Was the Advanced Sword Mastery Manual worth one hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Jades?
It was—and it was even cheap at that price.
A single Advanced Footwork manual could fetch two hundred thousand Spirit Jades in Qi, to say nothing of a sword manual that was both rare and precious. But the reason Qi dared to ask two hundred thousand was that it was truly a powerful nation.
Advancement Manuals inevitably came from Second Turn Secret Realms. The military garrisons that controlled those realms had at least one Third Rank Commander, ten Second Rank Guardians, over a hundred First Rank officers, and several hundred elite Bai Bao, while the Noble Clans in various regions worked together to maintain the monopoly. It was precisely because of these people that Advancement Manuals could sell so dearly, leaving buyers with no choice but to pinch their noses and accept the price.
But this was Changle City on Shu Road Mountain. Any manual being consigned here had clearly come from an improper source. Without a nation's backing, it could not command a premium. Thus, when Zhong Ji offered one hundred and thirty thousand Spirit Jades, he confidently believed victory was already his.
If people from the other Protectors had joined the bidding, the price might have been pushed to around one hundred and seventy thousand. But aside from him, everyone present was a worthless pack of mongrels and curs. Who would dare compete with Blood Attendant Zhong Ji?
Zhong Ji was not some madman determined to take every advantage, either. His bid was not high, but it was close to the average price, ensuring that both the auction house and the seller could make a profit. At most, the merchants would curse his overbearing authority under their breath. They would not think he had