Chapter 68: Frosty Ice Symbol

  A moment later, another maid walked up and handed a tray to Song Shu, who loudly announced: "Fellow Taoists, this is the last piece of equipment material. Unlike before, this was accidentally discovered by our Baibao Pavilion's elder, but even the most experienced appraisers don't know what it is! However, one thing is certain - this strange object is absolutely not ordinary. If any fellow Taoist has a keen eye and recognizes it, they will gain an enormous advantage! The starting price is 100 yuan of spiritual energy, with each bid requiring at least 10 pieces!"

  He lifted the red cloth on the tray, revealing an irregularly shaped black object inside. It looked like a piece of scrap iron, without any hint of strangeness or peculiarity, completely unremarkable.

  Everyone looked at this piece of scrap iron with suspicion, but no one called out a price.

  One hundred yuan is not a small amount, but it's also not a large sum. If you use it to buy a piece of scrap metal with unknown origins, it would be greatly overpriced. I hope the Hundred Treasures Pavilion isn't trying to cheat us, are they? Just taking any old piece of scrap metal and wanting one hundred yuan in exchange?

  Xia Chen also stared at the scrap iron without speaking, the Tian Shu Qi Shu had countless introductions to talented treasures, and the introduction of various types of iron materials was even more numerous, but this piece of iron couldn't see anything extraordinary, he had countless Yuanqi Dans, but he wouldn't casually buy randomly.

  Suddenly, the聚宝盆 moved, conveying a strange and mysterious feeling that seemed to have a life of its own.

  "Huh? Xia Chen was taken aback for a moment, and then his eyes lit up. If it can make the聚宝盆 transmit feelings, it must be a real treasure, just like the heavenly book's strange technique."

  Just as he was about to speak, suddenly a clear male voice came from the VIP room upstairs: "One hundred and twenty yuan Qi Dan!"

  Song Shu Li was facing the embarrassment of no one buying, but upon hearing this, his spirit lifted, thinking that at least someone bought it. Damn it, this piece of scrap metal can't even be recognized by the master himself, yet it's sold for 100 yuan of Qi Dan.

  "One hundred and fifty Yuanqi Dan!" Xia Chen said, as long as the Treasure Basin prompts, it must not be missed.

  Everyone stared at him in surprise, thinking that this wealthy and arrogant guy actually recognized this piece of scrap iron? But Xia Chen's entire body was shrouded in his cloak, so no one could see his face or expression, nor could they guess.

  "Two hundred yuan for the Qi Dan!" The man in the noble attire said, his tone carrying an unyielding will that made people feel as if he was speaking with iron-like authority.

  "Five hundred yuan of Qi Dan!" Xia Chen also didn't bother to argue, directly adding three hundred, he had no other advantage, just a lot of money, throwing out large handfuls of Qi Dan, no matter how strong the opponent was, they would collapse.

  This guy is awesome! Everyone else is both envious and jealous.

  In the VIP room, a thin man in a green robe looked through the curtain at the scrap iron and then at Xia Chen.

  His eyebrows were like a knife, his lips thin, showing a decisive and ruthless expression. However, at this moment, his narrow eyes showed a hint of hesitation. He muttered to himself: "Do I still want to compete with this person? Forget it, I'm not even sure if the legendary fallen iron could possibly appear in this small trading fair. Spending more yuanqi is really not worth it... But this person's actions are quite strange, why does he want to buy this scrap metal? Has he discovered something? After the trade ends, I'll interrogate him. If this iron is indeed fallen iron, I'll just kill him and take it by force!"

  Song Shu Li shouted three times, but no one responded, so this scrap iron also fell into Xia Chen's hands.

  This time, the one who delivered the iron block was not a maid, but a sturdy man. Xia Chen only knew why when he took over the iron block, this iron block was incredibly heavy, only the size of a bowl mouth, but it weighed dozens of kilograms.

  The transaction of refining materials has finally come to an end, and everyone's spirits have been lifted. They know that the next part will be the final and most important part of the trading conference, which is the auction of precious items.

  As one valuable item after another was put up for auction, coupled with Song Shuli's highly provocative commentary, the atmosphere of the trading meeting was instantly pushed to a fever pitch, with bidding voices rising and falling in rapid succession, extremely fiery.

  Among these precious items, there are soft armor that is impervious to water and fire with extremely strong defensive capabilities, a complete set of invisible and intangible thunderbolt shells, five-element artifacts that can quickly restore power, and even a nameless cultivation technique that allows for rapid advancement... It's truly a treasure trove.

  Even Xia Chen was extremely excited, almost participating in the auction. However, Xia Chen managed to control himself, as he now had a method that worked, treasures that were useful, and elixirs that were effective, plus he possessed the Treasure Basin, which allowed him to create things infinitely, so he lacked nothing.

  The auction has arrived, almost everyone has taken action, and valuable items have been snapped up one after another, with prices soaring terrifyingly all the way.

  However, there were only a dozen or so valuable items in total, and as a result, the vast majority of them were bought by the VIPs on the second floor. A few ordinary ones were bought by some wealthy and powerful forces or scattered cultivators in the main hall.

  As for most of the loose cultivators, they could only look on with envy. They also wanted to buy it, but unfortunately, their cultivation base was not enough, so they could only sigh in admiration.

  Of course, there were those who had the intention of killing and robbing.

  The transaction lasted for nearly half a time, and it was almost over.

  Song Shuli walked to the front of the stage, a maid had already held a tray waiting for him. Song Shuli smiled slightly: "Fellow Taoist friends, next is the last valuable item in tonight's auction, and it is also the most precious treasure among all the items we have traded tonight. Does everyone want to know what it is?"

