Chapter 609: Chapter 249: Tingtao Sea Auction

"Why is he standing in the center? Don’t tell me he’s hosting this auction."

"No way. I think..."

A clamor immediately erupted in the hall as numerous Cultivators lowered their voices to whisper amongst themselves.

Just witnessing a Nascent Soul True Monarch with their own eyes was enough to send a thrill through the crowd.

"I will be responsible for maintaining order during this auction."

Di Lang True Monarch spoke slowly, "I hope everyone will do me the courtesy of ensuring nothing... unpleasant occurs."

His voice sounded gentle, even somewhat meek.

He sounded like the kind of timid person who wouldn’t dare fight back even if bullied.

Yet not a single Cultivator present dared to underestimate him, even though he wore no Flying Sword at his hip.

"Begin!"

With Di Lang True Monarch’s command, a single drop of water fell to the spot where he stood, and he vanished without a trace.

Two columns of female attendants immediately emerged from behind the high platform, one from the left and one from the right. Each held a large tray.

The trays were all covered with red cloth, obscuring their contents.

No complete list of items had been provided for this grand auction; a sense of mystery was deliberately maintained at every turn.

A female Cultivator with an enchanting figure took her place at the center of the stage.

Her cloud-like hair was swept into a high coiffure, and she was dressed in magnificent robes. Adorned from head to toe with countless accessories, she shimmered with the light of pearls and jewels, exuding an air of overwhelming opulence.

"Welcome, Seniors and fellow Daoists. I am Luo Hanxiang, your auctioneer for this event."

"Our first item up for auction is a stalk of Five-Colored Jade Coral!"

As she spoke, the first attendant on the left reached out and whisked away the red cloth.

Underneath, a Jade Coral shimmered, its surface flowing with five brilliant, iridescent colors.

"I trust you all recognize this item, so I won’t waste any more words."

"The starting bid is ten thousand Spirit Stones, with minimum increments of one hundred. Let the bidding begin!"

The asking price was clearly too low, but this was a deliberate tactic to energize the crowd.

Sure enough, upon hearing such a low starting price, a Cultivator couldn’t wait to call out a bid: "Twelve Thousand Spirit Stones!"

Hmm?

Xiao Chen glanced over, suspecting the man was a shill planted by the Feiye Commerce Association.

The bidding that followed was fierce, and the price quickly soared past one hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

It was ultimately won by Private Room B-6 for the high price of one hundred twenty-six thousand, eight hundred Spirit Stones.

A roaring start to the auction, indeed.

Although the Cultivators in the private rooms were almost all at the Golden Core realm, Spiritual Objects that aided in Core Formation were rare commodities for any faction. No one would complain about having too many.

Following this, more than ten other Spiritual Objects were brought to the stage in succession.

They included items from all categories—Pill, Array, Talisman, and Artifact—each a rare masterpiece seldom seen in the outside world. Every single one sold for over ten thousand Spirit Stones.

To Xiao Chen, however, this segment of the auction was rather dull.

At his current level, these items were little more than junk, their only value being the Spirit Stones they could fetch.

However, the organizers had clearly anticipated this.

After the first two columns of attendants had withdrawn, two new people came forward, carrying a single large tray between them.

"Among Tier Three Spiritual Objects, there are many rare and exotic flowers."

"But if one were to name the most special among them, it would have to be this!"

Luo Hanxiang paused deliberately, building the crowd’s anticipation.

Only then did she reach out to unveil the red cloth, revealing a Spirit Flower glittering with golden light.

"This next item is a Nine-Petaled Golden Bud, cultivated for a full nine hundred years until its medicinal properties have reached their absolute peak!"

"As you all know, this flower is exceptionally rare... and for Cultivators with a Metal Spirit Root, it is an even more priceless treasure."

"The starting bid is fifty thousand Spirit Stones!"

Upon hearing such a high price, many of the Loose Cultivators shook their heads; a price like that was clearly beyond their reach.

"Excellent! I never expected to find a Nine-Petaled Golden Bud here."

A voice called out from the second floor, "I bid seventy thousand Spirit Stones!"

He had raised the price by twenty thousand Spirit Stones right away; he was clearly determined to have it.

"One hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

However, before the words had even left the bidder’s mouth, Xiao Chen directly doubled the starting price.

Now that one of his target Spiritual Objects had finally appeared, he wasn’t about to hold back.

Never once since the auction began had a single bid increased the price by a full thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

Hearing this, everyone present glanced toward the second floor.

Although they couldn’t see inside the private room, they made sure to remember the number: B-24.

They secretly wondered which major faction he belonged to.

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