25: Auction (Medium)
"20000 Spiritual Stones!"
Li Haotian shouted out the price of 20,000 without hesitation.
The other Golden Core Cultivators were startled, their gazes sweeping towards Li Haotian in the corner before retracting them.
At this moment, Li Haotian looked fierce and intimidating, giving people the feeling that he was not to be trifled with at first glance.
However, they would not let go of the Gathering Yuan Pill either, and continued to bid.
"21000 Spiritual Stones!"
"22000 Spiritual Stones!"
"25000 Spiritual Stones!"
Li Haotian shouted without hesitation, "30000 Spiritual Stones!"
This was already double the price of these Elixirs, and many people stopped.
This price had already exceeded their budget, and buying it further would not be cost-effective.
"31000 Spiritual Stones!"
Another voice came, showing that this guy also wanted the Gathering Yuan Pill.
It was just that Li Haotian did not give him a chance at all.
"35000 Spiritual Stones!"
He directly increased the bid by four thousand Spiritual Stones; he was determined to get this Elixir.
"36000 Spiritual Stones!"
He didn't expect that guy to increase it by another thousand Spiritual Stones, which made Li Haotian a little depressed.
"40000 Spiritual Stones!"
Again, the price was increased by four thousand Spiritual Stones in one go.
"41000 Spiritual Stones!"
The other party increased it by another thousand Spiritual Stones.
Li Haotian figured it out; the other party was definitely doing it intentionally, and a cold smile couldn't help but appear on his lips.
"50000 Spiritual Stones!"
He didn't expect Li Qingquan to increase it by nine thousand Spiritual Stones in one go. That person clearly paused, but then spoke again, "51000 Spiritual Stones!"
Li Haotian stopped talking. He knew that fifty-one thousand Spiritual Stones had already reached the other party's limit, and if he added more, the other party would definitely not.
Since the other party wanted it, he would give it to them. Li Haotian was a generous person.
Seeing that Li Haotian didn't make a sound, that person couldn't help but get a little anxious.
These Gathering Yuan Pills were put up for auction by him. He originally thought he had met a big spender and wanted to get a good price.
But who would have thought that the other party would stop bidding? This made him feel like he had lifted a rock only to drop it on his own foot.
But at this moment, it was the Wanbao Pavilion Auction, and he didn't dare to say anything, only staring fixedly at Li Haotian.
If Li Haotian didn't increase the bid, then he would have to pay four percent of the auction commission.
That was more than two thousand Spiritual Stones.
He participated in this auction just to exchange Elixirs for Spiritual Stones, but who would have thought that the Elixirs didn't sell, and he had to pay two thousand Spiritual Stones instead? It was truly infuriating.
"Damn it, who told you not to bid higher? Who told you not to bid higher?"
This person was angry in his heart and vented his resentment on Li Haotian.
Some people are like this; even though the problem lies with themselves, they never look for issues within themselves, always pushing the problem onto others.
Li Haotian seemed to see the anger in this guy's eyes and shrugged helplessly.
He actually hoped this guy would come find trouble with him; at that time, it would be hard to say who would die.
Both were at the Nascent Soul cultivation level, but Li Haotian was half a Sword Cultivation. The Two Elemental Dust Sword Formation was powerful, and as long as the other party dared to come, these Elixirs would still be his.
Thinking of this, Li Haotian couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the other party.
Seeing Li Haotian's provocation, the other party was almost driven mad. How could someone provoke him like this when he was a high-level Alchemist?
He was certain that the other party was absolutely doing it intentionally.
Just as he was about to get angry, he remembered that this was the Wanbao Pavilion Auction and finally suppressed his anger.
After Li Haotian stopped bidding, the Gathering Yuan Pill was bought back by the Alchemist for the price of fifty-one thousand Spiritual Stones.
Following this, nothing that interested Li Haotian appeared in the auction.
It wasn't until the final three highlight treasures appeared that Li Haotian's eyes lit up.
Hongyi said, "Our first highlight treasure today is these two low-grade magic treasure flying swords. The flying swords are a set and can combine into a Middle-Grade Magic Treasure.
They can also be separated to become low-grade magic treasures."
