According to their words, the power behind this shop was called the Ancient Clan, a race with an extremely ancient heritage, and one that did not participate in every Origin Stone Convention.
Their origin stones were ancient, tens of millions of years old. Such origin stones generally contained good things, although their exact value was hard to determine.
Therefore, Zhou Yan would not miss out on such an origin stone shop.
Before he even started browsing, he saw someone at a distance unearth a treasure, drawing countless cries of excitement.
Curiosity piqued, he stepped forward and saw that the person had unearthed a large expanse of spatial stone—exactly what he needed.
Immediately, someone stepped forward to inquire if it was for sale.
The seller, delighted, readily agreed.
"Five hundred million spirit coins."
"Five hundred and ten million!"
"Five hundred and thirty million!"
...
Zhou Yan waited for the bidding to continue. When the price reached over six hundred million, fewer people were competing.
Zhou Yan directly called out, "Seven hundred million spirit coins!"
"Seven hundred million, that's quite a jump."
"No one would continue this losing venture."
"Forget it, I'm out."
Everyone turned to look at him. The price was already high, so naturally, no one competed with him.
He successfully purchased the spatial stone for seven hundred million spirit coins.
As for spirit coins, he didn't care. What he cared about was whether he could acquire the materials.
Normally, such items were unobtainable in the market even with money. Now that he had encountered them, he was willing to spend more to secure them.
After obtaining the item, he began purchasing origin stones.
These origin stones had a dark red hue, and their material required an extremely long time to form.
These origin stones were indeed excellent and very ancient.
Each one contained some energy fluctuations, but determining their value depended solely on luck.
Because these origin stones were sold at a considerable price, ranging from one or two million spirit coins for the lesser ones to tens, hundreds of millions, or even billions for the more significant ones.
He did not buy randomly. He would not bid on origin stones he had little confidence in.
However, his speed in purchasing origin stones was still fast. After a brief inspection, he selected over a dozen, costing him several hundred million spirit coins.
He frequently observed people opening stones. If they were selling, he would step forward to bid. As expected, he acquired those items.
His immense wealth astonished many.
"Who is this person? Their financial power is astonishing."
"I quickly calculated; this person has already spent fifty billion spirit coins here."
"It seems quite a few hidden figures have appeared at today's Origin Stone Convention."
Mysterious figures like Zhou Yan were not uncommon, so they were merely surprised.
However, as Zhou Yan began to acquire origin stones of immense value, many marveled at his extravagance.
"This one, this one, this one—all of them."
Zhou Yan pointed to three or four origin stones worth over a billion each, spending over fifty billion spirit coins at once, leaving the onlookers stunned once more.
After Zhou Yan paid, an Ancient Clan maiden removed the restrictions and asked, "Young sir, would you like to have the stones opened?"
"No."
He collected all the origin stones, much to the disappointment of many who had wanted to see what lay within.
But this was merely the beginning of Zhou Yan's origin stone purchases. He moved towards the next batch of stones. After communicating with his Yin-Yang power, he felt a unique resonance from another raw stone.
"I'll take this one."
Zhou Yan immediately paid.
"Certainly."
The Ancient Clan maiden quickly removed the restrictions. It was rare to find someone who decided to purchase after such a brief inspection.
Crucially, he acted without hesitation, leaving one to wonder about the extent of his funds.
Such individuals were closely observed even by the members of the Ancient Clan.
Zhou Yan continued his inspection and found that the quality of these origin stones was indeed excellent, with contents far superior to ordinary ones.
He inspected over a dozen, leaving only two unpurchased. He bought the rest.
Casually spending over ten billion spirit coins caused more and more people to turn their attention to his 'performance.'
"Which Holy Land's Son is this? I've been watching him since the start, including the origin stones he bought from others. Guess how much he's spent by now?"
"Just tell us, stop dilly-dallying."
"Alright, alright. I've roughly calculated, it's at least fifty billion spirit coins."
'Hiss!'
"No way, fifty billion spirit coins? Who exactly is this person?"
"Who knows? So many hidden families have appeared recently. It's hard to say which one."
"I only see him buying continuously. Is he buying randomly? Even a seasoned Origin Stone Master can't determine the value of an origin stone in such a short time."
"Those Origin Stone Masters have their own secret methods and don't inspect randomly; it's very taxing for them. Yet he just touches them and buys them all the way. Does this person even understand origin stones?"
...
A young man from the Ancient Clan specifically approached Zhou Yan and said, "Brother, your generosity is truly astounding. My name is Gu Bei. I can make a decision: all the origin stones you purchase henceforth will be discounted by ten percent."
Someone offering to save him money, Zhou Yan naturally wouldn't refuse. He quickly replied, "My name is Sun Wukong. I am honored to be your friend."
They exchanged contact information, and Gu Bei then personally introduced several origin stones he had high hopes for.
After Zhou Yan inspected them, he bought them directly.
This left the onlookers dumbfounded. Such extravagance was truly astonishing.
Crucially, his financial power was immense. Billions of spirit coins seemed like mere hundreds to him, leaving them profoundly shocked.
Zhou Yan had indeed discovered that these origin stones were extraordinary, containing excellent materials within.
Moreover, Gu Bei mentioned that these origin stones had been accumulated by the Ancient Clan over the years.
He also learned from Gu Bei that these origin stones were so expensive due to their scarcity and limited production, which was why they couldn't participate in every Origin Stone Convention.
This explained the superior quality of these origin stones.
As Gu Bei accompanied Zhou Yan in viewing the origin stones, someone who had been tallying their prices was utterly astonished.
"It's already over a hundred billion spirit coins."
"Holy hell! No way, over a hundred billion spirit coins? How rich is this guy?"
"Is he going to buy out all the origin stones here?"
"A hundred billion spirit coins! He's bought one-third of the origin stones."
The surrounding crowd felt as if they were merely watching someone shop. Strangely, as they watched, they found themselves unwilling to move.
The feeling of watching someone else spend money was surprisingly exhilarating.