Hearing Shen Qiang's bid, in just an instant, everyone in the grand hall burst into a heated discussion.

"My God, the foolish kid who just bought the Dragon Ball is now spending 150 million on Illusion Butterfly Silk! Where is he getting all this money from?"

"Holy crap, although this Illusion Butterfly Silk is indeed rare and treasured, but 150 million, that's enough to buy a top-grade Earth Level Cultivation Method. Those are treasures that could found a Sect, what can he do with this silk?"

"This is just too extravagant. If I had 150 million, I would definitely choose a top-grade Magic Artifact instead of this pretty but useless Illusion Butterfly Silk."

"Exactly, as material for armor, it's far inferior to the Nine-turn Heavenly Silkworm Silk, and it's not needed for making Storage Rings either. Apart from being good looking and transformative, what use is this Illusion Butterfly Silk?"

"Sigh%... Indeed, we don't understand the world of the rich."

Amid the murmur of the crowd, Bianyi looked at Shen Qiang with a shocked expression, saying, "Mr. Shen, you've made such a high offer, it seems you are determined to get this Illusion Butterfly Silk. If I make another bid, will you back down?"

Shen Qiang smiled and said, "You'll know after you make a bid. It's also possible that on a whim, I suddenly won't want it anymore."

After a moment of silence, Bianyi shook his head with a helpless wry smile, "I truly can't figure you out. To be honest, my highest willing price for this Illusion Butterfly Silk was 120 million. If I had the chance to get my hands on it, maybe I could go up to 130 million. But with you directly bidding 150 million, I think I really can only bow out, because at this price point, buying it would almost certainly be a losing business."

Shen Qiang smiled, "Maybe someone else will offer a higher price."

Bianyi sighed and smiled, "That won't happen. In fact, there aren't many uses for Illusion Butterfly Silk, so I believe your bid should already be at its limit."

Hearing Bianyi's words, Shen Qiang inwardly sighed with relief.

His gaze involuntarily turned toward the middle-aged man wearing glasses; if he were to give up now, that would undoubtedly be the best outcome. With 150 million spent on the Illusion Butterfly Silk, he'd still have over forty million left to give some back to Qian Shanxue first.

So she wouldn't be without money to spend.

While the thought was good in his mind,

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at this moment, the bespectacled middle-aged man furrowed his brows and lifted his bidding card, saying solemnly, "160 million."

Instantly, everyone present widened their eyes in disbelief.

"Have I gone mad? Spending 160 million for Illusion Butterfly Silk, what is he going to do with it? Is this just a bidding war?"

"My heavens, adding more on top of 150 million, with that kind of money, if used carefully, you could already support a small Sect."

"Exactly, even if you're rich, you could buy secret manuals or the best Magical Treasures. Spending so much on a few cocoons, this is more than squandering wealth!"

And while they were still astonished, Shen Qiang calmly raised his sign and said, "170 million!"

As the crowd was in shock, Shen Qiang looked at the middle-aged man with glasses, and with a sly smile induced, "I just like collecting some useless things. I didn't expect to find a fellow enthusiast here."

Upon hearing this, the bespectacled man looked seriously at the auctioneer and said, "Please close the bidding for five minutes, as I need to confirm my funds."

The auctioneer's eyes lit up.

And at this moment, the middle-aged man on his phone, gazing intently at Shen Qiang, spoke coldly, "It turns out that heroes emerge from young men. I can now confirm that you must have snagged a bargain with that item called Divine Dragon Essence."

"But to think you can bluff me like this, you're really quite presumptuous. The most valuable aspect of the Illusion Butterfly Silk lies in its ability to transform - that is, with enough True Yuan support, it can become infinitely large."

"This creates endless possibilities. If there are enough Array Masters to engrave powerful Formations onto it, supplemented by strong True Yuan, its power could absolutely exceed that of an ordinary Magic Artifact or Immortal Artifact."

Hearing this, Shen Qiang's gaze turned icy.

In fact, the middle-aged man with glasses was right; given enough True Yuan support, the Illusion Butterfly Silk could indeed become infinitely large, but a person's energy is limited.

This was a characteristic of the Illusion Butterfly Silk and a secret known by few.

His bluntness now was simply because he had no confidence in snatching the Illusion Butterfly Silk from Shen Qiang's hands, so he hoped to highlight its precious nature to urge other powerful individuals to join the fray.

In a nutshell, it was that spiteful mindset of "If I can't have it, I don't want you to have it either."

Almost at the same time,

Shen Qiang keenly perceived that the expressions in the auction hall had become grave, and even the breathing of the people there had quickened.

"What a treasure. If that's the case, finding an Array Master to engrave a grand formation on the Illusion Butterfly Silk and having a powerful person carry it around, wouldn't that mean they could walk unchallenged wherever they go?"

"Yes, if the Mountain Protection Array of the major sects in the Cultivation World could be carried around, it would be earth-shatteringly powerful!"

"No wonder it's worth so much money!"

Watching the crowd, which initially showed little interest, get stirred up by the middle-aged man with glasses,

Shen Qiang said coldly with a raised eyebrow, "Oh, since you're so sure, well then, the question arises, first, where is a sufficiently skilled Array Master? And is it feasible to condense the vast Mountain Guard Formation onto a piece of Illusion Butterfly Silk the size of a palm?"

The crowd was taken aback.

The middle-aged man with glasses glanced nervously at his cell phone and said in a deep voice, "Reducing the size of the formation is difficult, but it's absolutely doable with dedicated study."

Shen Qiang laughed, "Perhaps you're right, but you've overlooked one thing; for the Illusion Butterfly Silk to become infinitely large, it needs the support of an endless supply of True Qi. So, I ask you, to what extent can you expand the Illusion Butterfly Silk with your abilities?"

"How long can you sustain it? When supporting the formation, will you still have enough combat power?"

Instantly, the middle-aged man with glasses was stunned.

Those who had been eager to try sighed and shook their heads.

"The profound use of a formation lies in trapping people and in defense."

"Indeed, the precious aspect of a formation is that once it's set up, anyone who doesn't understand its rules will be trapped and could die. That usually takes a very long time. For Cultivators, they usually have food and water in their Storage Rings and Spatial Bags, and with physical endurance far beyond that of ordinary people, they could survive at the quickest for ten days to half a month, or in slower cases, it might take a year or two to trap an opponent."

"Under such circumstances, the consumption of True Qi would be a terrifying figure, and combined with the high cost of several hundred million, it would be utterly uneconomical."

With the emergence of such remarks, the atmosphere on the scene cooled down again.

Seeing that others had lost interest in competing, the man with glasses took a deep breath and said solemnly, "One hundred and seventy-five million. With such a price, one could already buy a decent Cultivation Technique and Magical Treasures. Young man, why not just let it go."

Shen Qiang's expression remained cold as he spoke indifferently, "One hundred and eighty million. The things I want, I never look at the price, only whether I desire them."

"Dominant!" Bianyi looked at Shen Qiang with shining eyes.

The middle-aged man with glasses fell silent for a full three seconds, then clenched his teeth and said, "One hundred and eighty-five million!"

Shen Qiang laughed, "I thought you would be very combative, so why start raising the bid by increments of five million? One hundred and ninety-five million. If you bid two hundred million, it would be nice and even."

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