After the appraisal of the corpses, the old man discussed with Yun Chen about how the auction is conducted. Yun Chen used this opportunity to ask about some other things such as high-level beast spirit roots, high level crafting materials and all king of vicious and deadly poisons. After was settled, the old man was very happy.
«Young man, you have really brought us a great deal today! Your will be the main treasure today. Moreover, there a lot of weapon refining masters at the auction today, they will surely fight for it. I will have to delay the auction a little in order to make some advertisement. » declared the old man.
«Do as you please, but my identity must be kept secret. » replied Yun Chen with a serious expression.
«Don't worry, young friend! I know what to do. Please follow me. I'll escort you to the VIP guest room for the auction. » answered the old man while pointing the way out.
«Alright! You can lead the way. » politely replied Yun Chen to the old man.
The old man then led the way. But he was a little restless. After some time, he decided to ask what wanted to ask.
«Young friend! When you were there, did you really extract the poison from the corpse? » asked the old man after some hesitation.
«Why do you want to know? I only absorbed the poison inside the corpses. » Yun Chen replied cautiously.
«Then, is it possible for you to extract any poison from anything? Even a living human? »
«Oh? I know you are not poisoned. So, why do you want to know? If someone is poisoned, you can ask an alchemist or a poison expert to make a cure? I don't believe your auction can't afford it. » Yun Chen declared.
«The matter is a little complicated. We have tried everything, but we can't even identify the poison nor to mention cure it. If we don't do anything to cure it, he will die in less than a month. »
«I see! I don't know if I can help because I never tried it on a living human before. So, if you trust me, I will do my best. » replied Yun Chen.
«Thank you, young friend! After the auction, I will guide you to see the patient. » cried out the overjoyed old man.
«There is no problem. » Yun Chen calmly said.
After walking for a while, they finally arrived in front of a door made with golden carving wood, an expensive material which have the property to block divine sense. There was also a pretty waitress waiting there.
«Here we are. From this VIP room, you can see all the auction venue. If you need anything else, you can ask the waitress near me. She will be at your disposition. » said the old man while waving at the waitress.
«Thank you, old man! » replied Yun Chen without care.
«Oh! You can call me Lao Gu. I will be taking my leave to settle some matters before the auction starts. » said Lao Gu while turning back.
«Ok, Lao Gu! See you soon. » Yun Chen greeted in return.
Yun Chen headed inside the room to wait for the auction to start.
As Lao Gu said, the auction was delayed for about half an hour. When the auction began, there were no valuable items displayed for Yun Chen to interested. That was until he felt an unusual burning fluctuation.
«Elder Kong, did you also feel it? » asked Yun Chen to elder Kong who was sitting beside him.
«Feel what? What are you talking about? » asked elder Kong dumbfounded.
Yun Chen was very confused and tried to search the source fluctuation. Then, his eyes fell on the next item that was about to be displayed. When the auctioneer took off the black clothing that covered it, a bright scarlet crystal was revealed.
«Dear customer, this is the scarlet stone. It is not the first time it is put on auction. This stone was found in the belly of a high-level demon beast that was about to breakthrough to the core-formation realm. But its use is still unknown until today. So, if someone is curious or want it for decoration, he can bid for it. The starting price is five hundred low-grade spirit stones, and each bid is no less than a hundred. » cried out the auctioneer.
But surprisingly the crowd was still silent. No one would want to waste his money on something that is not useful. On the other side, Yun Chen immediately recognized that stone. It is a stone that you can't find even in the 1st heaven. It is a priceless treasure.
« Undying fire ore? That is impossible! How did it ended up here..... » Yun Chen cried out of surprise.
The undying fire ore is a stone that can only be formed where the immortal Phoenix once lived (phoenix nest). It is the only materiel that can carry the fire of the immortal Phoenix. It is a materiel that can be used to make a suitable spirit weapon for those who carry the Immortal phoenix bloodline like Ling'er.
«I must obtain it no matter what! » declared Yun Chen seriously.
«If no one bids, I will have to retrieve it. » asked the auctioneer once again.
«Six hundred spirit stones! » Yun Chen shouted out.
At that moment, all the gazes in the crowd turned toward the VIP room n°4's window to see who is the person that is wasting money. Even Mu Bai wasn't treated as a VIP. So, when he turned and saw Yun Chen in the VIP room, he was very surprised and confused.
«Didn't this guy got arrested at the entrance? How did he become a VIP now? ….He must have fooled them. There is no other explanation. » Mu Bai murmured to himself.
«No one want to bid anymore. Then, Six hundred once! Six hundred twice! Six hundred thrice! Deal! This stone belongs to the little in VIP room n° 4! » concluded the auctioneer.
The auction continued until the item desired by Yun Chen came on stage.
«The next item was something that was going be the highlight. But we have received another that outshined it. Let me show you a pair of hexa-elemental seeds. They were found inside the same beast called the two-headed black scale drake. It is a beast at the second layer core-formation realm that was hunted by some experts at the peak of the innate realm at the cost of their lives. » explained the auctioneer.
«Now, the starting price for this pair is ten thousand spirit stones and each bid must not be less than a thousand spirit stones! » the auctioneer shouted out.
At that moment, a lot of bidders began to appear, and the price was increased to twenty-five thousand spirit stones. That was until the ones in the VIP rooms near Yun Chen began to bid.
«Thirty-five thousand spirit stones! » shouted a voice in the VIP room n°5.
After that voice shouted, no one dared to bid anymore.
« Thirty-five thousand once! Thirty-five thousand twice! Thirty-five thous…. » the auctioneer shouted out.
Yun Chen was waiting for the last bidder in order to have less competitors. Now was the perfect timing to begin the bid.
« Forty thousand spirit stones! » Yun Chen interrupted the auctioneer.
After Yun Chen shouted, the crowd became very noisy. That is because everyone knew who was in that VIP room and didn't dare to provoke him except Yun Chen. Elder Kong also reminded him of who was in the cabin next door.
«Young master! You have to be careful. The person who just bided is an elder of the TAIYI sect. » elder Kong advised Yun Chen.
«Don't worry! He can't do anything to me. » replied Yun Chen.
«Forty-two thousand spirit stones! » shouted the voice.
« Forty-five thousand spirit stones! » Yun Chen bidded against him again.
The man in the VIP room n°5 became enraged because, for him, it was a kind of humiliation.
«Hmph! Boy, do you know who you are fighting against? If you back down now, I can forgive you. » menaced the elder.
«Elder, are you threatening me? » replied Yun Chen with a resolute voice.
«Oh? You have some guts! Then, I will play with you. » declared the elder.
After that, the price began to rise quickly between Yun Chen and that elder. No one dared to interfere.
«Seventy thousand spirit stones! » shouted the elder in anger.
«Eighty thousand spirit stones! » Yun Chen bidded against him again.
The elder was about to bid again when someone in the same room as him stopped him.
«Boy, you will pay the price for messing with me. » shouted the elder with killing intent only perceptible to Yun Chen.