  He deliberately kept everyone in suspense, waiting for a good while until the crowd was getting impatient. Only then did he lift the red cloth on the tray and pick up a yellow paper symbol the size of a palm, without saying a word, quietly displaying it to the entire audience.

  "Seal!" The crowd exclaimed in unison, their eyes suddenly filled with fiery excitement.

  "This is a Cold Ice Symbol that can be used three times, although it's just a pseudo-treasured artifact, but in terms of its power, it's already comparable to an ordinary treasured instrument. Most importantly, this Cold Ice Symbol can even be activated by a postnatal cultivator using their true energy, and its power is beyond imagination. It's also the finale of our transaction tonight, I declare that the starting price is 2,000 yuan of Spirit Dan, and each bid must not be less than 100 pieces."

  Xia Chen was also shocked, this Ice Jade Symbol is indeed a pretty good fake treasure.

  And in terms of value, this Ice Crystal that can be used three times is not only the most expensive among all transaction items, but also surpasses the Flame Talisman given to him by the mysterious woman, after all, the Flame Talisman can only be used once.

  Although in the eyes of a divine cultivator, pseudo-treasures are nothing, among postnatal cultivators, talismans are enough to make the vast majority of people fight for their lives.

  Song Shu Li finished speaking, but the hall was silent for a long time without any response. Everyone looked at each other, their faces showing helplessness. The Ice Symbol was good, but without enough Yuan Qi Dan, they could only stare blankly.

  The base price of the Two Thousand Yuan Qi Dan already exceeds the total assets of most people, this talisman is destined to be owned by VIPs or some wealthy and powerful forces.

  Xia Chen also hesitated, although he had obtained the fierce fire talisman, but a fake treasure like the symbol of the talisman, no one would dislike it. Moreover, if the fierce fire talisman was used together with the cold ice talisman, the two extreme temperatures would collide and the power would be quite astonishing!

  But if he were to take the Frostbite Symbol, he would likely become the target of public criticism. He was already quite arrogant and had stirred up a lot of potential crises; if all the powers were to focus on him, it wouldn't be a good thing.

  "Two thousand one hundred yuan for the Yuan Qi Dan!" A somewhat hesitant voice broke the silence.

  Everyone followed the sound and looked over, only to see an old man in luxurious clothes raise his hand. This old man was quite wealthy and had bought several powerful weapons during the ordinary item auction earlier, a local tyrant.

  Seeing everyone's gaze cast upon him, the old man let out a self-mocking smile. He also knew that this price wouldn't be enough to buy the Frost Crystal Symbol, but if he didn't try to probe, his heart would always feel itchy.

  "Two thousand two hundred Yuan Qi Pills!" Someone immediately followed up with a shout.

  "Two thousand four hundred Yuan Qi Pills!"

  "Two thousand eight hundred Yuan Qi Pills!"

  ……

  In the blink of an eye, the entire auction hall was filled with bidding voices, and the price continued to rise. As the competition reached a fever pitch, the green-robed man among the VIPs and the Luo Yu faction also started bidding, causing the price of the Frost Token to soar to 5,000 coins.

  The bidding voice finally fell, except for a few VIP rooms and powerful forces, most people had to withdraw from the competition, and could only watch others compete with envy, jealousy and hatred.

  "Seven thousand yuan for a Qi Dan!" Suddenly, a cold and proud voice came from the VIP room. The surrounding voices immediately fell silent.

  Everyone secretly clicked their tongues and involuntarily looked towards that noble guest, but naturally couldn't see anything.

  Xia Chen let out a cold laugh, and this arrogant voice he heard clearly, was precisely the Qi Shixiong of the Haoran Sect who had an overbearing manner.

  Xia Chen had been hesitant at first, but upon hearing this voice, he immediately made up his mind. This Ice Seal was something he would buy even if it meant throwing money away; there was no way he would leave it for the Haoran Faction.

  He was just about to speak.

  Suddenly, Chen Shijie of the Luoyu Sect's voice came out: "Seven thousand five hundred yuanqi dan!"

  Oh? Xia Chen didn't know that Sister Chen was a disciple of the Luo Yu Sect, and she couldn't help but pause for a moment, thinking to herself: This woman dares to challenge the Hao Ran Sect, it seems her background is not simple.

  "Seven thousand eight hundred yuan for the Yuanqi Dan!" The man in green also spoke up, but didn't add much to the price.

  In the luxurious VIP room of the Haoran faction, Qi Shixiong's cold and arrogant voice rang out once again: "9,000 Yuanqi Dan!"

  In the single room, Qi Shixiong's face showed a look of disdain, and he said in a low voice, "Those women from the Luoyu Sect actually dare to challenge us, the Haoran Sect? This time, let them know our strength?"

  Yan Bing stood behind him and said, "Qī Shīxiōng, we must be careful. This time entering the ancient storage, Luó Yǔ's faction is our greatest opponent. Chén Lán and her few companions are not enough to worry about, but their senior sister Zhǎn Tíngtíng is a post-heavenly seventh-order cultivator who has mastered the Luó Yǔ faction's ultimate technique, Suì Xīn Jiàn (Shattered Heart Sword), and is a formidable opponent."

  "Brother Yan, don't worry, I've got a plan. We don't need to be afraid of them. Brother Ling has already sent word and will arrive soon. He's a Half-Step Later Heaven Eighth Realm cultivator, so our chances of winning are still the greatest!"

  Yan Bing nodded and stopped talking.