Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 896 Scamming and Deceiving Lady Soul (3800 words, Bonus Chapter!)

"The final item in this auction is a fragment of a painting. Although it doesn't possess any special energy, based on information provided by the auctioneer and the authentication from this auction house, this fragment is related to the legendary Purifying Lotus Demon Flame!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.

Even in the other calm and composed private rooms, bursts of hot breathing could be heard, and everyone's eyes were focused on the ancient map.

The Pure Lotus Demon Flame, ranked third on the list of extraordinary flames, is unique in this world throughout history!

There's no need to elaborate on the description of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame; its mere name is enough to cause a sensation and frenzy among all cultivators!
"The fragment of the Demon Flame Painting is only the final item in the auction?"

In the dark room, Xiao Yan gradually stopped what he was doing and said in surprise.

Even the Demon Flame Fragment was only the penultimate item in the auction, so what kind of divine object would be the final item to be auctioned?
Meanwhile, Hun Ruoruo, her pretty face flushed, curled up on the sofa like a kitten, and said with narrowed eyes, "Then you don't need to consider the last item. Just honestly bid on the Demon Flame Fragment."

After saying that, she yawned, then reached out her small hand, pulled out a bright gold card from her heart, and casually tossed it onto Xiao Yan.

"Uh, Ruoruo?"

Staring at the card that still carried the lingering scent of the young girl, Xiao Yan opened his mouth, almost dumbfounded.

"Your start-up capital."

Looking up again, Hun Ruoruo was already dressed and stretched lazily, then turned her head back and cast a teasing glance at her.

"However, whether it will succeed or not depends on your efforts, okay?"

As Hun Ruoruo finished speaking, Little Fairy Doctor, who had been in charge of supervision, quietly entered the secret door at some point!
At this moment, Little Fairy Doctor held a black robe in her hand, with a business badge inlaid on it, clearly engraved with the character 'Flame'.

"You're Little Fairy Doctor?!" Xiao Yan exclaimed in surprise, "What are you—"

Holding the black robe and medals, Little Fairy Doctor smiled and said, "Time to get to work, Xiao Yan, my colleague."

When the word 'colleague' was mentioned, Little Fairy Doctor's eyes clearly held a mischievous glint, as if she had foreseen something interesting.

At the same time, Ya Fei, holding the auction gavel, slowly announced the price: "Due to time constraints, each bid in this auction must be at least equivalent to one hundred million gold coins!"

"Starting bid: a grade eight pill made of six-colored Dan Lei!"

In the auction hall, the number of people interested in this fragment of the map was terrifying. The moment Ya Fei called out the starting price, an old and hoarse voice called out: "Three Breakthrough Pills of Six-Colored Thunder!"

"Four six-colored, primordial pills!"

"Seven."

In just a few breaths, the atmosphere on the field was completely ignited.

As Ya Fei's soft and sweet voice rang out, the auction price soared rapidly.

"Your Highness, what should we do?"

Seeing the scene that was almost out of control, Huang Yun'er's pretty face turned slightly pale, and she was unusually flustered.

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Jiufeng remained silent as well.

In order to seize Feng Lin's Heavenly Demon Phoenix Wings, he sacrificed three Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques and countless Grade 8 pills.

Such a drain would be unbearable even for an ordinary half-saint, even for him, the son of the clan leader, who had emptied his entire fortune.

Recalling the previous scene in her mind, Jiu Feng's expression changed, her fists clenched tightly, and she finally said in a sinister tone, "Yun'er, let's take out a loan."

"what did you say?"

"I say, Your Highness, I want a loan from the auction house!"

As Jiufeng slowly raised her head, her originally eerie eyes turned blood-red, exuding a chilling aura.

"Your Highness, Your Highness?!"

Huang Yun'er was clearly startled and said tremblingly, "The cultivators of the Soul Palace are ruthless and heartless. Countless evil forces have been destroyed because of them. Don't you remember?"

The Soul Palace's cultivation loan is a brand-new cultivation method that was introduced a few years ago.

With the Soul Palace as the intermediary and the Forty-Nine Heavenly Venerable Demon Rain as the guarantor, it caused a complete sensation throughout the Central Continent in just half a month.

