The Sixth Auction Item, the Scarlet Flame Saber

As the ordinary Hundred-Refined Saber sold for two low-grade spirit stones,

the system's voice also rang out in Gu Fan's mind.

"The auction of the ordinary Hundred-Refined Saber is complete. Congratulations, host, on triggering a fiftyfold critical multiplier and obtaining..."

"A tier-two low-grade magical treasure-the Scarlet Flame Saber!"

The Scarlet Flame Saber!

When the voice finished, Gu Fan immediately focused his attention on his mind.

There, he saw a long saber slowly revolving, faint flames burning along it.

Looking at the saber,

Gu Fan felt a surge of joy.

He had thought that, since the previous critical multipliers had all been twentyfold, the ordinary Hundred-Refined Saber probably would not return any powerful treasure.

He had never expected it.

The final auction had actually triggered a fiftyfold critical multiplier!

Together with the rewards returned from the previous four auctions, Gu Fan now possessed a tier-two low-grade Violent Strange Tiger inner core, a tier-two low-grade Clear Feather Strange Flower, a tier-two low-grade Spirit Pattern Jade Fruit, and a tier-two low-grade Scarlet Flame Saber!

Seeing that all the treasures were tier two, Gu Fan could not help falling into thought.

Could it be... the system's guaranteed minimum rewards were all tier-two low-grade?

Or... was it simply random?

He shook his head. There was no use dwelling on it.

Apart from these four returned rewards, there was, of course, the most important one... the tier-five supreme-grade pill-the Fortune Golden Pill!

Gu Fan intended to use this pill to awaken his God-Devouring Physique.

Once his God-Devouring Physique awakened, he would devour the other treasures... and his cultivation realm would surely soar!

However,

the pressing matter now was to restore the Profound Heaven Auction House's reputation!

"Master! You called for me?"

Zhu Huai quietly approached and asked, his tone respectful but his eyes dull.

Gu Fan glanced at his face and immediately knew what was on his mind.

He shook his head with a smile.

Then he took a rectangular wooden box out of the system space.

"Master... what is this?"

Zhu Huai instinctively accepted it and asked in some bewilderment.

"This is the sixth auction item."

"A tier-two low-grade magical treasure... the Scarlet Flame Saber!"

Gu Fan answered with a slight smile.

"What?"

At Gu Fan's words,

Zhu Huai's pupils contracted sharply, and he instantly looked up at Gu Fan with disbelief written all over his face.

A tier-two low-grade magical treasure?!

He could hardly believe his ears!

He had never even seen a magical treasure like that!

All he had ever heard was that the guardian treasures of the three great Lineages were tier-two low-grade magical treasures!

However,

those Lineages would never use them unless a crisis struck.

Apart from their patriarchs and elders, most people had never even seen them!

And now... he was holding a tier-two magical treasure in his arms just like that?

Seeing his stunned expression, Gu Fan could not help shaking his head.

"Hurry up there. Xiang Yin can barely hold on."

"Ah? Oh... oh!"

At Gu Fan's urging, Zhu Huai hurriedly came to his senses.

Still, he asked hesitantly, "Master, do you really intend to auction such a precious magical treasure?"

"That's right." Gu Fan nodded, then raised his head to gesture toward the stage.

Zhu Huai followed his gaze.

And saw

that Xiang Yin was about to announce the end of the auction.

Seeing this, he hurriedly excused himself, then jogged toward the stage with excitement all over his face.

"Everyone! Thank you very much..."

"Wait!"

Xiang Yin turned her head.

She saw the new steward running up excitedly.

Notably, he was also carrying a rectangular wooden box in his arms.

"Manager Zhu... what are you doing?" Xiang Yin asked in confusion.

"Don't end it yet! There's a sixth auction item!"

"A sixth?"

Xiang Yin frowned.

She remembered that only five items had been prepared for this auction, and all of them had just been sold. How could there be a sixth?

She did not know why.

To Xiang Yin, every previous auction had been a pleasure.

But today, all she felt was fear.

So when Zhu Huai said there was a sixth auction item, Xiang Yin's first reaction was a deep, lingering dread.

Everyone below also saw the change onstage.

They had just been about to stand up and leave this utterly disappointing Profound Heaven Auction House.

However,

seeing even the new steward come onstage,

they instinctively stopped and frowned, watching to see what exactly had happened.

"Manager Zhu, haven't all the items already been auctioned?" Xiang Yin asked quietly.

"This is the sixth auction item, provided by the master!"

"The master?"

Xiang Yin's eyes lit up.

She remembered that the Four Symbols Pill, which had sent everyone into a bidding frenzy, had come from the master's own possessions.

Sure enough,

Zhu Huai's next words brought excitement to her face and even made her breathing grow heavy.

"This is the Scarlet Flame Saber! A tier-two low-grade magical treasure!"

Zhu Huai handed the wooden box in his arms to the maid beside them, gave Xiang Yin an encouraging look, then quickly jogged offstage.

Xiang Yin and the maid remained where they were, their eyes gleaming green as they stared at the rectangular box.

Inside this box... was actually a tier-two low-grade magical treasure!

Xiang Yin's breathing quickened.

Fortunately, she had tempered her composure over many years. After taking several deep breaths, she turned back with her most radiant smile of the night and addressed the frowning crowd below.

"Well then, everyone! The next item up for auction will be the crowning treasure of this auction..."

"There's more?"

"Weren't there five auction items? What's going on? Did they add one at the last minute?"

"The crowning treasure? Don't tell me it's another mundane thing like that Hundred-Refined Saber!"

"Ugh! Wasting my damn time again..."

The crowd in the hall voiced their complaints.

Even the prominent figures instinctively frowned, looking at Xiang Yin onstage with displeasure.

Amid these voices,

Xiang Yin's voice continued to ring through the hall.

"The final auction item, a tier-two low-grade magical treasure..."

"The Scarlet Flame Saber!"

As those words fell,

the chorus of complaints instantly vanished without a trace!

The entire auction hall became so quiet that a falling pin could have been heard, and everyone stared blankly at Xiang Yin onstage!

Some people's mouths opened wide enough to fit an egg, utterly stunned!

A tier-two low-grade magical treasure, the Scarlet Flame Saber?

How was that possible!

How could anyone bring such a precious treasure to an auction house to sell?!

"D-d-did I hear that wrong? A tier-two magical treasure? And an offensive magical treasure at that?!!"

"Hiss... they're actually auctioning such a precious treasure?!"

"Could it be fake? That's tier two! There aren't even many of those in all of Guangyang City!"

"As far as I know, even though the city lord has reached the Spirit Sea Realm, he doesn't have a tier-two magical treasure either, does he?!"

"Seriously... loaded!!!"

The silence in the auction house did not last long before the entire hall erupted!

Everyone stood up in disbelief, craning their necks to look toward the stage.

Even the prominent figures forgot their earlier displeasure. They exchanged glances, then rose one after another, their eyes wide as they looked at Xiang Yin, the focus of every gaze onstage.