"Eh?" Sure enough, Huo Zheshhan was mildly surprised. He glanced sidelong at Xiao Hua and said, "Thunder Control Sect truly is rich and overbearing!"
"I wouldn't dare. It is all this junior's private savings from these past years!" Xiao Hua said with an ingratiating smile.
At this moment, Fairy Poyue said somewhat regretfully, "So it turns out no fellow Daoist is interested in this. Then..."
Before she could finish, Huo Zheshhan laughed. "Fairy Poyue has gone through great trouble to trade something once. How could this old man fail to give you face? This item is mine!"
As he spoke, he named a price that was neither high nor low.
"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Huo!" Fairy Poyue smiled faintly, seemingly having recovered some face.
"If no other fellow Daoist bids, this item shall belong to Fire Fierce Mountain," True Person Quanhong said with a smile as well.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hua's little heart began thumping wildly against his will. Wasn't the Bone Tempering Art precisely why he had come here? A technique from the Demon Realm would naturally be useful. Moreover, since Buddhist sense was the bane of demon cultivators, he should be able to try examining it.
Yet just then, the third cultivator clad in Mihuan spoke. "So Fire Fierce Mountain is interested in this item as well. This old man thought only he liked it!"
As he spoke, he began raising the price!
Unable to identify that cultivator, Huo Zheshhan did not hold back. He raised the price bit by bit, adding spirit stones until he had exceeded even the amount Xiao Hua had offered, with some extra added on top. Yet the Mihuan-clad cultivator continued bidding without haste or excitement, as though he was determined to obtain this demon jade slip!
"Forget it. This old man