Two stewards from Baolin Pavilion came to the platform and introduced the items to the guests at the auction one by one.

"...This auction will last for several days. The best treasures are all in the back. There is no rush now..."

Ling Ziyan sat leisurely at the table, drinking the spiritual tea in his hand while watching the auction scene outside.

It was not until that afternoon that Pei Yun started to take action. She collected some rare and precious spiritual flowers and herbs as well as related alchemy materials.

The frequent bidding attracted a lot of attention, but the private room attic was protected and they could not see who was bidding so generously.

Lu Wu and his group also noticed a private room in the attic not far away, because they had encountered Duanmu Xu and his four companions outside that private room before, so they knew that Duanmu Xu and his four companions were inside.

Lu Wu's face darkened at first, then he thought of something and showed a bit of mockery: "...It's good this way. We have already spent so many spirit stones on the first day. We can't compete with you for treasures in the next few days!"

Bai Chengtian's expression was still cold, he didn't take Duanmu Xu and his group seriously at all.

However, there was a pretty girl among the five people. She was moved and said with a smile: "Brother Lu, I think there should be an alchemist among the five people of Duanmu Xu. You see, the treasures they are bidding in the private room are all spiritual medicines..."

An old man beside the woman snorted and laughed, "They are even more stupid. The treasure hunt is a place to compete for treasures, not an alchemy competition. If they find an alchemist as a companion, isn't that the same as finding someone who will hold them back..."

Except for Bai Chengtian who remained silent for a long while, the other four people all mocked Duanmu Xu and his group.

At this time, a map made of animal skin was displayed on the auction platform, and the auctioneer said it was a treasure map.

"...The starting bid is one thousand high-grade spirit stones."

As soon as the words came out, everyone present started talking to each other -

"Treasure map?! How can you tell it's a treasure map from such a tattered hide?"

"Such a crude topographic map, and without any information, even a treasure map wouldn't tell where it is!"

"They're still bidding for a thousand high-grade spirit stones. Baolin Pavilion is really taking us for a ride..."

The atmosphere around was a bit noisy, but Pei Yun turned a deaf ear to it. She carefully looked at the animal skin, a small part of which was displayed, and felt that it looked familiar.

Pei Yun's eyes suddenly lit up, and she finally remembered that when she traveled to Nanyue Continent, she once bought several animal skins at an underground trade fair. The stall owner even boasted that it was a treasure map.

Pei Yun didn't take it seriously at the time, because she mainly wanted to buy some pill recipes, but now seeing the animal skin at the auction, she found that its material and the lines and handwriting on it were extremely similar to one of the animal skins.

Thinking of this, she bid without hesitation: "Two thousand high-grade spirit stones."

As soon as he finished speaking, a bidding sound came from a private room attic: "Five thousand high-quality spirit stones."

"...Ten thousand high-quality spirit stones." Pei Yun bid again.

"Twenty thousand..."

Within a few breaths, the bidding price had reached 500,000 high-quality spirit stones, and the only bidders were Pei Yun and another old man.

Duanmu Xu and the other three in the private room seemed surprised by Pei Yun's persistence, because although the entire animal skin was not displayed, just the corner that was displayed showed that it was very simple and incomplete.

However, the four of them were people who knew their limits, so they did not rashly ask Pei Yun the reason for his bidding. After all, everyone has secrets.

In another private room, the old man's face darkened, his brows furrowed, and he looked sinisterly at the room where Pei Yun was.

After hearing Pei Yun call out "two million high-quality spirit stones", a strong murderous intent appeared in his eyes, and his hands on his knees clenched into fists, but he did not bid again.

Pei Yun, however, knew nothing about this. She happily paid the spirit stones and got the animal skin. Sure enough, the touch was the same as her other animal skin. She suspected that these animal skins should be pieced together to show a complete treasure map.

However, she took a few glances at it and put it back into the storage ring. Now was not the time to study it as the auction was still going on.

Starting from the second day, the other four people in the private room also began to bid one after another. As the treasures became more and more valuable, more and more people came to bid. The four of them did not win every time, but they all won one or two items more or less.

Only Pei Yun won more than a dozen items in the auction, most of which were precious medicinal materials for alchemy.

Ling Ziyan and Pei Yun were familiar with each other. He smiled and teased: "You, the elder of Yunshan Sect, are much richer than us disciples of Lingyao Sect!"

In just three days, Pei Yun alone spent hundreds of millions of high-quality spirit stones, which was more than the other four people combined.

Duanmu Xu shook his head and smiled: "Brother, you forgot that Pei Yun is an alchemist. It is not easy for an alchemist to earn spirit stones..."

After hearing these words, Bai Chengming and Xu Moshuang couldn't help but look at Pei Yun in surprise. Although they didn't know Pei Yun's age, they could vaguely feel that Pei Yun was very young, much younger than them.

