73: The Black Emperor City Auction Begins

After staying in the Black Emperor Pavilion for several more days, the auction finally began.

As an auction where the Black Emperor Sect and several other major forces jointly provided items, this auction was destined to be deeply etched in everyone's memory for the next few years...

The spacious auction hall was already packed, with discussions rising and falling, making it exceptionally noisy.

Fortunately, Xiao Lei and others had a private box specially provided by the Black Emperor Sect.

Xiao Lei's box number was five.

Clearly, the Black Emperor Sect still attached great importance to them.

As Xiao Lei and Xiao Yi Xian had just taken their seats, Mo Tianxing appeared in the center of the auction hall at just the right time.

"Everyone, welcome to the Black Seal City auction!"

"Given the high Specification of this auction, I will serve as the auctioneer throughout!"

"I wish everyone can bid for the items they desire in this auction!"

Mo Tianxing's voice, amplified by his Qi, resounded throughout the entire auction hall, immediately suppressing all the noise. Awed by the Black Emperor Sect's power, no one dared to disturb him at this moment.

A Dou Zong expert, terrifying indeed!

Once the hall quieted down, a lady in a luxurious gown slowly walked onto the stage, holding the first item for auction.

Mo Tianxing pulled back the red cloth, revealing the scroll within. "I won't say anything superfluous. The first item for auction is: High-Level Profound Fighting Technique — Void Escape Slash!"

"This Dou Technique can be performed with either a saber or a sword. Once executed, the saber Qi is elusive, as if shooting from the Void Realm, making it a surprising move in combat. The starting price: three hundred thousand gold coins, with each bid not less than one thousand gold coins!"

Beginning with a High-Level Profound Fighting Technique immediately raised the standard of the entire auction.

Upon hearing the description of this Dou Technique, Xiao Yi Xian immediately looked at Xiao Lei, as he often used a dark-colored long saber.

Xiao Lei was currently busy fending off Soul Strength probes from various directions, so he casually made a bid, "Five hundred thousand!"

The auction had just begun, but various parties had already started probing in secret.

As a front-row box like number five, it naturally attracted countless attention. The Dou Zong forces in front were curious who could be ranked behind them, while the Dou Huang forces behind wondered why Xiao Lei could be ranked ahead of them.

However, the Soul Strength of these people was still a bit weak in the eyes of Xiao Lei, a seventh-grade Alchemist, so he easily fended them off.

In box number one, Earth Demon Old Ghost and Han Feng simultaneously retracted their Soul Power. "Is the information from the Black Emperor Sect reliable? How can a sixth-grade Alchemist withstand my Soul Strength probe?"

Han Feng, as a Peak sixth-grade Alchemist, had even stronger Soul Power than Earth Demon Old Ghost, yet he couldn't detect any situation in box number five.

"Not being able to sense it doesn't necessarily mean it's due to Soul Strength; it could also be through other means!"

Fang Yan spoke, clearly not too concerned. After all, they were in box number one, while Xiao Lei was only in box number five. This only meant that in the Black Emperor Sect's view, the other party was still weaker than the Demon Flame Valley.

The first confrontation ended with Xiao Lei's victory, followed by the competition for this Dou Technique...

"Fang Yan, raise the bid to test the person in box number five!" Earth Demon Old Ghost said in a deep voice.

Seeing Earth Demon Old Ghost speak, Fang Yan quickly complied, "Five hundred and one thousand!"

Upon hearing this, the entire auction hall's gaze focused on box number one. This bid was clearly a deliberate provocation!

Seeing this, Xiao Lei frowned. Did he have to face contention right from the start?

However, Xiao Lei didn't care. The front-row boxes in this hall were bound to have a fight after the auction, so it wouldn't be too late to settle scores then!

But Xiao Lei didn't stubbornly stick to gold coins anymore. "I offer one five-grade Dragon Power Pill!"

The other party could add a thousand gold coins, but the Dragon Power Pill's value was entirely up to the auction house's appraisal. If they had the ability, they could follow with two.

"As expected of an Alchemist, directly using Medicinal Pills for auction!"

Most of the onlookers in the hall only saw the surface, surprised by Xiao Lei's financial power.

"Give up on this Dou Technique!" Earth Demon Old Ghost commanded.

He, Fang Yan, and the others did not use weapons like sabers or swords, so their demand for this Dou Technique was not high to begin with.

However, Han Feng, who was beside him, was unwilling to stop probing. "I offer one Heavenly Spirit Pill. This Medicinal Pill is a high-level fifth-grade and can increase a Dou Ling expert's cultivation by two stars!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lei chuckled, knowing that Medicine Emperor had made his move. "Let's store it with you for now!"

The Void Escape Slash's path was too different from Xiao Lei's broad, domineering, and unrestrained saber techniques. Xiao Lei had originally only intended to buy it for reference, so there was no need to contend with him here.

Thus, this Dou Technique smoothly fell into Han Feng's hands.

Han Feng, seeing all this, felt a bit confused. He always had a special feeling about box number five and was about to verify his idea, but unexpectedly, he came up empty-handed.

With the first item's opening, the subsequent auction proceeded smoothly until the appearance of a partial map...

"This partial map, after appraisal, should point to a powerful natural wonder. If one can comprehend its mysteries, perhaps a unique Opportunity can be gained! Starting price: three hundred thousand gold coins, with each bid not less than one thousand gold coins!"

Looking at this familiar partial map, Xiao Lei also became slightly interested in this dull auction.

This item was not particularly important to Xiao Lei, as the first two had already been traded to Xiao Yan. However, buying it for potential future trades with Yao Lao would be very good.

At this moment, Han Feng had also discerned the mystery of this partial map. Although the specific target was uncertain, Han Feng had already confirmed it was related to an exotic flame.

And he had always been interested in exotic flames!

Tentatively, Han Feng spoke, "Three hundred and eleven thousand."

This voice finally broke the calm in the hall, and three or two people began to bid.

As for Xiao Lei, "One Dou Ling Pill!"

Without hesitation, Xiao Lei had already seen that Han Feng in box number one seemed to have taken a liking to this partial map, so he simply eliminated the others and started a one-on-one challenge!

Hearing Xiao Lei's bid, Han Feng did not give up and continued to bid, "One Huangji Pill!"

Such a high price immediately shocked everyone in the hall, who all speculated whether this partial map truly had some unknown value.

Even Earth Demon Old Ghost looked at Han Feng with a scrutinizing gaze.

"One Huangji Pill plus one Dou Ling Pill!"

A smile played on Xiao Lei's lips. He absolutely did not want to give up this partial map!

He knew Han Feng's current situation best. When he took away the other party's storage ring, he directly emptied years of the other party's Medicinal Herb accumulation. How many Medicinal Pills could the other party produce now?

As expected, Han Feng went silent after hearing this bid.

His situation was indeed as Xiao Lei had guessed.

Besides Han Feng, who else could compete with Xiao Lei in Medicinal Pills? Naturally, everyone fell silent, but everyone's curiosity was also aroused.

It was quite a provocation, but Xiao Lei didn't care in the slightest.

He still had to acquire the bodhi transformation saliva later, which would be the true offense to all forces. The animosity over this partial map was just a fraction...

And he had refined a considerable number of Medicinal Pills while honing his Alchemy in the Black Region Great Plains, all using Han Feng's old reserves, which was destined to attract most of the attention in this auction.