Wine Clan

The bidding for the first item finally ended, with a staggering price of one billion, leaving everyone stunned.

Even the final item in the first half of the auction didn't fetch a staggering 1 billion, right? It's insane! For a regular item to sell for more than the final item—this has never happened before at any auction!

The crowd buzzed with discussion, and a commotion erupted below the auction platform.

The group of poor, Rogue Cultivator watching the spectacle outside were also excited, thoroughly enjoying the show, and even more eager to see what would happen next at the auction.

At this moment, Long Xuan in room number five finally understood why the Marrow-Washing Pill could fetch such a high price. It was entirely a matter of fortuitous opportunity. If either the Medicine Clan or the Alchemy Clan, these two rival Lineage, had been absent today, this bottle of Marrow-Washing Pill would never have sold for over a hundred million.

He couldn't help but smile wryly. Studying his own alchemy techniques was no easy task. He'd better get the units of measurement in this world precise first, and make sure he didn't write "appropriate amount" on the Pill Formula.

Shao Shao hint of excitement appeared on her face. The first item sold for such an astronomical price, far exceeding her expectations. This was an incredible achievement, a huge boost to her performance. She had already met her target with just this one item.

Excitedly, she placed the elixir bottle on the jade plate and had a maid carry it to the buyer. However, before the maid could even step forward, she impatiently took out the second item from her storage ring and placed it on the auction table. It seemed she was in a real hurry and wanted to squeeze out every spare moment.

She took out a huge wine barrel from her storage ring. Upon seeing this enormous wine barrel, Long Xuan couldn't help but be taken aback. It was another one of his own things. What a coincidence!

Shao Shao eagerly began her introduction. "The second item for auction is Spirit Wine, but it's not just this one barrel; it's a bundle of thirty barrels being auctioned together."

"This wine is called Spirit-Recovery Wine Spirit-Recovery Wine. It's Spirit Wine that has never appeared in this world before; it's undoubtedly a newly created Wine Recipe."

"The function of the Spirit-Recovery Wine is naturally to restore spiritual energy. It can quickly restore the depleted spiritual power of Gu cultivators in the Marrow Cleansing Marrow Cleansing Stage, but its restorative effect is several times stronger than the best Spirit-Recovery Pill on the market."

It's no exaggeration to say that the Spirit-Recovery Wine has the strongest restorative effect among those in the Marrow Cleansing Stage.

"The title of 'Number One Wine for the Marrow Cleansing Stage,' starting bid of one million Spirit Stone for thirty barrels isn't too expensive, is it?"

"The starting bid for the Spirit-Recovery Wine is one million Spirit Stone, with each bid increment no less than one hundred thousand Spirit Stone. Bidding begins now!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a fat man in the crowd shouted, "I bid 1.1 million Spirit Stone!"

Upon seeing the fat man, Long Xuan immediately chuckled.

Hey, isn't that the fat guy named Qian Duoduo? Why is he dressed like that again? And he's even grown a beard.

Qian Duoduo's disguise might fool others, but it could never fool him.

No matter how his appearance changes, his progress will not change; how could he possibly hide it from Long Xuan's eyes?

Long Xuan was puzzled. He hadn't expected Qian Duoduo to pull this trick again. It was truly bizarre that a manager of a chamber of commerce would pretend to be a customer to bid on items auctioned at his own auction.

This wasn't the first time he'd impersonated a customer; it seems he'd become addicted to it.

Among the crowd, a group of Gu cultivators whose clothes bore the character for "wine" sniffed the air, their eyes filled with surprise.

"Excellent wine! I never expected to find such a fine wine in this small region. This wine is comparable to even the best wine from my Wine Clan!"

Jiu Kang's throat bobbed, revealing a look of craving.

The Wine Clan is a great family of brewers and also a great family of concocting Wine Gu. The clan has countless Wine Recipe and a vast collection of exquisite wines.

Every member of the Wine Clan Gu Cultivator is addicted to alcohol.

