After dealing with the protectors of the Yellow Spring Sect, Fang Chen and the other three successfully completed their mission. The group of four left the mine and returned to Kaiyang City.
Novel
Knowing that Fang Chen and the other three had returned, the Li and Lu Family Patriarchs personally came to welcome them.
"This time, the four of you have done a great job," the Li Family Patriarch said with a smile.
"Yes, I didn't expect the remnants of the Yellow Spring Sect to be hiding in the mine. But this time, the hidden danger has been completely solved," the Lu Family Patriarch said.
Fang Chen and the other three nodded and went back to rest.
Early the next morning, Fang Chen was woken up by Li Xiaoke.
The auction that was supposed to be held a few days ago was pushed back to today for some reason.
If Li Xiaoke didn't wake up Fang Chen, the latter wouldn't have known about this.
Since the auction was happening, Fang Chen naturally wanted to go and take a look. This meant that there was something he needed.
After all, Fang Chen had a lot of spiritual stones now.
The total wealth of any one of the three major families was probably not as much as Fang Chen's.
More than ten million top-grade spirit stones, such an amount was shocking to say.
Li Xiaoke, Li Mingzhu, and Lu Lianxue came with Fang Chen.
The auction was organized by Kaijun's branch in Kaiyang City. It attracted the attention of all the warriors in Kaiyang City.
Of course, some forces from nearby cities would come as well.
When Fang Chen and the other three arrived at the entrance of the auction, there was a sea of people.
"There are so many people," Fang Chen couldn't help but sigh.
Although it was only a small auction in Kaiyang City, it was more luxurious than any auction in the Four Great Ridges.
Before Fang Chen and the other three could speak, a fat man suddenly squeezed out of the crowd and came to Li Mingzhu's side.
"Mingzhu, you're here," Kaijun said with a smile.
Li Mingzhu nodded. Kaijun said, "I've already prepared the VIP passage for you. This way."
Having acquaintances was highly efficient. Soon, Kai Jun brought Fang Chen's group of four into the auction house. Moreover, Kai Jun had even reserved the most front seats for the three of them.
Everyone in Kaiyang City knew that in an auction, the front row was always the best position.
Martial artists who were able to come to the first row were definitely of high status.
After making arrangements for Fang Chen and the other three, Kai Jun bade them farewell and left.
Today, their Kaiyang City branch was very busy. As the person in charge, he was naturally very busy as well.
As time passed, more and more martial artists appeared in the auction house.
About an hour later, Fang Chen suddenly sensed a scorching aura. Then, he saw a man with fiery red hair walk to the first row, and under the back seat, there was a woman with red hair.
After this fiery-haired man sat down, many other elders also sat down one after another.
"I didn't expect that even people from the Ancient Soul City would come," Lu Lianxue said softly with a look of surprise on her face.
Besides Kaiyang City, Fang Chen was very unfamiliar with the Ancient Soul City in the Five Elements State.
When she saw Fang Chen's expression, Li Xiaoke explained to Fang Chen, "The Ancient Soul City is the closest city to Kaiyang City in the Five Elements State. However, the Ancient Soul City's territory is much larger than Kaiyang City's.
The Ancient Soul City's Sect is also stronger than Kaiyang City's. "
"The red-haired man you saw earlier is an outstanding member of the younger generation of the Ancient Soul City's Ancient Soul Sect. His name is Hun Yu.
It is said that he can fight against a martialist at the First Level of the Spirit Spiral Realm, "Li Xiaoke said.
Fang Chen sized up the man called Hun Yu carefully. Fang Chen could sense a strong spiritual energy fluctuation coming from Hun Yu's body.
While Fang Chen was paying attention to Hun Yu, Hun Yu realized that someone was probing him. He turned his head to look at Fang Chen, and a terrifying look appeared in his eyes. He glared at Fang Chen before turning his head away.
"The Ancient Soul City isn't like Kaiyang City. Kaiyang City has three great families, but in the Ancient Soul City, the Ancient Soul Sect is the absolute overlord. The Ancient Soul Sect is a four-star Sect," Li Xiaoke said.
Fang Chen was stunned when he heard the words "four-star Sect".
The Five Elements State was indeed worthy of its reputation. It was possible to see a four-star Sect so casually.
"The younger generation of the Ancient Soul Sect is very strong. Although Hun Yu is outstanding, he isn't one of the top few," Li Xiaoke said.
Fang Chen nodded. Although he didn't know how strong a four-star Sect was, he could guess.
Hun Yu, who wasn't even in the top three of the younger generation of the Ancient Soul Sect, was already the number one person among the younger generation in Kaiyang City.
It seemed like only the factions of the Ancient Soul City had come to this auction. No one from the other cities had come.
Finally, after six hours, the huge auction house was packed with people. At this time, the auction was finally about to begin.
A beautiful young lady stood on the stage. She exuded a seductive aura. She was the auction's professional auctioneer.
"Everyone, due to some unforeseen circumstances, the auction that was supposed to be held a few days ago has been postponed to today. Please forgive us for the inconvenience," the auctioneer said with a smile.
"Stop wasting time. Hurry up and take out the auction items," Hun Yu, who was sitting in the first row, said impatiently.
Countless martialists in the auction hall looked at Hun Yu with burning eyes.
Only the people of the Ancient Soul Sect would dare to scold the auctioneer in such an unbridled manner.
