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Chapter 258 The auction begins

Upon reaching the second floor, a waiter naturally approached to inquire about their social class and, after confirming their status, arranged a private room for Li Yunjing and his group of four.

Above the second floor, there is another floor. You need to go through the teleportation array on the second floor to reach the third floor. The number of private rooms on the third floor is significantly less than that on the second floor.

Moreover, each private room seemed to be a bit larger.

"Who uses that?"

Before entering his private room, Li Yunjing asked the waiter a question.

"Honored guest! The third floor is for Golden Core cultivators, and the fourth floor is for Nascent Soul cultivators! This time, our 'Treasure Gathering Pavilion' has only opened four floors, which is enough to accommodate all our guests."

The waiter smiled and offered a brief explanation.

"Thank you!"

Li Yunjing nodded, finally understanding what the "Treasure Pavilion" was all about.

It turns out that this place, like the "Scripture Repository" of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," is a remarkable magical treasure.

The internal space of the magical artifact can be freely manipulated and its layout altered under the control of its master.

This is how the world can be transformed in a short time to accommodate so many cultivators at the same time, and holding the auction inside the "Treasure Pavilion" magic treasure is also very safe.

If anyone causes trouble, you can use the restrictions inside the magic weapon to suppress them immediately!
Moreover, even if a master were to interfere, this person would not be able to break free from this magical artifact in a short time.

At that time, no matter how powerful the troublemakers are, they will not escape the encirclement and killing by the big shots of "Jubaolou" and "Shenxiaodaozong"!

Thinking of this, Li Yunjing felt much more at ease.

Given the chaotic situation, he was genuinely worried about his own safety.

When Li Yunjing and his group entered the private room, they discovered that it was very luxurious. Although the space was not large, it was still comfortable for the four of them to sit in.

The four sat on the soft sofa, enjoying the spiritual fruits and wine on the coffee table while chatting – a truly pleasant experience.

These spiritual fruits and spirit wines are all top-tier second-order items!

It's clear that "Jubaolou" has spared no expense!
Below this private box, directly facing the main auction hall, countless seats were filled with people, all waiting for the auction to begin and preparing to bid on their favorite treasures.

It can be said that apart from the private rooms for important figures in the Golden Core and Nascent Soul realms, most of the wealthy guests at "Jubaolou" or Foundation Establishment cultivators with high status from various sects have their own private rooms on the second floor.

This is much better than those crowded rows of seats in the lobby on the first floor.

Inside the private room on the second floor, the scene on the first floor can be clearly seen through the light shield in front.

The entire first floor was a huge circular conference hall, where all the monks participating in the auction sat in seats around the center of the hall.

In the center of the conference hall was a raised platform, which served as the auction stage for this event.

The entire auction house has four floors, and in Li Yunjing's view, there are already twenty to thirty thousand cultivators present.

And even more cultivators kept entering the "Treasure Pavilion".

Even the private rooms on the fourth floor were already occupied.

Li Yunjing and his group could clearly sense the presence of more than a dozen powerful auras. In each private room, there was a great figure, a hegemon-level figure from the Southern Continent.

This auction features a great many items, including many high-quality fourth-tier items.

Even Nascent Soul cultivators will come to take a look, and if there's anything they need, the big shots will also bid to compete for it.

Li Yunjing and his group dared not be careless in the slightest when dealing with these Nascent Soul elders.

As for the conflict with the auction of the bigwigs?

That would be a gross underestimation of Nascent Soul cultivators. Even Golden Core cultivators, if any of them had their eyes on the same treasure as Li Yunjing, could easily kill him with spirit stones.

"What a grand scene!"

Fu Chao drank the spirit wine provided by "Jubaolou," his face flushed, and he said excitedly.

"Yes! This is the first time I've ever seen anything like it."

Even Li Yunjing nodded repeatedly when he saw this scene.

Just for these people, Li Yunjing felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi nodded in agreement, as neither of them had ever seen an auction of this scale before.

As expected of the top-tier merchant guild in the Southern Continent, "Jubaolou" makes a grand gesture.

The "Treasure Pavilion" is shrouded in mystery and has a powerful background.

