The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 1085 - 593: The Most Grinding Bidding Technique in History!

By the time it reached the seventh round, the bid from Box No. 1019 had already increased to a hundred thousand plus, while Steward Wu here simply went up by five thousand spirit stones each time!

The spectators collectively fell silent. F*cking hell, five thousand a pop, how could you, Box No. 732, even have the nerve to offer that price!

Box No. 1600 did bid twice in between, but each time it added two or three million, Ning Xiaoxian would raise it by five thousand, and then Box No. 1019 would add another hundred thousand.

After playing like this two or three times, Box No. 1600 probably lost interest, lowered its banners, and stopped its drums. First, they knew that continuing to bid like that would make them look like a fool compared to the other two, so it was better to wait until those two battled it out to see if the price was still within their range; second, obviously the spotlight wasn’t on them but rather on those two competing fiercely, and barging in like a third party really lost all interest...

As for the other boxes, they had extinguished their fire early, preparing to sit back and watch the tiger fight from the mountain.

The auctioneer on stage was almost at his wit’s end because the ongoing sale turned into an excruciating tug of war!

Box No. 1019 still made small increases of a hundred thousand, and Steward Wu still increased by five thousand spirit stones each time, looking like it would last a hundred years without wavering. The auctioneer’s saliva practically dried up from shouting, and another two hours had passed, with the price reaching sixty million spirit stones.

The audience below was getting drowsy and those with a short fuse wanted to get up and leave, but then they thought of missing the moment when the Divine Sword was auctioned off and losing the bragging rights for the next ten days, so they gritted their teeth, endured, and continued to wait. Many silently cursed the two rivals bidding, especially the bids from Box No. 732, calling them sneaky and captivating!

Even if Steward Wu knew, he could probably only smile bitterly. It wasn’t his intention to disgust others? In reality, his position at the Heavenly Residence was just a minor steward, so every bid he made had to consider the Chamber of Commerce’s standpoint, desperately wishing to save some money for the chamber.

The Nanming Lihuo Sword was just presented in front of everyone during the brightest noon, but with an intermission and Steward Wu’s tedious bidding method, time unknowingly moved to 7 p.m (Xu Hour).

Finally, the auctioneer on stage lightly tapped the wooden gavel in his hand and announced weakly: "Intermission for a quarter-hour!" After saying so, he dropped the gavel and entered the backstage to hastily rest. These two buyers were not here to buy a sword, they were here to give him a hard time, weren’t they?

According to the rules of Bai Yujing, items presented that day must be sold on the same day, so even if it was past Bai Yujing’s closing time, this auction would continue.

Everyone let out a long sigh, stood up to stretch their muscles and invigorate their blood. The cultivators were not afraid of a lack of Qi-Blood from sitting too long; the crux was this unbeatable increment method truly made everyone unable to see the end. If these two enemies were both strong, they might just keep bidding until tomorrow morning... Just thinking about it made one shiver.

Although Ning Xiaoxian was also anxious inside, she also understood Steward Wu’s predicament. Furthermore, since Heavenly Residence had already agreed to back them up, but didn’t specify how long it would take, she couldn’t let Steward Wu raise the price by several million at once. After all, it wasn’t her money, so she could only let him bid slowly.

She stretched lazily and turned to ask Steward Wu: "Those four Dao Fruits, which elders will they fall into the hands of?"

Steward Wu coughed and said: "Currently, it’s hard to say; after all, it’s a significant matter, and all the elders probably need to discuss carefully to decide their ownership." The implication was that the council of elders was busy debating seniority and struggling for the Dao Fruit?

Then he laughed and said: "Elder Quan is highly esteemed and definitely will get one; Elder Ye’s Wangjin Pavilion has the largest shares in the Heavenly Residence, so logically, he should also get one. As for the remaining two, it’s hard to say, but since Elder Qi opposed your use of the Golden Order to delay the auction of the Nanming Lihuo Sword today, his chances of getting the Dao Fruit reduced by at least twenty percent."

"So, Elder Bian’s chances of getting the Dao Fruit have increased, is that it?" she lazily glanced at Steward Wu, knowing full well in her heart.