The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 375 - 374 I’ll Just Raise the Price

Chapter 375: Chapter 374 I’ll Just Raise the Price

"Dang!"

True Lord Mei Fu smiled and said, "One of our fellow Daoists has bid one Top Grade Spiritual Stone. Is there anyone else who would like to bid?"

"One Top Grade Spiritual Stone, plus one hundred thousand Superior Spirit Stones."

A female cultivator’s bidding voice came from Room Jiayi.

Xie Jiuniang was a bit surprised, but when she looked at the members of the Nalan Family, none of them seemed the least bit startled.

The auction was nearing its end, and there weren’t many people bidding from the private rooms, especially the one next door in Jiayi, which hadn’t bid even once.

It turned out that they were all here for the Semi-Immortal Artifact.

At that moment, a strange voice came from Room Jiasi: "Two Top Grade Spiritual Stones."

The surroundings fell silent for a moment.

"Dang!"

True Lord Mei Fu spoke out again loudly, "Room Jiasi bids two Top Grade Spiritual Stones!"

The whole place was filled with the sound of True Lord Mei Fu’s voice.

Everyone tried to keep quiet, waiting for the next bid.

No one dared make trouble at that time.

Many people present understood that the Semi-Immortal Artifact wasn’t something they should be bidding on. Most of the powers attending with an invitation were there for the final item, the Heavenly Venerate Halberd.

Suddenly, Xie Jiuniang spoke up, "What do you guys think? Should I bid?"

"Yuanxi sister, do you have any Top Grade Spiritual Stones? If you don’t have them and you bid recklessly, it could cause big problems," Nalan Youfang cautioned.

Xie Jiuniang didn’t answer the question but straightened her back and said, "That’s not the point. I don’t really want to buy it; I just want to shout out a price. Later on, I can also say that I was one of the people who competed with the powers for a Semi-Immortal Artifact."

Upon hearing this,

Every Nalan Family youngster’s eyes shone brightly.

So, before Xie Jiuniang could even speak,

A young man from the Nalan Family shouted loudly to the floor below, "Two Top Grade Spiritual Stones plus one hundred thousand Superior Spirit Stones."

"Rustle rustle!"

"That impetuous third brother actually got ahead of me."

"Don’t worry, don’t worry, there’s still a chance."

The few of them huddled together, discussing who would bid next.

As they were discussing, they noticed the private rooms were very quiet, and someone noticed that Nalan Youfang’s face had become very long, clearly unhappy, as if someone owed her a hefty sum of Spirit Stones.

"Big sister? This..."

The others looked at each other, not daring to speak.

Nalan Youfang warned, "Do you all have Top Grade Spiritual Stones? What you’re doing is disrupting the auction. If the family finds out, you’re going to be in big trouble. What if you actually win the bid? Do you have the Spirit Stones to pay for it?"

Upon hearing this, the young man who had spoken first said nonchalantly, "Big sister is overthinking it. If we can get a Semi-Immortal Artifact for this price, I guarantee our ancestors will come to pay immediately."

Nalan Youfang was momentarily stumped,

Unable to refute.

The others snickered.

Xie Jiuniang too gave a wide grin. She had just been a bit upset about being preempted, but then she thought it wasn’t such a big deal, "Youfang sister, we were just shouting out a bid at the start, just for a bit of fun. I think this Semi-Immortal Artifact won’t go for less than one hundred and eighty Top Grade Spiritual Stones."

"Exactly!"

"We just wanted to bid for the heck of it, hehe."

"It’s not like we actually wanted to buy it."

The main thing was that Xie Jiuniang’s description was too tempting for them!

They wanted to be one of the people who had bid on a Semi-Immortal Artifact, even though it was a pity they hadn’t won it.

"Dang!"

True Lord Mei Fu’s voice came, "Room Jiayi, two Top Grade Spiritual Stones plus one hundred thousand Superior Spirit Stones."

