Tong Bao Enterprise.
This was the largest enterprise in Ao Lai Prefecture. It had branches all over Ao Lai Prefecture and was Water Curtain Cave's biggest source of income.
Su Chen was currently enjoying the treatment of an emperor at Tong Bao Enterprise in Water Moon City.
It couldn't be helped. Su Chen was too rich. In just two days, he had purchased at least two hundred billion spirit stones worth of spirit treasures. It was difficult for him to not attract the attention of Tong Bao Enterprise.
Early in the morning, Tong Bao Enterprise sent someone to contact Su Chen and invite him to participate in a high-level auction.
An auction of this scale might not be held every year. Every time, the spirit treasures auctioned were priceless treasures. Therefore, the slots for the auction weren't open to the public. Tong Bao Enterprise would send out invitations in advance to invite all the rich patrons. Su Chen wasn't originally on the list of invitations. However, his extravagance in Water Moon City in the past two days made Tong Bao Enterprise believe that Su Chen was a super rich patron. Therefore, they temporarily added an invitation.
The auction hadn't started yet. Su Chen and a few other patrons were relaxing in a garden under the arrangement of Tong Bao Enterprise.
"Brother, you look very unfamiliar. You shouldn't be from Water Moon City."
Brother Fatty, who was sitting next to Su Chen and surrounded by five stunning beauties, asked Su Chen.
This brother Fatty was at least three hundred kilograms. However, he was very tall and didn't give people the impression that he was obese. His skin was white and clean, and there was an innate air of nobility between his eyebrows.
The five stunning beauties beside him weren't weak. They were all in the Sky Pillar Realm.
Brother Fatty's spirit energy fluctuations weren't obvious. It was impossible to tell his specific realm. He should be using some kind of treasure to suppress his aura.
There were many patrons present, but Brother Fatty was definitely the most ostentatious one.
"Su Chen, from Spirit Mountain's Jing Province."
Su Chen responded with a smile.
"That's quite far."
My father, Bai Yuan, is the Third Elder of the Water Curtain Cave. He's usually very strict with me. If I hadn't come out to participate in the auction on his behalf, I wouldn't have had the chance to relax … Our Water Curtain Cave's Seventh Elder came from the Spirit Mountain's Jing Province. I heard that he used to be … That's right, the World Sovereign, Yu Tianheng, is his subordinate. Because he offended Lady Providence, he fled to Ao Lai Prefecture … I heard that Lady Providence is known as the number one beauty in the Vast Thousand Realms. Her appearance is not inferior to Empress Tongtian's. I don't know if that's true or not. Brother Su, have you seen her with your own eyes? "
This white fatty was also a chatterbox. Once he started talking about something, he couldn't stop talking and kept going on and on.
"Yu Tianheng's subordinate?
Brother Bai, can you tell me more about your Seventh Elder? "
Just as the white fatty was about to speak, a sudden cough came from not far away. An old man with white hair and eyebrows winked at the white fatty. Only then did the white fatty realize that he'd talked too much. He hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I've only heard rumors. There's nothing to talk about. The auction is about to begin. Let's hurry up and enter."
When Su Chen saw this, he became even more curious.
However, now obviously wasn't the time to investigate. He'd have to find another time.
When they entered the auction hall, they saw that there were already many people gathered inside. However, not everyone had come in person. Some people had only sent down a divine sense to participate in the auction. Their divine senses were shrouded in a hazy mist, which could protect the identity of the buyer.
The auction officially began. Su Chen just so happened to be sitting next to Bai Ruo 'an.
Bai Ruo 'an was also a bit surprised, but she only greeted him slightly and didn't say anything else.
She'd obviously received instructions and was worried that she'd say something wrong.
Su Chen didn't care and focused on watching the auction.
The first auction item was a dilapidated calligraphy. It had been around for a long time and was written by an ancient sage. One could vaguely distinguish a bit of vigorous Dao Charm from the handwriting.
The host introduced the origins of the dilapidated calligraphy with spittle flying everywhere. He said that it came from a Divine King expert who was active two hundred thousand years ago. One day, he had comprehended the Heavenly Dao and wrote this calligraphy. The calligraphy was ordinary, but the concept contained in it was no small matter. This calligraphy had passed through the hands of many experts. Everyone was full of praise for this calligraphy. Some people even found a way to break through the bottleneck by comprehending the concept in the calligraphy.
Of course, there were definitely some exaggerations.
However, there were still many people who were attracted and began to compete with each other to bid.
Su Chen wasn't interested in this dilapidated calligraphy. However, it was still very interesting to watch these buyers compete with each other in terms of financial resources.
Soon, the calligraphy was called at a high price of twenty billion. In the end, it was won by an old man with white hair and a youthful face.
The old man paid the spirit stones on the spot. After receiving the calligraphy, he carefully looked at it for a while and put it away.
The second auction item was brought up on stage. This time, it was a small and furry spirit beast.
The spirit beast's big watery eyes looked blankly at the sellers below the stage. It seemed to have a premonition of its fate. Although it was timid, there was also a bit of anticipation.
This was a spirit beast called Spirit Armor Macaque. It was used to guard a house and had the effect of strengthening the house's feng shui. If it was raised well, it could even bring good luck to its owner. It was a rare spirit beast.
Su Chen had Xiao Longnu, so he wasn't interested in this small spirit beast. However, the other buyers were very enthusiastic. The price was quickly raised to fifty billion. In the end, it was set at seventy-three billion. It was bought by a graceful and luxurious woman.
Following that, a few more auction items were auctioned. They were all rare treasures. In the end, they were all sold for tens of billions. Some even exceeded a hundred billion.
It had to be said that there were quite a lot of rich people in Ao Lai Manor.
Unknowingly, the auction had reached the second half. Su Chen still hadn't gained anything.
There were quite a few good items, but they were still unable to move Su Chen.
Beside him, Bai Ruo 'an also didn't make a move. He was very patient. From the beginning, he didn't have any interest in these auction items. It was as if he was waiting for something.
At this moment, Bai Ruo 'an's eyes suddenly lit up.
Su Chen saw that the new auction item was a slightly yellowed ancient painting. On the ancient painting was a woman who looked like an emperor. Her appearance was beautiful and there was a domineering aura between her eyebrows. Those deep eyes seemed to be able to penetrate the vast starry sky and reach the top of the vault of heaven.
Before the host introduced the origin of the ancient painting, Su Chen had already guessed the identity of the domineering woman in the painting.
Heavenly Empress!
In this world, only this woman could have such a temperament. Even if she only appeared on an ancient painting, it was still enough to make people want to worship her.
Aside from Heavenly Empress, who else could do it?
Sure enough, after the host introduced the painting, Su Chen knew that he had guessed correctly.
He had an impulse to obtain this painting.
Of course, a mere painting wouldn't move Su Chen so much. However, he could sense from afar that this ancient painting contained a powerful fluctuation of origin power.
Moreover, this fluctuation of origin power had a subtle connection with the phoenix origin power in Su Chen's body.
Heavenly Empress came from the phoenix clan … so the origin power contained in this painting most likely came from Heavenly Empress.