Flame Spirit Water, Demon Sealing Valley

Although this middle-aged man appeared to be speaking up for the cultivators present, his words still carried a few barbs mocking their overestimation of themselves, thoroughly displaying the bearing of one in a high position.

"Hmph! Though this old man's words may have been a little unpleasant, Fellow Daoist Liu, there is no need for you to put on such a hypocritical act before me. Since both of us have come for this Corpse Puppet, then let us each rely on our own abilities!"

"Very well. My Deer Forest Sect bids sixty-two thousand Spirit Stones." The middle-aged man cupped his hands slightly and immediately announced his price to the crowd.

"Sixty-three thousand Spirit Stones!"

"..."

As the two began bidding against one another, two more people nearby joined in, competing for the item.

Yet whether it was the Grey-robed Elder, the middle-aged cultivator, or the other cultivators who continued bidding for the Late Golden Core Stage "Corpse Puppet" on the platform, without exception, every one of them had come representing a Nascent Soul Sect.

The other cultivators who had just participated in the bidding watched these people compete over the spiritual item. Though they still itched to make a move, none dared casually raise their bids again, and like Song Qingming, they became mere spectators.

As for this situation, the Heavenly Puppet Sect, the Auction's organizer, merely urged everyone to bid as a formality and did not wish to say much else, allowing these Nascent Soul Sect cultivators to control the bidding for the final auction item.

It was as if the Late Golden Core Stage "Corpse Puppet," the grand finale item, had never had much to do with ordinary Golden Core Cultivators like Song Qingming and the others who had come to participate in the event.

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