Auction

There were still half a month until the Auction House began. Xuan Ye City was already filled with experts, with quite a few Dou Ling, Dou Wang, and even Dou Emperor experts entering the city.

Although Old Wang had intercepted the Auction House's goods this time, there had not been many overall changes. The Earth Rank Intermediate Cultivation Method was still there, and the Grade 7 Pill was also among the items being auctioned.

Since Old Wang did not possess a Grade 7 Pill himself, he chose to stay and see whether he could buy one. With his wealth, it presumably would not be a problem.

If that failed, then he could only resort to robbery.

Xiao Li found a place within the Xuan Ye Sect to cultivate. He had just obtained the weapon Heavenly Fierce and the Heavenly Fierce Slash, so he needed to practice them.

Half a month later,

Experts from all directions arrived in Xuan Ye City. They had all come to witness the main attraction of the Xuanye Auction House.

"Hey, have you heard? The main attraction of this Xuanye Auction House is supposedly an Earth Rank Intermediate Cultivation Method!"

"I heard. The news is true! Haven't you seen how many experts have come?"

"What do you mean?"

"Look at that man. That's Blood King Fan Lao, an extremely powerful Dou Wang expert! And over there, that man is Yuan Yi, also a Dou Wang expert! And that one is Yan Emperor, ranked fourth on the Black List, with the strength of an Eight-Star Dou Emperor!

"And that one, that one is Mo Tianxing, the Sect Leader of the Black Emperor Sect and second on the Black List. That old man over there is Old Man Ying Shan, ranked third on the Black List. Even experts of this caliber have come.

"That proves the Xuanye Auction House truly has something good this time!"

"My god! With experts like them here, what if they start fighting inside the Auction House?"

"Hmph, then you don't know this. The Sect Leader of the Xuan Ye Sect came from Central Continent. At the last auction, a Dou Emperor expert relied on his strength and tried to forcibly seize an auction item. Do you know what happened?"

"What happened?"

"That Dou Emperor was killed on the spot by the Sect Leader of the Xuan Ye Sect and another Dou Emperor expert. Blood splattered everywhere. He could not have been more dead."

"My god! How terrifying!"

Experts entered the Xuanye Auction House one after another. Not only were there local factions from the Black Horn Region, but many forces from neighboring nations and even major powers from the Northwest Continent had also arrived.

Xuanye Auction House VIP Room,

"The established powers, the Black Emperor Sect and Demon Flame Valley, have come. The rising powers, Blood Sect, Eight Fan Gate, Yin Bone Gate, those fellows have all come too. Hm? Even people from Jia Nan Academy are here?"

Ye Xuan stood before the glass window, watching the factions enter the Auction House.

"Hehe, an Earth Rank Intermediate Cultivation Method would cause turmoil even in Central Continent, much less here," Old Wang said with a smile.

"Hehe, indeed. Not only have the local forces of the Black Horn Region come, but every prominent faction in the Northwest Continent has arrived. The Lion Underworld Sect, Golden Goose Sect, and Mu Lan Valley are all here. Even the Tian Snake Mansion has come. Truly terrifying!

"Third Elder, we will have to rely on you this time." Ye Xuan spoke to an elderly man seated on the sofa behind him.

Because the items at this Auction House were rather valuable, Ye Xuan had notified the family. The Ye Family had sent the Third Elder, a Dou Emperor Peak expert, to lend support.

There were only a few Dou Ancestor Experts across the entire Northwest Continent. Those Dou Ancestor Experts also knew more or less about the powers of Central Continent. Though the Ye Family of the Central Region had weakened somewhat, it was still not something the forces of the Northwest Continent could provoke.

"Mm, leave it to this old man. You will personally host this auction," the Ye Family's Third Elder said in an extremely hoarse voice.

"Understood."

Meanwhile, in the VIP Room where Old Wang and Xiao Li were located,

It was Xiao Li's first time seeing such a grand Auction House. Although he had seen the Mittel Auction House, whose decor was far more lavish than that of the Xuanye Auction House.

