Until the night came, when the secret auction was about to begin, Menglin's mood was finally excited.
After seeing Menglin's Art of Xiang Bao, Ling Qinglan also had some expectations.
After resting for a while, Li Suobi, who was on the stage again, was in a good mood. The huge amount of star stones obtained during the day was far more than the Merchant Alliance's prior evaluation. He would also get a generous commission.
As for the secret auction at night, Li Suobi was not so optimistic.
Because the treasures in the secret auction were all things that Master Xiang Bao in the alliance couldn't evaluate. Many unknown treasures were difficult to sell at a high price.
"Silence!" After the audience was quiet, Li Suobi took out the first secret auction treasure from the storage stone.
Bang!
With a loud noise, a sizable object fell on the auction stage, and it also attracted the attention of most of the martial artists.
It was a piece of charred bamboo root about 2 meters long. The thickest part was about a foot, and the thinnest part was only the size of a wine cup.
"Everyone, this thing is the root of a certain bamboo plant. It is extremely hard and can withstand high temperature. Even as the main material of the upper grade divine weapon, it is more than enough." Li Suobi boasted about the weight of this thing and said, "The starting price is 100,000 upper grade star stones!"
Hearing that it could be used as the main material of the upper grade divine weapon, almost all the Real Pellet State martial artists lost interest. However, many Transcendent State Martial Marquis stared intently at the charred bamboo root, carefully examining it.
It seemed that after a lot of consideration, a Transcendent State Martial Marquis in the ordinary seat took the lead in bidding, "105,000!"
No one actually followed the price!
Menglin, who stood up and leaned against the wooden railing of the pavilion, was extremely excited in his heart.
Even he didn't expect that the seemingly inconspicuous charred bamboo root was actually such a huge treasure.
That's right, when the charred bamboo root appeared, Menglin immediately used the second book to check it. After getting the result, he was stunned on the spot.
Because that bamboo root turned out to be a "star mark" treasure!
As everyone knew, star mark treasures were extremely rare, especially for those old immortals who were nearing the end of their lifespan.
Star Mark treasures could only be formed after the death of a lifeform that had fused with a Star Bead.
Normally, on the market, even if it was just a 100-year Star Mark, it would attract many old men to fight for it.
As for the Thousand Year Star Mark, that was rare!
Lifeforms that had fused with Star Beads would only have a certain chance of condensing a thousand-year Star Mark when they died after a bone age of more than a thousand years.
There was a particularly strange pattern to this.
For example, it was almost impossible for a human warrior who had fused with a Star Bead to accidentally die after being over a thousand years old.
Not to mention humans, any lifeform that had fused with Star Beads would have a lifespan of more than a thousand years. The probability of condensing a thousand-year Star Mark when they died was negligible.
Even for lifeforms that were more than 2,000, 3,000, or 4,000 years old and had fused with Star Beads, the probability of condensing a thousand-year-old Star Mark after death was not high.
Only those who had a lifespan of more than 5,000 years and had fused with more than one Star Bead would have a higher probability of condensing a thousand-year Star Mark after death.
This showed how rare the Thousand Year Star Mark was.
One could imagine that as long as one obtained a Thousand Year Star Mark and refined it, one would have an extra thousand years of lifespan. This was a heaven-defying act in itself.
Especially in the Holy City of the Human Race, there were many old men who were nearing the end of their lifespan, especially those rich and powerful families.
Menglin, who had imagined for a while, would definitely not let go of this rare treasure. As long as he bid for it, he would not have to worry about not being able to sell it. It might be of great use in the future.
After waiting for a while and seeing that no one bid, Menglin said coldly, "110,000!"
What made Meng Lin extremely excited was that no one actually followed the price.
In fact, there were many Magical Realm Martial Marquises present. These people were of course keen on high-level divine artifacts, but they were all very shrewd.
They did not want to buy this seemingly extraordinary bamboo joint but be unable to refine it.
Previously, Li Suo Bi had said that high temperatures did not affect it!
This meant that even if the bamboo joint was a rare high-grade divine artifact, if no blacksmith refined it into a divine artifact after obtaining it, wouldn't it be a piece of trash?
In such a situation, even Li Suo Bi did not expect that no one would bid for the first secret treasure.
No, it was not that no one was interested, it was that only two people bid, and the bid was only 10,000 more than the base price.
Such a price was clearly beyond the expectations of the upper echelons of the Merchant Alliance.
Thus, Menglin was lucky enough to obtain an extremely precious Thousand Year Star Mark with the base price of 110,000 high-grade star stones.
"Haha!" Menglin could not help but laugh.
Little did he know that Ling Qinglan had a panoramic view of Menglin's expression and asked with a smile, "Menglin, can you tell me what that bamboo joint is?"
"Nothing, it's just a good piece of equipment!" Menglin would of course not tell the truth.
"Nonsense!" Even Ling Xingyue could tell that Menglin was lying.
After a while, an internal guarantor came to the door. Menglin paid 110,000 high-grade star stones and obtained the charred bamboo joint.
On the auction stage, Li Suo Bi frowned slightly and took out the second secret treasure.
It was a fist-sized grey bead, smooth and without any marks or light.
Just from its appearance, many martial artists could not tell what the grey bead was.
However, all the wood attribute martial artists present were somewhat excited.
This was because they felt a strong wood attribute aura from the grey bead.
Obviously, it was a wood attribute treasure!
Similarly, Ling Qinglan, who was a wood-based martial artist, also sensed it. Moreover, compared to the others, he sensed a mysterious wood-based power concept from the gray bead.
The appearance of the concept could almost prove that the grey bead was definitely a wood attribute treasure.
"Haha!"
Li Suo Bi pretended to smile mysteriously and said in a deep voice, "Obviously, this is a wood attribute treasure. Unfortunately, our alliance's appraisal masters can't confirm its origin. The starting price of this item is 250,000 high-grade star stones!"
As Li Suo Bi's voice fell, the wood attribute powerhouses in the audience rushed to bid.
Being able to get a wood attribute treasure at a low price was the gospel of all wood attribute martial artists.
Not only the wood attribute Real Pellet State martial artists, but even those wood attribute Transcendent State martial artists couldn't resist the temptation and bid one after another.
In a short time, the bidding price actually exceeded 500,000.
"550,000!" Without hesitation, Ling Qinglan also bid.
"Ah?" Menglin, who exclaimed, didn't have time to stop him.
Because, since the grey bead appeared, Menglin had checked it. The result made him a little dumbfounded.
"What's wrong?"
Just when the audience was amazed by Ling Qinglan's huge increase in price, Ling Qinglan looked sideways at Menglin and asked anxiously, "Menglin, did you see its origin?"
"It can't be that amazing!"
Ling Xingyue muttered in a low voice, "Even the alliance's senior appraisal masters can't see its origin!"