Naturally, the crowd believed that even if it were two hundred green spirit stones, the Lu family’s powerhouse would surely secure it.
After all, the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill was immensely valuable to a family.
However, the Wanxiang Pavilion didn’t directly set the price at two hundred green spirit stones, likely to avoid a reputation for gouging. A starting price of two hundred would be excessively high.
Moreover, though the two major families were comparable in wealth and strength, it wasn’t impossible that Lu Yu might not have brought a full two hundred green spirit stones. Even a slight shortfall could prevent the transaction, and if the item failed to sell, it would be a major embarrassment.
“One hundred and fifty green spirit stones!” As soon as Shi Jindou’s words fell, Lu Yu’s calm voice rang out.
Knowing the two major families were out of funds, Lu Yu felt quite relaxed.
Hearing Lu Yu’s tone, Xu Yi and the Cao family members were livid. They had prepared around two hundred green spirit stones, yet the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill was about to be easily won by Lu Yu.
The crowd quietly sighed, assuming the auction was nearing its end.
However, just as everyone thought so, a faint young voice suddenly emerged from the first private box: “One hundred and eighty green spirit stones.”
“What?” The crowd was stunned. The youth in the first private box still had one hundred and eighty green spirit stones?
They had nearly forgotten this wealthy figure.
Mainly, the first private box had already spent forty-seven green spirit stones on the Extreme Yin Fruit, making it hard to imagine they could produce over a hundred more to bid for the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill.
Unexpectedly, the first private box could now offer one hundred and eighty green spirit stones.
Including the earlier forty-seven, didn’t that mean the person in the first private box had over two hundred green spirit stones? More than the Cao and Xu family powerhouses?
Hearing this voice, Lu Yu was momentarily stunned, caught off guard.
He had thought he could easily secure the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill, but now another contender had emerged.
Cao Ting and Xu Yi were also taken aback, equally unprepared for this.
It seemed they had overthought things. Even if they couldn’t compete with Lu Yu, someone else had come specifically for the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill. It wouldn’t be so easy for Lu Yu to obtain it.
On the auction stage, Shi Jindou wore a broad smile, as if he had anticipated this, his eyes gleaming with expectation.
“Hehe, the esteemed guest in the first private box bids one hundred and eighty green spirit stones. Is there a higher bid? If not, the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill will belong to the first private box,” Shi Jindou said playfully, noting the stunned silence.
“Two hundred and ten green spirit stones,” Lu Yu’s angry voice followed.
“Two hundred and twenty green spirit stones,” Lin Xiao frowned and called out, wincing at the thought of spending beyond one hundred and eighty, as the extra stones were his own.
The crowd was shocked. The first private box was so wealthy, having bought the Extreme Yin Fruit and now offering a staggering two hundred and twenty green spirit stones.
“Two hundred and thirty green spirit stones!” Lu Yu’s voice grew grim.
“Two hundred and fifty green spirit stones!” Lin Xiao called again, feeling even more pained.
“Hiss!” After the two hundred and fifty green spirit stones were bid, the room fell silent again.
Two hundred and fifty green spirit stones—an unimaginable price. Even a sixth-grade pill wouldn’t fetch such a sum, would it? Yet it had reached this height?
Including the earlier Extreme Yin Fruit, didn’t that mean the person in the first private box had brought nearly three hundred green spirit stones?
Even Cao Ting and Xu Yi were stunned. Who was this person, so wealthy?
Could they be from the top powers of the distant southeast region?
But those top powers wouldn’t travel so far for the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill.
While extraordinary, it wasn’t worth the attention of the lofty southeast region’s elite.
Moreover, the news couldn’t have spread that far.
They were puzzled. If not from those top powers, how could someone have so many green spirit stones, more than they could muster?
Unless they had sold off much of their family’s assets, even major families like theirs in this region couldn’t afford so many green spirit stones for the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill.
“Could it be…” Both began to suspect privately. The wealthiest person present would be the seller of the two families’ core techniques. If it wasn’t Lu Yu, it could be the person in the first private box.
But they couldn’t fathom who, if not the Lu family, in this region would dare challenge both major families.
“Two hundred and seventy green spirit stones!” Lu Yu’s voice grew even darker as he bid.
“Three hundred green spirit stones!” Lin Xiao called out a shocking price.
Hearing this, the crowd gasped, the price almost too terrifying to comprehend.
The room fell silent again.
“Master Shi, forgive my boldness, but can the first private box afford three hundred green spirit stones?” Lu Yu’s skeptical voice rang out. “I suggest Master Shi verify, otherwise it could cause significant losses to the Wanxiang Pavilion, the seller, or other bidders.”
However, Shi Jindou replied with a confident smile, “No need for Elder Lu to worry. I trust the esteemed guest in the first private box. If they cannot pay, the Wanxiang Pavilion will naturally compensate the seller’s losses.”
Lu Yu frowned. Was the person in the first private box truly so wealthy?
“It must be the seller of the two techniques!” Lu Yu concluded inwardly.
The Lu family’s green spirit stones were comparable to the Xu and Cao families, with a little over a hundred borrowed to ensure they secured the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill.
But he was deeply reluctant to pay such a high price, never expecting the Dragon Saliva Heavenly Pill to reach such heights.
Despite his anger, Lu Yu gritted his teeth and bid in a furious voice, “Three hundred and twenty green spirit stones!”
Whoa! The crowd erupted in waves of shocked exclamations. Three hundred and twenty green spirit stones—this price shattered their expectations once again.
