Chapter 617 - 251: What’s the Point of Competing? Just Buy It All.

Chapter 617: Chapter 251: What’s the Point of Competing? Just Buy It All.

Inside Room B4, one of the Eight Great Vajras from Thousand Mechanism Valley counted the 1.8 million Spirit Stones he had gathered in his Storage Ring.

He shook his head, speechless. ’What’s the point of even competing? Might as well let you buy everything.’

He had his eye on two items at this auction.

They were the Fifth-Class Talisman Treasure from before and this bottle of Red Moon Dew, and he had thought it would be enough to just get one of them.

But who would have thought that because he’d hesitated, figuring that over a million Spirit Stones for the Fifth-Class Talisman Treasure was too expensive and that he should save his funds for the latter item, he would be left without even a chance to make a bid.

He had spent the entire auction sitting in his room without making a single bid.

’If I’d known, I wouldn’t have come!’

"Are any of my fellow cultivators willing to offer a higher price?"

Luo Hanxiang added, testing the waters. "The Guiyun Secret Realm won’t open again for another hundred years. An opportunity like this won’t come again."

She was met with only silence.

Among those present, there were indeed three others who had brought more Spirit Stones.

However, their target from the very beginning had been the final auction item; they couldn’t possibly spend their funds on the Red Moon Dew beforehand.

"Let us congratulate the cultivator in Room B24 for winning this bottle of Red Moon Dew at a price of two million Spirit Stones."

Luo Hanxiang swiftly concluded the bidding, leading the congratulations.

The moment she announced the result, the hall below erupted.

All sorts of exclamations mixed together, making it nearly impossible to hear a normal conversation.

"Two million... Mmph!"

One middle-aged cultivator was so agitated he shoved his hand in his mouth, even biting down hard enough to draw blood.

The scent of blood drew the attention of a nearby cultivator. "My friend, you mustn’t get so worked up!"

Another person also chimed in, "He’s right. It’s not that serious, really!"

The middle-aged cultivator, Old Qi, immediately realized his gaffe and chuckled sheepishly. "Heh heh... I’m from a small place. I’ve never seen anything like this."

’How could he not be excited? This was two million Spirit Stones.’

For a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, that was a colossal sum—more than one could earn in ten lifetimes.

Before arriving, Old Qi had figured the item would sell for two or three hundred thousand at most. He never imagined it would be so valuable.

He was so overwhelmed he couldn’t control his emotions.

The cultivator beside him smiled comfortingly. "Hey, I’m from a small place myself, but you get used to it after you’ve seen a few auctions."

"Let me tell you, the big cultivation centers aren’t all that different from the small towns."

"You just have to pay attention to a few things..."

As he spoke, he shot a look at his friend beside him.

The two of them immediately started a very enthusiastic conversation with Old Qi, telling him all about Tingtao Sea and thoughtfully offering some advice for Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

"My fellow cultivators, we now come to the final item of this auction."

A hint of excitement entered Luo Hanxiang’s voice. "Legend tells of a Spiritual Object that can help a cultivator expand their Divine Sense..."

She spoke for a solid seven or eight minutes.

She used every rhetorical flourish she could think of to pique the curiosity of the cultivators in attendance.

Finally, she activated the stage’s Defensive Array ahead of time to prevent anyone from attempting something desperate.

Only then did she produce a treasured piece of jade that shone with a purple light, like a flawless amethyst.

"This is none other than the renowned Three Lights Soul Nourishing Jade!"

"This auction has no reserve price, but each bid must be an increment of no less than ten thousand Spirit Stones."

She had barely finished speaking when the Vajra immediately called out, "I bid one million Spirit Stones!"

He didn’t actually expect to win the bid; he just wanted to participate. He couldn’t come all this way just to be a spectator, right?

Sure enough, right after he made his bid,

another voice immediately followed. "Two million."

Huh?

Everyone turned to look at Xiao Chen’s room, their eyes wide with disbelief.

’Wait, the last auction is over. We’re on a new item now.’

’What’s the meaning of repeating that bid?’

’You can’t possibly have another two million Spirit Stones, can you?’

’You... you... don’t tell me you actually do?’