"Two hundred thousand!"
"Two hundred and fifty thousand!"
"Three hundred thousand!"
Though the bidding was not as fierce as it had been for the top-grade artifacts, there was no shortage of wealthy cultivators testing the waters.
Xu Changqing knew quite a bit about inscriptions. Ever since mastering Spirit Runes, he had been studying this field.
If he could obtain the Ancient Inscription Bone Seal, he could use this opportunity to gain Initiation.
With that thought, Xu Changqing hesitated no longer and decisively raised his hand. "Four hundred thousand!"
If he did not make a move, so be it—but once he did, it was earth-shattering.
Many black-robed figures who had been tempted immediately began to hesitate.
This was not ten or twenty thousand, but hundreds of thousands. Not many people could afford that.
Just as everyone thought Xu Changqing would secure it without a hitch, a cold, sinister voice rang out. "Four hundred and fifty thousand!"
Everyone followed the sound and saw a cultivator clad in black robes.
Yin energy swirled around him. Though his face could not be seen, his urgency was palpable.
Xu Changqing raised an eyebrow slightly. He had not expected someone to dare bid against him at such a critical moment. After thinking it over, he decided to test the waters once more. "Five hundred thousand!"
The other party did not hesitate in the slightest and immediately followed. "Five hundred and fifty thousand!"
At this point, only Xu Changqing and that cultivator remained locked in confrontation.
Everyone else had given up, turning their gazes toward the spectacle.
Even Nascent Soul Realm cultivators had to think twice before spending hundreds of thousands of Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
Xu Changqing covertly swept his gaze around. Seeing that many cultivators were watching him, with some even secretly probing him, he opened