Bi Fan felt a little nervous. He knew that at auctions, items often went for considerably more than they would elsewhere.
If he had bad luck and a few people showed up to stir things up, he might end up wasting a great deal of money.
I hope I'm not that unlucky.
Bi Fan muttered to himself. Just then, Xiao Lan's charming voice rang out from the stage. "Thirty mid-grade Chaos Spirit Crystals, going twice! Thirty mid-grade Chaos Spirit Crystals, going three times! Congratulations to our honored guest in seat 177, the winner of the Fire Origin Pill!"
As the auctioneer's gavel fell, Bi Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thirty mid-grade Chaos Spirit Crystals was no small sum, but getting a fifth-grade Fire Origin Pill for that price was well worth it!
Zheng Shi'an smiled and congratulated him. "Big Brother, you're incredibly lucky! Fifth-grade pills usually sell for around fifty mid-grade Chaos Spirit Crystals at auction."
"This Fire Origin Pill has a rather unusual attribute. Since only cultivators with a specific need for that attribute would want it, you probably couldn't have gotten it at this price otherwise."
Bi Fan couldn't help laughing. "Haha, it seems I really am pretty lucky!"
With the Fire Origin Pill in hand, neither of them paid much attention to the remaining lots. They simply watched to see if they might get a chance to snag a bargain.
But they didn't manage to bid on anything else before the auction ended. Afterward, guided by a staff member, Bi Fan exchanged thirty mid-grade Chaos Spirit Crystals for the Fire Origin Pill, tucked it into his robes with satisfaction, and left.
Night deepened, and Cloud Mountain City settled into a quiet slumber. The streets had long since emptied.
The two of them left the auction