Chapter 1684: Chapter 1553: Auctioning the Di Clan’s Strongest Successor!
Feixian City is the largest city in the Northern Domain, and it’s considered a Holy City in the hearts of many cultivators. Many superpowers have their own territories here.
Gambling stone workshops are everywhere, and various restaurants and shops are densely packed, with palaces floating forever in the sky, radiating infinite light.
Naturally, as one of the Five Domains’ superpowers, the Treasure Pavilion also has its own office in Feixian City, and it is a top luxury auction venue.
Additionally, there are some extravagant places of pleasure; Sea of Desire, Compassionate Voyage, Shui Yue Pavilion, Fengyue Pavilion, and Chunfeng Yidu Yumen Pass are the four most representative establishments.
However, right now, besides the restaurants and inns being crowded, other places are deserted, as everyone’s attention is on the Treasure Pavilion’s auction, waiting for the final result.
The auction hall is reaching one climax after another. From the first Saint Child level strong person put up for auction, several Saint Child level strong persons were pushed onto the stage one after another, each causing a bidding war among several factions.
Because Ye Fan set the starting price extremely low, a Saint Child level strong person and a pig had almost the same price, causing a huge sensation!
"Too cruel!"
Not to mention the loose cultivators laughing hysterically, the Saint Child level strong persons being auctioned looked more purple than pig’s liver, their eyes almost spewing fire.
Their respective factions were desperate to bid them back at any cost, while their rival factions also wanted to acquire them.
Every Saint Child level strong person, disregarding their intrinsic talent and comprehension, had consumed considerable resources to grow to such a level, and they also learned the strongest cultivation technique, martial arts, and secret techniques from their sect.
These things are truly priceless treasures. If one manages to bid on them, they might obtain a complete cultivation technique, martial arts, and secret techniques.
For this reason, the price of every Saint Child escalates rapidly, reaching dizzying prices for the Holy Lands.
In this way, people from various Holy Lands turned green with envy at Ye Fan’s ingenious move, which not only shamed them but also extracted a significant cost from them.
In order to redeem their Saint Children, many factions brought out various spiritual medicine, treasure medicine, and even divine medicine they’ve treasured for years.
To gather the materials needed to refine Soul Gathering Pills, Ye Fan deliberately crafted a list, scrambling the sequence and altering the quantity of materials.
To redeem their Saint Child level strong persons, these factions went all-out, flipping their treasure vaults inside out.
With each successful auction of a Saint Child level strong person, Ye Fan’s accumulation of treasures grew, amounting to an absolute bonanza.
At each price shout, the Saints from various factions held their noses; if not for the presence of four superpower masters, they might have flipped and seized their people.
The Treasure Pavilion also faced considerable pressure, as these so-called "auction items" come from each faction’s core disciples and even Saint Children.
Nevertheless, auctioning these Saint Child level strong persons, the commission the Treasure Pavilion received was very substantial, making this event a win-win for Ye Fan and the Treasure Pavilion.
As for how the factions who lost their Saint Children feel, that’s none of their concern.
"Interesting, the Treasure Pavilion actually dared to auction Saint Children, creating a milestone in auction history!" Some old monsters nodded and smiled.
This matter doesn’t concern these solitary old monsters, so they enjoy watching the novelty, each filled with enthusiasm.
Beside these old monsters were young people with distinctive demeanors, exuding auras that rival any Saint Child.
As each Saint Child level strong person was bid away by their respective powers, the auction reached its grand finale, leaving those factions missing their Saint Children feeling uneasy, a sense of foreboding enveloping them.
Obviously, their Saint Children were never going to appear again!
Factions that lost their Saint Child were heartbroken and hated Ye Fan to the core, but they were helpless!
The fact that this is of their own doing and they had no reason to act against Ye Fan, even if they were seething, they had to resort to secret ploys, never daring to openly retaliate.
With the Immortal Academy backing Ye Fan, these Holy Lands could only swallow the bitter pill in silence!
Everyone knew that the final item must be more significant than a Saint Child, otherwise it wouldn’t be the grand finale "auction item."
Thinking of this, everyone grew excited. They had heard before coming that among these "auction items," an Emperor Clan’s strongest heir was astonishingly included.
Undoubtedly, this ultimate grand rare treasure must be this Emperor Clan’s strongest heir.
"This world is insane. I’ve seen auctions of Emperor Techniques and martial arts, and auctions of various secret techniques and immortal treasures, but an auction of an Emperor Clan’s strongest heir is unheard of!"
When people learned that the ultimate grand rare treasure was the Emperor Clan’s strongest heir at this auction, everyone was dumbfounded.
The auction hall was jam-packed, everyone eager to witness the spectacle, to see which Great Emperor family’s strongest heir had been captured and auctioned as an item.
In the VIP seats, attendees from the major forces of the Five Domains were present, including the dynasties of the Central Domain, Holy Lands of the Eastern Domain, Emperor Clan Ling Family, Holy Lands of the Northern Domain, Wu Shang Sect, Divine Temple Demon Cave of the Western Region, all had representatives.
At this moment, everyone’s eyes focused on the auctioneer on stage, who spoke with full vigor.
"Next, we’ll invite our staff to bring out the grand precious item of this auction event - the Emperor Clan’s strongest heir!"
The auctioneer’s voice, full of spirit, resonated through the entire auction hall, and indeed, across Feixian City.
