Xiandao Linglong

"Hello, sir! How can I help you?"

As soon as Ye Qi entered the door, a neatly dressed maid came over.

"I heard that there are soul-condensing golden leaves here. Where can I buy them?" Ye Qi asked.

"Soul-Condensing Golden Leaf? Sir, you've come at a great opportunity! There's news about the Soul-Condensing Golden Leaf at the upcoming auction, but it's not the actual Soul-Condensing Golden Leaf. If you're interested, I'll take you to the auction right away!"

Seeing Ye Qi nodded, the maid took him all the way to the second floor. When they got there, they found that the scale of the auction house was far beyond their previous understanding. There were eight auction venues on the second floor that could hold auctions at the same time.

Ye Qi stood at the stairs and looked at the entrance to the third floor. There were four guards guarding it, and the inspection was much stricter than the one at the door. When the guards saw someone looking at them, they immediately became alert.

"Sir! This way please!"

The maid's voice immediately drew Ye Qi's attention back, and then led him all the way to auction venue No. 3.

The moment Ye Qi stepped into the venue, he did not see brilliant lights or bustling crowds of people. Instead, the auction venue was so large that it was dark except for the lights on the wooden platform in the middle.

Ye Qi casually found a secluded place and sat down, watching a woman in cheongsam slowly walk up under the light.

Her already delicate face looked even more beautiful under the lighting. Her every frown, smile and gesture was extremely charming, making everyone in the audience laugh foolishly!

"Ladies and gentlemen! The auction is about to begin. Please take your seats quickly and do not disrupt the normal progress of the auction!"

As soon as the woman finished speaking, ten maids wearing fox masks came up behind her. Each of them had a graceful figure, and it was obvious at a glance that they were carefully selected by the master.

After all, this auction serves cultivators from all directions every day. It is not an easy task to turn the money in their pockets into your own!

"The auction begins! Please bring in the first item!" the auctioneer on the stage shouted in a clear voice.

The first maid wearing a fox mask came up behind him, holding a wooden box in both hands. The auctioneer's delicate fingers unfastened the lock and opened the wooden box. A fist-sized amethyst lay quietly in the wooden box, emitting a clear purple light!

"The first item! A bracelet inlaid with top-grade amethyst. Starting price: three taels of silver!"

Three taels of silver are enough for an ordinary person's daily expenses for a month. Some poor families may not even be able to spend three taels in a month!

But the starting price of this seemingly ordinary piece of amethyst is equivalent to an ordinary person's monthly expenses. It is obvious why so many people in this world are not cultivators. Such a huge expense is not something that everyone can afford.

This is also the reason why there are very few independent cultivators. Most people will try hard to join a sect, and the sect will support them with the resources needed for cultivation, but they will also be engraved with the identity of the sect, and their fortunes and misfortunes will be interdependent!

"Three taels of silver!" shouted a man near the auction table with a pretty girl in his arms.

"Five taels of silver!" Another bidding sounded. The person who shouted was sitting in a remote corner like Ye Qi.

Just from their seats, one can tell that the identities of the two people are very different. Generally, people who come from big families or big sects are used to being respected in everything, so they will naturally sit in a conspicuous place.

Those independent cultivators are used to being alone. Those who can survive in this land full of intrigues are all people with great shrewdness and know how to hide their talents. Therefore, they will unconsciously resist the conspicuous places in their hearts.

"Who is that brat? How dare he steal my things!"

The man in the front row who was bidding turned around and saw a person with a black veil covering his face deliberately shouting the price in a pinched voice. He was so angry that he raised the price again on the spot: "Eight taels of silver!"

After the man raised the price, he slammed his palm on the table as if to bluff, intending to intimidate the man behind him. After all, most casual cultivators have no background, so they can be bullied!

"Twelve!"

The man in the corner raised the price again, buying the bracelet inlaid with medium-grade amethyst for ten taels of silver. It couldn't be said to be a big loss, but it would definitely not be profitable either.

But what is surprising is that this person actually shouted out ten taels right away. You know, there are nine treasures behind it, and the rarer they are, the more precious they are. The reason why no one bid for the first one is because everyone is rushing for the treasures behind it!

"Master Lin! Why don't you just forget it? Don't offend that person for me!" The woman in his arms said in a teasing voice.

"Pa!" A crisp slap sounded!

"You stinky woman! Do you think that I can't beat that cunning boy?" The man cursed at the woman who was trembling with her hands covering her cheeks beside him.

"Fifteen taels!"

The man turned around and looked at the auctioneer on the auction table and continued to bid!

Just when the man was ready to fight to the death with that person, there was suddenly no sound behind him. He turned his head and saw that the man continued to sit there calmly as if nothing had happened, and he didn't even bother to look at him!

"one!"

"two!"

"three!"

"Ding!"

"The first item in this auction was bought by this young man!"

"Boy! Don't let me know who you are!" The man muttered to himself angrily, then sat back and watched the auction going on on the stage!

Seeing that the two men's secret rivalry had temporarily come to a halt, the auctioneer opened the second wooden box and began to introduce, "Next up is the second item, the Liuyin Jade Pendant! As everyone knows, Liuyin Jade is rare in the world, especially its nourishing effect, which is very suitable for those with chronic ailments that are difficult to cure! Starting price: ten taels of silver!"

Liuyin Jade does have the effect of warming the body, but it would be a bit too exaggerated to say that it is rare in the world. However, it is indeed worth the price!

"Ten taels of silver!"

Before anyone could speak, Ye Qi was the first to call out the price!

"Thirteen taels of silver!" The man who had a rather unruly temperament just now started bidding again.

Ye Qi looked at the silver in his pocket. Although he really wanted to buy it back for Shu'er, the most important thing now was the Soul-Condensing Golden Leaf. If he competed based on financial strength, it would be difficult to continue the competition. This would only delay the important matter, so he stopped talking!

"Fifteen taels!"

The disguised dry voice sounded again, as if it was staring at the man. As long as he opened his mouth, it would suppress him, as if it was none of his business who took the picture as long as the thing didn't fall into his hands!

"Boy! You did it on purpose!"