33: Chapter 33: A Powerful Interception, the Empress is Shocked!

With a wave of her jade-like hand, the first auction item was brought up by a maidservant.

It was a war halberd, pitch-black throughout and emitting a chilling Killing Intent; its power was quite impressive.

"Saint Rank Low Grade war weapon, Black Dragon Halberd! Starting bid, one hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

"I bid two hundred thousand!"

As soon as the halberd appeared, the atmosphere in the hall instantly exploded, with bidding voices rising and falling one after another.

Inside the private room, the chubby Xu Chen was watching with boiling blood, wishing he could go down and shout a few bids himself.

Lin Yi, however, didn't even lift an eyelid.

He had long since looked down upon treasures of this level.

The next few auction items were also Saint Rank treasures or Medicinal Pills.

Each one caused quite a significant struggle.

But Lin Yi, Su Yuxi, and even Ye Chen below, all sat firmly in their seats, unmoving.

Clearly, these things did not catch their Dharma Eye.

Right at this moment.

Meiniang clapped her hands again, her voice rising a few notches.

"The next auction item is truly extraordinary!"

"Imperial Rank Low Grade Spirit Medicine, one stalk of phoenix blood grass!"

"This grass grows in the places where Phoenixes shed blood on ten-thousand-year volcanoes; it has miraculous effects on Cultivators who possess a Phoenix Bloodline.

Not only can it cleanse the Bloodline, but it can also help a Cultivator break through Restrictions and achieve Bloodline atavism!"

"Starting bid, one million High-Grade Spirit Stones!"

As the words fell.

Inside the private room where Chu Wanqing was located, a slight commotion suddenly broke out.

Through the crystal window, Lin Yi could clearly see.

Chu Wanqing's bright and pretty face was instantly filled with longing and excitement.

Her hands tightly gripped the armrests of her chair, her delicate body trembling slightly due to excitement.

This phoenix blood grass was precisely her main goal for this trip!

Her Innate Emperor Phoenix Holy Body had never been able to fully achieve Awakening.

This stalk of phoenix blood grass was her only hope to break the deadlock!

"One million five hundred thousand!"

"One million six hundred thousand!"

"I bid two million!"

The bidding entered a white-hot stage as soon as it began.

Chu Wanqing's pearly teeth bit her red lips tightly, her beautiful eyes staring fixedly at that stalk of phoenix blood grass.

Several times she wanted to speak, but each time she forced herself to hold back.

The Spirit Stones she had brought were simply not enough to sustain such a fierce competition.

Watching the price soar all the way, it soon broke through the two million mark.

The light in Chu Wanqing's eyes dimmed bit by bit.

Eventually, it turned into a sense of powerless loss and unwillingness.

In the Heaven-word Room One, Lin Yi took all of this in, his expression calm, and he did not make a move.

Su Yuxi gave a soft sigh and said, "The struggles within Imperial Clans are far more cruel than the outside world imagines."

"A dignified Imperial Daughter is actually unable to fight for a divine medicine that is vital to her!"

She looked at Lin Yi, thinking he would step in to help.

But she found that Lin Yi was just watching quietly, as if waiting for something.

The phoenix blood grass was eventually auctioned off to a mysterious person in another private room for a price of six million three hundred thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones.

The auction continued.

After a few more rounds, Meiniang suddenly gave a mysterious smile and clapped her hands.

Several strong men worked together to push a huge wooden cart onto the stage.

The cart was piled high with stones of all sizes and strange shapes.

They looked just like a pile of useless waste material!

"Hehe! Everyone, next is the fun treasure-hunting segment."

Meiniang covered her mouth and smiled. "This cart of stones was dug out from an ancient ruin."

"Even after repeated investigations by our appraisers, no clues were found.

But then again, there's always a 'what if' in everything.

Perhaps some Fellow Daoist with a unique eye can find a peerless divine treasure from within?"

"This cart of waste stones has a starting bid of one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones! Just consider it a bit of fun!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a burst of laughter immediately erupted from the entire audience.

One hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones was almost equivalent to giving it away for free.

However, amidst this laughter.

Ye Chen, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly snapped them open!

Buzz!

A strange rune, undetectable by Mortals, flashed deep within his pupils.

In an instant.

In his eyes, the entire world turned into a peculiar gray and white scene.

His gaze, like a divine lamp, accurately swept across that cart of waste stones.

Most of the stones were lusterless and full of Death Qi in his eyes.

But right in a corner of that pile of waste stones.

An inconspicuous gray stone, only the size of a fist.

Was emitting a faint, almost imperceptible...

Yet extremely pure seven-colored divine light!

A layer of mysterious stone skin perfectly isolated all of its aura.

Even if a Quasi-Emperor came in person and investigated with Divine Thought, they would only think it was a piece of waste stone!

"Double Pupil Origin! No mistake! That's it!"

Ye Chen's heart began to beat wildly at this moment!

He desperately suppressed his inner ecstasy, forcing himself to show an impatient expression.

He even let out a yawn, as if he detested this pile of junk to the extreme.

The bidding below was also like child's play.

"I bid two hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones to take them back and prop up my table legs!"

"I bid five hundred! Maybe I can use them to crack walnuts?"

The price slowly rose to several thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, and then no one added any more.

Ye Chen saw the right moment and lazily raised his bidding plate.

"Ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

This price was equivalent to one hundred Medium-Grade Spirit Stones, landing exactly in a middling position.

It was enough to easily crush those playful Loose Cultivators.

Yet not so high as to arouse suspicion from others.

Sure enough, as soon as he bid, the entire hall went quiet.

Everyone looked at him as if they were looking at a fool.

Meiniang also gave a faint smile and began to follow the procedure, saying:

"This Young Master bids ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, are there any higher bids?"

"Ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones once!"

"Ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones twice!"

Meiniang's charming voice echoed in the auction hall, carrying a hint of urging.

"Ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones twice..."

At this time, the corners of Ye Chen's mouth could not help but curl up slightly.

In his sharp eyes, the joy of victory was almost overflowing.

He had even begun to fantasize about what he would do after fusing with the Double Pupil Origin.

How he would, in front of everyone in the Three Thousand Realms...

Trample that high and mighty Lin Yi under his feet!

He wanted the world to know who the true Child of Destiny was!

"Ten thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones..."

Meiniang's voice trailed off, and the auction gavel in her hand was about to fall.

Right at this critical moment.

Inside the Heaven-word Room One.

Lin Yi, watching Ye Chen's performance which he thought was flawless, finally slowly set down his teacup.

The porcelain collided with the tabletop, making a soft, crisp sound.

That sound was like a signal just before a hunter pulls in the net.

Lin Yi leaned forward slightly, his gaze penetrating the crystal window.

With a hint of mockery and playfulness, he firmly locked onto Ye Chen below.

It was time to make a move!

It was time to let this self-proclaimed clever treasure-hunting rat...

Properly feel the 'kindness' from a hunter!