Buying Profound Gold Sand at the Reserve Price

Twenty catties of Profound Gold Sand for a low price of 500,000 high-grade Spirit Stones? A brief silence fell over the audience as they mentally calculated the cost. Twenty catties of Profound Gold Sand could forge two hundred high-grade flying swords, assuming all of them succeeded. However, there shouldn't be many problems; it was just a matter of mixing in Xuan Iron before forging, not forging magic Law Treasure. The market price for a single high-grade flying sword was about three thousand high-grade high-grade Spirit Stones, so two hundred swords would be worth six hundred thousand. After deducting the cost of materials like Xuan Iron, the starting price of 500,000 was indeed a bit high, but for this quantity, it was entirely worthwhile, especially compared to the potential increase in strength for two hundred disciples.

"Five hundred thousand!" Yue Qianchou waited for a long time, but seeing that none of these guys reacted, he had no choice but to test the waters himself. Wu Lixue raised the sign in her hand, and before leaving, she couldn't help but grin foolishly at Yue Qianchou. Although her face was covered, Yue Qianchou could still see the foolish grin in her eyes, which had a hint of self-praise.

Wu Sihai, in the darkroom, was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected Yue Qianchou to call out the price first. Looking outside, he was both amused and exasperated. Yue Qianchou was slumped lazily in his chair, while Wu Lixue held up a bidding paddle. Although he couldn't see her expression, he knew his granddaughter too well; her gestures told him she was extremely pleased with herself. Things had taken a turn for the better! It seemed this girl really did have a thing for Yue Qianchou.

Yue Qianchou turned his head from side to side, and seeing that no one had reacted yet, he shouted to the stage, "Since no one has reacted, Elder Wu, what are you waiting for? Shouldn't you announce that this 'Profound Gold Sand' is mine?" Wu Lixue put down the sign and nodded heavily as well.

Wu Tai gave him an awkward smile. "You wish! How could this thing be unwanted?" he said loudly. "Is there anyone else bidding? Buyer number one has already bid 500,000."

After calling out once, there was still no response from below. Wu Tai's expression twitched slightly. Could it be that no one was really bidding?

Yue Qianchou stood up, turned around, and looked around. He had initially been about to raise the price, but after seeing this, he fell silent. Yue Qianchou's puzzled gaze swept around. Strange, no one was bidding against this item? That seemed unlikely.

"Buyer number one has already bid 500,000 high-grade Spirit Stones. Is there anyone else bidding?" Wu Tai shouted again, his face showing an indescribable expression. In short, he was very embarrassed. He had been presiding over auctions for so many years, and this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Yue Qianchou slowly turned around, stared at Wu Tai on the stage, and said in a deep voice, "Elder Wu, you can announce the results now!"

Wu Tai gave him a forced smile and called out for the third time, "Anyone else bidding? Buyer number one has already offered 500,000 high-grade Spirit Stones. Anyone who wants to bid, please do so now!"

According to the rules, he could call out three times for a single bidding result. But it was pointless; several people who clearly wanted to bid actually leaned back in their chairs and pretended not to hear him.

After three rounds of bidding, there was still no response. Waiting any longer would be against the rules. Wu Tai announced in a trembling voice, "Twenty catties of Profound Gold Sand, won by buyer number one at the starting price of 500,000 high-grade Spirit Stones!"

The audience was completely silent, many people looking around, wondering what was going on. In the darkroom, Wu Sihai was also twitching; it was the first time he'd encountered something like this, it was like seeing a ghost. Bi Zicong and his three companions were even more dumbfounded; how could such a thing have happened?

The most distressed person at this moment was none other than a man who, after witnessing the entire auction, was trembling with rage in a secret room behind the crowd. He was the owner of those twenty catties of Profound Gold Sand, and he never imagined such a thing would happen. He sighed, regretting that he should have set the price at 400,000, as the Wu family had suggested. With a little more effort, the price might have been raised to more than 500,000! But his greed had led him to insist on setting it at 500,000, and now he had shot himself in the foot.

Wu Lixue, experiencing auctions for the first time, was incredibly excited. She hadn't expected to win so easily, without wasting a single Spirit Stone from Yue Qianchou. She was even a little impressed with herself. Yue Qianchou glanced at her, thinking, "Strange, I've encountered something that I genuinely want to bid on, but no one's raising the price? Is this girl really my lucky star?"

Before he could think any further, a member of the Wu family came to invite him backstage. After he left, almost everyone was wondering what had happened, unable to figure it out. Some even wondered if everyone was thinking the same thing as him.

Actually, many people wanted to bid in this round, especially the major sects of Righteous and Demonic paths. Just as they were considering it, Yue Qianchou suddenly called out a bid. When those people saw that it was this madman again, they all began to think carefully.

This guy seems to want to get involved in every round! He's obviously a wealthy individual, otherwise who would dare to play like him? Once this group opens their mouth, if I'm not mistaken, they'll either hold out until the very end and take it all in one go, or they'll drive the price up so high that you'll have to swallow it, leaving you feeling bitter. The first two rounds were a lesson from that experience.

Thinking about it more carefully, the starting price of this Profound Gold Sand is so high. If you want to refine a high-grade magic Law Artifact flying sword, it would be better to spend 500,000 and add another 100,000 to slowly acquire them in the Cultivation World. It should be no problem to acquire one for 3,000 high-grade Spirit Stones, and you could get 200 of them. Why do this bidding with no confidence?

Even if you could buy it and use it to refine magical Law Treasure, aside from needing a Law Treasure capable of refining them, who could guarantee a successful refinement? Refining magical Law Treasure is different from crafting magical Law Artifact; given the current level of crafting in the Cultivation World, the failure rate is likely quite high. But these aren't the most important issues. The key question is, would this madman really let you win the bid so easily?

Moreover, twenty catties of Profound Gold Sand appeared in the third round, so the things that follow must be even more extraordinary. If you lose a lot of money fighting this madman, you'll be left with nothing but empty eyes when you encounter something you want later. You can't just stop the auction and wait for yourself to go back to the sect to get Spirit Stone!

Some of the more powerful individuals were prepared to try their luck with the bidding, but suddenly they saw Yue Qianchou stand up and scan the room. Upon closer inspection, these potential bidders were astonished. Who was this person? They couldn't even see through his cultivation level! Several of them had already reached the mid Tribulation stage, and they were even more shocked after seeing him clearly. Even they couldn't see through him; a cultivator at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage Transcending realm had actually come to join the fun?

Recalling how the Wu family sent two disciples to greet and escort this person when he emerged from backstage in the first round, and even seated him in the front row, it's clear the Wu family already knew this person's identity was extraordinary. Considering the potential gains and losses, it seemed unnecessary to compete with this person at this point. If they angered him, who could guarantee he wouldn't find out who had opposed him later? And what if he sought revenge? It wouldn't be too late to compete when the truly valuable items appeared later; at least then it would be worthwhile.

As for the other minor sects, seeing that the number one buyer was going to buy the Profound Gold Sand at the reserve price, they really wanted to get involved. Even if they couldn't buy it, they would feel good just by raising the price! But when they thought about their empty pockets and how this guy didn't follow the usual bidding rules, what if the other party gave it to them as soon as they made a bid? Did they really want the Wu family to strip down their clothes and show their faces in front of everyone?

A series of coincidences came together, and Yue Qianchou was strange in every way. So, no matter how hard everyone racked their brains, they couldn't figure out why he would buy twenty catties of Profound Gold Sand at the bottom price.

After the results were announced, some people regretted it. They thought they should have just added a little more to see how it went, and that it was too humiliating to let someone buy it all. But who knew that no one would say anything!

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