Chapter 53

He had intended to make things difficult for Chen Feng, to embarrass him, but he never thought of actually buying it. He had other targets in mind.

However, he ended up hoisting himself by his own petard, not expecting Chen Feng to suddenly withdraw.

But now that things had come to this, he could only tough it out.

"Pauper!" The young master of the Li family looked at Chen Feng with disdain and sneered, "You dare to enter the auction house without money?"

Chen Feng glanced at him with disgust, smiled coldly, and said nothing.

Han Yuer softly asked, "Junior Brother, it seems you really want this item?"

Chen Feng smiled coldly and said, "It's fine. Let them buy it for now; we can save some money. Anyway, this thing will be mine eventually!"

He clenched his fist lightly, "It will definitely be mine!"

His smile was confident and cold, as if he had already made up his mind.

After a few more items, Panier displayed the latest item, a vine-like object that was dark green with a golden sheen.

Panier announced loudly, "A section of five-hundred-year-old Black Gold Vine! Two meters long and as thick as an arm! The Black Gold Vine is extremely hard, surpassing even refined iron, and is very flexible, making it an excellent choice for crafting whip weapons."

"Starting bid: thirty medium-grade spirit stones!"

Chen Feng smiled, "Senior Sister, this trip wasn't in vain. The Black Gold Vine, with a bit of processing, will make an excellent whip!"

Han Yuer was also very excited, but she looked a bit embarrassed and whispered, "Junior Brother, my father only gave me ten medium-grade spirit stones when I came down the mountain this time."

Chen Feng waved his hand, "Senior Sister, don't worry, I have it. The money from selling the snake fangs should be enough to buy the Black Gold Vine. I didn't buy that scrap metal earlier to save money for you to buy possible whip material."

Han Yuer's heart softened at this, wanting to say something but feeling a sour and bitter taste, unable to utter a word.

This time, Chen Feng didn't rush to bid but waited for others to go first.

As soon as Panier announced the start, the alluring woman sitting next to the young master of the Li family called out, "Brother, this is our target this time. We must buy it."

The young master of the Li family patted his chest arrogantly, "No problem."

He raised his paddle, "Fifty medium-grade spirit stones."

He appeared relaxed, but he was actually sweating, as he only had fifty left. He wanted to deter others from bidding by making a large bid and showing that he had ample funds.

The young master of the Li family's scheme worked, and many people were unwilling to bid seeing his wealthy appearance. Just as he was feeling smug, thinking he would win, a lazy voice came from the corner, "Fifty-one medium-grade spirit stones."

Seeing who had bid, the young master of the Li family flew into a rage, "Little brat, are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"

Chen Feng said leisurely, "Little brat, who are you calling?"

The young master of the Li family, not thinking, instinctively replied, "Little brat, I'm calling you!"

"Ha, that's right, little brat is calling me!" Chen Feng laughed.

The young master of the Li family turned red with anger, wanting to draw his sword and kill Chen Feng, but the Xie family auction house had strict rules against fighting, so he could only swallow his anger.

He didn't dare to bid again because he really had no more spirit stones.

The alluring woman next to him complained, "Brother, we came this time to find whip material for me. It's all your fault for insisting on arguing with that boy and spending so much on a piece of scrap metal."

The young master of the Li family glared at Chen Feng, a cold and vicious look in his eyes, and whispered a few comforting words to the girl.

With the young master of the Li family no longer bidding and Chen Feng showing a determined stance, few dared to compete with him. In the end, Chen Feng bought the Black Gold Vine for ninety medium-grade spirit stones.

However, he didn't leave immediately but continued to watch.

After all, this was a good opportunity to gain knowledge.

The auction soon came to an end, and the final item was a martial technique manual: a Yellow Rank Fifth Grade martial technique, the Annihilation Claw!

A Yellow Rank Fifth Grade martial technique was something the outer sect of the Qianyuan Sect didn't have. It was likely rare even in the inner sect.

This was an extremely powerful martial technique. At its peak, it could even break through the protective true qi of a Divine Gate Realm cultivator and kill them with a single claw!

Such a powerful martial technique was beyond Chen Feng's reach, and it finally sold for one thousand medium-grade spirit stones.

After the auction, Chen Feng and his companion returned to the lounge they had been in earlier. Soon, Xie Dongshan walked in.

He held a wooden box and a cloth scroll. He placed the wooden box in front of Chen Feng and opened it, revealing a full box of medium-grade spirit stones.

The cloth scroll contained the Black Gold Vine.

Xie Dongshan smiled, "The snake fangs sold for three hundred and twenty medium-grade spirit stones. Our auction house takes a five percent commission, so we should give you three hundred and four. You bought the Black Gold Vine, so you have two hundred and fourteen left. Please count them; they are all here."