17: Chapter 17 Auction (Part Two)

Heaven And Earth Treasures brought out by the Qingyun Sect were meant for those on the fifth floor and above.

Yet, no one expected that the first person to bid would be someone from the first floor.

room 133 instantly became the focus of the entire auction.

Numerous Divine Senses probed over, only to be blocked by the isolation Formation in the room.

"One million. You old thing, can you even afford that? How dare you speak so brazenly!"

On the eighth floor, Bai Shao abruptly pushed open his window and mocked in the direction of the first floor.

Luo Yunkai's calm voice drifted from the room, "If I cannot produce the Spirit Stones, there are others to deal with it. What are you in such a rush for? Could it be that you cannot afford to bid?"

Feeling slighted, Bai Shao immediately slapped the window sill, "Old thing! Who are you looking down on! This young master just cannot stand your kind of price-gouging behavior!"

Luo Yunkai sneered, "If you think this old man is driving up the price, then you are all free to stop bidding and see if I can produce these one million Spirit Stones!"

Bai Shao chuckled coldly repeatedly, "Fine, fine, fine. Old fellow, you've been given Face, haven't you? Fine! Today I want to see if you can actually cough up these one million Spirit Stones!"

The corners of Luo Yunkai's mouth lifted slightly as he deliberately lowered his voice, "Then Second Young Master Bai, watch closely."

Su Xin scrutinized Luo Yunkai's expression without a trace, feeling extremely astonished in his heart.

Xiao Tian was also shocked by the one million figure and whispered, "Father, one million, this..."

Luo Yunkai waved his hand, "Rest assured, Father knows what he is doing. I will definitely help you obtain the Breathing Soil so that your future path of Cultivation will be smooth and worry-free."

Xiao Tian was stunned, "Father, is this for me?"

Luo Yunkai laughed, "If it wasn't for you, why would Father bother arguing with them over some Heaven And Earth Treasure? You have a Void Spiritual Root; without a Heaven And Earth Treasure to set your Spiritual Root, you cannot Cultivate. The Breathing Soil is excellent and fits your Physique perfectly."

He remembered that his Cheap son's talent lay in his Physique, and the heavy nature of the Earth element was quite compatible.

Su Xin tightened his hand hidden under his sleeve and silently lowered his eyes.

"But, it's too expensive. I, I..." Xiao Tian was stuttering, which was a rare sight.

Luo Yunkai just smiled, "Expensive? It's just so-so."

He was light and breezy, as if he didn't value one million Spirit Stones at all.

Su Xin quietly raised his eyes to glance at Luo Yunkai, his eyes hiding surging emotions.

Luo Yunkai squinted his eyes to scan over, missing Su Xin's gaze, and only saw his slightly lowered, full forehead.

He raised his guard against Su Xin in his heart, but on the surface, he showed nothing.

"Ahem!"

A window on the seventh floor opened, revealing the Face of an old man, "May this old man say a word?"

"It's Elder He from the Medicine King Valley!"

Someone shouted out the old man's identity.

Bai Shao still had some sense; he didn't dare act arrogant in front of an Elder from the Medicine King Valley. He snapped his fan shut and bowed slightly toward Elder He on the seventh floor, "Elder He."

Elder He had a youthful Face despite his white hair. Unlike Luo Yunkai, he did not grow a beard, so the expression on his Face was clear at a glance.

"At an auction, the highest bidder wins. This should be a consensus, correct?"

Luo Yunkai sighed softly. He had hoped to use Bai Shao's posturing to fix the price of the Breathing Soil at one million and pick up a bargain, but it seemed that wouldn't work.

He took the initiative to open his window and cupped his hands toward Elder He on the seventh floor, "Elder He is right."

Bai Shao was unhappy, and it showed on his Face, "The highest bidder wins, yes, but what about malicious bidding? Are we just supposed to suffer in silence?"

A window on the sixth floor opened, and a young girl's petulant voice rang out, "Heh, didn't you also engage in malicious bidding earlier? You made someone buy a Low Grade foundation establishment pill for sixteen thousand; what are you whining about now?"

Bai Shao was completely speechless.

