Nine Dragons Devouring Heaven Technique

"One hundred and fifty million. Congratulations to bidder number thirty-seven."

In the end, Lin Yan successfully obtained the dragon corpse, but it caused quite a stir: "This kid must have offended Master Haotian somehow, because Master Haotian dug such a big pit for him."

One hundred and fifty million, which is forty million more immortal jades than the price Lin Yan almost paid when he almost succeeded. Even for a Dou Ling Realm cultivator, spending so much money for nothing would be very painful.

Moreover, Lin Yan is only at the sixth level of the Dharma Aspect Realm.

"That Master Haotian is a bit unethical!"

Black Shark's lips twitched.

"It's alright, let the Ding family owe it for now. I'll write it down and make them pay it back double in the future!"

A cold glint flashed in Lin Yan's eyes.

Soon the auction house asked Lin Yan to make the payment.

That's how auctions work; the money has to be paid before the auction ends. If the money isn't paid, the item will go unsold and will be auctioned again.

Furthermore, those who fail to sell their items will be held accountable, ranging from fines to being blacklisted by Honghe Xingxing. Even the Douling Clan fears being blacklisted, let alone individuals.

Even those at the ninth level of the Douling realm have to obediently pay the penalty for breach of contract.

However, for Lin Yan, 150 million immortal jades was not an unaffordable sum. He had brought with him star coins worth 1 billion immortal jades on this trip.

“Young Master Lin, since you are a guest of Honghe Xingxing, the service fee can be waived and you will receive a 5% discount.”

The person in charge of Honghe Xingxing came to make contact and, after checking Lin Yan's identity, respectfully said...

Auction houses typically charge a 1% service fee.

Don't underestimate one percent. If the seller and the buyer each receive one percent, that's two percent.

One hundred and fifty million Immortal Jade, equivalent to a service fee of three million Immortal Jade, and this is just for one item.

Sometimes an auction can cost hundreds of millions of yuan, and the service fees alone can amount to tens of millions!

This is almost pure profit!

Each auction features hundreds, or even thousands, of items, and the service fees alone can be astronomical, not to mention the entrance fees, which also add up to a considerable sum.

Some of the auction items were even goods produced by Honghexingxing itself, and the goods themselves still had a profit margin.

All things considered, the money earned from each auction is more than the net worth of many Dou Ling Realm experts.

"Only a 5% discount?"

Lin Yan curled his lips.

Last time he bought Void Magic Stones, he got a 20% discount!

“Resources produced by our Honghe Star Array can be discounted by 20%, but items from auctions can only be discounted by a maximum of 5%. And even a 5% discount saves a lot of money.”

The person in charge smiled.

"Too."

An item worth 15,000 Star Coins, discounted by 5%, is equivalent to saving 750 Immortal Jade. Adding the service fee, this single auction alone saved tens of millions of Immortal Jade.

That's not a small amount.

Lin Yan paid 14,250 star coins and obtained the charred corpse.

The corpse was placed in a special box, sealed with a spatial array. Before leaving, the person in charge reminded him, "Young Master Lin, even we at Honghe Star Journey cannot break the seal on this corpse. You must be careful."

He wouldn't bother with such trivial matters if it were someone else.

However, Lin Yan was a guest elder, and according to records, he was invited by Shangguan Yue'er. The Shangguan family held a special place in Honghe Star Path.

"Thank you for reminding."

Lin Yan nodded.

He didn't rush to refine it, but threw the corpse into the Sword King Tower for the Primordial Dragon Emperor Sword to study.

The auction continues.

The following auction also featured many treasures, including spirit-enhancing pills, weapons, and some rare imperial artifacts.

There were even slaves and women.

That's right, in the universe, slaves and women are also hard currency.

Of course, these prices won't be too high, and can't compare to those that are truly valuable.

"Item number one hundred and sixty: a pill-refining cauldron. This cauldron is a low-level Douling Realm item, originating from an ancient secret realm. According to the appraisal of our auction house's masters, its owner was likely a pill refiner from ancient times who was at least a high-level Grandmaster! However, due to the passage of time and the ravages of battle, this item is somewhat damaged and not in perfect condition."

"Therefore, the starting bid is ten million Immortal Jade."

The moment this cauldron appeared, the auction house erupted in excitement, with many seasoned veterans exclaiming in astonishment, "It's actually a pill-refining cauldron at the Dou Ling realm level!"

Alchemists at the Douling Realm are already rare.

The alchemy cauldrons of the Douling Realm are even rarer than the alchemists of the Douling Realm. In fact, many alchemists of the Douling Realm have never owned a cauldron of the Douling Realm level.

But that's not the most valuable part of this cauldron.

The most valuable thing is that this cauldron is suspected to have come from a high-level alchemy master in the Douling Realm!

It is highly likely that some ancient pills or pill essences are preserved inside. If a pill refiner in the Douling Realm obtains this item, he might be able to comprehend an ancient pill formula.

Even if one cannot comprehend its meaning, the cauldron itself is of immeasurable value!

The Douling family is going crazy!

“I, the Daoist of Tianshui, want this item for fifty million immortal jades.”

An elderly man with a sage-like demeanor spoke.

This person is a near-Grandmaster level alchemist, a well-known figure on the Void Continent, and is treated as an honored guest by all the major Douling families.

Normally, many people would give face, but this time it involves a cauldron at the Douling Realm, so the cultivators from all sides don't care about such things: "You think you can buy this item for 50 million immortal jades? Brother Tianshui, you're dreaming! I'll bid 60 million!"

"Seventy million!"

"One hundred million!"

Bigwigs from all sides entered the scene, and in just a few breaths, the cauldron was auctioned off for over 100 million immortal jades.

"As expected of a pill-refining cauldron for the Dou Ling realm!"

Lin Yan smacked his lips.

"Throughout the entire Void Continent, there are probably more than ten alchemy furnaces and cauldrons at the Dou Ling realm. One hundred million is just the beginning; it's impossible for anyone to obtain them. Even two hundred million might not be enough..."

Black Shark gave a wry smile.

This is a treasure suspected to belong to an ancient alchemist. If you were to deduce any ancient pill formula from it, it would be worth at least several hundred million immortal jades.

Even without the recipe, this item is still extremely important to those wealthy alchemists.

After all, if a Douling Realm alchemist has a Douling Realm alchemy furnace and cauldron, it's like adding wings to a tiger! It allows their alchemy skills to reach a higher level.

"Two hundred million!"

Just as Black Shark finished speaking, a faint voice came from a seat behind him.

"That's Master Ye!"

The identity of the person making the bid was shocking; he was actually a Douling Realm alchemist, respectfully known as Master Ye, and held an extremely prominent position in the Void Continent.

Normally, when such important figures travel, each major Douling family would send at least one Grand Elder to receive them; ordinary Douling Realm cultivators wouldn't even be qualified to do so.

He can be considered a big shot in the Void Continent.