Chapter 698: Chapter 698 Disruption
Next up for auction are heavenly treasures of the earth.
Various Immortal Grass Spiritual Fruits and rare materials, etc.
"This item is called the Blood Dragon Fruit and it has the effect of refining the body! The starting bid is three hundred high-quality Spirit Crystals, and each increment must be no less than ten!"
Yan Huo introduced.
"This one looks quite tasty!"
Xiao Qing looked at Ling Chen.
"Then let’s bid on it!"
Ling Chen said with a smile.
"Okay!"
Xiao Qing quickly nodded, cleared his throat, and proudly shouted: "Three hundred!"
"Three hundred and one!"
A bidding voice came from the hall.
"Three hundred and two!"
Xiao Qing immediately shouted.
Every time someone bid, it would top their bid by ten high-quality Spirit Crystals.
It didn’t truly need the item, but purely enjoyed the thrill of shouting bids at the auction!
In the end, the Blood Dragon Fruit was taken down by Xiao Qing for six hundred.
After that, as long as there were vibrant-looking Immortal Grass Spiritual Fruits, Xiao Qing would interfere every time.
He bid on over twenty Spiritual Fruits.
The people in the hall were completely confused.
Immortal Grass Spiritual Fruits were originally not expensive.
But with Xiao Qing’s interference, the prices were actually much higher than usual auctions.
Eventually, Xiao Qing also became wise.
Simply taking down these items was too boring.
He participated in bidding for every auction item.
Every time, he would bid according to the minimum increment rule.
Finally, not bidding at all, purely driving up prices, tormenting those true talents who needed the items.
Xiao Qing played for a long time, realizing he was the one shouting all the time.
He ended up spending tens of thousands of Spirit Crystals.
He felt somewhat embarrassed.
"Xiao Wu, do you want to auction this? Let me help you!"
"Liu Xiao, do you want this? I’ll bid for you!"
"Uncle Ling, this looks good, you must like it! No problem, I’ll bid for it on behalf of Ling Chen, as a gesture of filial respect!"
"Shen Xing, this... you don’t need it!"
...
Xiao Qing naturally dragged others into satisfying his own desires.
Later, when Liu Xiao and the others clearly expressed no need, Xiao Qing stopped asking for their opinions.
"Um, this one looks nice, suitable for Xiao Wu!"
"This one is good, suitable for Liu Xiao!"
"Wow, this item is amazing, I’ve never seen it before! Um, Uncle Ling hasn’t seen it either, he definitely will like it too!"
He directly completed the bidding.
However, he knew his limits.
At most two thousand Spirit Crystals, any higher and he wouldn’t bid.
Due to Xiao Qing’s interference, the geniuses were simply furious.
Room number nine participated in almost every auction.
Causing many people to spend a lot of additional Spirit Crystals.
Some even suspected that room number nine was a shill by the auction house.
The geniuses protested in unison!
"Young Master Ling!"
A knock was heard outside the room.
"Come in!"
The four-star emperor responsible for verifying identities walked in.
"Young Master Ling, could you please restrain yourself a bit and not bid on every item?"
The four-star emperor said with a smile.
Although this indeed made the auction house earn a lot more Spirit Crystals, this small amount of Spirit Crystals was nothing compared to the distrust from the geniuses.
After all, the purpose of holding this auction was to maintain good relations with the geniuses!
"Hey, you old man, what do you mean? We have money, isn’t that enough?"
Before Ling Chen could speak, Xiao Qing jumped out to question and reprimand.
In his eyes, this old man ruining his enjoyment at the auction was absolutely terrible.
"We didn’t mean that. I know you have money, but we hope you can give others a chance."
The Four-Star Emperor said with a bitter smile.
"We will be mindful!"
Ling Chen glared at Xiao Qing and slightly bowed to the elder.
Reined in by Ling Chen’s glare, Xiao Qing immediately became much more subdued.
After all, it didn’t have many Spirit Crystals on its own, all given by Ling Chen.
