Chapter 931: Chapter 928: When Two Tigers Fight

"Eighty thousand two hundred second-grade Yuan Stones."

In the private room, Zhouyan put down his teacup, a hint of a sneer appearing on his face as he raised the bidding price of the Yuan Spirit Liquid by two hundred second-grade Yuan Stones.

The black-robed old man slightly frowned and said, "Family Head, there will still be bidding for the Five Elements Pills and Washing Dragon Ring later. It’s unnecessary to spend Yuan Stones on this Yuan Spirit Liquid, otherwise, if the Yuan Stones are not enough..."

"Elder Qi Yuan, don’t worry. The value of the Five Elements Pills and Washing Dragon Ring will not exceed one hundred and eighty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones. The Yuan Stones we currently have are more than sufficient to purchase both treasures."

Zhouyan laughed indifferently, the wealth of the Heavenly Position Commerce Alliance combined with Elder Qi Yuan’s savings amounted to a total of two million one hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, exceeding his estimation.

In his heart, he hated Luo Feng to the bone, and since there was now a chance to suppress the opponent’s arrogance, he naturally could not let it pass.

"But..."

The black-robed old man’s brow furrowed deeply, just about to speak, but was interrupted by Zhouyan: "Relax, as long as the bidding for Yuan Spirit Liquid exceeds two hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, I will immediately give up."

"Eighty-six thousand second-grade Yuan Stones!"

Luo Feng glanced at the opposite treasure sword and continued to bid.

"Ninety thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

Zhouyan, without any hesitation, directly raised the bid for Yuan Spirit Liquid to ninety thousand second-grade Yuan Stones. Losing some Yuan Stones wasn’t much to him, but losing face in front of so many people was unacceptable.

Luo Feng furrowed his brows slightly and said, "One hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

"One hundred and ten thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

As soon as the words fell, Zhouyan’s voice immediately followed.

Senior Diao’s eyes revealed a hint of excitement, it was truly unbelievable, initially thinking the bidding for Yuan Spirit Liquid wouldn’t exceed ninety thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, yet in a moment, the bidding exceeded one hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, and it seems neither side intended to back down.

"One hundred and ten thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, isn’t this too exaggerated?" Someone exclaimed with envy.

"No wonder they’re masters from the New Dragon List, I’ve lived half my life and only earned this much Yuan Stones."

"Having money doesn’t mean you should spend it like this."

"You don’t understand, it’s rightly said, ’better die with a face than live with a belly.’ It seems Zhouyan and Luo Feng are clashing, likely seeking to avenge the loss at the Business Alliance Conference."

Yang Wanyi furrowed her Daimei slightly and glanced at the opposite room, saying to Luo Feng, "It seems Zhouyan is deliberately targeting you."

Luo Feng nodded, his expression somewhat displeased. Originally, he could have bid for the Yuan Spirit Liquid at eighty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, but Zhouyan disrupted the situation.

Taking a light breath, Luo Feng’s gaze flickered, raising his voice, "One hundred and thirty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

Gasp!

As soon as the bid of one hundred and thirty thousand was out, a collective gasp sounded in the hall.

Everyone initially thought Zhouyan raising the bid by one thousand second-grade Yuan Stones all at once was already bold enough, yet Luo Feng was even more audacious, directly increasing it by two thousand second-grade Yuan Stones.

"Haha, interesting, I want to see just how many Yuan Stones you have."

Zhouyan’s eyes narrowed as he said, "One hundred and fifty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

"Young Master Luo Feng, don’t waste energy competing. Fifty bottles of Yuan Spirit Liquid aren’t worth that many Yuan Stones." Elder Qian advised.

"I know."

Luo Feng nodded, his expression unchanged as he said, "Seventeen thousand."

On the jade platform, Senior Diao exhaled deeply; having fifty bottles of Yuan Spirit Liquid reach a high price of seventeen thousand second-grade Yuan Stones was absolutely unprecedented. He asked, "Seventeen thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, anyone else bidding?"

"Two hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones!"

Zhouyan’s voice rang out again in the main hall.

Immediately, the entire hall fell silent, everyone was shocked by the gradually escalating bids. The Yuan Spirit Liquid was merely a low-grade spiritual medicine, bidding at two hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones really felt rather unrealistic.

Luo Feng chuckled lightly and stopped bidding.

Two hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, while not a large sum for him, it wasn’t necessary to continue bidding. He joined in this far merely to prevent Zhouyan from easily claiming the Yuan Spirit Liquid, wanting to provoke him a bit.

Spending two hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones to buy fifty bottles of low-grade spiritual medicine, you were either a madman or a fool.

"Two hundred thousand once, two hundred thousand twice, two hundred thousand three times, sold! Congratulations, Young Master Zhouyan."

With Luo Feng relinquishing, the bidding for Yuan Spirit Liquid quickly concluded, and fifty bottles of Yuan Spirit Liquid landed in Zhouyan’s hands.

