Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 133 A Beauty's Kindness, Immortal's Notes Acquired

This auction features a total of 100 ordinary items, with values ​​ranging from low to high. After the 50th item, the value gradually reaches over 1,000 gold, equivalent to a seventh-tier flying sword magic weapon.

He glanced at it briefly and saw that there were more than twenty seventh-tier flying swords and magical treasures in this auction.

He didn't see any flying swords or magic treasures of the eighth rank or higher, but according to his understanding, auctions held by super merchant guilds like the Tongtian Merchant Guild usually include flying swords or magic treasures of the eighth rank or higher, and occasionally even ninth-rank flying swords or magic treasures. The reason he didn't see any was probably because they were the grand finale.

This auction features 8 highlight items, bringing the total to 108, which corresponds to the number of the celestial and terrestrial deities.

To Su Yu's surprise, he did not find the Longevity Fruit he was auctioning among these 100 ordinary items.

He turned and leaned close to Luo Qingchan, asking:

"I can't see the finale, can I take a look?"

Luo Qingchan turned her gaze and saw the face so close to hers. Never before had a girl been so close to another boy been so bewildered for a moment. Her cheeks flushed slightly, but she didn't show any rejection as usual. Instead, she subconsciously touched her hair to cover her slightly warm, delicate face and shared the scene with him.

Su Yu did not notice anything unusual about her. She turned to look at the image she had shared and scanned the eight final auction items. Sure enough, she found the longevity fruit she had auctioned, as well as three immortal notes.

"I was wondering why this thing suddenly went from 15000 to 20000 gold; it turns out it's going to be auctioned."

"What a shrewd businessman."

But after he finished cursing, something else occurred to him:
"Does this mean that the price will return to 15000 gold after the auction ends?"

He thought he could ask after the auction.

Time passed in anticipation. When the time came, a middle-aged man in an elegant formal suit stepped onto the auction stage, bowed to the surrounding crowd, and said in a deep voice:
"Welcome to the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce Autumn Auction. I am Li Jiang, the host of this auction. Without further ado, the auction will begin immediately."

The host was also quick and efficient, introducing himself and starting immediately.

With a wave of his hand, a pillar of light descended from the jade table guarded by four experts in front of him. A few flashes of light revealed an ancient jade slip covered with fine runes, suspended within the pillar of light. Anyone who saw the jade slip would have its attributes displayed before their eyes.

Blazing Golden Blade Forbidden Technique (Advanced): An advanced forbidden technique that can condense a blazing golden blade to attack enemies.

Attributes: For each level up, the number of Flaming Golden Blades increases by 10, the base power of each blade increases by 5, the spell damage bonus increases by 0.1%, the attack range increases by 20 meters, the mana cost of every ten Flaming Golden Blades increases by 1, and the cooldown time is 15 minutes.

"Blazing Golden Blade Forbidden Technique, Advanced Forbidden Technique, Starting bid 1000 gold, minimum increment 10 gold, auction begins now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone made a bid:
"1100 gold."

The host immediately spoke clearly:
"Guest number 54 has bid 1100 gold!"

"1200 gold."

"Guest number 129 bid 1200 gold."

"1300 gold."

"1350 gold."

As more people placed their bids, the price rose rapidly, quickly reaching 1500 gold.

Su Yu sat in the private room, watching the guests outside bid with great interest, but she herself had no interest in bidding.

He possesses the Hundred-Eyed Divine Light, a profound-level forbidden technique, so naturally he wouldn't buy a lower-level forbidden technique.

However, just because he doesn't need it doesn't mean others don't. Forbidden spells are a high-level version of magic, and many players don't have the means to learn them. Now that they have the opportunity to buy them, they naturally won't hesitate.

As long as there is money and demand, people will definitely fight for it.

After a fierce battle, it was finally won by a customer for 1700 gold, which was 200 gold higher than the normal market price.

After the first auction, the subsequent items were all ordinary items, including high-quality sixth-tier flying swords and magic weapons, as well as various materials, props, equipment, and so on of the same level.

Su Yu, who was in front of her, wasn't interested and just watched from the sidelines.

It wasn't until after the fiftieth item appeared, with some seventh-tier flying swords, magic weapons, or seventh-tier equipment, rare materials, and props, that he became interested.

However, he was only somewhat interested and planned to save money to buy immortal's notes. He would not buy them unless they were extremely suitable for him.

However, although he was not interested, Luo Qingchan, who was sitting next to him, was. In a short while, she bought several items, all of which were valuable items worth several hundred or even thousands of gold coins.

However reluctant he was, when he saw that the eightieth item in the auction contained a Hunyuan Wuliang Pill, he couldn't help but feel tempted.

Hunyuan Wuliang Pill (top-grade elixir): Health limit +30000, mana limit +30000, health and mana regeneration +100/second, all spell power +50%, damage reduction 10%, lasts for one hour.

"A top-grade item for transcending tribulation."

Su Yu clearly saw that many people were interested.

As he expected, a total of ten Hunyuan Wuliang Pills were auctioned. The auction hall was filled with thousands of people, and at least five or six hundred people were bidding.

The starting bid was 3000 gold, while the normal market price was 5000 gold per coin. But here, it jumped to 7000 gold in the blink of an eye and still hadn't stopped.

Seeing this thing reminded Su Yu of the Foundation Establishment Pill in the cultivation novels he had read in his previous life—an essential item for breaking through cultivation levels, and in high demand and short supply.

With so many people vying for it, naturally there's no chance for him.

This thing is only worth 5000 gold on the market, but it's already going up to 7000 gold and hasn't stopped yet. It's almost 8000 gold. He must be out of his mind to spend so much money to buy just one.

