Liu Ming sat in the corner of the hall as he coldly looked at the numerous cultivators in the hall. His face was expressionless, but there was an additional grey cloak on his head that covered most of his face.
The reason why he appeared here was half for the auction items and the other half was because Owner Qian had ordered him to guard this place to prevent any accidents from happening.
Of course, it was almost impossible for someone to cause trouble.
This was because the entire auction hall had already been covered by the Hundred Spirit House's Formation Masters. Even if a Spirit Master were to appear and be trapped, they would not be able to break through the heavy restrictions in a short amount of time.
Furthermore, for this auction, Owner Qian had not only transferred a group of Guests from various places, he had even borrowed over ten Spirit Apostles from the Third Marquis House and four teams of Shadow Guards.
Many of them were mixed in with the crowd like Liu Ming. However, most of the people still coldly stood around the hall in order to intimidate those with bad intentions.
As time passed, a long stick of sandalwood incense in a high incense burner at the front of the hall burned out. Immediately, someone gave an order and the doors at the exit slowly closed.
At this time, Elder Mian brought Bai Qinghai and the other Guests out from a side door behind the stone stage with a smile on his face. He calmly walked onto the high stage in front of him.
The elder's sleeve shook and a white light flashed. The incense burner disappeared and at the same time, a wooden table that was several feet long appeared on the stone stage.
Seeing this scene, a few cultivators let out a light "eh" sound of surprise. However, the majority of them still had indifferent expressions.
Although normally, items like storage glyphs could only be controlled by Spirit Masters and above, there were always some special items that could avoid Fa Li cultivation. For example, the mutated storage glyphs that Liu Ming had used before or the Sumeru Handkerchief that had great restrictions.
Bai Qinghai and the other three stood expressionlessly at the four corners of the stone stage. No matter who wanted to cause trouble, they would have to go through the four of them first.
For a normal auction, they naturally had to find a person who could speak eloquently to host it. However, for this auction where everyone was a cultivator, the host needed to have a certain amount of strength. Therefore, Owner Qian chose Elder Mian to host it.
Originally, the owner of the Hundred Spirit House had considered letting Liu Ming be in charge of this matter. Moreover, Liu Ming's reputation was at its peak in Xuanjing. However, this was naturally rejected by Liu Ming without hesitation.
"I'm sure many of the fellow Daoists present know who I am. Even if you don't know me, it doesn't matter. You can just call me Old Crown. This time, I will be in charge of hosting the Hundred Spirit House's auction. Although this is the first time that the Hundred Spirit House is holding an auction, I believe that everyone will be satisfied. Alright, everyone must be impatient from waiting. I will now announce the start of the auction. "Elder Mian chatted for a bit before lightly coughing to announce the start of the auction.
Although his voice wasn't loud, it was infused with Fa Li, allowing everyone in the hall to hear it clearly.
At the same time, the side door of the stone platform at the back opened again. Three beautiful women with graceful figures, each holding a silver tray covered with red silk, walked up to the high platform, and then respectfully placed the tray on the long table.
Only then did Elder Mian unhurriedly walk forward and remove the silk on the silver tray at the very front, revealing a thick stack of light yellow flags.
Hehe, I believe that some of the Daoists have heard of it. On the way to the capital while escorting the auction items, several foreign officials had been ambushed by some rascals. As a result, these foreign officials had relied on this set of formation flags to withstand the attacks of enemies several times their size. Moreover, they had persisted until reinforcements arrived and were safe and sound. Therefore, this set of formation flags has a special meaning. I will be auctioning it as the first item of the auction. " Speaking up to here, Elder Mian's voice paused for a bit and he consciously looked at the people in the hall.
Once these words were spoken, it caused a few people to whisper amongst themselves. Many people revealed expressions of interest.
After all, this set of formation flags had been tested in real battles. Although it required many people to control it, there were still many factions that were interested in it.
Seeing this, Elder Mian revealed a satisfied expression. He believed that this item would be able to fetch a good price and opened his mouth again:
"One set of Four Symbol Vajra Formation Flags. The starting price is ten thousand Spirit Stones and each bid must be at least one thousand Spirit Stones. Now, the bidding begins! "
"Ten thousand Spirit Stones."
"Twelve thousand."
"Fifteen thousand."
… …
Just as the old man finished speaking, many people immediately shouted out their bids.
In the blink of an eye, the price of the formation flags neared twenty thousand Spirit Stones.
As a result, the number of people who were still bidding immediately decreased. Only four or five people were still persistently fighting for it.
"Twenty-five thousand Spirit Stones." A slightly hoarse voice finally pushed the price to a new height.
The other people that were still fighting immediately shut their mouths.
The Four Symbol Vajra Formation could only be used for defense and didn't have any offensive capabilities. Moreover, it required many people to control it. This price was already extremely high.
