Hehehe, I'm happy no matter who suffers

Xiao Fan took out a Jade Slip, thought for a moment, and then carved some words onto it.

"The ones driving up the price against you are from the Song Family."

"In the Song Family's private booth, someone is in urgent need of Three Lights Divine Water to heal their injuries. Even if you call out a price of one billion High Grade Immortal Stones, the other side will grit their teeth and follow."

"He just set you up; don't you want to make him bleed heavily in return?"

After finishing this, Xiao Fan called over the maidservants at the door and had them deliver it to the private booth where the Tang Family was located.

Xiao Fan also instructed the maidservant, "If the Tang Family asks who sent the message, just tell them our booth number directly."

Receiving the order, the maidservant immediately carried the Jade Slip and delivered it to the Tang Family.

The feeling of watching the chaos unfold without being involved was truly refreshing!

Just as the maidservant sent off the Jade Slip, the System's voice rang out in Xiao Fan's mind.

[Host, the Eye of Deceiving Perception can only see through illusions; it cannot see into people's hearts. Could it be that you can read minds?]

The System's sudden question left Xiao Fan confused, but he still responded in his mind, "I don't know mind-reading. Why are you suddenly asking this?"

[If you don't know mind-reading, then how did you know Liu Chen's psychological expectation was one billion High Grade Immortal Stones?]

Xiao Fan: "I didn't."

For a moment, the System fell silent for quite a while.

[Then that one billion High Grade Immortal Stones just now was...?]

"Oh, I just made it up."

"No matter which of those two loses out, I'll be happy," Xiao Fan said nonchalantly.

This directly rendered the System speechless. It took a long time before it managed to squeeze out a sentence.

[6, you really are quite the dog. This System is still far inferior to you in this regard.]

Jie jie jie jie, as a villain, it's only reasonable for me to add fuel to the fire... The angry Tang San was very furious!

Every time he bid, the price would rise, as if he had been cursed.

Tang San had his eye on several auction items. Originally, he only needed to spend a total of one hundred million High Grade Immortal Stones to take them all.

But someone just had to drive up the price against him, only to stop bidding after reaching a high point.

This caused him to suffer a silent loss.

Calculating carefully, he had spent a total of two hundred and fifty million High Grade Immortal Stones.

He spent 1.5 times more than the original price. How detestable!

"Don't let me find out who is on the other side, or I'll definitely let him taste the power of my Three Board Axes!"

Tang San said fiercely. He used too much force and tore his wound again, causing him to cry out in pain.

"Ouch, it's killing me!"

Liu Chen, on the other hand, was triumphant. Watching the Tang Family lose money made him happier than making money himself.

"Finally, the frustration of being heavily injured by the Tang Family Old Ancestor a few days ago has been eased a bit," Liu Chen thought, feeling refreshed.

Song Quan Jia also laughed loudly. Seeing the Tang Family suffer was just too delightful.

"Brother Liu, how do you manage to make him take over at a high price every time?" Song Quan Jia asked curiously.

"Haha, it's just luck, just luck."

Liu Chen waved his hand and said dismissively.

Aside from his intention to deliberately disgust the Tang Family, Liu Chen had other schemes.

And that was: to deplete the Tang Family's financial resources, so that they would be forced to stop during the bidding for the Three Lights Divine Water due to insufficient funds.

Then he would be able to obtain the Three Lights Divine Water more easily.

In this way, he both struck at the Tang Family and put himself in a superior position for the upcoming auction.

Killing two birds with one stone.

Don't be fooled by Liu Chen's modest claim of luck; in his heart, he was already blooming with joy. He could already imagine Tang San's powerless rage in his booth.

Indeed, Tang San had already begun his powerless rage.

At this moment, in the Tang Family's private booth, Tang San and the Tang Family Elders were already discussing their strategy.

"Originally, our goal was only to purchase the Three Lights Divine Water, but I didn't expect an unexpected harvest—there's actually an Immortal Method comprehended from a Sacred Artifact."

"Yes, this is much more important than the Three Lights Divine Water; we must fight for it."

The two Tang Family Elders said.

Tang San also agreed, "Let the injuries heal a bit slower then. I still know what's important."

"Forget the Three Lights Divine Water. Let's use all our remaining Immortal Stones for the bidding of that Cultivation Technique. If it's not enough, we'll go home and get more."

They were determined to obtain this item.

Suddenly, a maidservant outside said, "Seniors, someone has sent a Jade Slip to you."

The Tang Family people were stunned for a moment. A Jade Slip?

Who sent it, and why send it to us?

Full of doubt, Tang San let the maidservant in.

He asked, "Who told you to deliver this?"

The maidservant answered truthfully, "It was the distinguished guest who bid for the [hundred-pleat smoked gauze skirt]. He asked me to deliver it."

Tang San asked again, "And the reason?"

The maidservant replied, "That lord did not say."

Seeing that he couldn't get any more information, Tang San stopped questioning. He took the Jade Slip and dismissed the maidservant.

"I want to see what's written inside."

After saying that, his Divine Sense delved into it.

In his imagination, there should be some special secret hidden inside, or perhaps something that wasn't easy to say face-to-face and could only be transmitted in the form of a Jade Slip.

But when he saw it clearly, he only felt so angry that his whole body trembled, and his heart felt cold and chilled.

Furious and cold!

"How detestable! The Song Family has bullied me too much!"

Seeing Tang San so angry, the Elders accompanying him also asked in confusion, "Young Master, what exactly is going on?"

"See for yourselves."

Tang San threw the Jade Slip to the two of them, his eyes full of frost. Other than the Song Family, no other power was so at odds with the Tang Family.

