Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

The building was even taller and more magnificent than she had imagined, with many officials and dignitaries coming and going.

Guan Xun also walked curiously towards the entrance. A guard-like man stood inside the doorway, talking to people coming and going.

"Hello, miss, do you have a VIP crystal card?"

The man blocked Guan Xun's path, looked at her with a very standard smile, and asked.

Guan Xun frowned. A privileged crystal card? What is that?

Does this mean I need this card to get in?

The man noticed Guan Xun's confusion and explained, "The VIP Crystal Card is only held by special guests of our auction house. Special guests refer to distinguished guests who bid for more than three items here."

"No." Guan Xun immediately shook his head. He was being so clear about the distinction.

“Okay.” The man nodded and pointed to the last few rows of seats in the auction hall, saying, “Please go to that area and take your seat.”

As soon as she finished speaking, other people led her over there.

Although the last few rows offered a wide view, it wasn't easy to see the items on the central stage. Guan Xun didn't mind, though; her senses were very sharp, and it didn't bother her at all.

People were still entering one after another. Guan Xun thought she must have arrived too early. She looked towards the entrance out of boredom and suddenly paused for a moment.

"Huh? Isn't that..."

At the entrance of the auction house, a bright red figure walked in. It was the same man with the hoarse voice that they had seen in the Illusion Forest a few months ago.

Compared to before, he looked even weaker when he stood up, and strangely, he was limping on one leg.

The limp was quite obvious; he walked with a limp.

Was he beaten by his own men that day?

"Pfft..." Guan Xun's eyes darted around, and he chuckled.

Deserve it.

Watching him walk to the seats reserved for those with VIP cards, Guan Xun wasn't surprised at all. He had already guessed that they were all young masters from wealthy families, but he hadn't expected them to be from the capital.

After a short wait, the auction finally began.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, a woman dressed in a red dress slowly walked onto the stage.

Her stunning figure, accentuated by the red dress, was even more curvaceous, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The woman's pretty face was alluring; she covered her red lips, and every gesture she made was seductive.

Guan Xun couldn't help but click his tongue. No wonder those chief ministers used to love going to auctions, and often returned empty-handed.

Oh, so you were there to admire the beautiful women.

However, the effect of the beautiful woman's appearance was indeed very good, and the entire auction hall immediately became lively.

"Thank you all for coming to the auction. Qing'er hopes that you can all bid on the items you want. So without further ado, let's begin."

The beautiful woman named Qing'er raised her jade-like hand, and the lights in the room dimmed instantly, with only the bright spotlights shining on the items on the auction stage.

Immediately afterwards, someone carried something onto the stage and placed it on the auction table. The object was covered by a red cloth, so its appearance was not visible.

"This is a metal-attribute cultivation scroll, of intermediate level, primarily defensive, containing the power of Vajra."

As Qing'er spoke, she pulled down the red cloth covering the scroll, revealing a golden scroll in everyone's sight.

Seeing that the audience below the stage was not very interested, Qing'er was not in a hurry. She curled her red lips and said, "Although intermediate-level cultivation techniques with the metal attribute are common, this scroll also has a hidden additional effect."

These words successfully piqued everyone's curiosity. She wasn't in a hurry, and changed the subject, keeping everyone in suspense.

"All of you spiritual masters know more about the cultivation of techniques than Qing'er does. The additional effects are only available on special scrolls."

"The metal scroll being auctioned today has the added benefit of being able to create an indestructible body when mastered."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone was in an uproar.

Additional effects? Guan Xun knew that the Ice and Fire Techniques she mainly cultivated also had special additional effects, but they would only appear when she reached the pinnacle of her skills.

Resisting all ice and fire.

Simply put, it requires no fire and no ice.

She thought this was a common thing, but she didn't expect it to be so strange.

Just as Guan Xun was thinking, the auctioneer had already started bidding.

"The auction begins! The bid price is eight thousand gold coins!"

The people below started bidding, and Guan Xun almost fell off his chair.

what? !

A mid-level tattered scroll, starting at eight thousand?!

"twelve thousand!"

Upon hearing the price, Guan Xun almost choked on his own saliva.

Qing'er's beautiful eyes swept around, and she smiled calmly: "Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price?"

"Twelve thousand per time!"

"Twelve thousand twice!"

"Fifteen thousand!" Someone else couldn't resist raising the price.

"Seventeen thousand!"

Guan Xun: ... ...

The tattered scroll was eventually sold for 17,000.

Guan Xun fell silent. If even a mid-level scroll was this valuable...

Her eyes darted around, and then she seemed to remember something. She stood up and walked towards the door.

Quite a few people left midway through, but others didn't pay much attention.

After leaving the auction venue, Guan Xun walked into a secluded alley, took out a long black robe from her storage ring and put it on. The robe was very large and could cover her face well.

She wasn't particularly tall to begin with, and unless you deliberately tilted your head back, it was hard not to see her face.

She cleared her throat before heading back towards the auction hall.

"Hello, do you have a VIP crystal card?"

Guan Xun shook his head and said in a deliberately lowered voice, "Do you still accept auction items?"

Upon hearing this, the man immediately became more respectful than before. He nodded and said, "Understood. May I ask what items you wish to auction?"

"The scroll of cultivation techniques".

After a pause, Guan Xun added, "High-class."

Guan Xun wasn't intentionally bidding on high-level items; she simply only had high-level and above cultivation scrolls, and all of her cultivation scrolls had additional effects.

Upon hearing the word "high-class," the man was extremely surprised and respectfully led Guan Xun to a room in the backyard.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go and ask the chairman to come back right away."

"Ah."

Guan Xun nodded, replying somewhat impatiently. She was now someone who could use advanced techniques, and she couldn't afford to be timid.

The man nodded quickly and hurriedly left the room.

Beneath her black robe, Guan Xun kept her eyes closed as she repeatedly reviewed the scroll she had previously replicated using her spiritual power.

She possessed countless cultivation scrolls, including many that didn't match her attributes.

Just as she had chosen two scrolls of earth-attribute cultivation techniques, the door opened and a middle-aged man in gray with a long beard walked in.

"This is our Guild Master Ger, a level 25 Spirit Master," the man introduced respectfully.

Guan Xun raised an eyebrow and tapped his fingertips lightly on the table. You can interpret these words however you want.

This can be interpreted as a simple introduction, or it can be interpreted as our guild leader being a level 25 spirit master, so don't try anything funny.

President Ge'er spoke without much inflection: "I heard this young friend wants to auction off a high-level cultivation technique scroll? May I take a look?"

Without wasting any words, Guan Xun raised his hand in front of him, and two scrolls made of spiritual energy immediately floated in the air.

"This is... a replication of spiritual power?!"