Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 259 Mutual Competition
Even if you combined all the possessions of Li Yunjing, Lü Ruoxi, Yu Yunyi, and Fu Chao, the price of over 100,000 high-grade spirit stones wouldn't be enough to buy this treasure!
Just because you can't afford it doesn't mean you can't have fun!
Watching the big shots on the third floor bidding and arguing heatedly, even cursing each other, was quite an experience!

In particular, some people who relied on their backgrounds revealed their origins in an attempt to intimidate others, but instead of succeeding, they were ridiculed and insulted, which Li Yunjing found particularly interesting.

This show is really interesting.

"150,000 high-grade spirit stones! Who can compete with me for that?"

A roar came from a private room on the third floor.

For a Golden Core cultivator, such a large number of spirit stones is an astronomical figure, requiring their respective factions to pool their resources to raise the necessary funds.

"152,000!"

High-grade magical artifacts are truly precious treasures. In the cultivation world, not every Golden Core cultivator possesses a high-grade magical artifact. The sudden appearance of such a weapon is something no one can ignore, and people have been bidding against it ever since.

"155,000!"

In another private room, a Golden Core Realm expert confidently shouted in a deep voice.

At this moment, many people on the first floor raised their heads and looked towards the VIP room where the quote had just been given.

This price is basically more than a quarter of the actual value of the treasure; the big shot above is really rich and powerful.

Many low-level cultivators dream that one day they could be just as powerful and prestigious.

"One hundred and sixty thousand!"

This price was already astronomical, but little did they know, another bid came from another private room.

The price of 155,000 was already extremely high, but little did they know, there's always someone higher, and another person offered an astronomical price.

At this moment, the Golden Core cultivators on the third floor all fell silent.

Many people can afford this price, but it's pointless. The price is far too high for the Fangtian Halberd, and it would be a losing proposition to auction it off.

"160,000, the first time!"

"160,000, the second time!"

"160,000, the third time!"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Di Fanshuang, a Golden Core cultivator who was presiding over the auction, finally brought down the gavel.

Soon, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the "Treasure Pavilion" raised his halberd and, through the teleportation array below the platform, arrived on the third floor, handing the item to the VIP who had won the auction.

The atmosphere at the auction became even more heated after the first item was presented.

Di Fanshuang continued to preside over the auction and brought out the second item for sale.

This time, the item was Gengjin, the kind used by Foundation Establishment cultivators, a piece the size of a fist.

This item is extremely precious to metal-type cultivators; it is a supreme material for both cultivation and weapon forging.

Cultivators from other systems also coveted this item. Buying it and having a weapon refiner forge a high-level spirit sword would be an extremely simple matter.

The bidding for this item became even more intense, with the starting price of 1000 mid-grade spirit stones announced by Di Fanshuang rising wildly.

"Old Fu, what do you think?"

Upon seeing this item, Li Yunjing was also somewhat envious, but he did not make a bid. Instead, he first asked Fu Chao for his opinion.

They're all brothers, and besides, Li Yunjing doesn't particularly need Gengjin. If Fu Chao urgently needs this item, Li Yunjing naturally won't compete with him for it.

"Old Li, you don't want it?"

Fu Chao was taken aback, somewhat puzzled. This thing was very important, Old Li, why don't you want it anymore?
"Haha! It doesn't matter who takes the picture among us brothers. If you need it, just come first. I'm not in a hurry."

Li Yunjing smiled dismissively.

He took this opportunity to do Fu Chao a favor!
Fu Chao had helped him a lot in the past, so he had to repay him this time!
Li Yunjing is never stingy with his friends!

"Since that's the case, I'll give it a try. I don't know if I can afford it!"

Fu Chao was initially delighted, but then shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Fu Chao is quite wealthy, but most of his assets are forbidden and spiritual artifacts. He keeps these things to protect his life. How could Fu Chao bear to sell these good things to Steward Liu of "Jubaolou" for spirit stones?
"What are you afraid of! In the past six months, I've killed quite a few enemies on the front lines and acquired a lot of wealth. If you're short of spirit stones, I'll naturally support you!"

"To do a good deed to the end," Li Yunjing said with great enthusiasm and magnanimity.

"Two thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Two thousand five hundred mid-grade spirit stones!"

Gengjin is a valuable resource commonly used by Foundation Establishment cultivators. Among the Foundation Establishment cultivators present, there are countless individuals who use metal-based supernatural abilities. Naturally, a fist-sized piece of Gengjin would be highly sought after.

"Three thousand!"

