The white-haired auctioneer walked up to the ore, reached out to touch it, then turned to face the crowd and said unhurriedly:
"This is a piece of Outer-Heaven Ore. It fell into our Great Thousand World from beyond the heavens in ancient times, lay dormant for countless years, and was only recently unearthed."
"The material of this ore differs from the many ores of the Great Thousand World. It is exceptionally hard, and ordinary methods cannot melt it at all."
"According to our auction house's assessment, this ore could even be forged into a Peerless Sacred Item. How could a Peerless Sacred Item be measured in Supreme Spirit Liquid? As for the price set by our auction house for ore capable of forging a Peerless Sacred Item..."
Only one hundred million drops of Supreme Spirit Liquid!
"Everyone, such a treasure won't come around twice. Those interested, please place your bids."
After the white-haired auctioneer finished speaking, the fierce bidding from before failed to appear. Instead, the hall fell silent for a moment.
Then, a wave of uproarious laughter broke out.
"Haha... Old Mo, your auction house still hasn't given up on selling this junk? How many times has it failed to sell already? I've seen it happen at least twice."
"If a Peerless Sacred Item truly appeared, I'd be willing to bid even if it bankrupted me. But who could forge this ore into a Peerless Sacred Item?"
"This thing can't be split by blades or melted by fire. It even blocks perception from entering it. Our Supreme Spirit Liquid isn't blown in by the wind—why would we gamble on a piece of ore, especially one supposedly from beyond the heavens..."
"..."
One complaint after another mercilessly exposed the white-haired auctioneer's sales pitch for the ore. Clearly, he had repeated