The slightly bloated Black-robed person held a jade bottle in his hand and sat there calmly, as if he had great confidence in the thing in his hand.
With that appearance, there was no need to think to know who it was.
"It's actually Xiao Yanzi! Right, this is the first time he comes to the auction house to auction something."
The moment he thought of what might happen next, Lin Qingyun also grew interested. He did not sit long in the VIP room and went straight in through the door inside the VIP room.
After turning a few corners, he arrived at an auction hall.
The moment he entered, he could clearly sense that the environment inside was much darker than the outside world. Waves of clamor poured overwhelmingly into his ears.
He had long since grown used to scenes like this. Passing through the large crowd, he found a seat near the front row.
The auction hall was very large, and accommodating thousands of people was not a problem. At this moment, under the lights at the center of the auction hall, a beautiful woman in a red dress robe was using that charming, sweet voice that made people's bones go slightly numb to explain the function of the item in her hand to everyone in the hall.
Under the woman's crisp, tingling voice, an originally ordinary item instantly saw its price rise steadily, even showing a fiery momentum.
"What a bunch of guys with their brains in their crotches!" Regarding this, Lin Qingyun said mockingly.
He glanced at Ya Fei on the stage, then swept his gaze back and forth. Very soon, he saw several important figures in the very front row.
The three giants of Wutan City's three great clans, as well as some family heads with no small amount of influence, had all gathered at once in a single auction. Without even thinking, one would know that there was definitely something that deeply attracted them.
(Hehe, I, Qingyun... have turned on cheats.)
After lingering on these people for a moment, Lin Qingyun began searching again. Finally, at a corner by the wall on his left-hand side, he saw a person completely shrouded beneath a black robe.
This kind of attire was not considered rare in the auction hall, but the person dressed like this was clearly a novice at a glance, so he was still very easy to distinguish.
"Hehe, everyone, the auction hall has just received a new auction item. I think everyone will definitely be interested!" After auctioning off the item in her hand, Ya Fei suddenly said with a smiling expression. With a wave of her jade hand, a Maidservant hurriedly brought up a jade tray, on which sat a small white jade bottle.
The Maidservant seemed to whisper a few words by Ya Fei's ear. Clearly, the smile on Ya Fei's face paused, and her red lips parted slightly, as if she said a few words by the Maidservant's ear.
That Maidservant then hurriedly walked off the stage.
After being slightly dazed, she quickly returned to normal. Carefully holding up that small white jade bottle with her slender hand, Ya Fei said,
"This is a Second-grade pill!"
The gentle, charming voice instantly drowned out the noise in the auction hall at that moment. Countless people fell silent for a moment, but a short while later, the clamor immediately rose again.
Lin Qingyun narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at that small white jade bottle...
"Hehe, the initial price for the spirit liquid is eight thousand gold coins. Everyone, please place your bids!" Ya Fei smiled, but no longer had that bewitching smile from earlier.
Her gaze swept around the hall, paused at a certain place, and finally rested on the front row.
"Eight thousand five!" As soon as Ya Fei finished speaking, someone called out a price.
"Nine thousand!" The voice raising the bid followed closely after.
The price in the hall kept surging. Only a moment later, it had already reached the height of thirteen thousand. This rate of increase made even Lin Qingyun unable to help feeling surprised.
His heart also wavered over whether he should take someone as his master and become an alchemist earlier.
He shook his head, flinging away this thought that even he himself was unwilling to act on, and continued watching.
Before long, it had already risen to over twenty thousand.
In the auction hall, only the struggle among the three giants remained. Everyone else had long since given up, not only because the price was already somewhat high, but also because they did not want to offend the three giants of Wutan City.
"Looks like it's already settled!"
When Xiao Zhan called out a price of forty thousand, Lin Qingyun said inwardly.
"Clan Leader Xiao Zhan has bid forty thousand gold coins. Is there anyone else who wishes to raise the price?" Looking at the calm auction hall, Ya Fei smiled and said.
