Shui Wuchang knew Ning Cheng, but she didn't expect Ning Cheng to dare to step in at this time and bid against booth 19. For a moment, she even forgot to continue bidding.
She didn't continue bidding, but booth 19 spoke up, "I would like to ask the auction house to pause for a moment. I want to talk to this person from Row 39, Seat 137."
Ning Cheng sneered. Who did this fellow think he was? Even Qiao Jierui didn't have the qualifications to ask for a pause in the auction to resolve personal grievances, right?
What left Ning Cheng dumbfounded was that Shui Wuchang agreed to this fellow's rude request. Not only did she agree, but she also stood on the auction stage and spoke aloud, "Dear friends who came to bid, because booth 19 belongs to the top 20, my Ash Pagoda Auction House has a clear rule. My Ash Pagoda Auction House has a clear rule that during the auction, if the owner of the top 20 boxes has a conflict with the guests in the hall, then the box owner has the right to temporarily negotiate with the cultivators in the hall. I ask for your understanding. "
Ning Cheng shook his head. He didn't expect Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce to have such a strange rule. If this kind of thing happened in his Stately River Star, he would have slapped the fellow in booth 19 away. No matter where you sat, as long as you participated in the auction, you were an equal existence and spoke with the price. This kind of small trick would be directly slapped away.
Ning Cheng felt strange, but others didn't find it strange. In the entire starry sky, how many places were like Stately River Star? Ash Pagoda Chamber of Commerce added this rule to add a sense of honour to the guests in the top 20 booths. Just think about it, which cultivator sitting in the hall would dare to bid against the owner of the top 20 booths? One had to know that the entrance fee for these booths was astronomical.
But this kind of thing happened. Not only did it happen, but it also happened in such a large-scale auction. Shui Wuchang, as the third deputy head of this auction house, naturally knew about this rule.
The auction venue remained silent, and everyone was waiting to see how booth 19 would deal with this matter. Some cultivators who knew Ning Cheng's identity also didn't speak. Those who had some friendship with Ning Cheng knew that Ning Cheng didn't fear anyone at all and didn't need them to speak. As for those who had no friendship with Ning Cheng, who would care about his life or death?
At this time, a late-stage Heaven's Mandate man came out of booth 19 and walked towards Ning Cheng. Ning Cheng's Spiritual Consciousness could clearly see that there were two other cultivators in Booth 19. One of them was a cultivator at the late-stage Life and Death stage. Behind him stood another cultivator at the Heavenly Mandate stage. That cultivator must also be a follower. Looking at the disdainful look in the eyes of the Life and Death Cultivator, Ning Cheng understood that he had already eaten Ning Cheng alive.
The man in the Heaven's Mandate Realm walked up to Ning Cheng, took out a ring and placed it in front of Ning Cheng. "This contains five million Permanent Essence Pills. It's yours now."
"What does that mean?" Ning Cheng asked with a frown.
The man in Heaven's Mandate Realm spoke up in a cold voice, "Young Master is a reasonable person. You can have these five million Permanent Essence Pills, but you have to take out that Starry Sky Essence Qi Spirit Vein. As for bidding for the Celestial Rainbow Purgatory Spear, you are not allowed to say it again. "
Ning Cheng understood that this person wanted to use five million Permanent Essence Pills in exchange for his Starry Sky Essence Qi Spirit Vein. It truly made sense. However, this reasoning was obviously not targeted at him, but at the auction house.
He had taken out a Starry Sky Essence Qi Spirit Vein in exchange for only five million Permanent Essence Pills. Needless to say, he suffered a loss. The young master still used five million Permanent Essence Pills in exchange for the Celestial Rainbow Purgatory Spear, and the auction house also obtained a Starry Sky Essence Qi Spirit Vein.
Ning Cheng silently put away the ring containing the five million Permanent Essence Pills and said, "I'll accept it. You can go now."
The cultivator in the Heaven's Mandate Realm on seeing Ning Cheng put away the Permanent Essence Pills and not take out the Starry Sky Essence Qi Spirit Vein immediately erupted with killing intent and raised his hand to grab Ning Cheng's neck.
Ning Cheng snorted and didn't move. Instead, he raised his hand and sent out a slap.
"Slap" With a crisp sound, the man in the Heaven's Mandate Realm flew out under Ning Cheng's slap. His body slammed into the defensive restrictions in front of the auction stage, triggering a burst of alarm sounds.
With a "bang", the man in the Heaven's Mandate Realm fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. Moreover, Ning Cheng had left behind his cultivation on the account that he did not use any profanity.
Some of the cultivators worried about Ning Cheng looked at Ning Cheng in shock. Ning Cheng just sat still and easily slapped away a cultivator in the Heaven's Mandate Realm. This meant that his cultivation was at least in the Heaven Seated Realm. However, even if it were an Eternal cultivator, such a thing would only result in death. At the very least, they wouldn't be able to leave Returning Capital Starry Sky City.
"You're looking for death …." The man in Booth 19 stood up in anger and exuded a thick killing intent. Ning Cheng took his Permanent Essence Pills and didn't take out the Starry Sky Essence Qi Spirit Vein. Moreover, he even slapped away the person he sent out. He had never seen anyone act so unreasonable in front of him. It stood to reason that he should be the unreasonable one.
"Enough. Booth 19 has already exercised its rights. The auction will continue." A cold snort arrived, causing the man in Booth 19 to freeze for a moment.