Still, it was Xiao Li's first time encountering an Auction House capable of drawing so many experts. He had already spotted more than five Dou Emperor experts, while there were even more Dou Wang experts. As for Dou Ling experts, they were everywhere throughout the Auction House.

These people all shared the same goal: the final item of this Auction House!

Nearly half an hour later, a clear bell chime slowly rang through the venue. Upon hearing it, Old Wang, who had been resting with his eyes closed on the sofa, opened them as well.

The clear bell chime slowly echoed through the Auction House. As it rang, the extremely noisy clamor within the venue gradually subsided. Countless gazes turned toward the crystal platform, their eyes blazing.

On the dazzling crystal platform of the Auction House, Ye Xuan, the Sect Leader of the Xuan Ye Sect, stood there in auctioneer attire with a smile on his face.

"Hehe, I am Ye Xuan, Sect Leader of the Xuan Ye Sect. Welcome, everyone, to this Xuanye Auction. I will skip the pleasantries. I am sure you have all waited long enough, so let us get straight to the point."

Dressed in luxurious robes, Ye Xuan smiled at the dense sea of people below. His gaze then discreetly swept across the factions seated in the front rows and those in the VIP Rooms on the second floor, his clear voice echoing throughout the venue.

Ye Xuan was not only a powerful Dou Emperor, but also an experienced auctioneer. Running such a large Auction House required real skill.

"I hereby announce that the Xuanye Auction has officially begun!"

As Ye Xuan's words fell, the first auction item appeared.

It was a completely deep-blue Long Spear. Under the lights, it reflected an icy gleam. Judging from the traces of energy flowing across its shaft, it was clearly a Magical Core weapon carefully forged by a master craftsman.

"This spear is named Youhan. Its spearhead was forged from Thousand-Year Cold Iron and is incomparably sharp. Furthermore, a Fourth-Tier Ice Attribute Magical Core has been perfectly embedded within it. If wielded against enemies by someone cultivating Water Attribute or Ice Attribute energy, its power will surely rise to another level. A divine weapon indeed.

"The starting price is two hundred thousand gold coins. Everyone, please begin!"

The very first auction item was a Fourth-Tier Magical Core weapon. A Fourth-Tier Magical Core weapon was enough to make Dou Master, Da Dou Shi, and Dou Ling experts fight desperately over it. A weapon suited to one's own attribute could greatly enhance one's combat power!

The first round of bidding ended with an elderly man with white hair and a white beard acquiring it for three hundred thousand.

Ding—

A young maid pushed a cart onto the stage. A silver tray rested on the cart, and lying atop it was a blue scroll.

"The second auction item is an Mysterious Rank Intermediate Water Attribute Battle Skill, Thousand Wave Palm. The starting price is..."

Although the auction items continued to receive bids, nothing particularly extraordinary appeared to ignite the atmosphere. The bidders were merely people seated toward the back, generally not very strong. The powerful factions with immense wealth in the front rows, as well as those in the VIP Rooms on the second floor, had not made a single move so far.

Another crisp bell chime rang out from the crystal platform. Smiling broadly, Ye Xuan accepted a small silver tray from a maid. On it sat two transparent Jade Bottles, each containing a pale green pill rolling within.

Those with sharp enough eyesight could see two strange patterns on the pale green pills.

The moment the pills appeared, they attracted many gazes. After all, on the Dou Qi Continent, pills were heavyweight treasures. Pills capable of directly increasing one's strength drove countless people wild with desire.

"Hehe, this pill is called the Green Spirit Pill. I am sure many of you have heard of it. It can help those who have remained at the Dou Master Peak for a long time break through their barrier in one stroke. Furthermore, this Green Spirit Pill is of the Two-Stripe grade. If one is lucky after consuming it, one might even gain two whole stars of strength."

Ye Xuan spoke with a smile. As his words fell, the entire Auction House grew lively.

Ye Xuan waved his hand. "Starting price, three hundred and thirty thousand!"

"Three hundred and forty thousand!"

"Three hundred and fifty thousand!"