The moment the voice came out, many people in the auction hall sat down; they clearly recognized the voice.
Gu Yifeng also felt it was familiar. After a moment of recollection, a phantom image flashed before his eyes. The owner of the voice was none other than Huang Senchu.
"Interesting. I won't believe it until you lose a fortune today."
Gu Yifeng immediately became interested and, just as the auctioneer below was about to place the hammer, he directly bid 1.2 million, which was exactly the maximum value he estimated the Xuanling Sword Grass could be.
"One million two hundred thousand for the first time! ... One million two hundred thousand for the second time!"
Upon hearing this, the auctioneer immediately began to shout.
...
In the sixth room of the Heavenly Rank, Huang Senchu kicked over the table in front of him, his anger surging.
"One million two hundred and one thousand!"
He spoke angrily. He was determined to get this Xuanling Sword Grass, and now the price had been inexplicably increased by 200,000. How could he not be angry?
However, Gu Yifeng did not seem to intend to raise the price further. He calmly sat down again, and soon the hammer fell, and the deal was completed at a price of 1.21 million.
The Xuanling Sword Grass was delivered directly to Huang Senchu's private room.
...
The first lot was just a minor incident, and it was only the beginning; many people didn't intend to spend all their money on the earlier lots.
Even so, throughout the morning, all twenty lots were sold for less than one million, demonstrating the quality of the Youdu Auction.
When it came to the twenty-fifth item, Gu Yifeng suddenly perked up. This time, the item being auctioned was one of the main ingredients for the Changchun Pill that Changchun Valley needed to refine—the Bichun Grass, which was also ten thousand years old.
"Ninety Thousand Year Green Spring Grass, starting price three million spirit stones, each bid must be at least one hundred thousand spirit stones. Let's begin."
As soon as the auctioneer gave the order, the price of Bichuncao (碧春草) began to soar, quickly reaching six million, and the number of bidders gradually decreased.
Under Miao Xuanzi's instruction, Gu Yifeng then began to bid.
"Six and a half million."
Gu Yifeng, who had been silent until now, made a stunning move, raising the price by 500,000 and instantly silencing a host of potential bidders.
"Six million eight hundred thousand."
Soon, someone in the private room next to Gu Yifeng also placed a bid, clearly determined to acquire Bichuncao. The two sides immediately began bidding against each other, and the others withdrew one after another.
It wasn't until the price reached eight million that the other party hesitated. Gu Yifeng narrowed his eyes slightly, because the expected price of the Bichun Grass was around eight million.
"Eight million for the first time! Eight million for the second time! Eight million for the third time! Sold!"
With the auctioneer's call, the final hammer fell, and Changchun Valley successfully acquired the Jade Spring Grass for eight million.
Bichuncao was quickly delivered to the private room, accompanied by many eyes that were secretly eyeing her.
The auction continued, but for Miao Xuanzi, these things were of little concern. He had already obtained the Bichun Grass, and the rest only required a little attention and effort to achieve.
Gu Yifeng also calmed down, focusing his mind on the system and beginning today's check-in.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in! Check-in location detected: Youdu City. Reward: Secret Technique: Yellow Springs Swamp."
After the system voice dissipated, a secret technique surged directly into his brow. This secret technique was highly practical, positioned at the mid-Earth Rank. After casting it, it could summon a Yellow Springs Swamp, directly dragging the person into the ground.
When cultivation reaches its peak, one can directly draw in the Yellow Springs water, dragging the person completely into the swamp, and then teleporting the swamp back to the Yellow Springs.
After a short period of cultivation, Gu Yifeng slowly opened his eyes. Coincidentally, the current item was the thirty-sixth item to be auctioned, a yellowish-brown stone called Yellow Spring Marrow, with a starting price of only 500,000 low-grade spirit stones.
He immediately activated his Eye of Tracing, and the identification effect was activated, providing immediate feedback.
"Yellow Spring Marrow: A thousand years old, it can be used to refine Yellow Spring Pills, which have miraculous effects on those who cultivate the Yellow Spring Technique, and can also be used to refine puppets."
The introduction was rather brief. Compared to the rewards offered by the system, the quality of this Yellow Spring Marrow was undoubtedly much lower, so Gu Yifeng naturally had no interest in it. However, others might not be so keen on it.
Huang Senchu didn't even hesitate, nor did he bother to bid for others. He directly offered a reasonable maximum price of 2.8 million, which was the limit for the Yellow Spring Marrow.
In Youdu City, only the people of the Yellow Springs Sect truly have a use for this thing.
"I'm sorry. Three million!"
Gu Yifeng chuckled. He was determined to rip off Huang Senchu today, so he directly called out a not-so-high price of three million. As soon as the price was announced, a commotion broke out in Huang Senchu's private room.
A moment later, he immediately spoke up, this time the price was three million one hundred thousand.
"Three million two hundred thousand!"
Gu Yifeng sneered. What he wanted was a bidding war. If he didn't take advantage of Huang Senchu a bit more today, how could he make Huang realize that his strength wasn't yet the best in the world?
"Three and a half million!"
With this price, Huang Senchu had truly reached his limit. This was all the wealth he had brought with him today. Who could have imagined that a dark horse would suddenly appear?
Upon hearing this, Gu Yifeng did not continue to raise the price. Raising the price all at once, instead of bidding little by little, could only mean that the other party did not have enough spirit stones. If he continued to bid, he would have to pay the price himself and become a grudge.
Huang Senchu was in a great mood as the auction continued. Soon, his items were auctioned off, all of which were treasures that could be used for weapon crafting.
This auction was held annually in Youzhou, attracting countless visitors. Soon, bids were being placed, and the first item sold for a high price of three million.
"It has to be the professions of weapon refiner and alchemist, they really make a good profit."
Looking at the prices below, Gu Yifeng couldn't help but sigh. On the continent of Qunguang, these two professions were the most profitable in terms of spirit stones. Not only did they not lack spirit stones, they also did not lack henchmen and disciples.
After all, once these two professions reach a high level, the items they refine are priceless and extremely rare.
"Indeed, but you're not satisfied yet, kid? The first item is worth three million, so by the time we get back you'll have earned at least ten million spirit stones."
Miao Xuanzi laughed and scolded, "This kid got the benefit but is still acting innocent. He's clearly an alchemist, yet he looks so impressed."
"Hehe, I was just remarking. Speaking of which, senior, do you know what the highlight of this auction is?"
Gu Yifeng couldn't help but ask.
"I may not know about other things, but I have heard some rumors about this grand finale. It is said to be something from a true immortal, I think it's the Dragon God. There are quite a few people eyeing this grand finale. It probably won't be enough without tens of millions of spirit stones."
Miao Xuanzi shook his head, then said somewhat uncertainly.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yifeng perked up. After all, he now possessed the Dragon Vein, and he was genuinely interested in seeing the Dragon God's things.
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