Da! Da!
Da! Da! A light knocking sound came from outside the room. In fact, this sound would be heard once a day.
Getting off the bed, Ye Chen said, "Come in!"
Crack!
The door was pushed open, and the waiter walked in with a gold card, "Young warrior, this is the VIP card that your friend asked me to give you."
Ye Chen took it over and had a look. On it was written, "Gold Tripod City Auction House VIP Card."
"A girl?" Ye Chen asked.
"Yes."
Ye Chen did not need to guess to know who it was. He asked again, "How many days until the Gold Tripod City auction? Any news?"
"It should be tomorrow."
"Oh! Go prepare some food for me. "Putting away the VIP card, Ye Chen ordered.
After fifteen minutes, the food and wine were all served. Ye Chen was enjoying the food in the living room.
On the third street next door.
Inside the guest room of the luxurious restaurant, Guo Lanyue, the Sixth Night, and the Fourth Night were all there. They were discussing something.
"Manager Guo, are you sure you want to recruit him into the Moon Pavilion?" The Sixth Night was playing with a small dagger.
Guo Lanyue said, "Of course. It would be such a shame if we did not use such a talent."
The Fourth Night had not fully recovered yet. His face was a bit pale as he said, "It would be very difficult."
"Geniuses all have their own way of doing things. It would be strange if it was not difficult. Just like the other three in the Seven Nights, they are all top geniuses of their martial institutions. It took a lot of effort to invite them."
The Sixth Night laughed, "It seems like Manager Guo already has a plan."
"It is not really a plan. We can only try to leave a good impression on him. When it is necessary, we can make him owe us a favor. For example, during this auction, if he has something that he likes, but he does not have enough money, I would not mind lending him some." Guo Lanyue revealed a smile on her face. As the manager of the Moon Pavilion, although her position was not really high, she could still use some resources.
"Ah, it seems like I have to train harder. Otherwise, I might really be kicked out of the Seven Nights." The Sixth Night was feeling a bit stressed.
The second day.
Morning.
The number of warriors on the street had increased again. Many of them were even wounded.
"I heard that there will be a Fire Dragon Fruit in this Gold Tripod City auction. I wonder if it is true?"
"The Fire Dragon Fruit is indeed a great item. For us Clasping Yuan Realm warriors, it is definitely a top grade pellet. Unfortunately, we are not rich enough."
"Yeah! Even if all of our assets were added up, we probably wouldn't even be able to buy the skin of the dragon fruit. "
"That's enough, we've arrived at the auction house!"
At the grand and spacious entrance of the auction house, the few of them walked in side by side.
"Dragon Fruit! Good stuff. "Ye Chen fell into deep thought as he listened to the other party's words.
He was currently at the Mid Clasping Yuan Realm, and if he wanted to reach the peak-level of the Mid Clasping Yuan Realm, he would have to accumulate zhen Qi slowly, which would not happen overnight. However, with this Fire Dragon Fruit, he would be able to reach the peak-level of the Mid Clasping Yuan Realm within a short period of time, which would save him a lot of time.
After entering the gate, there was a gorgeous passageway on the right. Two martial artists were guarding the passageway.
"It should be the VIP passage!" Ye Chen walked over and flashed his VIP card.
The warrior said with respect, "Please come in."
Walking out from the other side of the passageway, Ye Chen saw Guo Lanyue. She was standing outside of the No.7 VIP room, and his VIP card was also number seven.
Guo Lanyue laughed, "Ye Chen, here."
Entering the luxurious VIP room, Ye Chen looked around for a while before sitting on the leather chair in the middle. Guo Lanyue sat right next to him.
"I heard that there will be a Fire Dragon Fruit in this auction." Guo Lanyue said casually.
Ye Chen nodded, "I know."
"This Fire Dragon Fruit is not a normal treasure. Without at least three to four hundred thousand low-rank soul stones, it would be hard to get it. But, I can lend it to you for now."
Ye Chen smiled but did not say anything.
Soon, the auction had started.
The auctioneer with grey hair walked onto the stage. He started with the opening speech, then said, "Just like before, the Gold Tripod City Auction will be divided into two parts. The first part will be trading with gold, and the second part will be trading with soul stones. I am sure that the first part will have a lot of treasures. Some of the treasures might even be more valuable than the treasures in the second part. If there are people who are interested but do not have enough gold, you can exchange soul stones for gold. The exchange rate is one to three hundred and fifty. Of course, our Gold Tripod City Auction will only accept soul stones for gold. Exchanging gold for soul stones is against the rules. Now, let the auction begin.
Let's bring the first item to the stage. "As the auctioneer finished talking, the whole place quieted down. A beautiful waitress walked out from the backstage with a round plate in her hand.
"The first item is a top rank Mortal Realm martial art manual, named the Clear River Spell. It is named after the Clear River Spell. The zhen Qi trained with it would be much denser than normal top rank Mortal Realm martial arts. The starting price is thirty thousand gold, and each increment must be at least one thousand gold." Taking off the silk on the plate, the auctioneer introduced the name and the effect of the manual.
"Thirty-two thousand!"
"Thirty-five thousand!"
Most of the bidders were Condensing Reality Realm warriors. Although a lot of them had top rank Mortal Realm martial arts, they still had a few high rank Mortal Realm martial arts. Some of them did not even have top rank Mortal Realm martial arts. Therefore, every time there was an auction, they would try their best to fight for it.
Soon, the Clear River Spell was bought by a Mid Condensing Reality Realm warrior for forty-eight thousand gold.