What incredible fortune it is that a powerful force with the worst reputation but the highest credibility has taken the initiative to lend money to those who cultivate.

As a result, everyone began to try borrowing money.

However, as more and more people joined in, many evil forces saw an opportunity to exploit the situation.

Unlike normal cultivators who repay their loans, they used the guise of cultivation to borrow a huge sum of money from the Soul Palace and then tried to escape from Zhongzhou to hide. However, without exception, they were all arrested and hunted down by the Soul Palace, with nowhere to go.

After a while, the Soul Palace broke the Pill Tower's record and became the entity that eliminated the most evil forces!

Upon hearing this, the maid who had been standing guard to the side bowed slightly and said respectfully, "My lord, you are different from ordinary cultivators; you are a demon beast. If you wish to borrow cultivation loans, you will need to use your own treasures as collateral. Please understand."

Upon hearing this, Huang Yun'er's pretty face changed, and she hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please don't—"

However, at this moment, Jiu Feng clearly had no intention of continuing to communicate with her. She reached out and yanked, taking out the blood-red jade pendant that was originally close to her body, and slammed it on the table.

"This is the Blood Pact Jade Pendant of my Heavenly Phoenix Clan. Although it is worthless to ordinary cultivators, it is a treasure for body-refining cultivators and magical beasts!"

Jiufeng felt as if her heart was bleeding, but she gritted her teeth and said coldly, "Does this thing even qualify?!"

As Jiufeng finished speaking, a look of surprise appeared on the maid's face. She bowed and said, "This servant cannot make a decision on this matter. Please wait a moment."

Soon, following a report from the maid in the private room, a slender figure draped in a black robe slowly approached the door of the room.

The maid bowed respectfully to the man in black robes and said, "My lord, please."

"Ah."

The man in black robes revealed an arrogant expression, like a seasoned appraisal master, and then walked straight to Jiu Feng and the other person.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Jiufeng tossed out the jade pendant and coldly said, "Three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques. Not a penny less, and there's no point in talking!"

The price that Jiufeng quoted was originally all the savings he had prepared for the auction of the Demon Flame Fragment Map, but unfortunately, he had already spent it all on bidding for Fenglin's wings.

"Is this... a jade pendant from the royal family of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan?"

Upon seeing the familiar blood-red jade pendant, the black-robed man's eyes lit up. He immediately grabbed it and exclaimed with delight, "Excellent! Such pure blood and energy is indeed of extraordinary value!"

He paused slightly, then shook his head: "Unfortunately, with this alone, I can only borrow two scrolls of Heaven-Rank cultivation techniques at most."

"Wha, what?!"

Jiufeng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she angrily exclaimed, "You can only exchange it for two scrolls of Heaven-Rank cultivation techniques? Why don't you just rob me?!"

The man in black robes frowned slightly: "Although this item is quite remarkable, it has extremely poor circulation in our human world, so it naturally cannot have a very high value."

"If you are unwilling, then so be it."

"Wait!" Seeing the other party get up to leave, Jiufeng suppressed the urge to vomit blood and had no choice but to stop him, saying, "This prince has something else that can be exchanged!"

After saying that, he breathed heavily and grabbed Huang Yun'er's hair, pressing her firmly to the ground.

"I wonder if this woman is capable of obtaining a loan to exchange for the items?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Huang Yun'er was almost stunned, her beautiful face turning pale with shock: "We are engaged, how could you use me to take out a loan?!"

"Yun'er, please be patient for a moment." Jiu Feng's crimson eyes revealed a rare tenderness as he softly said, "Once we acquire the fragment of the Demon Flame Map, I will immediately return to my clan and redeem you!"

"How...how could this be?"

Huang Yun'er's pretty face turned ashen, and she knelt on the ground with a thud, her Dao heart almost collapsing.

Seeing this frenzied scene before him, a cold glint flashed in the black-robed man's eyes, but he said nothing, instead nodding: "Your Excellency, have you made up your mind?"

"I, Your Highness, guarantee with the Heavenly Phoenix Clan that there will be absolutely no mistake!"

"very good."

Without further ado, the man in black robes waved his hand, and three scrolls of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques appeared in Jiu Feng's hands.

