She became a god

Chapter 368 The Magnolia Festival (Part 1)

The Magnolia Festival, held once every five hundred years, attracted countless cultivators. Master Yunxiao rang the bell, announcing the official start of the festival.

Celebrities from all walks of life gather here, and even a transaction involving millions of high-grade spirit stones is not considered a big deal.

On the seventh day of the Magnolia Festival, the Magnolia Charity Gala began.

At the Magnolia Charity Gala, invited celebrities from all walks of life will bring out magical treasures or elixirs as auction items, and the proceeds will be used for charity.

Feng Ai and her group got a private room with a good view and brought out a two-jin (1 kg) pot of fruit wine made with Sanhuang honey and Bagongde water as an auction item.

The Sanhuang Honey Fruit Wine was the seventh item auctioned at the Magnolia Charity Gala, and it sold for a high price of 360,000 high-grade spirit stones.

The next item was a potted plant.

The auction was hosted by a woman and a man; the woman was dignified and poised, while the man was charming and alluring.

At this moment, the male host said with a smile, "Don't underestimate this pot of flowers. This flower is extraordinary. It's no less valuable than the prize for the champion of both the civil and military events at the last Magnolia Festival."

As a renowned event in the cultivation world, the Magnolia Festival naturally includes competitions that showcase literary talent and martial arts skills.

In the cultivation world, literary contests are conducted by having everyone sit around and discuss the Dao, while martial arts contests are a test of skill.

In literature, one must possess comprehension; in martial arts, one must demonstrate combat prowess.

The previous edition had many prizes and a variety of exotic flowers and plants, but the most famous was the double-flowered white magnolia.

Is it possible that this Magnolia Charity Gala could find another double-flowered white magnolia to sell?

Seeing that the buyers' curiosity had been piqued, the female host asked on their behalf, "Could it be a double-flowered magnolia with nine branches?"

The male host said, "Although you are beautiful, you don't need to think so highly of yourself."

The female host chimed in, "I know I'm beautiful, you don't need to repeat myself. But you'd better give this flower a proper introduction to our customers here."

The male host smiled mischievously, "Of course, this flower is neither a white magnolia nor a twin-flowered one."

"You're exaggerating the merits of a common nine-petaled magnolia flower to the point that it's no less beautiful than a double-petaled white magnolia. Aren't you afraid of offending the distinguished guests outside the venue and losing your job?"

"This flower has its own unique features; it is an extremely rare nine-layered purple magnolia."

After he finished speaking, the nine-petaled magnolia was placed on the display stand by the auction staff.

The female host pondered for a moment and said, "Crimson clouds and solidified cream, nine-layered petals, before the jade steps, crimson snow reflects on the jade terrace."

The male host added, "The Nine-Layered Purple Magnolia is priced at 300,000 high-grade spirit stones. Which distinguished guest is interested in purchasing it?"

Undoubtedly, this nine-layered purple magnolia is extremely beautiful and can be considered a precious flower, but selling a flower that cannot be made into a magic weapon for 300,000 high-grade spirit stones is a bit of an overpricing.

Unless you encounter a wealthy and passionate monk who is also obsessed with flowers and plants, it will be very difficult to sell them.

Feng Hui scoffed, "Does something like this even deserve to be ranked after our Three Yellow Honey?"

There is often an unwritten rule at auctions that the items become more valuable as they are sold later in the auction.

The Three Yellow Honey Fruit Wine that Feng Ai and the others brought out could increase one's pure spiritual power by a hundred years with just one pot, and the starting price was only two hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones.

However, a newly acquired spiritual root that is only slightly better looking and has no other special features dares to charge a starting price of 300,000 high-grade spirit stones. It's as if they're treating the customers present like scumbags and ripping them off!

At this moment, Yunxiao was using the excuse of serving tea to linger in the private room.

Seeing Feng Wei complain, she explained, "This item was probably not obtained through donation, but rather through a judicial auction."

In addition to donations from philanthropists, another source of items for the Magnolia Charity Gala auction is the stockpiled goods from the Dali Temple's warehouse in the Heavenly Realm.

