At this time, the auctioneer on the stage was the third one. He was holding a transparent container filled with cyan liquid in his hand.
The container was made of a special material. If it was made of ordinary material, it would’ve been covered with frost a long time ago.
However, as a cold spiritual object, the Blue Frost Spring Water could be combined with a positive spiritual object to better help cultivators condense the essence dan in their dantian.
It was just that few people in the Feihong Continent knew about the fact that the Blue Frost Spring Water could help repair the dantian.
Many people guessed that Feng Ming would join the bidding again for his father, Feng Jinlin.
Not every auction had items that could help condense the essence dan. For smaller forces, such opportunities were even more important.
Feng Ming did as they wished. The moment the auctioneer announced the reserve price of 30,000 and the bidding began, Feng Ming was the first to bid and directly raised the price to 100,000. There was a moment of silence in the venue.
It was coming again.
This was the thought in the minds of many cultivators. At the same time, they looked in the direction of Room 5, either openly or secretly. They wondered whether Wu Yingyan, the son of the Wu family, would bid or not.
In the private box of the Gong family, a child of the Gong family said, “Sure enough, Feng Ming really bid for the Blue Frost Spring Water. Brother Ming, will Young Master Wu follow?”
Gong Yuming held his chin with interest. “In fact, I really hope he will continue bidding. But if he does so, he will have to borrow a large amount of yuan crystals. It has been confirmed that Feng Ming has at least 4 million yuan crystals in his hands. He can’t compete with Feng Ming if the price is lower than this.”
The elders of the Gong family thought the same and were mentally prepared to give up bidding this time.
Spending 4 million for a bottle of Blue Frost Spring Water was too much for the Gong family and the other three major families. They didn’t need it as urgently as Feng Jinlin.
In the Feng family’s private room, Feng Songhai was the most direct. “Give up this time.”
Feng Linlang frowned slightly, not liking Feng Songhai’s attitude.
Feng Hongrui protested. “Sixth Grandfather, what is with your attitude? Are you going to give up the Blue Frost Spring Water to someone else?”
Feng Jinghuai said, “How can cousin Feng Ming be considered someone else?”
Feng Hongrui was even more annoyed. He had never admitted that he had such a cousin. He could also imagine how annoyed Wu Yingyan was at this time.
Forget it. Feng Ming had already offended Wu Yingyan badly. Let’s see what would happen to him in the future. He was waiting to see Wu Yingyan’s revenge and the fate of Feng Ming.
Maybe other people were also discussing whether to compete with Feng Ming for the Blue Frost Spring Water or not. Considering his father’s situation, Feng Ming was probably determined to get this time. In that case, was it necessary for them to join in the bidding?
Due to this, the auctioneer was so anxious that he was sweating. He had repeated the price for the second time. If no one raised the price after the third time, the Blue Frost Spring Water would have the lowest auction price in history. Then the outside world would laugh at them for more than a hundred years.
The master of the auction hall was also anxious in the back. Just as he was wondering if he should ask his people to raise the price, another bid was finally heard. This voice was full of laughter. “200,000. I’m sorry, Young Mater Ming, but the price of 100,000 is too low. The Blue Frost Spring Water is also useful for me.”
Feng Ming was very curious. Who was the one bidding?
Bai Qiaomo’s ears twitched as he heard the discussion in the lobby outside. He said, “That private room belongs to the Flying Feather Mercenary Group. I remember that the deputy captain of the Flying Feather Mercenary Team is also at the peak of the essence liquid realm. They should’ve bid for the soaring dragon pill before, but gave up early. This person should be the captain, Xie Yinghua.”
“I see.” Feng Ming understood and said with a smile, “Captain Xie, you are being too polite. The matter of bidding depends on who pays the highest price. It is a fair competition. There is nothing to be embarrassed about. I will bid 300,000.”
How good was this attitude? It was completely different from when he played Wu Yingyan before.
Due to this conversation, other people joined the bidding.
Wu Yingyan was furious. He really wanted to snatch this item from Feng Ming again and never let him get his wish.
But this time, even the guards tried to persuade him to stop. It was because if they participated in the auction, they would have to borrow foreign debt again.
The reputation won by relying on foreign debt could be used once, but it would be embarrassing if it was used too many times.
A guard advised him, “Just let them take it. Even if they take the Blue Frost Spring Water, they might not be able to enjoy it.”
Wu Yingyan exhaled heavily. “Okay, let him take it. Keep an eye on them. The moment they leave the city, catch that stinky ger and bring back the Blue Frost Spring Water. I will definitely own this thing.”
He felt a bit better after thinking of this. So what if the ger was proud now? It was just making things easier for him.
Once he got this Blue Frost Spring Water and this ger, he would definitely humiliate the ger in order to get revenge for his current hatred.
No one in this world could live well after playing tricks on Wu Yingyan.
Many cultivators were disappointed that Room 5 didn’t join the bidding team. They didn’t expect Young Master Wu to give in so quickly.
