The auctioneer did not waste any more time, he reached out his hand and lifted up the cloth.
The three sword-shaped plants were lying quietly on the round plate. They were just like their name, shaped like a sharp great sword. There seemed to be a sharp light coming out of the tip, making people feel cold.
"The starting price for the sword-shaped plants is three million gold. Each bid must be at least one hundred thousand gold. The bidding starts now."
"Three million and two hundred thousand!"
"Three million and three hundred thousand!"
The bidders were not all sword artists who had learned the sword intent. A lot of powerful sword artists who had not learned the sword intent had also joined the bidding. They all had the same idea, which was to see if they could make a breakthrough with the sword-shaped plants and learn their own sword intent.
Ye Chen did not rush to join the bidding, since it was not the right time yet.
Guo Lanyue saw that Ye Chen was calm and steady, so she could not help but look at him in a higher light. On this true spirit continent, a warrior who could improve his power at a fast speed, with a powerful survival ability, and be extremely calm at the same time … These kinds of geniuses were really rare.
In the VIP room next door, a young man and an elder were sitting there.
The young man was dressed in luxurious purple clothes, and his face was filled with arrogance. The old man had a head of black hair, and his face was thin. What was strange was that his skin was actually purple and stretched taut. At first glance, one would think that he was a hardened corpse of a zombie.
"These three sword-shaped plants might be able to help me learn the sword intent. With the sword intent, my power would increase by at least ten percent, and I would be more confident in the competitions of the Hidden Dragon Rank." The young man's eyes were burning with passion as he raised his hand and said, "Four million gold!"
"Four million! Anyone else?" The auctioneer looked around.
"Five million!"
Someone had increased the price.
Guo Lanyue said, "Why are you still not joining?"
Ye Chen said, "No rush."
"Seven million!" Inside the vast auction house, the voice was echoing. Not knowing if it was just an illusion, everyone could feel a sharp intent spreading out, piercing through people's hearts.
"What a powerful sword intent!" Ye Chen's expression changed a little bit. This sword intent was way more powerful than his. Even if it was not the completed sword intent, it would not be far from it.
Guo Lanyue reminded him, "He is that Astral Reaching Realm sword artist."
"Adding two million silvers all of a sudden. Ghost, this man is that Astral Reaching Realm sword artist." The arrogant teenager asked the elder next to him.
The zombie-faced old man called the Ghost Elder said, "You don't have to worry about increasing the price. This person has his own way of doing things. It's impossible for him to kill people and steal their treasures."
"That's good." The youth raised his hand. "Eight million taels!"
"Old Xu, it's not that I want to criticize you, but when it's time to be ruthless, you should be more ruthless. Make others fear you. That way, those juniors won't dare to compete with you." In the VIP lounge near the center, two middle-aged men in their fifties were sitting on leather chairs. The one who spoke was a fierce-looking man with a curly beard. Beside him was a middle-aged man with a square face. He was full of righteousness and looked straight ahead.
The square-faced man smiled faintly, "You don't understand my Dao!"
"This again." The fierce-looking middle-aged man smiled helplessly.
The square-faced middle-aged man didn't bother to defend himself. His voice rang out, "10 million taels!"
A smile appeared on the auctioneer's face. Three sword-shaped plants could be sold for ten million taels, which was already the best. Although there were not many sword-shaped plants in the Natural Moat Gorge, they were not that rare either. Every year, a small batch of them would grow. However, most of them were taken by the big martial institutions.
Plus, the sword intent contained in the sword-shaped plants was only one stream. The chance of improving the sword intent was very small.
The arrogant young man clenched his teeth, "12 million taels!"
"15 million taels!"
Just when he was bidding, the voice came again.
"Ghost Elder, how many low rank soul stones do you have? I will return them to you when we get back." The arrogant young man was determined to get the sword-shaped plants. There was no sword artist who didn't want to learn the sword intent, and he was no exception.
The Ghost Elder frowned and said, "Three sword-shaped plants might not be enough for you to learn the sword intent. But I don't think you will give up just like that. How about this? If the price is over 30 million taels of gold, give up immediately. " Low rank soul stones were not cabbages. Normally, even the leader of a rank eight or nine martial institution would not have too many low rank soul stones. The consumption of the whole martial institution would be a huge burden.
"Alright!"
The young man nodded and said, "20 million taels!"
"30 million taels!"
Tightening his fists, the young man sat down dejectedly. He was hoping to win, but now he realized that it would be stupid to compete with an Astral Reaching Realm warrior in terms of wealth.
Guo Lanyue secretly clicked her tongue. In just a short while, the price had already reached thirty million taels of gold. Even an Astral Reaching Realm warrior would not have that much gold. He should be preparing to exchange it with low rank soul stones. As for mid rank soul stones, it was not quite possible, since no one would be stupid enough to exchange mid rank soul stones for low rank soul stones. That would be a waste of a great treasure. Normally, even if you had a lot of gold, people might not be willing to exchange mid rank soul stones with you.
"If you do not have gold, remember to ask me." Guo Lanyue smiled at Ye Chen.
Ye Chen did not care about him, he raised up his hand and said, "Fifty million!"
"What? You are crazy!"
The smile on Guo Lanyue's face froze.
The square-faced man was a bit surprised. Raising the price by twenty million taels of gold at once was quite bold. He bid again, "Sixty million!"
