91: Blue Sea Cold Gold Sword

As soon as the host announced the price, someone in the venue immediately started bidding.

"Eleven hundred!"

"Twelve hundred!"

...

"Two thousand three hundred!"

After several rounds of bidding, the price had already doubled.

However, this time, the fair-faced Young Master Wang Tianchi, who was sitting next to Wei Xun, remained silent.

"The son of the Qian Yuan City Lord next door, aren't you quite rich? Why aren't you bidding?" Wei Xun couldn't help but mock him.

"I have plenty of such low-grade Medicinal Pills at home!" Wang Tianchi sneered, "I only buy things I don't have, not things I already possess!"

"Then you didn't bid for the female Yao Beast just now, is it because you have many female Yao Beasts at home?" Wei Xun started laughing as he spoke.

"What nonsense are you spouting!" Wang Tianchi's tone immediately became somewhat angry upon hearing this. "This Young Master only likes beauties; I'm not interested in Yao Beasts!"

Ultimately, this Medicinal Pill was acquired by the middle-aged fat man from the previous round for two thousand eight hundred taels.

Next was the fifth round of bidding.

"Top-grade Yao Beast tiger skin!"

As the host lifted the red cloth, a large, brown-furred tiger skin was displayed on the table.

Judging by the size of the tiger skin, it could be inferred that this tiger was definitely not an ordinary wild beast.

It was at least a Spirit Beast or Yao Beast level.

Moreover, the tiger skin was very complete; although there were a few damaged areas, it did not affect the overall aesthetic.

"This tiger skin was peeled from a Spirit Beast Realm tiger, hunted in the Dark Mountain Range by a group of skilled demon hunters!"

"The tiger skin is very complete and of excellent quality."

"Starting bid: one hundred taels!"

Upon hearing this price, the people participating in the auction on the first floor began round after round of bidding.

Although Wei Xun was not interested in this tiger skin, as he carefully examined it, he felt a sense of familiarity.

After pondering for a while, he suddenly remembered.

Isn't this the Spirit Beast tiger he encountered near Bear Two's Forest when he was still a Yao Beast?

As this thought emerged, the more Wei Xun looked at the tiger skin, the more it resembled it—it was almost identical.

Especially the missing corner on the tiger's ear, which also matched the previous Spirit Beast tiger.

However, if this tiger skin appeared here, were the two demon hunters he scared away back then also in this Baibao Yuan?

He had encountered them before, and if they met again, they would surely recognize him.

Thinking of this, Wei Xun became a little nervous.

It wasn't that he was afraid of not being able to defeat them, but being recognized here would cause some trouble.

But fortunately, he was sitting in a private room on the second floor, and people on the first floor couldn't see what was happening above.

Those two demon hunters shouldn't be wealthy people; even if they came, it would be impossible for them to sit in the Heavenly Character rooms above.

Just then, the price of the tiger skin was driven up to six hundred fifty taels and was finally purchased by a merchant in a Earth Character seat on the first floor.

Next was the sixth item for auction.

"Azure Sea Cold Gold Sword!"

The host lifted the red cloth, and this time, a gleaming, slender sword lay on the table.

The entire sword was snow-white, as if carved from ice.

At a glance, it was clearly not an ordinary item.

"This sword comes from Ten Thousand Sword Mountain in Hanzhou, crafted from top-grade cold iron, incredibly sharp, and freezes water upon contact!"

The host put on a pair of cotton gloves and held up the sword for everyone to see.

"However, it requires a certain level of Cultivation from the user; if used by someone who has not reached the Qi Refining Realm, it will freeze their Meridians!"

"Starting bid: two thousand taels!"

Hearing the host's words, Wei Xun recalled the simple description of human Cultivation in the Demon Cultivation Mind Technique.

The Cultivation paths for humans and demons are different.

Demons progress from wild beasts to Spirit Beasts, Spirit Beasts to Yao Beasts, and then Yao Beasts transform into demons.

Only after Cultivating into a demon does one formally begin Cultivation.

The Cultivation Realms, from lowest to highest, are: Body Tempering Realm, Pure Yang Realm, Scattered Core Realm, Golden Core Realm, and Spirit Transformation Realm.

Human Cultivation, on the other hand, begins with the Qi Transformation Realm, and only after mastering Qi can one Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Realm.

Most of the hunters encountered in the Forest before were only in the Qi Transformation Realm.

Only the last three hunters he met could be considered to have reached the Qi Refining Realm.

Human Cultivation is divided into Qi Transformation Realm, Qi Refining Realm, Void Mansion Realm, Void Core Realm, Golden Core Realm, and Soul Transformation Realm.

The biggest difference between human and demon Cultivation is that humans focus on Qi Refining, while demons focus on Body Tempering.

However, once both reach the Golden Core Realm, there is almost no difference.

If one were to compare, the human Qi Transformation Realm corresponds to the Yao Beast Spirit Beast Realm.

And the Qi Refining Realm corresponds to the demon's Body Tempering Realm.

And so on.

As the host called out the starting bid of two thousand, the bigshots in the Heavenly Character seats on the second floor made their move.

The items displayed in the first five rounds mostly failed to capture the attention of these bigshots.

As soon as this sword appeared, someone immediately bid from two thousand to three thousand.

Following that, three thousand one, three thousand two, three thousand three, the price steadily climbed.

Originally, Wei Xun didn't intend to bid for this item, but Si Niang, who was hidden, quietly peeked out and looked down, then whispered into Wei Xun's ear, "Big Brother, I like this sword!"

Upon hearing Si Niang's words, Wei Xun's spirits lifted. "Alright then, I'll give it a try!"

"Four thousand!" Hearing the bids from others, Wang Tianchi, who had been sitting beside Wei Xun without bidding for a long time, suddenly spoke directly.

After this price was called out, even the bigshots on the second floor hesitated a bit.

However, after a moment, a bold merchant still raised the price to four thousand two hundred.

As soon as he called it out, Wang Tianchi immediately said, "Five thousand."

After this bid, no one continued to raise the price.

Wei Xun scanned the surroundings, and once he confirmed that no one else wanted to bid, he raised his right hand and simultaneously called out, "Five thousand and ten!"

Wang Tianchi had initially thought he had secured it, but upon hearing the voice next to him, he immediately slammed the table in anger.

"Are you sick, kid?!" Wang Tianchi leaned his head over from the side again.

"I like it too, who said I can't bid like this?" Wei Xun feigned an innocent expression.

"Do you think your method can scare me away?" Wang Tianchi looked indignant, then directly bid, "Six thousand!"

At this price, the entire venue erupted in an uproar.

"Six thousand and ten!" Wei Xun continued to bid.

"Seven thousand!" Wang Tianchi roared.

"Seven thousand and ten!" Wei Xun said nonchalantly.

"You want to compete with me, do you?!" Wang Tianchi's competitive spirit was instantly ignited; he slammed the table and directly bid, "Ten thousand!"

Upon hearing this price, Wei Xun hesitated for a moment.

And Wang Tianchi, hearing that Wei Xun didn't continue to bid, couldn't help but mock him triumphantly, "What's wrong, kid? Why aren't you continuing to bid?"

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned towards Wei Xun's position. Although the people on the first floor couldn't see Wei Xun's appearance, everyone now wanted to see this person continue to compete with Wang Tianchi.

After all, people love to watch a good show!

"Then, ten thousand and ten!" As Wei Xun called out this price, a plan suddenly formed in his mind.