stonecrandall 362. Auction in Full Swing
362. Auction in Full Swing
Upon hearing this, many people burst out laughing. After all, Lin Xiuya's tempting words were a bit too direct. Although it was true that the Three Thousand Burning Flames was a prize offered by the Pill Tower for this Pill Gathering, everyone knew that obtaining the Three Thousand Burning Flames, which ranked ninth on the Strange Flame Ranking, was definitely not something that an ordinary person could do!
Of course, Lin Xiuya smiled lightly after speaking, clearly indicating that his words were just to liven up the atmosphere and he did not really intend to use those few words to tempt or guide anyone.
The signature skill of the Burning Flame Valley, the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations, is almost never leaked out unless someone truly joins the valley! Therefore, even a single transformation of the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations is still incredibly valuable and can genuinely attract some people. It's just that the difference between three transformations and one is too great, causing some disappointment among the crowd.
Sure enough, not long after, Lin Xiuya announced, "Bidder number forty-seven has successfully placed their bid!"
"Number 13's bid was successful."
"Bid number 20 was successful."
"Bidding number 47 was successful."
"Bid number 25 failed."
"Number 13's bid was successful."
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Although no specific price was offered, the trading activity heated up as bids continued to rise. Many people were indeed interested in the Heavenly Fire Three Transformations, and quite a few were raising their bids. However, some bids were not strong enough and ultimately failed.
Inside room number sixty-six where Xiao Yan and the others were, Little Fairy Doctor asked, "What's wrong? Is Young Master tempted?"
After thinking it over, Xiao Yan shook his head and said, "I already have the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations. It's not worth it to take a picture of it just for the sake of this cultivation experience."
Xiao Yan's Heavenly Flame Three Transformations is a complete version with three transformations! Moreover, Xiao Yan is not worried that Burning Flame Valley will pursue the matter if they find out that he has cultivated the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations. After all, when Liang Mengying gave him the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations, she said that it was a gift from her Burning Flame Valley to her ancestors, so there was no need to worry about any follow-up issues.
Moreover, the Heavenly Phoenix Clan and the Burning Flame Valley already had a good relationship. Out of respect for the Heavenly Phoenix Clan, the Burning Flame Valley would definitely go out of their way to cause trouble for Xiao Yan because of the secret technique.
Therefore, Xiao Yan ultimately gave up on competing for the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations, simply watching as everyone continued to bid. However, Lin Xiuya's confirmation process slowed down towards the end. After all, it was a barter transaction, and determining the price of the items was definitely not a simple matter.
After the time it takes for three incense sticks to burn, the bidding finally came to an end, and the prize was won by the person in room number thirteen.
Immediately after the success, a waiter took the jade slip to the private room for the transaction, without any delay. The second item was then brought to the auction stage.
"Four high-grade medicinal herbs, including the Azure Drunken Ice Fruit, can be used as the main ingredient in various grade seven elixirs..."
"High-grade medicinal herbs, two portions of Iron Dragon Heart Root, that's enough..."
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Next came a batch of top-quality medicinal herbs. Xiao Yan made several purchases during this time, ultimately securing a supplement of all the main ingredients needed to revive Yao Lao. After all, the ones he had prepared before had been destroyed in the lava. There were a large number of alchemists at the trade fair, so there was little chance of finding bargains. In fact, due to the large number of alchemists, the price of each herb had increased. Xiao Yan ended up paying 10% more to acquire them all!
Looking at the medicinal herbs that Xiao Yan had acquired at great expense, Mu Qingluan remarked, "With the Pill Gathering approaching, alchemists are making money hand over fist!"
Xiao Yan smiled as well. The timing of the Pill Gathering was indeed quite coincidental. The alchemists present were all quite skilled, and most likely harbored some ambition for the event. Naturally, they wouldn't be able to resist acquiring high-grade herbs, and the Qianya Gang certainly deserved to profit from this!
"The herbs from the Cliff Gang are indeed of very high quality, so it's not surprising that they can make this much money," Xiao Yan said.
Mu Qingluan then said mysteriously, "Senior brother, you probably don't know, but the Pill Tower has a special space containing many rare medicinal herbs. Each Pill Gathering requires participants to collect these herbs as part of their advancement tasks. The source of these Cliff Gang's medicinal herbs is probably the Pill Tower!"
Although Xiao Yan didn't know about the Pill Tower, he and Qing Lin were the first to notice the oppressive aura that appeared: the person behind it had extremely powerful soul power!
Based on what Mu Qingluan said, Xiao Yan could roughly confirm that the Cliff Gang was backed by the Pill Tower! Add to that Elder Yin Gu's optimism about Lin Xiuya, and the path to obtaining the Heavenly Flame Three Transformations. The Cliff Gang, a mere gang, actually had three powerful forces from the Central Plains standing behind it, which allowed it to attract so many extraordinary figures.
As time went on, the auction items became increasingly high-value, many of which made Xiao Yan envious and eager to participate. However, as the prices continued to rise, Xiao Yan had no choice but to give up.
When competing for one of the high-level Earth-rank movement techniques, he repeatedly raised the price only to be outbid again. Finally, seeing the increasingly inflated price, Xiao Yan had no choice but to sit down and give up. Further bids would essentially cost the price of two high-level Earth-rank techniques. Although movement techniques were precious, they weren't something he could afford to invest in without considering the cost.
"These guys are really rich!" Xiao Yan said helplessly.
"Isn't this because you know how to manage your finances?" Little Fairy Doctor smiled gently.
Xiao Yan rubbed his nose. He had also suffered hardship; back in Wutan City, he had to borrow money from Xun'er when he was broke. So, although he was now quite wealthy, Xiao Yan couldn't bring himself to recklessly spend money. In his heart, reason always prevailed!
After the bidding for the high-level Earth-rank movement techniques concluded, a rather large object was moved to the center of the exhibition stand. Upon closer inspection, everyone realized it was an ancient-looking medicine cauldron! The cauldron's shape was exceptionally unique, and Xiao Yan was very curious as he looked at the distinctive patterns on it. In all these years, this was the first time he had ever seen this type of medicine cauldron.
Upon closer inspection, a sizable tear was found on the other side of the cauldron. The entire cauldron was also quite old, with significant blue rust marks both inside and out. This cauldron was definitely an antique!
"This is a medicine cauldron unearthed from ancient ruins. Although it is no longer usable, it is certain that its former owner was an eighth-grade alchemy master!"
At this moment, the crowd's reaction was unremarkable. No matter how powerful the master was, a broken and unusable medicine cauldron was ultimately meaningless.
Inside private room number sixty-six, Qing Lin immediately stood up, her gaze fixed intently on the medicine cauldron. Her pale blue eyes scrutinized it for a long time before she turned to Xiao Yan, her voice unusually firm: "Young Master, we must buy this medicine cauldron!"