That was it. Xiao Hua could afford not to care about pills, spirit talismans, magical artifacts, or even magical treasures, but he could not help caring about cultivation techniques! It had been nearly two years since he left Huanghua Ridge. Hadn't he been searching all this time for a cultivation technique he could practice? Now that an opportunity had appeared before him, how could he not be tempted?
"Fellow Daoist An..." everyone cried out. "Is this technique genuine? What is its starting price?"
"Hehe, whether this technique is genuine or not, I do not know either. The fellow Daoist who entrusted it to our pavilion placed a restriction upon this booklet. Only after a fellow Daoist successfully wins the bid may that fellow Daoist remove the restriction and allow the recipient to inspect it!"
"As for the starting price of this technique, even I do not know!" An Chengmo reached out and picked up a yellow talisman from atop the booklet. "This was left behind by the booklet's owner. Its starting price is recorded upon it!"
"Fellow Daoist An... could you suspend this Bidding Convention for half an hour? I do not have enough spirit stones here!" a cultivator suddenly shouted.
"Exactly, pause for a moment and let us fetch some spirit stones!" The crowd all came to their senses.
"My fellow Daoists, my deepest apologies. The owner of the booklet does not wish to draw attention. If this bidding fails, he will take the booklet and leave Yanyuan City. As for when he might return, no one knows!"
"Alas..." Everyone sighed in dismay, while only Shopkeeper Liu of the Imperial Pill Sect beamed with delight! If anyone had the most top-grade spirit stones at this Bidding Convention, it could only be the Imperial Pill Sect!
Beneath the platform, Xiao