Even though these two teenagers came here for the same reason as the others, Qing Mo also had some interest in this Water-Hued Reflection Wood. If he liked it, Qing Mo wouldn't mind taking a picture of it!
After all, Qing Mo disliked spirit stones completely and had no concept of them!
After everyone who had come to attend the Auction House was seated, a middle-aged man walked up from the side of the stage. He was probably the host of the Auction House!
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend the Auction House, and thank you also for your support of the Rosy Clouds Chamber of Commerce!"
My name is Hao, and I am the manager of the Rosy Clouds Chamber of Commerce. I will be hosting this Auction House, and I hope everyone will be able to bid on the items they like!
Alright, I won't waste any more words. Now, let's welcome the first item for auction, the superior-grade spirit sword < Wind Severer >! Starting price: 50,000 superior-grade spirit stones, with each bid increment no less than 1,000 superior-grade spirit stones!
As the host had the first item brought out, the Auction House on the ship officially began. However, those with strong objectives and high status did not pay much attention to high-grade spirit swords!
"Fifty-five thousand high-grade spirit stones!"
"Sixty thousand high-grade spirit stones!"
"Sixty-five thousand high-grade spirit stones!"
Bidding echoed throughout the auction hall. Although the disciples of those families and sects didn't think much of this kind of spirit sword, the rogue cultivators with no one to rely on still had a great need for such a high-grade spirit sword!
As the top-grade spirit sword was auctioned off for 80,000 top-grade spirit stones, the host immediately announced, "Now, please welcome the second item of this Auction House, Spirit Medicine with 150,000 years of history, the Nether Spiral Spirit Grass!"
This spiritual herb has a starting price of 100,000 high-grade spirit stones, and each bid must increase by at least 5,000 high-grade spirit stones!
"110,000 high-grade spirit stones!"
"120,000 high-grade spirit stones! I've been searching for this spirit herb for so long!"
"140,000 high-grade spirit stones! Unfortunately, I also desperately need this spirit herb!"
"You... 150,000 high-grade spirit stones!"
As the Auction House progressed, the value of the items increased, and the bidding and arguments became increasingly heated. Some disciples from families or sects couldn't resist joining the bidding, as some of the items were rare and precious.
After some investigation, I learned that the Rosy Clouds Chamber of Commerce actually covers half of the Crimson Spirit Continent. This time, they came to explore the market on Dark Tide Islands. If you go deeper into the Crimson Spirit Continent, there are basically branches of the Rosy Clouds Chamber of Commerce Guild in every slightly larger city!
After more than an hour of bidding, the auction was finally drawing to a close. The penultimate item was a blue crystal hairpin with a purple gemstone set at the end, and the entire hairpin emitted a faint blue light!
It was paired with a silver necklace with a large ruby set in the very center, which also radiated a faint glow!
Both of these West City are high-grade defensive spiritual artifacts. When they were taken out, all the female cultivators in the room were drawn to them, including Cang Lanyue and Mo Yanyu. Women generally like these kinds of things, and they were no exception!
As the host explained, wearing these two items not only helps the wearer resist some attacks and accelerates the absorption of spiritual energy, but also has the effect of nourishing one's own meridians!
However, given its efficacy, the price is definitely much higher than the previous auction items, with a starting price of one million high-grade spirit stones and each bid increasing by no less than one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones!
The price alone deterred many independent cultivators and those with limited resources. However, female cultivators from powerful sects or families were determined to acquire these two items and raised their bids to win them over!
"I'll offer 1.1 million high-grade spirit stones!"
"I'll offer 1.2 million high-grade spirit stones!"
"One and a half million high-grade spirit stones! I am Qiu Chi, the number one inner disciple of the Snowfall Sect. Please give the Snowfall Sect some face!"
Many of the women who were originally planning to continue bidding stopped when they heard the name of the Snowfall Sect. After all, the Heaven's Zenith Sect and Murky Mist Sect had suffered heavy losses in their previous battle, and they could no longer be considered the number one sect on Dark Tide Islands!
As a result, Snowfall Sect naturally became the second-ranked sect here. Although this sect is composed entirely of women, they are all geniuses, and it is said that they are extremely fearless in battle!
"I'll offer two million high-grade spirit stones!"
Suddenly, a soft voice announcing a price increase came from another Private Room. Qiu Chi of the Snowfall Sect immediately spoke up, "Fellow Daoist, are you not planning to give face to my Snowfall Sect?"
