Chương 203: Five great treasures

The woman on the stage instantly became the center of attraction and was, infact the main reason why the palace fell silent as many men seized her up with their eyes"Welcome to the Yi and Hua Auction House dare esteemed guests. This insignificant one is Yi Jing and will be your host for today." The woman opened her cherry lips and spoke in a soft voice. All the men returned to their senses and got ready for the auction.

"The Yi and Hua clan has promised shocking treasures today. I assure you all that no one will leave unsatisfied dear esteemed guests. This Yi Jing will no longer waste your time and will begin the auction immediately" Yi Jing chuckled at the impatient eyes that evaded her own misty eyes. She clapped her hands softly and the red curtains behind the raised platform parted and a young lady walked out holding a tray covered with a red veil.

"The first item for auction today esteemed guests, is an Imperial armament!" Her soft voice was followed by absolute silence as some people were absolutely dumbstruck. This was an Imperial armament which was sometimes the final item for auction. This time, it was the first!

"The beginning price is eighty thousand spirit crystals. The highest bidder after three counts gets the treasure!" The woman continued in her bewitchingly soft voice. Although the weapon wasn't revealed, no one doubted the Yi and Hua Auction even a little. After a moment of silence, the auction began and Long Feng finally understood what it all meant.

"Eighty five thousand spirit crystals!" Someone shouted but was immediately countered;"Eighty eight thousand!"

"I'll pay ninety thousand spirit crystals!"

"A hundred thousand spirit crystals! Everyone, I am from the eternal snow sect of the central Province. Please give me face!"

"Give you face your father! Speak with your wealth! I'll pay a hundred and ten thousand spirit crystals!"

"You...! A hundred and twelve crystals! I want this weapon!"

"Hundred and thirty thousand!" No one spoke after this bidder.

"A hundred and thirty thousand! Any other bid? Going once! Going twice! And sold!" The woman immediately ended the bid. The winner immediately burst out laughing heartily as he descended from the top floor to the platform and took the weapon on the tray; an axe with a shocking aura. He paid the amount and returned to his seat.

"Esteemed guests, this is just the beginning! The next item is a spirit grade martial skill from an inheritance ground. The starting price is fourty thousand spirit crystals!"

"Fifty thousand crystals!"

"Fifty five thousand spirit crystals!"

"Fifty eight thousand crystals!" The martial skill was gotten by someone from the middle floor for sixty two thousand spirit crystals. Next was a spirit armament, then bottles of healing pills, herbs and weird treasures were auctioned off at different price for almost half a day.

"Esteemed customers, we are approaching the true items for today's auction. The first item is... an imperial crystal!" Yi Jing's voice silenced the palace again and many people doubted their ears even.

"The starting price is a hundred thousand spirit crystals and I will be representing the Yihua clan to bid for the item fairly!" The woman added. The palace seemed to have exploded as the bidding became many times fiercer than before. Those who hadn't bid before at all jumped right into the bidding war now.

"An imperial crystal! I heard that the energy in an imperial crystal is comparable to a thousand spirit crystals at the same time in density and much more in purity! We have to get it!" Yan jian exclaimed excitedly.

"Alright, let's bid" Long Feng nodded. This might be enough for him to breakthrough right into the spirit realm! In this short moment, the price of the crystal had risen to a whopping hundred and fifty thousand spirit crystals and was still rising.

"Hundred and sixty thousand!" Yan jian shouted, but his voice was quickly drowned out by others.

"Hundred and sixth five!"

"Hundred and sixty eight spirit crystals!" Yan jian gritted his teeth in rage. How dare they ignore him? Do they know who he was? Or how wealthy he was? Probably not. Then he'd show them!

"Two hundred thousand spirit crystals!" He shouted again but this time, no one spoke after him. It was absolute silence. This was the first item for reach the two hundred thousand mark and an Imperial crystal wasn't worth that much. No one was willing to bid again, though some people glanced at Yan jian a few more times and tried to identify him.

"Two hundred thousand going once! Going twice! And sold! Congratulations esteemed guest on getting the imperial crystal!" Even Yi Jing no longer bid against the price and sold it out. Yan jian strutted down to the platform and collected the shinning crystal surrounded by mist, paid the amount and returned. He was literally dripping with pride throughout the process. Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings.

"The next item on the list is more shocking than the imperial crystal if you use it wisely. It is a formation talisman that contain a defensive formation inscribed in it. This formation can block the attack of a rank three imperial realm Cultivator and below just once! This is akin to having a second life! The starting price is one hundred and fifty thousand spirit crystals!" Yi Jing dropped another bomb on the auction.

