Shocking the Nine Heavens With My Sword-Chapter 86 - Auction

“Seven hundred!”

“Eight hundred!”

“Nine hundred!”

People eagerly raised their bids, and the price quickly surpassed one thousand, as everyone at this auction had prepared a significant amount of Spirit Stones for the Moon Beads and Wind Spirit Fruits, spurring a fiercely competitive bidding.

For Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, their aim was to use the Moon Beads and Wind Spirit Fruits to drive up prices of other items, and indeed, before the main dish was even served, the appetizers had already ignited everyone’s fervor.

Zhou Heng also looked on with desire; although the Black Sword was incredibly sharp, it had no power-enhancing effect.

While high-tier Martial Artists couldn’t use low-tier Magic Artifacts, the reverse was permissible.

Although he had over ten thousand Spirit Stones on hand, his goal was quite clear—to aim for the three Wind Spirit Fruits!

Besides, the Blade Lihuo wasn’t a sword, and he wasn’t accustomed to using it.

“Three thousand!” After a round of bidding, the price for the Blade Lihuo finally broke through three thousand, and the bidder was already quite agitated, “Tang He, you aren’t even a swordsman, why compete with me so desperately!”

“I’m just pleased to!” A coarse voice responded, “What’s it to you?

I have plenty of Spirit Stones.

Even if I throw them in the water, what of it?

But seeing how desperate you are for this damn blade, I’ll let you have it.

What’s so special about it!”

What’s so special that you’re fighting over it!

The original bidder trembled with rage.

Tang He was a peculiar man, always keen to antagonize others, offending without any benefit to himself.

No one in Tianhang City liked him, but his identity was not simple, being the junior of the Sect Master of Sea Mountain Sect.

Others, no matter how annoyed, could only engage in verbal sparring with him, not daring to actually confront him.

However, his mouth was notoriously venomous, unbeatable in a war of words, and increasingly despised by others.

Zhou Heng took note of this, and indeed, soon after, when several other precious items came under the hammer, Tang He always got involved, seemingly uneasy if he didn’t offend someone.

“Ladies and gentlemen, next up is today’s main event!”

“First to take the stage is a Moon Bead!”

An hour later, the auction reached its climax.

Ma Kuanjun held up a pill bottle and said, “This Moon Bead is of high-quality, about the size of a longan.

Have a look!”

He poured out the Moon Bead, showing it to everyone, and said, “The starting price is two thousand Spirit Stones, each bid must increase by no less than one hundred!”

So expensive!

Everyone cursed inwardly.

If the five Moon Beads were auctioned together, then a few people could collaborate to purchase them, then split the cost afterwards, greatly reducing the expenditure.

However, selling them one by one, no one knew whether the next bead’s price would be higher or lower, possibly pushing the bids to new heights, forcing people to bid frantically.

As the owner of the auction items, Zhou Heng naturally had no objections, and Heavenly Treasure Pavilion also stood to gain a significant commission, naturally very much involved.

“Three thousand!”

“Five thousand!”

The bidding started at a climax, pushing the price of the Moon Bead to an extremely high level, and Zhou Heng couldn’t help but marvel at how costly this small Moon Bead was!

To think that he could get one every day, wasn’t he able to earn at least five thousand Spirit Stones daily?

This, however, was a somewhat naive thought; Moon Beads were not so valuable elsewhere, only in Tianhang City was the structure so constrained without a Spirit Sea Realm expert present, making it impossible for those with plenty of Spirit Stones to buy Moon Beads even if they had the amount.

It was like a bunch of wealthy people, starved for several days, suddenly seeing a steamed bun, naturally willing to throw chunks of gold to compete for it!

Once the quantity increased, they were no longer so rare.

In the end, the first Moon Bead was taken for seven thousand two hundred Spirit Stones, causing Zhou Heng to inwardly marvel at how easily Spirit Stones could be earned!

“Next, still the main event—Wind Spirit Fruit!” Ma Kuanjun pointed to a fruit on the tray in front of him, smaller than a child’s fist, with a green color all over, “No more to say, also starting at two thousand Spirit Stones, each bid must increase by no less than two hundred!”

“Two thousand five!”

“Three thousand!”

The crowd was ignited by the first Moon Bead, bidding vigorously in increments of five hundred or a thousand, which delighted Ma Kuanjun immensely.

Although at his age and cultivation level, he didn’t pursue wealth too intensely, witnessing his auctioned items fetching higher and higher prices still excited him tremendously.

“Seven thousand!” from a private box, a seductive voice resounded, like a small hand grasping everyone’s heart, it made everyone itch with a comfort that was hard to describe.

The bidding for the Wind Spirit Fruit had just reached five thousand, and this sudden increase of two thousand left those contending tycoons in a brief hesitation.

Zhou Heng recognized the voice of this woman, it was An Yumei, the owner of the Wonderful Fragrance Building!

This woman had reached the Third Layer Heaven of Spirit Gathering, and she must be aiming to use the Wind Spirit Fruit to break into the Initial Separation Realm.

