Xiao Yan was naturally able to sense the change in the atmosphere of the auction ground in front of the eyes of tens of thousands of people.
Although most people held a surprised and disdainful attitude toward him, there was still a small group of people who began to doubt his identity.
After all, the strength of this black-robed person who had appeared in front of them at this moment was coincidentally that of a Ban Di. Moreover, from the fact that he was able to defeat Lin Zehong, his fighting strength was clearly at the Dou Di class.
The most coincidental thing was that he was also a rank three alchemist. These two points coincided and he was also a young man. Those elite Dou Di present were even certain that this black-robed person, who was still standing alone in the arena, was definitely Xiao Yan. There was no mistake about it!
"Dammit, this group of people who only know how to play tricks. They are really careless. It is unexpected that my identity has been exposed because of all of you!"
Xiao Yan knit his brows tightly under the black robe. His heart involuntarily felt a solemness. Just a moment ago, his enormous Spiritual Strength had clearly sensed an unusual energy ripple spreading from the position of the two people from the Huo clan. If he had guessed correctly, they were definitely reporting to their clan. It was likely that the people from the Huo clan would arrive as soon as the auction ended.
Xiao Yan's heart involuntarily felt even more solemn when he thought of this point. His originally tightly knit brows were tightly knit together at this moment.
Xuan City was originally the territory of both the Huo clan and the Bai clan. Exposing his identity here was no different from sending a lamb into a tiger's mouth. Once the experts from the two clans gathered here and formed an encirclement, Xiao Yan would not be able to escape even if he died!
Xiao Yan did indeed have a cooperative relationship with the Bai clan. However, no one could guarantee that the Bai clan would not secretly act for Xiao Yan in this kind of situation. If they did, it would undoubtedly be a great help to Xiao Yan. If they did not, Xiao Yan would definitely become a turtle in a jar, unable to escape even if he had wings!
"Now, I can only hope that the people from the Huo clan will not arrive after the auction ends!"
Xiao Yan helplessly sighed in his heart. He could only quietly hope. After all, the spatial auction was not an ordinary place. How could Xiao Yan leave just because he wanted to? Other than anxiously waiting in this place, Xiao Yan had no other choice.
On the other side, the father and son from the Bai clan were also quietly communicating.
"Father, have you sensed it?"
"Yes, they have likely already recognized his identity and have already gathered the experts within the clan.."
Bai Ying quietly nodded his head when he heard Bai Zhan's words. He was constantly paying attention to the little of the Huo clan's actions. His heart involuntarily tightened as he began to hesitate..
Xiao Yan was an enemy to the four great sects. He was an existence that they could not easily let go of. The Ancient Heavenly Tomb was far too important to the four great sects. They had to capture Xiao Yan no matter what.
However, Xiao Yan was neither an enemy nor a friend to their Bai clan. However, he was an existence that they had to keep alive. This was because only with Xiao Yan's survival would they be able to divert the attention of the four great sects. This way, with Xiao Yan holding them back, it would naturally be much easier for the Bai clan to act.
Xiao Yan was an important key to the rise of the Bai clan. No matter what, nothing could happen to him. At the very least, before the Bai clan had the ability to separate from the Heavenly Sword Sect, Xiao Yan could not die.
"Father, now that the Huo clan has already made their move, should we also …"
"No, wait a little longer. We have to wait a little longer. If we gather the clan members at this time, he will have no chance to escape if both of our forces arrive. We must give him a chance to escape. Let's send out a message before the auction ends."
"Yes, father."
Bai Zhan nodded and kept a jade slip in his hand under his sleeve into his storage ring.
"Father, what should we do if we run into him?"
Bai Zhan suddenly frowned after keeping the jade strip and turned his head to ask Bai Ying.
Bai Zhan was naturally worried that after the auction ended, even if the Huo clan members did not arrive, what would they do if they discovered Xiao Yan's identity?
It was impossible for them to not attack Xiao Yan. If they did so, their Bai clan would be targeted by the Heavenly Sword Sect. Once they lost the trust of the Heavenly Sword Sect, they would be suspected of anything they did in the future, much less strengthen the Bai clan.
However, if they were to attack, with two three star Dou Di and Huo Yuning, whose strength had already reached the initial two star Dou Di level, it was likely that Xiao Yan would have difficulty dealing with the three of them. If something were to happen to Xiao Yan, it would be troublesome.
"This … let's wait and see when the time comes. In short, we will try our best to hold back. Whether he can leave or not will depend on him."
Bai Ying frowned slightly. How could he have imagined that Xiao Yan would actually dare to come to the territory of their four great clans with such great fanfare? Now, he was actually sitting in the same auction ground as them. This was really shocking.
The auction continued. However, the atmosphere in the place gradually changed without anyone noticing.
"This mister has bid sixty Spirit Stones. May I know if there is anyone present who is willing to bid a higher price?"