Many people were suspecting what had happened as this was the first time such treasures were being auctioned off. A formation talisman was something which could be found in high rank continents and the four regions. It could only be formed by a soul cultivator who had reached the spirit transformation layer at the least and could contain defensive formations, offensive formations, concealment, illusory and escape formations.

"Hundred and sixty thousand spirit crystals!"

"Hundred and eighty crystals!" Yi Jing opened her mouth and also joined the bidding,"Two hundred thousand spirit crystals!" She directly increased it to two hundred again! Yan jian snorted to himself when she copied his tactics. After a short pause, the auction continued,"Two hundred and ten thousand spirit crystals!"

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!" At the end, Yi Jing won it for the Yihua clan at the price of two hundred and fifty thousand spirit crystals.

"Dear esteemed guests, were are down to our last five items for the auction. The fifth item is another formation talisman, but this one contains an offensive formation which can slay any rank one imperial level cultivator and injure a rank two and three imperial cultivators. The starting price is the same, a hundred and fifty thousand spirit crystals!" Yi Jing spoke. After an intense bidding war, she won the talisman at the price of two hundred and eighty crystals!

"The fourth item is something that will blow your minds dear esteemed guests. It is a pill, but not your normal healing pill but a Cultivation pill. It is called the spirit cloud pill and it is famous in the four regions. Taking one can grant you a breakthrough within the spirit realm immediately and it can also increase the chance of a peak spirit realm cultivator reaching the imperial realm.

The starting price is two hundred thousand spirit crystals" The palace drowned in silence again and many people were regretting not emptying their sect's treasuries before coming.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand!" Yi Jing broke the silence with her voice as she raised the price by fifty thousand in one go.

"Brother Long Feng!" Yan jian exclaimed.

"I Know I know!" Long Feng replied and raised his voice to bid,"Three hundred thousand spirit crystals!" Yan jian gave him thumbs up. Yi Jing on the platform looked up like she wanted to locate who raised the price so much, but she ultimately lowered her gaze.

"Three hundred and ten!" Someone from the top floor shouted.

"Three hundred and fifty!" Long Feng shouted again. He had to admit, Yan jian was right. The feeling of suppressing others with wealth was... intoxicating. The person had no choice but to grit his teeth and shut up. Yi Jing on stage frowned and seemed to want to bid again but she finally decided against it.

"There's still those three items" she mumured.

"Three hundred fifty thousand spirit crystals! Any higher bid? Going once! Going twice! And sold!" Long Feng leaped into the platform and handed over a prepared void ring with the exact amount. The woman then gave him a porclain Jade pill bottle that was sealed right. Long Feng didn't bother to check it there and returned to his seat. Countless jealous gazes lingered on him as he went back.

"The third item is shocking even to me. It is a Cultivation Technique or manual!" Yi Jing spoke after a while. Silence immediately descended in the palace, a stiffling silence interwined with disbelief.

"Impossible. Did I just heard her say a Cultivation manual?" Some one from the lower floor asked dazedly.

"I think I heard wrong" another person shook his head.

"Fairy Jing, did you just say a Cultivation Technique?" Someone from the top floor asked again.

"That's right. This is a true Cultivation manual. It's called Radiant lighting art. According to our trustworthy source, this manual will transform your inner energy into pure lightning energy, enhance your comprehension of the lightning concept and can be used by an imperial realm Cultivator to the peak imperial realm before it must be changed. This is probably the best Cultivation Technique on this continent currently" Yi Jing replied softly. The palace was instantly upturned in shock.

"Fairy Jing, hurry up and state the beginning price!"

"Fairy Jing, why the waste of time?"

"Alright, alright. All of you relax. The starting price for the Radiant lighting art is... Three hundred thousand spirit crystals!"

"Three hundred and ten thousand!"

"Three hundred and thirty crystals!

"Three hundred and thirty five thousand spirit crystals! Everyone, please give me face. Our clan ancestor is in urgent need of a Cultivation manual to..."

"Shut the hell up! Three hundred and fourty thousand spirit crystals!"

"The Jade pavilion want this manual. We will definitely be grateful to everyone here today. Three hundred and fifty thousand spirit crystals!"

"Grateful your grandma!"

"Four hundred thousand spirit crystals!" Yi Jing's soft voice cut the tension in the air like a hot knife through butter and left the bidders feeling discontented.

"Do we need this?" Yan jian asked Long Feng. Long Feng shook his head without hesitation, "No need to bid. I'm sure that we'll get better choices in the four regions before we reach the imperial realm" he replied calmly.

"Going once, going twice, and sold to my Yihua clan!" Yi Jing spoke with a smile. She could barely conceal her excitement too as even the Yihua clan had nothing like this. If the Yihua clan had a choice, they would never auction off all these treasures, but alas, they couldn't do anything. When Yi Jing thought about that man and his status, she instantly felt her body going limp.

