I Pick up a Lost Godhood

Chapter 113 - 111: Bidding

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"Heh heh, now that everyone’s here, the auction will officially begin. As per tradition, we’ll start with the lowest-priced items and work our way up. First up are ten sets of the Immortal Grass Combination from the Hundred Herbs Hall. This combination includes a standard collection of ingredients for ten major Pills suitable for cultivators between the Fifteenth Layer and Twenty Layers of Elemental Power. The starting price is fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones. They will not be sold separately, and the minimum bid increment is fifty."

Li Changfu didn’t waste time on pleasantries and got straight to the point. This wasn’t his first auction, and although this year was rather special, it didn’t have much to do with him.

Qiao Qian walked onto the stage and displayed the Immortal Grass sets. No matter how near or far, everyone could feel the dense Spiritual Qi emanating from the Immortal Grass Combinations. "These are Main Hall-grade, the finest herbs from last year’s harvest."

Qiao Qian’s starting price was very fair. Fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones wasn’t actually expensive. You could slowly gather this combination yourself, but that would waste a lot of time. Now, the Hundred Herbs Hall had already prepared it, and all one needed to do was pay. Not to mention the few rare items within; even if you could find them all elsewhere, they wouldn’t be of this quality.

The people from Thunderlight Hall were dumbfounded. "Damn, these guys are all so rich! Are you kidding me? How is our Thunderlight Hall so poor?"

Zhang Xiaojiang’s mouth hung open. ’Only after coming here did I realize we aren’t just poor... we’re beggars!’

"Ah, Brother Meng, what starting price did you set for your things?" Zhang Xiaojiang asked curiously.

’If they’re going from the lowest price to the highest, doesn’t that mean his will be even higher than fifty Spirit Stones???’

Wang Meng smiled. "I just picked a random price. Whether they can afford it or not is none of my business."

Everyone nodded in understanding. Rather than have the items fail to sell at a low price, it was better to set a slightly higher one to scare people off. It was a strategy born of desperation.

Shenn Tu, who was beside Tang Wei, stood up. "Hengshan Hall, six hundred Spirit Stones!"

Zhou Qian and the others immediately felt it was unfair. ’That bastard actually has so much?!’

Now they finally understood the difference in their foundations. The Spirit Stones themselves weren’t what truly infuriated Tang Wei; it was the fact that those Spirit Stones had been taken by Thunderlight Hall that enraged him.

In the eyes of the other Sub-Halls, Thunderlight Hall were just frogs in a well.

"Flying Phoenix Hall, seven hundred!"

Gao Dandan stood up and said, her voice crisp and clear.

It had to be said that everyone enjoyed listening to beautiful women speak; it was a pleasure in itself. And when Gao Dandan stood up, it gave them the chance to shamelessly feast their eyes on her.

"Heh heh, Junior Sister Yanm, if you’re interested in anything, feel free to participate as well," Ning Zhiquan said, appearing quite generous.

’After interacting with him,’ Yanm Yuyue thought, ’I feel that within the Holy Hall, it isn’t just Li Tianyi who’s worthy of attention. This Ning Zhiquan is quite remarkable. Beneath his mild exterior is a mountain-like steadiness. He’s treated our visit with all due courtesy, yet he isn’t overly guarded as if we were thieves. Only a truly confident person could manage that.’

"Thank you."

In just a short while, the price for the ten sets of the Immortal Grass Combination had already soared to eight hundred and fifty Spirit Stones, with the bid coming from the Beast Hall.

It was clear that Jia Shidao was determined to win this combination.

"Nine hundred!" The one daring to challenge Jia Shidao was, naturally, Song Zhong of the Fire Cloud Hall.

Both men had their eyes on the Immortal Grass Combination. Of course, it wasn’t just for their personal use. The auctions at these hall gatherings were all in preparation for the Grand Tournament.

Song Zhong didn’t actually have a great need for these Immortal Grass Combinations, but he couldn’t let Jia Shidao obtain them too easily. A gain for his opponent was a loss for himself.

Jia Shidao knew this, but he had been eyeing this batch for a long time. Several of the main disciples in his hall desperately needed them.