"The material of the magic treasure is good. If nurtured well, it's not impossible for it to become a supreme grade magic treasure in the future."
"Alright, the starting price for this magic treasure is fifty thousand Spiritual Stones. Each bid increment must not be less than one thousand Spiritual Stones. Let the bidding begin."
"100000 Spiritual Stones!"
Li Haotian shouted out the price of one hundred thousand Spiritual Stones without hesitation; he was determined to get these two flying swords.
Li Haotian's sudden bid made everyone look sideways, and then some people followed with bids.
After all, the price of a Middle-Grade Magic Treasure was roughly one hundred thousand Spiritual Stones; Li Haotian had just reached it in one step.
"101000 Spiritual Stones!"
"102000 Spiritual Stones!"
"105000 Spiritual Stones!"
Hearing their bids, Li Haotian couldn't help but frown and directly shouted, "150000 Spiritual Stones!"
As soon as this price came out, everyone stopped. One hundred fifty thousand Spiritual Stones was a bit high, but many people were unwilling to give up.
After all, this set of magic treasures was quite powerful and could completely be refined as a life-bound magic treasure.
"151000 Spiritual Stones!"
However, as soon as this number came out, Li Haotian directly raised it to one hundred sixty thousand.
"I bid 160000 Spiritual Stones!"
This was already a lot. The entire net worth of many Golden Core Cultivators was only a little over one hundred thousand Spiritual Stones. Therefore, no one bid again.
The next two items were the main event; they were unwilling to waste Spiritual Stones on a magic treasure.
Seeing this scene, Hongyi asked with a smile, "This Senior has bid one hundred sixty thousand Spiritual Stones. Are there any higher bids? This is a combined Middle-Grade Magic Treasure!"
"Alright, since that's the case, one hundred sixty thousand Spiritual Stones once!"
"One hundred sixty thousand Spiritual Stones twice!"
"One hundred sixty thousand Spiritual Stones three times, sold!"
"Congratulations, Senior, on acquiring the combined flying swords. Please proceed to the back office for the transaction after the auction."
Li Haotian nodded in satisfaction and sat quietly.
That Alchemist gritted his teeth and looked at Li Haotian. Just now, he was preparing to bid higher, but remembering that he didn't have that many Spiritual Stones on him, he could only sigh endlessly.
His gaze towards Li Haotian was filled with fervent desire. If he could take down Li Haotian, then all the resources on Li Haotian would be his.
Why did he come to the Wanbao Pavilion to auction Elixirs?
Wasn't it for Spiritual Stones? If he robbed Li Haotian, then he would have a large amount of resources, and in that case, he wouldn't need to sell Elixirs anymore.
Thinking of this, the Alchemist couldn't help but get excited, but quickly calmed down.
He alone was definitely not the other party's opponent, so he could only ask for help.
Li Haotian didn't pay much attention to that. At this moment, he was filled with more joy.
With this set of flying swords, and adding the boost from Spiritual Stones, his combat power would greatly increase. At that time, even Golden Core cultivators in the middle or late stages might not necessarily be his opponents.
As for Nascent Soul cultivators who wanted to find trouble with Li Haotian, that would definitely be looking for trouble for themselves. Li Haotian's strength was not just for show.
Although he couldn't say he could challenge those of higher levels, being invincible within the same realm was still achievable.
Hongyi continued, "The first highlight treasure has been auctioned. Next is the second item, the Core Formation Pill. As everyone knows, the Core Formation Pill can increase the success rate of forming a core by Five percent. Today, our Wanbao Pavilion has prepared three pills. The starting price is two hundred thousand Spiritual Stones, and each bid increment must not be less than five thousand Spiritual Stones. Bidding starts now!"
"220000 Spiritual Stones!"
"230000 Spiritual Stones!"
"235000 Spiritual Stones!"
The price of the Core Formation Pill increased step by step, quickly reaching three hundred thousand Spiritual Stones.
The price of a Core Formation Pill is around one hundred twenty thousand to one hundred fifty thousand Spiritual Stones. Three hundred thousand is not the limit.
It's just that the rate of increase at this point was not as fast as before, with each bid increasing by five thousand Spiritual Stones.