"The goods are right there; if you can't produce spirit stones, shut up! Threatening others with your backing is laughable!"
Hearing that the other party had shown no respect to Qiu Chi of the Snowfall Sect and had even publicly berated him, Qiu Chi, who was in another Private Room, was so angry that his face turned red!
Although she wanted to rush to the Private Room where the person had talked back to her and drag them out, she remembered that this was the territory of the Rosy Clouds Chamber of Commerce. It was said that there were at least five Dao Palace Realm experts in the Rosy Clouds Chamber of Commerce, and no one knew exactly how many!
Although Qiu Chi's Snowfall Sect, is currently the second-ranked sect on Dark Tide Islands, that's only true here. Their sect leader and the Supreme Elder are only at the mid-stage of the Divine Bridge Realm!
If they really wrecked the Rosy Clouds Chamber of Commerce's territory, and then the Chamber of Commerce sent a Dao Palace Realm expert, the entire sect wouldn't be able to withstand their attack with a single hand. Although Qiu Chi is usually a bit arrogant, it doesn't mean she's brainless!
Qiu Chi forcibly suppressed her anger and, trying to remain calm, addressed the Private Room where the voice had come from, saying, "May I ask your name, friend?"
After Qiu Chi finished speaking, the window of the Private Room slowly opened. When everyone came in and saw who was inside, they suddenly realized that it was Mingyue Ying, the Holy Immortal Maiden of the Fury River Sect. No wonder she dared to criticize Qiu Chi of the Snowfall Sect Qiu Chi in public!
At this moment, Mingyue Ying looked at Qiu Chi with a smile and said softly, " Immortal Maiden Qiu Chi, it's been a long time! The last time we met was during the Grand Competition of the Major Sects!"
I never expected that last time it was about competing for rankings, and this time it's about these two items. So, Immortal Maiden Qiu Chi, if you don't raise the price any further, then these two items are mine!
Upon seeing that she was the Holy Maiden of the Fury River Sect, Qiu Chi's eyes showed a moment of surprise, but she quickly calmed down and then a smile appeared on her face. However, everyone saw that the smile on her face was extremely cold!
Qiu Chi then continued, "So it's the Holy Maiden Mingyue Ying of the Fury River Sect! Although the Holy Maiden also likes these two things, Qiu Chi is not one to give up easily!"
I'll offer two million six hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones!
Although their sects are ranked first and second, their overall strength is not too different, so Qiu Chi doesn't need to be too afraid of Mingyue Ying. Since she has said what she has to offer, then it's up to each of them to rely on their own strength!
The two women continued bidding, determined to get their hands on the hairpin and necklace as always. At the same time, Qing Mo noticed the burning gazes that Mo Yanyu and Cang Lanyue were giving the two items, indicating that they also really liked them!
Finally, when Mingyue Ying shouted out 5.7 million high-grade spirit stones, Qiu Chi gave up. After all, the 5.5 million high-grade spirit stones she had shouted out earlier were all the high-grade spirit stones she had saved over the years. At this moment, she could only watch helplessly as these two items fell into Mingyue Ying's hands!
Just when Mingyue Ying thought no one would compete with her for these two items, Qing Mo slowly spoke up, "This young master bids one million top-grade spirit stones!"
"Wow!! I thought Immortal Maiden Mingyue Ying was going to win both of these items, but I didn't expect someone to bid higher!"
"Didn't you hear? That young master said he'd offer a million top-grade spirit stones! Those are top-grade spirit stones!"
"Yes! I wonder which family's young master is so generous, and both West City for women. I wonder which Immortal Maiden could make this young master give away a million top-grade spirit stones!"
Hearing Qing Mo's bid, not only was Mingyue Ying stunned, but even Mo Yanyu and Cang Lanyue didn't understand why Qing Mo would bid for these two items. However, Qiu Chi was the happiest at this moment, after all, what she couldn't get was different from what Mingyue Ying could get!
When Mingyue Ying heard that someone had actually lowered her price, and even used top-grade spirit stones, which translated to tens of millions of high-grade spirit stones, her brows furrowed and her expression turned somewhat cold!
Then Mingyue Ying spoke softly to the Private Room where Qing Mo was, "I really like these two items. I wonder if this young master would do me the honor of withdrawing his bid and letting me have them?"
