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Chapter 25 Sky-high Auction_1

Chapter 25: Chapter 25 Sky-high Auction_1

"You want it?"

"Mm-hmm."

By now, the bidding outside had reached 100,000 gold coins. Dugu Qianye pressed the bidding button and exclaimed, "200,000."

A stir went through the crowd downstairs. The price had doubled in an instant! For a bead whose nature was unknown, an offer of 200,000 was made.

"300,000." A light went on in a second-floor room.

"500,000." Dugu Qianye raised the bid.

The place outside fell eerily silent; everyone was stunned by Dugu Qianye. Although 500,000 gold coins wasn’t a lot, for a bead with an unknown origin, there was completely no need for such extravagance.

"500,000. Is there a higher bid? 500,000 once, 500,000 twice, 500,000 thrice." Qu Yaoyao brought down the gavel and declared, "Sold, the bead now belongs to the friend in room number one on the third floor."

Soon, the bead was delivered to Dugu Qianye’s room. Dugu Qianye took out an amethyst card, swiped 500,000 for the server, and then picked up the bead to examine it carefully, saying, "Dandan, I can’t find anything special about it?"

Xiaohuo transformed into a little girl, sitting in Dugu Qianye’s lap, and said, "This Qiuqiu smells a lot like Brother Dandan, oh, but it’s not as rich."

Dandan said, "This is a bead condensed from Chaos Qi, didn’t think it hasn’t dissipated after such a long time. If I absorb it, it can help me recover my spiritual power."

"Really?! Then we’ve stumbled upon a treasure this time!" Dugu Qianye joyously tossed the bead into her space ring, saying, "Let’s find some time to absorb it later."

The auction outside continued, with high-grade elixirs, medicinal materials, phantom devices, rare ores, and more. The calls of bids rose and fell in waves. The later it got, the rarer the items became, and the higher the prices soared.

However, many people on the second floor had yet to participate, and aside from Dugu Qianye’s purchase of the bead, others on the third floor remained quiet. Everyone was waiting to bid on the items to come.

"Sis, I’m so bored." Xiaohuo laid her head on the table, munching on fruit.

"Mmm, it is indeed a bit boring." Dugu Qianye propped her head on the table too, looking out at the crowd being red-faced and enthusiastic in their bidding.

"Next up for auction is what was originally the star item of this event but was later replaced. It is none other than the low-grade divine artifact, the Flame Blade." Qu Yaoyao called out loudly, and the scene immediately became noisy.

A smiling Qu Yaoyao waited for the first burst of commotion to subside before saying, "This blade can enhance a swordsman’s attack power by thirty percent. In a battle between swordsmen of the same level, if you have this blade, victory will surely be yours. It’s like having an extra life!"

The hall erupted into noise again. An extra thirty percent attack power, indeed a divine artifact!

"A great blade needs no overstatement, starting low at 1,000,000 gold coins, with each bid increment no less than 100,000." Qu Yaoyao shouted the price, and immediately someone made an offer, "1,300,000."

"1,500,000."

"2,500,000."

"3,000,000." Bids started coming from the second floor.

"3,200,000."

A divine artifact, indeed a divine artifact, no matter the cost, it’s worth it!

The lights in the rooms on the second floor kept going on, and even those on the third floor began to bid. When the price surpassed 5 million, the bidding voices gradually decreased. In the end, the knife was taken down by room number one on the second floor for 8 million.

At last, a waiter brought up a plate, protected by two Phantom Venerables. Qu Yaoyao lifted the red cloth on top, and everyone saw five Jade Bottles. Instantly, everyone knew the highlight of the night had arrived.

Qu Yaoyao said with an excited tone, "This is the finale of our auction tonight, five Marrow-Cleansing Pills. Everyone knows of its effects, Cleansing Marrow to improve one’s constitution and increase the speed of cultivation. It’s been lost for a long time. Now it has reappeared before us. Our appraisers have already verified that these are indeed Marrow-Cleansing Pills, genuine and deceit-free. The starting price for each pill is 1 million, with each bid increment no less than 50 thousand. We will now start the auction for the first pill."

"1.2 million."

"2 million."

"2.5 million."

The bidding voices from the rooms on the second floor rose one after another. Then, a light turned on in one room on the third floor, and an arrogant voice came out, "8 million, who else wants to compete with the Feng Family of the Imperial Capital?"

The Feng Family? Dugu Qianye looked over at the opposite room, her eyes narrowing slightly.

"9 million. Our Divine Temple is also interested in this Marrow-Cleansing Pill," an icy voice came from another room on the third floor.

"10 million. Our Pavilion Master from the Secret Pavilion says he wants to play with this Marrow-Cleansing Pill," a lazy voice came from the room next to Dugu Qianye.

With identities revealed in quick succession, the people in the hall below were shocked to their cores. Who dared to fight with the Divine Temple and the Secret Pavilion for items?!

Beyond the Alchemist Guild, the Refiners Guild, the Mercenary Guild, and the Beast Trainer Guild, there’s also the Divine Temple that spreads throughout the Xuanyue Continent. The main purpose of the Divine Temple is to propagate the God of Phantom Power and gather faith. The Secret Pavilion, on the other hand, is a power that has risen in the last few years, with both Phantom Masters and Swordsmen skilled in the ways of assassination. The Secret Pavilion has risen rapidly to stand shoulder to shoulder with the other major powers.

"So, the Secret Pavilion intends to contend with our Temple?" the previous bidder asked coldly.

"Not at all. It’s just that whatever our Pavilion Master wants, he gets, regardless of the cost. Niu Yan, if you want it, feel free to continue bidding," came the retort.

Niu Yan wanted to keep bidding, but someone beside him held him back, "The Secret Pavilion is always ruthless in their dealings, and we don’t have many people out on this occasion. There are still four more pills; it’s harmless to let them have this one."

Niu Yan looked at the Jade Bottle on the stage, his mouth twitching, but eventually, he remained silent.

"10 million once, 10 million twice, 10 million three times. The first Marrow-Cleansing Pill goes to the Secret Pavilion," declared Qu Yaoyao when no further bids came from upstairs, sealing the deal with a final hammer.

Hearing the words "Divine Temple," for some reason, Dugu Qianye felt an inner resistance. But she didn’t seem to have had any contact with the Divine Temple herself, had she?

Not wanting to think too hard about it, she called for a waiter outside, whispered a few words, and sent him away. The waiter went downstairs, ran to the back of the auction stage, said a few words to the butler, and the butler called Qu Yaoyao down. After a while, when Qu Yaoyao went back up on stage, her expression was a bit odd, but she quickly resumed her professional smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the owner of the Marrow-Cleansing Pills says this is too slow, so he’s decided to auction the remaining four Elixirs together," Qu Yaoyao announced, triggering a tidal wave of reactions. Many people, counting on having a chance at the remaining four pills, hadn’t participated in the bidding earlier, and now were told that the remaining four would be auctioned together, everyone became agitated.

Across the room on the third floor.

"Young Master, what should we do? We don’t have enough money with us to bid for all four Marrow-Cleansing Pills," said Feng Li to Feng Yi.

"How much money do we have?" asked Feng Yi.

We received the news quite late and only managed to gather 30 million," was the reply.

"Hmph, I never expected to come across Marrow-Cleansing Pills just by coming out for a bit of fun. I must have those pills. If I can’t win them in the bidding, then I’ll have to find another way," said Feng Yi.