"13,000 spirit stones!" Zhao Di also tentatively reported a price, but was quickly surpassed by the bids of other cultivators.

  "14,000 Spirit Stones!"

  "15,000 Spirit Stones!"

  "18,000 spirit stones!" A burly man with a loud voice like thunder reported the highest price in the entire venue.

  "Eighteen thousand five hundred spirit stones!" Another lean and shriveled old man's voice was also unwilling to show weakness.

  When the bidding price of this treasure exceeded 16,000 spirit stones, only these two were still continuing to bid. Although Zhao Di had an endless supply of spirit stones, he also didn't continue because he was considering that there would be even more important treasures for himself being auctioned off later on.

  Others' ideas are similar to Zhao Di's. The price of a piece of Shou Shan Yu jade like this is generally around 15,000 Ling Shi, although it's not always easy to buy one at any time. However, if the price goes too high, for cultivators who don't care about such things, there will be some hesitation, so they won't continue to raise the price.

  "Hey, nineteen thousand spirit stones!" The burly man retorted with a cold laugh.

  "Zhang Beichen, you already have the precious 'Po Shan Bian', why do you still want to fight with me for this piece of Shou Shan Jade!" The thin old man surprisingly recognized the big man wearing a mask and stood up, saying angrily.

  "Mind your own business! This Shoushan jade has its own use, if you want it, you need to offer a higher price than me!" The big man stood up and responded coldly.

  "Zhang Beichen, it was actually him!" Zhao secretly remembered the tall and sturdy figure of the big man and his unique voice. This person was a relatively well-known loose cultivator in Xingchen Sea. His cultivation was ordinary, at the initial stage of forming elixirs, but he had a body with earth spirit, combined with his top-grade earth-attribute surname technique and a famous treasure, Po Shan Bian Fa Bao. Among the cultivators in the elixir-forming stage of Xingchen Sea, he was very famous, rumored to have strength that surpassed others, far above other cultivators at the same stage, and had even defeated a fellow cultivator who was one stage higher than him, in the middle stage of forming elixirs!

  The thin old man heard this and had nothing to refute, although he knew that the other party was taking advantage of the situation to stir up trouble and raise prices, but he also had no way to deal with it.

  He made meticulous preparations for this piece of Shoushan jade, and it can be said that he was determined to get it! If he missed this opportunity, who knows when the next piece of Shoushan jade will appear in the Star Ocean!

  "Twenty thousand spirit stones!" The old man thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and reported an extremely high price, before staring fiercely at the burly giant.

  Dahan did not continue to respond, and after a moment, the woman named Lingling announced that the old man had traded for 20,000 spirit stones.

  "Congratulations on getting your heart's desire!" The big man named Zhang Beichen laughed and sat back in his seat.

  The old man didn't say much, walked directly to the stone platform, and threw a storage bag at Ling Lingshen. The latter checked the items in the storage bag with her divine sense, then readily handed over the fist-sized Shoushan jade to the old man.

  The old man took the Shou Shan Yu and put it into his storage bag, and then he directly walked out of the grand hall, no longer participating in the auction. It seems that this old man was indeed here specifically for this item.

  "This piece of Xi Mo stone weighs eight taels and is priced at 15,000 ling stones. Each bid increase must not be less than 1,000 ling stones!" Ling Lingshen's clear and pleasant voice drew everyone's attention away from the old man's departing back to a small, unremarkable black jade stone in her hand.

  "I'll take 15,000 spirit stones!" Someone quickly quoted a price.

  "Sixteen thousand spirit stones!"

  In the end, this piece of Xi Mo stone was bought by a man with an ordinary build for 26,000 spirit stones.

  Several treasures in a row were sold at prices far higher than the reserve price, and also higher than the general market price! It seems that as long as it is a good treasure, once it is brought to this auction where masters gather, there is no need to worry about not selling for a good price. In this way, even if the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance charges a certain percentage of auction fees, the original owner of the treasure can still sell more spirit stones and almost don't have to worry about future troubles. This is also why every time the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance holds an auction, there will be many masters who voluntarily hand over their treasures to the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance for auction.

  Due to the limitations of the auction format, the number of items that can be auctioned off at one time is limited. As a result, the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance has no choice but to put some restrictions on the treasures they receive, and only those that are extremely popular and of very high quality will be put up for auction. This is why almost every treasure is able to fetch an extremely high price!

  One after another, the treasures were mainly materials for refining treasures, as well as some high-grade demon pills and spiritual herbs. For cultivators above the foundation stage, only these treasures that could enhance their strength or increase their personal cultivation would be purchased at a high price. These treasures all sold for high prices without exception. Zhao Di also participated in one or two rounds of bidding, but was soon overwhelmed by the more generous actions of other cultivators.