With Li Yunjing's help, Fu Chao felt more confident and shouted in a deep voice.

Immediately, many interested people turned their attention to the VIP room where Li Yunjing was, wanting to see who was so rich.

"Three thousand five hundred!"

Just then, a bidding voice came from another private room next to Li Yunjing's room.

"You want to compete with me?"

Fu Chao smirked, his brow furrowed, and he said coldly, "Four thousand!"

The price was very high. Fu Chao thought he had it in the bag, but to his surprise, the person in the VIP box seemed to shout out without even thinking, "Five thousand!"

Clearly, this person is at odds with Fu Chao.

Many people figured out what was going on and were all waiting to see what happened.

"Interesting! Fu Chao, keep raising the price!"

A cold glint flashed in Li Yunjing's eyes, and with a flick of his sleeve, fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones appeared on the table!

He simply refused to believe he couldn't outmaneuver the other party.

Looking at the mountain of spirit stones on the table, Fu Chao felt grateful. Li Yunjing was truly a loyal friend!

Fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones are equivalent to five million low-grade spirit stones!

That's enough to buy two "Qingyun Boats"!

With so many spirit stones, we could completely crush our opponent!

"Seven thousand!"

Li Yunjing spoke up for Fu Chao, immediately offering an exorbitant price.

This astronomical price is basically enough to buy three fist-sized pieces of Geng metal. As soon as the price was announced, the entire audience was in an uproar.

Many cultivators in the auction house were asking each other, "Whose spendthrift son is this?"
Judging from the voices of the two men offering prices inside the private room, they both seemed quite young, which made many people curious about the identities of Li Yunjing and Fu Chao.

"Old Li! It's not worth it! Should we just forget about it?"

Fu Chao looked pained; the price was too high. He was rich; he could easily afford not only seven thousand, but even ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones.

But that doesn't mean Fu Chao is a sucker!

If all else fails, he can simply stop filming. He can just put in some effort and gradually acquire Gengjin through his family or other businesses.

Now, every quote he makes makes Fu Chao's heart bleed.

Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi, who were standing to the side, hesitated to speak. They also felt it was inappropriate, but this was to help Fu Chao bid. If they told Fu Chao to give up, wouldn't that cause the other party to be dissatisfied?
To be considerate of Fu Chao's feelings, it's okay to lose some spirit stones!

Yu Yunyi and Lü Ruoxi exchanged a glance, and could only console themselves with this thought.

"It's alright! I'll cover half the price for you! With us brothers joining forces, what are we afraid of? I refuse to believe that the person bidding against us doesn't treat spirit stones like real money!"

Li Yunjing waved his hand and coldly looked at the private room that dared to challenge him.

This loss must be recovered from that person! With that in mind, he took out a "communication talisman" and inquired about the other party's identity from Steward Liu.

With Li Yunjing's exorbitant price, the cultivator in the other private room ultimately felt it wasn't worth it and gave up on continuing to compete with Li Yunjing and Fu Chao in terms of wealth.

If this person is no longer competing, then no one else has the strength to compete with Li Yunjing.

Before long, there was a knock on the door. Yu Yunyi got up, opened the door, and saw that it was Steward Liu.

"Fellow Daoist Li, Fellow Daoist Fu, the price you offered is too high."

Deacon Liu personally delivered the fist-sized piece of Geng gold. At this moment, she was also shocked. These two spendthrifts were really too rich!

"Fu Chao, you can keep it! I'll offer 3500 spirit stones!"

Li Yunjing closed his eyes slightly, but looked completely unconcerned, showing no sign of feeling the pinch of having donated 3,500 mid-grade spirit stones.

"Alright! I won't stand on ceremony!"

Fu Chao nodded without saying much, but he remembered Li Yunjing's kindness.

Not everyone can give 35 low-grade spirit stones to a friend!
Li Yunjing's generosity touched Fu Chao, making him value this friend even more.

We're all friends, and there's plenty of time in the future, Fu Chao thought to himself, there will always be an opportunity to repay this favor.

"By the way, Steward Liu, who's bidding against us?"

Li Yunjing used some of the spirit stones on the table to pay the auction fee, and then inquired.

"Well! We at 'Jubaolou' have rules that we can't easily reveal a guest's identity."

Deacon Liu looked hesitant, as if Li Yunjing's question was very difficult for him.

"hehe!"

Li Yunjing sneered, not believing a single word of what Deacon Liu said!

How could he not know this trick?
Isn't it just that they want to gain a favor from me?
You want to do someone a favor for such a small problem? How dare you, Steward Liu?

