Chapter 375: Chapter 375
The elder was not intimidated by Qi Yuanzheng at all. He immediately burst out with a bid of 7.5 million.
"I, Qi Yuanzheng, have been in seclusion for too long, it seems people have forgotten my ferocity!" Qi Yuanzheng's voice was ice-cold to the extreme...
With a notorious reputation for being vicious and cantankerous, the crowd at the auction house sweat for the elder as Qi Yuanzheng's temper was well known. Even though Qi Yuanzheng would not act here in the auction house, the elder wouldn't be in there forever.
"Here, we are supposed to bid according to our abilities. Are you trying to bully me with your cultivation? I'm not someone who can be easily bullied either," the elder retorted sharply.
Qi Yuanzheng nodded. "Good, good, good..."
After repeating the word 'good' three times, Qi Yuanzheng fell silent and sat down.
Seeing Qi Yuanzheng frustrated, everyone knew that he would not let this go easily.
They were all aware that a storm would come after the auction...
"Dragon Leaf Grass, 7.5 million, is there anymore bidding?" At this moment, Wu Die looked around the venue from the auction stage.
With the elder and Qi Yuanzheng both locking horns over the Dragon Leaf Grass, why would anyone else want to muddy the waters? Even Ding Fan chose silence.
It was only the first day of the auction, after all, two more days were to come, and Ding Fan did not want to make enemies too soon. Besides, Qi Yuanzheng's cultivation was indeed not something Ding Fan could contend with for now.
"Dragon Leaf Grass, 7.5 million, for the first time... Dragon Leaf Grass, 7.5 million, for the second time... Dragon Leaf Grass, 7.5 million, for the third time! Sold!"
Wu Die brought down the wooden mallet. The Dragon Leaf Grass had gone to the elder...
Subsequently, the auction continued with some other items, but Ding Fan did not show much interest. It was only towards the end of the auction that Ding Fan's Pills were finally brought up.
"The next item up for auction is a Second Grade Pill, the Foundation Establishment Pill. It has been verified as a genuine Second Grade Pill and can assist a Human Level martial artist in advancing to Earth Level! Per the seller's request, this will be a cash transaction. The starting bid... 10 million!"
Seeing Ding Fan's Pill on the auction stage, Mu Zi next to him became interested; she wanted to see how much Ding Fan's Pill would sell for.
"I bid 15 million!" As soon as Wu Die finished speaking, a bid was quickly placed.
For the authenticity of the Pill, nobody in the venue had any doubt. How could there be fake items certified by Qiankun Auction House?
"I bid 20 million!"...
Just half a minute after Wu Die started calling bids, the Pill with a starting price of 10 million was quickly raised to 20 million.
Mu Zi opened her mouth in astonishment. Money seemed so easy to earn, she thought, looking at Ding Fan beside her. He seemed like a hidden tycoon!
With the appearance of the Foundation Establishment Pill, the venue reached a climax, and in a very short time, the price was raised to 80 million!
And just when everyone thought that 80 million was the last value of the Foundation Establishment Pill, someone made a sky-high offer—100 million.
To these martial artists, money was just paper. Truly enhancing one's cultivation was what mattered most.
A Pill that could take a Human Pinnacle Warrior directly to Earth Level was tantamount to increasing the strength of a large family or Sect out of thin air.
One more Earth Level Expert represented a significant increase in strength for any force!
In the end, Ding Fan's Foundation Establishment Pill was sold off at a staggering 100 million.
The remaining two Foundation Establishment Pills consigned by Ding Fan were also sold for handsome sums.
Ding Fan thus pocketed three billion in total. Mu Zi shook her head in disbelief; she had never seen anyone earn money with such ease.
For a moment, Ding Fan became her idol for becoming rich.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the last treasure up for sale is something many of you would love to have!" Wu Die said with a smile to the crowd. "Coming up next is the Earth Spirit!"
As Wu Die finished speaking, a nearby hostess carried a sandalwood box up to the stage.
Ding Fan quickly scanned it with his Divine Sense.
The so-called Earth Spirit was an important material for enhancing Magic Artifacts. Even a totally ordinary Magic Artifact would greatly improve in quality after being strengthened by Earth Spirit.
To a Refining Master, the Earth Spirit was a treasure that was hard to come by.
After scanning with his Divine Sense, Ding Fan had already confirmed that the sandalwood box indeed contained Earth Spirit!
Ding Fan was overjoyed. If he obtained this Earth Spirit, then the Selfless Sword would be able to improve further.
"Starting bid for the Earth Spirit—80 million!" At this time, Wu Die had already announced the starting price for the Earth Spirit on stage.
However, after Wu Die announced the price, it took nearly ten seconds before someone started bidding.
"I bid 81 million!"...
To Ding Fan, a treasure like the Earth Spirit should cause a bigger sensation than the Foundation Establishment Pill. Drastically improving the quality of a Magic Artifact was akin to indirectly enhancing combat power.
