After a round of bidding, Ling Xiao paid 650,000 mid-grade Xuan Crystals for the Black Jasmine Vine.
This price could be used for two high-grade Spirit Herbs.
However, Ling Xiao did not feel the slightest heartache.
Just like what Xuan Yao said, this kind of Dark Spirit Herb was rare. Moreover, with the Savage Leopard's strength, it was nothing to spend such a small amount of Xuan Crystals.
At the same time, Ling Xiao thought that he had to find a way to get some Xuan Crystals.
Otherwise, in the future, it would be bad if there were no Xuan Crystals to sell the good things he liked.
Ling Xiao and the others did not participate in the following auctions of Spirit Herbs.
There were many rare Spirit Herbs in his space. If they were not extremely rare or top-grade Spirit Herbs, Ling Xiao did not want to waste any more Xuan Crystals.
Looking at those forces bidding non-stop, Hua Xiaogui could not help but exclaim, "The people of the central region are really rich!"
"In the future, you will be richer than them!" Xuan Yao said.
Hua Xiaogui's face heated up, "Military Advisor, you must be joking!"
"I'm not joking, because you followed a good boss," Xuan Yao said very seriously.
Ling Xiao chuckled and did not say anything. In his opinion, Xuan Yao had already decided to take the position of Military Advisor, which made him very satisfied.
Now, his team had begun to take shape. Once Yun Mengqi was rescued, it would be time for them to start building up their forces.
After the Spirit Herbs were auctioned, there were some high-grade Spirit Pills, high-grade Xuan Skills, and some strange and peculiar items.
These Fourth to Fifth Grade Spirit Pills were extremely tempting to King Stage and Earth Emperor Stage experts, so all the forces participated in the auction.
When the Grade Six Spirit Zun Dan appeared, all the forces went crazy. One Spirit Zun Dan was sold for one hundred and fifty thousand Upper Rank Mysterious Crystals.
Poison Scorpion, who had not broken through, was extremely fanatical, but he was too embarrassed to let his Young Master auction it for him. In his heart, he could only hope that his Young Master would take the initiative to auction it for him.
Unfortunately, Ling Xiao did not move and seemed to have no interest in the Spirit Pill.
There weren't many high rank Profound Skills up for auction. There were only a few Blue Rank Profound Skills and two Red Rank Profound Skills.
However, there were quite a number of strange items, including some materials needed for refining tools or top-grade lotions that could strengthen a cultivator's physique. Even the ten-thousand-year-old pearl could be seen being auctioned here.
When the two ten-thousand-year-old pearls appeared, the people from those forces went crazy.
One of them was sold for two million mid-grade Glazed Crystals, while the other was sold for three and a half million mid-grade Glazed Crystals.
Ling Xiao thought to himself, 'Wow, I didn't expect a ten-thousand-year-old pearl to fetch such a high price. I still have a lot of them in stock, and if I take them out to auction, I'll be able to make a killing.'
Ten thousand year pearls were not so easy to find.
That kind of shell that had grown for tens of thousands of years lived in the sea and rivers thousands of meters deep.
Without the strength of an Empyrean, how could one dare to go deep into the sea or river with such high water pressure? Even if an Empyrean could go underwater, they would lose their character if they were careless when facing those high level water attribute spirit beasts.
Unless it was a water attribute supreme expert or above, they would occasionally go underwater to look for some water attribute spirit herbs. Other attribute martial artists would not take this risk.
After all, his perception in the water was several times weaker than that on land.
The reason why Ling Xiao was able to pick up such a big Ping Yi was entirely because of the existence of the Nine-Headed Dragon Snake. In addition, he had obtained the Water Concealing Pearl, which was why he was able to reap such a great harvest underwater.
In the blink of an eye, half a day had passed, and the auction was nearing its end. No one left because they all knew that the real finale was about to appear.
The auctioneer cleared his throat and said, "Next up is the highlight of today's auction. There are a total of three items, I hope everyone can seize this opportunity. If you miss it, you won't have it again." At this point, he paused for a moment before saying in a clear voice, "The first item is the Eight-leaf Fire Lotus!"
"Eight-leaf … Eight-leaf Fire Lotus. Oh my god, this is a fire attribute treasure. Who would be so generous to take it out to auction?"
"That person must be a madman. This is a treasure for sects below the fourth rank. Even a fourth rank sect might not necessarily have an Eight-leaf Fire Lotus!"
"No, no matter what price we have to pay, we must get this Eight-leaf Fire Lotus!"
"Yes, it's worth it no matter what price we have to pay."
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When the auctioneer announced the first item, the auction house was in an uproar.
In the eighth box, Ling Xiao and the others were also puzzled.
Xuan Yao seemed to be very knowledgeable and explained, "The Eight-leaf Flaming Lotus is made by combining the core of an Eight-leaf Flaming Lotus, an Eight-leaf Flaming Lotus, an Eight-leaf Flaming Lotus, an Eight-leaf Flaming Lotus, and other rare items. Then, it was refined by at least two Emperors to form a cultivation fire altar. It can quickly gather spiritual energy and increase a cultivator's perception. Anyone who cultivates in the fire element will be able to cultivate ten times or even dozens of times faster than others when cultivating on the Eight-leaf Flaming Lotus. I really don't know who would spend so much money to auction such a rare item.
