King of Creation
Chapter 560 - 553: Bewitching Eye Secret Technique (Third Update)

Chapter 560: Chapter 553: Bewitching Eye Secret Technique (Third Update)

"1.2 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals!"

"We from Stars Tower bid 1.4 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals!"

The bidding for the third set of Purple Spirit Jade had just begun, and Ye Zhen and Yan Cong, the Stars Tower Master from the True Spirit Domain, were like gunpowder had been lit under them, escalating the price to 1.4 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals in just a few breaths’ time.

1.4 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals should be said to have reached the maximum price Stars Tower was willing to accept. At this price, buying the Purple Spirit Jade, they would hardly make a profit, but they wouldn’t lose much either, and this price was also far higher than the cost of other procurement channels for Stars Tower!

"I bid 1.5 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals!" Ye Zhen raised the bid.

This time, Yan Cong didn’t rush to bid again, but instead carefully considered before he made the decision to prepare to raise the bid.

Just as Yan Cong was about to speak, Deacon Ding shook his head vigorously at him, "Tower Master, you can’t raise the bid again!"

Actually, Yan Cong understood this point, but from the start of the auction, Yan Zong had a breath of malice trapped in his chest with no way to vent.

Starting with the humiliation by Ye Zhen upon receiving Ghost Spear Xian Yutong’s corpse, this frustration had nowhere to be released. Now, being played by Ye Zhen twice in a row and even making a loss that could affect this year’s performance for Stars Tower in the True Spirit Domain.

Yan Cong knew in theory that he shouldn’t bid any higher. Any more, and he might fall into another of Ye Zhen’s traps.

However, a breath of anger made it difficult for Yan Cong to let it go.

"I absolutely can’t let this brat get the Purple Spirit Jade so cheaply, no matter what, we need to make him bleed at least once! This third set of Purple Spirit Jade should be his last chance!"

Having said that, without waiting for Deacon Ding and the others to dissuade him further, Yan Cong raised his bid again.

"Stars Tower bids 1.6 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals!"

"Good!"

The auctioneer Youx Fang’s voice of approval rang out, "Tower Master Yan bids 1.6 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals, is there anyone else who would like to raise the bid, anyone else?"

"Congratulations, Tower Master Yan, you’ve won again. This set of Purple Spirit Jade goes to you!" Ye Zhen’s cheerful voice rang out.

"Uh....."

In VIP room number three, expressions of Deacon Ding, Steward Ma, and the others froze, Yan Cong’s complexion over his chest turned pale, and his chest heaved violently. An ominous Evil Qi involuntarily surged out, his Spiritual Power flooding out from his body like a tidal wave.

"Tower Master!"

Deacon Ding’s cry of alarm finally brought Yan Cong, who was in the throes of anger, back to his senses. He withdrew his Spiritual Power, suppressed the flames of his rage, and the Evil Qi dissipated. He understood that this was not the place for causing a disturbance.

"Tower Master, we’ve expanded our loss to nearly 1.5 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals. If this happens one or two more times, we’ll have thrown in two months’ worth of profits, and this year’s ranking in the Main Building..."

"There’s no need to say more, I know what to do!"

Yan Cong waved his hand, silencing Deacon Ding’s rambling. Taking a deep breath in, and then exhaling slowly, he had a flash of enlightenment. After all, as someone who had been through great trials and tribulations, he knew what choices to make at crucial moments.

He understood even more that Ye Zhen today had consigned a Demon Cloud Fruit for auction, indicating significant financial resources. If he really wanted to win a set of Purple Spirit Jade, Yan Cong couldn’t stop him. It wasn’t worth the coup to make a significant loss over it. Of course, if there was a chance to inconvenience Ye Zhen, he would take that opportunity.

As the third set of Purple Spirit Jade once again went to Stars Tower at a high price, the auction for the fourth set immediately began.

