As figures walked into the massive building, the seats below were completely filled.
And just then, the appearance of several figures caused all the Cultivators in their seats to turn and look.
"Moonlit Fairy, Lonely City Little Sword Immortal, Mad Blade, and the Spear King who can break a city with one spear."
The appearance of these figures drew loud shouts from the others.
These individuals were the recognized leaders of Tianhe County's younger generation.
These few figures were truly unrivaled in their respective Realms.
Ye Lin's eyes gleamed as he assessed the combat strength of these individuals.
His first impression of them was that they were very strong, extremely strong.
They were on par with Xuan Hu.
He knew Xuan Hu's combat strength; he could easily defeat five or six ordinary Golden Core Peak Cultivators.
These few would be his formidable opponents in a month and a half.
He didn't aim for first place, but a top-three finish would suffice.
If he were at the Golden Core Peak Realm, then first place would definitely be his.
Being unrivaled in the same Realm was just a saying.
The world is vast, and there are so many Cultivators; there will always be someone stronger than you.
Ye Lin turned his head and saw Li Youwei half-crouching by the window, only her head visible, her eyes blinking as she watched the figures below.
"What? Do you have an enemy here?"
Seeing Li Youwei like this, Ye Lin asked with a smile.
"Not an enemy, but someone a hundred times more hateful than an enemy."
Li Youwei shook her head, gritting her teeth.
As those individuals entered their private rooms, the main door below slowly closed.
On the platform suspended in mid-air, a flash of light appeared, and an old man, leaning on a staff, stood on the platform.
"gentlemen, friends from all corners of the world, hello everyone. I am the Abbot of this auction. You may call me Old Man Shenshan."
Old Man Shenshan said with a benevolent smile.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a light shimmered to the side, and a platform appeared.
On the platform, a long sword was placed.
"gentlemen, this is a Profound Rank High-Grade long sword, the Dragon Tongue Sword. The starting bid is fifty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. The auction now begins."
After Old Man Shenshan finished speaking, the surrounding figures began to bid, though only a few voices were heard.
After all, those who could come here were not simple people.
Everyone already had their own companion weapons.
Although a Profound Rank High-Grade long sword was precious, for them, spending over a hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones was somewhat not worth it.
Seeing the reaction from the surroundings, Old Man Shenshan's face remained smiling and benevolent, as if all this was within his expectations.
After all, in an auction, who would bring out the most valuable item right at the start?
Finally, the long sword was acquired by a young man for ninety Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
Compared to its actual value, the young man made a small profit.
If he took it outside, he could sell it for a hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.
This was also the unwritten rule of auctions.
In a high-end auction, if items inconsistent with the auction's level were brought out, not only would their value not be very high, but the auction house might even suffer a significant loss.
Because among those who could enter a high-end auction, none were simple individuals.
Bringing out a broken item for auction would clearly be looked down upon by no one.
Seeing how uninteresting the auction was, Li Youwei, who had been excited earlier, now rested her head on her hands, her eyes half-closed with sleep.
She couldn't help it; it was simply too boring.
For treasures of this level, if she just spoke, a large group of people would immediately rush to offer them to her.
"The second treasure: two Profound Rank Middle Grade Illusion Pearls. Starting bid: eighty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin's spirits lifted.
Here it comes.
"One hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."
"One hundred ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."
"One hundred twenty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."
Indeed, the special nature of the Illusion Pearls made many people interested in them.
After all, these things had infinite wondrous uses; they could simulate any treasure, and their Qi was identical.
They were perfectly suited for deceiving people.
"Three hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones."
Ye Lin spoke, and upon hearing his words, the entire auction fell silent.
Although they had money, none of them were fools.
Two Profound Rank Middle Grade treasures for three hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, clearly, the value had already been greatly exceeded.
Ye Lin, however, was completely unconcerned; after all, it wasn't his money he was spending.
He didn't feel the slightest bit of heartache.
As for whether he would repay the money later, that would depend on his mood.
Hearing Ye Lin's words, Li Youwei came back to her senses and gave Ye Lin a resentful look.
She had originally thought she was extravagant enough, but unexpectedly, she had now met her match.
After seeing no one bid for a long time, Old Man Shenshan smiled slightly.
"Since no one has offered a higher price, these two Illusion Pearls belong to the guest in Private Room Number Three."
After Old Man Shenshan finished speaking, the Illusion Pearls disappeared from the platform.
The crowd below looked up towards Private Room Number Three.
They wanted to see what kind of person would spend three hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones so casually.
If they could deepen their understanding, it would be even better.
Cultivate emphasizes wealth, companions, territory, and techniques, with wealth being the first.
Befriending a wealthy person would be infinitely beneficial.
Thump, thump, thump.
At this moment, footsteps came from outside the door. The wooden door was slowly opened by a big man. A woman in a red dress, extremely beautiful, held a tray and looked at Ye Lin with a smile.
Inside the tray were the two Illusion Pearls.
"Guest, your Illusion Pearls."
The woman said softly with a smile.
Hearing this voice, Ye Lin felt his bones go numb.
He then circulated his spiritual Qi to dispel this unusual sensation.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at the woman before him.
She used an illusion right away.
He took out three hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones and handed them to the woman, then picked up the two Illusion Pearls.
The woman smiled slightly, bowed to Ye Lin, and then walked away, carefully closing the door.
"Ye Lin, why did you buy this? Although Illusion Pearls are somewhat special..."
"But if you say it's useful, it really is useful, but if you say it's useless, then it really isn't much use."
Hearing Li Youwei's words, Ye Lin smiled slightly.
Li Youwei was right.
Illusion Pearls, which could transform into anything, sounded amazing, but they had a fatal flaw: they couldn't possess the special properties of the transformed object.
It wasn't like transforming into a Profound Rank Middle Grade long sword meant it could be used in combat.
If that were the case, its value might increase several times over.
Transformed objects only had the appearance and Qi.
It was certainly useless for other purposes, but for transforming eyeballs, it was perfect.
The appearance of the transformed eyeball and the unique Qi of his own eyeball were just right.
"This item has great use for me; you don't need to understand."
"Seeing you so bored, is there nothing you need at this auction?"
Ye Lin put away the Illusion Pearls, changed the subject, and asked.
"Yes, but it's the finale item. I'm waiting for it, but what's being auctioned now are all some useless items, not much use."
Li Youwei yawned widely, patted her mouth, then smacked her lips a few times, and lay down to sleep.
"When it's the last item, remember to wake me up."
After saying that, she lay down and fell asleep in front of Ye Lin without any defenses.
Her breathing was long and steady; Ye Lin could confirm that this girl was truly asleep.
Looking at Li Youwei, who was sleeping defenselessly, Ye Lin touched his face.
Did he really look that much like a good person?
After all, they had known each other for less than a day, and she dared to take out a thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones in front of him, and now, she was sleeping defenselessly in front of Ye Lin.
It was truly strange.
What was this girl's background, exactly?