That kick was bold and unrestrained, and it did not seem like a girl's move at all. It surprised Ofman and the others, and even Moonlight Mavis looked at Qiongxi 'er.
"Cough, cough. Xi 'er, don't be rude," Qiongshanhai reprimanded.
Qiongxi 'er smiled as she apologized. As for Zhu San, she straightened her clothes naturally, as if she was used to this.
Lu Yin admired her for being so thick-skinned.
"The next item is an ancient healing pill from 50,000 years ago. The starting bid is one star essence, so everyone can start bidding," Qiongxi 'er said.
"One thousand." Ofman was the first to speak, as Shamrock Enterprises needed all sorts of pills for research.
"Two thousand." Lu Yin spoke up, as the more healing pills there were, the better.
Ofman glanced at Lu Yin and spoke up. Normally, no one would compete, so this was the first time he had paid attention to Lu Yin. "Three thousand."
"Four thousand," Lu Yin answered.
Ofman frowned, but he did not continue bidding. They obtained countless pills every day, and it would be a long time before they could research them. They did not lack this one. "Great Eastern Alliance's Alliance Leader, Lu Yin. I've heard a lot about you."
Lu Yin smiled. "Shamrock Enterprises' Western Frontier President, Mr. Ofman. I've heard a lot about you."
Ofman smiled indifferently and did not speak further.
Qiongxi 'er had someone present the pill to Lu Yin. "The next item is a lockbreaking tool, White Sand."
The Qiong family's auction items were all very precious, and the starting bid was meaningless. The lockbreaking tool, White Sand, was purchased by Wei Rong for 3,000 essence. The next item was the horn of the Celestial Ice Phoenix, which could emit a tri-colored light that could neutralize battle techniques.
The monkey made a fuss and demanded that Lu Yin buy it, but in the end, it was purchased by the flame engineer for 6,000 essence, as if he had obtained a priceless treasure.
"I wonder if anyone is interested in this item." Qiongxi 'er clapped her hands, and a box of Spiritual Threads was brought up.
Everyone was shocked, as it was a sourcebox.
Qiongxi 'er did not have anyone open the box, and instead, she tapped on a screen. A sourcebox with blazing flames appeared on the screen, and its high temperature burned the void.
"By the time this sourcebox was discovered, it had already been mostly unlocked. All you need to do is gently touch it, and the sourcebox contains an ancient flame seed. We don't know how powerful this flame is, but just the heat it exudes is enough to incinerate the void. A powerhouse who cultivates a fire-type battle technique can try using it," Qiongxi 'er explained.
Everyone stared at the screen of light. It actually contained an ancient fire seed. The first thing they thought of was the Fire Domain. The Fire Domain's inherited battle skill, the Karmic Flame Sword, was released using the Karmic Flame. This secret was not known by others, but many people present knew.
Even though the ancient flame seed within this sourcebox could not reach the level of tribulation fire, it would still be of great help to those who cultivated fire-type battle techniques.
At this moment, no one was more excited than Lu Yin. He wanted to obtain a powerful flame more than anyone else, and he could burn natural treasures to absorb star energy and rapidly increase his strength. Even though the natural treasures on Bushtree Planet did not contain much star energy, he still needed to find a flame. This was a shortcut.
Before Qiong Xi 'er could offer a price, the flame engineer was the first to speak. "Ten thousand."
Quite a number of people who wanted to bid were shocked. The first bid was 10,000. As expected of the chief engineer of the Aurora Spacecraft Company.
"15,000," Auffman said, looking like he wanted to join in as well.
Starfox made a bid. "20,000."
"30,000," Villa Mistress Lian said.
"40,000," Huo Phineas said.
"45,000."
"50,000."
…
"80,000," Lu Yin said, raising the bid to the highest possible level.
Everyone was stunned.
Auffman's eyes flashed. "The younger generation will surpass us in time."
The flame engineer was stunned. "Kid, do you have that much money?"
Villa Mistress Lian looked at Lu Yin in astonishment. 80,000 star essence was not a small sum, and even if she was bidding on behalf of the Nalan family head, she would still need to obtain approval.
Lu Yin smiled. "There's no need for senior to worry. It's just 80,000. This junior can still afford it."
"The mainland's auction house earns tens of thousands of star essence in a single auction. It's not difficult for Alliance Master Lu to pay 80,000," Wei Rong said with a smile.
Qiong Shanhai looked at Lu Yin seriously. This person was the Great Eastern Alliance's Alliance Master?
He really was young.
Lu Yin was very nervous. He only had 50,000 star essence on him, and another 50,000 was on Zenyu Star. 80,000 was the limit that he could afford. If these people continued to compete, then he would not be able to obtain the sourcebox.
To these giants, was 80,000 really just a little more than that?
Not at all. The organizations behind Auffman, the flame engineer, Villa Mistress Lian, and Huo Phineas could easily fork out 100,000 to 200,000 star essence. Yuehua Mavis, in particular, could probably easily fork out a million star essence.
This was why Lu Yin was panicking.
Fortunately, no one else was competing with him. These great organizations had unfathomable backgrounds, and this strange flame was not that precious to them. Otherwise, the Qiong family would not have put it up for auction. They had better things.
When Qiong Xi'er announced that the sourcebox belonged to Lu Yin, he relaxed, but at the same time, he felt his heart ache. He had already spent 84,000 star essence in this auction, and he was out of money again. However, this flame was something that could only be found by chance, so he had to buy it. Nothing was more important than increasing his strength.
"The next item up for auction is called the Cloud Boots. Everyone might have heard of them," Qiong Xi'er said with a smile.
