75: Chapter 75: Bidding at a lower price, subjected to malicious mockery

Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce.

Ruan Yuyan was plucking the strings of her zither while listening to her personal maid recount the details of Gu Qingge's situation over these past few days.

Ripples of emotion stirred within her beautiful eyes.

Her appreciation and admiration for him rose to a new level.

"Slaying a Golden Core Stage expert in one step, binding and destroying a Nascent Soul Stage expert!"

"Treating the pursuit by the Qingxuan Sect as if it were nothing..."

"Just what kind of powerful person are you?"

At this point, she made up her mind; it seemed she had to make a move.

Otherwise, in a few more days, she might not even be able to get a spot in line, even if she wanted to offer herself to him.

More importantly, her plan truly required the assistance of a Prodigy to be carried out.

Gu Qingge matched the conditions she had envisioned perfectly.

He even far exceeded her expectations!

With things as they were, it was even less possible for her to miss out on such a heaven-sent match.

...

To kick off this auction, the Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce had spared no effort in their publicity.

After a period of buildup, powerful figures with wealth throughout Qingshan Town and even the surrounding regions were well aware of it.

Meanwhile, Gu Qingge was slowly walking towards the Tian Du Auction House, which was under the Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce.

As of now, the number of Spirit Stones he held was not a small sum.

Having continuously killed Golden Core Stage and Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators and plundered their spatial rings or Storage Pouch, the number of Spirit Stones he had obtained could be described as a bountiful harvest.

"According to the original plan, obtaining those two items won't be difficult."

"As long as there are no sudden variables," Gu Qingge muttered to himself.

The xuanyin sword had always been the sword he used.

However, even when driven by his current power, it could only help him slay Golden Core Stage experts.

It could not pose a substantial threat to Cultivators at the Half-step Nascent Soul Stage or above.

To deal with Cultivators of that Realm, without revealing his trump cards, he could only use the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to destroy the enemy.

Just as he was deep in thought, a highly discordant voice suddenly came from the side.

"Hey, kid."

Gu Qingge ignored it and continued walking towards the Tian Du Auction House.

"I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

The Aura released by the other party was tightly locked onto Gu Qingge.

It was as if this provocation was aimed solely at him.

"A clown."

Gu Qingge turned his gaze and scanned the other party's cultivation, which was only at the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Furthermore, the System did not sound any alerts.

In this case, it could basically be identified as something akin to a stray dog on the side of the road.

With a flick of his hand, he struck him back.

He secretly used a subtle force; for now, there might be no abnormalities.

However, within three days, the other party would absolutely be tortured in agony by this invading Devilish Qi, nearly realizing the true meaning of death.

"Hmph, nothing special. This reward is really easy to earn."

Afterwards, the Loose Cultivator at the Peak of the Foundation Establishment Stage stared at the direction Gu Qingge left in for a few moments, then turned and left.

The latter, guided directly by a maid, walked into the VIP box provided by the Tian Du Auction House.

In the shadows, in a hidden corner, an old man and a young man were observing Gu Qingge's actions.

"Old Chen, this kid is nothing special."

The young man questioned the old man's approach, thinking to himself, why go through all this trouble?

They could have clearly just captured the other party directly; was such probing necessary?

It was a bit overly cautious.

"In my opinion, it would be better for you to make a move, capture him, and we can interrogate him properly."

"Not only to vent Brother Fan's anger, but we can also squeeze out the whereabouts of the Heavenly Demon Sect Sect Master."

Ma Yuan knew that Lu Fan was doing very well now.

Not only did he possess the strength of the Half-step Nascent Soul Stage, but he was also taken as a closed-door Disciple by Mu Yunjie, and had even become the current Saint of the Holy Spirit Sect.

His future was limitless!

Back then, he had bet that he was a dragon among men, and by lowering himself to befriend him, he would surely gain something.

Now it seemed, it was indeed the case.

And if he wanted to maintain their past friendship and obtain further benefits, he had to cling tightly to Lu Fan, this big tree.

In the future, when the other party reached the Peak, there would definitely be benefits for him as well.

"Better safe than sorry; a little extra probing never hurts."

The old man surnamed Chen felt that he hadn't probed the depth of the other party's strength at all just now.

It felt like a full-force strike had landed on cotton.

At this, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Afterwards, the two walked towards the auction held by the Xuanwu Chamber of Commerce.

As time passed, a grand auction was about to begin.

On stage, the person hosting this auction was none other than Ruan Yuyan.

At this moment, she wore a rose-red dress, which set off her naturally beautiful temperament, making her both elegant and noble, capturing hearts and souls invisibly.

"What a tormenting little enchantress!"

Gu Qingge, located in a luxurious VIP box, took a distant look. Deep in his eyes, which were originally as clear as water, a hint of evil, wanton flame suddenly ignited.

At the same time, his Heavenly Demon Emperor Body seemed to have a slight palpitation, causing Gu Qingge's Aura to become wickedly chaotic for a moment.

However, it was quickly suppressed by him and quietly concealed, as if it were all just a hallucination.

On the auction stage, following Ruan Yuyan's explanation, the auction proceeded in an orderly fashion.

The initial auction items, while valuable, could not be called rare.

Therefore, back and forth, although there were people from various factions making moves at this moment, there weren't as many as imagined.

Most were small factions or Loose Cultivators competing for the auction.

Some large factions never entered the fray.

Until...

"I believe everyone knows that if a weapon is not forged with special Materials, its grade cannot be improved."

"And even with an Artifact Refiner of master craftsman level to forge it, it still requires the matching of primary Materials."

"A few days ago, we happened to obtain an item."

"The next item to be auctioned is something that can provide an enchantment attribute to weapons —"

"Heavenly Shadow Demon Stone!"

"Starting bid: three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

"Each increment must not be less than five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones."

As Ruan Yuyan's voice, like an oriole's song, echoed throughout the auction hall, a fierce competition began.

The value of the Heavenly Shadow Demon Stone undoubtedly attracted the attention of many people present.

"Three thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"Three thousand five hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"Five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

...

The price climbed steadily, soon reaching the high price of thirty-one thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

For the intrinsic value of the Heavenly Shadow Demon Stone, this price already had a certain premium.

Because in terms of liquidity, it was only worth about twenty-eight thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Although its texture was clearer than ordinary ones and revealed a hint of blood-red Qi, it still couldn't change the fact that it had almost reached the price ceiling.

"Thirty-five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

At this moment, Gu Qingge pressed the bid indicator and simultaneously announced his price.

Hiss—!

Seeing Gu Qingge's bid, many people turned their heads to look, and even more people gave up on bidding.

It wasn't for any other reason, mainly because bidding any higher would be a huge loss.

A Heavenly Shadow Demon Stone, even if it had the effect of enhancing weapons, was not worth spending such a high price to obtain.

Soon, someone else bid over Gu Qingge.

"Forty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

"Forty-five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones." Gu Qingge continued to bid.

"Fifty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!"

Ma Yuan's bidding voice, filled with disdain, along with malicious mockery, rang out again.

"Want to fight with me, can you afford the Spirit Stones?"

This time, Gu Qingge did not continue to bid, but faintly swept a glance at the box where the other party was located.

He keenly perceived that there was one person with Nascent Soul Stage cultivation there.

And the other one was staring tightly at him, as if he had a deep hatred for him.

The one who had just mocked him was exactly the latter.