Inside the private room, Fan Ling suddenly stood up, about to speak again, when the old servant of the Blood Sect, sweating profusely, stopped him.
"Young Sect Master, we came here with the Sect Master's orders. As for this flying combat technique, if you like it, just remember who ultimately buys it. Once it leaves this auction house, it'll still be ours!"
After much persuasion from the old servant, Fan Ling finally understood, let out a strange, cackling laugh, and then silently sat back down.
Inside the auction house, the crowd, who had been waiting for the dogfight between the Heavenly Serpent Mansion and the Blood Sect, all sighed almost imperceptibly after Fan Ling hadn't spoken again. After all, if either side spent too much gold now, they would lose an opponent for the spiritual item that appeared later!
"Dong! 1.6 million for the first time!"
Seeing that no one else spoke, the smiling old man on the stage spoke expressionlessly. If it was only auctioned off for 1.6 million, although there would be a profit, it wouldn't be much!
"1.6 million for the second time! Is there really no one who wants to bid for this flying combat skill? Owning it would allow one to experience the feeling of the sky ahead of time, and perhaps even break through to the Dou Wang realm. It only requires a small amount of gold coins!"
Seeing that the arena was still very quiet, the Dou Wang old man was very unwilling and planned to ring the bell for the third time. After all, he had waited long enough, and he couldn't make a fool of himself.
"Alas, what a pity, I can only earn a little less!"
He felt a little regretful, but just as the old man was about to ring the bell for the third time, a hoarse voice rang out.
"Wait, I'll bid 1.7 million gold coins!"
"Hahaha, this guest has bid 1.7 million gold coins, is anyone willing to bid higher?"
"Another 100,000 gold coins in my pocket! Even if no one bids higher, I've still made a profit. According to the split, I can get several thousand from this extra 100,000 gold coins!" Hearing the hoarse voice coming from the VIP room, the old man was overjoyed.
Seeing that a strange powerhouse was fighting with the people of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion, many powerhouses from the Black Corner Region released their soul power, trying to sense the true body inside the room.
"Hmph! Are you all provoking me?"
Seeing these probing soul powers, Yao Chen immediately waved his hand and shattered them. Xiao Yan let out a hoarse angry shout at the right time.
"Hehehe, since this lord urgently needs this flying fighting technique, my Heavenly Serpent Mansion will give it to this lord!"
After realizing that he was not someone to be trifled with, the leader of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion no longer hesitated and decided not to bid.
"Elder Qing, what's going on?"
Inside the private room where the Heavenly Serpent Mansion was located, a member of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion's entourage asked in confusion.
"Although this old man's aura is only that of a Dou Wang, there's no need to make a fuss now. We might as well save our gold coins and wait for that item to appear! Besides, this was originally just meant to fool the young sect leader of the Blood Sect. Since he didn't fall for it, there's no need to spend money on such a useless thing."
"Yes, Elder, you are wise!"
"One million seven hundred thousand, second time!"
"One million seven hundred thousand, third time! Dong!"
On the stage, seeing that no one else was bidding, the Dou Wang elder finally rang the bell for the third time, deciding the ownership of the flying fighting skill. As the staff took the flying fighting skill to hand it over to the auctioneer, another auctioneer slowly walked onto the stage, her swaying figure making the blood of many burly men from the Black Corner Region boil.
"Gentlemen, the next item to be auctioned is a bit strange!"
The elderly Dou Wang presiding over the auction first spoke mysteriously, then, at his signal, the auctioneer slowly lifted the red cloth covering the map, revealing an ancient and tattered map to the crowd.
"Tch, old man, this map is so old, I wonder if it can even be read clearly. To put it up for auction like this, your auction house is really greedy!"
"Yeah, yeah, and this old thing looks incomplete, only about half its original size, maybe even less!"
"Take it away!
"
Faced with the disdain of the crowd, the elderly Dou Wang's face darkened. They had studied the map for a long time but still found nothing. Following the style of hoping some sucker would take advantage, despite it failing to sell several times, it was still included in this auction.
"Ahem, a mysterious ancient map, starting bid 100,000 gold coins, minimum increment 1,000 gold coins. Perhaps it holds the treasures of ancient sages, waiting to be discovered. Wouldn't you all like to give it a try?"
Despite his lack of hope, the old Dou Wang was indeed dutiful, still giving a small promotion. However, to his embarrassment, half a day passed and no one spoke, staring at him as if he were a fool.
"Teacher, have you thought of something?"
Xiao Yan, in his private room, was also watching the spectacle. After all, only a fool would buy such a tattered and incomplete ancient map. Unexpectedly, his master, upon seeing the map, fell into deep thought, as if it truly possessed some historical significance.
"100,000 gold coins!"
Just as Yao Chen was pondering, and many in the room were watching the spectacle with amusement, a young voice broke the silence.
"Ten thousand gold coins, first time, second time, third time!"
"Thump!"
"Hahaha, congratulations to this guest for winning this mysterious ancient map! May you obtain a mysterious treasure and reach the pinnacle of power through this."
Seeing that a fool had actually won the bid for the ancient map, the old Dou Wang swiftly completed all the procedures, finally ringing the bell to confirm the map's ownership.
This scene drew gasps from many in the audience, but the old Dou Wang laughed heartily. He had bought the mysterious ancient map for fifty thousand gold coins, thinking he would make a fortune. Who would have thought it would fail to sell so many times? Fortunately, this time a fool refused to give up. Thinking of this, the old Dou Wang's laughter grew even louder.
Meanwhile, inside the private room, Lin Feng handed his gold card to the auction house staff to swipe, then held the fragmented map in his hand and smiled inexplicably.
"Hehe, everyone thinks they've made a profit, and coincidentally, I also think I've made a profit, and I definitely made more than you!"
"Oh no!"
Just then, Yao Chen, who had been deep in thought in Xiao Yan's private room, finally remembered what the fragment of the map was!
"Little Yan, you've suffered a huge loss! The other piece of that map once appeared in Zhongzhou, causing a bloodbath, but unexpectedly, it was auctioned off for the low price of 100,000 gold coins in the Black Corner Region!"
(End of Chapter)