The auction was dead silent. It was so quiet that even the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.
Ye Chen looked normal, "Seventy million."
"Eighty million!"
"One hundred million!"
Boom!
The quiet auction ground had gone completely crazy. One hundred million taels of gold … Even the top rank 7 martial institutions would not be able to take it out all of a sudden. It was not that they did not have the wealth, but it depended on who and what was going on. For something as small as the sword-shaped plant, no one would raise the price to one hundred million taels of gold. It was not worth it.
Guo Lanyue opened her mouth wide, not knowing what to say. She thought that Ye Chen would borrow money from her, but one hundred million taels of gold was already beyond her control. Even if she wanted to borrow money, she would not be able to, since she was only a manager, not a manager of the Moon Pavilion.
"You have that much gold?" Guo Lanyue asked.
Ye Chen said, "Adding those jewelry, it should be about right."
"Did you rob a small martial institution?" Guo Lanyue wiped off her sweat.
"I am not that crazy yet."
On the other side.
The square-faced middle-aged man laughed, "One hundred million taels of gold? How dare he say that? Alright, I only have this many low-rank soul stones with me. I have just added three thousand mid-rank soul stones. The rest of the mid-rank soul stones will be used for training. Let's not compete anymore."
The evil looking middle-aged man said, "What are you afraid of? I still have some low-rank soul stones with me. Worst comes to worst, I will add some mid-rank soul stones." Before the square-faced man could say anything, the evil looking middle-aged man bid directly, "One hundred and twenty million!"
The auctioneer wiped off his sweat, which was from the excitement. Three sword-shaped plants being sold for one hundred and twenty million was definitely the first time in history. He said with a shaky voice, "One hundred and twenty million … Who else wants to bid? If not, I will start the count … Ah!"
"One hundred and fifty million!"
Ye Chen raised his hand in front of Guo Lanyue's shocked eyes.
"Damn! How much gold does this brat have?" The evil looking middle-aged man wanted to raise his hand, but he put it back down. As an Astral Reaching Realm warrior, he did not have that many low-rank soul stones with him. He had used all of them to exchange for mid-rank soul stones. If he kept this up, he might not even be able to keep his training capital.
"One hundred and fifty million … Who else … Who else wants to bid?" The auctioneer now knew what it meant to be rich. He did not even care about gold at all. He could guarantee that even the leader of a rank 7 martial institution would not be able to compete with him. Who would spend one hundred and fifty million on three sword-shaped plants?
He waited for a while, but no one responded.
"One hundred and fifty million going once, one hundred and fifty million going twice, one hundred and fifty million going thrice. Sold! Congratulations to the friend in the No.7 VIP room."
Guo Lanyue rolled her eyes, "One hundred and fifty million taels of gold for three sword-shaped plants? What a waste. Even if gold is worthless, it should not be used like this."
"Gold is only a material thing. These three plants are very useful to me, and it will be hard to find them in the future." Ye Chen had his own plan. These three plants contained the sword intent left behind by the Battle King, and he had the Battle King's sword with him. He had a feeling that when the Battle King's sword touched the sword intent left behind by the Battle King, something unexpected would happen. It would be an opportunity that he could not let go of. As for the gold, he did not care about it at all. He had gotten more than forty million gold from the Goat Head Mountain, and added with the ten million gold that he had now, it would be around sixty million gold. If he added the jewelry, he would have around one hundred and ten million gold. The forty million gold that he needed would only be around one hundred thousand low-rank soul stones, and he had more than two million low-rank soul stones with him. Besides that, he also had four mid-rank Earth Realm manuals. According to five million gold for one low-rank Earth Realm manual, he could sell them for at least ten million gold, which would be more than enough to cover the forty million gold gap.
"Never mind, there will be the Fire Dragon Fruit in the second part of the auction. You should exchange all of your low-rank soul stones for gold. Then, the Fire Dragon Fruit would be hard to get." Guo Lanyue thought that Ye Chen had put all of his money into this, including the low-rank soul stones. Otherwise, how could a normal person have one hundred and fifty million gold? Even Sea of Souls Realm warriors would not have that much gold. For warriors, soul stones were the most important thing, and having hundreds of thousands of gold would be more than enough.
Three sword-shaped plants were soon brought in. Ye Chen did not put them into the storage ring of the Battle King's sword, since it was not the right time yet.
"The second part of the auction begins now. From now on, gold would not be able to participate in the bidding. Only soul stones would do. The rule of the Gold Tripod City Auction is that one mid-rank soul stone can be exchanged for forty-five low-rank soul stones, and low-rank soul stones cannot be exchanged for mid-rank soul stones."
After resting for a while in the backstage, the auctioneer walked up again.
Hearing those words, Ye Chen chuckled to himself. One mid-rank soul stone could normally be exchanged for fifty low-rank soul stones, which would only be higher. Normally, not many people would exchange mid-rank soul stones for low-rank soul stones, just like how not many people would exchange low-rank soul stones for gold. It was a bit of a contradiction, but it was the common sense of the true spirit continent.
If he did not have enough gold and jewelry, Ye Chen would not want to use his mid-rank soul stones to exchange for them, since gold would only appear in small scale auctions. In a big auction like the Gold Tripod City, it would be very rare to see the first part of the auction with gold.
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