Peerless Empress: One Woman, One Sword, Slaying Through Myriad Realms

After auctioning off ten more items, Bai Ling'er on the central auction stage became serious. "Next up are the final ten items of this auction!"

"The first item is a broken sword. This broken sword was obtained from an ancient battlefield. Although it is now damaged and has lost its power, according to our appraisal, when this sword was intact, it was a royal weapon..."

As she spoke, Bai Ling'er displayed the broken sword, which consisted of only the hilt and a small part of the blade. The hilt was blue and white, while the blade was somewhat dull.

"Miss Bai, just how powerful is this sword now...?"

"This broken sword is currently only comparable to a low-grade Earth-rank sword, therefore the starting bid is six thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least one thousand spirit stones higher..."

Although it is a broken sword, it was originally a royal weapon. Even if it cannot be used, it is still good for research. Many sword cultivators have become interested in it.

"Seven thousand mid-grade spirit stones..."

"Eight thousand..."

Ye Wuxi narrowed her eyes. For some reason, she could sense an unusual aura emanating from that broken sword. Although it was a broken sword, it was much larger than her Qinghong Sword.

Ye Wuxi quickly made a decision: if it was useless, he could just keep it as a collectible.

"Ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones!" Ye Wuxi raised the white crystal plaque and called out the price.

"Eleven thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

Many people shared the same thought, so the discussion about the broken Earth-rank sword didn't fizzle out for a while.

“No regrets, this defective item is useless. Are you sure you want to spend a fortune to buy it?” Yan Jingyao shook her head. If this sword could be repaired, the auction house would never have put it up for auction…

“Senior Sister Yan, it wouldn’t be bad to buy it and study it. If the price is too high, then forget it…” Ye Wuxi smiled.

"Fifteen thousand spirit stones!" Ye Wuxi raised the sign again.

Those who wanted to buy it for research and collection shook their heads upon hearing the price. If it was for collection purposes, it wasn't worth spending such a high price. Although this broken sword was said to be comparable to a low-grade earth-rank sword, it was completely unusable.

Bai Ling'er quickly made a decision and had the broken sword brought up. Ye Wuxi paid the spirit stones and then played with it in his hands for a while. Yan Jingyao and the others also came over to take a look.

"This sword is indeed badly damaged and unusable. The auction house really knows how to make money..." Yan Jingyao twitched her lips. This kind of defective product can sell for more than 10,000 spirit stones. It's no different from robbery.

Ye Wuxi casually put it back, saying, "It's alright, it still has collectible value."

Her face remained calm, but her heart was in turmoil. Just now, when she touched the sword, the sapling inside her body, which had been dormant for a long time, suddenly began to sway for the first time ever.

Bai Ling'er continued with a smile, "Next, the second item is a Heaven-Rank Secret Technique. I can't reveal its specific function. The starting bid is 20,000 mid-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 1,000!"

Many people's eyes lit up with excitement, including Yan Jingyao's. "Secret techniques are amazing! They're far more valuable than martial arts techniques; even the Heavenly Sword Sect can't find more than a few..."

Secret techniques differ from martial arts skills. They generally provide a temporary boost to a martial artist's cultivation level or combat power, but they usually come with side effects...

"Twenty-five thousand spirit stones..."

"Thirty thousand spirit stones!"

"..."

The other VIP rooms on the third floor, which had been silent until now, have started bidding. Even sects lack secret techniques.

Ye Wuxi turned her head and said, "Senior Sister Yan, aren't you going to bid?"

Yan Jingyao shook her head, "Those who just bid were all sect leaders of sixth-grade sects. Even I, a royal princess, couldn't compete with them..."

"But didn't Senior Sister say that our sect doesn't have many? Why haven't we seen any fifth-grade sects produce this thing..."

“It’ll be in the back…” Yan Jingyao said with a smile.

No sooner had he finished speaking than familiar voices came from several private rooms next door.

"Fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Jiang Xiaoyu?" Ye Wuxi looked over curiously. The figure by the window of the seventh private room was Jiang Xiaoyu and a charming woman who looked to be in her early thirties.

Yan Jingyao's eyes narrowed, and she explained in a low voice, "That's Su Muchen, the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect, known as the 'Fairy of the Mortal World'!"

Ye Wuxi nodded, "It seems Jiang Xiaoyu's identity is not simple. No wonder those guys were so respectful to her..."

"But why hasn't our sect leader come?"

"Perhaps he's in seclusion. None of the Lieyuan Sect members have come either..."

With the sect leader of the Hehuan Sect in charge, no one could compete with him, and this Heaven-rank secret technique eventually fell into Jiang Xiaoyu's hands.

Bai Ling'er smiled and said, "The third item is a drop of blood essence from a fourth-tier early-stage Crimson Flood Dragon, suitable for fire-attribute martial artists to refine. The starting bid is 15,000 mid-grade spirit stones, and each bid must be at least 1,000..."

"A single drop of semen won't make much of a difference..."

"The Crimson Dragon isn't particularly rare..."

Many people have little interest in this drop of essence blood, as it is unlikely to provide any benefit to their bloodline...

"Twenty thousand mid-grade spirit stones..."

"Twenty-one thousand"

"..."

Duan Hong, who had been mostly silent, suddenly became interested and raised his sign, saying, "Twenty-five thousand mid-grade spirit stones..."

Yan Jingyao looked over curiously, "Senior sister is just reminding you, although this drop of essence blood isn't very useful, it's still a fourth-tier essence, and the energy inside is extremely violent. With your current cultivation level, you probably can't refine it..."

Duan Hong smiled and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Senior Sister Yan. If the price isn't too high, I'll buy it and keep it for future use..."

Yan Jingyao shook her head speechlessly. Why do they always buy useless things on both sides? They really have nowhere to spend their spirit stones...

Ye Wuxi wasn't surprised. She had a vague idea about Duan Hong's physique, and she thought this thing might be of great help to him...

After bidding, Duan Hong finally acquired the drop of blood essence for 30,000 mid-grade spirit stones.

Several more Heaven-rank items were then auctioned, but the most expensive among them was the 'Heavenly Spirit Pill,' which could give a peak Earth Martial Realm martial artist a 50% chance of entering the Heavenly Martial Realm. It directly sold for 150,000...

Ye Wuxi sighed repeatedly, realizing that alchemists were indeed valuable...

But he was met with a cold glare from Yan Jingyao. "The leap from Earth Rank to Heaven Rank is a qualitative one. Some people spend their entire lives and still can't reach that realm. In the Purple Cloud Empire, the Heaven Rank is already considered a top-tier level. To increase the chance by half is enough to drive anyone crazy..."

Bai Ling'er smiled faintly, "Finally, here is the grand finale item of this auction, a water-elemental profound essence crystal, with a starting bid of 40,000 mid-grade spirit stones..."

"Fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones..."

The Hehuan Sect Master, Su Muchen, directly added ten thousand spirit stones. Everyone's expressions tightened slightly, and they all hesitated whether to bid. This Red Dust Fairy was not someone to be trifled with...

"Sixty thousand mid-grade spirit stones..."

The person in the last private room on the third floor, however, showed no fear of the sect leader and directly brought out ten thousand spirit stones...