Xiuxian: I really don’t want to be a bootlicker!

Originally.

The auction house's executives panicked when they realized Ye Chen hadn't shown up on time.

You see, many of the rare and precious treasures at this auction were specially tailored "exclusive items" for Ye Chen.

Looking at the entire cultivation world.

Perhaps only Ye Chen would be willing to bear the outrageous, malicious bidding due to his urgent needs—at least a tenfold premium.

Plus, they could kill Ye Chen afterward and take the items back.

They would be divided according to how much effort the young prodigies put into dealing with Ye Chen.

Fortunately, Ye Chen finally arrived as scheduled.

Everyone smiled.

Clearly, everyone would make a fortune.

......

Under the waiter's guidance.

Ye Chen was about to enter the auction house.

Just then, he met the Little Peacock King walking towards him.

The Little Peacock King still had that cocky look.

He twitched slightly at the sight of Ye Chen.

Ye Chen thought the Little Peacock King would avoid him, given his temperament.

But unexpectedly, the Little Peacock King paused for a moment before walking straight towards him.

"Uncle, you actually came..." The Little Peacock King awkwardly greeted him.

Ye Chen found it amusing and, seeing him alone, casually asked, "Are you alone? Why didn't Aunt Yan come?"

The Little Peacock King didn't like Ye Chen mentioning his mother.

He immediately changed the subject, saying, "How did you know I broke through to the mid-stage of the Fourth Heaven? My mother went to find a treasure for me!"

Ye Chen: "..."

Who asked you?

Seeing Aunt Yan wasn't there, Ye Chen lost interest in this nephew, waved dismissively, and planned to enter.

The Little Peacock King quickly approached and said, "Uncle, you already have my mom!"

"You can't have designs on my aunt..."

Ye Chen's mouth twitched as he looked at the Little Peacock King.

He felt like he'd been speechless more times today than in his entire life.

No wonder this kid took the initiative to greet him today.

He's actually eyeing your aunt?

You Myriad Races are really outrageous!

But sorry, your aunt is also part of your mother's repayment of kindness.

So, I want them all!

......

When Ye Chen and Yao Yuezhi entered the private room together.

The impatient auctioneer immediately raised the gavel, starting the highly anticipated auction.

The first item was carefully presented on the stage.

It was a fist-sized, crystal-clear rhomboid crystal.

Inside, liquid light seemed to flow gently, emitting a soft and extremely rich aura, indicating it was no ordinary object.

The auctioneer cleared his throat and began enthusiastically introducing it: "This item is called Spirit Source Essence!"

"It contains extremely pure and massive spiritual energy. Cultivators who place it in their blessed land will find that the crystal essence automatically dissipates spiritual energy, continuously replenishing the blessed land's energy, nourishing every plant, tree, mountain, and river within!"

"Like injecting sweet rain into arid land, it can rapidly increase the spiritual energy concentration within the blessed land, making the environment more suitable for cultivation."

"This item is extremely rare. As everyone knows, the End of Dharma Era is approaching. This item can make the blessed land's spiritual energy concentration far exceed the outside world, and once activated, it will last for at least ten thousand years."

"This is of great significance for family inheritance in the End of Dharma Era."

As soon as this item was revealed, the entire venue erupted in an uproar.

Although everyone had learned about it on the auction list beforehand.

They couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when they actually saw it.

After all, Spirit Source Essence was too precious and rare, rarely appearing in public venues like auction houses.

Immediately afterward, the auctioneer continued, "This auction has no special requirements for bidding methods. Everyone can bid with top-grade spirit stones, Mahayana-stage elixirs, supreme weapons, or other treasures needed by Mahayana-stage cultivators, Dao Harmonization stage cultivators are also acceptable, in short, the highest bidder wins!"

As soon as these words were spoken.

The venue erupted again.

Many cultivators who didn't know the details and came to join in the fun were first stunned, then their faces filled with ecstasy.

You see, in previous top-tier auctions, many item owners would make various special requests.

For example, specifying that only a certain type of item, technique, elixir, etc., could be used to participate in the bidding.

It was almost equivalent to a disguised barter.

Such a situation where there were almost no restrictions and anything could be used to bid was extremely rare.

The atmosphere instantly heated up.

Some people couldn't wait to start bidding.

In just over a hundred breaths, the price soared like a rocket, quickly reaching ten million top-grade spirit stones.

At this price, many cultivators' enthusiasm gradually cooled down.

Although Spirit Source Essence was indeed extremely precious, the actual effect it could improve was limited, probably only able to increase the spiritual energy concentration of a ten-thousand-mile blessed land by about 20%.

If ten million top-grade spirit stones were crushed and evenly scattered into the blessed land, from the perspective of simply increasing the amount of spiritual energy, the effect might be even better.

If not for the fact that the spiritual energy emitted by the Spirit Source Essence was more nourishing to the blessed land, allowing spiritual plants to grow more lushly, thereby enhancing the blessed land's foundation and increasing the cultivator's cultivation speed.

Otherwise, ten million would be a stretch.

So this price was about right.

......

In the private room, Ye Chen, with Yao Yuezhi in his arms, leisurely sipped tea.

Hearing the slender-waisted, long-legged auctioneer announce the auction rules, he was immediately amused.

This auction house was clearly afraid that the Spirit Source Essence wouldn't be sold to him.

Seeing the bidding gradually calm down, Ye Chen slowly spoke, "Twenty million top-grade spirit stones."

While shouting out this number, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart.

Fortunately, he was now a Mahayana-stage cultivator, basically standing at the peak of the cultivation world, and would go to the Immortal World after becoming an immortal.

Otherwise, these prices would probably collapse.

As soon as Ye Chen spoke, it was like throwing a boulder into a calm lake, and the entire venue instantly became so quiet that a pin could be heard dropping.

Directly doubled?

Who was so rich?

And in a certain private room.

In a certain private room, several men with purple hair, vertical pupils between their eyebrows, and semi-sage fluctuations around them, were overjoyed when they heard Ye Chen finally bid: "Ye Chen really couldn't hold back and made a move."

"Of course he had to make a move, after all, his blessed land's origin was absorbed and has dried up, he needs nourishment the most."

"Increase the price, we must increase the price and make him bleed heavily."

"Moreover, the spiritual energy of this Spirit Source Essence evaporates slowly, and not much can be consumed in a short time. Once he dies, we can easily take it back."

"To be honest, Luo Bingling is really useless, being by Ye Chen's side for so long, she didn't even get a share of absorbing his blessed land's origin!"

"Once Ye Chen dies this time, Luo Bingling probably won't be cultivated as a priority when she returns to the clan, she should just serve the Divine Son diligently!"

The few men discussed amongst themselves, and at the same time, they unhesitatingly increased the price, and the increase was extremely high: "Treasures worth thirty million top-grade spirit stones!"

They wanted Ye Chen to lose everything!