171: Ten Deadly Poisons

【 Announcement: The final auction session begins now. 】

【 The first item in this auction is a Youth Preservation Pill. Starting bid: 600 Spirit Stones. Each bid increment must be no less than 50 Spirit Stones. 】

“It started so quickly.”

Upon hearing the announcement,

Mu Feng was momentarily stunned.

Come to think of it,

he seemed to have been watching for quite a while.

Fortunately, the auction had begun,

and Li Chenxi's attention shifted to the main items,

which subtly eased the awkward atmosphere between them.

“Youth Preservation Pill!”

“I bid 1000 Spirit Stones!”

As soon as the Youth Preservation Pill went on auction, someone immediately offered a high price.

Mu Feng looked over.

It was a girl with a bit of charm.

“1100 Spirit Stones.”

Before she could even finish her bid,

someone immediately raised the price.

“I bid 1200 Spirit Stones!”

“1250 Spirit Stones!”

....

“1500 Spirit Stones!”

The price of the Youth Preservation Pill rose very quickly.

Basically, as soon as someone made a bid, someone else immediately increased it.

In a short while, it reached 1500 Spirit Stones.

This price was already comparable to a High Grade Magical Artifact.

And this was just the beginning.

Mu Feng estimated that the final transaction price would double.

Sure enough, women's money was still the easiest to earn,

whether in the real world or the cultivation world.

“1600 Spirit Stones!”

“1700 Spirit Stones!”

“2000 Spirit Stones!”

Just as Mu Feng had thought,

the Youth Preservation Pill's price rose quickly.

In a short while, it reached 2000 Spirit Stones.

These 2000 Spirit Stones were bid by the charming girl from earlier.

Seeing her determined look,

the other bidders were all intimidated.

Two thousand Spirit Stones was not a small amount.

To use it to buy something that offered no help to combat power,

perhaps only girls who loved beauty could do it.

If it were Mu Feng, he would never do such a thing.

“2000 Spirit Stones, going once!”

“Is there anyone willing to offer a higher price?”

After waiting for a while and seeing no further bids,

the auctioneer began to announce.

“2000 Spirit Stones, going twice!”

It was unclear whether they were intimidated by that girl's Aura,

or if the others simply ran out of Spirit Stones.

After she announced 2000 Spirit Stones, no one else increased the bid.

It seemed the final price for this Youth Preservation Pill would be 2000 Spirit Stones.

To be honest, this price was acceptable.

It was within his expectations.

Of course,

as the seller, Mu Feng naturally felt that the higher the price, the better.

After all, judging from the fierce bidding at the beginning,

it should have at least doubled.

However, with no one bidding,

there was no use in him being anxious.

As the seller, he could not bid.

Otherwise, he could have raised the price further.

“2200 Spirit Stones!”

Just as Mu Feng thought the final price was about to be settled,

someone else made a bid.

This voice was very close to him.

Yes.

The one who bid was none other than Li Chenxi, who was next to Mu Feng.

“Let me add some fuel to the fire for you!”

Seeing Mu Feng look over, Li Chenxi smiled.

Clearly, she also saw that the price of this Youth Preservation Pill could still rise.

“2250 Spirit Stones!”

“2300 Spirit Stones.”

As expected, with her bid,

the few people who had stopped bidding continued to do so.

In a short while, it went from two thousand to two thousand five.

“2500 Spirit Stones.”

“If anyone bids higher than this, I'll let her have it.”

The bidder was still that same girl.

A Medicinal Pill that offered no combat power bonus selling for 2500 Spirit Stones was already an exorbitant price.

After all,

the current market price for a top-grade Magical Artifact was only around three thousand Spirit Stones.

Of course,

market price is market price.

Whether the final transaction price would be that much was hard to say.

Top-grade Magical Artifacts were sought-after items that were hard to come by.

No one would foolishly trade something that could enhance their combat power.

In the Cave World,

having combat power meant having resources.

Many times,

there weren't many things that could be bought with Spirit Stones.

Most people still preferred bartering.

Just like Mu Feng.

Most of the items he traded were for Materials he needed.

Spirit Stone transactions were always a secondary option.

“2500 Spirit Stones, going third time!”

“Sold!”

While he was contemplating,

the first item in the final session was ultimately sold for 2500 Spirit Stones.

After deducting a ten percent handling fee,

he still made a profit of 2250 Spirit Stones.

Thinking about how he had consumed 2250 Spirit Stones in one go,

Mu Feng felt a pang of heartache.

Never mind, never mind. Being handsome is a lifelong matter.

He ate it, so he ate it.

He was already quite satisfied with over two thousand Spirit Stones.

“Thanks!”

The auction for the Youth Preservation Pill ended.

Mu Feng nodded towards Li Chenxi.

Without her opening bid,

he would have 450 fewer Spirit Stones.

This thank you was necessary.

A thank you for 450 Spirit Stones.

It was a huge profit no matter how he looked at it.

“Senior Mu Feng, no need to be polite. Consider it repayment for the low-priced Youth Preservation Pill you gave me last time.”

Li Chenxi winked at Mu Feng.

She was still very grateful for Mu Feng selling her the Youth Preservation Pill at a low price last time.

Especially after seeing how sought-after this Youth Preservation Pill was.

“Oh, by the way, Senior Mu Feng, they just messaged me and asked me to ask you if you want to participate in the exchange meeting after the auction ends the day after tomorrow.”

Suddenly,

Li Chenxi seemed to remember something.

She opened her mouth to ask.

“Exchange meeting? What's that?”

“Is there an exchange meeting after the auction?”

Mu Feng didn't hear about this in the announcement.

“No, this exchange meeting was proposed by Hu Guangsheng.”

“He invited only the top thirty players on the rankings.”

“Since they couldn't send you private messages, they contacted me to ask you.”

“The exchange rules are also very simple: everyone takes out the items they want to trade and then exchanges them for the items they need.”

“It's bartering, but of course, you can also exchange for Spirit Stones.”

“Senior Mu Feng, are you going?”

Li Chenxi asked.

“We'll see then.”

Mu Feng wasn't very interested in this exchange meeting.

The things he needed to find right now weren't actually that many.

However, he didn't rush to refuse either.

Anyway, there were still two days.

He would decide when the time came.

While the two were chatting,

several more items were auctioned off.

All of these items were High Grade Magical Artifacts.

Mu Feng had no interest in them.

However, Li Chenxi next to him seemed a bit eager to try.

But she only made low bids.

Once the price went high, she immediately gave up.

It was unclear whether she was just playing along or if she felt that those High Grade Magical Artifacts weren't worth that price.

Just as Mu Feng was getting bored waiting,

finally, an item he was interested in appeared.

【 The fifth item in this auction is the Ten Absolute Poisons crafting blueprint. Starting bid: 500 Spirit Stones. Each bid increment must be no less than 50 Spirit Stones. 】

That's right.

The Ten Absolute Poisons crafting blueprint was his goal for this trip.