately, you planned ahead, otherwise we would have been killed by Nascent Soul cultivators before the auction even started."
Song Chen shook his head and said:
"There are two reasons why we are safe and sound."
The first reason is Dean Pei.
The second reason is that the restrictions on Zhuoyang River are still effective against Nascent Soul cultivators.
Zhao Ziyi looked at him in confusion, "Why do you say that?"
Song Chen explained:
"If a Nascent Soul cultivator were to strike me with all his might, I would surely die."
I didn't die because the restrictions of Zhuoyangchuan are still effective against Nascent Soul cultivators.
Furthermore, the fact that he repaired Li Yun's storage bag proves that even Nascent Soul cultivators must abide by the rules of trade.
Zhao Ziyi nodded in sudden realization, "So that's how it is."
A moment later.
The auction has ended.
The monks left the venue and dispersed.
Song Chen and his companion walked to the counter, paid the full amount, and received the goods.
Several servants in white robes followed behind them.
Zhao Ziyi suddenly remembered something and asked in confusion:
"Oh right, wasn't it said there were three hidden items at the end?"
The waiter in white explained with a smile:
"The two of you won all the items in the auction, including the three hidden items."
Song Chen raised an eyebrow:
"Those three hidden items are worth a total of 80,000 gold?"
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