"The second item..." she began and the palace fell silent again like under a spell. Although almost everyone had given up on winning the next two items with the Yihua clan also bidding, they still paid their attention. Just knowing what it was would leave them with no regrets.

"Is a profound mist dew. This is a natural treasure condensed in a place with pure natural energy in the four regions. It's main use is similar to the spirit cloud pill, only that it is assured that one can enter the imperial realm with this, and it also grants a breakthrough to any imperial realm master. According to rumors, it increased the chance of a peak imperial realm master entering the legendary Deity realm!" Boom! it was like a mountain had collapsed in people's head.

Many people simply stared ahead without focus, some lost control of their inner energies, some mistakenly Shattered their seats. Even Long Feng chocked, Yan jian doubled over and Li Yue'er gasped.

"The starting price is... five hundred thousand spirit crystals and my Yihua clan bids six hundred thousand!" Yi Jing continued, her soft voice lacking it's calm. No one replied, no one could. By now, everyone had used up their spirit crystals, leaving them with nothing to bid for, bit to mention that the Yihua clan was clearly focused on getting the last three items. Bidding against them now would mean going against the authority of the mighty Yihua clan. That wouldn't end well for anyone.

"Going once! Going twice! And..." Yi Jing was about to end the bid when...

"Seven hundred thousand spirit crystals!" Long Feng shouted. He was still reeling from disbelieve but he held himself together and raised the bid. Yi Jing's cold gaze fell on him for a moment before she looked away. All eyes in the palace focused on Long Feng immediately.

"Who is that? He actually dared to bid?"

"Is he tired of living? Does anyone recognizes which force they come from?" Many youths glanced at him with pity and curiosity.

"Seven hundred and fifty thousand!" Yi Jing spoke. One could tell that she had lost her calm from her slightly shivering cold voice. Her cold gaze also paused intimidatingly on Long Feng. Long Feng gritted his teeth, ignored the gazes on him and raised the bid,"Eight. Hundred. Thousand!" Yi Jing's misty eyes frosted as she stared at him for a minute.

"Any higher bid?" She finally asked, showing that she had given up.

"Going once... Going twice... and sold!" Some people could hear the sound of her teeth gritting as he said 'sold'. Long Feng finally relaxed and leaped into the platform to pay the spirit crystals. He received the blue Jade bottle which contained a single dew, the profound mist dew. With these, he had gotten two out of the top five items.

With their wealth, they could have gotten it all, but it would be very unwise and stupid to offend all the forces here, including the Yihua clan for the items which was why they didn't bid for the two talismans. Yi Jing took a few deep breaths, her bosom rising and falling with each breath before she calmed down.

"The final item is a spirit beast; the blue stripped frost tiger. This is a spirit beast that had the power of a peak imperial realm master if it fully matures. This spirit beast is alive and at it's infant stage which means whoever gets it and rears it would earn it's undivided loyalty for life. The starting price is a million Spirit crystals!" There was almost no reaction as most people simply closed their eyes. It was obvious that this was the Yihua clan's most wanted item.

For the spirit beast, they were willing to let go of all the other four treasures. With this beast, they had a future peak imperial realm master who was loyal to the clan. Who wouldn't give anything for it? Even Long Feng was tempted, but he didn't dare to bid this time. He had pushed the Yihua clan to the wall when he bid for the profound mist dew and he didn't dare to push them any further again.

"My Yihua clan wants this infant spirit beats. Whoever objects or want it can come an meet me" Yi Jing said coldly. Her words were undeniably arrogant, but it showed the power of the Yihua clan. No one, absolutely no one in the palace dared to even breath too heavily.

"Very well. This is the final item on the auction and it has been sold. Thank you all for coming, enjoy your upcoming competition. Farewell" Yi Jing was apparently angry as she left without even giving a proper Farewell. It looked like that Profound mist dew was of great importance to the Yihua clan.

"Oh boy! This is looking bad!" Long Feng muttered as he felt many pairs of eyes on him. Everyone on this floor was staring at him weirdly.

"Come-on, let's go!" He stood up and made to leave immediately. Yan jian and Li Yue'er also rose to their feet and followed along the path they came through.

Hey guys 👋 In case I never mentioned this before, the beasts are classified into; Wild beasts which are the normal beasts we see. They have different levels of strength but no intelligence and can't be tamed. Spirit beasts which are beasts that posses spirit roots (equal to a human's dantian or a wild beast's core), they have varying levels of intelligence and can even transform into human form when they are strong enough.

They can be tamed Divine beasts which are legendary beasts with godly powers like dragons, Phoenix, golden crow, qillin, etc.