With the start of the auction, the crowd calmed down and began to focus on the items on stage.
At the auction, aside from being able to see all kinds of rare treasures, spiritual herbs, and techniques, what excited people the most was the opportunity to "pick up the scraps." It's common to see ancient and defective artifacts, jade cylinders, and things like that appearing.
This kind of thing tests visual sharpness. Some have made fortunes "picking up the scraps" overnight, while others have lost hundreds of high-level spiritual stones without getting anything.
Tang Yu, lazily, was reclining in his seat, putting spiritual fruits into his mouth.
Tang Mao, uninterested in the auction, settled down on Tang Yu's lap and fell asleep.
Perhaps because of seeing that little creature, some cultivators couldn't help but throw excited glances toward her.
Even a cultivator in the early stage of the Divine Transformation Realm whispered:
"Friend, where did you get this spiritual fox? If you're willing to part with her, why not set a price?"
"Parting with her is a bit difficult. If you come to my room tonight, I'll ask her to perform a trick for you."
Tang Yu replied with a smile in his voice.
The cultivator immediately frowned.
She realized she couldn't clearly see the cultivation level of that person.
She decided to ignore what she had heard.
To live long as a cultivator, it's best to avoid those whose cultivation is not visible, to avoid being discovered by them.
Soon, she regretted her decision.
Because in less than two hours, that person with the fox had bought seven or eight items, spending at least four hundred high-level spiritual stones.
In the cultivation world, there is a widely accepted principle:
Strong cultivators don't always have spiritual stones.
But those who have spiritual stones, their cultivation level can't be too low.
After thinking for a moment, the cultivator tried to seize the opportunity and transmitted to Tang Yu:
"Friend, would it be possible to come to your place tonight to see the fox perform tricks?"
"It's not possible."
Tang Yu replied with a smile.
The cultivator forced a nervous laugh, furious inside, cursing in her mind: "What was I thinking? Was he messing with me all this time?"
"If you keep cursing, it'll come out soon."
Just when she was cursing in her mind, Tang Yu's voice resonated in her ears again.
The cultivator was startled, her cold sweat began to fall, and without saying anything more, she quickly got up and left the auction. When she saw that Tang Yu wasn't following her, she breathed a sigh of relief, not daring to stay there.
This must be an old monster with terrifying cultivation, capable of hearing her thoughts!
When she frightened the cultivator, Tang Yu smiled in satisfaction.
Cultivation is great; having a high cultivation level allows you to do whatever you want.
Unfortunately, he doesn't have a system to gain rewards by juggling people's emotions. If he did, he would have started killing everyone by now.
At that moment, the small elderly man in charge of the auction, after selling an artifact, lifted a red box and said:
"Friends, next up for auction is a thousand-year-old lotus heart. This is a rare product from our snow country. It's extremely rare after a thousand years, and its usefulness doesn't need to be explained. The starting price will be fifty high-level spiritual stones."
"I offer fifty high-level spiritual stones."
"Fifty-two!"
"Fifty-five!"
Upon hearing about the snow lotus heart, many cultivators started bidding. This item is excellent for refining pills and artifacts, and it's especially valuable for cultivators of ice techniques.
Seeing that many were already bidding, Lin Xuan began to grow impatient.
He had specifically come to Ice City for this item.
When the price reached eighty high-level spiritual stones, the bids had decreased significantly.
Seeing that there weren't many competitors left, Lin Xuan waited for a moment and then, with regret, offered a price that would decide everything:
" ninety high-level spiritual stones!"
When he made his offer, the other bidders hesitated for a moment and then fell silent.
That price was quite reasonable, and if they bid higher, they would lose.
The small elderly man on the stage, in charge of the auction, smiled slightly and was preparing to count the time.
But Tang Yu, whom many were watching, said lazily:
"One hundred high-level spiritual stones!"
After Tang Yu made his offer, many looked at him as if he were a fool.
If it weren't for the urgent need for this item, his offer exceeded the market price by at least five high-level spiritual stones!
For most of the cultivators present, five high-level spiritual stones is no small amount.
For Tang Yu… it's really not much.
After all, the various collaborations he has with the Treasure Tower are already achieving impressive success.
Amber had already invited him twice to the Treasure Tower to talk about new business.
When Tang Yu raised the price, Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment and finally decided to give up.
He could scrape together a few more stones, but that guy was too rich and would surely buy whatever he wanted. He had no way to compete with him.
