But a transaction was ultimately a matter of mutual willingness. Since neither party had much to say, no one else was in a position to comment.
Otherwise, not only would they gain no favor with the parties involved, they might even offend the Auction House-and offending the Auction House was tantamount to offending the Rogue Cultivator Alliance.
Anyone excluded by the Rogue Cultivator Alliance might never have another chance to enter the Hongsheng Heavenly Road in their lifetime.
To put it plainly, it all came down to interests.
Just as Su Jiu had expected, starting with the second round, the Auction House returned to accepting bids in spirit stones.
Su Jiu noticed that the Heavenly Dawn Sect disciples were still watching the bidders who did not belong to sects or aristocratic clans.
She raised an eyebrow slightly, almost admiring the Heavenly Dawn Sect's utter madness. They were not even planning to spare cultivators with plenty of spirit stones.
Ding Fen's haul on this trip was exceptionally rich. Hardly anyone dared to bid too high against him, allowing him to secure several items.
At the same time, he had his fellow disciples gather a fresh batch of fat sheep.
Since he cared little about the auction for entry slots, he also had time to spare and began observing the other cultivators present.
Most of his attention still fell on Lou Sheng, and he had even interfered with the bidding on two items Lou Sheng had intended to buy earlier.
Yet Lou Sheng's gaze remained indifferent, without so much as an extra glance in his direction.
Ding Fen assumed Lou Sheng was afraid of him, and after a while, he grew bored.
Then he turned toward the "slums"-the few corners from which almost no one had placed a bid.
As luck would