Being so young but having the same cultivation level as them is already a rare talent in cultivation. Unexpectedly, he is also an alchemist. This makes the two of them have to look up to Pei Yun again.

Another day passed and the auction reached its final stage. At this moment, a jade bottle appeared on the auction platform.

"Everyone, the next item for auction is the Ultimate Five-Color Water." The steward introduced, "...This Ultimate Five-Color Water comes from the Tianshan Pond. It will help all cultivators break through the bottleneck of their cultivation..."

The atmosphere became quiet, and most of the guests looked at the jade bottle on the platform with anticipation.

Bai Chengtian also slightly curled up the corners of his lips, his eyes fixed, looking straight towards the direction of the platform. The treasure he was waiting for finally arrived!

Over the years, his cultivation has been stuck at the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation, unable to break through the bottleneck and advance to the late stage, so he is constantly looking for treasures and opportunities for advancement.

"...The starting price is 100 million high-quality spirit stones."

As the manager finished speaking, people all around started bidding on their prices.

Pei Yun saw that her four companions also made bids, but she did not join in immediately. Soon the price soared to 2.3 billion high-quality spirit stones.

At this moment, Duanmu Xu and the other three had given up the bidding. They could afford these spirit stones, but it was not worth it for them to spend most of their fortune to buy this Extreme Five-Light Water, because this Extreme Five-Light Water could only increase the chances of breaking through the bottleneck by 20 to 30 percent at most.

After Bai Chengtian bid up to 2.3 billion high-grade spirit stones, the scene was quiet for a while. Just when he thought he had won, a steady female voice came from a private room not far away: "2.31 billion high-grade spirit stones."

Bai Chengtian stood up suddenly, looked towards the private room where Pei Yun was with a gloomy look, and anger rose in his heart.

Lu Wu couldn't help but curse, "She's really haunting me! Where did Ling Ziyan and the others find this woman? How dare she fight with Senior Brother Bai?!"

Bai Chengtian bid again, and directly bid a much higher price: "2.4 billion high-quality spirit stones."

"Two billion four hundred and ten million high-quality spirit stones." Pei Yun said calmly.

Bai Chengming had already recognized Bai Chengtian's voice, and he had an expression of watching a good show on his face. He reminded Pei Yun, "Bai Chengtian will do anything to get what he wants. You have to be careful that he might get angry and kill people to get the treasure."

"Then he can try." Pei Yun looked calm and spoke with great confidence.

"Twenty-five billion high-quality spirit stones." This price has far exceeded the value of the Extreme Five-Light Water.

Pei Yun did not let the people present wait too long, and still said in a calm tone: "Two billion five hundred and ten million high-grade spirit stones."

Bai Chengtian's expressionless face changed instantly, and there was a hint of murderous intent on his body. He slammed the table heavily, and the table shattered immediately.

Lu Wu stepped forward and advised: "Brother Bai, this woman wants to participate in the treasure hunt with Duanmu Xu and the others. Instead of spending spirit stones, why not wait until we enter the Qiankun Dao treasure map and let her hand it over obediently. Then we can get it without spending a single spirit stone..."

As if he had listened to Lu Wu's suggestion, Bai Chengtian narrowed his eyes and stared at the private room where Pei Yun was, and stopped bidding.

Without Bai Chengtian bidding on this side, Pei Yun successfully obtained the Extreme Five-Light Water. She planned to return to the sect for seclusion after this treasure hunt event was over, and strive to be promoted to the middle stage of the Spirit Transformation before coming out.

After that, Pei Yun did not make any more moves. The other four people in the private room just thought that the spirit stones she had on her were almost used up.

But this amount of spirit stones was just the share she got from the poison tasting conference a few days ago. She had once obtained the wealth left by the Black Dragon and the Nanling Sword King. In addition, she had traveled to various secret realms over the years, and had obtained hundreds of billions of high-quality spirit stones and nearly 100 million of top-quality spirit stones. She also had heavenly treasures like the Chaos Pearl and the Myriad Things in the Heavens, heavenly skills like the unique sword technique of the Injury Sword, and so on. Naturally, she would not take this expense seriously.

However, she has already been in the limelight enough today. The items to be auctioned later will be the focus of competition among the strong people in the Nascent Soul Stage and above. If she goes to bid again, she is not afraid of trouble. She can just hide in the space. She is just afraid that some people will attack Duanmu Xu and others.

The last item to be auctioned was a lower-grade heavenly sword technique. Many powerful onlookers began to bid loudly. Bai Chengtian also called out a few prices, but his voice was soon drowned out.

After the auction ended, Duanmu Xu and the other four quickly left the scene and returned directly to the guest house, waiting for the treasure hunt to begin...

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