Arguing is of little use. It's more reliable to let strength do the talking.

While they argued on one side, bids were continuously being called out on the other; now, the price had already soared to 250 million.

The Healing Wound Flower has an excellent effect on treating most internal injuries; so for cultivators, it is an essential healing medicine. If one can obtain it, they may gain an extra lifeline.

Of course, Lin Yifan needed it even more urgently; for he was afflicted with the Intestine-Piercing Poison. Therefore, after he stopped arguing with Tian Ji, he immediately called out a bid, "300 million!"

"Hmm?" At this moment, the aloof young man turned his head slightly, his gaze coldly glancing at Lin Yifan sitting in the back row from the corner of his eye, feeling extremely displeased; because the 250 million bid had been his. He thought no one else would bid and did not expect someone to challenge him.

However, what made him even more furious was that Tian Ji had also gotten involved.

"350 million!" Tian Ji called out the bid grudgingly.

By now, he had resolved to pursue a relentless vendetta against Lin Yifan; he would not allow Lin Yifan to win the auction for the Healing Wound Flower at any cost.

"400 million!" Lin Yifan too, decided to go all in and fight to the end with Tian Ji.

"450 million!" Tian Ji continued to bid.

"500 million!" Lin Yifan exclaimed through gritted teeth.

This was nearly all of his entire fortune. For the sake of the Healing Wound Flower, he was willing to go all out.

Yet, Tian Ji had no intention of backing down; because for him, 500 million could easily be afforded if he was willing to forego the final stage of the auction.

Now consumed by rage, Tian Ji was indeed prepared to go to any lengths to outbid Lin Yifan, so he blurted out without thinking, "550 million!"

"600 million!" Lin Yifan continued to bid.

After several rounds of bidding, he felt that Tian Ji was blindly enraged and would compete to the bitter end. Hence, Lin Yifan would exploit this to his advantage to trap Tian Ji.

"650 million!"

"700 million!"

"Wow!!!"

The entire venue erupted in shock once again, not believing that an item initially valued at 50 million was now being bid at 700 million; this unprecedented increase was nearly a record-breaker.

"Have these two gone mad? Is a flower really worth that much?" someone whispered in the crowd.

"You don't understand. At this moment, what they're fighting for isn't just the flower, but face," someone replied.

"It seems that encountering a nemesis at an auction is a very painful and helpless situation."

"Has Tian Ji, that toad, lost his mind? Doesn't he want the other item? Wasn't his family sending him to bid for that item?" The aloof young man muttered, speechless.

After the commotion caused by those two, he feared he would no longer be able to get his hands on the Healing Wound Flower.

Although the Healing Wound Flower is rare and significant; it is not worth up to 700 million. Moreover, to harness the best medicinal effect, the Healing Wound Flower must be refined into an elixir, and not every cultivator is skilled in alchemy. Therefore, even if one obtains it, without refining it into an elixir, it is only a temporary treatment for internal injuries, unable to cure them completely.

So, he decided to give up on bidding, letting those two fools fight and compete over it.

"Miss! That handsome guy is so rich! He can actually compete with that toad Tian Ji for so long!" a maid sitting next to a frosty-looking young lady said with affection.

"Hmph! I see it as two idiots fighting over an inconsequential item," the frosty young lady replied with a cold snort.

To her, the Healing Wound Flower was not worth her attention; because she had access to far better healing pills.

"750 million!" Tian Ji continued to bid.

"$850 million!" Lin Yifan was not to be outdone; this time, he directly raised the difference to one billion, aiming to escalate the situation and put Tian Ji in the grave sooner rather than later.

Hearing the amount of $850 million, Afeng, who was sitting next to Tian Ji, immediately advised, "Young Master, you can't raise the bid anymore! Any higher and there will be trouble."

He was well aware of the purpose of their trip; they absolutely could not afford minor losses at the expense of the ultimate goal, and fail the mission.

However, Tian Ji had already lost all reason and would not listen to his advice; he exclaimed, "Don't stop me! I'm going all out today."

"Hmph!" Lin Yifan revealed a smug smile. Now Tian Ji had completely fallen into the pit he had dug.

"$950 million!" Tian Ji raised his bid.

"$1.05 billion!" Lin Yifan immediately followed with his bid.

"$1.1 billion!" Tian Ji boldly raised the bid again.

Lin Yifan felt it was almost enough, and seeing that Afeng kept advising Tian Ji, he thought that calling higher might actually cause trouble, so he immediately backed down, "Fine! You're the boss, I won't compete with you anymore."

Upon hearing his words, the entire venue of bidders burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha!!!"

"So sly! So treacherous! So damn cheap!"

"It turns out it's not two fools, but one."

"Hmph! Idiot Tian Ji, let's see how he explains this to his family." The indifferent young man snorted coldly.

At this moment, he was pleased; he now had one less formidable competitor. His greatest rival was now the icy woman seated in the front row.

"Miss! The handsome guy isn't a fool."

"Hmph! He's not a fool, but he isn't far from it either," the icy young lady responded.

On hearing the laughter that filled the hall, Tian Ji finally realized his own folly, understanding that he had been tricked by the man behind him.

"Bastard! You won't die a good death!" he turned around and cursed Lin Yifan furiously.

At that moment, his entire body was trembling, his face flushed with fury, completely exploding with anger.

"Don't blame me, if anyone, blame yourself for being foolish!" Lin Yifan replied.

"You…" Tian Ji, unable to retort, could only angrily throw a punch.

Despite appearing to be a normal punch, it contained hidden cultivation power; however, this cultivation power was only at the Breaking Mortal First Realm, which was utterly insignificant for Lin Yifan, who was at the Breaking Mortal Fourth Realm.

Consequently, Lin Yifan casually reached out his hand and caught the punch from Tian Ji.

At that moment, Tian Ji's eyes widened in shock. He had not expected the man who tricked him to truly be a cultivator and, judging by the circumstances, of a higher realm than himself; this spelled trouble.

"Hmph! With such meager strength, you could never harm me," Lin Yifan mocked as he tossed Tian Ji's hand back.

Unable to swallow his pride, Tian Ji yelled, "Afeng! Take him down!"

As the Young Master's command, Afeng dared not disobey and immediately took action.

However, halfway through, he was stopped by the auctioneer Zhong Hongyan.

"Stop! If you dare to fight within the confines of the auction, I, Zhong Hongyan, will be the first to deal with you."

Zhong Hongyan's threat stilled Afeng; now far from home and outnumbered, they had no strength to oppose the Ye Gui Xiang auction house; hence, they had no choice but to swallow their grievances.

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