Gong Yuming pressed the bid button to quote a price. Then he turned it off and said, “I thought he was very wealthy, but this is all he has. It is really embarrassing.”
Someone laughed. “After all, he has already spent over 7 million yuan crystals. This is already quite rich.”
“That’s right. As a young master of the Gong family, I can’t afford so many yuan crystals.”
This time’s bids and price increases were much more rational than the previous soaring dragon pill.
The price was rising slowly. After more than 20 rounds, the price reached 1.5 million yuan crystals.
Some of the people who had joined in the fun gave up. Only five or six groups were still holding on. The three major families other than the Feng family, as well as the Flying Feather Mercenary Group, were still holding on.
“2 million.”
Feng Ming suddenly raised the price by a lot. This surprised many people.
In a box not far away, the captain and deputy captain of the Flying Feather mercenary team were both there.
Deputy Captain Lin advised, “Captain, give up. Young Master Feng Ming has at least 4 million yuan crystals. We can’t compete with him. We won’t be able to get it in the end anyway. We might as well develop a good relationship with him.”
“But your promotion…” Captain Xie still wanted to give it a try.
Deputy Captain Lin was very generous. “We can think of another way. If we can’t get this one, there are other ones. Let’s go on more missions. Next time we come across something good, we will have more financial resources and can be as generous as Young Master Ming.”
Captain Xie smiled. “Okay, I’ll do as you say.” Then he said, “We, the Flying Feather Mercenary Group, have given up. I hope Young Master Ming can get what he wants.”
“Thank you very much, Captain.”
During the several rounds of bidding with the Flying Feather Mercenary Group, Feng Ming didn’t behave as crazy as before in the eyes of outsiders. He looked like a sensible and polite ger.
So he was specifically targeting Wu Yingyan before, right?
Some insiders had doubts. For example, a member of the Gong family asked Gong Yuming, “Feng Ming’s previous behavior was to avenge Bai Qiaomo and deliberately disgust Wu Yingyan, right? Does Feng Ming really like Bai Qiaomo that much?”
Gong Yuming touched his chin and said in a puzzled manner, “I don’t know either. No matter how good looking Bai Qiaomo is, he is a waste. It is also possible that Wu Yingyan’s first targeting angered Feng Ming, so Feng Ming retaliated against him.”
No one could guess that the three people in Room 58 were thinking.
The elder of the Gong family offered a price without hesitation. “2.3 million.”
“2.5 million.” Another bid was made and the price was raised even faster than before.
Feng Ming spoke again, “3 million.”
Bai Qiaomo said calmly on the side. Due to the harvest from the depths of the Misty Forest, he could accept the current high price and didn’t think the price being paid was too high.
He asked Feng Ming, “What is your target price?”
Feng Ming touched his chin. “5 million. I don’t believe I can’t get it even if I spend 5 million. Don’t worry, I will definitely get it.”
Bai Qiaomo and Feng Jinlin both laughed. The transaction of the soaring dragon pill had been successful before, and 4.5 million had been deposited into the anonymous yuan crystal card in Feng Jinlin’s hand. The other 500,000 was paid to the auction house as the 10% handling fee. This meant they were really rich people now.
Captain Xie smiled bitterly. “As expected, he is rich. It is right not to compete with Young Master Feng Ming.”
After some more time, someone finally offered a price. “3.1 million.”
Feng Ming followed closely. “3.2 million.”
There was a pause for a moment before a person said, “3.25 million.”
Including the Gong family, the other three major families had given up. This meant there was only one person bidding against Feng Ming, but it could be seen that the other party was almost running out of steam.
Bai Qiaomo wasn’t curious about the person who bid. It was because he had known about such a dark horse for a long time. In his previous life, he had snatched the Blue Frost Spring Water from the hands of aristocratic families and powerful forces.
Unfortunately, this person was unable to enjoy it to the end. He was caught up in a fight. Eventually, the Blue Frost Spring Water disappeared.
It fell into Bai Qiaomo’s hands.
This time, he would win the Blue Frost Spring Water in a fair and open manner.
Feng Ming remained very calm and made a bid. “3.5 million.”
The auctioneer was a bit excited. Compared with the previous soaring dragon pill, this was a normal bidding process. All parties were very rational, and there was no need to worry about offending anyone.
“Room 58’s bid is 3.5 million. Is there anyone else who wants to bid? 3.5 million going once, 3.5 million going twice. No more waiting. This is something that can help cultivators advance to the essence dan realm. Our Jinyuan Hall spent a lot of effort to get this bottle of Blue Frost Spring Water. Hah, it seems there are no more guests wanting to bid. This time, the Blue Frost Spring Water belongs to the guest of Room 58 for 3.5 million!”
The moment the final word was spoken, the Blue Frost Spring Water fell into Feng Ming’s hands.