Having received the funds, Jiu Feng was overjoyed. She immediately rushed to the front of the private room and shouted, "Two scrolls of Heaven-Rank cultivation techniques!"

"Three Rank 8 pills made of Eight-Colored Thunder Pills." After a brief silence, someone quickly raised the price.

“A pill beast!” A deep voice came from another private room.

These words immediately drew gasps of astonishment from the audience, as if they were marveling at the man's skill.

Seeing this, Jiufeng's eyes grew even colder, and he finally could no longer hold back, shouting out his ultimate secret: "Three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques!"

Three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques!

This is an astronomical figure for everyone!
As expected, the room finally quieted down after Jiu Feng called out the price.

He leaned against the fence, exhausted, his eyes gradually regaining their clarity. He felt as if all his strength had been drained from his body, and he could barely muster any energy.

Fortunately, he finally won.

"Box number one, priced at three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques. Are there any other VIPs who would like to match the price?"

Ya Fei smiled as she carried the small hammer, but her palms were already covered in sweat.

Clearly, this astronomical figure was difficult for her to handle, even with her many years of auction experience.

"Three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques once."

"Three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques. Twice."

Taking a deep breath, Ya Fei suppressed her excitement and asked, "Is there anyone else making a bid?"

"Hehe. Hehehe. Hehahahahaha!"

Gazing at the deathly silent arena, Jiufeng finally couldn't help but burst into wild laughter, as if venting all her pent-up frustration: "Trying to compete with my Heavenly Phoenix Clan in terms of wealth? You're overestimating yourself!!"

However, at that moment, the black-robed man, who was also in the private room, suddenly burst out laughing.

"The wealth of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan? It's certainly something to envy."

Before he finished speaking, he had already taken off his black robe, revealing a handsome face with black hair and black eyes.

It was none other than Xiao Yan.

As he appeared, a graceful and exquisite figure also came into view from the previously dark corner of the room.

"That's... the secret door to the auction?"

"Could she be the mastermind behind the auction?!"

"Hiss—I feel like that stunningly beautiful female boss looks remarkably like Ruoruo, the top-ranked fairy on the Central Plains Fairy List."

Hearing the murmurs of the crowd, Jiu Feng's eyes immediately locked onto Hun Ruoruo, and a burning desire gradually emerged in her pupils.

"Miss Ruoruo."

A rare hint of unease appeared on Jiu Feng's delicate face.

"Ah, don't get it wrong."

Hun Ruoruo raised her hand to interrupt him, and said calmly, "This item was not from my auction house, so in other words, we are also qualified to bid."

"Husband, give me a price."

As she spoke, scrolls transformed into streaks of light and flew out, then landed in front of Xiao Yan, who caught them steadily in his hands.

Upon hearing the word 'husband,' Jiufeng suddenly felt breathless, as if struck by lightning: 'What?!'

He turned to look at Xiao Yan and realized that the scroll in the other's hand was the very cultivation technique he had just traded away!

Three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques, no more and no less!

The woman he had his eye on not only didn't throw herself at him, but also gave all her money to a gigolo, even calling him "husband"?

Hearing the low jeers around her, Jiufeng suddenly felt an itch in her nose, and she was so angry that she felt like she had eaten a dead rat. She was on the verge of going crazy.

Of course, nobody cared about his feelings at all.

"No one's bidding?"

Xiao Yan scanned the entire room, then his gaze fell on Huang Yun'er, whose face was ashen. He slowly took out the bright gold card and said jokingly, "Three volumes of Heaven-Rank cultivation techniques, plus one hundred million gold coins."

One hundred million gold coins is the minimum amount required to increase the bid.

This was also a tactic that Huang Yun'er used to intimidate him back then.

But now, it has become the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques, one hundred million gold coins, once!"

"Three volumes of Heavenly Rank cultivation techniques, one hundred million gold coins, twice!"

"Three times, deal!"

Ya Fei swung her small hammer and delivered the final blow.

"Don't worry, although the auction failed, the loan I promised you will still be disbursed on time."

Casually storing the fragmented map into her storage ring, Hun Ruoruo smiled slightly and slowly said, under the stunned gazes of Jiufeng and Huang Yun'er:
"Thank you for your patronage."

(End of this chapter)