The crowd erupted in astonishment again, a nearly unsellable item had been bid up to nine thousand Martial King Essence Pills.
Moreover, this price seemed to have been driven up merely by two parties vying for pride.
“As expected of a great family, they can casually throw around nine thousand Martial King Essence Pills,” the crowd murmured inwardly.
They would have to deliberate extensively to spend even a few thousand Martial King Essence Pills, yet these great families could call out nine thousand without hesitation.
How could the gap between people be so vast?
Even Shi Jindou on the stage was momentarily stunned, surprised that a peculiar stone had reached such a high price.
After a brief thought, he realised the Cao family’s old man’s intentions and chuckled inwardly, “Heh, that old fox Cao Ting is as suspicious as ever, willing to spend nine thousand Martial King Essence Pills to size up an opponent. But with such lavish spending, what expression will he have when the Cao family’s martial techniques are auctioned later?”
Shi Jindou could already imagine Cao Ting’s beard trembling with rage.
“Ten thousand Martial King Essence Pills!” At that moment, Lin Xiao’s voice rang out again, raising the bid by another thousand.
Ten thousand Martial King Essence Pills was about the limit for pretending not to care about the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock, any higher might arouse suspicion.
In the No. 2 private room, Cao Xueqing was about to raise the bid again but was stopped by Cao Ting, who said, “Xueqing, that’s enough. Spending over ten thousand to buy a useless stone isn’t worth it.”
Cao Xueqing wanted to say something but ultimately held back, staying silent.
Outside the private room, the crowd was shocked again, a Heavy Mountain Strange Rock had been bid up to ten thousand Martial King Essence Pills? How wealthy must one be to do this?
After a long pause with no further bids, Shi Jindou finally spoke, “Since there are no more bids, this strange stone goes to the No. 1 private room.”
Shi Jindou waved his hand, and a woman came on stage to deliver the storage ring.
Lin Xiao finally relaxed, the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock was now his.
Originally, he would have only needed three thousand Martial King Essence Pills, but after the Cao family’s interference, the price soared to ten thousand, costing him an extra seven thousand.
It was clear the Cao family wasn’t truly interested in the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock, they were merely testing him.
“These human family members sure have cunning minds,” Mei Tianmo couldn’t help but laugh, saying, “But knowing your character, you wouldn’t bid just to save face, would you? What’s the real use of this Heavy Mountain Strange Rock?”
“To others, the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock may have little use, but for me, it’s immensely valuable. Let alone ten thousand Martial King Essence Pills, even a single spirit stone would be worth it for my cultivation technique,” Lin Xiao replied honestly.
Considering the value of the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock to him, spending ten thousand Martial King Essence Pills didn’t seem so infuriating anymore.
He wouldn’t trade this Heavy Mountain Strange Rock even for a Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill.
“I wonder if the person in the No. 1 private room is bluffing or truly wealthy. If they’re genuinely rich, that’s another competitor,” an old man in the No. 3 private room sighed inwardly.
A similar sentiment echoed in the No. 4 private room, as those in the top private rooms were undoubtedly here for the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill.
The auction continued, with numerous items sold in a well-arranged sequence, keeping the event engaging by introducing high-value items after periods of calm.
After bidding on the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock, Lin Xiao refrained from further bids.
An hour later, as the auction neared its end, a transparent box about a foot square, filled with dense yin energy, was brought on stage, catching Lin Xiao’s attention.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we’re soon approaching the auction’s finale items, but before that, we have something extraordinary,” Shi Jindou said, glancing at the No. 2 private room, then scanning the No. 3 and No. 4 rooms, before smiling and continuing, “This is a treasure grown in the most extreme cold and yin environment, called the Extreme Cold Yin Fruit.”
“What! The Extreme Cold Yin Fruit!” Lin Xiao was stunned, his pupils widening.
The Extreme Cold Yin Fruit, born in the harshest cold and yin environments, could serve as the main ingredient for a seventh-grade pill if used in alchemy.
This fruit could be directly consumed and refined, offering immense benefits to those cultivating yin-cold attribute powers or possessing yin-cold attribute talents.
Its benefits were no less than the Heavy Mountain Strange Rock’s value to his Sky-Sealing Stone Hand cultivation.
For those with yin-cold attribute talents, its effect was comparable to a sixth-grade pill, essentially a natural sixth-grade pill.
While useless to Lin Xiao himself, it was invaluable for his Blue Corpse Puppet, as it could significantly boost its strength.
“I must win this Extreme Cold Yin Fruit!” Lin Xiao vowed inwardly.
The crowd was equally astonished, not expecting an item equivalent to a sixth-grade pill’s potency to appear so close to the finale.
Shi Jindou continued, “This Extreme Cold Yin Fruit offers immense benefits to those with yin-cold attribute talents or those cultivating yin-cold attribute powers, with a potency equivalent to a sixth-grade pill. It’s a rare find, so the starting bid is thirty green spirit stones.”
Whoa!
The hall buzzed with excitement. A sixth-grade pill could justify such a price, and a natural sixth-grade pill with equivalent effects was even more valuable.
However, due to its yin-cold attribute restriction, many who coveted its potency could only shake their heads, and the price of thirty green spirit stones was prohibitive.
Thirty green spirit stones equated to seventy-five thousand Martial King Essence Pills, an astronomical sum.
Even Lin Xiao clicked his tongue at the price. Mei Tianmo had only obtained twenty green spirit stones from five Martial Monarch storage rings, yet this starting bid was thirty.
If not for the auction of the two great families’ core martial techniques, he wouldn’t dare dream of such a price.
But considering its potency, the price was justified.
Surely, few others would spend such a fortune on this item, unless they had an exceptionally high yin-cold attribute talent.
After a lively moment with no bids, Lin Xiao paused, about to speak, when a woman’s voice called out from the neighbouring room, “Thirty green spirit stones.”
“Hm? The Cao family needs the Extreme Cold Yin Fruit too?” Lin Xiao frowned. The Extreme Cold Yin Fruit wasn’t worth such a high price for those without yin-cold attribute talents. Could there be someone in the Cao family with an exceptionally high yin-cold attribute talent?
