427: I must borrow some spirit stones from him!

Qin Feng did not bid on this Spirit Fruit again, and it was finally won by the person in private room number six for eight thousand six hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Upon learning this news, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed.

He thought, if he had known earlier, he would have just synthesized some Spirit Fruits and gone to the street to exchange them for Cultivation Techniques. What was the point of coming here to auction them? It was time-consuming and laborious, and he still had to spend Spirit Stones. It would have been faster to synthesize Spirit Fruits and exchange them for things.

On the high platform, Jiang Yan was very skilled at manipulating people's desires; one auction item after another was quickly sold from her hands, and the price of each item exceeded its original value.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten items were auctioned off.

However, these items were either Medicinal Pills or Magical Artifacts, which Qin Feng had no interest in.

Just then,

Jiang Yan on the high platform once again took a tray from the attendant beside her and said excitedly,

“Everyone, this is the second to last item in our auction. Anything that can be a finale item is certainly not simple, so for this next item, please listen carefully to what I have to say!”

“This item is not a Magical Artifact, nor a Cultivation Technique, nor a Heavenly Spiritual Treasure, but a Spell!”

Hearing her say this, the crowd below immediately began to discuss.

Among the crowd,

Zhang Shun's eyes also showed a hint of excitement.

He had returned from the Royal City this time specifically for this item, because the Thirteenth Prince was recently collecting this item. Although he didn't understand the mysteries of this item, as long as he offered it to the Thirteenth Prince, he would rise to prominence!

Inside the private room, Qin Feng also showed an interested expression.

If it were an ordinary Cultivation Technique, it would be fine.

But a Spell, this thing is very special; it is one of only two things in the Cultivation World that are related to Immortals!

Qin Feng came to the private room window and looked curiously at the tray in Jiang Yan's hand, but the black cloth material was special, and even Qin Feng couldn't completely see through it, only vaguely seeing a piece of paper inside.

“I'm sure everyone knows the special nature of Spells, so I won't introduce too much, I can only reveal a little bit of key information.”

“That is, this Spell is called the Blood Soul Curse. It is said to be related to Immortal Arts, but this item is an incomplete fragment. If you obtain this fragment, you will have the opportunity to collect the other fragments, and perhaps in due time, you might even gather the complete Immortal Art!”

“Getting back to the main topic, the auction officially begins now. The starting price for this item is five thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones!”

As Jiang Yan's voice fell,

Someone on the viewing platform below immediately raised the price.

They added tens, then hundreds, with varying increments, but this time, there were significantly more bidders. Even the Loose Cultivators in the audience were bidding one after another, clearly having come for this item.

In just a moment, the price reached twenty-three thousand Spirit Stones.

In the middle of the crowd,

Zhang Shun's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to drip water.

Before he returned, he had converted all his resources into Spirit Stones, but he only had thirty-two thousand. Adding the four thousand Spirit Stones temporarily pooled by his Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, he only had thirty-six thousand.

If the bidding continued at this rate, his chances were very slim.

“Private room number three, twenty-five thousand!”

“Is there anyone else?”

On the high platform, Jiang Yan held the auction hammer in one hand and the tray in the other, staring expectantly at the surrounding people and the twelve private rooms above, hoping to incite them to bid again with her words.

Because this item was bought back by the Fire Dragon Merchant Association at a great cost; the cost alone was twenty thousand Spirit Stones!

Among the crowd,

Zhang Shun's face was already anxious at this point.

Although the surrounding private rooms hadn't bid yet, he knew very well that the auction would not stop there, so he shouted loudly, “I am Zhang Shun, collecting this item for the Thirteenth Prince, I bid thirty thousand Spirit Stones!”

The intention of announcing one's name was already very clear.

Anyone who bid again would be making an enemy of him.

Moreover, Zhang Shun had the Thirteenth Prince of the Soul Clan behind him. Hearing this, the hall instantly became much quieter, and even the surrounding private rooms stopped bidding.

The Soul Clan has a large population but a small territory, and with the Royal Family intervening, naturally no one dared to bid further on this item.

Jiang Yan's expression was a bit awkward, but she still asked,

“Thirty thousand Spirit Stones, is there anyone else?”

Just as she was about to strike the hammer, a clear voice of an attendant rang out:

“Private room number one, bidding thirty thousand and five Low-Grade Spirit Stones.”

Indeed, someone had bid.

However, it was only an increase of five Spirit Stones. Jiang Yan looked at private room number one with a slightly awkward expression and said helplessly, “Thirty thousand and five Spirit Stones, is there anyone else?”

Zhang Shun stood up, his face dark, and glanced at private room number one, but he could only see the figure of the white-clad attendant. He gritted his teeth and shouted, “Thirty-four thousand!”

Xiaodie was extremely nervous under Zhang Shun's gaze, but she still continued to quote the price as per Qin Feng's request:

“Thirty-four thousand and five Low-Grade Spirit Stones.”

“……”

Everyone watched with their scalps tingling. The name of the Soul Clan Royal Family had been brought out, yet someone still dared to go against them.

Could this person also be from the Royal Family?

For a moment, everyone turned their gazes towards Zhang Shun and the window of private room number one, but the person inside the private room did not show their face, leaving them helpless.

“Thirty-four thousand and five, is there anyone else bidding?”

On the high platform, Jiang Yan had already sensed the tension between the two parties, but this time Zhang Shun did not bid again.

Because he only had that much money, he couldn't afford to bid anymore…

“Thirty-four thousand and five, sold!”

Seeing that no one else was bidding, Jiang Yan quickly struck the auction hammer and then moved on to the next, truly grand finale item.

“Next up for auction is a Puppet, at the Nascent Soul Stage, in an unowned state.”

“Starting bid five thousand Spirit Stones!”

Although the Blood Soul Curse was rare, a Puppet at the Nascent Soul Stage was more tempting to everyone present. This time, the bidding was even more fierce than before, and even a Loose Cultivator offered a price of seven thousand.

However, the most aggressive bidders were still the important figures in the private rooms. Almost every bid was an increase of over a thousand, and in just a moment, the price was raised to over eighty thousand Spirit Stones by the person in private room number three.

At this point, no one else bid.

Because eighty thousand Spirit Stones was a huge sum for everyone present, except for Qin Feng.

But Qin Feng had no interest in this Nascent Soul Stage Puppet…

“Eighty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones, is there anyone else bidding?”

On the high platform, Jiang Yan looked expectantly at private room number one, hoping that this mysterious big spender would bid again.

However, she watched for a long time, and there was no movement inside. The attendant standing at the window even shook her head at her, indicating that the person inside had no interest in this item.

“Since no one is bidding, it’s sold!”

With a single strike of the hammer, the auction officially concluded.

Those who won items would now proceed to pay with Spirit Stones and collect their goods, while those who didn't win were to leave.

Chen Xiaopang, seeing his Senior Brother's grim expression, whispered,

“Senior Brother, why don't we wait at the entrance? When Wang Teng comes out later, if he's alone, we can totally 'borrow' the things he bought. We can return them to him another day.”

The others also showed interested expressions.

That Wang Teng had been arrogant and avoided them since he left, making it impossible for them to even borrow some Spirit Stones to spend.

Now that they finally caught an opportunity, they naturally didn't want to let it go. Moreover, the other party could bid tens of thousands, so he must be rolling in wealth!

They definitely had to take this opportunity to 'borrow' some Spirit Stones from him!