"Six hundred thousand!"
"Seven hundred thousand!"
"Eight hundred thousand!"
"One million!"
"One and a half million!"
"Two million!"
The Wuji Blood was far more popular than many had expected. No one had imagined the competition would be so fierce. In no time at all, the bids had already reached two million top-grade source stones.
At that moment, the smile on the Ao Long City Lord's face was impossible to hide.
"I'm rich!"
"This time, I've really made a killing!"
"If I'd known this stuff was worth so much, I should've put it up for auction earlier."
"If I'd done that sooner, my wife and..."
"Alas!"
As he spoke, a sorrowful look appeared on the Ao Long City Lord's face.
His wife and son had indeed died because of the Wuji Blood, but not in the way the rumors claimed.
They had both tried to consume the Wuji Blood, only to be devoured by its backlash. In the end, they had become dried-out corpses.
Seeing them suffer more than death itself, the Ao Long City Lord had personally put an end to their misery. How could he possibly tell anyone about that?
"City Lord, with all these top-grade source stones, your cultivation will surely advance another step."
"As the saying goes, out with the old, in with the new."
"Find another wife and have another Young City Lord."
"You're right. Out with the old, in with the new. I'll find another and have another child."
Before long, the sorrow had vanished from the Ao Long City Lord's face, replaced by longing for a bright future.
"Three million!"
"Holy crap, it's already reached three million?"
"Wait, is this Wuji Blood really worth that much?"
"Exactly. The Wuji Blood is fraught with danger. If you buy it and fail, suffering its backlash would