"That's right. This kind of thing is not easy to refine. The supplementary materials needed are all extremely rare. If you're not careful, it can easily be destroyed. As far as I know, only a few forces have such a rare cultivation altar." Cruel Leopard echoed from the side.
"What a pity. I'm afraid the auction price of this kind of thing will be frighteningly high!" Ling Xiao sighed with emotion.
If he had enough money, he wouldn't mind participating in the competition. With this Eight-leaf Fire Lotus, he could speed up the cultivation of the fire attribute people around him.
However, just as everyone was waiting excitedly for the Eight-leaf Fire Lotus to be taken out, the auctioneer spoke again, "Everyone, calm down. As we all know, the Eight-leaf Fire Lotus is extremely precious, and no one will take it out to auction. Now, this auction is actually an incomplete Eight-leaf Fire Lotus, but its embryonic form is still intact. As long as we find the core of the Fire Lotus, it can be used again."
"I knew it. Who would be willing to take out an Eight-leaf Fire Lotus? It turns out it's an incomplete Eight-leaf Fire Lotus."
"It's good that it's incomplete. Otherwise, others won't be able to afford it even if they go bankrupt."
"It's not easy to find the core of the Fire Lotus. If we can't find an Eight-leaf Fire Lotus, it's quite good to find a Six-leaf or Seven-leaf Fire Lotus. Let's see how much the auction price is first."
Amidst the discussion of the crowd, the auctioneer announced the price of the incomplete Eight-leaf Fire Lotus. The starting price was three hundred thousand top-grade Mysterious Crystals.
This price was relatively not expensive. If it were a complete Eight-leaf Fire Lotus, the auction price would be at least ten times this price.
Even so, this price still made many small sects and individuals hesitate. Only those big sects above the fifth level participated in the competition.
The price kept rising, and soon it reached a shocking high price of five hundred thousand.
By now, the voices calling out the price were pitifully few.
Only the number three and number four rooms continued to bid.
In the end, the number three room won the bid for the incomplete Eight-leaf Fire Lotus at the price of five hundred and eighty thousand.
In the number three room was an old man and a young man from the Green Mountain Sect. They had come with a large sum of money for this Eight-leaf Fire Lotus.
The young man cheered excitedly, "We've finally completed the task. Our sect already has the core of the Seven-leaf Fire Lotus. Now our Green Mountain Sect has another treasure."
"Not bad, Ziming, with your current strength, after the Eight-leaf Fire Lotus is repaired, you will be qualified to enjoy it," the old man behind the young man said.
"Elder Wei is right. Besides the big brothers before me, I, Zhang Ziming, am the most qualified," the young man said confidently.
As the two people in the number three room were talking, the auctioneer announced the second auction item.
"The second auction item is an exotic beast, a young Dragon Leopard," the auctioneer called out.
Following that, a few warriors carried out an iron cage made of thousand-year black iron.
There was a mighty young Dragon Leopard in the iron cage. It was constantly roaring in the iron cage, its claws constantly striking the iron cage, and from time to time, it would use its deep fangs to bite. The cold leopard eyes were filled with a strong bloodlust. It was obvious that it was a fierce leopard that was difficult to tame, and it made people's hearts beat faster at first glance.
"An exotic beast, Dragon Leopard. This is a rare exotic beast, and it will grow into an Eight-level spirit beast in the future!"
"Not bad, this Dragon Leopard is a powerful exotic beast with the blood of Dragons. Although the blood is thin, it can help it grow, and its combat ability is the strongest among its peers."
"This little guy seems to have reached the Third-level. It will take at least a thousand years to train it to the Eight-level!"
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"The starting price is one hundred and fifty thousand upper-grade mysterious crystals, and each increment must be no less than ten thousand," the auctioneer announced.
This exotic beast, Dragon Leopard, was rare, but it was still very young. It would take a lot of effort to train it to become a high-level spirit beast, so its price was much lower than the Eight-leaf Fire Lotus.
Ling Xiao and the others were also a bit envious, but they didn't participate in the bidding.
In the end, the number five room sold it for three hundred and fifty thousand upper-grade mysterious crystals.
Next up was the last item of the auction.
The auctioneer kept everyone guessing, "The third item is the relic of the Sky-burning Emperor …"
"What, the relic of the Sky-burning Emperor, this … is this real or fake?"
"Impossible, the Sky-burning Emperor has already passed away for a thousand years, and no one knows where he was buried. Could it be that someone has already found it?"
"The Sky-burning Emperor was someone who was chasing after the Four Great Legends. Unfortunately, he couldn't break through the Great Dao and became a Saint-level expert. In the end, he could only disappear. It's really pitiful."
"I wonder what kind of mystical item he left behind."
Everyone present became anxious, and they couldn't wait to see the relic of the Sky-burning Emperor.
In Ling Xiao's room, the Savage Leopard said faintly, "This Sky-burning Emperor was also a genius of his generation back then. I didn't expect him to turn into dust and disappear."
Ling Xiao looked at the Savage Leopard in surprise and asked, "You know who this Sky-burning Emperor is?"
"I've met him a few times, but my impression of him is still wrong. At that time, he was still a seventh-grade alchemist," the Savage Leopard replied.