"Heh heh, welcome, Fellow Daoists, to this auction held by the Myriad Treasures Merchant Association."
"This old man is the host for today, Feng Yuan."
"Without further ado, let's bring out the treasures!"
After Feng Yuan's words fell.
A maid walked up, holding a giant wooden box.
"First, let me introduce the Twin Lotus."
"Consuming it can temporarily clear one's mind and increase Comprehension Ability!"
"Consider it a good start, everyone. Bidding begins at five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones, with no limit on increments!"
As soon as Feng Yuan finished speaking.
Someone immediately raised the price.
"Eight hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"
"I bid one thousand!"
"One thousand two hundred!"
The bidding momentum was strong.
In the eyes of Cultivators, this Twin Lotus was worth the price.
After all, whether it was a Cultivation Technique or a Spell.
They all required Cultivation.
Temporarily increasing Comprehension Ability could save so much time.
Watching the people around constantly raising their bids.
Su Bai yawned.
She wasn't interested in this.
Her Divine Soul was powerful, and her Comprehension Ability was extraordinary!
She didn't need it.
However, Lu Hong, who was beside her, seemed to want to bid.
But very quickly, the price of the Twin Lotus exceeded her means.
Recently, she had been attempting to refine High Grade Medicinal Pills.
Lu Hong really wanted it.
She felt that perhaps with higher Comprehension Ability, she could discover more problems during Alchemy, thereby increasing her success rate.
It wasn't that Lu Hong couldn't afford that many Spirit Stones.
Su Bai had never treated her own people poorly.
Lu Hong worked as an Alchemist in Danfu Pavilion and also handled the accounts.
She usually received quite a few Spirit Stones.
Moreover, the Spirit Medicine Lu Hong used for Alchemy was all grown at Sea Corner Cliff.
Logically speaking, she should have accumulated a considerable fortune.
Su Bai had no idea.
Every time Lu Hong received Spirit Stones.
A portion was returned to Danfu Pavilion.
Another portion was given to her elder brother.
She knew that the Lü Family and Su Bai had always had a debt of gratitude.
She considered herself to be repaying that debt.
She was a member of Danfu Pavilion and also Su Bai's personal maid.
But the Lü Family was, after all, the Family she grew up in.
The Lü Family's recent smooth development naturally had Lu Hong's support.
As an Alchemist, although her skills weren't top-notch, she was very popular.
She knew many connections.
Spirit Stones were only used to manage relationships; connections were the most important.
Lu Hong intended to continue supporting the Lü Family until her parents passed away.
At that time, after fulfilling her filial duties.
Lu Hong would begin to live for herself.
These were Lu Hong's thoughts.
One could only say that her mind was still too simple.
She had strong principles regarding her Family.
She didn't know how much internal Family strife there was in the Cultivation world.
After Lu Hong gave up on bidding for the Twin Lotus, she continued to watch the Cultivators around her constantly raising their bids.
She was originally just accompanying Aunt Su out for fun.
If she had bought the Twin Lotus this time, she would not have many Spirit Stones left.
She still needed to save a portion for emergencies.
Just then.
Su Bai raised her placard.
"One thousand six hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
Her voice was clear and extremely penetrating.
Everyone in the entire auction could clearly hear Su Bai's words.
Causing many Cultivators' hearts to skip a beat.
It was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator!
Suddenly, the venue quieted down.
Buying the Twin Lotus for one thousand six hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
In some people's eyes, it was already not worth it.
The main reason was that the temporarily increased Comprehension Ability, whether it could help one comprehend Cultivation Techniques or not, couldn't immediately be converted into strength.
Moreover, a Foundation Establishment Cultivator had made a bid.
Some people, for the sake of giving Face.
Were willing to give the Foundation Establishment Cultivator some Face.
So they stopped raising their bids.
Feng Yuan, seeing this, also knew that the price was roughly there.
He immediately knew when to stop.
Moreover, he couldn't let the atmosphere in the venue cool down.
If one bid from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator extinguished the previously heated atmosphere.
How would the auction make money?
And if it spread, it would also damage their reputation.
"Oh! This Fellow Daoist, seated in VIP Box No. 10, has bid one thousand six hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
"Very discerning, this Twin Lotus is also of great benefit to Foundation Establishment Cultivators."
"If no other Fellow Daoists are willing to continue bidding."
"Then we must congratulate this Fellow Daoist in VIP Box No. 10!"
"One thousand six hundred Spirit Stones, once!"
"One thousand six hundred Spirit Stones, twice!!!"
"One thousand six hundred Spirit Stones, thrice!!!"
"Sold!"
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on acquiring the Spirit Medicine Twin Lotus. Please proceed to the backstage to complete the transaction when the auction concludes!"
After swiftly concluding the first item.
Feng Yuan immediately began the second item.
"Next, let us present the next treasure!"
"The fur and bones of a Red Flame Lion!"
"Because it is a fire-attribute Yao Beast, for Fellow Daoists with fire Spiritual Roots or those Cultivating fire-attribute Cultivation Techniques, this is a High Grade Material!"
"Whether it's making the fur into a magic robe to wear."
"Or adding some bones when refining a Fire Spirit Pill, both can significantly enhance the effect!"
Feng Yuan was working hard to readjust the atmosphere of the auction.
Below, Lu Hong knew that her little thoughts earlier had probably been discovered.
"Aunt Su... I..."
Su Bai directly placed her hand by her lips, signaling Lu Hong to be quiet.
Then Lu Hong received a voice transmission.
"You can explain to me after the auction ends. For now, just enjoy the auction."
Hearing this, Lu Hong could only nod.
She stopped overthinking.
The auction progressed quickly.
Ten treasures were sold consecutively.
The finale items were about to be presented.
However, before that.
There was an item that piqued Su Bai's interest slightly.
"Fellow Daoists, the next treasure is quite wondrous."
Feng Yuan said mysteriously.
His voice was still clear and pleasant to the ear.
Having hosted for so long, he showed no signs of fatigue.
Feng Yuan's Cultivation was also quite extraordinary.
And after ten consecutive items were auctioned.
The Cultivators present had already become familiar with Feng Yuan.
Many people were shouting from below.
"Haha, being mysterious again!"
"Fellow Daoist Feng, quickly bring out the treasure. You can't pique our curiosity anymore!"
"Be careful if the treasure is too wondrous, there might not be many buyers."
"..."
Although a few were not praising him.
But Feng Yuan also needed such an effect.
He shook his head and walked around the stage once.
Just as the venue completely quieted down.
He pointed behind him.
"Bring out the treasure!"
The maid behind heard this and slowly walked to the front of the stage, carrying a tray.
Feng Yuan pointed at the Jade Slip on the tray and said:
"This is a Beast Taming Cultivation Technique."
"It can be used with a Spirit Beast that shares a spiritual connection with oneself, unleashing powerful Spell attacks where one plus one is greater than two!"
"Furthermore, it contains many insights and methods for communicating with Spirit Beasts and helping them Cultivate."
"This item has a starting bid of three hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"
The starting bid was a bit low.
And no one immediately bid.
After all, there were still too few Cultivators who had the intention of raising Spirit Beasts.
Unless they were Cultivators with a Legacy or sufficient resources.
Otherwise, they would have to specially allocate resources to Spirit Beasts.
"Five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
Su Bai bid first.
But just after Su Bai's bid.
Another voice rang out.
"One thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
Su Bai looked towards the sound.
Upstairs.
That was the VIP section.
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