Three Yin City held a large-scale auction once every three months, and there was less than a day left until this time's large-scale auction.
All of a sudden, Three Yin City was packed with people. All the influential figures had gathered in this ancient city, including experts of various sects.
Astral Reaching experts were as numerous as dogs, and Sea of Soul realm experts were everywhere!
This sentence vividly reflected the current situation of Three Yin City.
"Daoist Iron Wood, Old Man Sky Eagle, Rock Spirit Warrior, Three Vein Spirit Warrior, Daoist Black Snake, Yuan Gold Spirit Warrior … So many Sea of Soul realm experts, at least a dozen!" In restaurants, shops, and streets, everyone was discussing spiritedly.
"And this is what we saw. The number of Sea of Soul realm experts in the entire Three Yin City should be no less than fifty, and perhaps even a few Sea of Soul Masters."
"Truly extraordinary! This is my first time in Extreme Yin Region, my first time in Three Yin City. Being able to meet a Sea of Soul realm expert in the outside world is already a stroke of luck."
"That's because Sea of Soul realm experts don't come out. Moreover, at our level, we can't come into contact with them. Wait until we reach this level, we might even be able to meet a Life and Death King."
"You're right. Each level has its own insight and social circle."
…
On the morning of the second day, the city of Three Yin, which had been silent for the entire night, erupted with astonishing liveliness. A sea of people gathered at the auction house in the western district, and there were even more experts in the sky. They came in groups, like rapidly moving dark clouds.
When Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng arrived at the entrance of the auction house, they couldn't help but reveal astonished expressions. Merely the entrance was several hundred meters wide and more than a hundred meters tall. The two stone lions in front of the entrance were even taller than the dozens of floors of the tower, giving off an imposing aura. The top of the auction house was at least a thousand meters tall, and had a domed shape. The two had never seen such a vast auction house before. Compared to this, the auction houses they had seen before were no different from thatched cottages, looking rather shabby.
"Let's go in!"
Wearing a purple dress and a veil over her face, Murong Qingcheng was an existence that attracted attention wherever she went. Although Ye Chen's appearance couldn't be considered as peerlessly handsome, he was still quite handsome. Coupled with his extremely special sword artist temperament, he attracted a lot of attention.
The two of them paused for a moment before entering the auction house side by side.
The auction house had normal seats and VIP rooms. Normal seats didn't require spirit stones, while VIP rooms required three thousand mid rank spirit stones. Normally, no Astral Reaching expert would choose VIP rooms, since the total wealth of an Astral Reaching expert was no more than ten thousand mid rank spirit stones. Three thousand mid rank spirit stones was not a small burden for them, so there was no need to be so extravagant.
Ye Chen naturally did not care about three thousand mid-grade spirit stones and chose a VIP room.
The auction house has a total of five floors, the first two floors are for ordinary seats, the fourth and fifth floors are for VIP rooms, and the auction stage is very high, between the second and third floors, a little far away from the crowd, and there is a layer of isolation zone, it seems empty and spacious. What is more special is that in front of the auction stage, there is a piece of transparent glass, this layer of glass can clearly magnify things about ten times, to ensure that everyone can see clearly, after all, at a critical moment, if everyone releases their spiritual force, it means that no one can see, it means that accidents are inevitable.
The fifth floor's VIP rooms are usually reserved for Sea of Soul realm experts. Ye Chen didn't want to be in the limelight, so he chose a VIP room on the fourth floor that had a decent angle.
Through the crystal glass of the VIP room, Ye Chen subconsciously looked around, eventually stopping at a certain angle.
In his line of sight, Duan Lingyun and an old man were walking toward the fifth floor's VIP room.
"It should be a Sea of Soul realm expert from Soul Sunder Sect!"
At this point, Ye Chen had no choice but to prepare himself for a battle with a Sea of Soul realm expert. With his current battle strength, he could contend against a Sea of Soul realm expert who hadn't cultivated a top grade earth grade martial skill, and was a bit weaker than a Sea of Soul realm expert who had cultivated a top grade earth grade martial skill but hadn't reached perfection. As for Sea of Soul realm experts who had comprehended profound, they were not something Ye Chen could contend against. They were existences that could instantly kill him.
Murong Qingcheng also noticed the old man beside Duan Lingyun and said, "There's a Ghost Swallowing Moon on his robe. If I'm not wrong, he should be Soul Sunder Sect's Supreme Elder, Ghost Moon Spiritualist."
The titles of Sea of Soul realm experts were carefully chosen. Those who hadn't comprehended profound were called Spiritualist, while those who had comprehended profound were called Daoist or something else. Above that was the title of Master. In other words, Sea of Soul realm experts had three major realms in terms of battle strength, and each realm had a title.
Of course, there were strong and weak in each realm, and the strong could instantly kill the weak.
Spiritualist Ghost Moon was the lowest level Sea of Soul realm expert. However, according to his identity as Supreme Elder of Soul Sunder Sect, it was impossible for him not to have cultivated a top grade earth grade martial skill. As for whether he had reached perfection or not, it was not something ordinary people could know.
Duan Lingyun's eyes had already recovered, but his expression was exceptionally gloomy. His cold gaze swept the surroundings as if looking for someone.
Ye Chen didn't need to guess to know that the other party was looking for him.
