With such a treasure before him, Lu Ye truly could not bring himself to refuse. He accepted the wooden box from Li Baxian, turned and handed it to Hua Ci, then cupped his fists. "We will remember the kindness of all our senior brothers and sisters. Thank you."
Li Baxian smiled. "Since you two have obtained a Rest Fruit, you will not get a share of the proceeds from the upcoming auction."
"As we should not."
How could Lu Ye still covet the auction proceeds? The value of a single Rest Fruit was more than enough. To seek more would be failing to appreciate the situation.
Li Baxian looked around again. "I will preside over this auction. Does anyone object?"
Who could possibly object? Some present might have been older than Li Baxian, but the older ones were not as strong as he was, and the younger ones were even less so. He stood tenth on the Spirit Stream Rankings and had even fought Yan Xing, who ranked second, to a mutual defeat last time. Among those present, only Feng Yuechan could contend with him.
But everyone knew of Feng Yuechan's feelings for Li Baxian. Why would she undermine him?
Besides, this had already been agreed upon. Everyone voiced their approval.
Li Baxian did not stand on ceremony and began. "The auction for the first Rest Fruit begins now. Those interested, place your bids!"
Feng Yuechan immediately called out with a smile, "Pill Heart Sect, ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones."
Before her voice had even faded, another bid overwhelmed it. "Heavenly Origin Sect, thirteen thousand."
"Azure Void Palace, ten thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones, plus ten jin of Azure Firmament Divine Iron!"
The scene instantly became fiercely heated. Most of those bidding came from major sects in the Core Region.