Yet, to Ding Fan's surprise, there weren't many bidders.
After thinking carefully, Ding Fan understood the issue. On Earth, there were few who knew Artifact Refining, and since it was only the first day of the auction and many more treasures had not yet appeared, these people were simply not willing to spend a significant sum of money on the Earth Spirit.
"I bid 82 million!" Having made up his mind, Ding Fan also started bidding.
Himself at the Sixth Level of Qi Cultivation, Ding Fan knew that the only way to increase his cultivation in a short time was to enhance the quality of his Magic Artifact. Fresh chapters posted on 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮·𝙣𝙚𝙩
"I bid ninety million!" Just at that moment, someone directly raised the price to ninety million.
The bidder was another supreme VIP.
Ding Fan sent out his Divine Sense and discovered that the person making the bid was actually an elder with white hair.
This elder seemed to be over a hundred years old, with a cultivation of at least the Seventh Grade Earth Level. While Ding Fan was using his Divine Sense to probe the other, the elder was also using Mental Power to scan towards Ding Fan.
"I bid one billion!" Ding Fan pondered for a moment and then directly raised the price to one billion.
Ding Fan was determined to win this Earth Spirit.
After Ding Fan made a bid of a billion, all those who had previously placed bids gave up bidding. They did not want to spend all their silver on a single ore.
However, it was clear that the white-haired elder had no intention of giving up.
"One hundred and twenty million!" The elder directly named his price.
"One hundred and fifty million!"
"One hundred and sixty million!"
"Two billion!" Ding Fan finally shouted his bid.
The auction hall erupted with shock. This was, after all, the highest-priced treasure of today's auction.
Mu Zi was looking at Ding Fan's profile at this time.
Ding Fan's profile was firm and decisive, and when he was serious, there was a certain quality about him—sharp, proud…
Such a temperament was simply a young girl's nightmare, and even Mu Zi thought that Ding Fan was incredibly handsome right now!
When the white-haired elder heard Ding Fan's bid of two billion, he stopped bidding, perhaps one hundred and sixty million was his final limit.
"Is there anyone who will offer a higher price than two billion?" At this moment, Wu Die on stage looked over the entire auction hall with a smile on her face.
This Earth Spirit far exceeded her expectations; in her opinion, the Earth Spirit selling for one billion would have been immensely fortunate, but who could have known it would reach two billion!
When the white-haired elder gave up, no one else in the hall appeared willing to bid two billion against Ding Fan. After Wu Die called out three times, she brought her wooden mallet down firmly.
The Earth Spirit was thus won by Ding Fan.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the first day of the auction, and there are still many treasures to be sold over the next two days... I hope everyone has had a great time! See you tomorrow!"
After Wu Die delivered her closing speech, the curtain fell on today's auction.
At today's auction, Ding Fan had a rich harvest; he acquired an Ancient Cauldron, Earth Spirit. He even sold three Foundation Establishment Pills for three billion.
However, what he regretted was that he did not see any Comforting Grass for sale today. Ruoran needed Comforting Grass for her heart meridians, and Ding Fan would definitely have bought it had it been available.
Besides Comforting Grass, the Kun Stone that Ding Fan wanted to purchase was also absent. Now, Ding Fan was only a Kun Stone away from strengthening his Space Ring.
Ding Fan could only hope that, in the next two days, treasures he wished to purchase would appear.
After leaving the VIP area, Ding Fan went backstage to collect the treasures he had purchased before leaving the auction venue with Mu Zi.
As soon as Ding Fan and Mu Zi stepped out of the auction house, they met up with Cheng Bufan and the others who were waiting outside. Just when the four of them were about to leave together,
Su Maner walked over to them.
Clearly, after the auction ended, Su Maner had been waiting there all along. Now, she was alone; Henry, who had been clinging to her earlier, was nowhere to be seen by her side.
"Ding Fan, do you have a moment? I'd like to talk to you..."
Ding Fan was taken aback for a moment; he hadn't expected the usually distant Su Maner to have waited specifically for him.
Ding Fan nodded, then turned to Mu Zi and the others and said, "Big brother, Mu Zi, you go ahead, I'm going to talk to my friend..."
Cheng Bufan and the others had no objections and left directly.
"It's quieter over there, let's walk that way..." Su Maner pointed toward a small path in the distance.
Without delay, Ding Fan and Su Maner walked along that path.
The path did not lead back to Longxi; it was a small road heading up the mountain. So shortly after they set forth, the surroundings became quiet and serene.
Yet the two of them did not speak, simply walking in silence.
"Ding Fan... I've been wanting to find an opportunity to thank you for what happened in Dongcheng... When you kindly saved Qinger and me, I misunderstood you..."
They had walked quite a distance when Su Maner spoke.
But before Su Maner could finish speaking, a sudden cry of agony rang out from nearby.
Ding Fan sent his Divine Sense in the direction of the sound...
Immediately after, his face turned grave.