The young woman was dressed very flirtatiously today, and her clothes were very hot and dazzling.
The moment she entered, she attracted the attention of the men present, and waves of screams resounded throughout the auction house.
The young woman stroked her bangs and revealed a bright smile, "Welcome everyone to this auction. We are all old friends, and I believe you all know the rules of the auction, and that is, any item auctioned will go to the highest bidder. Now, let us begin the auction of today's first item — — Upper Second Tier Gentleman Sword."
The maidservant beside the young woman removed the red cloth, and a one and a half meter long sword appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
The pure white scabbard shone, and on the hilt was a purple crystal the size of a thumb. There were no other extravagant decorations, and just by looking at its simple and elegant appearance, it indeed had the demeanor of a gentleman.
"This sword was made by the master refiner, Master Li, and belongs to the best of the Upper Second Tier swords. The starting price is fifty thousand gold coins, and each increment must be no less than five hundred gold coins." The young woman pointed at the Gentleman Sword and said again.
As soon as the young woman finished speaking, a young man from a small family called out, "I bid fifty-five hundred gold coins."
"I bid fifty-one thousand gold coins." In another direction, another young man from a small family called out.
"Fifty-one thousand gold coins." The first young man called out, unwilling to be outdone.
"Fifty-two thousand gold coins."
As the bidding began, a few more people followed, and the price was getting higher and higher.
In the Ling family's box, Ling Rui also had his eyes on the sword in front of him, and begged his father, "Dad, what do you think of this sword?"
Ling Chong closed his eyes and said indifferently, "Unless you can break through to the Mystic Realm, don't think of using such a high grade sword for the rest of your life."
Ling Rui said embarrassedly, "I mean, buying it for big brother is not bad, didn't big brother just break through to the Mystic Realm?"
Ling Chong snorted coldly and did not continue speaking.
On the Li family's side, Li Yuan Hua felt that this sword was not bad. His eldest son had also just broken through to the Mystic Realm, and was worried about not having a weapon to use. This sword seemed to be suitable.
He whispered to Li Guangyin, who was beside him.
Li Guangling happily shouted, "Our Li family bids one hundred thousand gold coins."
As soon as he said this, everyone became silent. No one dared to compete with the Li Clan.
"Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price? If not, then this sword belongs to the young master of the Li family," the young woman yelled out. However, she knew that once the Li family or the Ling family spoke up, very few people would dare to bid.
Just as the young woman was about to close the deal, a voice called out from another VIP booth, "My young master bids 150,000 gold coins."
Wow!
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the auction house was in an uproar.
None of them had expected that someone would dare to provoke the Li family.
"Who's in booth 8? He actually dares to compete with the Li family? He shouldn't be from the Ling family, right?"
"Could he be someone from outside the city? Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to compete with the Li family!"
"Haha, there will always be people who have eaten the heart of a bear or the guts of a leopard."
Li Guangyin, who was in the Li family's box, was so angry that he didn't wait for his father to speak and shouted again, "The Li family bids 200,000 gold coins."
Li Yuanhua frowned and wanted to say something, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
With the Li family's foundation, they still had high-grade second-grade swords. He wanted to auction this sword as a gift for his son, but he hadn't expected someone to jump out and bid. It was clear that the Li family was not in their eyes, and killing intent rose in his heart.
At this time, booth 8 once again called out, "My young master bids 210,000 gold coins."
"Dammit, I bid 250,000 gold coins." Li Guangyin immediately increased the price without hesitation.
At this time, Li Yuanhua angrily shouted, "Enough, it's not worth it for a sword."
Unfortunately, it was already too late for him to shout.
As expected, after Li Guangyin called out, booth 8 stopped bidding, and the Noble Sword went to the Li family.
This angered Li Yuanhua so much that he almost kicked Li Guangyin away. A high-grade second-grade sword was extraordinary, but it wasn't worth this price. This time, he had become a sucker, and the other families would laugh at him behind his back.
The auction continued, and the second item was a blue armor.
The woman introduced it as a thousand-year silk from a high-grade second-grade Silk Beast. It could block attacks from high-grade second-grade weapons without being destroyed, and the starting price was 80,000 gold coins.
"This armor isn't bad." In booth 8, a white-robed youth looked at the armor in the middle of the auction.
Armor was extremely rare, and someone had already raised the price to 150,000 gold coins.
Over at the Lan family's side, the girl Lan Dingshan had brought also had her eyes on the armor.
"Yan-er, if you like it, I'll help you bid for it." Lan Dingshan revealed a loving smile as he looked at his daughter.
The girl smiled, "Thank you, daddy."
"Silly girl, you're daddy's flesh and blood, what are you thanking me for?" Lan Dingshan rubbed the girl's head.
He then ordered his guards to participate in the bidding.
The girl's heart was filled with gratitude, but she also knew that the person her father cared about the most wasn't her, but her older brother, Lan Kuangsheng. It was only after her brother had been killed that her father started to pay attention to her.