"Haha, comparing wealth with me, don’t mention you, even the entire Dayang Commerce Alliance, I, Zhouyan, don’t care to count."

While toying with the Yuan Spirit Liquid delivered by the beautiful maid, Zhouyan wore a face full of pride.

In the auction, after every three ordinary items auctioned, a truly valuable item from the appraisal conference would be auctioned.

"The fourth auction item, everyone should be familiar with it, sword enthusiasts will definitely love it, it’s the Sword Heart Crystal Scale Fruit appearing at the appraisal conference."

Boom!

As Senior Diao’s words fell, the atmosphere in the hall instantly boiled, many swordsmen’s breathing began to accelerate.

The Sword Heart Crystal Scale Fruit can give swordsmen a twenty percent chance to comprehend sword intent, which is undoubtedly a deadly lure for swordsmen.

Senior Diao wasted no more time, reaching out to unfold the red silk covering the wooden plate.

In the wooden plate lay a sparkling, translucent sword-shaped fruit, with a faintly sharp aura emanating. Just looking at it caused an involuntary feeling of fierce intent from within.

Yang Wanyi saw Luo Feng continuously observing the Sword Heart Crystal Scale Fruit, smiled and said,

"Husband, do you want this Sword Heart Crystal Scale Fruit? Though it’s a sixth-grade spiritual medicine, it’s only useful to swordsmen."

Luo Feng chuckled lightly, non-committally, indeed a bit tempted. What he fancied wasn’t the Sword Heart Crystal Scale Fruit helping swordsmen comprehend sword intent, but rather that when activated by Yuan Qi, it could form a Sword Qi domain.

The Sword Qi domain was incredibly powerful; in times of need, it was an excellent life-saving measure, if the price isn’t too high, it’s worth considering buying. However, judging by the hall’s atmosphere, this doesn’t seem likely.

"Sword Heart Crystal Scale Fruit, sixth-grade spiritual medicine, fifty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, each bid increase must not be less than one thousand second-grade Yuan Stones. Bidding begins now!"

"Fifty-five thousand second-grade Yuan Stones!"

"Fifty-eight thousand second-grade Yuan Stones!"

"Sixty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

"Sixty-two thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

The bidding for the Sword Heart Crystal Scale Fruit soared rapidly, soon surpassing seventy thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, leaving most martial artists in the hall dumbfounded.

"Seventy thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

"Seventy-one thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

"Seventy-two thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

Once the bidding exceeded seventy thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, the number of contenders sharply decreased, and the pace of bidding slowed.

"Eighty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones!"

Suddenly, a chilly voice echoed within the hall, with a hint of sharpness that seemed to penetrate one’s heart.

"An increase of eighty-two thousand second-grade Yuan Stones just like that, what arrogance! Who is this person? Their wealth is astonishing."

Everyone in the hall turned toward the direction of the voice.

"Turns out it’s Qian Shaofeng, no wonder. The Qian Family is one of the major families in the Imperial City, his wealth is certainly not ordinary."

"Qian Shaofeng lost to Luo Feng this time, he must feel unsatisfied and seems eager to use the Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit to break through his Sword Intent."

"Thus, Qian Shaofeng is determined to get the Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit."

Seeing that the bidder is Qian Shaofeng, the few swordsmen who were continuing to bid decided to give up.

Luo Feng also abandoned the idea of bidding for the Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit, knowing that with Qian Shaofeng involved, its price would be high.

"Eight hundred fifty thousand."

The hall was silent for a moment before an elder with a zombie-like face sitting in the corner made a bid.

Qian Shaofeng glanced at the zombie-faced elder and said without hesitation, "Nine hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

This time he lost to Luo Feng precisely due to losing the Grand Momentum. If his Sword Intent had been a few levels higher, he might not have lost. The Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit assists in cultivating Sword Intent, a rare opportunity he wouldn’t miss.

The zombie-faced elder raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a raspy voice:

"Nine hundred ten thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

"Impressive, only three bids and the price has exceeded nine hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

"That elder is no ordinary character, with early-stage cultivation of the Spiritual Rotation Realm and some fame in the martial world. Rumor has it that everyone who has crossed swords with him ends up dead, hence he’s called the Corpse-Lying Old Man."

"Corpse-Lying Old Man? It’s actually him. I heard he’s ruthless, known for murdering and seizing treasures, and his Blackwater Sword has claimed countless lives. Never expected to see him here."

"The Corpse-Lying Old Man has lived for a hundred years, nearing the life limit of one hundred forty years for a Martial Artist in the Spiritual Rotation Realm. He probably aims to use the Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit to attempt breaking into the True Yuan Realm."

Many whispered upon seeing the elder competing with Qian Shaofeng.

Qian Shaofeng didn’t hesitate and directly offered, "Nine hundred fifty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

The zombie-faced elder frowned slightly and bid again, "Nine hundred sixty thousand."

Qian Shaofeng’s eyes flickered, and he stated, "One million."

Gululu!

The whole Business Alliance Hall rang with sounds of swallowing. One million second-grade Yuan Stones is a huge fortune even for the four great commerce alliances.