Although blue veins popped up on his forehead and killing intent filled his body, he had no choice but to restrain his anger under this reprimand. Another attendant in the booth quickly ran out and helped the man in the Heaven's Mandate Realm, who had slammed into the defensive restrictions, back into the booth.
Although everyone knew that the cultivator in Booth 19 would not let go of Ning Cheng after the auction ended, at least for now, many people looked at Ning Cheng with a hint of fear.
Ning Cheng remained calm and didn't show even the slightest fluctuation. If the cultivator in Booth 19 dared to come up and find trouble with him again, he would definitely kill him. Even if the auction house wanted to take action, he would still take action.
He didn't expect that the auction house would give the right to the person in Booth 19. But after he took action, the auction house seemed to have become fair again. Since that was the case, he didn't need to continue to make trouble. At least, didn't he pick up five million Permanent Essence Pills for free?
Shui Wuchang spoke up with a clear voice, "Congratulations to this friend in Row 39, Seat 137. You obtained the Celestial Rainbow Purgatory Spear."
As Shui Wuchang's voice fell, a ring containing the long spear appeared in front of Ning Cheng. Ning Cheng's spiritual consciousness swept out and determined that it was a weapon that surpassed top-grade Dao Artefacts. Only then did he put away the long spear. At the same time, he sent a Starry Sky Essence Qi Spirit Vein into the ring before sending the ring back.
"The next thing we're going to auction is very strange. To tell you the truth, I don't know what this thing is. That is, the sender has a very strange request. That is, this thing must be opened on the spot. Moreover, if it fails to be auctioned, it must be destroyed on the spot. Don't think that this thing is worthless. In fact, even the previous few items added up couldn't match the asking price of this thing. "
Shui Wuchang's words once again aroused the curiosity of the cultivators in the auction hall. Even the previous few items added up couldn't match the asking price of this thing? Where else could such a valuable treasure be found? Besides, if there really was such a valuable treasure, who would be willing to destroy it if it failed to be auctioned? Wasn't this a contradiction? The strangest thing wasn't the item itself, but the person hosting the auction didn't even know what treasure it was.
Shui Wuchang's tone turned even more charming, "I believe that everyone is just like me, curious about this thing. In fact, I'm really curious about it and want to know immediately. What the hell is this thing? Why is it so mysterious? I also want to know why the sender is so capricious and wants to destroy it if it can't be auctioned. "
Duan Gantai suddenly frowned. He had a bad feeling in his heart.
Ning Cheng sneered in his heart. He didn't believe that Duan Gantai wouldn't make a move. He had already reached an agreement with the auction house that if this thing could be auctioned off, they would give 5% of the proceeds to the auction house. Even if this thing was destroyed, he would also take out half a Starry Sky Essence Qi Spirit Vein to the auction house.
Although the commission was less than 10%, with such a generous reward, the auction house naturally agreed to Ning Cheng's request without hesitation.
"Hurry up and open it. We can't wait." Some of the anxious cultivators in the hall called out. The focus of the conflict between Ning Cheng and Booth 19 a moment ago had now shifted to this mysterious thing.
Shui Wuchang raised the jade box and said, "Now let's witness what kind of mysterious treasure this is. Why would they use such a mysterious method to put it up for auction?"
Everyone stared at Shui Wuchang's hand and watched as Shui Wuchang slowly opened the jade box.
The moment the jade box opened, Shui Wuchang's mouth dropped open. She stared at the jade box in her hand in shock. She even froze for a moment.
There was a restriction in front of the auction stage that isolated spiritual consciousness. Therefore, before the auction house allowed spiritual consciousness to sweep in, everyone could only watch with their eyes. But they couldn't turn their eyes away. While Shui Wuchang froze, the people in the auction venue turned even more anxious.
Similarly, the people who came to the auction wanted to know what this thing was. Even the person hosting the auction felt shocked.
"What the hell is it?"
"That's right, hurry up and announce it …."
… …
A burst of noise at the scene finally woke Shui Wuchang up from her shock. But her shocked expression quickly returned to normal.
"Friends, I really felt shocked just now. I thought that this thing was just a key, so how could it be so mysterious? It wasn't until I saw what this key was that I realised why it was so mysterious. "
After saying this, Shui Wuchang calmed down completely and spoke in a soft and crisp tone, "Presumably, many people know that Culmination's Striking Order Starry Sky has three mysterious temples, the Ancient Shadow Temple, the Guardian Temple, and the Temple of Time. That's right, this key is the key to open one of the three temples, the Temple of Time. To be precise, it's one of the three keys to open the Temple of Time.
No wonder this cultivator asked for such a high price. The Temple of Time was left behind by the Perpetual Moon Holy Emperor. I heard that it not only allows one to comprehend the Laws of Time but also contains countless heavenly treasures. Unfortunately, there is only one key here ….. "
After saying the last sentence, Shui Wuchang felt that something was wrong. She shouldn't have said such words that were detrimental to the auction. That's because she subconsciously wanted to keep this key for herself. Or rather, this key originally belonged to her.
Fortunately, she reacted in time. Knowing what she was doing and where she was, she quickly changed the topic, "Now let's look at the starting price of this key …."
Shui Wuchang's words immediately caused a stir. Even if it was just a key, this was the Temple of Time. The Temple of Time's Time Stone was famous throughout the universe. Who didn't know about it? If someone obtained a key, would they still need to worry about others not coming to their door? If they entered the Temple of Time and controlled the Laws of Time, then ….
The only person with a livid expression was Duan Gantai, who sat behind Ning Cheng.
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