After winning the thousand-year-old snow lotus heart, Tang Yu didn't even look at Lin Xuan. Instead, he transmitted to the auctioneer:
"How many thousand-year-old snow lotus hearts are left in Ice City? I want them all."
"All...?"
The auctioneer had already transmitted a message to Tang Yu early on, since, after all, such a wealthy and powerful client must be treated with good manners.
"Yes, it's fine if the price goes up a little, as long as they don't take me for a fool. I have a lot of money, but I'm not stupid."
Tang Yu transmitted.
"Understood, please don't worry, we will contact all the merchants in Ice City immediately."
The auctioneer responded with a big smile, as this could be a great deal, involving thousands of high-quality spiritual stones.
Although he couldn't buy what he wanted, Lin Xuan didn't feel too disappointed at that moment.
The thousand-year-old lotus heart is very valuable, but in Ice City, there are still ways to obtain it, it's not something that can only be found at the auction.
Patiently, he continued watching the auction.
He waited for nearly an hour.
The elderly auctioneer pulled out a broken white jade ring and said:
"This item is a treasure obtained from an ancient cave. Although it's quite damaged, the seals on it are extremely powerful. It's suspected to be a treasure left by a great being in the Divine Transformation realm."
"Until now, the seals have not been broken, and only by unsealing it will we know if it can be repaired. So, by participating in this auction, prepare yourselves mentally. The elderly man wishes all friends who acquire this item to gain great fortune."
Upon hearing the elderly man's blessing, many cultivators in the audience began to laugh.
In short, buying this item is a gamble, betting that it can be repaired after breaking the seals.
However, it cannot be said that it's something one wins ten times out of ten, the most likely outcome is that it's something one loses, at least 49 out of 50 attempts.
Even with an initial price of 20 high-quality spirit stones, there weren't many willing to bid on the item.
Fortunately, in this world, there are always gamblers.
"Whose child is crying every day? Which cultivator keeps losing all the time? I offer 20 high-quality spirit stones!"
A cultivator dressed in a white robe shouted as he smiled.
When people recognized him, they couldn't help but laugh.
Since the start of the auction, he had already won five similar items.
He had lost so many high-quality spirit stones, and this guy still dared to keep bidding.
The elderly man on stage began the countdown.
Lin Xuan raised his hand and shouted, "I offer 21 high-quality spirit stones."
Seeing someone competing with him, the cultivator dressed in white glanced over and realized it was a young man. He was about to raise his bid further.
However, a somewhat lazy voice was heard.
"I offer 30 spirit stones."
Seeing such a large increase in the price, everyone's gaze turned toward the cultivator who had made the bid, followed by expressions indicating that they were not surprised.
"Looks like the third young master of the Yuan family has arrived."
After recognizing the identity of the person who made the bid, someone whispered under their breath.
The Yuan family is one of the five great families in the Ice City.
Not only do they have great power and an impressive foundation, but one of their ancestors was the deputy leader of the Wufeng Sect.
The Wufeng Sect, being the most powerful of the seven great sects, has a strength that is practically unreachable.
Relying on this massive support, the Yuan family in Ice City can do whatever they want.
Seeing that many people were whispering, Tang Yu instinctively turned around and noticed it was a very handsome young man.
The other person was tall and elegant, clearly a noble young man from a prominent family.
After making two bids at the auction, everyone present decided to do him a favor and not continue bidding.
However, Lin Xuan had no such intention. He directly said, "I offer 35 high-quality spirit stones."
"Then I offer 50."
Seeing that Lin Xuan dared to continue raising the bid, Yuan Qing waved his fan and continued bidding, his gaze fixed on Lin Xuan, showing some curiosity.
With his cultivation at the intermediate stage of the Foundation Realm, how could he afford to spend so much so easily?
The great families in Ice City didn't have anyone like that.
Could he be a big fish from somewhere else?
Lin Xuan decided to keep bidding.
He had an extremely accurate intuition. If he felt something was a good object, he was never wrong.
Thanks to this intuition, he had had many opportunities, and this time would be no different.
His intuition told him that this might be an ancient treasure he could restore.
If he could restore this ancient treasure and turn it into his own personal artifact, his power would increase considerably.
When Lin Xuan reached a bid of 70 high-quality spirit stones, many people in the room began to hesitate and think about it.
Seeing that two people were still bidding, it seemed to be a good item.
But what if the third young master of the Yuan family was intentionally driving up the price, or even setting a trap to deceive others?
