Chapter 79

At the entrance of the auction hall, Guan Canghai personally received several major forces and was greeting a lone powerful figure when a guard approached and whispered a few words in his ear.

"Already inside?"

Guan Canghai's brows furrowed slightly. He gave a few instructions and hurriedly returned inside.

After a short while, he arrived at a private room on the third floor. He straightened his clothes and entered, laughing aloud, "Ha ha, my young friend has finally arrived!"

"Hehe! For such a grand event, one must arrive early."

Li Chen smiled ambiguously, playing with a jade token of the private room, the very one Guan Canghai had given him.

Originally, Guan Canghai had planned to arrange accommodation for him, but Li Chen had declined with other intentions.

"By the way, the few spirit weapons you sold earlier were seen by those major forces, who claimed they belonged to the notorious Thirteen Thieves of Tianyun. The rumor spread that someone had wiped out the Thirteen Thieves and was selling these treasures here. I hope you won't misunderstand?"

Guan Canghai looked somewhat embarrassed and uneasy.

"No, those spirit weapons were just something I obtained by chance. As for the Thirteen Thieves, I have heard of them, but unfortunately, with my current strength, I can do nothing about such a great menace!"

Li Chen sighed and shook his head.

"That's good, that's good. I won't disturb you further. If you see anything you like, bid without hesitation. I trust your financial resources!"

A flash of disappointment crossed Guan Canghai's eyes. Li Chen was completely hidden under a cloak, with only his eyes visible, which were partially obscured by his hair. He then instructed a nearby maid, "Xiaolian, this is a distinguished guest. Take good care of him!"

"Yes, Sir!"

Xiaolian bowed gracefully, a young woman in her prime, as delicate as a lotus flower.

"Ha ha, thank you, old brother!"

Li Chen took the opportunity to laugh, his tone carrying a meaning that all men understood, and he directly escorted Guan Canghai out of the private room.

As soon as Guan Canghai left, Xiaolian walked up with deep affection, fell into Li Chen's arms, and exhaled sweetly, ready to be plucked.

Unexpectedly, before she could speak, a slight pain in her neck made her vision go black, and she lost consciousness.

"Hmph, as the manager of the treasure pavilion, you actually colluded with the Thirteen Thieves. Let's see how you will escape this time."

Li Chen, hidden under the cloak, walked out of the private room, his mind filled with various thoughts: "I wonder if Long Yunzhong and his group, upon arriving in Songyang City and seeing Guan Shubei with the treasures of the Fengyu Fan, will start a massacre, or if the Treasure Pavilion is so wealthy that they can let a Seventh Layer Inner Breath Realm warrior walk around with a mid-grade spirit treasure."

With these thoughts, Li Chen took out another jade token and entered an ordinary private room on the second floor.

"Xiaocui greets the Sir!"

In the private room, another young maid, Xiaocui, bowed gracefully.

"Hmm!"

Li Chen nodded indifferently, closed the door, and sat down at the tea table, watching the crystal screen in front of him.

Looking out, he could see the situation in the main hall.

Bang bang dong!

"I am Guan Canghai, presiding over today's twelve-hour auction at the Treasure Pavilion. Although everyone is familiar with the rules, I will reiterate them: first, no forced buying or selling; second, no malicious price gouging; third, no wanton pursuit of treasure holders.

Now, I declare the auction begins. The first item is a mid-grade spirit weapon, the Green Wolf Claw, starting at one essence stone, with no upper limit!"

On the large auction stage, Guan Canghai's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he swept his gaze over the thousands of seats below, announcing the start of the auction.

Boom!

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at the two-foot-long, coldly gleaming claw brought forward by four burly guards.

The auction started with a mid-grade spirit weapon, and it was even said to be the famous weapon of the Thirteen Thieves' Cloud Wolf, which immediately excited the Inner Breath Realm warriors.

The True Forging Realm warriors were even more focused, each carefully observing the weapon to see the power that had intimidated so many warriors.

"Ten lower-grade essence stones!"

"Ten essence stones for a mid-grade spirit weapon? Dream on! Twenty!"

"Thirty!"

"Fifty!"

Guan Canghai's auction technique was quite effective. The low starting price immediately sparked great interest among many Inner Breath Realm warriors, who howled to bid for the Green Wolf Claw.

Many of them might have been trying to show off, but more were driven by the allure of a spirit weapon, hoping to get a great deal.

However, the price quickly exceeded one hundred lower-grade essence stones, far beyond the means of ordinary Ninth Layer Inner Breath Realm warriors.

"Two hundred fifty!"

Suddenly, a voice from a private room on the second or third floor broke the silence. Though low, it drowned out all the buzzing in the main hall, demonstrating the speaker's formidable power even without amplification.

"The True Forging Realm warrior has made a move. It seems there's no hope for us!"

"I wonder which major force's strongman it is!"

"Ah!"

The warriors in the main hall sighed, their excitement dampened by the cold water of this voice. With nearly a hundred private rooms occupied by True Forging Realm warriors or major forces, how could a spirit weapon fall into their hands?

"Three hundred!"

"Three hundred twenty!"

"Three hundred fifty!"

"Four hundred!"

With the first bid, others followed, and the Green Wolf Claw was finally sold for four hundred twenty lower-grade essence stones by a strongman or force in a private room.

An ordinary lower-grade spirit weapon would typically sell for around one hundred to one hundred twenty essence stones, which a powerful Ninth Layer warrior might acquire with good fortune.

But the price of a mid-grade spirit weapon was twice that. Although the Green Wolf Claw was a less popular spirit weapon, being sold for four hundred twenty lower-grade essence stones was a testament to the power of celebrity.

Soon, the second item was brought to the stage, another lower-grade spirit weapon, which again sparked a bidding frenzy. The auction then entered a steady rhythm.

"Black Cloud Gold"

"First-grade superior violent pill"

"Purple Dragon Iron"

"Top-grade spirit weapon, Dragon Slayer Sword"

"Hundred Balance Stone"

"First-grade advanced cultivation technique"

For over an hour, countless first-grade treasures were auctioned, each causing a wave of excitement, as Inner Breath Realm warriors were the majority.

Of course, most of these treasures were worth only a few lower-grade essence stones, and some required additional gold notes. Generally, one lower-grade essence stone could be exchanged for ten thousand gold notes.

But such cases were rare, and few warriors were foolish enough to sell essence stones.

"Cough, the next item to be auctioned is a top-grade Mystic Rank martial technique."

After two hours, Guan Canghai finally presented another item that shocked everyone in the hall.

As soon as he spoke, the hall erupted in noise, and even the soundproof private rooms buzzed with powerful messages.