bestfiction Chapter 187 The Show Begins
Chapter 187 The Show Begins
"A Horcrux? What's that?"
Tao Tao tilted his head and asked in confusion.
It sounds impressive, so there must be a reason why it was placed last.
"You can think of it as a high-level magic weapon. Magic weapons are ranked from low to high as magic artifacts, soul artifacts, spirit artifacts, immortal artifacts, and divine weapons. We usually only see magic artifacts and it is almost impossible to come into contact with soul artifacts, so you can imagine how precious soul artifacts are."
Awu explained earnestly, and Tao Tao roughly understood what she meant. In short, it was a rare treasure, no wonder it was placed last.
However, she wasn't very interested in that; the most important thing was the Liuxian Lotus Platform.
Before the auction began, everyone was studying the list, identifying what they wanted, and figuring out how to make a quick and decisive move to acquire it.
As for Tao Tao, she sat listlessly in the chair, her head drooping, looking bored and even a little hungry. She ate all the snacks on the table.
"Why hasn't it started yet?" Tao Tao had no interest in studying the auction process. She only knew that once the treasure she wanted appeared, she would not hesitate to throw spirit stones at it until she got it.
Of course, this approach is not advisable, but she has enough spirit stones and is indeed too lazy to think.
"It should be soon. We're in the preparation stage now. There are still some people who haven't entered yet. We'll stop letting people in in half an hour, and then the auction will officially begin."
"I see."
Tao Tao nodded, then suddenly noticed the person sitting opposite him and couldn't help but ask, "Why isn't he wearing a cloak?"
"Hmm?" A-Wu also felt strange and looked over, only to find a silver-haired, red-eyed man in a black robe sitting opposite them. His eyes were indifferent, and he was playing with a green jujube in his hand. Perhaps Tao Tao's gaze was too direct, because he noticed it. Suddenly, a cold look swept over, and their eyes met.
"not good!"
The instant their eyes met, Tao Tao felt a chill surge into her consciousness. She quickly turned her head, but it was too late. Her sea of consciousness was violently impacted, almost causing her to vomit blood.
Seeing that she looked unwell, A-Wu asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, it's nothing..." Tao Tao frowned slightly and subconsciously covered her chest. This person's strength was terrifying. He was at least a peak Core Formation cultivator or a Nascent Soul cultivator. Just one look from him was enough to make her feel like she was facing a formidable enemy, and she almost collapsed.
Seeing that Tao Tao had turned her head away and was no longer looking at him, the man's lips curled up slightly, revealing a playful smile.
Awu had no idea what had happened. With her abilities, she couldn't sense the clash between their spiritual senses at all. However, she could tell from Tao Tao's expression that if Tao Tao was so afraid, then they were clearly not to be trifled with.
She glanced at it furtively, then quickly looked away and whispered to Tao Tao, "It's a demonic cultivator..."
"Demonic cultivators? How come it's demonic cultivators again?"
"again?"
I don't know where this word "again" comes from. After all, A Wucai has only been with Tao Tao for a few days and hasn't encountered any demonic cultivators during this time. Moreover, demonic cultivators rarely show their faces. Even if they really have something necessary to acquire, they usually hide their identity as demonic cultivators.
The fact that the man opposite him could appear so openly and brazenly, without even bothering to hide himself with a cloak, is enough to show that he has enough confidence in himself.
Tao Tao did not answer A Wu's question. She was in a complicated mood. Whenever she saw the demonic cultivators, she naturally thought of what happened in the Yanhan Sect. If these demonic cultivators had not suddenly invaded and Ye Lan had not attacked her with that damned Demon-Controlling Pestle, how could she have been innocently implicated and be considered by everyone to have colluded with the demonic cultivators and betrayed her sect?
Although she is unharmed now, it was only through the efforts of our grandmaster that she was rescued and sent away. I wonder how he is doing? And what about my fellow disciples, and Song Chaofeng…?
These were the things she cared about most, but unfortunately, no matter how much she cared, she couldn't go back. She also had to be careful not to run into the people of the Seven Great Sects to avoid being recognized.
Awu had a lot of questions, but in the end she didn't ask any. She could tell that Tao Tao's expression was off, and being the sensible person she was, she certainly wouldn't cause trouble at this critical moment.