In the private room of the person bidding against Feng Ming, an old man in a black robe had a sinister look on his face. He wished he could strangle Feng Ming to death since it was this ger who ruined his plans.
He had stayed at the peak of the essence liquid realm for too long. His lifespan would come to an end if he didn’t break through.
So this time, he wanted to go all out and use his fortune to bid for this bottle of Blue Frost Spring Water. Then he would find a place to retreat and make a breakthrough.
Even though the chances of success were slim, he would take the risk and try it because he couldn’t wait any longer.
But this d*mn ger didn’t give him this last chance.
The old man’s eyes became sinister. He stood up and walked out of the private room, leaving without waiting for the auction to end.
At this moment, Feng Ming was receiving a steward from the auction house. The steward brought the Blue Frost Spring Water while Feng Ming’s group needed to pay the corresponding yuan crystals to the steward representing the auction house.
The steward saw the 3.5 million yuan crystals transferred into the card and smiled. “Congratulations, Master Feng and Young Master Ming. If you need anything else, just come to our auction house. We will try our best to meet your needs.”
“No problem.”
Once the steward left, Feng Ming curiously picked up the bottle of Blue Frost Spring Water. It felt slightly cool to the touch, and the liquid was very clear. Other than that, he couldn’t see anything else.
He immediately threw it to Bai Qiaomo. “Brother Bai, this is for you. When do you plan to use it?”
Bai Qiaomo took it. Even though he already had it once, he was still a bit excited. However, he suppressed it. “What do you think, Uncle?”
Feng Jinlin told him, “Use it here in Gaoyang County. The road will definitely not be safe if we go back now. It is better to use it early. This way, you will also have a bit more power to save your life.”
Bai Qiaomo said gratefully, “I will listen to Uncle.”
Bai Qiaomo solemnly put the Blue Frost Spring Water into his storage ring. He had also collected other auxiliary medicines and was just waiting for the Blue Frost Spring Water.
The auction was nearing its end. The auctioneer took out a piece of torn cloth with a fragmented picture on it.
“We got this from a cultivator. After much research, we found that the fragmented map on it might be related to a secret place or a dangerous place. It has existed for a long time, but we haven’t been able to find out what it is. Now we are putting it up for auction. We hope that someone with a predestined relationship can decipher the secret of the fragmented map.”
The auctioneer showed the incomplete picture to all the guests. Bai Qiaomo slightly raised an eyebrow when he saw it. It was because he had seen a similar incomplete painting in his previous life. The one being auctioned should be part of the same one. The original painting was divided into several pieces.
Feng Ming asked curiously, “Is it really a treasure map? Dad, Brother Bai, do you want it?”
Bai Qiaomo thought that since the opportunity was right in front of them, they shouldn’t miss it. He nodded. “You can bid for it.”
Feng Ming glanced over and saw the affirmation in Bai Qiaomo’s eyes. He was delighted. Did he really find a treasure this time?
Feng Jinlin said nonchalantly, “If you want to bid, then go ahead. The price shouldn’t be too high because similar map fragments often appear. However, it is rare to hear of anyone finding a treasure.”
Feng Ming clapped his hands. “Then I will bid.”
The starting price for the incomplete picture was only 5,000 yuan crystals. This was much lower than the previous base price of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.
This also meant that such a damaged picture couldn’t be sold at a very high price.
Most participants also had the attitude of giving it a try, but wouldn’t spend too much to obtain it. This was because the gains wouldn’t outweigh the losses.
Someone offered 10,000, and the price slowly climbed.
“10,500 yuan crystals.”
“11,000.”
“12,000.”
……
Feng Ming pressed the bid button. “15,000.”
Gong Yuming smiled when he heard the familiar voice that sounded a bit curious. “This guy is here to join in the fun again. He doesn’t really think he can find a treasure with this incomplete map, right?”
“Brother Ming, do you want to participate?”
“You can if you want to bid yourself. The family definitely won’t participate.”
The elders of the Gong family didn’t object to this, so the interest of the Gong family’s children decreased a lot. They just followed Feng Ming and bid twice. Then they gave up after reaching 20,000 yuan crystals.
In the end, Feng Ming spent 50,000 yuan crystals to get this incomplete map.
After the steward delivered it, Feng Ming touched the paper of the incomplete map. It looked like the skin of some unknown animal, and the lines on it were a bit messy.
Feng Ming looked at it from all directions but couldn’t make out anything special.
“Forget it, just keep it for now.”
“The next item to be auctioned is the token of the Xuanyue Secret Realm, which will be opened in two months. Using this token, two cultivators can enter the secret realm. The bidding starts now. The reserve price is 10,000 crystals. Each bid must not be less than 500 crystals.”
Feng Ming blinked and looked towards Bai Qiaomo. This must be the secret place where the Blood Moon Lotus that Bai Qiaomo mentioned grew.
Bai Qiaomo nodded. This was right. He whispered, “I have another way to get the token. You can bid casually for fun.”
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