  Ling Lingshenzi had auctioned off seven or eight treasures when she bowed to the crowd and retreated, whereupon the old Daoist with the sobriquet Wuchen stepped forward to continue presiding over the auction.

  The treasures in Lao Dao's hands seem to be even higher than those auctioned by Lingling Xianzi, with each transaction price exceeding 25,000 spiritual stones.

  As the auction went on, the value of the items released became higher and higher, and the prices at which they were sold were also more astonishing. This has become a feature of the auctions held by the Outer Sea Merchant Alliance.

  "A precious jade leaf from the Buddhist door, over 800 years old! The starting price is 20,000 spirit stones, and each bid increase must be at least 1,000 spirit stones!" Wudeng Lao Dao shouted in a calm and unhurried tone.

  In front of the old Taoist, about a foot away, floated a palm-sized, emerald-green jade leaf with a faint blue glow, which was one of the Seven Treasures of Buddhism that Zhao Di had been thinking about day and night - the Malachite Leaf.

  "It really is this treasure! The news of Master Ding Guang is indeed extremely accurate!" Zhao's heart suddenly became tense, he could be said to be determined to get this thing, and would not give up easily! But his expression and movements were still without any change, even if there was no green mask covering it, nobody would be able to see anything unusual about him, and might even think that he had no interest in this treasure at all.

  "Twenty-two thousand spirit stones!" A middle-aged monk with a kasaya robe stood with his palm facing forward, slightly bowing to report the price. This person's eyebrows were extremely long, reaching down to his ear roots, with an expression of calm and compassionate detachment, one of the few cultivators in the grand hall who didn't wear a face mask to cover their face.

  It's indeed a treasure of Buddhism. Immediately, someone from the Buddhist community made an offer and even voluntarily increased it by 2,000 spirit stones on the first bid.

  "23,000 spirit stones!" Another cultivator joined in on the bidding, and judging from his attire, he was not a Buddhist.

  "Twenty-five thousand spirit stones!" A monk wearing a golden cassock and a face mask, standing over ten zhang away in front of Zhao Di, also stood up to bid.

  As soon as Zhao Di saw this person's price, his heart tightened even more. Judging from the golden robe monk's attire, he should be a high-ranking monk of the Suffering Zen Sect, the first major sect of the Star Ocean Buddha Gate!

  Kusen Sect is also one of the five major sects of Zhengdao Alliance. As a monk from a prestigious sect, his family background and financial resources are naturally not bad. If he insists on competing for this agate leaf, Zhao Di will probably add a lot of trouble.

  Trouble begets trouble, Zhao Di was unwilling to give up easily. He also raised the jade token in his hand and calmly said: "Twenty-six thousand spirit stones!"

  "Hehe, since both the great master of the bitter Zen sect and this donor have taken a liking to this treasure, I won't interfere anymore!" The long-eyebrowed monk who had first called out the price joined his hands together in respect, bowed to Zhao Di and the other, then sat down, no longer participating in the competition for the agate leaf.

  "This donor, the old monk has also taken a liking to this treasure, so I won't be polite! 27,000 spirit stones!" The golden-robed monk turned around and said softly to Zhao Di, then continued to raise the price.

  "Twenty-eight thousand spirit stones!" Zhao Di's tone was extremely calm, completely unmoved by the two monks' words.

  "Thirty thousand spirit stones!" The monk in golden robes immediately followed up.

  "Thirty-one thousand spirit stones!" It was Zhao's flat and emotionless voice once again.

  "Thirty-five thousand spirit stones!" The monk in golden robes finished quoting the price and turned to look at Zhao Di.

  Zhao slightly paused for a moment before saying in an unchanged tone: "Thirty-six thousand spirit stones!"

  "Haha! The donor is not a Buddhist, but he must have this agate leaf for some urgent use. The old monk will sincerely give this agate leaf to the donor!" The golden-robed monk stared at Zhao Di for a while, then smiled instead of getting angry.

  "Thank you, Master!" Zhao bowed his hands in gratitude and said. The price of 36,000 spiritual stones was not particularly high, and the other party let go just like that, he was a bit surprised.

  "Thirty-six thousand spirit stones, is there any fellow daoist willing to offer a higher price?" Wu Chen Lao Dao shouted loudly. After a moment of silence with no response, he announced that Zhao Di had won the bid for this item.

  "Congratulations, Master! Now that you've obtained this item, there's a great chance of finding the Fire Coral and completing your destined treasure, the Hunyuan Seven-Star Sword!" Yu Lan's joyful voice echoed in Zhao Di's mind.