He had only spoken that way earlier to save Face for his older brother, and now it had become ironclad proof of his own malicious price-gouging.

Bai Shao's Face flushed red and white as he glared fiercely at the girl on the sixth floor who was dressed in emerald green with two cute buns on her head—Yin Qiu, the daughter of the Changhong Sect Sect Master.

Yin Qiu, however, was not afraid of him. She might have been wary of Bai Ji, but what was Bai Shao?

Just a toy who used his brother's name to bully others!

She rolled her eyes at Bai Shao, the two green hair ribbons dangling from her buns fluttering, looking incredibly lively.

"Why look at me? Did I say something wrong?" Even though Yin Qiu was on a lower floor, she held her chin high as if looking down on Bai Shao.

Bai Shao gritted his teeth and slapped the window sill with his palm, which hurt.

Bai Ji sighed. His second brother really couldn't keep his composure.

He slowly stood up, covering several meters in a single step, and appeared by the window.

Bai Ji first cupped his hands toward Elder He, then nodded to Yin Qiu, and only then did he look at Luo Yunkai, which counted as a greeting.

His etiquette was perfect, giving no one room for criticism.

"In this auction, as long as one wants to bid, one can bid. As long as one can produce the Spirit Stones in the end, it means one feels it is worth it. In that case, what does it matter if the price is high or low?"

Bai Ji's words were very skillful.

Did his second brother engage in malicious bidding?

Not at all. Bai Shao felt the foundation establishment pill was worth that price, and he stopped bidding later because he felt it wasn't worth it anymore. Besides, even if Luo Yunkai had stopped bidding, Bai Shao could still produce the Spirit Stones.

So, the problem returned to Luo Yunkai.

One million Spirit Stones—can you, produce them?

Those who understood the deeper meaning behind these words couldn't help but cast their gazes toward Luo Yunkai.

Luo Yunkai stroked his long beard and laughed heartily, "Why, must I reveal my bottom line just to attend an auction at the Qingyun Sect?"

Bai Ji smiled like a spring breeze, "Naturally not."

Luo Yunkai nodded, "That's good. Is there anyone else bidding?"

Wan'er cooperated and shouted loudly, "Breathing Soil, one million Spirit Stones going once! Are there any other immortal friends bidding?"

"Two million!"

Elder He had come specifically for the Breathing Soil.

Breathing Soil was a Heaven And Earth Treasure for cultivating spiritual plants. As for what kind of spiritual plants, as long as they grew on Breathing Soil, they were not restricted by the environment.

Even spiritual plants that needed to grow in ice fields or volcanoes could grow as long as they took root in Breathing Soil.

Furthermore, Breathing Soil had growth potential. A single grain of Breathing Soil, if carefully cultivated, could grow to cover a hundred or even a thousand acres. For the Medicine King Valley, which made its living by cultivating spiritual plants, this was a treasure that could not be given up!

That was why he had opened his window to intervene when it was clear Bai Shao had fallen into a trap.

Now, he didn't hesitate to increase the bid, and he doubled it right away, just to scare off others.

Everyone knew Elder He's identity and also felt that the Breathing Soil would be put to its best use in Elder He's hands, so no one came out to compete with him at this moment.

Bai Shao wanted to, as he possessed an Earth Spiritual Root, and the Breathing Soil could help him strengthen it.

"Big Brother..."

Bai Ji ignored him and simply closed the window.

Bai Shao knew his brother's meaning and gritted his teeth hard.

He turned away in dejection, and before he could even lift his foot, he heard from outside...

"Four million!" Luo Yunkai's indifferent bid caused Bai Shao to freeze in place.

Four million, four million—how could that old thing possibly afford that!

He was only at Qi Refining Great Perfection!

Bai Shao had his own fixed perceptions and would not easily break them, but others were different.

No one was a fool.

Luo Yunkai had no grudges with Elder He, so it was impossible for him to drive up the price just to offend someone.

That could only mean he truly wanted the Breathing Soil and, furthermore, could produce four million Spirit Stones.

A mere Qi Refining Great Perfection...

Greedy gazes fell outside room 133.

Su Xin's expression darkened.

"I shouldn't have..."