Although they felt that it was a pity, the auction had just begun and they could only give up.
"Is there anyone else? Is there really no one else? Okay, one … two … three. This set of Four Symbol Vajra Formation Flags will belong to this Fellow. Fellow can go backstage to exchange the item. " A small, dark green hammer appeared in Elder Mian's hand. He knocked it on the table and announced the ownership of this set of formation flags.
At the end of the hall, a large man wearing a white mask stood out. Under the guidance of a nearby servant, he left the hall through a side door.
"The second auction item is the Nine Enchantment Sect's Three Giant Wolf Puppet Beasts that were left outside. If a fellow who is proficient in puppet techniques is able to skillfully control them, each of them will have the strength of a Middle Spirit Apostle." After Elder Mian removed the silk on the second silver plate, he pointed at the three green balls on the plate and spoke with a smile.
Subsequently, he clapped his hands and an unfamiliar male that had been waiting behind the stone stage walked up.
As soon as the male got on stage, he grabbed one of the green balls without saying anything and threw it on the ground. Then, he formed a hand sign with one hand and pointed at the air.
"Ga beng!"
The green ball transformed into a giant green wolf that was ten feet tall. Its eyes flashed with a bloody light and it was extremely lifelike.
Subsequently, this giant wolf, under the control of the unfamiliar male, displayed agility that far exceeded a normal person's imagination. Whether it was pouncing or biting, it was incomparably fierce. At the end, it even opened its mouth and spat out several green wind blades from the air.
Many of the Loose Cultivators in the hall who originally didn't care about this couldn't help but be moved when they saw this scene.
However, in the eyes of Liu Ming who had seen a real Nine Enchantment Sect disciple control a puppet, he felt that this male's puppet techniques were normal and could not be compared to the core disciples of the Nine Enchantment Sect.
After the performance, the unfamiliar male pointed at the giant wolf again and turned it back into a round ball before placing it back on the silver plate. Then, he silently left the stage.
"The three giant wolf puppets will be auctioned separately. Each one will be three thousand Spirit Stones and each increment must be no less than two hundred Spirit Stones!" Taking advantage of the shock on the faces of many people in the hall, Elder Mian took the opportunity to start the auction of the three wolf puppets.
"Three thousand Spirit Stones!"
"Three thousand two hundred!"
"Three thousand four hundred!"
… …
The competition for these three puppet beasts, under the stimulation of the previous performance, was extremely intense. They were sold at three thousand six hundred Spirit Stones, three thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones, and four thousand two hundred Spirit Stones.
Elder Mian was naturally satisfied with the price and calmly took away the silk on the third plate. From within, there were twenty odd looking grey and black tokens.
"Twenty Opening Spirit Tokens, given out by the organization that organized this time's Opening Spirit Ceremony. Fellows, if you have any juniors that want to become cultivators like us but are unable to enter the Five Great Sect, this is the best choice. However, I must say that this is the first time our Hundred Spirit House has come into contact with this Loose Cultivator organization. We are only responsible for helping them auction these tokens and informing them of the time and location of the Opening Spirit Ceremony. We are not responsible for anything else. Every token starts at five hundred Spirit Stones and each increment must be no less than a hundred Spirit Stones. The auction begins! "This time, Elder Mian only gave a brief introduction before announcing the start of the auction.
However, it was very clear that everyone in the hall was very familiar with the Opening Spirit Tokens. Once they saw them, they all revealed expressions of joy. When the auction began, the price continued to rise and most of the tokens were sold at around a thousand Spirit Stones.
Seeing this, Liu Ming also didn't find it strange.
The so called Opening Spirit Token was similar to the token that he brought to the Barbarian Ghost Sect's Opening Spirit Ceremony. It represented a spot to participate in the Opening Spirit Ceremony.
However, the tokens in the auction were not given out by the Big Sect. Instead, they were secretly held by a few Loose Cultivators who gathered their own resources.
This kind of Opening Spirit Ceremony could not be compared to the Big Sect's Opening Spirit Ceremony because of the lack of resources and the lack of Fa Li of the host. However, it still provided many Practitioners with Spiritual Pulses with the possibility of becoming a Spirit Apostle. Therefore, even though the price was high, it was still sought after by countless Practitioners. Who knew how many Loose Cultivators appeared.
At the very least, most of the people in the hall used this method to become a Spirit Apostle.
After the twenty Opening Spirit Tokens were successfully sold, Elder Mian's smile became even wider. With a clap of his hands, three maids walked up from below the stage.
However, this time, the silver plates in the hands of the three maids weren't covered at all. They were three light red bottles.
"The next item to be auctioned is something that I believe many Fellows dream of having. It is three portions of Pure Aura Qi that came from the same Aura Pit!" Elder Mian looked at the three small bottles and his eyes revealed a trace of passion as he spoke.
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