The day the auction began.
Inside the top-tier private room, Lin Feng spread his divine sense to observe the many martial artists in the auction house.
Although there were restrictions set up by the auction house in the private room, they were useless to him. His powerful spiritual energy allowed him to freely investigate the situation in the auction house without being detected by the auction house security personnel.
"Room number 'Di' is occupied by the Shangguan sisters."
“Room No. 1... Li Jingxiao, just as I expected.”
There is one "Heaven" themed room, two "Earth" themed rooms, and three "Human" themed rooms in the auction hall. There's not much to say about the other rooms; they're all unfamiliar faces. Only the Shangguan sisters and Li Jingxiao are worth paying attention to.
“Young Master, I have investigated everything. This time, neither Shangguan Tingye nor Li Jingxiao knew that the other was at the auction house. The reason why Li Jingxiao was targeting me a few days ago was probably because of Tianyusheng.”
Xia Shufan also knew that Li Jingxiao was one of the survivors from the massacre of the village by Xuan Yanhuang. Tian Yusheng had now completely gained Li Jingxiao's trust, and with just a few words, he could make him go to Chixue City to take his life.
"If he dares to make a move, we will retaliate. We will meet force with force and water with water. It's that simple."
Lin Feng refused to believe that with so many powerful figures here, Li Jingxiao could really succeed.
“What you say is true, sir.”
With these powerful figures by his side, Xia Shufan felt he really had nothing to be afraid of.
"Wang Ting from the Demon-Slaying Sect has also arrived, as well as the withered old man from the Bone-Drying Sect. This old fellow is extremely treacherous and vicious. I heard that his grandson cultivates the sword path, and his magic weapon is a bone sword. Needless to say, he has also come for that sword manual."
Xia Shufan couldn't help but sigh, "It really is a gathering of heroes. After the auction ends, I'm afraid there will be another bloodbath."
Those who manage to acquire a valuable item will immediately return to their own faction, while those who fail to obtain their desired item will try to steal it from their opponents.
However, as long as a fight doesn't break out at the auction, the shopkeeper won't interfere.
Xia Shufan secretly contacted the law enforcement team, telling them to be on their guard and not let these distinguished guests lose their lives in Crimson Blood City.
The auction began soon.
At first, the items presented were all ordinary trinkets, and most of the bidders were independent cultivators. After about a dozen items were auctioned, martial artists representing powerful forces, such as the withered old man, began to bid. The independent cultivators, realizing they couldn't afford to offend them, quickly shut their mouths and obediently watched the show.
"The next item comes from the Lantern Flame Sect, which was destroyed a year ago. As you all probably know, when the Lantern Flame Sect was still alive, it cultivated a spiritual plant called Lantern Ember Grass in large quantities in the endless sea of fire within the sect. This plant can not only regulate blood and qi and remove impurities from the body, but also stabilize the foundation and temper the physical body. It has always been priceless."
"This batch of Lamp Ember Grass consists of fifteen plants. It is the last batch of Lamp Ember Grass that our Xuanhe Auction House has. If you miss it, you don't know how long you will have to wait."
The auctioneer was a silver-tongued woman who not only introduced the wonderful uses of the lamp ash grass, but also pointed out its rarity at the end, indirectly arousing everyone's desire to bid.
"This lamp ash grass is good, but we're not body cultivators, so what use is it to us?"
A martial artist asked.
"Even if you're not a body cultivator, you can buy it to cleanse your body of impurities, and it can even be used to forge magical artifacts. Lamp ash grass is a very good choice, and it's more effective than pills and iron forging stones on the market."
The auctioneer answered calmly.
"Starting bid: 50,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals. Each bid must be at least 1,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals."
"Sixty thousand."
Wang Ting spoke first.
"Heh heh, young man, don't try to take things from this old man." The withered old man chuckled sinisterly, then called out, "Sixty-five thousand!"
"Seventy thousand."
"Eighty thousand!"
Li Jingxiao, who was in the Renzi-style room, immediately bid. This item could be used to forge magical artifacts, making it the perfect material for nurturing his Qingxuan Sword.
Unfortunately, the competition between Wang Ting and the withered old man was too fierce, and he needed to keep some Crimson Blood Crystals to buy the final sword technique, so he had no choice but to give up.
"Forget it, this thing isn't a necessity, so it's fine if we lose it."
"Hold on."
The auctioneer paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Gentlemen, the distinguished guest in the No. 1 room of the Heavenly Division has bid 150,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals."
150,000?!
Wang Ting and the withered old man both frowned in unison.
Inappropriate.
While the Lamp Ash Grass is precious and has many uses, 150,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals... could buy a high-level cultivation technique. The starting price for the high-level sword technique that will be auctioned later is probably around that. It would be a waste to spend all the Crimson Blood Crystals in their pockets on this.
Moreover, the distinguished guest who has the ability to enter the No. 1 private room is probably not someone they can afford to offend; he might even be a prince from the dynasty...
not worth.
The two exchanged a glance and tacitly gave up the competition.
Before long, the lamp ash grass was delivered to the top-tier room where Lin Feng and the others were staying.
The appearance of the Lamp Ash Grass is no different from that of ordinary weeds, but the leaves of the grass are burning with extremely high-temperature flames. The auction house attendants responsible for bringing the Lamp Ash Grass are even at the level of gods. Otherwise, their spiritual power would probably not be able to withstand the burning of the flames.
Feng Yushang excitedly accepted the Lamp Ash Grass and said politely, "Thank you, Fifth Prince."
"You're too kind, Miss Wind."
Xia Shufan stared intently at the center of the auction hall; clearly, what he wanted had not yet appeared.
"The Ink-Comprehensive Scroll is suitable for calligraphy and martial arts practitioners to study and use. Starting bid: 100,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals!"
It was even more precious than the Lamp Ash Grass, but Xia Shufan did not hesitate to bid and eventually purchased the Zongmo Scroll for a high price of 170,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals.
Lin Feng originally wanted to buy the scroll for Lin Chuan, but after taking a quick look, he realized that it wasn't very valuable. Given Lin Chuan's current cultivation level, even if he bought it for him, it probably wouldn't be of much use.
"Next up is the final item that everyone has been eagerly anticipating!"
The auctioneer's tone suddenly rose, and in that instant, all the martial artists in the auction hall straightened their backs and stared intently at the ancient scroll in the auctioneer's hand.
"They're here."
Li Jingxiao's eyes widened, ready to make a bid at any moment.
"The sword technique created by the deceased former possessor of the Azure Profound Sacred Body, Senior Wang Qingxuan—the Unparalleled Sword Art!"
"Starting bid: 200,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals!"
These words immediately provoked a barrage of curses from many martial artists.
Two hundred thousand? That's highway robbery!
"Two hundred thousand top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals are enough for me to buy two or three high-level sword techniques!"
"Even if it's a sword technique created by someone with a sacred body, you can't sell it for such an exorbitant price!"
"This is just the starting price... If we really want to buy it, wouldn't it cost nearly a million top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals?"
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