Actually, this was a doubt in many people's minds!

Nangong Xi was completely stunned!

She never dreamed that Su Chen would end it with a whopping three million!

If she had anticipated it, she would have stopped him, because this meant thoroughly offending Shen Yuan, and in the worst possible way!

She turned to look at Shen Yuan, and saw that his gaze was filled with immense killing intent, without any disguise!

Nangong Xi was immediately very worried!

The Chu Family, her Nangong Clan could handle, but the Shen Family...

But when she looked at Su Chen, she saw him utterly at ease, as if doing something completely ordinary!

Indeed, for Su Chen, there was nothing to worry about!

He was deliberate; once he had spoken, naturally, he would abide by his words, right?!

He said he would ensure the other party won nothing, and he intended to follow through!

Besides, this Blue Glazed Crystal still had quite a good effect!

While it could only increase the success rate by one to two tenths when advancing to the Minor Supreme Realm, in the Tongxuan Realm, it could increase it by nearly ninety percent, and while advancing to the Divine Sea Realm, it could increase the success rate by about fifty percent!

He thought about it; using it in the Tongxuan Realm was a bit of a waste. Better to save it for advancing to the Divine Sea Realm!

"Three million, going once!"

"Three million, going twice!"

"Three million, going thrice, sold!"

The auctioneer finally came to his senses and hurriedly declared, almost without pause!

At this price, could it really go any higher?

As the announcement fell, someone immediately brought the Blue Glazed Crystal over, and Su Chen naturally paid with three million Spirit Notes!

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp!

To be honest, they genuinely doubted whether this guy could afford this payment!

After all, he had already spent a million earlier, and now another three million!

That's four million in total!

But when they saw this stranger casually hand over a thick stack of Spirit Notes without batting an eye, they were naturally shocked!

If the initial million could still be possibly attributed to Nangong Xi's help, although the likelihood was slim, this three million was absolutely impossible!

Everyone couldn't help but wonder to themselves:

Who on earth is this guy, and just how much money does he have?!

Nangong Xi looked at Su Chen with curiosity, realizing this man always seemed to have the most unexpected surprises!

The auctioneer also took some time to calm his somewhat excited feelings!

Then the auction continued!

But it was somewhat more subdued!

The rhythm of this auction was well-controlled, with calm and small climaxes alternating!

Su Chen didn't see anything he liked, and since the Shen Family Young Master didn't bid, he was too lazy to bid either!

Nangong Xi had no specific goals coming in, so she naturally didn't care!

Unbeknownst to everyone, another ten treasures had been auctioned off!

"Now we move to the next treasure auction!"

The auctioneer lifted the red cloth on another tray and said, revealing a piece of ancient, cracked wood!

"What is this?!"

"Yeah, never seen it before!"

"Isn't it just a piece of broken wood?"

....

Seeing this item, many people were perplexed!

"Everyone, this is no ordinary wood; we at the Zijin Auction House don't know its exact function either!"

The auctioneer introduced:

"But it was found in the treasure chamber of an ancient relic, so we at Zijin Auction House believe it has unusual qualities!"

"Given the circumstances, we've decided on a starting bid of one million, with increments of one hundred thousand!"

The auctioneer was somewhat regretful; if someone could identify the wood, its value might soar, potentially reaching another historic high!

After all, ancient treasures are incredibly rare, and even those from ancient times are invaluable!

Of course, it might have no value, but that possibility is slim!

Unfortunately, no one at the entire Zijin Auction House recognized it!

However, the attendees thought the auctioneer made sense, and given the reputation of Zijin Auction House, they likely weren't bluffing!

But upon hearing the starting price of one million, they still drew in a sharp breath!

The key issue was none of them knew what the wood was used for!

So, when the announcement fell, no one immediately made a bid!

"Su Chen, you must acquire this piece of wood!"

At that moment, Zi Mei's voice resounded in Su Chen's mind!

"Zi Mei, do you recognize this thing?"

Su Chen asked, somewhat surprised.

Truth be told, he was also curious about what this piece of wood was!

"Of course, this is Divine Perch Wood!"

Zi Mei said:

"No matter the cost, you must win it!"

Hearing Zi Mei's words, Su Chen immediately lost his composure!

Divine Perch Wood, he knew very well, was an extremely advanced body refining treasure, even surpassing the Azure Dragon Essence Blood from before!

Additionally, it's from ancient times, making its value terrifyingly high and absolutely elusive!

"One million one hundred thousand!"

Su Chen suppressed his excitement and shouted.

This bid immediately allowed the auctioneer to breathe a sigh of relief!

In all these years of hosting auctions, he'd never witnessed a situation where no one bid!

If no one had offered, it would have been quite awkward!

Luckily, someone had finally made a bid!

And it was that stranger who left a deep impression on him!

Could it be this young man recognized the item?!

"One million two hundred thousand!"

At this moment, another voice sounded!

Everyone turned to see it was Shen Yuan!

Was there going to be another clash?

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Su Chen immediately shouted:

"One million five hundred thousand!"

However, this time, Shen Yuan did not continue to bid!

In fact, he already regretted his earlier bid, and only bid because seeing Su Chen bid made his head rush, prompting him to follow!

But the key issue is he had no idea what this piece of wood was or its purpose!

It was even less valuable than that kid buying Blue Glazed Crystal for three million earlier, which, though exorbitantly priced, still had value!

Where was this piece of wood's value?!

He even had the feeling the other party was setting a trap for him to fall into, waiting for him to bid higher before suddenly withdrawing!

This would leave him utterly isolated!

Although he had said he wouldn't let him win a single auction item, he had also said!

And his words were now empty, so it didn't matter if he didn't follow through!

What's more, he was the Shen Family Young Master, while the other wasn't recognized by anyone!

Without Nangong Xi by his side, no one would have even noticed him!

Ultimately, it would lead to people saying he was a fool!

After all, spending over a million Spirit Stones to buy a useless piece of rotten wood, if that wasn't foolish, what was it?

Unless he could prove the wood's worth!

But again, he didn't even know what this wood was!