Unlike the auction for the first three sets of Purple Spirit Jade, the bidding for the fourth set started off fiercely, with not such large increases in bid. The increments were around fifty to a hundred thousand, unlike earlier when Ye Zhen and Yan Cong were bidding, directly doubling by two hundred thousand each time.

But the advantage lay in the numbers, and Ye Zhen even heard the voice of Yao Sen, the Vice Sect Hierarch of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, participating in the bidding. And strangely enough, Yan Cong from Stars Tower didn’t bid this time, as if he was really honoring an unspoken rule.

Without a bid from Yan Cong, Ye Zhen didn’t rush to bid either, waiting for an appropriate price to join in.

"95,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals once, does anyone else want to bid?"

"95,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals twice, does anyone else want to bid?"

Soon after, the price reached 95,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals and then stalled. According to Tian Guizhang, their Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s purchase price for Purple Spirit Jade outside was about 800,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals for two thousand pieces, but they were very scarce and could not be acquired just with Spirit Crystals.

Therefore, the bid of 95,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals was a very suitable price, one that could be accepted by all major powers.

At this point, the strength disparity between the other major powers and Stars Tower became evident.

When Stars Tower bid, they could brazenly raise it to an outrageous amount of over 1 million or even 2 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals. However, other powers, including the bidders from the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, dared not do so.

Because they were spending the Sect’s funds, if the bid was too exorbitant or went too much above market price, it would cause trouble. In plain terms, they lacked autonomy, unless they received an absolute order from within their Sect.

Each branch tower of Stars Tower was independently responsible for its profits and losses, giving them more freedom in bidding. This was the fundamental reason why Stars Tower could firmly suppress the other major powers in the auction house.

"95,000 mid-grade Spirit Crystals three times, if there are no more bids, then..."

"I bid 1 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals!" Ye Zhen’s voice, having been silent for a while, rose once again.

"Damn it!"

A curse erupted from a VIP room; the item they were about to secure was disrupted by Ye Zhen.

"I bid 1.1 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals!"

Almost immediately after Ye Zhen’s bid, the voice of Yan Cong, the Stars Tower Master from the True Spirit Domain, rang out again.

This bidding voice made the person who had just sworn praise him. However, many discerning individuals understood that this was Stars Tower trying to mess with Ye Zhen’s game after suffering a loss.

As long as someone is about to have bad luck, or is already experiencing it, a large number of people are going to be very expectant and interested.

So, when Yan Cong once again raised the bid, the entire auction hall fell silent with anticipation, everyone waiting to see how this bidding war would end and who would be the unlucky one.

This time, Ye Zhen did not immediately place a bid but considered his options carefully.

This was already the fourth set of Purple Spirit Jade up for auction, and there weren’t many chances left for Ye Zhen. It could be foreseen that the competition for the last set would be extremely fierce, and once Ye Zhen stepped in, Yan Cong would probably not hesitate to cause trouble, as it was obvious to everyone that Ye Zhen was very interested in the Purple Spirit Jade.

"I bid... one million and three hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals!" After some thought, Ye Zhen made his offer.

A price that made Yan Cong uncomfortable, feeling neither here nor there.

One million and three hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals, if Stars Tower were to buy it at this price, there would still be a tiny profit, but it was Ye Zhen who bid.

If he were to add another one hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals to buy it, then he would incur a loss.

Raising the bid would mean increasing the loss, albeit not by much, but then it would be a waste of capital. Spending such a large amount of money on a loss, for the very profitable Stars Tower, that was practically committing a sin.

But if he didn’t raise the bid, this set of Purple Spirit Jade would likely fall into Ye Zhen’s pocket. Considering the intelligence he had gathered earlier, Ye Zhen might use this set of Purple Spirit Jade for cultivation, and the price, compared to previous bids, was much lower. This made Yan Cong extremely reluctant!

Hearing Ye Zhen’s bid, Yan Cong was indecisive, whether to bid higher or not.

"Does anyone else wish to bid? One million and three hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals for the first time!"

"Does anyone wish to raise the bid further? One million and three hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals for the second time!"

