The entire venue remained silent until the words "Sold!" rang out.
Everyone was probably caught off guard that someone would bid ten thousand and one top-grade spirit stones for a damaged divine artifact.
Artifacts put up for auction were, of course, unusable.
Chu Lingwei looked at her calm Senior Brother beside her in surprise. If she hadn't heard him call out "ten thousand and one top-grade spirit stones" with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed he had actually purchased the divine artifact that everyone else had overlooked.
Her Senior Brother's current action could truly be described as foolishly rich.
However, when it came to Leng Xingzhi, it didn't seem to be the case.
The more familiar Chu Lingwei became with her Senior Brother, the more she felt he wouldn't do something so meaningless.
"Senior Brother, you bought it?" Nangong Luo took a step forward and saw that the Star and Auction House attendants in the hall below had already collected the divine artifact and retreated to the back.
Presumably, within fifteen minutes, the divine artifact would be delivered to their private room.
"Mhm, it looks good," Leng Xingzhi remained as calm as ever. The other three in the room had various expressions.
Chu Lingwei was fine; she had so many divine artifacts in her spatial dimension that any single one was worth a fortune.
Nangong Luo was unsettled. He had always known their Senior Brother was rich, but he hadn't expected him to be *this* rich.
Ten thousand top-grade spirit stones could almost be used to establish one's own sect. He was truly a magnate!
Soon, there was a knock on the door. Two cultivators at the Rongtian realm escorted the divine artifact in and respectfully placed it on the table.
Naturally, Leng Xingzhi promptly paid ten thousand and one top-grade spirit stones.
Chu Lingwei watched as Leng Xingzhi handed a storage bag to an attendant, who accepted it and then withdrew.
It was a bit of a shame that she didn't get to witness the luxurious scene of ten thousand top-grade spirit stones piled together with her own eyes.
"There's no spiritual energy at all."
The group looked at the divine artifact laid out on the table. It resembled a feather, or perhaps a banana leaf fan, lying quietly on the table.
It was stained with an unknown reddish-brown substance, obscuring its original color. However, judging by the patterns on it, it must have been incredibly beautiful in its prime.
But, it couldn't change the fact that it was an inanimate object.
Chu Lingwei heard her Third Senior Brother's words and nodded in agreement. She couldn't sense any spiritual energy from it, and neither could Phantom Cat; there was nothing to be found.
Leng Xingzhi smiled faintly and extended his hand. The artifact floated into his palm.
At that moment, Chu Lingwei had a fleeting illusion that this damaged divine artifact would reawaken in her Senior Brother's hands.
"Not bad."
"Truly worthy of being the young master of the Leng family," Nangong Luo couldn't help but exclaim. Their own family was also powerful, but compared to their Senior Brother, the gap was not insignificant.
Chu Lingwei couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She felt the same way.
Senior Brother was always so ostentatious.
Nangong Luo gave Chu Lingwei a "right?" look, seeking an ally.
Leng Xingzhi paid no attention to their minor actions. He stored the divine artifact in his spatial dimension and said to the three in the room, "If you see anything you like, bid for it directly."
The eyes of the people in the room lit up. Senior Brother meant he would pay.
"I want that pill."
Clearly, Leng Xingzhi had done this often before. Nangong Luo pointed unceremoniously at a failed Spirit Taming Pill.
He had come for this Spirit Taming Pill in the first place.
Now that Senior Brother was footing the bill, he wasn't holding back at all.
"Mhm."
Leng Xingzhi let out a soft hum, his smile as gentle as ever, his expression unchanged.
"Senior Brother is truly wealthy."
Chu Lingwei couldn't help but lament. Ever since she met Senior Brother at the Spiritual Cultivation Academy, he could be described as spending money like water.
Hearing Chu Lingwei's words, Leng Xingzhi couldn't help but chuckle softly. His laughter was like the warm sun in spring, causing Chu Lingwei's heart to flutter slightly. "Weiwei, if you find something you like later, don't hesitate to bid."
"Okay, I'll help you bid."
Chu Lingwei had glanced at the auction items for the day and found nothing she particularly desired. However, this didn't stop her from wanting to experience the thrill of bidding.
Soon, Second Senior Brother's Spirit Taming Pill appeared.
Chu Lingwei saw someone in the hall bid and, imitating them, started to follow suit.
With each increase in price, it became more interesting.
"Eight hundred mid-grade spirit stones for a failed pill. Only you would do that."
Besides alchemists, no one else would fight for this pill.
"Once I research it thoroughly, I'll definitely be able to lure away all your spirit beasts," Nangong Luo was already becoming impatient.
Spirit Taming Pills were a type of medicine specifically for the breakthrough of spirit beasts, but there was hardly anyone left on the Xuantiān Continent who could refine them.
Su Yan smiled without speaking.
The subsequent auctions proceeded very smoothly. Almost every item put up was quickly sold.
Each item fetched hundreds or thousands of mid-grade or top-grade spirit stones.
Those who came here were all wealthy individuals.
Chu Lingwei thought about the piles of spirit stones in her spatial dimension and suddenly felt that her own spirit stones weren't quite enough. She needed to earn more. Otherwise, if she attended an auction and bought a few items, her reserves would be depleted.
"Esteemed guests, we have just received a Yin Soul Wood. The starting bid is one thousand mid-grade spirit stones."
Just when everyone thought the auction was over, the auctioneer, with a beaming smile, ordered someone to bring out a spiritual herb. It looked like a withered tree but contained vigorous life force.
As soon as the Yin Soul Wood appeared, everyone held their breath and looked towards the display stage.
Yin Soul Wood could stabilize the divine soul and protect it from being devoured by external forces. It was a rare spiritual treasure.
When Phantom Cat smelled the aura of the Yin Soul Wood, its entire small body suddenly leaped up, darted towards the window, and gazed longingly at the Yin Soul Wood.
"Weiwei, I want the Yin Soul Wood. Can we buy it?" Phantom Cat's coaxing voice reached Chu Lingwei's ears, filled with longing.
Chu Lingwei looked at the Yin Soul Wood. She didn't have one in her spatial dimension and wasn't sure if it could be planted.
"Okay, I'll bid for it later."
"Junior Sister, just bid as you please later," Leng Xingzhi came to his Junior Sister's side, his eyes full of certainty, as if it were already their property.
Chu Lingwei felt a warmth in her heart. Senior Brother was always so considerate.
"Thank you, Senior Brother. I have spirit stones." However, Chu Lingwei didn't want to be a freeloader for her Senior Brother.
"It's fine. I am the Senior Brother; it's what I should do."
Leng Xingzhi's simple sentence left Chu Lingwei with no room to argue.
Similarly, in another private room.
"Buy it, no matter how many spirit stones it takes." Zuo Ao Ran finally found what he had been waiting for. He stood up excitedly, having wasted two years searching for it.
It had finally appeared.
"One thousand top-grade spirit stones."
Chu Lingwei decisively increased the bid. She hadn't expected a single Yin Soul Wood to be called at such a high price, yet people were still bidding.