Of course, this time the bidding isn’t just driving human cultivators mad; half of those going crazy are from the demon race.

In a certain sense, this item holds even greater allure for the demon race.

Because although the Fire Phoenix ranks among the divine beasts and is technically no longer considered part of the demon race, it has become its own group.

But in essence, the Divine Beast Fire Phoenix can still be considered part of the demon race.

For the demon race, if they can obtain this Simurgh Feather, they would gain much more from it than the human race.

Just feeling the aura of a divine beast is enough to drive most of the demon race crazy.

Under the increased bids from the leaders of both the human and demon clans, the auction price quickly surpassed fifty million.

Once the price exceeded fifty million, the bidding voices in the hall significantly dwindled.

Fifty million is a watershed.

Many people, despite having strong backing or being from major families, cannot easily produce fifty million spirit stones.

At this moment, there were only four bidders remaining.

One of those was, in fact, the demon clan individual who had just won the stalactites. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

The other three were human cultivators.

These four took turns bidding, quickly pushing the price to sixty million.

When that demon clan individual bid sixty million spirit stones, the three human cultivators clearly showed a look of reluctance.

But after struggling for a while, they all chose to give up in unison.

Seeing this scene, many people took a long sigh of relief.

It seemed that the Simurgh Feather was going to fall into the hands of that demon clan individual.

And that demon clan individual showed a look of triumph, even giving a provocative glance at the human side.

"Sixty million once!"

"Sixty million twice!"

Master Chi calmly surveyed the crowd.

"Sixty million..."

Just as no one seemed ready to bid further, Master Chi was about to finalize it.

But just then, a voice suddenly rang out from the human side.

"Sixty-five million!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their heads in unison.

Seeing who had placed the bid, the crowd was once again taken aback.

"It’s him again!"

"Earlier, it seemed this person was the one competing against that demon clan individual for the stalactites."

"Who is this person?"

"Could it be that he has a grudge against the demon clan individual?"

Facing the crowd’s speculation, Zhou Yu remained calm.

The demon clan individual looked at Zhou Yu, and a chill flashed in his eyes.

"Sixty-eight million!"

"Seventy million!"

"Seventy-two million!"

"Seventy-five million!"

Zhou Yu unhesitatingly called out seventy-five million.

At this moment, most people in the hall showed looks of astonishment.

Considering many of the powerful forces present couldn’t come up with that many spirit stones.

Just who is this person?

To offer such a high price without even breaking a sweat.

As the crowd was busy guessing Zhou Yu’s identity, the demon clan individual finally lost composure.

He suddenly stood up, coldly staring at Zhou Yu, then turned to Master Chi on the high platform.

"Master Chi, seventy-five million is not a small sum."

"I don’t believe this person has that many spirit stones on him."

"I request an immediate verification of his qualifications."

"If he’s causing trouble, your organization must give me an explanation."

Hearing this, Master Chi smiled faintly.

"Fellow Daoist, our hall has its own rules."

"We never verify anyone’s qualifications during bidding."

"However, if someone wins a bid but cannot produce the corresponding item, I assure you, no matter who they are, they won’t leave here alive."

"Many fellow Daoists here should be well aware of this."

"So, fellow Daoist, you needn’t worry!"

Hearing this, the demon clan individual was visibly enraged, but he did not make any further demands.

Instead, he looked at Zhou Yu.

"Fine, very well."

"I want to see if he can produce that many spirit stones."

After saying this, the demon clan individual sat back down, arms crossed, and said nothing further.

Master Chi maintained a smiling face.

"Seventy-five million once!"

"Seventy-five million twice!"

"Seventy-five million three times! Sold!"

After Master Chi confirmed the sale, he immediately addressed Zhou Yu:

"Would this fellow Daoist please step forward, and we’ll complete the transaction in the back hall!"

Hearing this, Zhou Yu stood up and headed towards the back hall.

Master Chi clasped his hands towards the crowd and said:

"Everyone, please wait a moment. After this treasure completes its transaction, the next auction will begin!"

After saying that, Master Chi also walked away.

Soon, Zhou Yu and Master Chi reached the back hall.

Master Chi looked at Zhou Yu in front of him, a hint of undetectable surprise flashed in his eyes, then he smiled and said:

"Fellow Daoist, the Simurgh Feather is here; you may inspect it first."

Zhou Yu nodded, walked forward, and opened the brocade box, revealing the three Simurgh Feathers lying quietly inside.

Observing at such a close distance was a completely different experience from watching from the audience earlier.

At this moment, Zhou Yu gently placed his hand on the Simurgh Feather, then slowly closed his eyes.

At the same time, a force of the primordial spirit reached out toward the Simurgh Feather.

A moment later, Zhou Yu suddenly opened his eyes, showing a satisfied expression in them.

Indeed, there was divine beast blood within the Simurgh Feather, not much, but enough to refine the True Flame Pill.

Zhou Yu immediately said with satisfaction:

"There’s no problem!"

Master Chi smiled slightly.

"Then please hand over the spirit stones, fellow Daoist."

After saying this, he tightly watched Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu calmly took out a storage ring and handed it to Master Chi.

"Please have a look, Master Chi."

Master Chi took the storage ring, scanned it with divine sense, and immediately frowned.

"Twenty million spirit stones?"

"Fellow Daoist, are you joking with me?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Yu could clearly feel that at that moment, at least three Void Refinement Realm auras locked onto him.

Probably, as soon as Master Chi gave the order, Zhou Yu would be brutally slain instantly.

However, Zhou Yu remained calm.

"Over seventy million spirit stones is indeed too large a number, I don’t have that many."

"However, can’t you offset the value with other equivalent items here?"

Before coming to the auction, he had prepared some spirit stones, collecting about twenty million in total.

Originally thinking it would be enough for bidding.

Unexpectedly, the auction was so frenzied, and his twenty million couldn’t even make a splash here.

Helplessly, he had to resort to this plan.

Master Chi was taken aback, and his expression slightly softened.

"Indeed."

"What does fellow Daoist plan to use for offsetting?"

Zhou Yu touched his storage ring again, and then a small jade box appeared in his hand.

"Master Chi, please see if this item is worth fifty million."

Master Chi’s face was taken aback, and his face became a bit cold again.

Just a jade box, what could be inside that is worth fifty million?

Though suspicious inside, Master Chi still reached out to take it, then opened the jade box.

The next moment, upon seeing the item’s content, he was stunned.

"This is..."

"A Ten Thousand Year Spirit Medicine?"