The Main Event

"The items we will be introducing next are what I believe is the main reason everyone has come here: two Xiantian Pills. I'm sure everyone is aware of the effects of the Xiantian Pill. After consuming it, your success rate in advancing to the Xiantian realm will increase by over fifty percent. The starting bid is twenty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!" the old man in white robes said.

Finally, it was time to auction the Xiantian Pills.

"Forty thousand!" Zhao Qiyan spoke up again, intending to intimidate everyone.

"Forty-five thousand!" At this moment, a voice interjected, instantly igniting everyone's enthusiasm.

"Fifty thousand!!"

"Fifty-three thousand!"

Immediately, people from the major VIP boxes began to speak. They were primarily attracted by the Xiantian Pills, which were their main objective. How could they not go crazy at this moment?

At this point, aside from those in the VIP boxes, most others had become mere spectators. At such high prices, they didn't even have the qualifications to participate.

"Seventy thousand!" Zhao Qiyan said smugly once more.

By now, quite a few people had calmed down. Those still competing were undoubtedly from various major powers. The others, seeing these sky-high prices, were already dizzy.

"Eighty thousand!" At this moment, An Yunpeng, the representative of the Blood Hand Gate, finally spoke, adding ten thousand to Zhao Qiyan's bid. He could be described as incredibly wealthy.

"One hundred and fifty thousand! Our City Guard Mansion offers one hundred and fifty thousand. We hope everyone will give our City Guard Mansion some face!" At this moment, a middle-aged man's voice rang out. It was actually the City Guard Mansion. Since the City Guard Mansion and the City Lord's Mansion had always been at odds, no one had expected the City Guard Mansion to show up, and to offer such a high price of one hundred and fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, which was no small sum.

All the factions fell silent for a moment, not continuing to bid. It wasn't out of fear of the City Guard Mansion, but out of fear of the Dayue Kingdom's imperial court behind the City Guard Mansion. Although these people were rampant in the vicinity of Green Peak Mountain, and the officials could do nothing about them, they knew that this was because the area was located in a border region, not a central area, and no one cared about it, which allowed them to act with impunity. The City Guard of a city was the representative of the Dayue Kingdom here. Killing the City Lord might not cause much trouble, but killing the City Guard would mean facing the thunderous wrath of the Dayue Kingdom's imperial court. The Dayue Kingdom's imperial court was known for its protectiveness; without distinguishing right from wrong, they would destroy your entire sect first. The imperial court had a special expeditionary army specifically to deal with these sects. Apart from a few well-known powerful forces like the main sect of the Yi Yuan Sect, everyone else feared the Dayue Kingdom's imperial court to some extent. Unless absolutely necessary, no one wanted to fall out with the City Guard Mansion.

After the City Guard Mansion spoke, they silenced the entire venue, purchasing the first Xiantian Pill at the price of one hundred and fifty thousand.

After the first Xiantian Pill was sold, the second Xiantian Pill attracted even more intense competition.

However, in terms of financial strength, the City Lord's Mansion of Da Qing City, Dark Devil Valley, and Blood Hand Gate were the strongest. Once the bids exceeded one hundred thousand, everyone else was almost immediately eliminated.

"One hundred and thirty thousand!" At this moment, the young master of Dark Devil Valley spoke, "I hope everyone will give our Dark Devil Valley some face this time. We will surely repay the favor handsomely in the future!"

"Your sister! You expect us to give you face just because you say so? Is your face made of gold!" the young master of Da Qing City said dismissively. They had some apprehension towards the City Guard Mansion of Tian Yuan City, but they weren't afraid of Dark Devil Valley at all.

"I bid one hundred and fifty thousand!" After the insult, the young master of Da Qing City, Zhao Qiyan, said proudly.

"Zhao Qiyan, so you've decided to oppose me!" The young master of Dark Devil Valley, Wen Qingxing, was a handsome young man, but at this moment, his handsome face was filled with gloom, giving him a somewhat sinister aura.

"So what if I oppose you!" Zhao Qiyan didn't care at all.

"One hundred and sixty thousand!" Suddenly, a voice came from the Blood Hand Gate's private box. An Yunpeng, the young master of the Blood Hand Gate, rested his chin on his blood-red hands, a sinister smile flashing across his lips. "Excuse me, gentlemen, I'm also quite interested in the Xiantian Pill!"

Ye Xiwen saw that the price of the second Xiantian Pill had already surpassed the first. However, what puzzled him was that it was the young masters of the various factions who were speaking at this moment, while the older generation remained very composed, not saying a word, as if they didn't exist.

But Ye Xiwen could clearly feel three terrifying auras lingering in the private boxes. Unlike his father, Ye Kongming, although Ye Kongming was also a Xiantian master, Ye Xiwen didn't feel such an oppressive aura from him when facing him. He only felt that Ye Kongming was unfathomably deep.

"One hundred and eighty thousand!" Wen Qingxing said in a somewhat low voice.

"Two hundred thousand!" Zhao Qiyan immediately followed, as if he didn't care about money at all. In fact, it was true. If we were talking about wealth, the City Lord's Mansion of Da Qing City was indeed the wealthiest. Da Qing City was their family's fiefdom. Although there were still the constraints of the City Guard, eighty percent of the taxes within the city went to their family, and more than a third of the businesses in the city belonged to their family. In terms of financial strength alone, they were absolutely the most affluent.

Competing with them in terms of wealth would leave you spitting blood and still unable to win.

As Ye Xiwen had expected, Wen Qingxing and An Yunpeng soon gave up competing with Zhao Qiyan. Zhao Qiyan smugly took the last Xiantian Pill into his possession.

The competition for the Xiantian Pills seemed to have concluded, but Ye Xiwen knew that the real show had probably just begun. The auction had not completely ended, and there were still a few more items to be auctioned. However, the City Guard Mansion had already left in a hurry, having bought what they wanted most, and returned to the City Guard Mansion under the escort of a large number of soldiers.

The City Lord's Mansion of Da Qing City, which had bought the second Xiantian Pill, also quietly departed soon after. However, this quiet departure was not too sudden for many interested factions.

Ye Xiwen also quietly got up and left the auction house without a sound. As expected, not far away, the group from Da Qing City was heading out of the city in a hurry.

A short while later, the people from the Blood Hand Gate and Dark Devil Valley were trailing behind, each on their own side.

Ye Xiwen understood perfectly. Spending money to buy the Xiantian Pills earlier was just a prelude; the real main event was happening now. It was one thing to buy it with money, but it was another to be able to bring it back alive.

Clearly, everyone understood this principle. No one was foolish, and no one was an idiot.

The City Guard Mansion of Tian Yuan City had heavy military protection and was on their own territory, so their safety was naturally not a problem. However, the City Lord's Mansion of Da Qing City was another matter.