So when he saw the Jade Slip saying that the Song Family was causing trouble behind the scenes, he felt everything was reasonable.

After the two Tang Family Elders finished reading, although they were angry, they still had some doubts.

Could it be that someone was deliberately stirring up conflict between the Tang and Song families?

"Young Master, we still don't know the identity of the person who sent us the Jade Slip. The credibility is questionable."

"Correct. It seems reasonable, but it doesn't rule out someone trying to sabotage us."

The two Elders spoke more rationally.

Tang San was in a fit of rage; having been played for a fool for no reason, how could he just let it go?

Tang San said, "Whether it's the Song Family or not doesn't matter. Since he made me a sucker once, then we'll play with him too."

"Young Master, what do you mean?"

Tang San said, "Look clearly, there's another key piece of information inside: they're in urgent need of Three Lights Divine Water. If this news is true, then we'll use this to make him bleed heavily."

"Vent some of this frustration!"

"Is this news... guaranteed?" one Elder asked.

"We'll know after we test him. Let's see if he won't hesitate to spend a fortune when bidding for the Three Lights Divine Water," Tang San said coldly. He only wanted to vent his anger now.

The auction items went up one by one, and finally, it was time for the Three Lights Divine Water.

During this period, Tang San didn't say a word. He remained silent and stayed out of every auction item that appeared.

Liu Chen even thought Tang San had fainted from anger.

So, Liu Chen no longer paid attention to Tang San, but focused his attention on the auction floor.

Finally, Liu Chen waited for the appearance of the Three Lights Divine Water.

On the auction stage, the Building Master of Wanbao Lou smiled faintly:

"Fellow Daoists, next we enter the key phase of our auction—the grand finale treasures."

"I presume you all came here waiting for this moment. Let's not waste any more words and have the items brought up directly."

If the previous auction atmosphere was relatively relaxed and casual, now, everyone who had come here became serious.

"Is it finally time for the finale items?"

"Hurry up, I can't wait!"

The Building Master of Wanbao Lou was heard lightly clapping his hands.

From behind the scenes, a maidservant with a clear, beautiful face and a slender, graceful figure walked onto the auction stage carrying a green jade bottle, gently placing it on the display stand.

"Everyone, this item is one of our finale items today, the Three Lights Divine Water," the Building Master of Wanbao Lou smiled.

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap on a clear day.

Three Lights Divine Water—many people had come to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion specifically for this item. They didn't expect the first finale item to be brought up directly.

This caught everyone off guard.

"Hehe, I originally intended for the Three Lights Divine Water to be the last to appear."

"But circumstances have changed, and a more heavyweight auction item than the Three Lights Divine Water has appeared."

"So I simply used the Three Lights Divine Water as the opening for our finale auction items."

The Building Master of Wanbao Lou clearly felt the pairs of burning gazes focused on the green jade bottle at the front of the stage.

With a wave of his hand, he removed the lid of the jade bottle. Instantly, three divine lights of different colors blossomed from the mouth of the bottle, rising into the sky.

Each beam contained surging vitality, as if it were a living thing.

Under everyone's amazed gazes, the Building Master of Wanbao Lou took a piece of charcoal as black as ink and threw it toward the three-colored divine light.

When the charcoal was illuminated by the three-colored divine light, the ink-black charcoal shed its black glow and quickly sprouted green tender buds. The buds grew vigorously and blossomed rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, a rootless tree floated in the air, appearing before everyone's eyes.

This move made everyone's eyes widen.

Some Cultivators who knew their stuff immediately said in shock:

"That's the Ancient Tree of Life and Death!"

"What is the Ancient Tree of Life and Death?"

"When its branches and leaves are lush, its vitality is dense; when it withers and perishes, it is as black as ink. Life and death are both fixed; I remember that unless one is a Saint, it cannot be reversed."

"I didn't expect that the Three Lights Divine Water could actually make the dead Ancient Tree of Life and Death glow with life!"

Seeing that the effect had been achieved, the Building Master of Wanbao Lou replaced the bottle cap, and the three-colored divine light instantly disappeared.

The Building Master of Wanbao Lou smiled: "This is the power of the Three Lights Divine Water."

"Resurrection from the dead!"

"Of course, saying it that way is a bit exaggerated; let's use a more conservative phrasing."

"As long as a person still has a breath left, drinking one drop of Three Lights Divine Water can heal all injuries. Even a situation that a Grand Unity Golden Immortal would find hard to save cannot baffle the Three Lights Divine Water."

"Aside from its healing effects, this Three Lights Divine Water can also help one transform and be reborn. Even if a Taiyi Golden Immortal takes one drop, it can increase their Breakthrough chance by fifty percent."

The Building Master of Wanbao Lou spoke extravagantly, wishing he could apply all the words of praise he had ever learned to the Three Lights Divine Water.

This introduction made those present breathe heavily, some even holding their breath for a moment.

Liu Chen also looked at the green jade bottle on the stage with fervent eyes.

"Such surging vitality. By obtaining this, not only can I heal my injuries, but I can even transform and break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm more easily."

Liu Chen could hardly contain his inner excitement.

He was determined to get this Three Lights Divine Water!

With the atmosphere set and emotions ignited, the Building Master of Wanbao Lou immediately shouted:

"Every drop of Three Lights Divine Water is precious. There are only three drops in this jade bottle. Don't look at the small quantity; one drop can save a life."

"Starting price: two hundred million High Grade Immortal Stones. Each bid increment must not be less than ten million."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone immediately began bidding.

The price of the Three Lights Divine Water soared.