Listening to the report of the subordinate on the reaction of Li Tian, Zhao Yumin was incensed.
"Good, good, good, Li Tian you dare to look down on this lot. You are not the first to do that mistake and you will not be the last but like the others, you will soon learn your error in judgement"
As he spoke, a sharp killing intent flickered pass his eyes. His clan might not be the most powerful but within this city they had the power to cover part of the sky.
"After the auction check to see if he has come to his senses and then report back to me"
"Yes lord" the man answered then went behind to take a position in wait for the auction to end.
Li Tian's group of two returned with just a few minutes to spare and from the way the place was buzzing it seems the auction house's trick worked very well. The status of the people present had increased currently and they were all eager for the auction to resume.
"Welcome back everyone, I hope you all prepared well..." She said looking and th with a knowing expression before continuing "we are going to start with the Starfall crystal; a crystal formed from a falling star and infused with celestial energy. It can be used in comprehension for those who cultivate the star dao but mostly used in weapon refinement as it durability is unparalleled. Any weapon refined with this material will have a higher level of conducting spiritual energy ." She waited the crowd to digest before continuing "the auction as usual will be done only with spirit stones and the starting price for the Starfall crystal is 50000 spirit stones with every increase in bid no less than 5000"
While she was speaking, the chunk of crystal had already been brought to the stage. It lay on the stage, very beautiful and looking at it one would know this was a very precious gem and the amount of energy it emitted only caused everyone to want it more.
After Xiao lin'er finished with her introduction the bids started.
"50000" "55000"..."75000" like a rocket the prices quickly reached "100000" however, it had not slowed down and was not stopping anytime soon.
Li Tian who was also in search for materials to refine his natal weapon wanted it too but he was in no haste. As long as he is the last person to place his bid, the treasure will belong him.
He continued waiting but the auction was still going on fiercely.
So he heard Zhao Yumin's voice, it seemed this was another treasure he wanted, too...to bad Li Tian wanted it too.
From the way he was bidding, he had a warning tone in his voice but unlike the yin-yang elixir, this time even hearing his voice, no one stopped. Every body was vying for it.
"110000" "130000" "150000" ... "200000" when this bid of 200000 was made, everyone turned to look at VIP room 6.
The individual in this room had bid for many items before and was quite wealthy. His bid silenced the crowd as only a few people were left in the contest.
You have to understand that all those that were still bidding were doing so on behalf of their various organisations. You would hardly see an individual that had so much wealth talk less of one willing to spend it on one item, that is if you are not counting freaks like Li Tian.
Hearing this bid Li Tian knew the person who placed the bid was hoping to quickly end the bidding process. He too had grown tired so he placed his bid "300000" spirit stones.
When his voiced spread out there was silence before the crowd erupted and noise filled the entire auction house.
Looking at that VIP room 2 again, they all came to the same conclusion,
"This dude is crazy rich"
Zhao Yumin, could not let this go. How could he loose another treasure to this Li Tian. He made his own bid of
310000 spirit stones but immediately he finished speaking, Li Tian's voice entered his ears again, "400000".
From the bored undertone within the voice he, like very person here realised he could not outbid this individual.
As the auctioneer's gavel went down in Li Tian's favour, it only seemed to deepen his killing intent further. He must can't let this Li Tian get away with this
'Fool, just buy them and keep them safe for me' he thought. This was even a better way if he deals with the enemy, gets the treasures and all of it for free.
This was the greatest bargain, all he needed to do was make sure he gets to Li Tian before anyone else does.
The enthusiasm of the attendees had been lifted and Xiao lin'er did not disappoint them as she brought the final auction item out.
It was a nine story pagoda, red in colour and emitting mysterious light.
"The exact name of this treasure, we don't know but we decided to call it the nine treasure pagoda. It is a defensive weapon, it can be used for suppression and also as a storage artifact.
A rank-7 spiritual treasure."
As she said this she removed all biddings on the treasure allowing everyone to get a better look.
When everyone had confirmed it's authenticity they were hyped.
Spiritual treasures up to Rank-6 were good but very ordinary compared to ones from Rank-7 to Rank-9. Each of them had some key point of uniqueness and could even attack and defend on their own as the had birthed a small consciousnesses which will only grow along with the weapon and make it even stronger.
So it was obvious how valuable this treasure was.
"There will be no starting price for this item. The highest bid wins"
This surprised everyone as this was the first time such a decision was taken by the auction house.
As silence permeated the hall Li Tian's voice was heard as he for the first time made the opening bid
"500000 spirit stones" when they heard this every mouth in the main hall was left agape. This guy's wealth was insulting.
Li Tian did not want to prolong this auction so he chose the direct path to ending it.
"550000" how ever another bid was heard from the main hall. It was lady Xia. She had bid only for a few items in this auction had never really taken any particular interest in them. It was not easy to determine what would interest her but this time it seemed this pagoda had Caught her interest. Sitting there like a fairy that descended to the mortal world it was as though she was not involved in anything here.
"600000 spirit stones" another voice that everyone was familiar with but caused the crowd to exclaim sound. This was master Feng Li the best alchemist in this city. He was path of a very powerful organisation too, the alchemist association. Nobody knew when or who created it. They just appeared after the great awakening and started recruiting members and started teaching them knowledge that were thousands of years ahead of its time. It was thanks to them that the cultivation civilization of this world grew to such a level in just a few centuries. Members of this organisation were highly respected no matter where they went.
When he made his bid, every other person who had the ability to bid immediately gave up except for lady Xia who called out again "700000".
This left many people confused but others knew they were both from mysterious backgrounds, so to them it was a struggle between two tigers. Cats had no place here.
"800000" another bid came from master Feng.
The people were very excited this auction they thought would be like any other auction had drawn out great figures and the amount of money is one they had not even dreamt of.
1.2 million spirit stones. What broke the camels back at this instant was Li Tian's bid. The auction house was silence, no other bid was placed again after that.
Xiao lin'er looked over to lady Xia and the to master Feng's room and hearing no further bids from the decided to start counting.
Counting up to three the gavel struck and she was so excited-- her commision was this auction is going to be very generous.
The auction came to a close and someone was sent to escort Li Tian to the exchange section where he would pay the money and receive the items.