Inside the private room, Yao Chen looked extremely annoyed, as if he had missed out on hundreds of Rank 9 pills. Of course, in reality, it wasn't that exaggerated, but if that ancient map were used well, its value would be worth many Rank 9 pills.
"Teacher, what does that mean? The ancient map has been snatched away!"
"Little Yanzi, do you know what's most important in cultivating the Burning Technique?"
"That's the strange fire, of course!" "
That fragment of the map just now was about the Purifying Lotus Demonic Fire, which ranks third on the Strange Fire Ranking. Tell me, does Teacher feel heartbroken?"
"No, Teacher shouldn't feel heartbroken."
Xiao Yan suddenly seemed to have been struck a blow, his lips slightly trembling, his eyes glazed over.
"100,000 gold coins, an ancient map, and the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame."
"I've got it, Teacher! Why
don't we wait until the auction is over and go trade with that person?" "No chance. The one who just got it was Lin Feng. He must know that the pattern on this ancient map points to the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame, otherwise he wouldn't have made a move!"
"Teacher, is there really no chance? I remember that Senior Brother Lin Feng already has a different kind of flame, right? Could he also control more than two different kinds of flames?"
Xiao Yan was extremely surprised to hear that Lin Feng had obtained the fragment of the different kind of flame map and asked.
"Let's leave this matter for now. The fragment is in Lin Feng's hands, and he will get it one day. Moreover, it is said that the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame has already reached the strength of a Dou Sheng. You, a mere nine-star Great Dou Master, shouldn't think too much about it!"
"Thump!"
Just as Xiao Yan was about to say something more, the old Dou Wang on the stage once again swung the small hammer in his hand, attracting everyone's attention.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the next item for auction is this rare and precious treasure—the Earth Core Fire Mushroom! This is one of the main ingredients for refining top-grade pills. Even if you don't need it, if you were to give it to a master alchemist in exchange, you might receive a high-grade pill as a reward." The old Dou Wang elder struck the
hammer
again, smiling broadly. His appearance made the burly men in the audience want to punch him hard in the face.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Earth Core Fire Mushroom starts at 500,000 gold coins, with each bid starting at least 10,000 gold coins. Now, the bidding begins!"
"600,000 gold coins!"
Although the old man's words made perfect sense, many felt their pockets were empty at 500,000 gold coins. After a while, someone tentatively spoke up.
"650,000 gold coins!"
The old Dou Wang elder was unconcerned with these small fry, continuing to smile with narrowed eyes, only occasionally glancing discreetly at Xiao Yan's private room. Seeing this, Lin Feng chuckled almost imperceptibly. It seemed Xiao Yan had been taken for a fool.
"Seven hundred thousand gold coins!"
After several bids, Xiao Yan finally made his move, then subtly glanced at Lin Feng's private room—something Lin Feng remained unaware of. However, Lin Feng showed no intention of bidding. He was a peak sixth-grade alchemy master; the pills he wanted to refine couldn't be satisfied with just a mere Earth Core Fire Mushroom.
Since Xiao Yan spoke, the room hadn't stopped, and the price of the Earth Core Fire Mushroom slowly rose to around one million one hundred thousand gold coins.
"One million two hundred thousand gold coins!"
Ultimately, Xiao Yan unsurprisingly acquired the Earth Core Fire Mushroom, and the price wasn't exactly a bargain. Of course, it was still a profit for Xiao Yan, as the Earth Core Fire Mushroom was a rather uncommon spiritual herb.
After Xiao Yan auctioned off the Earth Core Fire Mushroom, the subsequent auction items were all extraordinary, with starting prices no lower than 500,000 gold coins, and some even reaching over 2 million in final prices.
Even Lin Feng participated twice during this period, obtaining two high-level Xuan-rank cultivation techniques. Of course, this amount of gold coins was nothing to him, the king of the competitive world of alchemy. Lin Feng
either didn't refine pills at all, or he would refine them for one or two months at a time, earning enough profits to support eight hundred concubines. Of course, this couldn't be mentioned in front of Cai Lin; the taste of the alien queen was not something to be shared with outsiders.
Time slowly passed, and the auction house truly entered its countdown. Finally, after a magic core weapon was auctioned off... Some powerful figures who had been resting with their eyes closed throughout slowly opened them, their gazes burning as they looked at the old Battle King on the stage.
"Thump, thump, thump,"
the old Battle King tapped his small hammer repeatedly, seemingly hinting at something. This time, no auction girls appeared again. He took out a silver scroll from his storage ring.
"Low-grade Earth-rank movement technique—Three Thousand Thunderclaps!"
"Boom!"
As the old Battle King's words fell, the entire auction house erupted in chaos, a cacophony of voices filling the air, everyone's eyes burning with desire as they stared at the scroll in the old Battle King's hand. In fact, if someone hadn't just been killed by an arrow, someone would likely have rushed forward to snatch the technique.
Earth-rank techniques were extremely rare, even in the entire Black Corner Region. Upon seeing this technique, the young sect leader of the Blood Sect and the people of the Heavenly Serpent Mansion all stood up, their eyes burning with anticipation as they stared at the Earth-rank technique.
"Old man, let's begin!"
Just then, someone suddenly shouted, and the old man, who was a Dou Wang, smiled and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Since this distinguished guest can't wait any longer, then I won't say much more. I hereby announce that the auction for the Earth-rank low-level movement technique—Three Thousand Thunderclaps—is now officially open!"
"Boom! Starting price is one gold coin, and each bid must be at least 50,000 gold coins!"
"Tsk tsk tsk"
The crowd just smiled disdainfully at the auction house's methods. If someone could really win this Earth-rank technique for one gold coin, not to mention them, even the owner behind this auction house would probably kill this person in the street.
"One hundred thousand gold coins, hahaha, since no one is speaking, I, Old Man Er Gou, will start!"
"Hehe, foolish, how could such a good thing be something that we people can give? It seems that Old Man Er Gou's path has come to an end!"
"Hahaha"
After Old Man Er Gou spoke, the crowd burst into laughter, mocking his brainless move. Seemingly startled awake by the laughter, Old Man Er Gou, his face filled with remorse, quickly rose and headed out of the auction house, presumably intending to lay low.
Seeing this, many figures inside the auction house vanished as well, indicating that some people were undoubtedly going to meet their demise in the wilderness outside. Of course, all of this was irrelevant to the truly powerful figures, whose eyes were fixed on the silver scroll on the stage with burning desire.
"One million gold coins!"
(End of Chapter)