The 2012 Auction
"Please let seniors appraise." Liu Bo said and took out six small jade bottles, three pieces of refined material, and three talismans.
The old man saw the object taken out by Liu Bo, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but stop talking, carefully examining it.
The old man put down the items in his hand, and his voice trembled slightly as he said: "There are a total of three pieces of material here for the guest, which are: one catty and two taels of Xuan Tie Mu, one catty and eight taels of Chi Tong Mu, and eight taels of Xing Tie Shi; three bottles of perfect ordinary pellets, each with three pellets, namely: three small nourishing Qi Dan, three condensing Qi Dan, and three therapeutic Qi Dan; three medium-grade Tian Fu ice shield symbols. These items are all very precious for the guest, and they can definitely be auctioned at this year's annual auction."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, senior," Liu Bo said calmly.
"I'll get the formalities done for you right away. Also, this is a Golden VIP card, please keep it well. With this card, our auction house will only charge a 5% handling fee for any items you bid on. Additionally, every time you come to our auction house, you can have a private room arranged on the third floor's VIP hall, no need to sit in the main hall." The old man said with increasing courtesy.
The old man was extremely surprised that Liu Bo could bring out so many precious items for auction. Liu Bo's cultivation was hidden by the Introspection Technique, and the old man couldn't see it at all. However, based on Liu Bo's age, the old man guessed that his cultivation should be around the Condensing Spirit period, and definitely not in the Spiritual Lake period. As for the precious items Liu Bo mentioned, the old man also thought they were just some ordinary valuable items, never expecting that apart from the refining materials, they were all rare and extraordinary objects. Perfect Common Pills and mid-grade Heaven Symbols, such high-end items, Yang's Auction House had not sold as many since its establishment as Liu Bo brought out now. Being able to bring out so many precious items at once, Liu Bo's strength was something the old man had to take seriously, which is why he dared to send out a rare Golden Token without asking first.
Liu Bo put away the golden token and after completing the formalities, he arrived at the Golden Suite on the third floor of the auction hall, quietly waiting for the start of the auction.
As Liu Bo waited, the people attending the auction arrived one after another. Not only was the large hall on the first floor fully seated, but also the VIP boxes on the second and third floors were all filled to capacity.
After waiting for about half an hour, a spirited middle-aged man walked onto the auction stage.
"Welcome, esteemed guests, to our Yang's Auction House annual auction event. This grand auction has been carefully prepared by us for a whole year. Not only will we have precious cultivation materials and spiritual medicines on sale, but also rare heavenly artifacts, elixirs, talismans, and other high-end items. We welcome everyone to actively bid, don't miss this opportunity today." The auctioneer indeed had the talent of persuasion, his opening speech stirred up many participating cultivators.
"The auction is now underway! The first item up for bidding today is this superior heavenly sword." the auctioneer loudly declared.
At this time, a precious sword was delivered to the stage by staff.
"This top-grade heavenly sword contains a top-grade sharpness array restriction, and its material is also extremely good. The main materials used in its refinement are a mixture of xuan iron and red copper, and what's even more rare is that the materials used to make this sword include some xuan iron mother, making the sword itself extremely hard and sharp. Therefore, although this sword is only a top-grade heavenly sword, its actual sharpness can rival that of an extreme-grade heavenly sword. The restriction of a top-grade heavenly sword can unleash the power of an extreme-grade heavenly sword, whoever gets this sword will be able to exert even greater power when facing enemies, and also save precious true energy, maintaining a longer attack time. This is a more practical sword than an extreme-grade heavenly sword, it's an absolute advantage in battle, what are you waiting for? The starting price is 50,000 lower-grade spirit stones, each bid must increase by at least 100 lower-grade spirit stones. The auction begins now."
"Sixty thousand low-grade spirit stones." someone in the hall shouted loudly.
"Sixty-one thousand low-grade spirit stones."
"Sixty-two thousand low-grade spirit stones."
"Sixty-five thousand low-grade spirit stones." At this time, someone directly added twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones to the price.
"Seven million low-grade spirit stones." Someone directly increased the price of this top-grade heavenly artifact sword by seven million low-grade spirit stones.
In the midst of everyone's scramble, the price quickly rose to 900,000 lower-grade spirit stones. This value had far exceeded that of a top-grade heavenly artifact, especially one that only contained the Sharp Array restriction, a treasured sword. However, the actual effect of this top-grade heavenly artifact sword could be compared to that of an extreme-grade heavenly artifact, making it most suitable for use by cultivators with lower cultivation levels. Not only could it bring out the effects of an extreme-grade heavenly artifact, but it could also conserve one's own true energy. Therefore, some cultivators in the early and middle stages of their Condensing God phase competed fiercely.
"Nine hundred and ten thousand low-grade spirit stones." At this time, a private room on the second floor started bidding.
"Nine hundred and twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones." Another private room also started bidding.
The VIPs in the private rooms started to participate, and the price of this heavenly sword quickly rose to 95,000 lower-grade spirit stones. However, the subsequent price increase slowed down, and it took a long time to rise to 98,000 lower-grade spirit stones. At this point, only three people were left participating in the bidding.
"980,300 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
"980,500 Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
"One hundred thousand low-grade spirit stones."
In the fierce bidding of three people, the price finally rose to 100,200 low-grade spirit stones, and the remaining two bidders were also left with only two people.
The remaining two people went through fierce bidding, and this top-grade heavenly artifact sword was finally auctioned off by one of them for 1.1 million low-grade spirit stones.
The transaction price of the first auction item was so high that Liu Bo was extremely surprised. Although this heavenly sword, due to its material's special properties, made its actual use value exceed even the best heavenly equipment, after all, the forbidden technique contained within the sword was only the most ordinary Sharpness Array Forbidden Technique, and it was extremely rare for it to be auctioned off at such a high price.
With the first item sold at a high price, the subsequent items sold one after another also achieved good transaction prices.
"What's up for auction next is a high-grade refining material, a piece of Xuan Tie Mu, weighing one catty and two taels. The starting price is 500,000 low-grade spirit stones, with each bid increase being at least 10,000 low-grade spirit stones." The auctioneer said, pointing to the piece of Xuan Tie Mu that had just been brought onto the auction stage.
Upon hearing that the auctioned item was actually a high-grade refining material, Xuan Tie Mu, and even more than one catty in weight, many high-level cultivators who knew the value of Xuan Tie Mu were shocked and began discussing among themselves.
"Han Ying, I didn't expect that this small auction in Yao Shou Valley would have a high-grade material like Xuan Tie Mu. It seems that we've really come to the right place this time. Not only is it possible for us to obtain the Hua Sheng Dan, but we can also gain Xuan Tie Mu as a high-grade material. If we were to offer Xuan Tie Mu to Master Shu, with his obsessive personality when it comes to refining equipment, he will definitely grant us immense benefits." A cultivator with an ordinary appearance said.