Others wouldn't spend a fortune on wine just for their cravings, but the Gu Wine Clan would often spend a fortune for a single sip of good wine.

The Gu Wine Clan was most skilled at tasting wine. Just by smelling the aroma, Jiu Kang immediately sensed the extraordinary nature of this wine. His eyes lit up, and he prepared to bid for it at all costs.

An elderly man from the Wine Clan stared intently at the wine barrels on the auction table, exclaiming excitedly, "This is indeed fine wine! I always thought my Wine Clan Lineage the most skilled at brewing wine, and that all the wine outside was garbage!"

"However, it was only after venturing out this time that I realized I had underestimated the world. There is fine wine out there too, and this wine would rank among the best even among all the fine wines of my tribe."

"This wine is made using a different brewing process, employing a technique unknown to my clan. It's no exaggeration to say that this brewing technique is in no way inferior to our Wine Clan's brewing technique, and may even surpass it."

"I want to study the brewing technique of this wine, and none of you are allowed to take it from me."

A cute-looking girl from the Wine Clan licked her lips and said greedily, "Impossible! I've refined the Wine King Gu. The more kinds of fine wine the Wine King Gu devours, the stronger it becomes."

"My purpose in embarking on this journey is to collect the finest wines from across the world."

"This wine is unlike anything ever seen in the world before. Once you miss it, you may never find it again. How could I possibly give it up?"

"So, I'm sorry to say, but I'm determined to get this wine!"

A young man from the Wine Clan suddenly said, "None of you are allowed to take this from me! I need this wine to refine my Wine Gu, and I'll fight anyone who tries to take it from me!"

"I'm the youngest, so you all have to give way to me!"

Seeing that the price had already been raised to three million Spirit Stone, although the price was high, considering that there were thirty such large wine barrels, the price was still acceptable. So he hurriedly called out, "I bid four million Spirit Stone!"

"Just because you're young doesn't mean you're right. No way! I'll offer five million Spirit Stone!" the young woman from the Wine Clan then declared.

The old man from the Wine Clan followed closely behind. "I'll offer six million Spirit Stone!"

"I clearly saw it first!" Jiu Kang shouted at this moment, "I'll offer seven million Spirit Stone!"

As this group joined the bidding, the price instantly soared to an astronomical seven million Spirit Stone.

Everyone was shocked and turned to look at them, wondering who this madman was who had raised prices so rapidly, and how their own people could even fight each other.

Upon seeing the character for "alcohol" written on the clothes of all four people, everyone understood what was going on.

If it's this Lineage, then it's not surprising.

The Wine Clan is a large family of brewers, and every member of them is a heavy drinker, loving wine as much as their own life. They would do anything to taste a wine they've never had before.

Once they encounter an exceptional wine, it's like a lecherous man seeing an exceptionally beautiful woman—they're truly willing to pay a high price to buy it.

Even a layman would know that this wine is no ordinary wine, so it's no wonder that the people of the Wine Clan are so crazy about it.

Seeing a group of Gu cultivators from the Wine Clan join the bidding, and even fierce internal competition driving the price up to seven million Spirit Stone, Qian Duoduo was completely stunned.

Why is my luck so bad? Every time I pretend to be a customer, I encounter a formidable opponent, resulting in a huge financial loss.

The Wine Clan in an extremely remote region, and he had never seen anyone from the Wine Clan before. But by sheer coincidence, they appeared today. Why did they have to come today of all times? Weren't they just messing with him?

If the Wine Clan's people are here today, then we're in big trouble.

When this group of people sees good wine, they become like madmen, willing to go bankrupt to buy it.

Once these lunatics set their sights on the Spirit-Recovery Wine Spirit-Recovery Wine, its price will definitely skyrocket. You won't be able to buy it without spending a fortune.

No, he might not even have the chance to bleed money. These lunatics are willing to pay any price for good wine, even if the price is far too high. Can he compete with them?

