The grand finale: supreme second-tier treasure

Supreme third-tier-Vajra Demon-Subduing Palm!

Low third-tier-Heaven and Earth Sword!

Supreme second-tier-Major Rejuvenation Pill!

Supreme second-tier-Eighteen Hands of Subduing the Tiger!

These were the critical-hit return rewards from the four auction items this time.

In Guangyang City, most of the treasures returned by the system had been high first-tier or low second-tier.

Yet in Yanshan Commandery City, things had only just begun, and even the lowest return was a supreme second-tier treasure!

The difference was simply that between heaven and earth!

If the treasures auctioned in the future improved, wouldn't the rewards climb even higher?

Ripples stirred in Gu Fan's heart.

He knew.

The most pressing matter now was to raise the auction house's reputation!

And to raise its reputation, he needed to auction the treasures the system had returned.

Then what exactly should he auction?

Gu Fan pondered as he walked forward.

Including his current rewards, he now possessed two swords: the Heaven and Earth Sword and the Heart-Questioning Sword.

He also had two palm martial techniques: the Vajra Demon-Subduing Palm and the Eighteen Hands of Subduing the Tiger.

Magical treasures, martial techniques...

Gu Fan's eyes were deep.

The God-Devouring Physique could devour magical treasures, but not martial techniques.

At that thought, Gu Fan turned his attention to the two martial techniques.

The supreme third-tier Vajra Demon-Subduing Palm and the supreme second-tier Eighteen Hands of Subduing the Tiger.

The choice was clear.

Gu Fan set his sights on the latter.

He stepped onto the platform.

Gu Fan gave Bu Yi a slight smile.

She forced a smile onto her face in response, then took a small step back.

Seeing this,

Gu Fan walked to the center of the platform and turned to face the guests below, whose gazes were all fixed on him.

Just then,

a coarse voice rang out.

"House master, it's been so long already. Are you fucking lying to me? Where's the second-tier treasure?!"

Gu Fan looked at the man, then smiled.

"Please be patient, honored guest. The treasure is far too precious, so... I've been keeping it on my person all along..."

With that,

Gu Fan took an old wooden box out of the system space.

He swept his gaze around.

He saw that everyone present had their eyes wide open, staring at him without blinking.

Then, without dragging things out, he deftly opened the old wooden box.

In an instant,

a roar like a tiger howling through the mountain forests rang out from within the old wooden box!

"ROAAAR!!!"

The tiger's roar resounded through the hall!

Everyone was caught completely off guard, feeling as though their souls were fleeing their bodies in terror!

The sound seemed to carry a mental force that could invade the soul and make people feel afraid!

Moreover,

even the Spirit Sea Realm cultivators present had pale faces and looked badly frightened.

Just moments ago,

they had vaguely seemed to see a fierce tiger as large as a small mountain!

The tiger was incredibly ferocious. Its presence alone left them afraid to move, lest they disturb it.

Yet that very tiger

had been seized beneath a single strike from a giant golden hand!

At that point, the vision ended, and they could not help gasping heavily.

Only they had been able to see that vision.

The Body Tempering Realm cultivators in the hall had only sensed the ferocity in the tiger's roar. Beyond that, they had sensed nothing.

That was because their realms were too low.

But a low realm did not mean a lack of discernment!

After recovering from the tiger's roar, every pair of eyes in the hall turned as crimson as blood!

That was... greed!

Why?

Because they all knew that anything capable of producing such a phenomenon had to be a precious treasure!

And seeing that the wooden box contained only a book, it was not hard to tell that it held a martial technique!

A martial technique capable of producing such a phenomenon had to be at least a high second-tier treasure!

Just then,

Gu Fan, standing on the platform, introduced it. "The Profound Heaven Auction House's fifth auction item, a supreme second-tier martial technique... the Eighteen Hands of Subduing the Tiger!"

As his words fell,

everyone present lost their composure!

A supreme second-tier martial technique?

Everyone in the hall who heard those words was dumbstruck!

They all looked as though they had lost their souls, staring blankly at Gu Fan on the platform.

How precious was a supreme second-tier martial technique in Yanshan Commandery City?

The tentacles of the five great Lineages reached into every corner of the commandery city. Were they powerful or not?

Yet even for Lineages as powerful as those five, their finest martial techniques were merely high second-tier!

Even the commandery prince

practiced a supreme second-tier martial technique bestowed by the royal clan.

Without that grant from the royal clan, even the commandery prince would have had no right to possess one!

Even they were in such a position.

There was even less need to mention all the other factions in Yanshan Commandery City!

So,

the shock everyone faced when such a cramped auction house actually offered a supreme second-tier martial technique was easy to imagine!

They were practically stupefied!

However,

after a spell of stunned silence,

the entire auction house erupted into madness like an exploding powder keg.

"Supreme second-tier! Supreme second-tier! To think this old man would see a martial technique like this in his lifetime... I haven't lived in vain! I haven't lived in vain!"

"It really is a supreme second-tier martial technique. That tiger's roar couldn't be fake! Unbelievable!"

"The three great auction houses have never auctioned a martial technique like this. Their best was only mid second-tier! Just what sort of mighty figure is behind this auction house?"

"I must win it! With it, Father will surely appreciate me. Perhaps even the position of Yan Lineage head will be mine!"

"Could I snatch it away? Judging by the methods this house master showed earlier, I'm afraid that's impossible..."

"Damn it! I exhausted my fortune just three days ago, and now that a supreme treasure is before me, I can only take a cursory look. Sigh!"

"..."

A jumble of voices resounded through the hall.

Even the most composed person could not help flushing with barely containable excitement before such a supreme treasure!

What delighted them even more

was that no major figures were present in this auction house!

The most prominent was merely Yan Zai, the Yan Lineage's seventh son!

In other words, they might even be able to pick up a bargain under these circumstances!

A supreme second-tier martial technique... if they cultivated it to profound mastery, they could establish a vast estate even in the expansive Great Qian Dynasty.

Who could fail to covet such a supreme treasure?

Seeing the atmosphere below the platform turn fervent, Gu Fan closed the wooden box and handed it to Bu Yi behind him.

Her mouth was still hanging foolishly open, her expression one of disbelief.

But when the wooden box reached her hands, she quickly snapped out of it.

And when she saw the supreme second-tier martial technique in her hands, the innocent auctioneer very nearly threw the wooden box away!

"Calm your mind!"

Gu Fan's calm voice sounded beside her ear.

Hearing it, Bu Yi could not help tightening her grip on the wooden box and looking up.

She saw Gu Fan smiling serenely as he told her, "I'll leave the auctioning of this Eighteen Hands of Subduing the Tiger to you."

"A-auction it?!"

"Of course."

Gu Fan nodded with a smile, gave her an encouraging look, then turned and left the platform.

Behind him, Bu Yi could not help trembling at this!

She was to auction a supreme second-tier martial technique?

With such an honor, there was no doubt that Bu Yi's name would soon spread throughout Yanshan Commandery City!

And this... was what Gu Fan had brought her!