This outcome truly left the gathered cultivators astonished, but no one took it to heart. A mere Nascent Soul Realm cultivator fighting a Lihe Realm cultivator over a treasure—his end was bound to be nothing good.
Who told him to have such poor mental fortitude?
Heavenly materials and earthly treasures went to the highest bidder. Some things simply could not be forced.
Several cultivators dressed as servants came into the hall and carried the old man away.
The auction continued.
For the first two treasures to lead to such a result, the emotions of the gathered cultivators were thoroughly stirred up.
The auctions that followed could be called fiery, and the treasures the auction house brought out did not disappoint the crowd either. Each was rarer than the last, and their varieties were extremely diverse.
Materials, talismans, Ancient Treasures—there was no lack of any kind, and every single one could be called a rare item.
Not one item went unsold. All were swarmed over and fought for by the gathered cultivators.
Never mind the newcomers; even those cultivators who had participated in this shop's auctions several times before were secretly clicking their tongues. The treasures brought out this time seemed much rarer than before.
But thinking about it, that made sense as well. Because of the unexpected invasion of Yinhun ghosts, though the three races had ceased their hostilities, the entire East Sea Cultivation World had in fact grown even more turbulent.
Chaos had not ceased. Although large-scale conflicts were gone, acts of taking advantage of the fire to loot, murdering people for treasures, still came one after another without end.
Under such circumstances, with this shop's methods, it was only natural that they could obtain more abundant and rarer sources of goods. It was well within reason.
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