"Since that is the case, may I examine this true artifact? Zhao Qing asked Xuan Kong with a smile.
"Mm, of course," Xin Ci said. He then took out a porcelain bottle and a long bow from his Sumeru ring and placed them on the table.
"This long bow is the true artifact, the Fire String Bow!" Xin Ci introduced to Zhao Qing.
Looking at the long bow radiating a faint red glow, Zhao Qing couldn't help but exclaim, "What a divine weapon! Its quality is already at the level of a mid-grade true artifact!"
"That's right, this is my favorite true artifact."
Mu Qingqing watched the host personality Xin Ci's actions in her consciousness space, her heart aching: My Fire String Bow.
The other porcelain bottle contained the Tian Ji Pill, a pill used to enhance cultivation in the small realms of the Heavenly realm.
Its quality was also superior, but it paled in comparison to the Fire String Bow.
Zhao Qing carefully examined both items. After confirming their authenticity, a trace of astonishment finally appeared on his face, and his gaze towards Xuan Kong and Xin Ci changed.
Such excellent items, the number of people who could possess them must be few.
"Esteemed young sir, please rest assured, we at the Sanyang Auction House will handle the auction of the Fire String Bow and the Tian Ji Pill," Zhao Qing said to Xin Ci.
"Mm, thank you then," Xin Ci replied.
Zhao Qing smiled and departed.
The auction was about to commence.
Xin Ci and Xuan Kong waited in a private room.
Another quarter of an hour passed in a flash, and the auction finally began.
An elegant woman in a purple cheongsam with a high slit, revealing her fair legs, walked onto the auction stage.
All eyes turned to the elegant woman in the purple dress on stage.
"Everyone, I am Lin Yuexi, the auctioneer for the Sanyang Auction House. Welcome to today's auction," Lin Yuexi's clear voice echoed throughout the hall.
"Wow, this is what an auction looks like in novels, it's truly luxurious!"
Mu Qingqing exclaimed, looking at the setup and decoration of the auction hall before her.
She had only seen such scenes in novels before, and now she was actually experiencing it firsthand, feeling deeply moved!
Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to her, Lin Yuexi flashed a charming smile and said, "The first item for today's auction is a four-star pill, the Tian Ji Pill!"
"Tian Ji Pill!"
"It's the Tian Ji Pill!"
"I didn't expect the opening to be a four-star pill. The Sanyang Auction House is indeed wealthy and powerful!"
The crowd erupted in discussion.
Lin Yuexi's smile widened as she observed their reactions.
She beckoned a maid to bring forward a tray, on which sat a porcelain bottle.
"This bottle contains twenty four-star Tian Ji Pills. The starting bid is four million low-grade spirit stones, with each increment no less than ten thousand low-grade spirit stones. Bidding starts now!" Lin Yuexi announced loudly.
"Five million spirit stones!"
"Eight million spirit stones!"
"Nine million spirit stones!"
"Ten million spirit stones!"
...
Soon, the twenty four-star pills were bid up to ten million low-grade spirit stones, and the price continued to soar.
Lin Yuexi still wore a smile and shouted loudly to the crowd, "Ten million low-grade spirit stones, first call!"
"Ten million low-grade spirit stones, second call!"
"Ten million low-grade spirit stones, third call! Sold!"
"Congratulations to VIP Room Number Seven for acquiring the Tian Ji Pill," Lin Yuexi announced.
At this moment, Xin Ci in VIP Room 56 was secretly astonished. He never imagined that the Tian Ji Pills he refined would be auctioned for ten million low-grade spirit stones.
"This value is too high!" Mu Qingqing couldn't help but grumble.
"But thinking on the bright side, Host Xin Ci's spirit stones are my spirit stones! Hahaha!" Mu Qingqing said triumphantly in her mind.
"Congratulations to our esteemed guest for obtaining the Tian Ji Pill. Next, please welcome the second item."
"The second auction item is an exquisite chain-type spirit artifact, the Ten Sacred Blades!" Lin Yuexi announced with a smile.
Immediately, the discussion below the stage intensified.
"Ten Sacred Blades?" Mu Qingqing exclaimed in surprise.
Isn't this the male lead's second weapon?
I recall from the original text that the Ten Sacred Blades were formed by melting down ten exquisite divine weapons, eventually forming the tip of a star-chain blade.
Like the Cross Lock before it, it allows simultaneous control of ten chains to attack enemies.
Furthermore, the Ten Sacred Blades are the cream of the crop among exquisite spirit artifacts, possessing both offensive and defensive capabilities. With it, one is equivalent to possessing ten exquisite spirit artifacts at once.
This kind of weapon is rare and hard to come by.
Mu Qingqing was already starting to covet it.
"Male lead, quickly bid for the second item."
Mu Qingqing urged him urgently in her consciousness space.
Although Xin Ci could not hear Mu Qingqing's words, he was also determined to obtain the Ten Sacred Blades.
Especially now that his true artifacts were unusable and the Cross Lock was damaged, he desperately needed an exquisite spirit artifact.
"The Ten Sacred Blades have a starting bid of one million low-grade spirit stones, with each increment no less than ten thousand spirit stones. Bidding starts now," Lin Yuexi announced.
"One point five million spirit stones!"
"Two million spirit stones!"
"Two point five million spirit stones!"
...
Soon, the bidding surpassed four million low-grade spirit stones.
However, once the price exceeded four million low-grade spirit stones, the competition slowed down.
For most people, although the Ten Sacred Blades were the finest among exquisite spirit artifacts, not many were skilled in using chain-type weapons.
Moreover, there would be even better items later in the auction, so there was no need to spend a large sum of spirit stones here on a spirit artifact that was difficult to control.
However, this was a stroke of luck for Xin Ci.
"Five million low-grade spirit stones, first call!"
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"Five million low-grade spirit stones, third call! Sold!"
"Congratulations to the esteemed guest from VIP Room Number 56 for acquiring the Ten Sacred Blades. Congratulations!" Lin Yuexi said.
Xin Ci, having obtained the Ten Sacred Blades as he wished, wore a faint smile.
"Thus, the male lead's second weapon has been secured."
Mu Qingqing thought excitedly in her heart.
"The next item to be auctioned is a formation set, named the 'Green Lotus Formation'. It was created by a four-star formation master and possesses enough power to instantly kill any martial artist below the King realm. Each layer of the formation possesses formidable destructive power. The starting bid is two million low-grade spirit stones."
Lin Yuexi took out a formation manual and spoke.
"What?"
"This formation is that powerful?"
"So formidable!"
.....
Following this were several other four-star auction items, which Xin Ci did not pay much attention to.
The auction continued heatedly.
Soon, it was time for the final auction item.
"The treasure that follows is a mid-grade true artifact, the Fire String Bow," Lin Yuexi introduced.
The Fire String Bow was a long bow, entirely crimson, radiating a scorching heat.
It could transform spiritual energy into arrows, making its attack speed incredibly fast and its power astonishing.
It's actually a mid-grade true artifact!
Upon hearing this, the crowd immediately erupted.
True artifacts were not common, let alone mid-grade true artifacts!
Many martial artists present were seeing a mid-grade true artifact for the first time.