"Even without supreme grade sword forging knowledge, this Sword Forging Art jade strip will be of great use to the sect."
Ye Chen said solemnly.
Murong Qingcheng faintly nodded, "Mastering the knowledge in the Sword Forging Art jade strip will allow one to continuously forge great swords. With enough time, a sect that has mastered the Sword Forging Art would be able to raise a large number of sword forging masters and mass produce great swords. This is something that cannot be measured with money."
"Sword Forging Art jade strip's starting price is fifteen million upper grade spirit stones. Each increment must be no less than five hundred thousand. Let the bidding begin!"
After explaining the situation, the auctioneer announced loudly.
"Sixteen million."
Glorious Exchanges' steward was the first to bid.
"Seventeen million."
Shi Shaobao didn't decline.
"Eighteen million."
Yue Lingshuang extended her right hand, her voice firm and powerful.
"This Sword Forging Art jade strip needs at least thirty million before anyone will back out." Ye Chen wasn't in a hurry. He raised his teacup and took a sip.
As Ye Chen had expected, the price of the Sword Forging Art's jade strip continued to rise like a rocket. Those interested in the Sword Control Art were not limited to the first three. Huang Mei, Scarlet Fire King, and some other half-step Kings with powerful backgrounds also joined in, causing the price of the Sword Forging Art to never stop.
"Thirty five million."
The steward's voice was resounding.
"Thirty eight million."
Yue Lingshuang seemed to have made up her mind to bring the Sword Forging Art jade strip back to the Silvermoon Whitefox Clan. After all, it was too important to the clan.
"Forty million."
Shi Shaobao had already backed out of the bidding. His wealth was far from enough, and the auction house didn't accept credit. As a 'strongest' half-step King, Huang Mei's wealth was unimaginable. Adding what she had obtained from Mysterious Yin King's ruins, her wealth was probably nearing a hundred million or even more. Forty million was like a feather to her.
Yue Lingshuang smiled bitterly at Yue Bingxin, "If I had known earlier, I would've spent a bit more upper grade spirit stones. Otherwise, I wouldn't be so helpless."
"Aunty, our Silvermoon Whitefox Clan doesn't have many sword users. Let's forget about it." Yue Bingxin suggested.
"Alright, let them compete!"
With her hands clasped together, Yue Lingshuang leaned against the leather chair and relaxed.
The bidding continued. Apart from Manager He and Huang Mei, who were determined to get the Sword Forging Art jade strip, there was another half-step King who was not that famous.
"There are three people left. It's about time for us to participate." Ye Chen had many concerns. He was afraid that Huang Mei would be the only one left in the end. It wouldn't be good for him to bid, but it also wouldn't be good if he didn't bid. After all, although he was indebted to Huang Mei, he had to obtain the sword-forging technique jade scroll.
"Fifty million."
Putting down the teacup, Ye Chen stretched out his right hand.
"Him again!"
Steward He was furious.
"So, Young Master Ye is also interested in the Sword Forging Art." Huang Mei looked at Ye Chen and transmitted her voice to him.
Ye Chen said, "I'm sorry, it's rare for me to be interested in this Sword Forging Technique jade strip. How about this? After I win it, I'll share everything apart from supreme grade sword forging knowledge with you. I don't think you have too much hope for the supreme grade sword forging knowledge inside. "
"Right, the knowledge of a damaged supreme grade sword forging is of little use. Since that's the case, I'll help you achieve your dream!"
Immediately, Huang Mei gave up.
"Fifty-one million." While bidding, Steward He transmitted his voice to Ye Chen, "Little brother, I'm Glorious Exchanges' Steward He. Previously, there seemed to be some conflict between us, but as the steward of Glorious Exchanges, I have no choice in some matters. If little brother gives up, I can overstep my authority and give you a Glorious Exchanges Token. In the future, as long as you set up a stall in my Glorious Exchanges, your fees will be waived." The fees charged by Glorious Exchanges were not low. The first floor was five percent, the second floor was four percent, and the third floor was three percent. In other words, selling a treasure worth ten million could save three hundred thousand. Once or twice didn't seem like much, but after a long time, it could save a lot of spiritual stones.
Ye Chen sneered. This Steward He was really insincere if he wanted to send him away with a Glorious Exchanges Token. Moreover, his tone was more or less threatening, as if he was saying, "Don't be so shameless."
Of course, if it was someone else, they might agree, but Ye Chen didn't need to think about it. He wouldn't be staying in Gemstone Islands for long anyway, so the Glorious Exchanges Token was useless to him.
"Fifty-two million."
Ye Chen continued bidding.
"It seems like little brother doesn't want to give face to Glorious Exchanges." Steward He's face darkened, a hint of killing intent appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Of course I have to give face to Glorious Exchanges, but you don't have the qualifications to represent Glorious Exchanges." Ye Chen said sarcastically.
"I hope you won't regret it."
Steward He gritted his teeth and said. He didn't try to persuade Ye Chen anymore.
When the price rose to fifty-six million, Steward He gave up. He could only mobilize fifty to sixty million spiritual stones. In fact, the price he had in mind was not more than sixty million. After all, he had no idea how useful the knowledge in the Swordsmithing Art was. If he didn't buy it, it would be a great loss if it wasn't worth the price.
"Fifty-eight million."
In the end, there was only one person left to compete with Ye Chen.
