Hmph!
Seeing that the technique they had offered had not been chosen, the three who had failed to win anything let out displeased snorts, clearly somewhat unhappy.
Old Man Baoshan paid no heed to these sounds and continued with the next transactions.
As the auction continued, the items that appeared became increasingly dazzling: from Dou Techniques to cultivation methods, from all kinds of medicinal pills to rare natural treasures, from enchanted weapons to medicinal cauldrons, and more.
Yet every item presented would have caused quite a stir if placed in the outside world. Here, however, they did not seem all that shocking.
Liu Ling and his group did not make any bids. Apart from Xiao Yi Xian using two Eighth-Grade Pills with Five-Colored Pill Lightning to purchase a poison scripture called the "Heavenly Netherworld Poison Scripture" when it appeared midway through, no one else bought anything.
The so-called Heavenly Netherworld Poison Scripture had been created thousands of years ago by a Dou Saint expert known as the Heavenly Netherworld Poison Saint. This Dou Saint had loved using poison throughout his life and had thus left behind numerous methods for concocting strange poisons.
Although this was not as good as the Heavenly Poison Scripture, it still held lessons worth learning from. After Xiao Yi Xian acquired it and studied it further, she might be able to develop even more powerful poisons.
As one extremely rare item after another successfully changed hands, the atmosphere within the great hall was stirred into growing fervor.
"Next, we shall begin the auction for the second-to-last item of this trade fair!"
Having just concluded the sale of an item at a high price, Old Man Baoshan raised his flushed face and smiled at the hall. With a clench of his hand, an ancient, yellowed piece of