Auctioning the Cultivation Method

"Everyone, this Profound-tier Cultivation Method was transferred from the Mitel main branch in the imperial capital. Its origins are legitimate, and there will be no trouble. Please bid with confidence," Ya Fei said with a smile, gently holding up the scroll in her jade-like hands.

"Miss Ya Fei, hurry up and announce the price!" someone below shouted impatiently.

Faced with this scene, Ya Fei smiled charmingly. "The Fire Control Art, starting bid: 100,000 Gold Coins!"

Faced with such a terrifying price, the venue immediately fell silent. After all, most people present were not qualified to bid.

Even in this situation, Ya Fei's beautiful face still wore a seductive smile. She was not worried in the slightest, because the value of a Profound-tier Cultivation Method was enough to drive many people present mad. They would not hesitate even to bankrupt themselves.

Sure enough, the silence did not last long. A richly dressed middle-aged man seated in the front row raised his hand. "110,000 Gold Coins."

Following the voice, Xiao Kun saw that it was Wu Tan City's largest grain merchant. The grain he sold accounted for eighty percent of the city's grain supply.

"150,000." An elderly man in green robes raised his hand. He had increased the bid by 40,000 in one go, showing his determination to obtain it.

However, his action had little effect, as a new bid soon appeared.

Ten minutes later, the price had reached 250,000, and only a handful of people in the venue were still bidding.

At this point, quite a few people also turned their eyes toward Xiao Kun, because he had always sharply raised the price at the very end, settling things with a single bid.

Xiao Kun did not disappoint them. He raised his hand and said calmly, "350,000," increasing the bid by 100,000 at once.

As soon as that price was announced, everyone began discussing who this man was. Once again, they were shocked by his wealth, and naturally, no one continued bidding.

Seeing this, Ya Fei went along with the situation and said,

"Congratulations to this gentleman for acquiring the Profound-tier Low-grade Cultivation Method: Fire Control Art."

After the auction ended, Xiao Kun went to the reception room to collect his items.

A while later, a burst of hurried footsteps came from outside the door, and a figure pushed the door open and entered.

"Hehe! This is your first time in Wu Tan City, isn't it, sir? How did you end up buying so many things?" A fragrant breeze drifted over, and a soft, alluring laugh suddenly sounded beside Xiao Kun's ear, making his heart tremble slightly.

Forcibly suppressing the stray thoughts in his heart, Xiao Kun lifted his hood and said,

"Sister Ya Fei, did you forget me so quickly?"

Looking at Xiao Kun before her, Ya Fei covered her slightly parted red lips with her jade-like hand, then laughed charmingly. After laughing for a while, she said with a smile, "So it's little brother Xiao Kun! You hid yourself so well. You can't blame me for not recognizing you!"

"After three days apart, one ought to look at you in a new light. You spent several hundred thousand just a few days ago, and now you've spent several hundred thousand more. Little brother Xiao Kun, you're still so young, yet you're already this promising. You truly gave your sister quite a fright!"

"Sister Ya Fei, there will be plenty more things to frighten you in the future! Just don't get too scared!"

Xiao Kun teased Ya Fei in return.

Xiao Kun revealed his identity to Ya Fei directly for two main reasons. First, with Ya Fei's intelligence and quick wit, she would not reveal his identity or do something so thankless. Second, if he wanted to pursue Ya Fei, he first had to leave a deep impression on her.

"Sister Ya Fei, where are the items I bought?"

"What's the hurry? Are you afraid I lost your things? Here!"

"There are 510,000 Gold Coins in total."

As Ya Fei spoke, she placed her jade-like hand on the table beside her, and the auctioned items from her Storage Ring appeared on the table.

Seeing this, Xiao Kun handed his Gold Card to Ya Fei and casually put away the things on the table.

Before long, the payment was completed. Ya Fei smilingly took out a crystal card bearing the Mite'er Family crest.

"Little brother Xiao Kun, this is a VIP card from the Mitel Auction House. As long as you hold this VIP card, you will receive VIP treatment at any Mitel Auction House in the future, and the commission required for auctions will be reduced from five percent to two percent."

"Then I'll gladly accept it." Xiao Kun reached out and took the VIP card along with his Gold Card.

Xiao Kun thought about how he only had a little over 100,000 Gold Coins left on him. He then took out a jade bottle.

"I have a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill here. I wonder if your auction house accepts it?"

"A peak Fourth Grade Pill, a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill! You actually have such a high-grade pill!" Ya Fei's red lips parted slightly, her expression one of shock.

She had not expected to see such a high-grade pill in a tiny place like Wu Tan City.

"Of course we accept it. Please wait a moment. I'll invite Master Gu Ni over to appraise it."

Seeing Ya Fei's somewhat surprised expression, Xiao Kun was secretly delighted. It was not easy to see the normally composed Ya Fei make such an expression. After responding, he sat down in a chair to the side and waited.

A moment later, Ya Fei entered the reception room with an elderly man dressed in green robes, his hair slightly gray.

This was also Xiao Kun's first time seeing an alchemist. Upon examining him closely, he found that Master Gu Ni's face was ruddy. His green robes looked ordinary, yet they faintly gleamed as though light flowed through them, likely possessing magical crystal protection.

On that plain old face was a trace of barely concealed arrogance, a trait shared by every alchemist.

While Xiao Kun was observing Gu Ni, Gu Ni was also carefully examining the young man before him.

In a city where the strongest person was only a Da Dou Shi, Ya Fei had just told him that this so-called Third Young Master Xiao possessed a Fourth Grade Pill—the most precious kind among them, one capable of increasing strength without side effects—and asked him to come appraise it.

To be honest, he did not quite believe it. Just as Gu Ni was sizing up the young man before him with suspicious eyes,

Xiao Kun also sensed Gu Ni's distrust. He stood up directly, took out a jade bottle, and handed it to Gu Ni.

Gu Ni accepted the jade bottle and opened it. Inside, he found a purple pill the size of a longan. The rich Pill Fragrance confirmed that this was indeed a Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pill, capable of helping a Da Dou Shi advance by one star.

Gu Ni himself was only a three-star Da Dou Shi, so the moment he saw the pill, he was tempted.

"May I ask whether Young Master Xiao Kun wishes to consign this pill to our auction house, or sell it directly to our auction house?"

"Actually, I personally wish to purchase this pill. Would Young Master Xiao Kun be willing to sell it directly to me for 600,000 Gold Coins?"

Looking at Gu Ni's eager appearance, Xiao Kun could not help but marvel at the allure of pills.

He had originally planned to sell it directly to the auction house anyway, and since Gu Ni was offering 600,000 Gold Coins, even at auction, a Fourth Grade Pill would only fetch about that much.

Moreover, selling it to Gu Ni would allow him to build goodwill with the auction house and gain some conveniences.

So he went along with it and said, "Then congratulations, Master Gu Ni, on obtaining the pill." Hearing that Xiao Kun was willing to sell the pill directly to him, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on Gu Ni's old face.

Having finished everything, Xiao Kun did not linger. After greeting Ya Fei and Gu Ni, he left.

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