The flame engineer was stunned. "One of the Ancient Cloud Sets?"
Qiong Xi'er smiled and nodded. "That's right."
"The Cloud Set?" Lu Yin was puzzled.
Beside him, Starfox explained, "The Cloud Set is a set of equipment that was discovered in the ruins of an ancient sect. It includes weapons, armor, and so on. According to the sect's records, even if an ordinary person wears it, they can protect themselves from powerhouses with a power level of 300,000. It's a very precious item, but unfortunately, it has been lost for a long time."
Lu Yin understood. It was no wonder why it was so famous. It could defend against attacks from powerhouses with a power level of 300,000. Wasn't it the same as his universal armor? To most cultivators, a power level of 300,000 was already the limit. Obtaining the Cloud Set meant that they could protect themselves in any situation.
Quite a few people started to compete with each other, and most of them were the young scions of wealthy families, as they were the only ones who needed such an item. In the end, the Cloud Boots were purchased by Zhu San for 50,000 star essence. After that, the same scene repeated itself: Qiong Xi'er kicked him off the auction, but she left the Cloud Boots behind, leaving everyone speechless.
Lu Yin admired Zhu San, as it had not been easy for him to survive until now.
"The next item is a little special. It's not an actual item, but a promise. It's the Starsibyl Sect's right to divine," Qiong Xi'er said.
Everyone's expressions changed. The Starsibyl Sect's right to divine?
Yuehua Mavis opened her eyes and looked at Jasper Mountain Sea in astonishment.
The Flame Engineer and Auffman were both shocked as well.
The Starsibyl Sect was the most mysterious sect in the Human Domain. It might not be considered powerful, but even ordinary people had heard of it. Starsibyl was renowned throughout the world, and any top genius of the younger generation had seen it before, including the Ten Arbiters.
The changes in the universe and the Top 100 Rankings were all related to the Starsibyl Sect. Even when the Sea King had stolen pyrolyte, it had been divined by the Starsibyl Sect.
This sect was known to be able to see the past and see the future.
Everyone wanted to know their own future, so everyone wanted to seek divination from the Starsibyl Sect. However, there were very few who could actually enter the sect and obtain the right to divine.
The Qiong family was even willing to sell this.
Even if the Innerverse and Outerverse were separated, there would be a day when it would be restored. The Starsibyl Sect's right to divine could be passed down, so why would they sell it?
"100,000," Yuehua Mavis said.
Everyone was shocked. The highest price of the day had appeared, and the first bid was 100,000. Everyone looked at Yuehua Mavis with complicated expressions. To her, money was just a number!
Since Yuehua Mavis had spoken, no one else dared to compete with the Mavis family.
Qiong Xi'er smiled and transferred the right to divine to Yuehua Mavis. With that, the Jasper Forest Banquet's auction came to an end, and the banquet officially began.
Sumptuous and fragrant dishes were served one after another, each of which was difficult to find in the outside world. Even though Lu Yin and Madam Nalan had eaten extravagant dishes before, they were still stunned by the dishes here. This was because these dishes actually contained rune lines.
The ingredients used were all creatures or plants that had rune lines, and they were all extremely beautiful.
The Zhu family was second only to the Qiong family in Wanwan City. Although they had a small population, they had always stood tall in Wanwan City.
The Zhu family occupied a mountain, and their family's gardens spanned thousands of kilometers.
When the Jasper Forest Banquet began, a man requested an audience with the head of the Zhu family under the moonlight. He introduced himself as Deng Pu.
"You're Deng Pu?" Zhu Jie, the head of the Zhu family, was seated in the living room of the Zhu family. He looked at the obviously panicked man and asked in a low voice.
The man's heart trembled, and he bent over in panic. "No, I'm not."
"Are you messing with me?" Zhu Jie's gaze was stern.
The man became even more panicked. "Yes, it's that Deng Pu who asked me to seek an audience with you. He said that he wants to sell you something."
Zhu Jie's eyes flashed. "What is it?"
The man was terrified. "He … he said that you know what it is."
Zhu Jie looked at the man. "What's the price?"
"Two … two million star essence. Transfer it to ten Mavis Bank accounts," the man said in a trembling voice as his entire body trembled. He had never seen two million star crystals in his entire life, let alone two million star essence. Such a price was enough to make him panic.
However, Zhu Jie was very calm. "Alright, my Zhu family will buy his item. Go and tell Deng Pu not to mess with me. Otherwise, my Zhu family will let him know what it means to have no escape."
"Yes, this lowly one understands."
The silver moonlight illuminated Wanwan City, making it appear very beautiful. It was like a pearl sparkling in the darkness of the universe.
Within Wanwan City, Cai Jianqiang had been searching for Deng Pu all this time, but he had not been able to find him.
Countless people traveled through the night in search of Deng Pu.
But who would have thought that Deng Pu had already started doing business with the Zhu family?
Two million star essence was not a high price. Compared to a priceless treasure like True Insight, such a supreme treasure would not have a price. However, Deng Pu could only ask for so much. He was afraid that the Zhu family would act against him if he asked for more.
Saul also arrived at Wanwan City, but he did not attend the Jasper Forest Banquet, even though he had been invited.
He only wanted to find Deng Pu and personally slaughter that traitorous disciple. His hatred for Deng Pu could no longer be controlled, and it even surpassed that of the people who had ambushed Sourcepeak Planet.
Gemini Ghost also arrived at Wanwan City, but he also did not attend the Jasper Forest Banquet. That night, Wanwan City seemed especially gloomy.