"I hope there's something useful in the auction." Ye Chen admitted that he wasn't Ghost Moon's opponent, but for now, his potential was still ample. His cultivation base was at late Astral Reaching realm, his Green Lotus Sword Arts had yet to make a breakthrough, and his sword soul embryo was yet to be condensed. These three aspects were still developing. As long as one of them improved, Ye Chen's battle strength would continue to grow.
Ding!
About an hour later, the auction house, which could accommodate a hundred thousand people, was nearly full. At this moment, an old man with a red face walked up from the back of the stage and knocked on the stage with a small hammer.
"Everyone, quiet down. The auction is about to begin."
As soon as he finished, the sound waves of the auction rapidly weakened.
Nodding in satisfaction, the old man revealed a faint smile, "I'm Gao Hua, the auctioneer of this auction. I'm indebted to everyone for participating in this auction. I believe that everyone's trip will not be in vain."
After exchanging some pleasantries, the old man cleared his throat and continued, "Alright, let's not waste any more time. The auction will now officially begin. Let the first item come up the stage."
Immediately, two enchanting beauties carried a wooden tray and walked to the front of the stage.
Lifting off the gorgeous silk covering the tray, a simple and unadorned armor appeared. The armor was deep cyan in color and overflowed with colorful lights. A wolf head was carved on the chest, giving it an extremely domineering appearance. At the same time, a frightening pressure spread out.
"The first item is a mid-grade defensive artifact, Cyan Wolf Armor. After being appraised by our auction house, it's a top quality mid-grade defensive artifact, capable of amplifying defense by thirty-five percent. The starting price is twenty-five thousand mid-grade spirit stones. Each increment must be no less than one thousand mid-grade spirit stones. The bidding begins."
"A mid-grade defensive artifact right off the bat. Worthy of being Three Yin City's large-scale auction house." Although Ye Chen didn't fancy the Cyan Wolf Armor, it didn't mean that it was inferior. The main reason was that the goods on his body clearly surpassed the majority of Astral Reaching experts. Merely an upper grade defensive artifact, the Golden Gilt Armor, was enough to tempt Sea of Soul realm experts. Moreover, he had quite a few mid-grade artifacts on him.
Just because he didn't fancy it didn't mean that others didn't. There were many Astral Reaching experts in dire straits. Some didn't even have mid-grade offensive artifacts, not to mention mid-grade defensive artifacts, which were even more expensive. If one had a mid-grade defensive artifact for protection, their defense wouldn't be a joke in a decisive battle. At a crucial moment, they might even have a chance to save their lives.
"Twenty-seven thousand."
"Twenty-eight thousand!"
…
"Thirty-five thousand!"
"Forty thousand!"
In a few blinks of an eye, the price of the Cyan Wolf Armor rose from twenty-five thousand mid-grade spirit stones to forty thousand mid-grade spirit stones. Moreover, it was still rising slowly.
In the end, a wealthy Astral Reaching expert bought the Cyan Wolf Armor with forty-eight thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
"Murong Qingcheng, what item do you want to auction?" Since the early part of the auction wasn't worth paying attention to, Ye Chen turned his head and asked Murong Qingcheng.
Murong Qingcheng said, "You also need the item I want. It's for tempering the will."
Ye Chen faintly nodded. He indeed needed items for tempering the will. His sword soul embryo contained the immortal intent. To condense it into a sword soul required much more will than ordinary people. If it were an ordinary person, they would have long since condensed a sword soul. He could tell that Murong Qingcheng was about to condense the martial soul embryo. Back in the Blood Demon Battlefield, she should've had some gains.
"The martial soul embryo is easy to condense. As for condensing it, it requires sufficient realm and comprehension. If there are enough items for tempering the will, perhaps it will be a happy ending."
Ye Chen only wanted to raise the sword soul embryo to the critical point. At that time, he wouldn't need too many items for tempering the will. After all, the sword soul couldn't be condensed just because he wanted to.
As time passed, the treasures on the stage became increasingly rare. Some seemingly ordinary treasures even caused the crowd to scramble to bid for them, causing the atmosphere of the stage to become incomparably fiery. Many people were enjoying the carefree feeling of spending money like dirt.
"The twenty-seventh item is three pieces of Demonic Evil Stone. The Demonic Evil Stone is a crystalline ore found in the depths of the Extreme Yin Region. It has the effect of tempering the will. Friends who haven't condensed a martial soul should pay attention. This kind of thing is rarely seen in this auction. Let the bidding begin. The starting price is fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones."
Hearing these words, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng's eyes brightened. The Demonic Evil Stone's effect might be inferior to the Blood Evil Stone's, but it was still meat. It wouldn't change.
"Fifty-five thousand mid-grade spirit stones."
"Sixty thousand!"
"Sixty-three thousand!"
The peak Astral Reaching experts and Extreme Astral Reaching experts, who hadn't made any moves, were scrambling to bid. As for those ordinary Astral Reaching experts, they didn't have the qualifications to bid. Moreover, they were still far from condensing a martial soul embryo. There was no need for them to spend all their wealth to buy something they couldn't use at the moment.
"Seventy thousand!"
In the fifth floor's VIP room, Duan Lingyun also joined the bidding.
Ye Chen smiled. He didn't intend to bid for the time being.
"Seventy five thousand!"
Murong Qingcheng, who was beside him, raised her hand.
"It's Qingcheng. Forget it, I'll give her one or two when I buy it." Duan Lingyun creased his brows and continued bidding. "Eighty thousand."
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