As soon as Sheng Ning uttered the word "eight thousand," Zhao Nanxiao, sitting to the left, raised his plaque once again.
"Nine thousand."
Zhao Nanxiao's words, "Nine thousand," brought the auction to a climax.
The Supreme Black Iron on the platform was enormous, enough to forge two high-grade spirit swords.
This is also why Guan Yunchuan took a liking to Xuan Tie.
While the junior sister's eight-star Kunwu sword was indeed formidable, in a real fight, it couldn't even compare to the Yunxi sword at his waist.
If the Cloud Breath Sword hadn't already developed a sword spirit, he would have definitely traded it for the Gatling gun the moment his junior sister took it out.
He wanted to get his junior sister a more powerful weapon.
That piece of black iron would be perfect.
Zhao Nanxiao is now asking for nine thousand spirit stones. Even if the Invincible Sect is wealthy, they shouldn't be so extravagant.
Guan Yunchuan immediately raised his hand to stop his junior sister from bidding again, saying, "It's just a broken stone, junior sister, there's no need for that."
Sheng Ning glanced at him, and after a moment spoke in a low voice, "But Fifth Senior Brother, your face is practically screaming 'I want it'."
Upon hearing this, Guan Yunchuan immediately reached up and touched his face. "Is it that obvious?"
He turned to look at his senior brothers, and when he saw the affirmative expressions on their faces, his face immediately fell.
"I didn't really want it. I just wanted to see if there was any difference between a laser cannon made of Supreme Profound Iron and a laser cannon."
"Junior sister, that thing is too expensive, let's not buy it."
Sheng Ning raised an eyebrow and asked him with a smile, "Are you sure you don't want it?"
Guan Yunchuan glanced at the black iron on the stage, then gritted his teeth and looked away, "No!"
"Alright."
Sheng Ning sighed softly, and when she lowered her eyes, she saw Zhao Nanxiao turn to look at her.
The auctioneer swung the gavel and set the price; in the end, the Supreme Mystic Iron was bought by Zhao Nanxiao for nine thousand spirit stones.
Seeing Guan Yunchuan beside her watching anxiously as several cultivators struggled to carry the Xuan Tie away, Sheng Ning curled her lips into a smile and remained silent.
The second-to-last item had already been sold, and before anyone could even get excited, the last item was brought up for auction.
"This last lot is different from the previous ones; it is a living creature, and a special one at that."
The auctioneer kept everyone in suspense, first mentioning how much manpower and resources the Qi family had expended to capture this living creature.
Later it was said that this creature was not something that could be tamed by ordinary people.
When the auctioneer got to this point, everyone understood that the last item to be auctioned was a spirit beast.
On the mainland, some people capture and sell spirit beasts, and some even pay people to capture them.
Spirit beasts can form contracts with humans, and once a contract is formed, the spirit beast becomes the cultivator's most handy weapon.
When Sheng Ning heard that the final item to be auctioned was a spirit beast, she reached out and grabbed Bai Ze from her arms, letting him sit on her shoulder.
"If Lord Bai Ze sees it clearly, please tell me what kind of spirit beast it is."
Sheng Ning had only been in this world for a short time, and even though she had read many books, she still didn't recognize many spirit beasts.
Now that the Qi family is putting up a spirit beast for auction, and saying that this spirit beast is not something that ordinary people can tame, everyone's curiosity has been piqued.
"So, let's take a look at what this last item is!"
As the auctioneer spoke, he piqued everyone's curiosity, while forcefully pulling open the red velvet cloth beside him.
The moment the red velvet cloth was lifted, a golden beast-taming cage was revealed to everyone.
Unlike previous auctions where the crowd erupted in uproar as soon as the items appeared, this time the auction was different.
As soon as the auction items appeared before everyone, the entire auction hall suddenly fell silent.
Until someone couldn't hold back any longer and broke the abnormal silence with a loud, clattering voice.
"This...this is..."
The auctioneer on the stage curled his lips and chuckled softly, "As you can see, this is one of the ancient divine beasts, the Xuanwu."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone in the audience immediately slammed their fist on the table and stood up.
"Black Tortoise!"
"Is it really Xuanwu? Everyone says that the Qi family is the biggest merchant family in the Northern Region. As long as someone pays them, they can do anything."
But to their surprise, the Northern Region actually auctioned off the divine beast Xuanwu in public.
Gripping the chair armrests tightly, Sheng Ning turned her head to look at Bai Ze, who was sitting on her shoulder. "Is what he said true?"
Bai Ze did not answer.
His gaze remained fixed on the beast cage on the stage.
Or perhaps he was looking at Xuanwu.
He felt a familiar atmosphere as soon as he entered.
He had thought the items up for auction would be magical artifacts that had come to life, but he never expected it to be a Xuanwu (a mythical tortoise).
Bai Ze brandished his cat claws, a ferocious expression on his face.
"They deserve to die!"
Divine beasts and spirit beasts are different.
Spirit beasts can form bonds with humans, becoming their most useful weapons.
Divine beasts are different. Once a human forms a pact with a divine beast, they can share its divine power.
In short, those who form a bond with divine beasts can increase their cultivation level rapidly without having to work hard.
When Sheng Ning saw that his hind leg muscles were tense, she knew he was about to rush onto the stage.
She reached out and pinched the soft flesh on the back of his neck, whispering in his ear, "Are you sure that really is Xuanwu?"
Bai Ze's limbs thrashed about in mid-air. "Nonsense, I've lived with him on Tianling Mountain for so long, I'd recognize him even if he turned to ashes."
If it weren't for the collapse of the Heavenly Pillar.
They all left Tianling Mountain to search for the savior...
Sheng Ning squeezed his little paw and continued to ask him, "Why can't he move, since he's a divine beast?"
Mythical beasts possess divine power.
Bai Ze is an exception.
He had lived on Tianling Mountain for a long time, but his spiritual power disappeared for no reason.
If he hadn't run into Sheng Ning and hadn't been able to eat different spiritual fruits every day, he probably would have already turned to ashes on Tianling Mountain.
"It's a beast-taming cage."
Looking at the golden beast-taming cage on the stage, which was less than half a person tall, Lu Qingan said in a deep voice, "There are people in the black market who specialize in capturing spirit pets and young spirit beasts, and then selling them at high prices."
"The Beast Taming Cage can suppress the spiritual power of spirit pets and beasts, rendering them unable to resist."
“I’ve seen this in my master’s room before. My master also told me that the beast taming cages are also divided into different levels.”
"The higher the level of the beast-taming cage, the higher the level of the spirit beasts it can hold, and the more difficult it is to make."
It's just that the Beast Taming Cage, which can imprison divine beasts, is a magical artifact that no one knows who could forge.
As Lu Qing'an finished speaking, the image of Mo Jingchun couldn't help but pop into his mind.
I wonder how the old man is doing on the mainland.
If he had known they were going on a long trip, he wouldn't have insisted on him eating roast goose.
Upon hearing this, Sheng Ning and the others turned their attention to the beast-taming cage.
If what Master said is true, there must be some extraordinary figures in the Northern Region.
The auctioneer struck the gavel, signaling for everyone to be quiet.
After everyone quieted down, he slowly began to speak.
"The divine beast Xuanwu, starting bid: 50,000 high-grade spirit stones."
Another collective gasp filled the air.
Sheng Ning looked at the Xuanwu locked in the beast-taming cage on the stage. Before she could raise her paddle, Zhao Nanxiao seized the initiative.
"Fifty-one thousand."
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