As soon as Su Xi finished speaking, the audience erupted in thunderous applause. Su Xi's remarks were brief, but her words had already generated plenty of anticipation. The interest of the people below was thoroughly aroused, one could say their excitent was surging.
"We will now start with the first auction item." Following Su Xi's words, a hostess appeared carrying a tray. Sothing was clearly placed on the tray but it was covered with a red cloth, concealing whatever lay beneath.
The crowd below was even more curious, all eyes fixed on the stage, as everyone whispered and speculated about what might be underneath.
At this point, Su Xi continued, "I know that many spiritual energy cultivators have co to our auction today, hoping to sweep through today's special event for spiritual energy cultivators. Our auction house certainly understands what you all are thinking. Usually, we reserve the best items for last, but today's offerings are simply too good; thus, it doesn't matter which cos first or last."
As Su Xi spoke, she removed the red cloth with her hand, revealing a very pretty little rack underneath, on top of which sat a transparent glass bottle housing a dark red elixir that was emitting a very dense spiritual energy.
"The first item we are auctioning today is a Breakthrough Pill!"
No sooner had Su Xi finished speaking than the crowd below began to stir. Many had co specifically for the Breakthrough Pill, assuming it would be saved for last. So, it was a delightful surprise to find that the very first item at the Dragon and Tiger Auction was this Breakthrough Pill.
"The Breakthrough Pill, as the na suggests, is key for cultivators to break through the barriers between realms. Who knows how many people have been trapped at a certain realm, stagnating for years without making any progress? Maybe all that stands between you and your breakthrough is this pill."
"The bidding for this Breakthrough Pill starts at one million. Let the bidding begin."
Before Su Xi could finish, people below started frantically raising their bids.
"One million five hundred thousand!"
"Two million!"
"Three million seven hundred thousand!"
"..."
The crowd below bid fervently, and finally, the pill was sold for seven million. Ling Zhenfei had initially thought that the tycoons in the upper private rooms would be the main force at this auction. Imagining that no one bid for this Breakthrough Pill ca as a surprise to Ling Zhenfei.
Ling Zhenfei deduced that those tycoons were probably aiming for the later Super Breakthrough Pill, showing no interest in a regular Breakthrough Pill.
At that point, Su Xi began the auction of the second item, which no longer involved Ling Zhenfei. This ti, astonishingly, the item was a cultivator's gourd.
This gourd clearly had so age, and based on its appearance, it was definitely a pri item. What sparked the most curiosity was that this gourd could actually hold a bucket of water—quite magical indeed.
This item was a bit awkward, its only use appearing to be the heavily inscribed text on the engraved gourd, which might contain sothing unexpected.
In the end, the gourd sold for one million five hundred thousand, proving to be good value.
The following items continued one after another, with prices ranging from tens of thousands to several hundred thousand.
At this point, Ling Zhenfei understood that, concerned about maintaining interest, Su Xi had interspersed Ling Zhenfei's items amongst these sales, using his offerings to keep the audience engaged and ensuring the rest of the auction items were dealt with smoothly.
After about seventy to eighty percent of the items were auctioned off, many people's interest was waning, but then Su Xi sharply banged the table, serving as a wake-up call for everyone.
"Pay attention, everyone. The next item is extraordinary. I believe it's not just waiting; many in the audience have been anticipating this. Enough talk, let us bring out today's second highlight."
Again, a hostess brought up the tray, but this ti its size was noticeably different.
Su Xi removed the white cloth on top and shouted down to the people below, "Whirlwind Body Protecting Technique"
Everyone looked in awe at the item on the platform, which was a book of cultivation techniques.
As soon as the book appeared, it imdiately stirred excitent among the crowd below, reigniting the interest of those who had nearly lost it just monts before.
"A cultivation thod, there's actually a cultivation thod being auctioned!"
"If I practiced this thod, I would beco a cultivator and could achieve immortality."
"Is it true? Would soone really auction off a cultivation thod!"
In truth, these cultivation techniques, passed down from ancient tis, made it into the hands of only a few large families, each retaining just one or two variants, which they were of course reluctant to auction off.
The next day, the bidding started
"This is a fine item, those who know it, know that with this book, following the practices contained within, one can beco a cultivator, and perhaps even extend one's life to the realm of the impossible. The starting bid for this item will be one million, and those who are interested may start bidding now."
"One million five hundred thousand!"
"Three million!"
"Four million!"
The price of the manuscript increased so rapidly that in a short period, it reached ten million.
The price of the manuscript had unexpectedly reached ten million, sothing Ling Zhenfei hadn't anticipated, but even so, the price continued to climb.
"Twenty-five million, twenty-five million, any more bids?"
After Su Xi had called out several tis and no one responded, she imdiately announced that the item had been sold for fifteen million and then moved on to the next item for auction.
The items that followed were still dazzling, but Ling Zhenfei wasn't interested, waiting instead for his own items.
His gaze moved to the private room next door; the cultivation technique had been bought by soone in that room, which struck Ling Zhenfei as odd.
But since the buyer in that room hadn't shown themselves after buying the item, Ling Zhenfei didn't know who had bought it or what they looked like.
"Everyone, let's take a mont to introduce the next item, which is bound to cause a sensation. Likewise, this item cos from none other than Miracle Doctor Ling Zhenfei himself, we thank Divine Doctor Ling once again."
The hostess brought up a large chest, also wrapped in a layer of red cloth, and placed it on the auction table.
Acting mysterious, Su Xi slowly removed the red cloth, which revealed not a chest but rather a glass box with a unique and beautiful design containing a flower with seven colors brightly on display.
Everyone gasped in amazent, believing that many were targeting the Seven-Colored Flower, not for its dicinal effects but for its beauty.
In this society, there were many wealthy people, and the Seven-Colored Flower was far too special and held great research value; using it to make dicine would indeed be sowhat of a waste.
"I think I needn't say much about this Seven-Colored Flower, it has miraculous effects on diseases like nerve decay, can be consud or used to make tea, promotes skin health and beauty, and most importantly, it's very pretty and suitable for collection."
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