Despite Ling Yun's status, at this moment, his heart couldn't help but beat wildly, as though it was about to jump out of his throat.
Even in the Cultivation World, he was only lucky enough to see the Seven-colored Flaming Mountain once in a Tribulation Transcendence Stage auction. Moreover, he was only a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator at that time. There was no way he could compete with those who had ascended to the Tribulation Transcendence Stage.
At that time, Ling Yun regretted it for three whole years. It wasn't until he obtained a treasure that wasn't inferior to the Seven-colored Inferno Mountain that he was able to recover.
That was why Ling Yun didn't expect to see it on Earth, in the capital of Huaxia!
Even though this Seven-colored Volcanic Mountain was much smaller than the one in the Cultivation World, it was definitely that item.
As for the origin of this treasure, Ling Yun didn't have time to think about it. He was thinking about how to successfully get this treasure!
At this moment, Ling Yun didn't care about the Golden Black Devilish Silk or the final treasure. As long as he got the Seven-colored Volcanic Mountain, he didn't care about anything else.
However, Ling Yun only glanced at the treasure once before retracting his divine sense. He didn't want to be discovered by a super expert. In VIP room 9, he sat as usual and didn't move a muscle.
Even if he was going crazy, he had to maintain a nonchalant expression on his face. That was how a professional auctioneer should be.
"Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me."
As soon as the opening ceremony was announced, the hall was filled with exclamations of surprise and excitement. Xia Houming had no choice but to quiet everyone down.
After the hall quietened down completely, Xia Houming said, "I definitely won't tell the current owner about this mysterious item. However, in order to let everyone understand this treasure, I can tell everyone that this item came from the bottom of the sea."
Xia Houming stared at the beautiful flames of the Seven-colored Volcanic Mountain and didn't hide his fondness for it. He smiled and said, "I won't hide it from everyone. I've never seen or heard of this item before. It's not just me. When this item arrived at the Ye Family's auction house, everyone said that they've never seen or heard of it before."
Ling Yun laughed coldly in his heart. If they knew what it was, they wouldn't have put it up for auction. They would have bought it themselves.
"I'm sure everyone has seen the introduction on your computer by now, but I still want to say it again."
"This thing comes from the bottom of the sea, and its flames won't go out even in the sea. Although it's half a meter square, it's not heavy, only 50 kilograms. Judging from its color and shape, it should be a strange coral we've never seen before."
As he spoke, Xiahou Ming picked up a bucket of water that he had prepared earlier and poured it all over the Five-colored Flame Mountain. The bucket of water instantly drenched the base of the Flame Mountain and flowed around the auction stage. However, the Five-colored Flame Mountain was not affected in the slightest. It continued to rise magnificently, and even the head of the flame did not shrink.
This naturally caused everyone to exclaim in surprise.
Xia Houming smiled faintly and said, "Not even water can extinguish it. Even if you cut off the air, it won't extinguish. But this isn't the magical part of this object. It's the Flame Mountain. It's burning with an open flame, but there's no heat."
As he spoke, amidst the exclamations, Xiahou Ming's long-sleeved arm suddenly reached into the Five-colored Flame and stopped there, allowing the flame to burn his arm.
"This Five-colored Flame is inextinguishable, has no heat, and can't ignite anything. These are the three magical parts of this auction item."
Xiahou Ming put his arm into the flame for half a minute before pulling it back. Indeed, it was unharmed, and his clothes were the same as before.
Then, his face turned serious and he said solemnly, "But I want to remind everyone that after repeated research by many appraisers from the Ye Family, other than these three magical parts, this auction item has no spiritual energy, and it can't be used as medicine. It doesn't seem to be of any help to ancient martial arts practitioners …"
Xiahou Ming paused, unable to hide the embarrassment and regret on his face. Finally, he said, "Therefore, after much consideration, the Ye Family Auction House did not purchase this item. Instead, we followed the wishes of the owner of this auction item and auctioned it here as the first auction item. We hope that the fated person will obtain it."
"Sigh, what a pity … It's indeed useless for cultivation …"
"It's beautiful and magical, but it's just a rare ornament. It's useless to bid for it."
"You don't understand. The Ye Family and the Long Family's opening auctions are basically like this. It doesn't help ancient martial arts practitioners much. What they want is a rare item …"
Most of the bidders were originally eager to give it a try, but after hearing Xiahou Ming's words, they were instantly disappointed and immediately lost interest in bidding. After all, they were ancient martial arts practitioners. What they wanted was strength and realms. As for being rare and beautiful, only rich people who were interested in such things would be willing to spend money to bid for it.
"That scared the hell out of me."
In VIP Room Nine, Ling Yun wanted to stuff Xiahou Ming's mouth with his introduction of the three magical parts of the Seven-colored Volcano. It was only after hearing the reminder at the end that she heaved a sigh of relief in her heart.
Xiahou Ming was basically right about the magical parts of the Seven-colored Volcano. However, it only showed five colors — red, green, cyan, blue, and purple. There were two other colors that wouldn't show up.
Black and white.
Not to mention eyes, even divine sense or any modern high-tech equipment wouldn't be able to detect this black and white color.
These two colors weren't hidden by the five bright colors, but they simply wouldn't appear now.