Taking a sip of the tea that the waitress had brought, Ye Chen looked relaxed. He leaned back on the leather chair. Some of the items in the first part of the auction would not be that good, so he would not bid for it. But, seeing how excited everyone was, he found it quite interesting.
As time passed, the value of the items in the auction got higher and higher.
"The next item should be quite familiar to everyone. Those who use blades will definitely like it. The thirty-seventh item, a low rank great weapon, the Blue Light Blade."
Boom!
The whole auction room was suddenly filled with excitement. A low rank great weapon had appeared in the first part of the auction, which was rare. No wonder the auctioneer was so confident.
"The starting price of the Blue Light Blade is one million, and each increment must be no less than fifty thousand. Those who are interested, please start bidding!"
"One million and five hundred thousand!"
"Two million!"
"Three million!"
Within a few breaths, the price of the Blue Light Blade had shot up to three million. But, Ye Chen was a bit surprised. When he was in the Northwest Auction House of the Windy Nation, the top low rank great blade, the Sky Splitting Blade, only had a starting price of three hundred thousand gold. This Blue Light Blade was not as powerful as the Sky Splitting Blade, but it still had a starting price of one million. Of course, the final result should be about the same. The Sky Splitting Blade was bought by Lynch for five million and seven hundred thousand gold. Presumably, the final price of this Blue Light Blade would not be lower than that. After all, the Black Dragon Empire was not the Windy Nation, there were way too many rich people.
Just as Ye Chen expected, the Blue Light Blade fell into the hands of a Late Clasping Yuan Realm warrior, and the final price was five million and five hundred thousand gold.
"The first part of the auction is about to end. Now, it is the last item, which is also the highlight of the auction. My friends who are short of gold, do not forget that we can exchange soul stones for gold at a ratio of one to three hundred and fifty."
A lot of people rolled their eyes. In the market, a low rank soul stone was worth around four hundred gold. Sometimes, there would be a drop in the price, but it could still be exchanged for four hundred gold. But here, it was one to three hundred and fifty, which meant that a low rank soul stone could only be exchanged for three hundred and fifty gold.
Guo Lanyue laughed, "Don't be fooled by the looks of disdain on most people's faces. When it comes to the critical moment, there must be a lot of people who want to exchange for gold."
Ye Chen nodded. The last item of the first part of the auction would not be something simple. Some of the Clasping Yuan Realm warriors did not lack soul stones, but it did not mean that they did not need gold. After all, most of the time, hundreds of thousands of gold would be more than enough.
Waiting until the beautiful waitress put the round plate on the auction table, the auctioneer lifted up the silk cloth and said with a loud voice, "The last item of the auction, three sword-shaped plants."
Sword-shaped plant!
Ye Chen frowned, he had never heard of this kind of spiritual grass.
Contrary to Ye Chen's reaction, a lot of Clasping Yuan Realm martial artists in the other VIP rooms were tempted. There were even one or two Astral Reaching Realm martial artists among them.
The auctioneer said slowly, "Everyone should know about the Natural Moat Gorge of the Wild Goose Falling River. Back then, when the Battle King split open the Sky Pillar Mountain and formed the Natural Moat Gorge, the remaining sword intent had not dissipated even after five hundred years. It has been covering the inside of the Natural Moat Gorge all this time. If you go in recklessly, you will definitely have your soul crushed by that horrifying sword intent, and you will be dead for sure. It is said that there was once an Astral Reaching Realm warrior who went in, and since then, no one has seen him ever again.
Within the area of the Natural Moat Gorge, there were almost no plants that could survive. Even if someone tried to plant some, the life force in the seeds would be destroyed by the sword intent left behind by the Battle King.
However, there was always a chance of survival. On the outer mountain wall of the Natural Moat Gorge, there was a kind of plant that had survived. It was called the Iron Rock Plant, which was extremely tough. Normal people would not be able to cut it apart with only a single attack. It was this kind of plant that had survived the Battle King's sword intent and slowly turned into a new kind of plant – the sword-shaped plant. Of course, not every Iron Rock Plant could turn into a sword-shaped plant. The chance was so low that not even one out of ten thousand of them would succeed.
Once the Iron Rock Plant turned into a sword-shaped plant, it would absorb a tiny bit of sword intent. This sword intent had no shape or form, but it was very precious to the sword artists who had learned the sword intent. It was said that there had been people who had broken through the limit of the sword intent with the help of the sword-shaped plant and achieved entry level sword intent. There were also people who had achieved entry level sword intent. There were countless examples. You can all go and ask for proof. "
Inside the VIP room …
After hearing the auctioneer's explanation, Ye Chen thought to himself, 'I see. The Battle King's sword intent is way too powerful. Going to the Natural Moat Gorge would be suicide. But the sword-shaped plant would be different. It does not contain a lot of sword intent, so it would not be dangerous.
"What? Are you interested? This thing is very popular. You are so unlucky. Because of the beast wave, there were a lot of sword artists who had come to the Gold Tripod City. A small portion of them had already learned the sword intent, including an Astral Reaching Realm sword artist. He would definitely not give up on the sword-shaped plant." Guo Lanyue was very happy. Looking at Ye Chen, she knew that he was interested in the sword-shaped plant. But with his wealth, how could he compete with an Astral Reaching Realm sword artist? Then, she would be able to lend him some gold and make him owe her a favor.
Ye Chen did not care too much about it. He did not have much, but he had plenty of gold. If he did not have enough gold, he still had a lot of jewelry and manuals. He even had millions of soul stones. It would be a piece of cake for him to get the sword-shaped plant.
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