Senior Diao smiled, a Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit fetching a million second-grade Yuan Stones is quite rare, given it has only a one or two-tenths chance of enabling swordsmen to grasp Sword Intent, with a high probability of failure.

"Hmph, you youngling, quite wealthy indeed, if you won’t stop then don’t blame me for being ruthless. Go ahead, relish your moment, but once you’re out of the Big Market City, both the Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit and your wealth will be mine!"

A cold gleam flickered in the zombie-faced elder’s eyes, and he chose not to continue bidding.

All his wealth summed only to nine hundred sixty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones. He intended to bid only if the other party showed mercy by not bidding higher, but since they weren’t considerate, he saw no need to be courteous. After all, killing for treasure is his norm, and one more instance won’t bother him.

The zombie-faced elder withdrew from the bid, allowing Qian Shaofeng to successfully win the Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit for one million second-grade Yuan Stones.

Having obtained the Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit, Qian Shaofeng felt no reason to linger in the Business Alliance Hall and headed directly for the hall entrance.

The zombie-faced elder quietly rose from his seat and followed Qian Shaofeng out.

This scene fell into the eyes of many.

"Qian Shaofeng has left."

"He lost significantly to Luo Feng in the arena, losing much face, so surely he doesn’t want to stay here. Since he got the Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit, leaving is natural."

"Did you notice, the Corpse-Lying Old Man also followed. Could he be planning to murder for treasure?"

"Seems like it. The Corpse-Lying Old Man always acts without scruples, and since Qian Shaofeng took his Sword Heart Golden Scale Fruit away, he wouldn’t give up easily. I saw he had murderous intentions just now."

Qian Shaofeng and the Corpse-Lying Old Man’s departure did not cause much stir, as most attention was on the upcoming auction items.

The auction continued, with nine ordinary items and two treasures from the appraisal conference being auctioned.

The two items from the appraisal conference were a fourth-grade superior sword and a fourth-grade low-tier female armor from the Black Wind Commerce Alliance. The bidding was fierce, fetching thirty-nine thousand and eighteen thousand second-grade Yuan Stones respectively.

"The sixteenth auction item, Five Elements Pills. These five pills are of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth attributes, classified as sixth-grade inferior Spirit Pills. Martial Artists under the eighth level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm can easily convert the Yuan Qi from them without years of accumulation. Fully refining the medicinal power enables a boost of one or two levels in cultivation, saving much training time."

Once Senior Diao spoke, Zhouyan’s gaze suddenly sharpened, his eyes fixed on the five Spirit Pills on the wooden tray.

Putting down the teacup, Luo Feng glanced at Yang Wanyi with a smile:

"Waner, the Five Elements Pills are up, don’t miss this opportunity."

Yang Wanyi looked at the colorful Spirit Pills on the jade platform, a gleam flashed in her bright eyes, but she shook her head slightly:

"Many are aiming for the Five Elements Pills, and competition could be fierce. If the price doesn’t exceed eighty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, I’ll bid. Otherwise, forget it."

"Five Elements Pills, starting at fifty-five thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, each bid must not be less than one thousand second-grade Yuan Stones." Senior Diao announced.

"Sixty thousand!"

"Sixty-three thousand!"

"Sixty-five thousand!"

"Sixty-eight thousand!"

With Senior Diao’s words, bids rose rapidly within the hall, reaching seventy thousand second-grade Yuan Stones in moments.

Yang Wanyi indeed anticipated the Five Elements Pills, and when the price climbed to seventy thousand, she bid seventy-two thousand.

"Young Master, Yang Wanyi also seems interested in bidding for these Five Elements Pills," the black-robed elder said to Zhouyan.

Zhouyan chuckled disdainfully and said, "No need to worry, the Blood Poison Demonic General’s attack on Dayang City caused huge losses to Dayang Commerce Alliance. I reckon Yang Wanyi can only muster eighty or ninety thousand second-grade Yuan Stones at most."

Despite spending twenty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones on Yuan Spirit Liquid, Zhouyan still had over one hundred ninety thousand second-grade Yuan Stones, confident he could bid both the Five Elements Pills and the third-grade storage ring, Washing Dragon Ring.

"Seventy-five thousand!"

Zhouyan began to bid.

"No way, both Dayang Commerce Alliance and Heavenly Position Commerce Alliance are vying for these Five Elements Pills!"

"Damn, that means we have no chance at all?"

"Bad luck, I wanted to use these Five Elements Pills to advance to late-stage Spiritual Rotation Realm sevenfold, now I’ll have to slowly train."

"Exactly, how can we compete with the four major Commerce Alliances? It’s only viable if True Yuan Realm Martial Artists step in."

Hearing Yang Wanyi and Zhouyan continuously placing bids, other participants sat back with dejection, feeling regret for missing the chance at Five Elements Pills.

Yang Wanyi didn’t expect Zhouyan to bid on her Commerce Alliance’s item, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, lips parting to offer her bottom-line price.

"Eighty thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."