"Since no one is raising the price, then..."
However, just as Ya Fei was about to announce it, a woman's voice suddenly rang out. "Fifty thousand!"
The moment these words came out, Xiao Zhan's cheek twitched, and his gaze swept straight toward the direction of the voice. It was a corner in the third row, where a Black-robed person sat.
Almost everyone's gaze turned over, as if they were extremely interested in this person who dared to directly challenge Xiao Zhan.
"Hehe, it seems someone else has placed a bid. Fifty thousand gold coins!" Ya Fei smiled faintly. Regarding this sudden interruption, her mood seemed to have become much better in an instant.
Xiao Zhan frowned slightly and looked at the Black-robed person whose entire body was covered beneath black clothing. He could not see anything from it, and immediately said, "Fifty-five thousand!"
"Sixty thousand!" The black-robed woman followed closely after.
"Seventy thousand!" After saying this, Xiao Zhan suddenly stood up.
Almost everyone in the auction hall was stunned for a moment, not knowing why. Their gazes merely shuttled back and forth between the two, and there were even a few people who revealed expressions of taking pleasure in another's misfortune.
Even Lin Qingyun was stunned for a moment, his gaze lingering on that black-robed woman.
"May I ask who Your Excellency is? Would you be willing to reveal your true face? The Foundation Building Spirit Liquid is of great use to me. Could you perhaps give it up? I am willing to pay a certain price." Xiao Zhan's tone was very sincere, entirely carrying the intent to discuss.
These words immediately made everyone's eyes nearly fall out. Was this really the Xiao Family's clan leader?
"No." The black-robed woman did not even stand up. She only said this indifferently.
"Very well!" Xiao Zhan sighed lightly and sat back in his seat.
"Since no one is raising the price, then this Foundation Building Spirit Liquid shall be obtained by that mysterious lady!" Seeing that no one else spoke to call a bid, Ya Fei took the small hammer in her hand and gently struck it on the table, settling the result.
"Hehe, next is the final auction item of this auction!" Placing the jade bottle back onto the tray in the hands of the Maidservant who walked over from the side, Ya Fei waved her jade hand, and the lights on the high platform instantly dimmed somewhat. A graceful Maidservant walked up. In her hands, she held a silver tray. Within the silver tray was an ancient cyan scroll.
The scroll glowed faintly with cyan light. Set off by the silver tray, it appeared rather mysterious.
Lin Qingyun's body also straightened unconsciously as he murmured, "That is the Wind Scroll Art?"
The moment the words "High Xuan Rank Qi Method" appeared, the auction hall suddenly fell into silence.
Compared to the previous Foundation Building Spirit Liquid, the sensation caused by a Dou Qi Qi Method was undoubtedly even more shocking.
Although pills were precious, they were only used for a time, while Dou Qi Qi Methods could be used for a lifetime and could even be passed down to descendants. From a certain perspective, high-rank Dou Qi Qi Methods drove people even crazier than pills!
After all, as long as one possessed a high-rank Qi Method, even without the support of spirit pills and miraculous medicines, one would sooner or later be able to become a powerful figure of a region. But if one truly had no Qi Method and only pills, then even if one ate pills like beans, it would still be difficult to become a true expert.
After being shocked for a moment, people in the auction hall began to come back to their senses one after another. Pair after pair of scorching gazes stared fixedly at the cyan scroll on the stage. Even the enchanting and moving Ya Fei seemed to have been forgotten at this moment.
"A High Xuan Rank Qi Method. I wonder how much Dou Qi it can add to me." Lin Qingyun narrowed his eyes, staring at that cyan scroll on the stage.
Low-grade Qi Methods and Fighting Skills could no longer satisfy his needs. To be precise, the Dou Qi they could provide was pitifully little. But if there was a Xuan Rank Qi Method, that would be different. Everything contained within it would be equivalent to hundreds of Yellow Rank Qi Methods and Fighting Skills.