The auctioneer smiled when she saw that it was Hun Yu who had spoken. Then, she said, "Since Young Master Hun Yu has spoken, I won't waste any more words. Next up is the first auction item of this auction."
After the auctioneer said that, a woman came forward with a tray. The auctioneer removed the red cloth on the tray and a large axe appeared before everyone's eyes.
"This large axe is a mid-grade Profound Weapon. Finally, I think everyone understands the details even if I don't say it," the auctioneer said with a smile.
Then, the auctioneer picked up the large axe and said, "This is a mid-grade Profound Weapon axe. The starting price is 100 top-grade Spirit Stones. Each increment must be no less than 10 top-grade Spirit Stones."
Fang Chen was a little surprised that the first auction item was a mid-grade Profound Weapon.
After thinking about it for a moment, Fang Chen couldn't help sighing. The Five Elements Province's auction truly couldn't be compared to the Four Great Ridges.
The first auction item was usually the item with the lowest price. Even so, it was still a mid-grade Profound Weapon. Just what were the next auction items? Fang Chen suddenly became interested.
"One hundred and ten top-grade spirit stones."
"130 top-grade Spirit Stones."
"I bid 150."
The auctioneer had just finished speaking when someone started calling out a price.
Of course, these people were ordinary wandering cultivators. They didn't have any factions to rely on, so it was very difficult for them to obtain resources.
Therefore, a mid-ranked Profound Weapon was extremely precious to them.
In a short while, the price of the mid-grade Profound Weapon axe had risen to 300 top-grade Spirit Stones.
The people in the first row were completely unmoved.
Fang Chen already had a high-grade Profound Weapon. A mere mid-grade Profound Weapon was nothing to him.
As for Li Mingzhu and the others, they were the elites of the three great clans and didn't lack any suitable weapons.
The Ancient Soul Sect's Hun Yu didn't even open his eyes. He scoffed at the axe.
"The price is soaring. I wonder how high it will reach in the end," Fang Chen thought to himself.
The market price of this middle-grade Profound Weapon axe was around 1,000 pieces of supreme-grade spirit stones.
"400 top-grade Spirit Stones."
"Four hundred and fifty top-grade spirit stones."
"500 top-grade Spirit Stones."
"I bid 700."
As time passed, fewer and fewer martial artists called out bids. However, there were still some martial artists who called out bids.
In a dark corner, a martial artist wearing a straw hat was wrapped in a pitch-black aura. He directly called out a bid of 700 top-grade Spirit Stones.
Many people looked at the corner in surprise when they heard the man's bid. However, they couldn't see the man's face clearly.
"800 top-grade Spirit Stones." After the man in the straw hat called out his bid, another martial artist called out a bid.
Just like that, it was back and forth.
In the end, the price of the axe was fixed at 1,500 top-grade Spirit Stones.
More than 1,000 top-grade Spirit Stones was definitely a large sum for an ordinary martial artist.
Then came the second auction item.
The price of the first auction item had far exceeded the auction house's expectations. Therefore, the beautiful auctioneer was exceptionally happy. She was all smiles.
The second auction item was a stalk of Spirit Grass.
"This is a kind of Flame Exquisite Grass. It's especially important for martial artists who cultivate fire-based techniques." The beautiful auctioneer gave a simple introduction.
After a while, the bidding for the Flame Exquisite Grass started.
It started at 100 top-grade Spirit Stones and rose to 1,000 top-grade Spirit Stones.
When it reached 1,000 top-grade Spirit Stones, the bidding stopped abruptly.
Originally, the price of the Flame Exquisite Grass was definitely much higher than that of a mid-grade Profound Weapon. However, because one person had called out a bid, no one dared to offend him.
This was Hun Yu's first bid.
Hun Yu cultivated fire-based techniques. Although the Flame Exquisite Grass was nothing to him, it was still very useful.
After all, it was still somewhat useful.
Hun Yu wanted to break through to the Spirit Vortex Realm as soon as possible. Therefore, he was collecting all kinds of materials by hook or by crook.
He clearly stated his identity and then called out a price of 1,000 Supreme-Grade Spiritual Stones, which made countless martial artists stop in their tracks.
"Young Master Hun Yu has called out a bid of 1,000 top-grade Spirit Stones. Is there anyone else who wants to make a bid?" the beautiful auctioneer on the stage asked with a smile.
In the huge auction house, no one was willing to make a bid.
In the end, the beautiful auctioneer announced with some displeasure that Hun Yu had obtained the Flame Exquisite Grass.
In the following period of time, one auction item after another was sold for a very high price. However, Fang Chen did not make a bid. Li Mingzhu and the others made a few bids.
Furthermore, they had also obtained a few good items.
As for Hun Yu, every time he made a bid, no one else dared to make a bid.
After all, he represented the Ancient Soul Sect. No one was willing to go against the Ancient Soul Sect. The consequences would be very serious.
Time passed bit by bit. In the blink of an eye, it was time for the 18th auction item. It was also the third last auction item of the auction.
The beautiful auctioneer held a piece of paper in her hand and said, "This paper in my hand is a talisman. However, it is only a top-grade Spirit grade talisman."
There was a huge difference between a Spirit grade talisman and a Profound grade talisman.
If this talisman had been a Profound grade talisman, its price would have definitely skyrocketed.
However, this was a Spirit grade talisman. Even if it was a top-grade Spirit grade talisman, some people still gave up on bidding.
However, when Fang Chen saw this talisman, his eyes lit up as he stared at the beautiful auctioneer.