Hearing the auctioneer’s voice, Yan Cong took a deep breath, straightened up ready to bid, but before he could speak, Deacon Ding’s voice rang out.

"Tower Master, it’s not advisable!

We have many treasures to bid on this time, and we’ve unexpectedly added a Demon Cloud Fruit to the list, so our funds are quite tight! We had originally planned to spend between two million and four hundred thousand to two million and eight hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals on the three sets of Purple Spirit Jade.

Yet, we have already used up five million and four hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals for the three sets, which is more than double the budget, Tower Master..."

Before Deacon Ding could finish his statement, Yan Cong weakly waved his hand, signaling Deacon Ding to stop speaking. "Alright, I know!" He collapsed back into his seat and closed his eyes in silence.

With Yan Cong from the Stars Tower not raising the bid, the other powers naturally stopped competing against Ye Zhen.

"One million and three hundred thousand Mid-grade Spirit Crystals for the third time!"

Bang!

The auction hammer struck, signifying the fourth set of Purple Spirit Jade had landed in Ye Zhen’s pocket.

Inside VIP Room 24, Ye Zhen clenched his fist in excitement.

"Tower Master Yan has acknowledged, acknowledged defeat!" Ye Zhen exclaimed excitedly.

In VIP Room 3, Yan Cong, whose face was ashen and who had closed his eyes without a word, twitched the corner of his mouth, but his eyes remained shut.

"Ye Zhen, you are the first person to ever put Tower Master Yan at a disadvantage in an auction!" As Ye Zhen turned, Feng Qingyue gave him a thumbs up, her delicate face revealing a charming smile for the first time.

Seeing Feng Qingyue’s smile, Ye Zhen felt as though he was viewing a blooming peony, its fragrance pleasing and eyes reluctant to move away.

"It was also luck, having a bit of Spirit Crystals and precisely targeting Stars Tower’s vulnerability, otherwise, obtaining this Purple Spirit Jade wouldn’t have been so easy."

While he spoke, Ye Zhen’s gaze never left Feng Qingyue, and his attention made her somewhat annoyed; suddenly, her bright eyes deepened, becoming as profound as the starry sky and seemingly spinning slowly, as if to trap an onlooker’s gaze.

Ye Zhen, who had been admiring Feng Qingyue as one might admire flowers, was caught off guard and got trapped by her gaze.

Hum!

Almost instantly, as Ye Zhen’s gaze got trapped, the Sword Heart Enlightenment within his First Sword Vein inside his body vibrated strongly, and the golden pillar condensed in the Sword Heart Enlightenment in his Soul Sea shone brightly.

In an instant, this clarity sharpened Ye Zhen’s senses and allowed him to break free from the deep ocean-like gaze of Feng Qingyue.

"Eh?"

This time, not only was Feng Qingyue surprised, but even Tian Guizhang amongst others was astonished.

It wasn’t too unusual to be unaffected by Feng Qingyue’s Bewitching Eye Secret Technique, as many martial artists could resist it. But to be able to break free after falling into it was exceedingly rare.

Tian Guizhang certainly couldn’t do it.

For a moment, both Tian Guizhang and Feng Qingyue looked at Ye Zhen with extreme amazement.

Just then, a Dao Talisman flew into VIP Room 24, and the moment he caught it, joy spread across Ye Zhen’s face.

It was the Jade Scroll for the fourth set of Purple Spirit Jade he had just won. With this scroll, Ye Zhen could pick up the two thousand Purple Spirit Jades after the auction using his Spirit Crystals to settle the payment.

Of course, this was because Ye Zhen had consigned the Demon Cloud Fruit for auction and had sufficient Spirit Crystals to pay. Otherwise, the one coming through the door would likely have been a steward there to press for payment.

"The breakthrough of the Shattered Jade Scripture to the Purple Jade Realm is in sight!" Joy spread across Ye Zhen’s face. (The story continues. If you like this work, I invite you to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote with your recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)