As soon as the auction was declared open, Lin Haicheng clapped his hands.
Then, a woman in a cheongsam came up carrying a tray covered with a red cloth.
With a flick of his hand, Lin Haicheng directly pulled away the red cloth.
"This is the first item up for auction: a mid-grade cultivation art, the Tiger-Subduing Art!" Lin Haicheng announced.
The moment his words fell, the entire auction hall erupted.
"What? A mid-grade cultivation art?"
"Hiss! I never thought they'd actually auction off a mid-grade cultivation art!"
"What a surprise. This auction is clearly no simple affair!"
"..."
The crowd stirred, countless discussions breaking out.
At the same time, Lin Haicheng gestured for the woman in the cheongsam to circle the auction platform, letting everyone see the cover of the Tiger-Subduing Art.
The venue instantly became even livelier. Those ordinary yet wealthy and influential people, especially, were beside themselves with excitement.
"Wonderful! It's actually a mid-grade cultivation art—this is fantastic!"
"Get it! We have to get that mid-grade cultivation art!"
"We must win that mid-grade cultivation art! With it, I can become a martial artist too!"
"..."
Qin Shaofeng was immediately left speechless by this scene.
A mid-grade cultivation art?
Damn it, was there really any need to make such a huge fuss over this piece of trash?
Was this really okay?
Qin Shaofeng was utterly dumbfounded.
He had already learned a little from Hu Xiaochuan about the cultivation arts practiced by Chinese martial artists.
In China's martial arts world, cultivation arts were roughly divided into four tiers: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and supreme-grade cultivation arts.
They were classified this way because cultivation arts of each grade could only be cultivated to a certain realm.
Cultivation arts of different grades could reach different martial artist realms. The higher the grade,