He's still a long way from undergoing his tribulation; he has plenty of time to prepare.

The ten Hunyuan Wuliang Pills were sold off one after another, and the price was between 7500 and 8000 gold, just as he had expected.

After the Hunyuan Wuliang Pill, ten more items were auctioned off, and soon all the ordinary items were sold out. The host then announced a short break.

Fifteen minutes later, the host returned, tapped the gavel lightly, and said in a deep voice:
"Now for the grand finale of the auction, the first item to be auctioned is the Immortal's Notebook. The starting price is 5000 gold, and each bid must be at least 100 gold. There are three notes in total, and bids can be placed simultaneously."

Immediately, someone raised a sign:

"10000 gold."

"13000 gold." With just two bids, the price was almost driven down to the normal market price.

Su Yu couldn't help but click her tongue, then entered a price on the auction device in front of her and sent it out:
"The distinguished guest in Box 12 has offered 14000 gold."

"The distinguished guest in Box 5 has offered 15000 gold."

Su Yu leaned back, no longer wanting to argue.

Luo Qingchan's beautiful eyes darted around as she entered a price into the auction device:
"The distinguished guest in VIP room number 12 has bid 16000 gold coins for two items."

Su Yu looked at her in surprise, her lips slightly parted, but in the end she didn't ask.

It's perfectly fine for someone with money to buy two Immortal's Notebooks; it's not like you're limited to using only one.

The Immortal's Notebook is worth 15000 gold. Once the price exceeds this, the bidding becomes less generous, with bids increasing by 100 gold at a time.

At this point, most of the people who could make bids were guests in a few private rooms. After several rounds of bidding, the price stopped at 17200 gold.

As the host struck the gavel, it was announced that Luo Qingchan had successfully purchased the two Immortal's Notebooks for a high price of 34400 gold.

There was a knock at the door, and several auction house staff members pushed the door open and brought in the two immortal scrolls she had just bought.

After the transaction was completed, Luo Qingchan pushed one of the immortal's notes in front of him.

Su Yu paused for a moment, then shook her head and said:
"no need."

He paused for a moment, then explained:

"I don't have that much money."

She looked up at the auctioneer watching from the window of the private room, revealing her delicate chin, and said calmly:

"I'll pay you back when I have the money."

Su Yu felt an urge to rub her forehead.

He really wanted to say that he wanted to wait until after the auction to buy it at the normal market price, and that his generosity would make him spend more than two thousand gold coins for nothing.
But when she saw that it was taken especially for her, how could she refuse such a thoughtful gesture?

"Fine, I'll spend an extra two thousand."

He reached out and took the immortal's note, smiling as he did so.

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome."

He put away the journal and continued watching the auction.

The second and most anticipated item is a super-large sea eel skeleton, over 4,000 meters long, which can be used to forge the main keel of a seventh or eighth-tier warship. The starting bid is 3000.

This item is only needed by large guilds, and at this moment, almost all the large guilds in Flying Star Islands had sent people. As soon as this item was auctioned, it was driven up to 10000 gold in just over ten seconds, which was extremely crazy.

Many guilds fought fiercely for it, and in the end, the price was raised to 14000 gold, which was won by the Hailong Guild.

The third and final item is three Immortal Pills, Grade One Immortal Pills, with attributes of +2 to all innate attributes and +3000 to maximum health and mana. Only one pill can be purchased per server, with a starting bid of 3000 gold.

Su Yu wanted this too, but she didn't have the money.

He didn't dare show any interest; what if she took more pictures? He didn't want to owe her too many favors.

Friendships that are mixed with too much self-interest are prone to becoming corrupted.

This thing was eventually priced at 10000 gold and was taken by three private rooms.

The fourth and final item was his Longevity Fruit, with a starting bid of 5000 gold.

This thing is useful to almost all players, even if you have just started cultivating and your lifespan is full. After all, no one would complain about having too long a life. Moreover, this thing can even surpass the limit of lifespan, making it even more valuable.

Su Yu watched with great interest as everyone took turns bidding. Almost all twenty private rooms had bids, and even Luo Qingchan had placed a bid. However, she was only interested and not in it, so she gave up after the price reached 12000 gold.

The private rooms were fiercely contested, and the final transaction price was 13400 gold.

"It's higher than I expected."

Su Yu had expected to get more than 10,000 gold, which would be considered good, but she didn't expect to get 13400 gold, more than 3,000 gold more than expected.

"Unfortunately, the power of the Heavenly Dao cannot be used casually. Money is important, but one's own future is more important."

He could only sigh in regret.

After deducting a 10% handling fee from the initial investment of 13400 gold, you will receive 12060 gold. Adding this to your existing 3744 gold, you will have a total of 15804 gold.

He immediately took out 15200 gold coins and returned them to Luo Qingchan:

"Pay back this much for now, and I'll pay back the 2000 gold next time."

The beauty nodded, and after completing the transaction, her net worth instantly dwindled to only 604 gold, with 2000 in debt, making her penniless once again.

The fifth and final item is a finished giant wooden divine ship. The ship has been forged, the slots for the Divine Thunder Tower have been configured, and it comes with a resurrection array. It only needs to be refined before it can be put to use.

This was also exclusive to the guild, with a starting bid of 6000 gold and a final transaction price of 15000 gold.

The sixth and final item is an eighth-tier exquisite magic weapon—the Meridian Cosmic Disc, which can emit bipolar Meridian Divine Rays, specifically designed to destroy treasures containing the essence of the five elements.

The market price for an eighth-tier high-quality magic weapon is between 15000 and 20000 gold, and it will naturally be even higher at the auction house.

The starting bid was 8000 gold, and after much back-and-forth bidding among various factions, the final transaction price was 21000 gold.

(End of this chapter)