326: Wealthy and powerful

"Three million!"

"Three and a half million!"

"Four million!"

"…"

Faced with the temptation of a drop of Extreme Force Blood Essence, many people wanted to take a gamble.

Among them, a blue-robed man was the fiercest bidder.

This man was none other than the Blue Ox Immortal of the Seven Immortals.

He primarily cultivated the path of strength. If he could extract a drop of Extreme Force Blood Essence from this carnelian stone, his strength would surely increase greatly, and he might even be able to glimpse the Immortal King path!

"Eight million!"

"Eight and a half million!"

"Ten million!"

Soon, the price was pushed to a high of ten million, which was the highest bid since the auction began.

And the bidding hadn't stopped, clearly indicating that quite a few people were interested in the Extreme Force Blood Essence and wanted to try their luck.

"Twenty million!"

Just as the crowd in the venue was still vying at the ten million mark, a clear voice suddenly rang out, directly doubling the price and pushing it to a high of twenty million.

The sudden doubling of the price naturally caused some commotion in the venue, and many gazes followed the sound.

In the VIP room above, a white-robed young man stood calmly, looking at the carnelian stone on the stage, with a determined glint in his eyes.

It was Lin Yang who had spoken.

He naturally wouldn't miss an opportunity to enhance his Physical Body strength.

Even if there was a ninety percent chance that the Extreme Force Blood Essence within the carnelian stone was already depleted, he was willing to take a gamble.

"It's him?"

"Didn't he not qualify to enter?"

The Blue Ox Immortal and others were also surprised when they caught sight of Lin Yang. Earlier, they had clearly seen Lin Yang and his group being stopped at the door because they didn't have a high enough level VIP card.

How did he suddenly appear in the VIP room on the upper floor?

"He must have used some back door... Don't mind him, it's useless even if he's in. What matters here is real money. Whoever bids higher is the final winner!" someone among the Seven Immortals whispered.

The Blue Ox Immortal nodded, then continued, "Twenty-one million!"

However, just as his voice fell, Lin Yang's voice rang out again from above: "Thirty million!"

"Thirty-one million!"

"Fifty million!"

"…"

The Blue Ox Immortal's eyelids twitched slightly, not daring to follow immediately.

Fifty million, that was an extremely large sum.

To gamble on a stone whose internal condition was unknown was truly overly extravagant.

But Lin Yang had a calm expression, completely unconcerned about the possibility of losing everything.

The reason was simple: he was rich!

With billions of dao coinss in hand, he couldn't spend it all, simply couldn't spend it all!

"Fifty-one million!"

After much deliberation, the Blue Ox Immortal still didn't want to give up the potential Extreme Strength, gritting his teeth and adding another million.

"Eighty million!"

Lin Yang glanced at him, a wide smile on his face.

"Bastard!"

Seeing his expression, the Blue Ox Immortal strongly suspected this guy was here to cause trouble, and immediately shouted, "Elder Pei, this person is bidding so casually, I suspect he doesn't have eighty million. He's here to cause trouble, he should be verified for funds!"

So-called fund verification is a process where, when someone suspects a bidder does not possess assets corresponding to their bid, the auction house steps in to verify the bidder's assets.

Of course, this verification does not require the bidder to show all their assets to the auction house; they only need to present assets equivalent to the price they bid.

For example, if Lin Yang just bid eighty million, then for verification, Lin Yang would need to show eighty million in assets to the auction house to prove he is sincerely participating in the auction and not deliberately causing trouble to inflate prices.

However, the essence of fund verification is still a form of distrust towards the bidder.

Even if the verification is ultimately correct, for the bidder, it can be considered a slight and neglect.

Therefore, generally speaking, unless absolutely necessary, the auction house would not proactively engage in such reckless behavior that could offend any customer.

At this moment, when the Blue Ox Immortal proposed to verify the authenticity of Lin Yang's bid, the old man on stage did not immediately agree, but instead looked in Lin Yang's direction.

In his heart, there was indeed some suspicion.

Because Lin Yang's previous bids were too casual, adding tens of millions at a time. This behavior was truly unusual and naturally aroused suspicion.

"Cough cough..."

Just as the old man was hesitating whether to verify Lin Yang's funds, he suddenly received a voice transmission in his ear, and his expression subtly changed.

It was a voice transmission from Ouyang Quan, the head of the auction house. He had been monitoring the entire venue, and upon seeing the old man about to verify Lin Yang's funds, he immediately issued a warning, telling him to ignore it and continue.

"Hehe, I trust this young friend's capability."

The old man chuckled, then continued, "Now this young friend has bid eighty million. Is there anyone higher? If not, this carnelian stone, which may contain Extreme Force Blood Essence, will belong to this young friend!"

Hearing the old man's words, everyone present fell silent.

One hundred million dao coinss could make one a Supreme VIP of the auction house.

Yet, someone was willing to spend eighty million to buy a stone that might contain nothing but air. This was simply too wealthy and powerful.

Among them, there were indeed some equally wealthy and powerful individuals who could continue to bid, but for these people, the temptation of Extreme Force Blood Essence was not that great.

Comparatively, the treasures that came later were more attractive to them; there was no need to waste wealth here.

"Damn brat..."

At this point, the Blue Ox Immortal also sat back sullenly, no longer bidding.

After all, the Extreme Force Blood Essence inside the carnelian stone was not guaranteed.

If it turned out to be empty, it would truly be a complete loss.

Finally, this carnelian stone, which might contain Extreme Force Blood Essence, successfully fell into Lin Yang's pocket.

Following this, the auction continued.

During this time, some other treasures that Nangong Xueli and the others were interested in were all bought by Lin Yang at high prices.

The reason for the high prices was that the Seven Immortals seemed to bear a grudge against Lin Yang.

Whenever Lin Yang made a move, someone from their group would jump in and bid, pushing the price far beyond its normal value, then suddenly withdrawing their bid.

Anyone with eyes could see that the Seven Immortals were clearly trying to trick Lin Yang.

This made Lin Yang spend more dao coinss than originally necessary to obtain the desired treasures.

However, what puzzled everyone was that Lin Yang didn't seem to be angry about this at all, even appearing cheerful.

"Whose rich fool of a son is this...?"

Many people mumbled, because Lin Yang's spending was too generous, and each time his bid increment was very large, unreasonaably so, as if he had no shortage of money at all.

And in fact, that was indeed the case.

Furthermore, Lin Yang was not annoyed by the Seven Immortals' deliberate price-gouging to trick him, because this money had originally been taken from the Seven Immortals.

Even if a lot of it was wasted, he didn't feel any heartache.