"One thousand!" Jia Shidao raised the price directly, adopting a do-or-die attitude. This was also a signal to Song Zhong: ’If you raise it again, I’m out. At worst, I’ll just send my disciples out to search for the ingredients.’

Song Zhong smiled. "Junior Brother Jia is making a bold move. I yield."

Song Zhong also understood the limits. By forcing Jia Shidao to spend so much more all at once, he had eliminated a competitor for later items.

Zhang Xiaojiang and the others were already numb. ’One thousand Spirit Stones... What kind of insane gap is that?’

Looking at the others, they seemed to have no reaction at all.

"Son of a bitch, so it turns out only our Thunderlight Hall is this poor! I say we should just start robbing people from now on!"

Zhang Xiaojiang was furious. ’These guys are so rich, yet they don’t have a shred of concern for their fellow disciples. Some even kick us when we’re down. They’re so goddamn punchable.’

Aside from Ma Tian’Er, Hu Jing and the others were all stunned by the prices here. No wonder they never came before. To be honest, coming here was just asking to be agitated.

The only other person who didn’t seem to feel anything was Wang Meng.

Chen Haiguan, on the other hand, was gulping. ’You could sleep on a bed of that many Spirit Stones. Coming along this time has really been an eye-opener.’

"Look at those guys from Thunderlight Hall. They’re practically drooling."

"Heh heh, when have they ever seen a scene like this? Really, why were they even let in?"

"Yeah, and with guests present, too. Aren’t they an embarrassment to our Holy Hall!"

Disciples from other halls in the back whispered among themselves, their words punctuated by laughter. The resentment they felt over Thunderlight Hall stealing the spotlight for the past two days had finally found an outlet.

"Damn it! It’s true what they say: poverty saps your will. Our masters are just too damn useless!"

Zhang Xiaojiang couldn’t help but complain. Why did the other halls get such treatment, while Thunderlight Hall was in such a miserable state?

"Junior Brother Zhang, stop complaining. Rome wasn’t built in a day. The other halls all have some form of backing. Our Thunderlight Hall’s situation is special. Ancestor Master Lei doesn’t really manage things, so it’s already a blessing that we haven’t been disbanded."

Zhou Qian said with a bitter smile.

Qiao Qian collected the Spirit Stones and handed the ten sets of the Immortal Grass Combination to Jia Shidao. Both parties were very satisfied, each getting what they wanted.

Don’t be fooled by how much Qiao Qian just earned; his own spending would surely be even greater later. The Hundred Herbs Hall was always known for making big moves.

After the transaction was completed, Li Changfu coughed a few times. "Next up is the second auction item: the Hundred Refinement Cloud Frost Sword from Hengshan Hall. It can be used by anyone at the Fifteenth Layer or above."

Tang Wei walked onto the stage. "This is the best sword I’ve forged in the past two years, created when I was at my peak. It’s suitable for bringing out the best of the Holy Hall’s various Sword Techniques. I’ll have to trouble Elder Li to demonstrate."

Li Changfu took the Hundred Refinement Cloud Frost Sword, infused it with Elemental Power, and demonstrated three consecutive Sword Techniques. An expert could tell with a single glance how ferocious the output of Elemental Power from this sword was. Sword Cultivators relied on their Killing Sword Skills, and a good sword could amplify their power.

Currently, among the Jiufen Hall, Tang Wei’s sword-forging skill was unrivaled, second to none. And Sword Cultivators were currently the largest group within the Holy Hall.

As soon as Li Changfu finished his demonstration, quite a few people in the audience were tempted.

Tang Wei didn’t hold back. "The starting price is one hundred Spirit Stones, with a minimum increment of fifty."

The entire hall burst into discussion. The sword was good, yes, but the price was also "good" in its own right.

"One hundred!"

"One hundred fifty!"

A Sword Cultivator spends their whole life searching for a good sword. Many disciples present began to drive up the price. Tang Wei waited; this sword was truly the product of a recent peak in his craft.

"The Holy Hall is truly full of budding talent. This sword is quite good," Yanm Yuyue praised without reservation.

’For a disciple’s forging to reach this level is already quite impressive.’ However, praise was just praise. It was clear that a sword forged by Tang Wei was still not enough to truly capture their attention.