Wouldn't that be like throwing yourself into a pit of manure?
If they were tricked and lost more than 70 high-quality spirit stones, even a cultivator in the Foundation Stage wouldn't be able to bear it.
After hesitating for a moment, Yuan Qing decided to abandon the bid.
With a relaxed expression, he whispered, "Have someone watch this boy."
The white jade ring on the table, if he wasn't mistaken, could be a good item.
If this boy wanted to fight for it, he would recover it himself later.
In the end, it would be the same.
After reluctantly buying the ring, Lin Xuan, with an impassive expression, stored the ring in his storage ring and stood up to leave.
Originally, he wanted to buy the Snow Lotus Heart, but his intuition told him this gamble was worth it.
He needed to find a safe place quickly to study this ring.
Lin Xuan left, but Yuan Qing remained in his place, unmoving, and continued participating in the auction.
One of his subordinates had already quietly left the auction to secretly follow Lin Xuan.
Tang Yu, who had been observing all of this with his divine sense, smiled wryly.
The script was following its course.
In the original development, after Lin Xuan bought the Snow Lotus Heart, he competed with Yuan Qing for this item. Later, due to a lack of spirit stones, he paid with medicines from his body, which allowed him to establish a connection with the auction.
Yuan Qing, for his part, sent his men to follow Lin Xuan.
Until Lin Xuan left the city and tried to steal the treasure. After a fight, both ended up becoming friends.
"And now comes the part where they don't know each other without fighting."
Rubbing his chin with his hand, Tang Yu smiled maliciously and quickly devised the next step.
Didn't they want to not fight and become friends?
Well, he would help them become friends!
Lin Xuan still didn't realize the danger that was approaching.
After leaving the auction, he hid in the shadows, lost his pursuers, changed his appearance, and hid in an inn.
Upon arriving in his room, he set up two formations to ensure no one could spy on him with their divine sense.
Lin Xuan finally let out a sigh of relief.
"The Snow Lotus Heart matter can be postponed, the spirit stones are no problem, but opportunities can't be missed!"
Muttering to himself in his heart, Lin Xuan took out the white jade ring.
After perceiving it with his spiritual sense, the dense restrictions on it made him frown.
Without the cultivation realm in the Divine Transformation Realm, it was absolutely impossible to undo such restrictions!
No wonder some of the people present, though they noticed something, didn't want to buy it.
Asking for help from a powerful cultivation realm in the Divine Transformation Realm would require a high price.
And if, after helping, the other party discovered that it was indeed a good item…
Then, escaping with their life from their hands would be a great fortune.
Luckily, to break the restriction, the key was spiritual sense.
Lin Xuan, touching the green jade pearl on his chest, entered with his spiritual sense and exclaimed:
"Sister, can you help me break the restriction on this magic treasure?"
At that moment, in the dark space within the green jade pearl, there lived an extraordinarily beautiful woman dressed in white.
The woman was in a residual soul state, sitting cross-legged, meditating to recover.
Hearing Lin Xuan's call, she slowly opened her eyes and said:
"Place the pearl on the magic treasure, and I will break the restriction for you."
"Thank you, sister."
Lin Xuan immediately thanked her and placed the green jade pearl on the white jade ring.
Within seconds, the restrictions on the white jade ring disappeared completely.
After the restriction vanished, Lin Xuan activated the item with his mind.
The white jade ring transformed into a broken and incomplete golden armor.
The armor emitted a strange aura, with a sword wound on its chest; the sharp energy from the blade made Lin Xuan's eyes hurt after looking at it for a few seconds, forcing him to look away.
"With such quality, it's an ancient treasure!"
Confirming the quality of the item, Lin Xuan was ecstatic and immediately asked:
"Sister, how can I repair this item?"
"With your current level, you can't repair it. You should at least reach the Golden Core stage to have a chance. However, even being a broken ancient treasure, it can already increase your combat power."
The residual soul of the empress inside the pearl spoke in a somewhat weakened voice:
"I just consumed a lot of energy. Now I'm very weak and need to sleep for a while to recover. Take care."
"Alright, sister."
Lin Xuan hurriedly responded. Seeing the empress's residual soul fall into sleep, he scanned her beautiful face with his spiritual sense, feeling a warmth in his chest.
If he ever became an Immortal Emperor one day!
The first thing would be to help his sister recover her full form.
Then, he would join her as a Daoist partner and live together for millions of years!
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