The auction was hosted by an old man named Zhang Taigong.
He walked onto the stage with a smile, cupping his fists towards the private box and the crowd of cultivators below:
"Hehe... Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to come to the auction house of the Zhao Kingdom branch of the Yuanbao Chamber of Commerce. Without further ado, the auction will officially begin."
Now, please welcome our first item for auction.
Everyone immediately held their breath and looked at the stage.
Two burly men carried a huge tray onto the stage.
The treasures on the tray were covered with a red cloth.
Old Master Zhang gently lifted the red cloth, revealing a stone about one foot square.
Immediately, someone recognized what the stone was.
"My God, it's a Qilin Stone!"
"Legend has it that the Qilin Stone is a giant rock on a mountain peak that has been struck by lightning for many years without breaking. It is solid and contains powerful lightning energy. Armor made from it is not only incredibly defensive, but also impervious to all evil."
"That's right, the Qilin Stone is even rarer than the Fire Cloud Stone, we must bid for it."
"..."
Everyone became excited. If the first treasure was so precious, the others must be incredible.
Old Master Zhang smiled slightly, "Since everyone knows, I won't say much more. The starting bid is 100,000 spirit stones!"
"150,000!"
Two hundred thousand!
"I'll offer five hundred thousand!"
"..."
Bidders flocked to the auction.
Xiaoyue looked at Lingyun and asked politely:
"Would Young Master Ling like to take a picture?"
Ling Yun nodded slightly. The Qilin Stone was indeed an extraordinary gemstone, perfect for forging armor for A Bao and the others.
"A direct offer of one million spirit stones!"
Xiaoyue smiled sweetly, held up the sign, and shouted:
"One million spirit stones!"
Seeing Ling Yun begin bidding, Qi Ming, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately ordered his men to raise their paddles.
Two million spirit stones!
Ling Yun frowned slightly; this guy was here to cause trouble.
"Xiaoyue, three million spirit stones!"
As soon as Xiaoyue finished shouting, Qiming immediately followed.
"Four million spirit stones!"
Five million spirit stones!
"Six million spirit stones!"
"..."
Everyone exchanged glances, sensing the tense atmosphere, and all looked towards the private room.
"It's actually Qi Ming, the third young master of the Qi family of the Tianyuan Dynasty. And who is that gentleman opposite him?"
"I don't know him, but the fact that he dares to go toe-to-toe with Young Master Qi suggests that he is no ordinary person."
"Let's not get involved!"
"..."
Everyone tacitly stopped raising their signs and looked at the two private rooms with great interest.
Ling Yun's lips curled slightly upward as he called out to Xiao Yue:
"Ten million spirit stones!"
Xiaoyue was stunned. A square Qilin stone, about one foot in size, was worth at most two million spirit stones.
Offering ten million was a complete waste of money, she wanted to warn him, but then she thought that even the chairman treated Ling Yun with great respect, so what if he was someone who didn't care about money?
Xiaoyue gave up trying to persuade him and prepared to raise her sign. At this moment, Abao quickly said:
"Miss Xiaoyue, please wait!"
After saying that, he looked at Ling Yun and whispered:
"Brother! The auction can only be settled in spirit stones. We only have a little over 50 million spirit stones. If we spend 10 million on a stone, we won't be able to buy the other treasures!"
Ling Yun laughed:
"Don't panic, I have a plan!"
Xiaoyue immediately shouted:
"Ten million spirit stones!"
Hiss~
Everyone gasped in astonishment, turning their gazes toward the private room where Ling Yun was. To offer ten million for the Qilin Stone was no ordinary display of wealth.
Immediately afterwards, everyone turned to look at Qi Ming's private room.
"Ten million spirit stones!"
Qi Ming's voice arrived as promised.
"He's just causing trouble, bro, let's not stoop to his level, let him have it!"
Abao quickly tried to persuade Lingyun, feeling that his older brother was a bit out of control, probably because his sister-in-law had been harassed and he couldn't contain his anger.
Ling Yun ignored him. "Xiao Yue, twenty million spirit stones!"
"Twenty million and one hundred thousand spirit stones!"
"Hmph! If you dare to bid, I'll give you one more spirit stone than you, and I'll make you suffer!"
Qi Ming said resentfully.
Thirty million spirit stones!
"Three million and one hundred thousand spirit stones!"
"Fifty million spirit stones!"
"Fifty million and one spirit stones!"
"..."
Everyone was stunned. This wasn't an auction; it was a display of wealth.
You can't just bid casually at the Yuanbao Chamber of Commerce auction. If you make a rash decision and then can't pay the money, no matter how powerful your background is, you will face the merciless wrath of the Yuanbao Chamber of Commerce.
There was a sect elder who made a boastful remark but was unable to pay his bills, so the entire sect was mortgaged to the Yuanbao Merchant Guild.
Abao was convinced that Ling Yun must be out of control. He looked at Yan Ruyu and Xiao Yanran:
"Sister-in-law, why don't you try to persuade my brother!"
The two women were immediately speechless, and said angrily:
"Don't shout!"
Then, the two looked at Ling Yun, and were about to persuade him when Ling Yun raised his hand to interrupt them.
"Xiaoyue, offer one hundred million!"
Hiss~
Xiaoyue almost lost her balance. One hundred million spirit stones—she had never seen so many spirit stones in her entire life.
Is this guy really that extravagant?
Xiaoyue took a deep breath to calm herself down, but her arms were trembling slightly. If she shouted this out, it would cost a hundred million spirit stones.
This is the first time I've ever felt so excited about holding up a sign.
Patting her heaving chest, Xiaoyue called out in a trembling voice:
"One hundred million spirit stones!"
boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire auction hall erupted in chaos, and everyone looked in shock at Ling Yun's private room.
One hundred million!
Most sects cannot afford 100 million spirit stones.
Even a powerful sect like Tianxuan Sect only has a fortune of fifty million spirit stones.
The cultivators below the stage began to inquire about the identity of the gentleman in the private room.
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