The Sword Qi on this person's body was very sharp. He was a half-step Sword King. The sect he belonged to was the Thousand Swords Sect, which was not far from the Gemstone Islands. Basically, everyone in the sect used swords. Therefore, this jade slip of the Imperial Sword Technique would play an important role in the Thousand Swords Sect.
"Sixty million."
Ye Chen's expression turned solemn. It seemed like this person had prepared for this.
The two continued bidding. Soon, the price rose to seventy million. The huge number made everyone in the auction hall suck in a cold breath. Seventy million upper grade spiritual stones. They wouldn't be able to get this price even if they sold themselves. If they had so many spiritual stones, they could arm themselves to the teeth.
"Seventy-one million."
Ye Chen's expression was solemn, but his opponent's expression was ten times more solemn. Gemstone Islands had a branch of the Thousand Swords Sect, which was why he had so many spiritual stones. However, Ye Chen didn't seem to have a limit. No matter how much he bid, Ye Chen would increase without any hesitation. This made him lose all confidence.
"Seventy-five million."
Letting out a breath, Ye Chen increased the price by four million. He was determined to get the Sword Forging Technique. This was not for the present, but for the future. When he became a Life and Death King, he would have the ability to roam the starry sky. If he could find some supreme grade materials, he would be able to forge supreme grade swords. How fast would that be? Although the knowledge in the Sword Forging Technique wasn't much, it should be enough to build a foundation!
The other party turned silent. Seventy-five million … he couldn't afford it.
The auctioneer waited for a while. Seeing that no one else was bidding, he knew that the price had reached seventy-five million. Holding the hammer in his hand, he walked to the front of the auction stage and said loudly, "Seventy-five million! Is there anyone else? If not, this Sword Forging Technique belongs to this little brother."
Nobody spoke.
"Alright, seventy-five million going once, seventy-five million going twice, seventy-five million going thrice. Sold! Congratulations to this little brother!"
With a clang, the auctioneer slammed the hammer.
Soon, someone delivered the Sword Forging Technique. Without any hesitation, Ye Chen handed over seventy-five million upper grade spirit stones.
The Swordsmithing Technique was the finale item of this auction. Thus, the auction came to an end. Someone had calculated that the total price of this auction was 420 million. Compared to the previous auctions, it was thirty to forty percent higher. This was definitely a large-scale auction that was rarely seen in ten years.
Before leaving, Darklight King and Manager He coldly glanced at Ye Chen. The half-step Sword King from Thousand Swords Sect also stared at Ye Chen for a long time.
"Seems like I can't stay here for long."
Ye Chen sighed inwardly. He wasn't afraid of Darklight King, but the Glorious Exchanges and Thousand Swords Sect behind Manager He made him apprehensive. Who knew if the Sword Forging Technique would provoke a Life and Death King?
"Let's go back to the garden."
Gemstone Islands didn't have any Life and Death Kings, so Ye Chen needed to do something useful in this short period of time.
Leaving the Golden Island Auction House, the two hurried back to the garden.
At this moment, the sky was already dark.
In the bedroom, Ye Chen took out the Sword Forging Technique and poured his soul power inside.
Buzz!
A cool and refreshing feeling suddenly rushed into Ye Chen's mind, turning into countless chaotic tiny symbols. The symbols then rearranged themselves, ultimately turning into a complete knowledge of Sword Forging Technique. Low grade, mid grade, upper grade, and semi supreme grade were clearly separated. After the semi supreme grade, there was a short and incomplete section on forging supreme grade swords.
"Sure enough, it's real."
Ye Chen simulated it in his mind and felt that the content was real. Although he had never studied Sword Forging Technique, as a sword artist, he always had some inexplicable intuition.
"However, the initial stage of forging a sword requires a large amount of materials. Even a genius in forging swords would not be able to succeed on his first try. Even if he succeeds, it does not mean anything. The art of forging swords is broad and profound, and it is not something that can be mastered in a day or two. It is also not something that can be deepened with just one or two tries."
The sky turned dark, and the night passed peacefully.
Early the next morning, Ye Chen had Wang Lan bring them to the yellow islands.
Yellow islands sold all kinds of materials, spirit grasses, precious ores, gems of various attributes, and basically anything one could wish for. According to the grade of the materials, they were divided into light yellow islands, bright yellow islands, and orange islands. Light yellow islands sold low grade to mid grade materials, bright yellow islands sold mid grade to upper grade materials, and orange islands sold upper grade to semi supreme grade materials.
As for whether one could find a supreme grade material, it depended on luck.
Instead of going straight to the orange island, Ye Chen's trio went to the light yellow island.
Without a change in expression, Ye Chen bought over ten thousand sets of low grade materials and several thousand mid grade materials. For a moment, the light yellow island was in short supply of materials for forging artifacts.
Following the same pattern, Ye Chen 'looted' the bright yellow and orange islands, buying a total of twelve thousand sets of different low grade materials, five thousand sets of different mid grade materials, and two thousand upper grade and semi supreme grade materials.
He even got three sets of supreme grade materials.
If not for an upper grade storage ring and many mid grade and low grade storage rings, Ye Chen wouldn't have been able to store so many materials.
After buying the materials, Ye Chen and Murong Qingcheng prepared to leave. There were too many powers in Gemstone Islands, and staying here wouldn't bring them any good.
"Lord Darklight King, they've left."
In the teahouse, a person walked to Darklight King's side and reported.
"Well done."
Darklight King put down the teacup in his hand and abruptly stood up, his face overflowing with killing intent.
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