Ye Ju was not interested in pearls, and was bored eating snacks in her spiritual ring. Seeing that the little fairy seemed a bit bored, Lan Ci found the auction catalog for the upcoming auction, which detailed various treasures and spirit plants.
Ye Ju looked carefully and found that many spirit plants in the illustrated catalog were also present on the island. Among them was a particularly glowing Pearl Light Grass. This grass was a sacred medicine for healing, regenerating flesh and activating blood, and could revive anyone who was on the verge of death. The starting bid was fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones.
There was also a Transformation Grass, which could help spiritual pets transform, but it had to be taken with a Vermilion Fruit. The starting bid was not high, ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones. This was because Vermilion Fruits were hard to find and incredibly expensive. If one found it, why wouldn't they use it to help their own spiritual pets transform?
Ye Ju thought of Xiao Bai and that he might need it, so she decided to bid for it. As for the Vermilion Fruit, she would search for it slowly later.
Suddenly, there was a commotion downstairs. The pearl appraisal had selected its winner, and as expected, the special grade purplish-black pearl from Yu Lin Lang won. As for who the imperial merchant was, Ye Ju didn't care.
A sensation was caused on stage by the Ice Spirit Fruits. Two Ice Spirit Fruits were displayed in transparent boxes, emitting abundant ice spiritual energy. These were ten-thousand-year-old spirit fruits. For those with water spiritual roots, consuming one could help them impact the Golden Core stage, and consuming two could directly lead to the great perfection of the Golden Core stage.
Ji Ru Xue's enchanting voice rang out:
"The Ice Spirit Fruits were added temporarily at the request of their owner to be auctioned first. Everyone knows the value of these spirit fruits, so I don't need to say more. The starting bid is one thousand high-grade spirit stones."
Ye Ju was stunned. Were these spirit fruits so valuable?
"Two thousand!"
"Five thousand!"
"Ten thousand!"
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"One hundred thousand!"
"Wow~~ Sister Zhu, how could you bring such a rare spirit fruit to auction? It's already bidding for one hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, and these are not medium-grade spirit stones!" Li Qi Hong's sour tone could be heard from the adjacent room.
"This was given to me by my cousin. He gave me four, and I can't use so many. I wanted to see how much it would fetch at auction?" the previous voice responded.
Ye Ju was very familiar with the spirit fruits she had watered with spiritual spring water. She had given four Ice Spirit Fruits to Chao Xiangzi, and it turned out they were given to this cousin. She felt a bit strange, inexplicably feeling like she had lost out.
Finally, the bid reached two hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones, and it was taken by the owner of the Plum room on the second floor.
Ye Ju was curious who the big spender was and asked Lan Ci who the owner of the Plum room was.
"Fairy, you may not know, but the identities of the owners of rooms in the Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum suites are kept confidential, and guests' information cannot be disclosed. These four private rooms can isolate divine consciousness and have no time limit. Of course, if you obtain the information through other means, it is not the responsibility of the establishment."
At this moment, in the Plum room, Chao Xiangzi's face was flushed red. He knew that Ye Ju was in the Orchid room, and Fellow Daoist Ye must know that this was her spirit fruit. He felt that anyone would object to this person's actions of using the spirit fruit she gave him to auction for money.
When the Ice Spirit Fruit first appeared on stage, he couldn't believe that his beloved cousin would do something like this. His face turned ashen, and he ordered his attendant to raise the bidding paddle, to acquire the spirit fruit at any cost. Thus, Chao Xiangzi played a significant role in the Ice Spirit Fruit fetching two hundred thousand.
Meanwhile, in Li Qi Hong's room, there was an exclamation of surprise. Two hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones were delivered to the young lady by an attendant. Even the usually steady Miss Zhu couldn't help but show a hint of joy. After checking the Qiankun bag containing the spirit stones, the twenty thousand high-grade spirit stones sparkled, and she was so delighted that she lost her composure, generously rewarding the person who delivered them with a high-grade spirit stone.
Ye Ju was unaware of these commotions, her mind filled with the thought of her impending fortune. These Ice Spirit Fruits were so valuable, and there were so many high-grade spirit stones! She decided to bring some out for auction another day.