Even the "Shenxiao Daozong" treated them with great courtesy during the Ming Dynasty.

Because the world is too big.

Even a powerful sect like the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" could not possibly enter all continents.

In such a vast and boundless world, some of the magical creatures are local specialties.

If the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" were to send its own people to other continents to search for and trade, it would require an enormous amount of time and effort.

Moreover, going to someone else's territory carries enormous risks.

Those sects, large and small, from other continents would not give any face to the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" located far away in the Southern Heaven Continent.

At this point, "Jubaolou" needs to step in.

No one knows how powerful the "Jubaolou" is.

However, the "Treasure Pavilion" can indeed obtain some strange and unusual things from various continents.

These other continental specialties are very attractive to cultivators from other lands.

It is precisely because of the irreplaceable role of the "Treasure Pavilion" that many behemoth forces, including the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect", have befriended the "Treasure Pavilion".

It's unclear what price "Jubaolou" paid to obtain the consent of the higher-ups of "Shenxiao Daozong" to hold the auction in "Glory City".

The behind-the-scenes deals involved too many layers for Li Yunjing to know, but that didn't stop him from sensing something unusual about them.

After Li Yunjing and the others had been sitting for a while, there was a knocking sound at the door.

"Please come in."

Li Yunjing said it casually.

The door opened from the outside, and the person who entered was none other than Steward Liu.

"Fellow Daoist Li, greetings to all fellow Daoists!"

Deacon Liu greeted him with a smile.

"Deacon Liu, your 'Treasure Pavilion' is so busy, what brings you here?"

Li Yunjing first introduced Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao to her before asking questions.

"Yes! There are some things I've come to tell you personally, fellow Daoist. Our auction will last for three days."

Deacon Liu chuckled and said, "Also, we do not accept barter. If you are short of spirit stones, you can sell some items to me and I will exchange them for spirit stones."

"This is my communication talisman! I have the authority to trade any wealth up to 100 million mid-grade spirit stones."

This was the real purpose of Steward Liu's visit.

Deacon Liu personally visited many of her regular customers.

This is the best opportunity to make money.

As a steward of the "Treasure Pavilion", how could she let go of such a golden opportunity?

"So that's the purpose!" Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi, Lü Ruoxi, and Fu Chao exchanged glances, finally understanding Deacon Liu's intentions.

Exchanging spirit stones through Deacon Liu will result in a loss of at least 10%!
Steward Liu is no good person; this woman's heart is no different from that of a black-hearted businessman.

When the auctioneers get carried away and desperately need spirit stones, Steward Liu can ruthlessly drive down the price, acquiring valuable items for himself at below-market prices.

Li Yunjing and the other three knew exactly what he was thinking.

However, no one knows whether they will find something they like at the auction.

Li Yunjing and the other three did not refuse to exchange "message talismans".

"Alright! I'll be going now! Oh, by the way, you can take this jade slip! It contains details about this auction."

As Steward Liu left, he said this last sentence before hurrying off to the next private room, leaving behind a lingering fragrance.

"It seems everyone at 'Treasure Pavilion' is going to make a fortune!"

After Steward Liu left, Li Yunjing closed the door, sighed softly, and then examined the jade slip.

There is a lot of information on it, but no auction list is provided.

It is clear that the auction details have been kept secret by "Jubaolou".

However, among the many grades listed above, Li Yunjing saw information about fourth-tier materials and magic weapons.

"You should all take a look too!"

After reading the jade slip, Li Yunjing passed it on to Fu Chao.

"We have so many good things! If we don't have enough money, we'll really have to sell some of them."

After reading it, Fu Chao passed the jade slip to Yu Yunyi, and then pondered for a moment.

"Okay! We'll deal with each situation individually! When the time comes and there are really some must-buy items, we'll discuss it further!"

Li Yunjing said with a smile.

He now possesses considerable wealth and is highly competitive among Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Of course, if he really encountered a monster and couldn't win the argument, Li Yunjing wouldn't force it.

As for continuing to sell off his valuable possessions?

Li Yunjing really couldn't bear to part with it!
Li Yunjing currently possesses a considerable number of Tier 3 items, all of which he has prepared for the future and will absolutely not use easily.

