The bidding that followed was ferocious, the fat cultivator's momentum so overwhelming that it nearly became his personal show.
Yet some cultivators still refused to be outdone and competed with him. But as time passed, fewer and fewer people dared to bid.
In the end, only three remained, and the fat cultivator was one of them.
The bidding grew increasingly fierce. Within just a few breaths, the price soared from one hundred and ten thousand to one hundred and eighty thousand. The other two ultimately fell short due to insufficient funds, and the medicinal insect was successfully claimed by the fat cultivator.
One had to know, these were not Low-Grade Spirit Stones, but Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
For a mere insect to sell for such a price was simply outrageous.
Xu Changqing stared wide-eyed and could not help asking, "What is the origin of that insect?"
Yu Shi shook his head. "It's my first time here too. I'm not very clear on it."
Su Jinli looked thoughtful. "It seems quite a few people came specifically for it!"
The three of them knew perfectly well that there were only two possibilities for the medicinal insect to fetch one hundred and eighty thousand.
First, the fat cultivator was an idiot.
Second, its hidden value far exceeded one hundred and eighty thousand.
Judging from the way everyone around them flocked toward it like ducks to a pond, the second possibility was more likely.
And after that battle, the fat cultivator's status had invisibly surpassed everyone around him. The looks in their eyes varied greatly.
Some were filled with greed.
Some with astonishment.
Some with awe.
Seeing the medicinal insect successfully sold for one hundred and eighty thousand, Wan Niang immediately beamed from ear to ear. "Congratulations to this honored guest for obtaining what he