These auction items are often mixed in with the more popular items, and sold quickly while the atmosphere is good.

The little panda commented, "They're using my fruit wine as a stepping stone in this bundled sales tactic."

The male host asked three times in a row, but no customer was willing to pay for the flowers.

He exchanged a glance with the female host, signaled to the staff to bring out a pair of jade bracelets and place them on the display stand, and had no choice but to ask again, "Three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, plus a pair of jade bracelets made of Dushan jade, which customer is interested in purchasing them?"

Dushan jade has increased in price in recent years, but the pair of jade bracelets on the exhibition stand are neither good nor bad in terms of material and workmanship. If sold separately, they would fetch at most 50,000 high-grade spirit stones.

Tsk! The market price of these two items combined would be good if they reached 100,000 high-grade spirit stones, but to package them together and sell them to customers for 300,000 high-grade spirit stones is simply outrageous.

Yunxiao also felt that this eighth auction item would not sell and would continue to gather dust in the Dali Temple's warehouse.

Suddenly, a loud voice rang out, "Three hundred thousand, I'll buy it!"

The sucker who wanted to spend 300,000 yuan on flowers was sitting next to Yunxiao.

The male host on stage was stunned, seemingly surprised that a customer would actually want it, and even forgot to say something.

It was the female host who realized what was happening, saying, "Three hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones per time."

.........

"Three times for three high-grade spirit stones."

"Alright, congratulations to the buyer of Box 06, this nine-petaled purple magnolia and this pair of hibiscus red jade bracelets are all yours."

Yunxiao looked at Ye Qingzhou with a complicated expression, "Princess Xuyao, why are you suddenly interested in these things?"

Could it really be as Feng Hui said, that the food damaged her brain?

Even if you have money, there's no need to waste it like this!

The little panda rubbed its hands together. "If I can't have the crispy white magnolia, then I'll try the crispy purple magnolia! It's an ingredient that costs 300,000 high-grade spirit stones. I wonder if the taste is worth the price?"

Okay, this really did damage their brain.

Even after going crazy, he still couldn't stop thinking about food.

Yunxiao didn't know how to comment, so she could only change the subject, "Your ingredients are almost gone... Ah? A woman rushed in and tried to snatch your ingredients!"

The red panda was stunned. "Auction items can be snatched?"

Downstairs, a young man in purple clothes hugged the nine-petaled magnolia tightly and roared, "Don't you dare take my flower!"

Feng Rui raised an eyebrow. "Isn't this an item up for auction? Why is a master causing trouble here?"

Yunxiao chuckled and said, "There might be some hidden reasons behind this that we don't know about."

In his heart, he cursed the cultivator who was in charge of coordinating the Dali Temple and the Magnolia Charity Gala. He had made such a huge mess, making the Heavenly Realm a laughing stock in front of all the celebrities.

A moment later, a young man frowned and rebuked the young man in purple, "Wife, how can you be so heartless and ungrateful? Are you willing to abandon the life and death of your own family for the sake of a flower?"

The young man in purple glared angrily, "Your family's debts are your own responsibility, why should you use my dowry to pay them off?"

Upon hearing this, the audience in the open-air seating area couldn't help but boo.

"It turned out to be an item up for auction. I'm so glad I didn't buy it; that would have been so unlucky!"

"This woman really doesn't understand the bigger picture. The deed is done, yet she insists on coming in and causing trouble. Doesn't she feel ashamed?"

"That's right. As the saying goes, family scandals should not be aired in public. But this woman is different; she insists on making a scene that's the talk of the town."

The audience's comments emboldened the young man. He straightened his back and reached out to pull the young man in purple, saying, "My virtuous wife has helped me achieve my ambitions, and I will repay her with ten thousand taels of gold. Please calm down, my wife. When I become successful, I will definitely buy you even more beautiful flowers and plants."

One male viewer couldn't help but sympathize, saying, "This guy is honest and kind; that woman might not appreciate it!"

"Yes! If you want to be empress, you have to be with him when he's still a poor boy."