In response to Mingyue Ying's words, Qing Mo replied, "My two maids also like these two items, so I plan to buy them and give them to them!"
"If Miss Mingyue Ying wants it, she can raise the price further. This young master has no objection!"
Mo Yanyu and Cang Lanyue were overjoyed to hear that Qing Mo intended to give them these two items. Although they already possessed many of the spiritual artifacts Qing Mo had given them, that didn't stop Qing Mo from wanting to bid on these two items because he cared about them!
However, when Mingyue Ying heard that the other party had shown her no respect whatsoever, she immediately felt somewhat embarrassed and said, "Young master, some things are not truly yours just because you have them. You may only be keeping them temporarily!"
Hearing Mingyue Ying's words, everyone understood that this was a blatant threat. You can bid on the item, but you may not be able to protect it, because some items are not necessarily treasures, but could very well be death traps!
However, Qing Mo didn't think about or care about Mingyue Ying's words. Let alone snatching things from Qing Mo, even if all the members of the Fury River Sect were combined, it would be a luxury to keep their lives at the hands of the two maids beside him!
Qing Mo revealed a gentle smile, then said softly, "This young master can severely damage the Heaven's Zenith Sect and reduce the Murky Mist Sect to ashes. Do you think the Fury River Sect will fare even worse than those two sects!"
Qing Mo's words echoed throughout the Auction House, surprising everyone. After all, the matter between the Heaven's Zenith Sect and the Murky Mist Sect had been making headlines recently, with countless people investigating why the Heaven's Zenith Sect wanted to exterminate the Murky Mist Sect!
Unexpectedly, the person behind it all was on the same boat as them for a day, and he even came to attend the Auction House. However, not everyone believed Qing Mo's words; they all thought he was bluffing and lying!
Qing Mo didn't offer much explanation for this. After all, if you really want to know if Qing Mo can handle you, just make him unhappy and you'll know whether it's true or not!
However, Mingyue Ying saw that Qing Mo was so calm and composed, and that his eyes remained completely still after he finished speaking, as if killing one or two sects was a very common thing, it did not cause him any emotional fluctuation at all!
At this moment, Mingyue Ying dared not gamble. If she bet correctly that Qing Mo was bluffing, that would be fine. But if she bet wrong, then the Fury River Sect would suffer annihilation because of her!
After weighing the pros and cons, Mingyue Ying gritted her teeth, forced herself to bow to Qing Mo, and then said, "This junior spoke without thinking and offended you, senior. I apologize to you and beg your forgiveness!"
Seeing Mingyue Ying obediently bow and apologize to Qing Mo, everyone assumed that Qing Mo was that senior, and they, like Mingyue Ying, also began to bow to Qing Mo!
At this moment, Mingyue Ying thought to herself that if she found out that Qing Mo's words were just a bluff, she would do everything she could to kill Qing Mo and the others. After all, as the Holy Maiden of the Fury River Sect, she was frightened by a few words and had to bow and apologize immediately!
It would not only embarrass himself but also bring shame to the Fury River Sect, and he might even be ridiculed for a while. However, if what Qing Mo said was true, then if he sincerely apologized now, the other party might think that he knew his mistake and corrected it, and would not pursue the matter any further!
If my sincere apology leads to a good relationship with this senior, then I wouldn't mind not just bowing respectfully, but even kneeling down and kowtowing to him!
After weighing the options, Mingyue Ying decided not to act arrogantly or impulsively. She immediately admitted her mistake, apologized, and acted like a coward!
Qing Mo could read Mingyue Ying's mind perfectly. People who pretend to back down before knowing the truth and weigh the pros and cons are often the ones who can go far in the Immortal Cultivation World!
He then smiled at Mingyue Ying and immediately said, "Considering you took the initiative to admit your mistake and your attitude was passable, I'll waive the kneeling and kowtowing! After the ship arrives at the port, you should immediately return to the Fury River Sect and tell your sect leader to prepare the River-Cutting Stone!"
"I'll be going to pick it up soon, understand?"
Upon hearing Qing Mo's words, Mingyue Ying's body trembled instantly. She quickly looked up at Qing Mo with astonishment. Her inner thoughts had actually been spoken out by him, which meant that she had made the right bet. The person in front of her was indeed...!
Mingyue Ying immediately bowed deeply to Qing Mo again, then suppressed her excitement and said, "Please rest assured, Senior, I will definitely convey your instructions back to the Sect Master!"