The costs of bidding were all covered by Ling Chen.
"Thank you, Young Master Ling, for your understanding!"
The elder bowed slightly to Ling Chen before retreating.
"Alright, Xiao Qing, stop bidding for now. When there’s a need, you can bid for me!"
Ling Chen said.
In the Number Three VIP Room.
"Young Master Shi, the people in Room Nine have been investigated. There are five of them in total, including three Emperors. The leader is said to be Ling Chen, a genius possessing extraordinary talents! Young Sect Master Chen Gong from the Sky Sun Sect once met him and suggested that he might be from a Hidden Sect named Star Pavilion!"
The previously departed elder respectfully reported.
"A Hidden Sect? Star Pavilion?"
Upon hearing this, Shi Rui’s eyes flickered with a solemn expression.
A Hidden Sect is indeed the most formidable force to provoke.
After all, there are living examples right before our eyes.
Seeing the lavish spending of Room Nine, who had recently been active and spent nearly thirty thousand high-grade Spirit Crystals just like that.
It’s highly likely that they come from a Hidden Sect.
Even the number one sect in the Central Domain, Qingyun Sword Sect, wouldn’t be so extravagant.
These auction items are all sorts of miscellaneous things.
At the same time.
In the VIP rooms on the second floor, everyone was discussing the identities of Ling Chen and his party.
A Hidden Sect, like a mountain pressing on everyone’s heart.
No one knows how powerful a Hidden Sect really is!
Heavenly Destiny Sect has been in this world for a hundred years without anyone truly understanding their depths.
Among the top ten sects of the Central Domain, the Heavenly Destiny Sect is not listed!
But the tip of the iceberg shown by the Heavenly Destiny Sect is enough to rival the Qingyun Sword Sect, the number one sect.
With room nine withdrawing from the auction, the bidding finally returned to its normal course.
Soon, it was time for the auction of mid-tier Emperor Spiritual Weapons.
The price of a mid-tier Emperor Spiritual Weapon generally ranges around three to four thousand high-grade Spirit Crystals.
Compared to the Emperor Extreme Pill, it is significantly cheaper.
Although powerful, a mid-tier Emperor Spiritual Weapon is still inferior to the Emperor Extreme Pill, which directly enhances one’s realm.
Advancing a realm means an improvement in all aspects.
Whether it’s attack, defense, or movement speed.
And an Emperor Spiritual Weapon only boosts attack!
"Young Master Ling, may I bid on a mid-tier Emperor Spiritual Weapon Longsword?"
Liu Yu asked.
He also had a substantial amount of high-grade Spirit Crystals.
Around ten thousand or so.
However, seeing Xiao Qing, the Emperor Spirit Beast, spend over twenty thousand high-grade Spirit Crystals, he felt somewhat discontented.
He thought, a few thousand high-grade Spirit Crystals might seem trivial in Ling Chen’s eyes.
But for him, it still accounted for nearly half of his Spirit Crystals.
"No problem."
Ling Chen smiled and said, "Even if you didn’t mention it, I would have prepared it for you."
He had plenty of low-grade Emperor Spiritual Weapons.
But he only had one mid-tier Emperor Spiritual Weapon.
It was a relic from Ye Tianjun.
Currently, Liu Yu was at the first level of World Realm, and because of his flawless world, he was comparable to the third level of World Realm.
Right now, a low-grade Emperor Spiritual Weapon was still sufficient.
But in a year, it definitely wouldn’t be enough.
Holding a low-grade Emperor Spiritual Weapon would be utterly inadequate to compete with those geniuses!
Then, Ling Chen spent twenty thousand high-grade Spirit Crystals to buy six mid-tier Emperor Spiritual Weapons.
While Ling Chen was bidding, the other geniuses naturally did not compete.
This left Ling Chen quite astonished!
Especially the genius in Room Three.
Who had competed fiercely with him for the Emperor Extreme Pill.
But now, he wasn’t competing at all.