130: Chapter 130 The Auction Begins

"Wait until next year."

Master Murong's voice rang out.

Since he had already taken on Master Yun Hua's job, the slot for the Young Master of the City Lord's Mansion could only be postponed; there was certainly no time this year.

"Next year? Why?"

Sun Wei was stunned for a moment, then asked.

He was the last slot for this year, so why did he have to wait until next year?

"No reason. If you don't wait, there won't be one."

Master Murong said somewhat irritably.

Although the person before him was from the City Lord's Mansion and was the current City Lord's youngest son, Master Murong was not afraid of him.

At worst, he would just move to another place.

Anyway, after this matter, his reason for staying in Cangyuan City would basically be over.

"I'll wait, I'm willing to wait."

Sun Wei said hurriedly.

Let it be a wait, then.

This was a 6th-rank Origin Weapon. Now that this refining slot had fallen to him, all that was left was just waiting for some time.

A 6th-rank Origin Weapon was worth his wait.

Not to mention a few months, even if it were one or two years, he would be willing to wait.

"Then come find me next year."

Master Murong also issued an order to see the guest out.

Seeing this, Sun Wei could only leave.

At this moment, the image of Lin Ming and the other two appeared in his mind. Could it be because of them?

In the blink of an eye, the day of the Wanfu Auction arrived.

A crowd of cultivators and those from the Yao Race flooded into the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce together, all because of the 7th-rank treasures.

The 7th-rank Medicinal Pills and Origin Weapons caused a sensation and attracted many people's attention; many went with the mindset of just watching the excitement.

This led the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce to set the auction ticket price at over a hundred Low Grade Origin Stones, and even so, the tickets were sold out.

As a Disciple of Yuanxu Mountain, Lin Ming could obtain a private box in the auction by relying on his Yuanxu Mountain token; this was the treatment of being from a top-tier Sect in the Qingxuan Realm.

"There are quite a lot of people."

Standing inside the private box, Lin Ming looked down at the packed seats below and said.

The first floor was the main hall, where a group of cultivators sat together, making it somewhat noisy.

The second floor and above were private boxes, basically for various Families, Sect forces, and the like.

Lin Ming and the other two were located on the fifth floor.

According to the maid who received them, all the seats in today's auction were full, with no vacancies.

One could see the popularity of this auction, which was largely thanks to the support provided by Lin Ming.

"Has he come?"

Cao Hong said to Manager Huang Xing.

"Fellow Daoist Yan has not appeared."

Manager Huang Xing shook his head.

This time, he was personally receiving guests outside, specifically for Lin Ming.

But just like last time, Lin Ming still did not appear here.

Hearing this, Cao Hong didn't say anything.

Whether Lin Ming appeared or not had no impact on him, as long as the items he left behind were there.

"Don't let anything go wrong."

Cao Hong said in a deep voice.

Their auction this time had attracted a lot of attention.

It was best if no mistakes occurred.

"I know."

Manager Huang Xing nodded.

"Additionally, our Fellow Daoist Yan has attracted quite a bit of attention."

Manager Huang Xing said somewhat meaningfully.

"Let them investigate."

Cao Hong said with a hint of helplessness.

Since the items Lin Ming brought out were of such high value, this was unavoidable.

All they could guarantee was that Lin Ming's information would not be leaked from their Wanfu Chamber of Commerce.

"We have already dealt with a few disobedient people."

Manager Huang Xing nodded.

Let them investigate.

Even their Wanfu Chamber of Commerce knew nothing about Lin Ming's origins.

He remembered that two years ago, there was once a Bitter Sea Peak Immortal Master who took the initiative to investigate Lin Ming's whereabouts, wanting to take action against him.

As a result, that person vanished from the face of the earth and hasn't been seen since.

"It's about time."

Cao Hong said.

Manager Huang Xing then nodded, walked out of the room, and stepped onto the stage.

As soon as Manager Huang Xing came out, the atmosphere of the scene was stirred up once again.

As the Chief Appraiser and Auctioneer of the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce, Manager Huang Xing's appearance meant that this auction was about to begin.

"I am Huang Xing, the Auctioneer for this auction."

Manager Huang Xing gave a simple self-introduction.

"Senior Huang, hurry up and start."

"Yeah, stop dawdling, everyone can't wait."

Many cultivators also urged him.

They were already getting a bit impatient from waiting.

To this, Manager Huang Xing faced everyone with a gentle smile.

"Without further ado, let's bring out the first item."

A beautiful woman was seen carrying a wooden tray covered with a red cloth, walking to Manager Huang Xing's side.

"4th-rank Medicinal Pill, Green Void Life-Giving Pill, High Grade."

Manager Huang Xing lifted the red cloth; on the wooden tray sat a jade bottle, which contained ten emerald-green Medicinal Pills.

A 4th-rank High Grade Medicinal Pill—the very first item was a 4th-rank Medicinal Pill. In this auction, the lowest rank of any item that could be auctioned was 4th-rank; anything below 4th-rank was strictly not allowed.

Originally, there were indeed some rare 3rd-rank treasures in this auction, but because of Lin Ming's appearance, these so-called 3rd-rank treasures seemed somewhat insignificant.

They had made temporary adjustments and excluded all items below the 4th-rank.

Even for 4th-rank items, their value had to be re-evaluated, and they could only be auctioned if they met the requirements.

"This Medicinal Pill was refined by this Chamber of Commerce's Alchemist, Wei Feng."

Manager Huang Xing continued.

Ever since Wei Feng gained the hope of becoming a 6th-rank Alchemist from Lin Ming and paid the price in Origin Stones, he could be said to have invested his entire Family fortune into it.

Items that could be auctioned were auctioned, and those that couldn't were sold directly to the Chamber of Commerce.

As his friend, Manager Huang Xing hoped that Wei Feng could successfully become a 6th-rank Alchemist.

Once he became a 6th-rank Alchemist, it would also be a beneficial thing for Manager Huang Xing.

"Starting price: five thousand Low Grade Origin Stones."

After briefly introducing the effects of the Medicinal Pill, Manager Huang Xing announced the starting price.

"Six thousand."

"Six thousand two hundred."

"I bid six thousand five hundred."

"I bid seven thousand."

The price of the Medicinal Pills broke through seven thousand Low Grade Origin Stones in a short time and was still constantly rising.

As the Chief Alchemist of the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce, the Medicinal Pills refined by Wei Feng had an absolute guarantee in terms of quality, especially healing pills like these that could potentially save lives at critical moments, so they were naturally sought after by many.

In the end, these ten High Grade Medicinal Pills were auctioned off to a Loose Cultivator for the price of eight thousand five hundred Low Grade Origin Stones.

"The second item, a 4th-rank Medium Grade Origin Weapon, the Sunsplitting Blade, a large saber refined from Essence Sun Stone."

A large, entirely crimson saber was brought onto the auction stage by a handsome young man.

"Starting price: three thousand Low Grade Origin Stones."

"I bid three thousand one hundred, nobody snatch it from me."

"Three thousand five hundred. Thinking you can take this blade for that price? You're dreaming."