However, he seemingly could not afford it!
Lin Qingyun sighed. Regarding that great mass of Dou Qi, he could only look on from afar.
After the base price was announced and several dozen seconds passed, someone finally called out a price.
The first person to call a bid was a somewhat balding middle-aged man. Lin Qingyun knew this person. His name was Nakede, a weapons dealer in Wutan City who had almost monopolized the weapons sales of Wutan City.
But immediately after, an old man in yellow also called out a price. That old man in yellow was a medicinal herbs merchant in Wutan City, and Lin Qingyun also recognized him.
Scattered bids came from a few more people. After all, the high price of two hundred thousand gold coins was enough to make most people shrink back.
And as Jia Lie Bi, one of Wutan City's three great giants, placed a bid, those who had bid earlier all became like vegetables hit by frost.
After that, as expected, it became a struggle among the three great giants.
The struggle was exceptionally fierce, and Lin Qingyun, personally experiencing it, sighed endlessly.
Just as the competition was nearing its end, Lin Qingyun's gaze suddenly turned in Jia Lie Bi's direction.
And it seemed that everyone in the entire auction hall had turned their gazes onto Jia Lie Bi.
Vaguely, Lin Qingyun sensed a trace of an unusual aura. This aura came from Jia Lie Bi.
At this moment, beside Jia Lie Bi, an elderly old man was bending over and whispering something.
That old man was the one who had suddenly walked into the auction hall earlier and appeared beside Jia Lie Bi.
After the old man said a few words, he raised his head, his gaze abruptly looking in Xiao Zhan's direction.
Jia Lie Bi also stood up along with him. His face was exceptionally furious, but anyone could see that he was enduring it.
Seeing this, Lin Qingyun seemed to understand something.
Jia Lie Bi turned to look at Ya Fei, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice, "Miss Ya Fei, I may need to delay you for a little while."
He turned his head and stared at Xiao Zhan. His low voice seemed squeezed out from between his teeth. "Xiao Zhan, you are ruthless enough. To stop me from competing, you are ruthless enough! Ah!"
A trace of grief could be heard in the furious roar. Jia Lie Bi's eyes were blood-red, and visible cyan Dou Qi surrounded his body, sweeping out like a berserk storm.
Some people who had originally been beside Jia Lie Bi retreated one after another, watching with nervous expressions.
Lin Qingyun also stood up, his eyes slightly narrowed.
Jia Lie Bi was very strong. The strength of a Five-star Great Fighter, even from several zhang away, allowed one to feel that immense oppressive pressure.
"Jia Lie Bi, what madness are you throwing?" Xiao Zhan frowned slightly. A layer of Dou Qi instantly attached to his body, transforming into a layer of cyan Dou Qi armor.
"I'm mad? Hehe, Xiao Zhan, don't pretend you don't know either. My son was crippled by Lin Qingyun of your Xiao Family. What do you say!" Jia Lie Bi bit out every word.
Without giving Xiao Zhan time to continue speaking, Jia Lie Bi said, "If you don't give me an explanation today, don't even think about walking out of this place!"
Jia Lie Bi walked over step by step. The aura emitted from his body grew stronger and stronger, and the storm churned even more violently.
A circle of wind formed beneath his feet, then lifted him into midair. His figure was like a cannonball as he dove down toward Xiao Zhan.
"If you want to fight, then fight. You think I'm afraid of you?"
Xiao Zhan's body shook. He reached out with his hand, and dense cyan Dou Qi gathered before his palm, forming a dignified lion head.
As the auras of the two erupted, some people in the corners of the auction hall with weak strength suddenly turned pale and retreated one after another from this chaotic place.
"Stop!"
Just as the two were about to clash, a stern shout suddenly rang out from afar.
This chapter feels a little watery, but that doesn't stop this shameless author from begging for a recommendation ticket.
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Mm, for today and tomorrow, temporarily one chapter each.
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