Seeing that Li Yunjing remained unmoved, Deacon Liu smiled obsequiously, and the tone shifted. "Of course, we're old friends. For the sake of our friendship, even if I risk being punished by the Chamber of Commerce, I still have to speak to Fellow Daoist Li."

"Thank you, Deacon Liu!"

Li Yunjing chuckled and gave a casual reply.

This kind of unscrupulous businessman is definitely not a friend!
Not a single word of truth came out of his mouth.

Li Yunjing only treated this kind of person with feigned politeness, without any sense of friendship whatsoever.

"The private room opposite is Ji Qiaoqiao's private room from the Yuanyang Dao Sect."

"I am," said Deacon Liu with a smile.

"A woman?"

Li Yunjing was taken aback and puzzled. He didn't recognize this woman!
"Her Daoist partner was named Wei Henian."

Seeing that Li Yunjing was somewhat stunned, Steward Liu chuckled.

"Damn it! It was that bastard Wei Henian who set us up!"

Fu Chao got angry and slammed his hand heavily on the table with a loud "bang".

"It sure is him!"

Li Yunjing sneered, looked at Deacon Liu, and said, "Thank you for the reminder, Deacon Liu!"

"Easy to say!"

Seeing that Li Yunjing and the others had nothing else to do, Steward Liu took the spirit stones and went back to report.

"Wait a minute, Wei Henian will definitely auction off some items too! Let's raise the price and crush him!"

After Yu Yunyi closed the door, Li Yunjing said coldly.

"Yes! Just do it!"

Li Yunjing's words made Fu Chao's eyes light up, and he calmed down.

Just as Li Yunjing and his group were setting a trap to deal with Wei Henian, the auction continued. This time, all the items on display were exquisite. Exclamations of surprise could be heard from the first and second floors. As one rare item after another appeared, the atmosphere in the auction hall became more and more heated.

"The Sword of Long Night, a deadly weapon of assassination, strikes silently and without form; it is a supreme spiritual weapon for slaying enemies!"

After bidding on more than a dozen items, Di Fanshuang took out a sharp sword.

This sword is a fine thing. It is silent and invisible, and does not emit any aura of a sharp weapon. It is just like an ordinary object. This kind of thing is a good weapon for killing people.

"I want it!"

At this moment, in Ji Qiaoqiao's private room on the second floor, Wei Henian stood up excitedly and said in a deep voice.

His bidding style, without even asking the price, shows that Wei Henian was determined to win.

"This sword is priced at 1 mid-grade spirit stones!"

Di Fanshuang laughed and quoted a low price.

The price was quickly interrupted, and finally only Wei Henian quoted an astronomical price of "15,000 mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Hehe! Sixteen thousand!"

Seeing that there were no competitors, Fu Chao made a sinister offer.

Wei Henian tricked him once, so he had to get his revenge.

"Damn it! It's that bastard Fu Chao!"

Wei Henian was all too familiar with Fu Chao's voice. Upon hearing it, his face darkened, and he couldn't help but curse. Finally, he loudly quoted a price: "Eighteen thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

"Wei Henian! Your grandpa is offering 2 mid-grade spirit stones! If you're not satisfied, keep bidding. As long as you beat my price, I won't argue with you anymore!"

Fu Chao suddenly shouted.

The booming sound echoed throughout the entire auction hall.

"Damn it! Twenty thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

Wei Henian was somewhat stunned. This sword was incredibly valuable and extremely useful to him, but the price was too high.

Fu Chao's attitude of fighting him to the end made Wei Henian regret his actions.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have provoked the other party in the first place.

Now look what's happened, what goes around comes around, and I'm the one who ended up suffering.

"Twenty-one thousand medium-grade spirit stones!"

Finally, Wei Henian gritted his teeth and quoted an exorbitant price.

He has wealth, but his level of attainment consumes a lot of resources, and he still has to spend a portion of his wealth to seduce Ji Qiaoqiao. Every bit of his resources he uses is a bit less.

Without the "Wanfa Association," there would be no stable source of income.

Wei Henian also had a bad relationship with the people in the sect, so he had to carefully calculate his money before he dared to spend it.

Twenty-one thousand mid-grade spirit stones completely exceeded the actual price of this treasure.

However, Wei Henian really liked its assassination capabilities. He needed this kind of assassination weapon to kill someone, and this thing came at just the right time!
"Alright! You're so generous! I'll let you have it!"

Fu Chao laughed heartily, then sat down with satisfaction and drank a glass of wine.

(End of this chapter)