"Young master, the auction starts in another fifteen minutes. We have some unique services here. Would you like to experience them?" the woman in the private room asked flirtatiously.
She provocatively tugged at her collar with a jade finger, revealing a glimpse of her fair and delicate skin that was incredibly captivating.
Having worked at the Tianyuan Auction House for so many years, this was her first time seeing a young man with such striking looks.
Furthermore, his identity seemed exceptionally noble.
If she could get him to experience her services...
The woman seemed to recall something, licked her lips, and a flame of desire ignited within her.
"No need. You may leave. I'll call for you if I require anything!" Jiang Li replied indifferently.
He had just used his script system to observe this woman.
Her name was Xu Wen.
While she was attractive and possessed a nearly perfect figure, she was incredibly promiscuous, having already achieved the 'thousand-person kill' accomplishment.
Jiang Li had absolutely no interest in someone like her.
A hint of surprise flickered in Xu Wen's eyes. She was immensely confident in her beauty and physique.
She had even had 'experiences' with princes of the Tianyuan Divine Dynasty.
For this young man to actually refuse her, a sense of competitive spirit arose in Xu Wen's heart...
"Young master, I..." Xu Wen continued, her eyes sparkling, appearing exceptionally delicate.
"Don't you understand human language?!" Jiang Li frowned, his voice sharpening.
As Jiang Li spoke, Xu Wen felt as if she had plunged into an ice cellar. The immense pressure from him made her feel as though she would suffocate and die at any moment.
"I... I understand..." Xu Wen stammered, trembling.
A moment later, Jiang Li retracted his aura, and Xu Wen left the private room.
Jiang Li paid no mind to this minor interlude and instead closed his eyes in the room to rest, awaiting the start of the auction.
...
In another luxurious private room.
"Miss, I've inquired. That fellow is actually the Holy Son of the Primordial Demon Sect!" Shui'er, Chen Lingyue's maid, scurried over to her side and reported.
A faint scent of incense permeated the private room.
Chen Lingyue's brow furrowed. The Holy Son of the Primordial Demon Sect.
"Damn it, that guy must have taken that little girl..." Chen Lingyue gritted her teeth.
Chen Lingyue harbored no good feelings towards demonic sects, let alone the Primordial Demon Sect. In her eyes, they were like demons.
What a waste of such a handsome face, to be a little devil, Chen Lingyue thought, running a hand through her hair in frustration.
"Miss, should we still deal with him?" Shui'er asked.
Chen Lingyue had already made several arrangements, planning to make Jiang Li suffer after the auction.
However, if Jiang Li was the Holy Son of the Primordial Demon Sect, they couldn't act so rashly.
The Primordial Demon Sect was powerful and not to be offended lightly.
Chen Lingyue pursed her lips and slowly said, "Letting him go just like that would be too easy for him!"
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"The auction begins now! The first item..."
Before long, a steady voice echoed from the central area of the auction hall. The auction had commenced.
One rare and precious treasure after another went up for auction.
Various spiritual herbs, spiritual treasures, elixirs, and even rare materials.
The atmosphere of the auction became increasingly heated with each successful bid.
Jiang Li attempted to bid on a few items, but the other bidders were too aggressive.
Jiang Li's resources and most of his Saint Crystals had been absorbed by himself.
He didn't have much on him, so Jiang Li stopped thinking about it and focused on waiting for the auction of the nameless ancient scripture.
As for other cultivation resources, Jiang Li could always find them elsewhere later.
There was no need to get stuck here.
After some time, it was finally the turn for the nameless ancient scripture to be auctioned.
"This is a nameless ancient scripture, acquired from the ruins of a sect in an ancient secret realm. It is highly likely to contain powerful divine abilities, but no one has been able to comprehend it..." the host introduced the scripture.
"What sect ruins, powerful divine abilities? They're trying to trick us into buying useless things again!"
"Exactly! If it truly contained something good, would they put it up for auction? Don't insult our intelligence..."
"Damn it, the last person who bought this kind of thing is already gone..."
"Next, next! Nobody's bidding on this, don't waste our time, I want to see the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng..."
"That's right, that's right, hurry up and bring out the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng for this lord..."
...
...
Many people in the vicinity of the auction hall were cursing.
Every auction had some strange items like this.
They insisted on treating trash as treasures and selling them.
It was as if they were rubbing their intelligence on the ground.
They changed their tactics every time, never repeating themselves.
Many people had bought such strange items before, but they had all been duds, a complete waste of money...
And the starting price for this piece of junk was outrageously high. It was a massive pitfall.
"Ahem, silence! This nameless ancient scripture, containing top-tier divine abilities, has a starting bid of 5 million high-grade spirit stones!"
The host coughed, his face unblushing, and stated.
"Hiss... 5 million. They really think we're complete idiots..."
"Damn it, this kind of garbage can start at 5 million? Why don't they just rob us..."
"Isn't that exactly what they're doing?"
"Surely no one will bid, after all, this scheme has duped so many people..."
...
As soon as the host spoke, the surrounding complaints grew even louder. Everyone had a look of having seen through it all.
They looked at the host on stage with utter disdain.
"5 million high-grade spirit stones!" Just then, a clear voice rang out in the auction hall.
"Damn it, I knew it, there's always someone who isn't afraid of death..."
"Could it be a shill..."
...
The host also didn't expect anyone to bid. This item was considered their inventory trash, originally intended to fill the quota.
They had already prepared for it to not sell, but unexpectedly, someone made an offer.
"Private room 985 bids 5 million high-grade spirit stones. Are there any higher bids?" The host quickly recovered. If there was a foolish buyer, they had to seal the deal quickly.
Jiang Li watched the surrounding scene with a smile. A divine-tier mental divine ability for 1 million high-grade spirit stones. He was making a fortune.
Divine-tier divine abilities were extremely valuable and couldn't be measured by high-grade spirit stones.
Furthermore, martial arts and divine abilities at the divine tier were generally the foundational heritage of major powers.
They would not be easily put up for auction.
"5 million high-grade spirit stones once!"
"5 million high-grade spirit stones twice!"
"5 million high-grade spirit stones thr..."
The host was proceeding with the final steps.
"5.01 million high-grade spirit stones!"
Just as the host was about to call out the third time, a clear and pleasant voice echoed through the auction hall.
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