"The starting bid remains five thousand high-grade spirit stones!"
Someone immediately shouted, "Ten thousand!"
This item was probably the most valuable item in the history of this auction, and the guests were extremely enthusiastic in bidding. In no time, the price had reached 30,000.
At this moment, the voice of the No. 1 VIP room, which had been silent for a while after being hit by Shi Xuan, suddenly spoke up: "Thirty-one thousand."
Oh, so Number One also wants to treat his dantian? Just now, he made such a big fuss over a single bead for only a hundred high-grade spirit stones, and now he can actually afford more than thirty thousand high-grade spirit stones?
But judging from the people in this private room, they didn't seem to be wealthy. No matter what they were bidding on, they were very careful about raising the price, as if they were afraid of not having enough spirit stones.
The round-faced master present indicated that he did not want to treat the person in VIP room number one, so after the person made his bid, he quietly raised the price: "Thirty-five thousand."
If you bid, the spirit stones will eventually return to you. To reserve future auction slots for Master Roundface, the auction house promised no handling fees this time; Shi Xuan could bid as he pleased.
Two Golden Core cultivators sat in Box Number One. They were furious about the frequent disturbances in Box Number Nine, but they were wary of Shi Xuan's display of skill earlier, fearing that some Nascent Soul expert had emerged from seclusion, and dared not act rashly. One wonders what their expressions would be if they knew that the person in the box was that "round-faced Foundation Establishment master."
"...You're just stirring up trouble. The people in VIP room number one probably want to tear you apart." Lu Shenzhi's helpless voice rang in Shi Xuan's ears.
"It's alright, he doesn't know who I am anyway, so any hatred he feels is pointless." Shi Xuan laughed leisurely. "Besides, I'm the one in charge of the treatment. If someone I don't like comes to me to treat, I'm afraid I might accidentally make a mistake. If I accidentally make a mistake, wouldn't my reputation be ruined?"
"..." It sounds like it makes a lot of sense. The senior brother felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
The two men in VIP room number one were secretly furious. They exchanged a glance, then gritted their teeth and added, "Thirty-six thousand!"
This time, without Shi Xuan even needing to make a move, the fifth VIP room started again: "Fifty thousand!"
Everyone in the hall focused their attention on VIP room number five. They had just bought one for 50,000! Was this a move to buy all the spots for 50,000? Wouldn't that leave no chance for others?
At this point, others finally couldn't sit still any longer, and the other private rooms also started to raise their prices.
"Fifty-three thousand!"
"Fifty-five thousand!"
"Sixty thousand!"
...
After this round of bidding, some people already regretted it. They wished they hadn't let the fifth VIP room take the first spot so easily. Even if they had participated in the bidding and spent more spirit stones, it would have been better to save them from having more spirit stones to fight over later, which would have made the price even higher now.
The price increases continued, and the emcee couldn't get a word in edgewise; the guests had already started bidding on their own.
Ultimately, the second spot was taken by VIP Box No. 3 for 77,000 high-grade spirit stones.
Shi Xuan thought to himself, "For such a small auction house in a black market for rogue cultivators to fetch such prices, one can only imagine how wealthy these major sects and families are. Looking at it this way, I should have tried to rob Fan Mingzhu in the secret realm last time; perhaps there would have been some unexpected surprise."
The third spot, being the final item to be auctioned, would have to wait a while. Shi Xuan simply lay down on the chair, took out a bag of spiritual fruits and started eating, casually tossing one to Leng Rufeng.
She took a bite, when she suddenly heard the emcee announce with a charming laugh: "The next item to be auctioned is—a piece of Soul-Nourishing Wood! I believe everyone knows its uses, so I won't go into detail. Interested VIPs shouldn't miss it. The starting price is thirty high-grade spirit stones, with each bid increasing by ten!"
No sooner had the beautiful emcee finished speaking than a voice from VIP box number one shouted, "Forty!"
To Shi Xuan, his tone conveyed a sense of urgency coupled with forced composure; she could almost see the bidder's eagerness leaning forward in his feigned calm.
Suddenly, I find this quite interesting. Although Soul-Nourishing Wood is a rare commodity, very few people can actually use it. How many people are cursed like the eldest brother, trapped within their bodies and unable to move? Others simply perish and are reincarnated; why would they need Soul-Nourishing Wood?
However, there is one exception: the members of the Eye Totem Organization. They must have a great need for Soul-Nourishing Wood, after all, the piece they saw in the secret realm last time was already the twenty-sixth.
So, I can't say whether this private room is connected to that evil organization, but it just looks a bit out of place.
We need to nip this in the bud.
He then announced, "One hundred high-grade spirit stones."
With 77,000 treatment slots already sold out, 100 is simply not enough, but the price increase is truly eye-catching.
The people in VIP box number one couldn't understand why number nine was going against them. He wanted to take everything from them, and he was incredibly strong, with abundant spirit stones and cultivation points, which they couldn't compete with.
"One hundred and ten," the cultivator in box number one said, suppressing his anger as he raised the price, then added, "Fellow Daoist number nine, if we have offended you in any way, we apologize in advance. We urgently need this item, and we hope you can do us a favor." In their view, number nine's insistence on the matter must be because they had offended her with their rude words, which was why she was going against them at every turn.
Shi Xuan did not respond to their words, but his attitude was clear: "One hundred and twenty!"
At this point, Shi Xuan was no longer in a hurry. He decided to wait and see where their limits were.
A loud thud came from the number one VIP room, as if something had been slammed onto the table. The person was clearly quite angry.
Seeing the atmosphere getting a bit tense, the emcee quickly tried to smooth things over, saying with a smile, "This Soul-Nourishing Wood is a rare and valuable item, and it seems to be very popular. Box number nine has bid 120, is anyone else bidding higher?"
Among those present, no one else could use this Soul-Nourishing Wood. If it were cheap, they could buy it and keep it, but since Shi Xuan had already spent over a hundred high-grade spirit stones, there was no need for them to get involved.
After a moment of silence, just as the emcee was about to confirm again, the VIP box number one moved and raised the price to one hundred and thirty.
"One hundred and forty." Shi Xuan didn't hesitate at all; no matter how much the other party offered, she was determined to add one hundred.
"This is outrageous!" the cultivator in VIP room number one roared. They had suffered terribly today; not only had they failed to bid on any of the items they wanted, but they were also inexplicably targeted. First, it was number five, then number one. Clearly, at this rate, they had no hope of getting the last treatment spot either. The second spot had already been bid at 77,000. Forget 70,000, they couldn't even come up with 50,000 right now.
People in the hall had already started whispering among themselves.
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