"Everyone, please calm down."
The auctioneer smiled.
"Senior Wang Qingxuan had already broken through to the God King Realm before his fall. In addition, he was a genius and the owner of the Qingxuan Sacred Body. We believe that selling the Peerless Sword Technique at this price is not excessive. Moreover, the sword technique contains some secrets about the Qingxuan Sacred Body... It might be able to help you find the current owner of the Qingxuan Sacred Body."
The auctioneer winked playfully.
"The current possessor of the Azure Profound Sacred Body..."
Everyone narrowed their eyes. This was indeed a valuable piece of information. If this was included, then the starting bid of 200,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals would not seem exaggerated.
"Brother Lin, you are also a sword cultivator. Are you interested in this sword manual?"
Shen Xiaohong, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke.
"I'm somewhat interested."
Brother Lin smiled slightly.
"Then let me help Young Master Lin bid for this sword manual!"
Xia Shufan immediately volunteered.
"this……"
"Please, Young Master Lin, agree!"
Even if Lin Feng didn't buy it, Emperor Xuan Yan's order to Xia Shufan was that he must acquire this sword manual. Although there were few sword cultivators in the dynasty, such an important sword manual could not fall into the hands of others, not to mention that it contained secrets about the Azure Profound Sacred Body.
It's better for it to fall into Lin Feng's hands than into the hands of other martial artists in the Xuan Yan Star Realm. Let's just consider it as the Xuan Yan Dynasty selling itself to Lin Feng.
Upon hearing this, Lin Feng stopped making excuses.
"Starting bid: 200,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals; each bid must be at least 10,000 higher!"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, martial artists began bidding.
"The distinguished guest in room number one has offered 210,000!"
It's Shangguan Tingye; she's probably going to sell it to Li Jingxiao.
Lin Feng smiled faintly.
"Young Master Wang Ting of the Demon-Slaying Sect has offered 220,000!"
"The distinguished guest in room number three has offered 230,000!"
Prices kept rising, and soon some self-proclaimed wealthy rogue cultivators withdrew from the bidding, because the prices after that were beyond their means.
Soon, the withered old man of the Bone Sect suddenly raised the price, offering 350,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals, forcing another group of people to withdraw from the competition.
"The distinguished guest in room number three has offered 400,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals!"
"This is insane! Absolutely insane!"
"The Peerless Sword Technique is definitely not worth this price!"
"These powerful families are too big and influential for us to compete with."
Li Jingxiao sat in room number three, his eyes red with nervousness.
Fortunately, Tianyusheng had given him a lot of top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals in advance; otherwise, with his own financial resources, he would probably have been eliminated in the first round.
Soon, the price reached 500,000 for top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals.
At this price, you could buy a top-tier, high-level magical artifact on the market.
In the Earth-class private room, Shangguan Tingye shook his head regretfully.
"No, we simply can't buy it."
Shangguan Qingning remained calm. She blew on the tea in her hand and said, "The top-tier private room is occupied by Young Master Lin and the Fifth Prince. How can you possibly win if you insist on competing with them?"
In terms of strength, the Xuan Yan Dynasty may not be the strongest in the Xuan Yan Star Realm, but in terms of wealth, they are undoubtedly number one. Even the Tian Shu Sect and the Dang Mo Sect cannot compare with them.
However, even Xia Shufan felt that the price was not worth it after it had been raised to this level, so he simply came out of the side room to save face.
"It's the Fifth Prince!"
"Hehe, this is getting interesting. I guess Wang Ting and the withered old man won't be able to compete now."
"It seems that the Fifth Prince also thinks it's too much of a loss to buy a high-level sword technique at this price, otherwise he wouldn't have stepped forward."
Wang Ting shook his head, deciding to give up.
The withered old man gave a bitter smile. Even Wang Ting, a member of the Demon-Slaying Sect, didn't dare to compete with Xia Shufan, let alone him, who came from a small sect. Competing with the Fifth Prince for something was just courting death.
But even without the two of them, there was still Li Jingxiao in the Human-sized room. When he saw Xia Shufan, he knew that the Peerless Sword Technique was out of his reach. But even if he couldn't get the sword technique, he would still raise the price to annoy that bastard!
Inside the room, Shen Xiaohong sensed Li Jingxiao's intentions, frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Despicable behavior! Not honorable at all!"
"Knowing full well that they can't obtain the sword technique, they still maliciously inflate the price!"
Lin Feng's eyes flashed, and he secretly transmitted his voice to Xia Shufan.
"Seven hundred thousand top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals!"
When Li Jingxiao raised the bid for the last time, Xia Shufan suddenly looked at the auctioneer and said with a smile, "Since the friend in that private room values this sword manual so much, then let's just forget about it."
"This prince forfeits the competition!"
"What?!"
Li Jingxiao, who was in the side room, was dumbfounded.
He only brought 700,000 top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals this time. I originally thought this guy would continue to raise the price, so why did he give up like this?
Seven hundred thousand top-grade Crimson Blood Crystals can buy a high-level sword technique...
If Tianyusheng knew, he would definitely call him a sucker!
The crowd in the auction hall burst into laughter, while Wang Ting and the withered old man looked on with deeper insight, their eyes filled with pity as they gazed at the location of the "Human" tiered room.
"What an idiot."
Wang Ting sneered, "Let's see who can protect him after we leave the auction house!"
"To compete with the Fifth Prince is simply overestimating one's own abilities!"
The withered old man also shook his head.
Don't they even know whose territory this is?
Although the Xuanhe Auction House claims it will protect the identities of bidders in the private rooms, this is the territory of the Xuan Yan Dynasty! And they depend on the dynasty for survival! If the Fifth Prince wants to find out that person's identity, it's just a matter of a word!
Moreover, some of the funds will flow into the Dynasty after the auction ends, which is incredibly stupid!
"You bastard!"
Inside the side room, Li Jingxiao also sensed something was wrong and immediately started cursing.
"How dare you play me!"
But it was too late to regret it now. Xuanhe Auction House didn't offer refunds, so he had no choice but to reluctantly give them the Crimson Blood Crystal, planning to ambush Xia Shufan on the way and make him pay for his actions!
Li Jingxiao seemed to have forgotten that he was the one who maliciously raised the price first.
Meanwhile, in the top-tier private room, Shen Xiaohong laughed heartily.
"Brother Lin's move is brilliant! Since he wants to raise the price, let him! At worst, we'll ambush him on the way after he buys the sword manual!"
Although this behavior did not conform to Shen Xiaohong's "righteous conduct", it was Li Jingxiao who had teased them first.
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth—is that too much to ask?
"Young Master, when shall we make our move?"
Feng Yushang's expression was icy.
"Now, of course."
Lin Feng sneered.
"However, in order not to alert them, Shufan, you should leave first. We will hide and sneak behind them, and we must catch them off guard!"
"clear!"
Xia Shufan seemed quite excited.
I acquired the Peerless Sword Technique without spending a single penny, which is much easier than buying it with real money!
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