He was not the only one. The entire auction house fell silent.
Although Immortal Cultivation Sects mostly used spirit veins, spirit stones, medicinal pills, and the like, the disciples still needed money for their daily necessities, basic necessities, housing, and transportation.
That was why the management rights and revenue of the nearby cities were handled directly by the sect. Forty percent of the profits were paid to the Great Yan royalty and sixty percent to the sect.
This was considered the sect's biggest source of income. Otherwise, if the sect's cultivators did not work, how could they sustain the lives of tens of thousands of people?
Great Salt City was considered a big city in the entire Great Yan Province. It could be ranked in the top ten. Even if it was only sixty percent of the annual revenue, it would still be more than a million taels of silver.
Ten years of management rights... Its true value was definitely more than ten million taels of silver!
It was just a weapon. Was there a need to go so far?
"You win!"
More than a dozen factions were speechless. They were furious, but there was nothing they could do.
The Immortal Suppressing Sect's offer was equivalent to raising the price to the sky. Using the sect's development for the next ten years in exchange for a weapon, even if the elders present had the courage, they wouldn't dare to agree.
"Could it be... that they are not colluding with The Great Demon?"
Elder Yu Chen was stunned and frowned.
He had guessed that the weapon might have been taken out by The Great Demon. If the Immortal Suppressing Sect was really related to him, why would they pay such a high price for it?
Mo Yuan was also a little confused. While he was thinking, the voice of the owner of the auction house, Zhu Yiming, sounded, "Everyone, I have already communicated with the seller. He only wants cash and banknotes. He doesn't want any substitutes. In other words, if you want to buy it, you have to pay!"
"Not even the management rights of Great Salt City?"
"No!" Zhu Yiming nodded.
They just had to follow the seller's instructions. As for why, he did not know either!
"Why?!"
A roar of despair came from the Immortal Suppressing Sect box.
Hearing this, everyone was relieved. Fortunately, the seller only wanted cash. Otherwise, the weapon would not have fallen into their hands.
Unlike these people, Mo Yuan seemed to have reacted. His eyes narrowed as he sneered, "What a good scheme! What a good scheme!"
Elder Yu Chen looked at him doubtfully.
"There's no need to guess. The Subjugation Immortal Sect and The Great Demon are definitely in cahoots! The so-called 10 years of management rights was just a means to deliberately raise the price! In other words, the so-called shill … "
Mo Yuan: "Otherwise, why would the seller only ask for cash? Don't want the fat meat in your mouth? Obviously, it's to cooperate with the other party! "
"This …"
Elder Yu Chen's face paled as he snapped out of his daze. "The Immortal Suppressing Sect sure is shameless!"
"Yeah!" Mo Yuan nodded and his eyes flashed. "Previously, I thought that they were forced by The Great Demon and had no choice but to surrender. I couldn't help but sympathize with them. But now, it seems that it wasn't worth it at all! This kind of sect that abides by the evildoer must be dealt a thunderous blow. "
Elder Yu Chen nodded as well.
This was too much!
They actually treated them like monkeys. If they didn't punish them, how could they calm down the anger in their hearts?
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan turned to the auction hall once more and asked, "What do we do now? Should we continue to raise the price? "
"The price has already exceeded our budget … Furthermore, this isn't the final price yet. If the Immortal Suppressing Sect continues to cause trouble, who knows how much we'll have to pay to buy it?" Mo Yuan shook his head.
Even though Spirit tier pinnacle artifacts were rare, with the Qingyun Sect's strength, they could still hire someone to forge one for them. There was no need for them to waste their resources on something that was already overpriced.
"Yes!" Elder Yu Chen nodded.
With the Qingyun Sect not participating, some of the other sects also realized that something was amiss and stopped bidding. As the number of bids dwindled, the price was finally set.
900,000 gold taels!
That was 9,000,000 silver taels!
It was truly a sky-high price.