When the Transformation Grass appeared, Ye Ju immediately asked Lan Ci to bid, as she was determined to get it!
The starting bid for the Transformation Grass was not high, ten thousand medium-grade spirit stones. Ye Ju wanted to finish it quickly:
"Fifty thousand!"
Ye Ju felt the entire establishment fall silent.
"Is this some rich person with nowhere to spend their money?"
"Isn't it? They raise the price so high right from the start. Could they be a shill for the establishment?"
"Hush, they probably ran into a fool who doesn't know that although the Transformation Grass is rare, it needs to be paired with a Vermilion Fruit to help spiritual beasts transform, so it's often useless to buy!"
"What do you know? This person doesn't lack spirit stones, or perhaps they already have a Vermilion Fruit?"
Upon hearing this, the air fell silent for three seconds...
Ye Ju, hearing the discussions from upstairs and downstairs, wanted to loudly clarify that she also didn't have a Vermilion Fruit.
Li Qi Hong in the adjacent room was also curious about who was in the Orchid room, as even Miss Zhu hadn't managed to book it this time. She had only come to an ordinary private room. With a thought, she leaned closer to Miss Zhu and whispered.
"Sixty thousand!" Miss Zhu gestured to her maid.
"Well, another person who doesn't lack money!" Passerby A pouted.
Lan Ci stopped Ye Ju's hand, signaling that she would bid for her. Lan Ci was also stunned by Ye Ju's initial bid and only reacted now. She truly lived up to being her idol, so domineering!
"Sixty-five thousand!"
"Seventy thousand!"
"Seventy-five thousand!" Lan Ci said unhurriedly.
...
In Li Qi Hong's room, Miss Zhu hesitated. This price had already exceeded the previous auction prices for Transformation Grass. If the other party backed down, she would have to buy it. There were still items she wanted to buy later.
"Sister Zhu, don't worry, if you really buy it, I'm willing to pay half."
Miss Zhu nodded.
"Ninety thousand!"
Ye Ju stopped Lan Ci and asked Lan Ci to send a note to Ji Ru Xue.
Upon receiving the note, Ji Ru Xue was also a bit taken aback.
"The guest in the Orchid private room offers one hundred and five thousand high-grade spirit stones!"
The air suddenly fell silent, and the entire venue was utterly quiet.
Lan Ci also did not expect the fairy to be so extravagant.
Ji Ru Xue announced loudly, "One hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones for the first bid!"
At this moment, everyone was waiting for the auctioneer and the person bidding from the Orchid private room to speak!
Li Qi Hong no longer dared to speak. These were high-grade spirit stones, not just ordinary cabbages. She usually spent no more than twenty thousand high-grade spirit stones a month. Miss Zhu's face turned ashen, and she pursed her lips without speaking. She couldn't possibly spend the two hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones she had just obtained here.
"One hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones for the second bid!"
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"One hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones for the third bid!" The final decision was made. Ji Ru Xue's voice also carried a hint of excitement. In previous years, the Transformation Grass fetching fifty thousand medium-grade spirit stones was considered a good performance.
"Alright, the guest in the Orchid private room has won the bid for the Transformation Grass."
The Transformation Grass was placed in a jade box, and Ye Ju put it into her spiritual ring.
Next up were defensive items. First to appear was a seed-like boat, truly as small as a walnut. When activated by spiritual energy, it could be ten meters long and five meters wide. It was inscribed with a defensive formation that provided level ten defense, capable of withstanding a full-power blow from a cultivator in the Deity Transformation stage. Its flight speed was said to be so fast that even cultivators at the half-step Void Refining stage at their full speed couldn't catch up.
"This is truly a supreme treasure for killing, robbing, escaping, and protecting oneself!" Hahaha... Just kidding, Ji Ru Xue's enchanting laughter was magical, instantly drawing matching laughter from the hall!
Hahaha~ Haha~
"Fairy Ji is as humorous as ever! May I ask the value of this treasure? What is the starting bid?" asked a refined old man.