Time passed slowly, and after everyone had entered, the auction officially began.
The first treasure presented was a Grade 3 elixir, the Returning Origin Pill.
Upon seeing the Guiyuan Pill, A Wu subconsciously glanced at Tao Tao. Not long ago, Tao Tao left the private room and went to the trading area, apparently to provide some items for auction.
As soon as the Guiyuan Pill was brought out, someone placed a bid, and many others followed suit, quickly raising the price to five thousand spirit stones. This price was a bit high for a grade three Guiyuan Pill, but people kept bidding higher.
Watching the auction price keep rising, A-Wu felt as if he had made money himself, inexplicably happy, and even secretly hoping that the price would go even higher.
This was a kind of happiness she had never experienced before when she was with Pei Qingyan.
"Six thousand five hundred spirit stones the first time, six thousand five hundred spirit stones the second time..."
"Six thousand five hundred spirit stones, sold on the third attempt!"
With the auctioneer's gavel falling, the Guiyuan Pill was finally sold for 6,500 spirit stones. After deducting the auction house's share, Tao Tao would still earn around 6,000 spirit stones.
This result brought a satisfied smile to Tao Tao's face. She simply put away the spirit stones and waited for the Liuxian Lotus Platform.
Next, another treasure was brought up: a longsword. It looked ordinary on the surface, but when probed with divine sense, one could vaguely sense a flow of wind-elemental spiritual energy within it.
"This item is called the Wind and Moon Sword. It is a wind-type weapon. The starting bid is one thousand spirit stones."
"One thousand and five!"
"two thousand."
"Three thousand two!"
"..."
Tao Tao had no interest in the treasures that were auctioned off later. Apart from the fourth-order demon beast inner core that she had auctioned herself, she didn't bother to look at them. Her gaze was completely focused on the Liuxian Lotus Platform.
She wasn't sure how many people wanted this treasure, so she had to leave enough spirit stones. Although Pei Qingyan had already given her quite a few, it was hard to say what would happen if someone insisted on bidding against her. There were so many big shots here; they might not be short of spirit stones either.
The inner core of a fourth-tier demon beast was auctioned off for 13,000 spirit stones, which Tao Tao happily pocketed. She sat there eating snacks while waiting for the next items to be auctioned.
A-Wu was much more nervous than her. After all, it was a task given to her by Pei Qingyan, and she didn't know what would happen to her if she failed.
Time passed slowly, and soon the fifth item to be auctioned was the Liuxian Lotus Platform. Tao Tao immediately sat up straight and looked at the auction house with a serious expression. At this moment, she noticed that the demonic cultivator opposite her was also waiting listlessly, just like her. Suddenly, she perked up.
No way, he wants the Immortal Lotus Platform too?
This was devastating news for Tao Tao. This person's cultivation level was so high that his net worth must be considerable. Besides, even if he didn't have that many spirit stones, if someone else managed to snatch him, he could just kill him and rob him. After all, demonic cultivators don't have any martial ethics.
This is not good...
Tao Tao unconsciously swallowed, his heart pounding with anxiety.
"I'm sure everyone is looking forward to the next treasure, so let me introduce it to you first. This item is called the Immortal Lotus Platform. It is said to come from the Immortal Realm, but it is a defective product, so it does not reach the grade of an immortal artifact. It is somewhere between a high-grade magic weapon and a soul weapon..."
The auctioneer began introducing the items, when someone in the general seating area suddenly shouted, "Stop introducing them! Just start! We already know about these items; we don't need your nonsense!"
"Alright, let's begin then." The auctioneer smiled awkwardly, but not daring to offend anyone easily, he had no choice but to follow the other party's instructions and begin the auction process.
"The Immortal Lotus Platform, starting price: 5,000 spirit stones. Auction begins, everyone, start bidding!"
As soon as she finished speaking, more than a dozen people started bidding, quickly pushing the price up to over 20,000, leaving A-Wu stunned.
The key point is that the price is still rising, and it looks like the final price won't be low, and might even be ridiculously high. A-Wu cautiously looked at Tao Tao and asked softly, "Aren't you going to make a bid?"