The buyer was none other than Elder Mo Feng!
Among the dozen or so sects, the Windlightning Sect wasn't the strongest nor was it the wealthiest. However, it was the one that had the highest chance of defeating the Immortal Suppressing Sect and becoming a first-rate sect. Thus, even if it meant going bankrupt and selling off their ancestral property, they wouldn't hesitate to do so.
Zhu Yiming was overjoyed to see the frying pan being sold for such a high price. He quickly handed it over.
Since it was a fair competition, the Windlightning Sect didn't dare to deny it.
After receiving the money, Boss Zhu transferred it to Su Yin's card.
With this, the biggest transaction since the establishment of the Great Salt Trading Company came to an end.
Su Yin, who was in the Secluded Immortal Residence, was oblivious to all of this.
At this moment, he was still studying the Taiji Diagram in his dantian.
"Under normal circumstances, that girl should be out of danger by now. Why … is there still no spiritual energy?"
The reason why he saved the girl was because he didn't want to see her die at such a young age. Secondly, he wanted to obtain the spiritual energy …
However, he had already waited for four hours. She should have woken up by now, and a physician should have noticed it by now.
Why was there still no spiritual energy? Did he overlook something?
"That's possible … I only treated her for a short period of time. I didn't remove the root of her illness!" Zhang Xuan guessed.
Even though he saved the girl's life, he only ensured that she wouldn't die for a short period of time. That might be the reason why there wasn't any spiritual energy.
Zhang Xuan felt a little regretful. Seeing that it was getting late, he was about to go to bed when his Communication Jade Token vibrated. It was a message from Song Yafei.
"It's just a wok. How much can it be worth? Of course, it has to be in cash! "Su Yin replied with a smile.
To ask for permission for this … the Great Salt Trading Company was too meticulous!
Even if his smithing skills were comparable to those of medicine and pill forging, that frying pan was just a defective product that he forged when he first started learning it. Furthermore, it was forged using ordinary metal. No matter how expensive it was, how much could it be worth?
After inputting his thoughts into the Communication Jade Token, Zhang Xuan ignored it and fell asleep.
Today, he had traveled to Great Salt City twice, harvested wheat, and harvested rice. After a busy day, he was simply too exhausted. As soon as he lay down on the bed, he fell asleep.
Not long after he fell asleep, a line of words appeared on the token of the Great Salt Trading Company on the table: 9,000,000 silver taels!
It didn't shine for too long before it slowly dissipated.
…
In the Elders' Hall of the Zhenxian Sect, Wu Yuen and the others returned with gloomy faces.
To think that they didn't manage to win the bid for the treasure that appeared in the Zhenxian Sect … Instead, it ended up in the hands of their opponent.
"Without this weapon, we won't be able to defeat The Great Demon and save Junior Uncle. From the looks of it … we have no choice but to invite the other sects to help us!"
After a long period of silence, a tired voice sounded.
"Even if we're inviting a wolf into our den, it's still better than being threatened by The Great Demon!" Someone else spoke up.
Even though Yuan Boli had mentioned three possible problems, there was no way out of this.
"Let's talk to the Qingyun Sect first. I saw that Elder Yu Chen is here as well. As the number one sect of the Great Yan Continent, they should be reliable. They won't harm a small sect like ours!"
Knowing the thoughts of the crowd, Elder Wu Yuan sighed deeply and said.
"Un!" The crowd nodded. Just as they were about to discuss who should be the one to negotiate with, Chen Yu's anxious voice sounded.
"Master, elders, the Qingyun Sect, along with the Heyang Sect, Cloudsword Sect, Tiangang Sect, Linhai Sect, and seventeen other powers … are heading toward our Zhenxian Sect …"
"What are they doing here?"
Wu Yuen was taken aback. A moment later, joy surfaced on his face. "Could it be that … they know that Junior Uncle has been captured by The Great Demon, so they are here to save him?"
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