……

While Li Yunjing and countless other cultivators were excitedly discussing the auction, the people at "Jubaolou" were also quite nervous.

This time the scale is enormous.

And just then, the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" made a big move, attracting many Nascent Soul Realm cultivators from the Southern Heaven Continent to come and negotiate. Therefore, at least twenty Nascent Soul Realm cultivators will appear at today's auction.

With so many experts present, it can be said that the "Jubaolou" auctions have always been a high-level event.

"Junior sister, you will be in charge of the auction. Don't be nervous, you can handle the pressure."

An elderly man at the Golden Core stage chuckled as he comforted the woman before him.

"Don't worry! Everything will be fine! I've hosted auctions of all sizes countless times, this one just has a bit more people!"

The young, stunningly beautiful woman spoke softly.

Over the years, she has gotten used to it.

"Alright! It'll start in fifteen minutes! Get ready again!"

After giving one more instruction, the old man gracefully departed.

At this moment, the number of people entering the venue has almost filled all the seats on the first floor.

The huge auction hall was completely submerged in the crowd, making it appear crowded.

With so many experts gathered together, the people of "Jubaolou" were all on high alert.

If a riot breaks out, that would be a huge problem.

Inside the private rooms on the third floor, hundreds of Golden Core cultivators watched the scene below with calm expressions.

In reality, only they themselves know the true extent of the shock they felt.

No one expected that this time, "Jubaolou" and "Shenxiaodaozong" would join forces and make such a big move.

Once there were no seats left in the lobby on the first floor, the "Treasure Pavilion" stopped accepting ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Except for those latecomers who are at the Golden Core or Nascent Soul stages, no one else is allowed to enter.

As for someone causing trouble?

We'll have to see if we can defeat the city guards!
Fifteen minutes later, when the doors of the "Treasure Pavilion" officially closed, the auction officially began.

In the center of the hall was a large platform, on which dozens of armored guards carried a halberd and slowly approached.

This halberd, forged from divine iron, gleams brightly, emanating boundless Geng metal energy.

"This is a top-grade treasure from the 'Tianwu Continent,' crafted from Geng metal and incorporating various divine irons. Even experts in the late Golden Core stage can use it!"

After the tall, slender, and curvaceous woman in white from "Jubaolou" said a few opening remarks, she immediately displayed the first item for auction.

Clearly, in order to get off to a good start, "Jubaolou" has put out a good item for its first auction item!

Di Fanshuang continued, "The starting price for this Fangtian Halberd is 100,000 high-grade spirit stones, with each bid increasing by 1,000 high-grade spirit stones."

These words caused an uproar in the entire venue.

No one expected that the first item would be a valuable item that only Golden Core cultivators were qualified to auction!

For a time, many cultivators on the first and second floors were discussing the matter.

Seeing that no one was bidding, Di Fanshuang smiled slightly and gripped the halberd with both hands. She channeled her immense magical power into it, and instantly, the treasured artifact erupted with dazzling divine light.

The intense malevolent aura sent a chill down everyone's spine.

At that moment, many important figures on the third floor were tempted.

They were all knowledgeable people and immediately judged the power of this item.

"I'll offer 100,000 high-grade spirit stones!"

"You want to buy a high-grade magic weapon for 100,000 high-grade spirit stones? I'll offer 110,000 high-grade spirit stones!"

"I'll offer 12,000!!"

"110,000! Let's see who dares to compete with me!"

One of the powerful figures spoke up, saying, "Everyone, I hope you will give the Hou family of 'Yuefeng Mountain' some face!"

"Hahaha! What kind of damned Hou family do you have any face to speak of! This humble Taoist offers 113,000!"

"I'll offer 120,000!"

……

Instantly, the entire venue became incredibly lively, with many Golden Core Realm experts starting to bid.

This made Li Yunjing, Lü Ruoxi, Yu Yunyi, and Fu Chao extremely excited; this was truly a grand spectacle!
A true treasure!
Although the four were envious, they also knew that such a high-level treasure was not something that a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator could even dream of.

(End of this chapter)