A Useless Person's Rise to Power: The Demon King's Addiction to Pampering

The Moon-Closing Grass can nourish the soul and has a powerful medicinal effect. It grows in extremely cold and dark places. Even if it is not used to refine pills, absorbing its essence can enhance one's spiritual sense.

The news that the Moon-Closing Grass appeared at today's auction has probably spread. This herb is either unnecessary, or if it is needed, it must be quite powerful!

Today, someone might try to steal it.

Feng Jiutian opened her eyes, a hint of killing intent flashing in them. Anyone who dared to stop her or try to steal the Moon-Closing Grass would be sent to their doom, even if it meant giving it her all!

Soon everyone in the auction house had arrived. At the entrance of the auction house, Feng Jiutian saw an unexpected figure flash by.

Ok?

Is it that eccentric imperial advisor?

Why is he here?

However, seeing the Imperial Advisor Feng Jiutian filled her with anger, and she thought of that aggrieved leader again.

But as the Grand Preceptor of Nanning Kingdom, what is Qi Molai doing in Yuancheng? Could it be that he also needs something at this auction?

Feng Jiutian didn't pay much attention, because the atmosphere on the first floor was already heated up. The auctioneer was a middle-aged man with limited skills. He clapped his hands to quiet the auction room down.

"Esteemed guests who have traveled from afar, you must be familiar with the rules of our Shaoge Auction House. I won't go into too much detail. Now, let's begin the auction of the first item, the Heavenly Fire Sword, starting at 50,000 gold coins!"

The cloth covering the item was lifted, revealing an imposing sword. The sword was red, clearly having been infused with fire element.

Feng Jiutian glanced at it twice, shook his head slightly, and said in a calm tone, "Mid-grade."

A mid-grade Heavenly Fire Sword is suitable for those below the Grandmaster level to practice with. At higher levels, it can no longer withstand the spiritual power of its master.

Even so, the auction still sparked a frenzy!

"Sixty thousand!"

"Ninety thousand!"

"One hundred twenty thousand!"

At that moment, a voice came from a private room on the second floor: "Two hundred thousand."

The entire auction hall fell silent for a moment. The auctioneer tapped the table and asked with a smile, "Does anyone else want to raise the bid?"

The Heavenly Fire Sword, a mid-grade item, is worth at most 150,000. Any more would be a waste, and no one would be willing to spend money on something so unworthy.

No one spoke in the auction room.

"Congratulations to the guest on the second floor! Your winnings will be brought up shortly!"

The auctioneer tapped the table again: "Now, let's bring out the second item..."

Another wave of excitement swept through the auction hall, bringing the atmosphere to its peak!

"..."

Feng Jiutian watched quietly, making no move to bid on any items. Feng Zhi, watching the items being presented below, clicked her tongue in amazement, "That guy on the second floor, he's really rich..."

Feng Jiutian's expression shifted. No wonder she felt something was off. It turned out that 60% of the items presented had been bought up by people in a private room on the second floor, each time at a price far exceeding the item's actual value.

But which family on the Tenglong Continent is so wealthy and powerful?

Sitting to the side, Feng Zhi counted on her fingers, her face suddenly turning to horror. She abruptly looked up at Feng Jiutian: "He has already spent five million gold coins!"

Five million gold coins!

It's equivalent to the entire fortune of a small family.

Even a large family couldn't come up with that many gold coins all at once. Who exactly is this person? If he wants to compete with her for the Moon-Closing Grass...

Even after accounting for the pills she sold before and today, she only has about 20 million gold coins in her hands.

Feng Jiutian suddenly realized that he was a poor man.

The auction continued, with various elixirs, weapons, and rare and precious materials being offered, almost all of which were rarely seen in normal times.

There were few buyers sitting in the lobby on the first floor; most were just making a fuss. The competition was mainly among the people in the private rooms on the second and first floors. So far, no one on the third floor had made a bid.

They're probably all just watching and waiting.

Besides the items on the list, there are probably some hidden treasures left today. Apart from that oddball on the second floor who spends money like water, everyone is tightening their purse strings.

Just then, the cloth on the exhibition stand on the first floor of the auction house was lifted, revealing a thin bamboo slip on it!

At the same time, Feng Jiutian's heart skipped a beat, and the contract manual in her dantian automatically began to operate, as if it had triggered something.

Feng Jiutian's eyes lit up; that was probably a fragment of the Contract Master's manual!

"This is a bamboo slip containing immense energy. I won't go into further details. The bidding starts at 100,000 gold coins. Please place your bids."

However, an awkward scene unfolded.

The once bustling auction hall seemed to have been paused, and the crowd fell silent, glancing tentatively at the bamboo slip with some disdain.

"This thing... it's useless to send it back, right?" someone muttered quietly.

The auctioneer smiled without saying a word. In fact, he also felt that this item was useless, but the power it contained was indeed domineering. Miss Yao Ji said it might be a good item, so he just put it up for auction.

However, the person who brought this item was quite eccentric, saying that the price had to start at 100,000 gold coins.

Miss Yaoji was kind-hearted and obeyed that somewhat strange person.

After waiting for a while, no one spoke in the auction room. The auctioneer was a little embarrassed. Could it be that this was going to be the first item in the history of Shaoge Auction House that no one bid for?

Just then, a light came on in front of the private room on the third floor.

"110,000 gold coins." A low, muffled voice came from behind.

The auctioneer beamed: "Good, the guest on the third floor has bid 110,000 gold coins. Anyone else raising the bid?"

"Buying junk for 110,000? That guy on the third floor must be out of his mind..." Someone's mocking voice suddenly stopped halfway through. Everyone knows that those who can get on the third floor of Shaoge Auction House are not ordinary people. If someone on the third floor is willing to buy something, it must be something good!

So someone on the second floor started bidding.

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

The VIP room on the second floor followed Feng Jiutian's lead without hesitation, raising the price. The voice was altered, and Feng Jiutian couldn't tell if it was a man or a woman.

"Two hundred thousand."

Feng Jiutian followed the price without even blinking.

Feng Zhi paused, then gently tugged at Feng Jiutian's sleeve and whispered, "Jiutian, that thing seems useless."

To her, it was just a bamboo slip used to store spiritual energy; apart from looking rather ancient, it had absolutely no redeeming qualities.

"Um……"

Feng Jiutian didn't know how to explain to Feng Zhi. Although they knew she was a Contract Master, she still couldn't be sure if this bamboo slip was part of a Contract Master's manual. So she said, "This bamboo slip is not simple. It will be of great use to me."

"That's it..."

Feng Zhi nodded as if she understood, then sat down to the side, seemingly lost in thought, and remained motionless.