Dandy Pill God
Chapter 196: The Auction Begins

Chapter 196: Chapter 196: The Auction Begins

After exchanging a few more polite words with Elder Hua, Xue Yuan, who had gone out earlier, finally came back.

He was holding a tray in his hands, upon which lay ten Spirit Stones the size of chicken eggs, emanating bursts of Spiritual Energy!

Besides that, around the periphery of those ten Spirit Stones, there was also a golden card with the character "Treasure" engraved on it.

Zhu Fei didn’t pay much attention to the golden card, at that moment, almost all of his attention was on those ten Spirit Stones.

Ten Spirit Stones, if he could get the remaining five at that night’s auction, that would make fifteen Spirit Stones in total.

What did fifteen Spirit Stones represent?

If his estimation was correct, fifteen Spirit Stones should already allow his cultivation to climb another step and reach the Qi Refining Eighth Level Realm.

As long as his cultivation reached the Qi Refining Eighth Level, he was confident that even if a Half-step Gang Force Martial Artist came at him, he would be able to fight against them.

"Hehe, Mr. Zhu, these are the ten Spirit Stones you need. Keep them safe for now."

Xue Yuan smiled as he shoved the tray with the ten Spirit Stones into Zhu Fei’s hands, then he picked up the golden card, handing it over to Zhu Fei solemnly.

"Mr. Zhu, this is a First Level VIP card from our Treasure Pavilion. With this card, you may freely visit any shop within the Treasure Pavilion and enjoy all the VIP treatment."

Seeing Xue Yuan’s grave expression, Zhu Fei didn’t neglect and received the golden card just as seriously, glanced at it slightly, thanked Xue Yuan, and then put it into his chest.

In fact, he didn’t much care about the so-called VIP card.

After all, up to now, he still didn’t know where the Treasure Pavilion’s shops were exactly located, let alone enjoying the VIP treatment there.

...

In the following time, Zhu Fei chatted with Elder Hua and Xue Yuan again, discussing the distribution of earnings from the upcoming auction.

Afterward, Xue Yuan assigned a maiden to accompany Zhu Fei and show him around the place.

Time flew by quickly, and before they knew it, the time for the evening auction had arrived.

At this time, Wen Lei and Huang Su Yan had also arrived at the auction and met up with Zhu Fei.

Shortly thereafter, the three of them were seated in a luxurious VIP box—not the one mentioned in Song Yan’s initial invitation, but a new one especially arranged by Xue Yuan, belonging to the most top-tier category.

The box was filled with all sorts of amenities, various delicacies, and high-end wines... almost everything that one could wish for.

Wen Lei and Huang Su Yan were astounded. Looking at the VIP box Zhu Fei was now occupying, Huang Su Yan couldn’t help but ask him curiously,

"Brother Zhu, how did you manage to get this kind of box? As far as I know, your current box seems to be one of the top few boxes around here, right?"

Hearing Huang Su Yan’s question, Wen Lei couldn’t help but turn his curious gaze toward Zhu Fei as well.

Zhu Fei smiled mysteriously, not immediately answering their questions, but instead said with a smile, "Wait for a while, wait until the auction starts, and you might be able to guess for yourselves."

Seeing that Zhu Fei didn’t respond, Wen Lei and Huang Su Yan became even more curious.

They knew more than Zhu Fei did; the auctions held by the Treasure Pavilion could not be compared with the ordinary auctions of the Mortal World.

If one didn’t have a certain status, position, or connections, owning a box of their current level would be simply impossible.

However, they didn’t rush to ask further questions but nodded at Zhu Fei, then they began to talk about other topics with him.

...

After some time passed, with the ringing of a bell outside the venue, the auction held by the Treasure Pavilion had finally begun in earnest.

Zhu Fei, Wen Lei, and their companion, peering through the floor-to-ceiling window in front of them, saw the vast crowd below. A rough estimate suggested there were no fewer than several hundred people.

Moreover, the cultivation of these people was at least at the level of Dark Energy; there were nearly no Martial Artists of Light Power to be found.

Zhu Fei speculated that even if Lin Hao and his group could come, they probably wouldn’t be able to participate in this auction.

Besides, among those present were individuals like Lv Chenglong.

However, it was just as well that they hadn’t come. After all, with Zhu Fei’s current strength, if people like Lv Chenglong were to seek trouble with him after the auction ended, he truly feared he might not be able to look after them.

...

"Esteemed fellow Daoists, welcome to the auction organized by the Treasure Pavilion," said an elderly figure who suddenly stepped onto the high platform below.

Dressed in an unadorned Tang suit, the old man radiated an indescribable aura, suggesting that he was a half-step Gang Strength Martial Artist.

His eyes swept across the crowd, and soon a smile spread across his face.

"I shall dispense with any unnecessary preamble, as I believe everyone is familiar with the rules of our auction," the auctioneer Fang Tong announced, raising his hand for attention. "I am Fang Tong, the auctioneer from the Treasure Pavilion. Please feel free to offer your guidance later on. I’m confident that this auction will not disappoint any of you."

Saying this, Fang Tong raised his hand, and not too far from him, a beautiful attendant in a cheongsam approached, carrying a tray covered with a golden silk drape.

Taking the tray from her, Fang Tong smiled faintly towards the audience. In the next second, he had already lifted the golden silk from the tray.

As soon as the silk was removed, the tray revealed the first item up for auction.

A flower with yellow and white petals lay there, with waves of Spiritual Energy emanating from it.

Fang Tong’s voice deepened as he began, "The first item up for auction is a two-hundred-year-old Light Flower, which is greatly beneficial to Martial Artists who practice Fire Attribute Cultivation Techniques, even capable of helping them advance a minor level in their cultivation."

"The starting bid is five hundred thousand Huaxia Coins, with each increment no less than fifty thousand Huaxia Coins. Let the bidding begin!"

Inside the private box where Zhu Fei was situated, the moment Wen Lei and Huang Su Yan saw the first auction item, they simultaneously turned their attention to Zhu Fei.

They knew that when Zhu Fei had previously concocted the Qi Gathering Pill, one of the required Spiritual Medicines was the Light Flower.

Zhu Fei was of course aware of this, and at this moment his eyes narrowed slightly, feeling a bit surprised.

He hadn’t expected that the first item at the Treasure Pavilion auction would be such a generous offering.

The Light Flower that he had gone to great lengths to find previously was now so easily available at this auction.

And the one up for bid was two hundred years old, which was fifty years older than the one he had acquired before.

However, honestly speaking, the Qi Gathering Pill wasn’t of much use to Zhu Fei given his current level of cultivation.

But there were others like Tang Mengyun and Pan Tingting, as well as a host of friends, to whom the Qi Gathering Pill was clearly still very much needed.

Therefore, when the bidding on the floor reached one million, Zhu Fei also made his move.

He slapped a bidding button next to him and immediately shouted into one of the microphones, "One million five hundred thousand!"