  "Right, as long as we gather the Seven Treasures of Buddhism, with Master's refining skills, it shouldn't be a problem. It's just that this Mysterious Five Elements Formation still needs some more refinement to ensure sufficient formation support!" Yu Rou said excitedly.

  The two women had been hiding in Zhao Di's body, closely watching the auction through Zhao Di's divine consciousness. Occasionally, they would chat with Zhao Di about the uses of certain treasures. Just now, when Zhao Di was bidding, although Er Nu knew that Zhao Di was wealthy, she was afraid that the price would be raised too high, making the usually cautious Zhao Di dare not to bid, so she was very nervous. Now that the auction is finally over, both women let out a sigh of relief!

  The auction process was actually much smoother than Zhao Di had imagined, with only two or three people participating in the bidding. Was there something even more attractive to these Buddhist monks that was yet to come? Zhao Di stood up with a hint of suspicion and handed over the spirit stone, then put the agate leaf into his storage bag.

  In any case, the Malachite Leaf was now in hand, and next he only needed to find a clue about the Fire Coral, then he could gather all the materials for the Mixed Yuan Seven Star Sword and refine his unique life-bound treasure! Although the refining method and formation left behind by West Gate Wanderer had not been verified through actual testing, but rather were imagined, they naturally had some shortcomings. However, with Zhao Di's skill in refining equipment, it would be easy to make some improvements and perfect them. As for the formations needed during refinement, he also had You Ruo as a good helper! With the large amount of high-grade spirit stones on hand, it could be said that his life-bound treasure was ready, lacking only the Fire Coral!

  Zhao Di, in a good mood, didn't leave the auction like the old man who got the Shoushan jade, but instead returned to his seat to see what other treasures would be revealed. Even if he couldn't buy them, it was still good to broaden his horizons.

  Next, Lao Dao took out a 2,000-year-old Lingyuan crane spirit mushroom. Although this grade of spiritual medicine was only a small sprout, when combined with other spiritual medicines of the same age, it could be refined into a pill that would be helpful to the cultivation of Yuan infants in their early stages. As a result, the price was also astonishingly high, and it was finally bought by a female cultivator named Zhao Di for 45,000 spirit stones, whose identity and background were unknown.

  The old dustless Taoist finished auctioning off the items in his hand and it was the turn of that Mo Meng cultivator named Chu Hanzi to host the auction.

  This treasure auctioned by Chu Hanzi was not much more expensive than the one from Wucheng Daozhang, but most of them were treasures that only evil cultivators like those from demonic or ghostly sects could use. Many of them were treasures that Zhao Di had only heard of but didn't know their detailed effects.

  In the grand hall, there were also many evil Dao cultivators who, upon seeing these treasures, became even more enthusiastic than before!

  "Molten Demon Gold, one block, weighing one catty and three taels. A rare material for crafting magical artifacts, priced at 20,000 Spirit Stones!"

  "A single stem of Six-Petaled Mystical Yin Flower, base price 300,000 Spirit Stones!"

  "Ten Mo Yuan Dan pills, base price three hundred thousand spirit stones!"

  "The sharp fangs of the Crimson-eyed Giant Bat, priced at 28,000 Spirit Stones!"

  "Grade 7 Demon Beast, Phantom Eye Fish, one eye, base price 25,000 Spirit Stones!"

  Zhao Di also made a move at this time and bought that fantasy fish eye bead with a high price of 37,000 spirit stones.

  "Master, you just spent nearly 40,000 spirit stones to buy this dead fish eye. What's the use of it? You're usually not so reckless, why such a big splurge all of a sudden?" Zhao Di's mind transmitted a faint inquiry.

  "This Demon Eye Pearl not only allows the cultivators of the Yao family to refine their bodies and cast transformation spells, but also can be used to refine a powerful treasure! However, this treasure is a one-time use attack item, so its value isn't very high. But for me, it's extremely practical, at least it can give me an extra trump card!

  Zhao Di responded with his divine sense: "Besides, there's still the final treasure in the back, this little move of mine doesn't count as anything, I believe it won't attract too much attention!"

  "So that's how it is!" The two women suddenly realized and continued to pay attention to the scene of the auction.

  As one treasure after another was auctioned off, and one high price after another was born, Chu Hansi finally sold all the seven or eight treasures in his hands and walked to the end of the stone platform.

  That young-looking but old-sounding Yuan Ziyun walked to the front of the stage, gazing at the crowd of cultivators below with a profound meaning.

  The atmosphere in the grand hall suddenly became extremely tense and quiet, with everyone's eyes fixed on the late-stage Jiedan youth on stage, all of which foretold that the auction was about to begin!

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