Chapter 319: Seizing
Lin Yan, however, paid no attention to this and instead quietly waited for the auction to begin.
Soon, two drumbeats echoed through the hall, and a figure slowly emerged onto the platform above the auction.
The figure was Song Tai, whom Lin Yan had met once before.
After stepping out, Song Tai glanced around the entire auction hall before his gaze landed on Lin Yan.
He then smiled and nodded slightly at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan responded with a slight smile of his own.
Song Tai didn't waste any time; after quickly explaining the auction rules, he took out the first item for auction.
"The first auction item is the Lingfeng Sword, a high-grade spiritual weapon. Among the high-grade spiritual treasures, it ranks among the top. The starting bid is 300,000 Nirvana Pills!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire auction hall erupted in excitement.
"320,000!"
"350,000!"
"…"
It was clear that many people were very fond of this Lingfeng Sword, but Lin Yan just quietly waited, waiting for the item he wanted to appear.
Soon, the first auction item was sold.
"Next, the second auction item is a rather peculiar spiritual medicine, the Balance Sacred Fruit!"
"I don't need to say much about this. If, during Yuan Power cultivation, there's a violent outburst that causes damage to the body..."
"Then this Balance Sacred Fruit can restore the balance of the runaway power."
As he spoke, a palm-sized emerald green fruit appeared in Song Tai's hand, emitting a faint, peculiar aura.
When this fruit appeared, not many people recognized its effects.
After all, this type of spiritual fruit isn't of much use to experts in the Nirvana Realm.
Only those who have stepped into the Life and Death Realm would truly need this item.
"Balance Sacred Fruit, starting bid, 1 million Nirvana Pills!"
Hearing Song Tai announce such a high price, the crowd erupted into whispers. After all, selling such a small fruit for such a high price didn't sit well with many.
But Song Tai ignored them; he knew the value of this fruit, though unfortunately, most people there didn't understand its true worth.
At this moment, Lin Yan casually said, "1.1 million Nirvana Pills."
The Fengyun Dynasty, seeing this, immediately shouted, "1.5 million!"
Lin Yan knew these guys were just trying to mess with him, but it didn't matter; they wouldn't go much higher.
So Lin Yan shouted, "1.8 million."
Sure enough, the Fengyun Dynasty didn't follow this time; they didn't think this fruit was worth that much effort.
Besides, if they kept bidding, they might end up getting tricked by Lin Yan.
After three strikes of the gavel, Song Tai announced, "1.8 million, sold! Congratulations to Lin Yan for obtaining the Balance Sacred Fruit!"
After Lin Yan received it, he handed it to Su Kui beside him.
Su Kui was puzzled, not knowing what was happening.
Lin Yan explained, "This fruit is useful for Su Rou; it can suppress the power within her."
Hearing this, Su Kui was overjoyed. "Really? Thank you so much, Brother Lin Yan!"
But then he felt a bit embarrassed. "But this thing cost you 1.8 million Nirvana Pills... we can't accept it."
Lin Yan patted Su Rou's head and said, "It's fine, just take it. We already said we would help Su Rou solve this problem."
Su Rou's cheeks turned red as she looked at Lin Yan with wide eyes and said, "Thank you, Big Brother Lin Yan!"
Seeing this, Su Kui could only accept it and thanked Lin Yan again, "Thank you so much, Brother Lin Yan."
Lin Yan nodded and then turned his attention back to the auction stage.
After this item was sold, the auction continued. However, though several mid-level spiritual martial arts items appeared next, Lin Yan didn't buy them, as they were far inferior to his own.
As one item after another was successfully sold, only two auction items remained.
"Next up is the penultimate item in our auction!"
"The Desolate Divine Bull, an ancient beast. This beast's corpse still contains ancient bloodlines, making it a rare item for body refinement. If used to craft a beast puppet, it would be an exceptional choice."
Song Tai's gaze was full of admiration as he glanced away from the massive beast's corpse and addressed the entire audience.
"The starting bid is 4 million Nirvana Pills."
As soon as he said this, the crowd fell silent. After all, this amount of Nirvana Pills was no small sum, and who would use such a fortune to buy a mere skeleton?
Lin Yan knew the purpose of this item. This skeleton contained ancient bloodlines, which could help Lin Dong summon the Ancient Heavenly Crocodile Spirit.
So without hesitation, Lin Yan called out, "4.55 million Nirvana Pills."
His bid shocked Lin Dong. "Brother Lin Yan, why are you buying this thing?"
Lin Yan replied, "This is for you. The ancient blood in this thing will help you summon the Heavenly Crocodile Spirit."
Hearing this, Lin Dong was overjoyed. "That's great! Thank you, Brother Lin Yan!"
Lin Yan smiled faintly. "No need to thank me yet; we haven't won it yet."
With that, Lin Yan turned his gaze towards the Fengyun Dynasty.
Sure enough, the Fengyun Dynasty was also watching Lin Yan.
Seeing Lin Yan bid so much, they whispered, "This guy has so much money, should we raise the stakes?"
Then they shouted, "6 million Nirvana Pills!"
Lin Yan continued to increase the bid, "6.2 million."
"6.5 million!" the Fengyun Dynasty shouted, then looked mockingly at Lin Yan.
But Lin Yan still smiled as he called out, "7 million Nirvana Pills."
His bid stunned the Fengyun Dynasty, and even Song Tai furrowed his brow.
In his estimation, this skeleton would fetch at most 5.5 million, but now the bid had reached 7 million...
Song Tai gave Lin Yan a questioning look, and Lin Yan smiled and nodded.
Only then did Song Tai strike the gavel. "7 million, sold! Congratulations to Brother Lin Yan on obtaining the Desolate Divine Bull!"
After securing it and giving it to Lin Dong, Lin Yan turned his attention back to the auction stage.
Lin Dong, thrilled with the purchase, said, "Thank you, Brother Lin Yan, but isn't this price a bit too high?"
At this point, Xiao Diao said, "Of course it's expensive, but not only will this help you summon a stronger Heavenly Crocodile Spirit, it will also aid in refining your Blood Talisman Puppet."
Hearing this, Lin Dong's eyes lit up. He quickly stored the item and thanked Lin Yan again.
Lin Yan smiled and nodded, then continued to wait for the final auction item to appear.
After selling the Desolate Divine Bull, Song Tai announced, "Now, for the final item of this auction! A Heavenly-grade spiritual treasure! The Black Dragon Sky Roar Seal!"
With that, a suitable iron seal appeared in Song Tai's hand. Its color was dark and ancient, with mysterious patterns covering it.
At the top of the seal was a coiled black dragon, its head raised to the heavens, roaring, as if intimidating both heaven and earth.
"This is the final item of our auction! A Heavenly-grade spiritual treasure, the Black Dragon Sky Roar Seal!"
Song Tai's announcement of the final item brought the auction hall to a fever pitch!
(End of chapter)