The five-colored fire was actually a fire of the five elements. It would only become a seven-colored fire when it encountered the Yin and Yang Qi and needed to be nourished by them for a period of time. At the same time, its true magical and heaven-defying benefits would be revealed!
Ling Yun cultivated the Yin-Yang harmony balance and had a magical energy center. Therefore, this was simply a treasure bestowed by the heavens!
"That five-colored flame is so beautiful, and it doesn't hurt anyone …"
"Unfortunately, it's useless for cultivation …"
It wasn't just the other bidders. Ye Xingchen and Qin Dongxue also liked the beauty of the Seven-colored Volcano, but they were lamenting about it.
Even these two people thought so. Ling Yun was instantly reassured. He wished that everyone at the auction had the same thoughts. That way, he would be able to buy the Seven-colored Volcano at the lowest price.
However, Ling Yun's idea could only be a fantasy. After seeing the magical Seven-colored Volcano, many people couldn't hold back and were eager to bid for it.
After all, this was an auction with thousands of people. There would always be people who weren't short of money and were interested in this treasure at the same time.
If they weren't confident, the Ye Family wouldn't have used the Seven-colored Volcano as the opening item.
"I didn't expect this auction item to be so beautiful. The flames are like a dream. Do you two like it? If you do, we'll bid for it and bring it home. "
Ling Yun asked Ye Xingchen and Qin Dongxue through telepathy.
"Which woman wouldn't like such a magical treasure? Unfortunately, it's useless for cultivation. What's the point of wasting money?" Qin Dongxue smiled sweetly.
"I like it. If you like it too, I'll bid for it and give it to you as a gift." Ye Xingchen's eyes sparkled as he smiled at Ling Yun.
"Uh …"
Only then did Ling Yun remember that he wasn't the only nouveau riche in VIP room nine. Ye Xingchen and Qin Dongxue weren't inferior to him in terms of wealth.
Moreover, he might be the poorest. Ling Yun felt a little miserable at the thought of this.
Ye Xingchen continued, "However, there are other benefits to winning this auction as well. That is, after winning the opening item, the Ye Family will give you a ten percent discount no matter how many items you bid for in the future. "
"F * ck!"
Ling Yun was angry instead of happy. He almost cursed out loud. How bad must one be to come up with such a deceptive rule! He's almost second to me.
This rule was indeed very deceptive. The reason was very simple. In an auction, once a wealthy person was prepared to spend 10 billion to bid for something, a 10% discount would save them 1 billion. That was equivalent to saying that they would definitely be willing to spend 1 billion to buy the opening lottery.
Of course, this was just an example. It didn't matter how much it cost. As long as they didn't lose out overall, anyone could fight for it.
In the end, if they really bid for an item worth ten billion, the opening item would be a free gift!
This was equivalent to forcing all bidders to fight for it.
"Pfft …"
Seeing Ling Yun's expression, Ye Xingchen couldn't help but laugh. "Ruthless, right? You don't have to be angry. The three big auction houses in Beijing do it like this. It's the same every time. It's not like it's just targeting you … "
Ling Yun was even more annoyed. I'm determined to win the opening item this time. Isn't it targeting me?
No wonder Xiahou Mingken was so generous to remind the bidders and wasn't worried at all that there would be no auction. There was such a layer to it!
Ling Yun thought, No wonder the VIPs on the second floor are so eager to get first. It's to save a lot of money later!
Everyone who knew the rules of the Ye Family Auction House had such thoughts, especially the Ye Family, Liu Family, and Tan Family on the second floor. They all seemed to think the same and were determined to win the opening item.
Naturally, this was a trap for Ling Yun.
In this case, Ling Yun naturally had to calculate carefully.
"Then, what price can the Ye Family bid for the opening item every time?"
Ye Xingchen shook her head and frowned. "No one can say for sure. It's divided into major and minor years. For example, this time, it's definitely a major year."
At this point, she gestured to Ling Yun with her eyes. "Look at number two, three, and four. It's obvious they're going to spend a lot of money this time."
"I know that one year, the Ye Family's opening item was a secular item. Even though it was precious, it was useless to ancient martial arts practitioners. It was just an item, but it was auctioned for a high price of 1.8 billion … Then, that bidder really bought something worth twenty billion …"
Damn, in this case, the opening item actually helped the bidder earn money. They spent 1.8 billion and saved two billion!
Not only did they get the opening item, but they also earned two hundred million!
Ling Yun immediately asked, "Then the total value of the Golden Black Devilish Silk we're going to buy this time?"
"No matter how much it costs!"
After hearing this, Ye Xingchen's beautiful eyes glanced at Ling Yun. As long as it was something that Ling Yun needed, why would Ye Xingchen care about the price?
Then, she said, "Even though this Golden Black Devilish Silk is precious, it's still considered common in the auction house. Therefore, everyone has a price in mind. Supreme Golden Black Devilish Silk usually goes for one hundred million per catty. If we want to bid for ten catties, it'll probably be two billion …"
F * ck!
Ling Yun wanted to cry but no tears came out. He only saved two hundred million, and he probably wouldn't be able to earn it back.
This opening item was too much of a scam!
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