Purchasing Three Types of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures

The auctioneer was overjoyed as well.

This kind of century-old plant soul beast...

It was a rare commodity in a place like an auction house.

The rarer an item was, the more the auction house craved it.

After all, ordinary daily necessities could be bought at any shop; customers wouldn't go out of their way to visit an auction house for those.

But the scarcer and harder an item was to obtain through conventional channels, the greater the value of the auction house became.

Because of this scarcity, customers came to the auction house to search for them, and prices were driven even higher.

Acquiring four century-old plant soul beasts at once was a very profitable deal for the auction house.

The paperwork was completed quickly.

The auction house was highly efficient; appraisal, valuation, fund transfers, and issuing receipts—the entire process...

It took no more than ten minutes.

A brand-new bank card was handed to Han Li with both hands by the auctioneer. The Federal Bank logo was printed on the card, which contained eight million Federal Credits.

"Young friend, if you have more of these century-old plant soul beasts in the future, feel free to continue providing them to our auction house."

The auctioneer said this casually, his tone polite but indifferent, without much expectation.

Of course, he didn't think too much of it.

After all, the preciousness of century-old plant soul beasts was based on the perception of ordinary soul masters.

For those common soul masters and small-to-medium-sized families, century-old plant soul beasts were indeed rare treasures, hard to come by.

But for those great clans or major powers with thousands of years of heritage, these things were nothing.

They had their own specialized farms and cultivation bases; let alone century-old soul beasts, they could even cultivate thousand-year or even ten-thousand-year soul beasts themselves.

The Spirit Pagoda was even more so.

Its soul spirit supply system was complete and vast, so there was no need to purchase such scattered soul rings from the outside.

In the auctioneer's view, Han Li's situation was likely that of a small family with a hundred-year history.

It wasn't rare for such small families to occasionally take out items passed down by their ancestors to exchange for money.

Moreover, being able to produce four century-old plant soul beasts at once was already quite impressive.

But as for being able to provide more in the future...

The auctioneer didn't really believe it.

So, he was just saying it out of habit.

It was a professional reflex.

However, Han Li did not reach out to take the bank card.

He spoke up.

"I need one Century Ice Crystal Fruit, one Century Red Flame Fruit, and ten drops of blood from a century-old soul beast with dragon bloodline."

"As for the money, deduct it from the card."

The auctioneer was slightly taken aback, his hand pausing mid-motion.

Century Ice Crystal Fruit, Century Red Flame Fruit, and the blood of a century-old soul beast with dragon bloodline.

These three items, when paired together, felt inexplicably strange.

Ice and fire were inherently opposite attributes; very few people would need both at the same time.

Not to mention adding the blood of a dragon-blooded soul beast on top of that.

But the auctioneer quickly recovered, the surprise on his face flashing by and replaced by a professional smile.

"Very well, please wait a moment."

The auctioneer turned and walked out of the room to retrieve the items Han Li needed from the warehouse.

Han Li sat on the sofa, waiting quietly.

These three items were not particularly precious.

Although the century-old Ice Crystal Fruit and Red Flame Fruit were considered relatively rare spiritual fruits.

They were not uncommon in the auction house's inventory.

As for the blood of a century-old soul beast with dragon bloodline...

Although the demand was lower.

The auction house still kept some common materials in stock.

Therefore, the auctioneer returned shortly, carrying a tray.

On the tray sat an exquisite jade box, another jade box of the same size, and a small, sealed glass bottle.

The auctioneer then placed the tray on the coffee table.

He then opened the lids of the two jade boxes, each containing a spirit fruit lying quietly inside.

One was entirely ice-blue, its surface covered in fine frost, with a chill that could be felt even through the jade box—

Century Ice Crystal Fruit.

The other was as crimson as fire, with faint, intricate patterns visible on its skin, as if flames were dancing upon it—

Century Red Flame Fruit.

As for the glass bottle, it held ten drops of blood from a century-old soul beast with dragon lineage.

At this moment, the auctioneer set down the tray and spoke.

"The price for both the Century Ice Crystal Fruit and the Century Red Flame Fruit is five hundred thousand federal coins each, while the ten drops of blood from the dragon-lineage century soul beast are one hundred thousand federal coins."

"Of course, I have taken the liberty."

"I have waived that one hundred thousand for you."

"Therefore, there are still seven million in the card."

Han Li nodded, his tone calm.

"Many thanks."

He reached out to take the bank card, then stowed the Ice Crystal Fruit, the Red Flame Fruit, and the bottle of dragon-lineage soul beast blood into his storage bracelet with crisp, efficient movements.

Afterward, led by the same receptionist from before, Han Li walked out of the auction house's main entrance.

However, Han Li was in no rush to return to the orphanage; instead, he walked unhurriedly along the street.

He was calculating something in his mind.

A place like an auction house was accustomed to seeing guests come and go; while they appeared polite on the surface, no one could say for sure if they might pull some underhanded tricks behind the scenes.

Although he was just a child who had come to sell items.

Four century-old plant soul beasts were a significant temptation to anyone.

Moreover, he looked only seven years old.

A seven-year-old child coming to an auction house alone to trade four century-old plant soul beasts was, in itself, enough to pique the curiosity of some people.

If the auction house secretly sent someone to tail him, hoping to uncover his background, he would be placed in a passive position.

Therefore, to avoid a situation where the auction house sent someone to follow him without his knowledge.

Han Li decided not to head back just yet.

He turned directly and walked toward another part of Aolai City.

The Spirit Pagoda.

The Aolai City branch of the Spirit Pagoda was a towering structure located in the central area of the city.

The Spirit Pagoda was a behemoth across the entire continent.

The branch in every city was one of the most prominent buildings in the local area.

Han Li walked through the gates of the Spirit Pagoda; the space inside was spacious and bright, with many people coming and going.

Han Li found a corner in the lobby of the Spirit Pagoda and sat down quietly.

People moved back and forth through the hall, and no one paid any attention to the child sitting in the corner.

Han Li was in no hurry, closing his eyes to rest his mind.

Occasionally, he would open his eyes to observe the surroundings before closing them again to continue waiting.

It wasn't until he had been inside for three hours that he finally stood up to leave.

Three hours was neither long nor short, but it was enough to make anyone tailing him lose patience, and enough to leave a deep impression on the people from the auction house.

He had entered the Spirit Pagoda and stayed for a long time.

Han Li sitting there the entire time also struck the Spirit Pagoda staff as strange.

After this youth entered, he didn't say a word, just sat quietly in the corner for three hours.

He neither inquired about services nor purchased any soul spirits.

Three hours later...

He stood up and left just as inexplicably.

A strange child.