But he clearly wouldn't give up easily until the very last moment. He raised his hand shakily and said, forcing a smile, "I'll offer seven million one hundred thousand Spirit Stone!"

Spending 7.1 million Spirit Stone on wine is definitely not worth it, but spending 7.1 million Spirit Stone to refine supreme-grade Gu worm is worth it, so he absolutely has to raise the price.

The four of them turned to look at him together, and then shouted in unison:

I'll offer eight million Spirit Stone!

I'll offer nine million Spirit Stone!

I'll offer ten million Spirit Stone!

I'll offer eleven million Spirit Stone!

The price instantly broke the ten million mark.

Good heavens, they're raising the price by a million at a time, each bid from this group of four is a four million increase. Qian Duoduo is completely Qian Duoduo.

Moreover, this was just internal competition among them; they didn't respect anyone else at all, which was incredibly arrogant.

"I'll offer 11.1 million Spirit Stone!" Qian Duoduo said through gritted teeth.

The price was already severely inflated. If he hadn't happened to have a Supreme-grade Wine Worm in his possession, which would have given him an supreme-grade Gu worm simply by bidding on the wine, he would never have paid such a high price.

The four members of the Wine Clan exchanged bewildered glances, clearly not expecting anyone to be even more willing to drink wine without paying than they were, the Gu cultivators of the Wine Clan.

However, it's clearly impossible to scare away the Wine Clan Gu cultivator with just over ten million Spirit Stone.

Jiu Kang smiled wryly, "I never expected that the people in this poor region of the Western Land could be so wealthy. We've been traveling for too long, and our Spirit Stone have only gone out of our possession. If we were to recklessly take this wine, one of us would surely have to beg for food."

"I see this wine is being auctioned as a bundle of thirty barrels, enough for the four of us to share. How about we each contribute three million Spirit Stone and divide the wine equally?"

The other three nodded in unison.

That's fine too.

"That's exactly what I was thinking!"

"Then let's unite and buy this wine."

The other three said in unison.

Seeing that his three teammates had already agreed, Jiu Kang smiled and immediately raised his hand, shouting, "I bid twelve million Spirit Stone! Anyone else bid higher?"

The price caused an uproar in the room.

To spend twelve million Spirit Stone to buy thirty barrels of wine seemed utterly insane to everyone.

What kind of wine can be so expensive?

It's just about restoring spirits, is it really necessary to go to such lengths?

Today's auction is getting more and more interesting. First, someone spent a billion to buy Marrow-Washing Pill that was far from worth it, and then someone was willing to spend twelve million to buy Spirit Wine that was far overpriced.

As expected of the auction that is said to be the highest-level auction in the Western Land for thousands of years, the first two items alone have fetched such outrageous prices. No one can imagine how high the total transaction amount of the entire auction will reach.

Qian Duoduo's face darkened. Twelve million Spirit Stone! Twelve million Spirit Stone! These Gu cultivators from the Wine Clan are indeed willing to pay any price for good wine; they're practically a bunch of lunatics.

This price is already ridiculously inflated. Although he could still offer thirteen million, he's a businessman who values value for money and isn't willing to make a huge loss. Who wants to go crazy with them?

Moreover, there is still too little wine to guarantee that Wine Gu will be successfully refined. Even if Wine Gu is successfully refined, it will be the weakest of the supreme-grade Gu worm, which is a gamble with low returns. He is absolutely unwilling to invest more Spirit Stone in this.

That's enough. The Wine Gu made from a single type of wine is the weakest of the supreme-grade Gu worm. Spending eleven million is already the limit. We absolutely cannot pay a higher price and become a sucker.

Besides, even if he offered 20 million, these lunatics would probably keep bidding, and how could he possibly compete with a bunch of drunken madmen?

The tide has turned; it seems this wine is destined to be out of my reach, and I cannot force it.

Qian Duoduo sighed heavily, a look of dejection on his face, and finally turned and left the auction house...