The old man's eyes slowly swept over the entire place from the auction stage. His sharp eyes paused on a couple of spots in the auction ground. This was especially the case when they swept past Xiao Yan. The old man's eyes flickered. Immediately, he withdrew his gaze and slowly opened his mouth to speak.
Regardless of what happened, no one could stop the auction from continuing as usual.
"The old me will bid seventy Spirit Stones!"
Huo Ting once again spoke from the tall stage.
Since he had decided to keep Xiao Yan here, he would naturally try his best to delay time before the experts from the Huo clan arrived. Delaying the auction was undoubtedly the best and most effective method.
"Eighty Spirit Stones!"
Xiao Yan's brows were tightly knit together. While his heart felt increasingly solemn, he did not dare to hesitate. He was clearly aware of the latter's intentions. If he were to hesitate at this moment, would he not be taking the initiative to push himself into the fire pit?
"Ninety Spirit Stones!"
Xiao Yan did not dare to hesitate. On the other hand, Huo Ting had a leisurely look on his face. Ever since he had confirmed Xiao Yan's identity, he no longer planned to compete for the auction of this remnant scroll. After all, as long as he could capture Xiao Yan and bring him back to the Huo clan, even if this remnant scroll ended up in his hands now, it would only be a temporary safekeeping. In any case, it would return to the Huo clan sooner or later. Naturally, it did not matter where it was now.
Time passed bit by bit. The price of the auction had increased from the initial fifty Spirit Stones to one hundred and eighty Spirit Stones. Moreover, the time that had passed was actually one hour.
Huo Ting was intentionally stalling for time. Almost everyone present could see this. However, there were very few people who knew the truth.
A strange atmosphere pervaded the huge auction house. Everyone's eyes were suspiciously looking at the two people who were increasing the bid. No one knew what exactly was going on.
"The old me … will bid one hundred and ninety Spirit Stones."
"Two hundred Spirit Stones!"
The auction ground was silent for a long time. Finally, everyone heard Huo Ting's leisurely bid. The instant Huo Ting's words sounded, Xiao Yan's bid was immediately heard from the auction ground.
Huo Ting was helpless. According to Gu You, this Saint Class Qi Method remnant scroll was extremely useful to Xiao Yan. Hence, no matter what, Xiao Yan had to obtain this Qi Method remnant scroll today. Otherwise, he would have allowed Huo Ting to take it away and would not have delayed until now.
Even the old man on the auction stage could not help but frown when he saw this scene. However, he felt somewhat helpless in his heart.
Huo Ting had an extremely accurate grasp of time. Every time he bid, he would bid within a limited time. He would neither exceed nor exceed the time limit. On the other hand, Xiao Yan was different. In order to end this battle as soon as possible, he would always hurriedly raise the price the moment Huo Ting bid. It was as if Huo Ting had unlimited time, while he only had one or two seconds.
As Xiao Yan opened his mouth once again, his loud voice reverberated throughout the auction ground. Everyone present was already intimidated by this strange aura. They held their breaths and carefully waited for the outcome of the two people.
On the auction stage below, the old man's expression was a little gloomy. He did not expect Huo Ting to take advantage of their spatial auction ground. Unfortunately, Huo Ting had a legitimate reason for doing so. Even the old man could not do anything about it.
A pair of old eyes gloomily swept across Huo Ting's body. At the same time, a cold glint inadvertently flashed across the old man's eyes …
Xiao Yan's body stood upright on the high stage. He had already been standing there for a full hour. Even though his body was not tired, his heart was enduring an enormous amount of pressure.
Time passed by minute by minute. Finally, the silence in the auction ground continued and broke through the agreed time period.
Huo Ting did not speak again. At this moment, everyone in the auction ground slowly heaved a sigh of relief. Soft cries rang out clearly in the auction ground at this moment.
Xiao Yan's heart trembled slightly at this moment. He suddenly raised his head and his gaze instantly fell on the black scroll in front of the old man on the auction stage. A complicated expression flashed across his pitch-black eyes.
Today, for the sake of this cultivation technique, he was afraid that he would have to leave his life here!
"Phew …"
But fortunately, this cultivation method had finally fallen into his hands!
"Congratulations to this mister for successfully auctioning off this year's final auction item!"
At the same time, the old man on the auction stage finally heaved a long sigh of relief. This annoying auction was finally over!
Due to the uniqueness of the auction item, the exchange this time was different from the previous ones. Xiao Yan descended from the high stage and was allowed to enter the light wall by the old man. A huge curtain suddenly fell from the sky and covered the entire auction stage. Due to the uniqueness of the curtain, the people on the auction stage were unable to clearly see the contents of the curtain.
This was the rule of previous auctions. Some of the people present were very clear about this. Hence, they did not have any other thoughts.
On the other hand, the members of the Huo Clan did not wish for Xiao Yan to disappear from their sight before they caught him. Even though it was only a short period of time, a sense of unease still rose in their hearts.
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