kvmb Chapter 390 The auction begins
Chapter 390 The auction begins
"Qingqing, you should go back now!" Shen Xu said to Lu Qingqing after they left.
"Hmm!" Lu Qingqing gave Wu Qi a deep look. Although she didn't know who the Heart Demon Lord Ye Zhi mentioned was, judging from the others' performance, he must be a big figure in the Four Directions Sword Alliance.
"Brother, isn't this a case of being too clever for your own good?" Lu Qingqing sighed deeply in her heart.
"Bai Lu, was this your idea?" Shen Xu asked Bai Lu after Lu Qingqing left.
"I was just asking Xiaozhi to state the facts."
“Shen Xu, you don’t have to blame the two girls. I asked them to help me. I can’t just watch Lu Qingshan get away with this without paying a price. I have to make him pay the price.”
“When did I blame them? I know you want Lu Qingshan to regret his choice, but you’re too hasty. Have you thought about what will happen if the Demon Lord doesn’t accept you?”
“That’s unlikely. The elder and I belong to two different branches, and both elders have been very good to me. Besides, Wu Qi and the elder belong to the same branch,” Ye Zhi explained.
Seeing Shen Xu's confusion, Ye Zhi continued, "Besides the royal family, the Shadow Clan has three branches, and Wu Qi and I belong to different branches."
"Does Lord Heart Demon know about this?"
"I haven't told the elder yet. After all, I can't fully believe what you say until I see Wu Qi."
Suddenly, a clear chime resounded throughout the auction hall, instantly suppressing the noise and gradually quieting everyone down.
Shen Xu knew this was a sign that the auction was about to begin, so he asked Ye Zhi, "Are you going to take Wu Qi to see Lord Heart Demon now?"
"Let's do it tonight! The elder should still be at the Li family's house overseeing that auction."
"Let's watch the auction before we leave!"
As the bells rang, a golden magic circle appeared out of thin air on the auction stage in the center of the first floor, illuminating the entire venue.
As the light faded, a beautiful woman appeared in the center of the auction stage.
An invisible wave of divine sense swept across the entire venue, and everyone immediately realized that this was a cultivator at the Transcendent Realm. The huge auction house fell silent, waiting for the beautiful woman to speak.
"My name is Shangguan Menglan, the Foreign Affairs Elder of the Four Directions Sword Alliance and the Acting Vice President of the Heavenly Sword Merchant Guild. I believe many of you here should know me. If you don't, that's fine. Just be familiar with today's auction items."
Shangguan Menglan's gaze swept over the four people walking in the upstairs corridor, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.
"I'm sure everyone has been looking forward to this auction for a long time, and I don't want to take up any more of your time."
I just wanted to remind everyone that the Judge's Judgment is currently hanging directly above this auction house. If anyone wants to test its power, I welcome them.
Upon hearing this, some people with ulterior motives couldn't help but feel a chill.
They all knew that within the jurisdiction of the Judge's Book of Judgments, the rules written on it were ironclad laws, and the closer one got to its center, the stronger the constraints on people's behavior. At this moment, the auction was located at the center of the Book of Judgments.
After Shangguan Menglan finished speaking, she smiled at everyone. As the golden magic circle lit up again, Shangguan Menglan's figure disappeared instantly. A huge crack slowly opened on the auction stage, revealing the stairs leading to the bottom of the venue.
A group of exceptionally beautiful and graceful maids emerged one after another, each carrying an item shrouded in a layer of shimmering white light...
Led by Wu Qi, Shen Xu entered the Qingzhu Sword Sect's private room. Although the room was not large, it could easily accommodate less than ten people.
Each private room has a small phantom wall that clearly shows all the details of the auction stage, and even the sound can be heard. This made Shen Xu very curious about the specific structure of the phantom wall.
At this moment, the beautiful woman in charge of the auction was introducing a low-grade Earth-rank sword technique—the Heavenly Feather Sword—in a very pleasant voice.
It is a wondrous sword technique that can only be cultivated by those who possess sword intent. It can transform the user's sword intent into sharp heavenly feathers that fall from the sky all at once, and the lethality depends on the number of feathers.
Although the cultivation conditions are harsh, the price is not cheap, with the starting bid reaching 10,000 Nourishing Yuan Pills.
However, most Earth-rank martial arts require a massive amount of vital energy, and it is impossible to master them without the support of the Qi Sea. Therefore, most of the people vying for this sword technique are cultivators at the Qi Sea Realm and some small sects.
I have no idea where these Qi Sea Realm cultivators got so much money. When I was in the Qi Sea Realm in my previous life, it would have been painful for me to spend a thousand Nourishing Yuan Pills on a broken flying sword for several months.
When Wu Qi brought Shen Xu and the other two in, everyone's eyes turned to Shen Xu. Although they had already learned the outcome from Lu Qingqing, they still wanted Shen Xu to admit it personally.
"Senior Sister Wang, the matter is over, but the Qin family said that you went to them on your own initiative. I wonder if that's true?"
"Yes! I asked Qingqing to take me there. Since I'm the one who caused him trouble, it's natural that I have to solve it."
"I still can't believe that Senior Brother Lu would do such a thing to you, Senior Sister," Jiang Yun said, frowning.
"He simply chose the better option, and besides, he really didn't know about this matter."
"Second sister, you're still thinking about him, but he hasn't offered you a single explanation since our last meeting. I'll make him regret his choice," Wu Qi said with a grim expression.
"Wu Qi, stop talking." Wang Ya said in a pained voice.
Seeing the somewhat somber atmosphere, Shen Xu changed the subject, saying, "Could it be that the sect leader is interested in this sword technique?"
Song Qi clearly understood Shen Xu's thoughts and said somewhat helplessly, "Sigh! I might be interested if it were ten thousand Qi-Nourishing Pills. I'm not afraid to admit it, but the price of this first item is too high for me."
I just brought you guys in to see what was going on. You might as well have gone to that Class C auction; you could have bought some good stuff there!
"It's good to broaden your horizons. I believe that with Qiqi's talent, your sect will eventually prosper," Bailu comforted her.
"Thank you for your kind words, Sister Bai, but I still have a long way to go compared to you," Yang Qiqi said with a smile.
"Will Senior Brother Shen return to the Green Bamboo Mountains at the end of this year?" Yang Qiqi suddenly asked.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Shen Xu.
"I might not be able to tell. I have something very important to do. If I have time left after I finish that, I'll go back and check on things."
"By the way, don't rush off after the auction ends. I have something very important that I need you to give to Uncle Wang."
“Okay! We’ll wait for you,” Song Qi replied.
Bai Lu and Ye Zhi knew that Shen Xu was talking about the Longevity Pill, but at this moment they were thinking about something else: if Shen Xu really wanted to go back, how could they get him to take them back with him?
Leaning back in the soft chair, Shen Xu lazily watched as precious items were sold off at exorbitant prices on the auction stage, some of which he found quite tempting.
Unfortunately, he didn't even have a thousand Nourishing Essence Pills on him, and he was certain that he was the poorest person among everyone present.
During this time, Bai Lu and Ye Zhi also participated in the bidding several times using the bidding device in the room, but they did not get the items they wanted.
As time passed, the auction gradually reached its climax. At this point, the starting price of the auctioned items was no less than 100,000 Nourishing Yuan Pills, and several items were even auctioned off for a sky-high price of over one million. The members of the Green Bamboo Sword Sect couldn't help but gasp at this scene.
If a Class B auction house is already like this, Shen Xu can't believe how much an item in a Class A auction house can fetch, and how much his wood carving, which was presented as the grand finale, can sell for.