Shocking World War Emperor
Chapter 417: Thousand-Year-Old Cold Jade Marrow

Chapter 417: Chapter 417: Thousand-Year-Old Cold Jade Marrow

An hour later, the auction house was packed with people.

But because the seven great families were seated in the hall, many cultivators could only stand at the very back row.

However, they dared not have any opinion about it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Xie Zhu, an auctioneer from Zhou Tian Trading Company, and on behalf of Zhou Tian Trading Company, I welcome your arrival!"

At this moment, a grey-robed elder walked out with a smile and bowed slightly to the audience below.

"Primordial Pill Realm level nine, huh..."

Ling Chen’s gaze fell on the elder, and he couldn’t help but become solemn.

It’s no wonder Zhou Tian Trading Company had such strength; even their auctioneer was a powerhouse at the ninth level of the Primordial Pill Realm!

"Let’s not waste any more words; the auction will begin immediately!"

Xie Zhu said with a smile.

He raised his right hand, and suddenly on the right side of the stage, a beautiful maid carried over a Jade Scroll with both hands.

Xie Zhu smiled gently and said, "The first item up for auction is a superior attack Heavenly Spirit Technique called Sunset Slash, which is a swordsmanship technique. The starting bid is one thousand superior Primordial Spirit Stones, and each increment must not be less than one hundred superior Primordial Spirit Stones."

"A superior Heavenly Spirit Technique?"

The audience below exclaimed in surprise.

The people from the Eight Great Families and other powerhouses didn’t care much, but some smaller forces, like the families from Guard City, were very eager.

Although these families also possessed superior Heavenly Spirit Techniques, the number was extremely limited.

"Now, let the bidding begin!"

Xie Zhu proclaimed loudly.

"One thousand one hundred!"

"One thousand two hundred!"

"One thousand three hundred!"

...

In just a moment, the bid had risen to two thousand three hundred superior Primordial Spirit Stones.

At this point, the bidding voices gradually weakened.

Only a few families were still competing.

A superior Heavenly Spirit Technique was valued at around two thousand five hundred superior Primordial Spirit Stones.

In the end, this Heavenly Spirit Technique was acquired by the Li family from Guard City, at the price of two thousand six hundred.

For this price, Xie Zhu was also quite satisfied.

It was a good start!

Then, one after another, items were brought up for auction.

Superior Body Technique Heavenly Spirit Technique.

Superior Heavenly Spirit Technique!

Spiritual Medicine.

Refining Materials.

...

An abundance of items.

But in the end, they all went for high prices.

The atmosphere on-site immediately heated up.

However, the people from the Eight Great Families did not make a move.

To them, these items were clearly not of interest.

Moreover, their goal was very clear; they came for those finale items at the end of the auction.

Although, at this moment, they still did not know exactly what the finale items were.

But they knew that anything that could serve as a pinnacle item was definitely not ordinary.

Before the auction started, Zhou Tian Trading Company had already sent the auction list to all the major powers. Of course, it was only a rough catalogue.

It might change later.

And for the final few items, Zhou Tian Trading did not list the names, only the serial numbers.

"The twenty-third item up for auction, thousand-year-old Cold Jade Marrow!"

Xie Zhu took out a white jade stone from the storage ring handed over by the maid, and immediately the temperature in the entire auction hall dropped.

"Presumably, everyone should have heard of the effects of Jade Marrow. Yes, Jade Marrow has extraordinary effects on tempering the body. And this is a thousand-year-old Cold Jade Marrow; I presume there’s no need for me to say more about its effects, right?"

Xie Zhu said with a smile.

"Tempering the body, huh?"

Ling Chen’s eyes brightened.

His Undying Star body needed such a special item to break through to the second realm.

If it were a ten-thousand-year-old Cold Jade Marrow, it would be sufficient for him to quickly advance to the second realm of the Undying Star body.

Unfortunately, this was only a thousand-year-old Cold Jade Marrow.

With the continuous enhancement of the physical body, further improvement would be very slow relying solely on the power of stars and moon.

Some specific items meant for body tempering were needed for quick advancement.

"""It really is millennium cold jade marrow!"

Many eyes revealed a thick surprise.

For many high-level cultivators in the Primordial Pill Realm, cultivating a Heavenly Spirit Technique was no longer an issue. Their problem was that their strength gains relied too heavily on cultivation level.

And yet, cultivation level could not be increased in a short period of time.

Therefore, many also cultivated Body Tempering Spiritual Techniques.

With a strong body, their power would likewise see a substantial improvement.

Thus, the appearance of this millennium cold jade marrow immediately caused a huge stir.

"Elder Xie, what is the starting bid?"

Someone asked impatiently.

Seeing the atmosphere was stirred up, Xie Zhu said with a smile, "The starting bid is three thousand top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones, with each bid increment no less than five hundred."

"Three thousand?"

Ling Chen’s lips twitched slightly.

His entire fortune was no more than six thousand top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones.

Seeing how eager everyone seemed, six thousand would definitely not be enough to win it.

Although the millennium cold jade marrow’s effects were slightly inferior,

it was after all of some use for body tempering.

With that thought in mind, Ling Chen immediately raised the placard in front of him and shouted, "Six thousand!"

Jumping from a starting bid of three thousand directly to six thousand, this bidding method left the crowd stunned.

Moreover, seeing that the bidder was the recently famous Ling Chen, many were considering whether it was worth offending Ling Chen over millennium cold jade marrow.

The family heads of the Seven Great Families sitting near Ling Chen were also taken aback.

However, they were sitting close to Ling Chen precisely to befriend him, weren’t they?

So, they wisely refrained from bidding.

Millennium cold jade marrow, while rare, still could not compare to Ling Chen!

"Alright, this gentleman has bid six thousand, is there any higher offer?"

Xie Zhu surveyed the crowd.

The value of millennium cold jade marrow was roughly around ten thousand top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones. Six thousand was clearly not up to his expectations.

However, the crowd below did not continue bidding.

Clearly, the name of Ling Chen had already deterred them.

Especially since even the Gu Family, one of the minor families, withdrew crestfallen due to Ling Chen’s influence, how could they dare to offend Ling Chen?

"Hehe, Elder Xie, no one else is bidding, please hurry and bring down the hammer!"

"Yes, hurry and bring down the hammer!"

"Right, right, we’re not bidding anymore."

...

The crowd chuckled collectively.

Many cast friendly glances toward Ling Chen.

At this point, Ling Chen also felt some regret.

If he had known these people would be so fearful of him, he would have just bid the starting price.

Now, three thousand top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones had been wasted for nothing.

"Six thousand, for the first time!"

Xie Zhu could only announce reluctantly.

Six thousand top-grade Primordial Spirit Stones was indeed a bit low for them.

But, they weren’t going to lose money on it.

They had acquired it initially for six thousand.

"Six thousand, for the second time."

Xie Zhu spoke again.

His gaze swept around once more, but still, no one raised their placard to bid.

"Sigh!"

Xie Zhu sighed, raising the wooden hammer in his hand, ready to finalize the bid.

"Six thousand five hundred."

However, just at that moment, a voice came from a private room above.

"Good!"

Elder Xie, upon hearing it, a trace of joy flashed in his eyes and he said, "Six thousand five hundred, for the first time!"

Though it was only five hundred more than before, at least there was competition now.

What is the hallmark of an auction?

It is to escalate the final transaction price through competition.

As long as there is competition, this six thousand five hundred might not be the final price after all!

"Hm?"

At this moment, almost everyone’s gaze turned toward the private room."""

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