"Don't worry daddy, I'll definitely avenge my brother." The girl silently said in her heart.
Because of the Lan family's intervention, the armor had already reached a high price of 200,000 gold coins.
"My young master bids 250,000 gold coins!" At this time, another voice called out from booth 8.
This time, everyone in the auction was even more curious about the mysterious young master in booth 8.
Just which family's young master was this, to actually cause the Li family to lose face, and now he was going against the Lan family?
Another bid came from the Lan family booth, "260,000 gold coins!"
Room Eight quickly followed suit and increased the price.
Not long after, the bid from booth 8 reached a high price of 300,000 gold coins.
This time, the Lan family didn't raise the price, and the armor went to booth 8.
In the Lan family booth, Lan Dingshan was so angry that his face turned green, "Just where did this wild brat come from? He actually dares to cause both our Li and Lan families to lose face at the same time. Men, watch the exit of booth 8. Once the auction is over, immediately get rid of him."
"Yes sir!" the two guards immediately responded and left the booth.
"Yan 'er, don't worry. Once the auction is over, that armor will still be yours," Lan Dingshan comforted his daughter.
The girl didn't look disappointed at all, instead obediently replying, "Thank you, daddy."
On the other side, Li Yuanhua also called for guards to monitor booth 8.
It had only just begun, but booth 8 already attracted everyone's attention.
From the very beginning, booth 8 attracted everyone's attention.
However, as more and more premium weapons were auctioned, everyone's attention was focused on the auction. There was no more movement from booth 8, so no one paid it too much attention.
There were a total of 12 weapons in the first round, all of which were high-tier 2 premium weapons. Most of them were won by smaller families, and the Ling and Li families didn't participate in the bidding. Instead, it was the Lan family who won a spear and a blade.
The Ling and Li families had a strong foundation, and ordinary second-tier weapons didn't even enter their eyes. However, the smaller families were different. They were still in the process of accumulating power, and they needed a few high-tier weapons to stabilize their foundation in the future.
After the weapons were auctioned, it was time to auction spirit herbs.
Spirit herbs were precious items that all families, big or small, lacked, so the bidding for them was even more intense than the weapons.
Any cultivator who wanted to advance quickly needed spirit herbs or pills to aid their cultivation.
As long as they could obtain spirit herbs that matched their own attributes, they could advance their cultivation. This was what everyone wanted.
The first item to be auctioned was two mid-tier second-tier fire-attribute spirit herbs, starting at 10,000 gold coins.
In the end, a small family bid 80,000 gold coins for it.
Following that, as more and more spirit herbs were auctioned, the atmosphere gradually rose.
The Ling and Li families all made their moves, and even the host family, the Luo family, also came out to bid.
Although the auction was the Luo family's territory, the seller didn't sell to them at the start, so the Luo family couldn't do anything about it. They couldn't forcefully take someone else's item, as that would break the rules. Thus, if they wanted to obtain it, they had to compete with other families.
As time passed by, the auction gradually came to an end, and the items that were auctioned became rarer and rarer.
"The next item to be auctioned is the second-tier high-tier spirit herb, Green Hairy Ear. I believe everyone knows the effects of the Green Hairy Ear. It is a wood-attribute spirit herb, and can be used as medicine. Mystic Realm cultivators can use it to increase their cultivation by one level, and Mystic Realm cultivators can use it to increase their understanding of the wood-attribute and increase their cultivation by half a level. The starting price is 150,000 gold coins." The young lady pointed at a strange spirit herb and introduced.
Just as the young lady made her bid, Ling Chong, who was in the Ling family's box, eagerly shouted, "Our Ling family bids 200,000 gold coins."
Ling Chong's family all cultivated the wood-attribute, and now that they encountered a spirit herb of the same attribute, they naturally wouldn't let it go. As long as he obtained this Green Hairy Ear spirit herb, he could raise his cultivation to the peak of the Mystic Realm, and breaking through to the Spirit Master level was just around the corner.
However, everyone in the auction knew how precious the Green Hairy Ear was. The Ling family was the big family in Meteorite City, but under the absolute charm, some of the smaller families couldn't care less.
Very quickly, the price of the Green Hairy Ear rose to 300,000 gold coins.
Following that, the Li family and the Lan family joined the ranks of the auction.
In the eighth box, a white clothed youth wasn't too interested in the Green Hairy Ear. He just closed his eyes and rested on the couch, as if nothing had anything to do with him.
"Little friend, wake up. Can you help me get that Green Needle Root?" In the youth's sea of consciousness, a small tree sent a message to the youth.
"Green Needle Root?
What's that? "The youth asked in confusion.
Needless to say, this youth was Ling Xiao, who had come to participate in the auction. In his sea of consciousness was the ten thousand year tree spirit, Lu Weng.
"Right now, you humans are fighting over the green spirit herb. It's not a Green Hairy Ear, but a Green Needle Root. It's very useful to me." Lu Weng's tone was very urgent. It seemed that he was very interested in the spirit herb.