"Three Top Grade Spiritual Stones!"

A male cultivator from the second floor, Room Yiyi, said.

Another chance had arrived!

The Nalan Family’s youngsters all turned to look at Xie Jiuniang.

A girl jumped out and said, "Let Yuanxi have the next opportunity. She was the one who proposed this idea first, and just now, the third one jumped ahead. We can’t do that; we need to have some chivalric honor."

"What chivalric honor? Practice more cultivation and read fewer storybooks. We are cultivators; we follow the order of arrival," said a girl in green clothes who looked quite steady.

But those excited eyes, it would be better not to betray them.

Under their gaze, Xie Jiuniang said, "Don’t worry about it, you were here before me, I’ll support you."

With those words, she immediately gained a great deal of favor from several of the Nalan Family’s juniors.

Someone started, "That’s the spirit! I’ve made a friend in you!"

"No need to thank me for a great favor."

"Not only is Sister Yuanxi pretty, but she’s also magnanimous!"

"Then let’s start with the eldest!" Nalan Youfang banged the gavel down, settling it.

Someone didn’t understand, "Isn’t it supposed to be the youngest first?"

"What do you know, the eldest go to explore the way first," And with that, Nalan Youfang, the eldest in the room, called out to the area below, "Four Top Grade Spiritual Stones."

Well, this is what you’re like, big sister!

"Clang!"

The voice of True Lord Mei Fu repeated the bid once more.

This drew everyone’s attention to Room Jia Yi on the third floor.

Chaoyan’s eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

Wasn’t Room Jia Yi the exact location where his disciple was?

What followed confirmed Chaoyan’s bad premonition, as the person in Room Jia Yi occasionally shouted a price, with a determination to win the Semi-Immortal Artifact, but someone noticed something was off.

The reason was that every time a bid was called out, it was by a different person!

They robustly managed to raise the price to nineteen Top Grade Spiritual Stones, stirring the room with excitement.

"Clang!"

True Lord Mei Fu’s voice rang through the venue, "Room Jia Er bids again, twenty Top Grade Spiritual Stones!"

Chaoyan calculated in his heart that aside from his disciple, all the juniors in the room had taken turns bidding.

Just as he felt reassured that at least his disciple was reliable, a crisp and pleasant voice of a girl full of confidence came from Room Jia Yi, "Room Jia Yi bids fifty Top Grade Spiritual Stones, this is our final offer. If anyone else raises the price, we’re out!"

Chaoyan held his forehead.

It had begun!

He had been too quick to find peace.

To jump the price to fifty stones at once!

This spendthrift!

Chaoyan sorted through his own collection of Top Grade Spiritual Stones, which seemed insufficient. Should he send a message back to the family for someone to rush over with more Spiritual Stones?

Lord Wude sat quite far away from Chaoyan.

The Spirit Stones Chaoyan had conned from him amounted to just five or six. The value was now so high that it was no longer within the means of an ordinary great entity to bid.

"Mei Fu, the ones from Room Jia Yi are a bunch of kids, right? Do they really have fifty Top Grade Spiritual Stones with them?" This aged voice came from Room Jia San.

At this point, people from several private rooms on the second floor joined in.

"I too am suspicious that the other party is maliciously inflating the price."

"I think the auction house should go and check."

"If they’re just shouting out random bids, how can any of us continue bidding?

"I second that motion."

"Seconded!"

The people present were not fools.

Someone in Room Jia Yi kept changing who made the bid, and just by the diversity of voices, it was clear they were young, likely not very old.

A few juniors competing with Divinity Transformation powerhouses for a Semi-Immortal Artifact?

Quite bold, indeed!

Whose children could they be?

The main question was, did they have that many Top Grade Spiritual Stones?

Even the Divinity Transformation powerhouses who truly had the ability to buy hadn’t bid yet, and at this point, they too wanted the auction house staff to verify the situation, not wanting some juniors to cause a disturbance.