"My goodness, they’re really auctioning the Emperor Clan’s strongest heir."
"Unbelievable, it’s truly unbelievable!"
"Being auctioned like merchandise, the Emperor Clan’s strongest heir is doomed!"
"I wonder which Emperor Clan’s strongest heir had such rotten luck to encounter an opponent of this caliber."
"This pain is worse than death, a dignified Emperor Clan’s strongest heir, destined for the Great Emperor path as a young supreme, now being auctioned like goods!"
"Today, this Emperor clan made a complete spectacle of themselves, with their strongest heir appearing at the auction, being sold as an item for people to bid on."
"Young and inexperienced, it would be better to kill these people rather than auction them off here. How can these forces possibly let this go?"
For a moment, the entire auction was abuzz with discussion. Many cultivators were talking about how auctioning a Saint Heir was wild enough, but auctioning the strongest heir of an Emperor clan was going too far.
Listening to these discussions, all the powerful forces present, except those whose Saint Heirs were not involved in besieging Ye Fan, changed their expressions.
Many forces who lost their Saint Heirs were extremely conflicted, hoping their Saint Heirs would appear among the auction items, willing to pay any price to redeem them, yet wishing they wouldn’t appear, as it would be too embarrassing.
As people were eagerly anticipating, an Azure Furnace was brought up and placed on the auction stage, astonishing many people.
This Azure Furnace, whether in color or shape, looked exactly like an Emperor Weapon of the Ancient Emperor Family. Undoubtedly, it must be a replica refined by the Ancient Emperor Family; the original could not possibly appear here.
Whoosh!
At that moment, everyone directed their attention to the Ancient Emperor Family’s Saint Master sitting in the VIP seat, making him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.
If not for the occasion, he would have wanted to slap the auctioneer to death and then kill everyone here to preserve the Ancient Emperor Family’s reputation.
But since there were other Emperor clans present, they weren’t afraid of them at all; the Ancient Emperor Family couldn’t possibly contend with so many Emperor clans and Holy Lands at once.
As the auctioneer shook the furnace, the strongest heir of the Ancient Emperor Family, Gu Xiao, was shaken out, covered in blood, looking utterly miserable.
"Is it really him?!"
The entire auction erupted instantly. At this moment, Gu Xiao made no effort to conceal himself, his eyes vacant, as if he were in a daze.
"The strongest heir of the Ancient Emperor Family, proficient in various Cultivation Techniques and martial arts passed down by the Ancient Emperor, including secret techniques and Forbidden Techniques. Buying him back is definitely not a loss. The starting price is six hundred thousand jin of top-grade spirit stones, with each bid increase not less than one hundred thousand jin. Now, the auction begins!" The auctioneer felt awkward saying this, but he still got his point across.
In all his years as an auctioneer, it was the first time he met such a client who blatantly auctioned the strongest heir of an Emperor clan; it was a blatant slap in the face, wasn’t it?
The face of the Ancient Emperor Family’s Saint Master turned as ugly as pig liver.
"Hiss!"
Everyone drew a sharp breath. A starting price of six hundred thousand jin of spirit stones for the strongest heir of an Emperor clan was definitely not too much—the final price was likely to skyrocket.
Of course, that required someone to compete with them. Otherwise, if no one competed, it might sell for the floor price.
"Ahhhh..."
Upon realizing his predicament, Gu Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood, never imagining Ye Fan would come up with such a vile trick as to auction him off as an item.
"Seven hundred thousand jin!"
The Ancient Emperor Family’s Saint Master’s eyes spewed fire, but he had no choice but to bid. Even if he had to slap Gu Xiao to death after buying him back, he couldn’t let him fall into someone else’s hands.
"Nine hundred thousand jin!"
A modified voice came from an unknown corner, directly raising the bid by two hundred thousand jin of spirit stones, locking horns with the Ancient Emperor Family.
"One million jin!"
The Ancient Emperor Family’s Saint Master emitted a terrifying aura, looking toward the direction from which the voice came, wanting to know who dared to compete with him.
Even Ye Fan was quite surprised. In his original plan, after sixty thousand jin, a slight increase should have sufficed. So many spirit stones would be enough for him to advance to the Lord Realm.
Transitioning from the Divine Power Realm to the Lord Realm is a watershed moment. Many cultivators are stuck at this juncture for their entire lives because the Lord Realm requires the comprehension of world principles, not just a rise in power but also a Mental Realm elevation.
Following the voice, he saw an old man shrouded in black mist in an inconspicuous corner continuing to bid.
"One million five hundred thousand jin!"
"Two million jin!"
The Ancient Emperor Family’s Saint Master was getting desperate, not expecting such an intruder to disrupt his plans.
"Two million one hundred thousand jin!"
"Two million two hundred thousand jin!"
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After a fierce bidding war, the Ancient Emperor Family’s Saint Master finally raised the price to two million eight hundred thousand jin to secure Gu Xiao!
At this price, even the Ancient Emperor Family turned green, but there was nothing they could do, having to resign themselves to their bad luck.
The final fate of the Ancient Emperor Family’s strongest heir was sealed, and many people were eager to leave immediately, standing up one by one, ready to leave the auction.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. I have something to announce to you all on this occasion!"
At this moment, the Emperor of the Yuehua Dynasty stood up, surveying the crowd.
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