Seven thousand Spirit Stones!

Should he compete?

Zhou Heng thought for a moment, if he could sell all five Moon Beads for seven thousand Spirit Stones each, then his total assets could reach around forty-five thousand Spirit Stones.

As long as the price of one Wind Spirit Fruit did not exceed fifteen thousand, he could afford to compete!

Even if the remaining Moon Beads didn’t fetch as high as seven thousand, it didn’t matter, as he had plenty of Moon Beads.

He could simply sell them directly to the Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, even if just for a thousand each, it would be enough to fill this gap.

So, let’s compete!

“Eight thousand!” But before Zhou Heng had even called out, another bid came from a private box by a young-sounding man.

Zhou Heng peeked through the curtain gaps; inside, he saw a man in brocade clothes, apparently quite tall and extraordinarily handsome, casually flicking a folding fan like a dashing young master.

—Yan Yinglong, enemies really cross paths!

But why was someone who had already reached the Second Layer Heaven of Initial Separation entering the fray?

“Nine thousand!” An Yumei raised the bid without any concern.

The curtains of her box weren’t drawn, and the sultry fox-like expression of this woman was not to be seen.

“Ten thousand!” Yan Yinglong swung his fan, looking completely unhurried.

“So, it’s Yan Yinglong from Sea Mountain Sect!”

“The foremost of Tianhang City’s top ten geniuses!”

“He broke through to the Second Layer Heaven of Initial Separation earlier this year, now standing unrivaled!”

Whispers echoed from the surrounding boxes.

Despite Yan Yinglong’s youth, Martial Path only recognizes strength and not age—his cultivation at the Second Layer Heaven of Initial Separation was enough to put him on equal standing with the old experts!

Moreover, the Sea Mountain Sect was the foremost among the Nine Peaks of Tianhang, with the strongest force.

And Yan Yinglong, being the fifth son of the current sect master, held a status no ordinary expert of Initial Separation Realm could compare to!

Such a genius has great potential to break through the Land Cleaving Realm in the future, possibly becoming one of Tianhang City’s strongest.

These two, one with a father rumored to have reached the Heaven-Opening Realm, and the other supported by the leading sect of Tianhang City, were simply too mighty to provoke!

Hence, no one else joined their bidding war.

Besides, a small realm advancement wasn’t worth ten thousand Spirit Stones!

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“Twelve thousand!” An Yumei still raised the price carelessly, her voice as tender and enticing as ever.

“Fifteen thousand!” Yan Yinglong fluttered his fan, seemingly still not considering such a massive amount of Spirit Stones significant.

Zhou Heng inwardly cursed; this bid had smashed his mental reserve price, effectively putting an end to his plans.

“Seventeen thousand!”

“Twenty thousand!”

An Yumei went silent, ceasing to bid, clearly not planning to increase it further.

“Sold!” Ma Kuanjun excitedly hammered down the final decision.

Crazy!

While the Wind Spirit Fruit was indeed precious, how could it be worth twenty thousand Spirit Stones?

True, breaking through realms required personal insight, but small realms were after all minor compared to the major ones, and accumulation of cultivation was equally important.

Twenty thousand Spirit Stones could enable a hundred people to quickly ascend from the First to the Third Layer Heaven of Spirit Gathering—consider how much time that accumulated!

It was equivalent to a hundred Wind Spirit Fruits!

To spend so much resource for one person’s advancement was hardly worth it!

Only heirs like An Yumei and Yan Yinglong could afford such a bold move, leaving everyone else in awe!

Of the three Wind Spirit Fruits, An Yumei was bound to secure one, uncontested and unchallenged, so everyone else turned their attention to the last one.

“Miss An, on behalf of my young master, I am giving you a Wind Spirit Fruit as a gift, wishing Miss An eternal youth!” At this moment, a slightly hoarse voice filled the auction hall.

What?

Yan Yinglong had bid on the Wind Spirit Fruit just to give it to An Yumei?

Such lavishness!

But thinking it over, everyone had to admire Yan Yinglong’s brilliant strategy!

After fiercely competing, he suddenly lowered his stance to please her, surely turning her anger to delight, perhaps even kindling sweet feelings.

Directly offering twenty thousand Spirit Stones, while grand, seemed a bit crass compared to this dramatic twist that was thrilling to behold!

Moreover, if An Yumei genuinely fell for Yan Yinglong because of this, the twenty thousand Spirit Stones were absolutely well spent for him!

Given that An Yumei’s backing involved a major figure of at least the Third Layer Heaven of Land Cleaving, marrying An Yumei would mean gaining the support of this formidable expert!

Is an expert of the Third Layer Heaven of Land Cleaving worth twenty thousand Spirit Stones?

Not only is it worth it, but it also results in a surplus.

Their value can’t even be measured by Spirit Stones.

Being from the Third Layer Heaven of Land Cleaving, one could even claim the top spot in Tianhang City, whereas even the Sect Master of Sea Mountain Sect is rumored to be merely at the Second Layer Heaven of Land Cleaving.