"Everyone, welcome to the annual auction."
"This year's auction is hosted by our Eight Gates, and we hope this Black Seal City auction will satisfy everyone."
A white-haired old man in luxurious clothes stood on the auction stage, smiling as he presided over the opening ceremony of the auction.
"I believe you are all eager, so I won't waste any more words. The auction officially begins!"
As someone from the Black-Corner Region himself, he knew very well that these people wanted to see the auction items, not listen to an old man like him talk nonsense.
Subsequently, staff brought up a long crystal box, inside which lay a serene, azure crystal longsword.
"This sword is named Han Feng, forged from Heavenly Mountain Cold Iron, and it can cut through metal like mud. Furthermore, it is inlaid with a tier 3 ice-element magic core."
"If a water or ice element user obtains this sword, its power will be even greater."
"Starting bid, one hundred thousand. Please begin, everyone."
As the old man announced the price, a chorus of bidding immediately erupted below the stage.
One hundred thousand gold coins was a small sum in the Black-Corner Region.
After a few minutes, the sword sold for one hundred and fifty thousand.
Then the second auction item was put up... Xiao Li was not interested in any of the items currently on display.
His target was the good stuff that would come later.
Green Scale, on the other hand, was attending such an auction for the first time, her curious eyes watching the bidding below.
She was wearing a light blue dress today, which made her look less like a maid and more like a young girl with a unique shyness and charm.
The bloodline of the Snake-People Tribe was well displayed on her.
"Green Scale, come here for a moment."
"Young Master, what is it?"
Although Green Scale was curious about the auction scene below, she obediently turned around when she heard Xiao Li call her.
"Is the auction interesting?"
"Yes, it's interesting!"
"Then don't just stand there watching, come over and sit down."
Xiao Li patted his thigh, signaling Green Scale to sit on him.
The girl's small face flushed, a little shy.
But thinking that she and Xiao Li had already done more intimate things, this didn't seem like something she couldn't do.
So, she obediently sat on Xiao Li's lap, sitting very upright.
Her petite and soft body felt as light as if it had no weight.
The unique body fragrance of the young girl continuously lingered in Xiao Li's nose.
One of his hands wrapped around the girl's slender, soft waist, while the other hand passed through her armpit, slowly moving upwards.
Green Scale's body stiffened immediately: "You… Young Master…"
"The auction will last for quite a while. You continue watching, don't get distracted." Xiao Li whispered into her ear, his warm breath making the girl's earlobes turn red, and her delicate body instantly went soft.
How could she refuse? She could only let Xiao Li do as he pleased.
And Xiao Li continued to hold her, letting her sit on his lap, maintaining this posture to complete the subsequent matters... Below the stage, the bidding was fierce.
During this time, more than a dozen items were successively auctioned, with each bid higher than the last.
Later, even a flying Dou Skill—Thunder Bat Heavenly Wings—appeared at the auction!
It was immediately snatched up by forces such as the Blood Sect, Black Skull Tomb, and Heavenly Serpent Mansion.
The scene was incredibly intense.
Bids from the VIP seats often increased by hundreds of thousands or even millions, much more fiercely than those from the ordinary seats below.
During this period, Xiao Li did not participate in any bidding.
After all, these items were not his targets.
It wasn't until after the Thunder Bat Heavenly Wings that the next auction item was brought out.
"Everyone, the next item to be auctioned is a bit strange—it's a torn map." The white-haired old man took out an ancient piece of cloth.
"This is clearly a fragment of a map, but we only have this one piece."
"If a fated person, by chance, manages to collect the other fragments, they might find the treasure recorded on it."
"Of course, we cannot guarantee that this torn map is definitely useful, so everyone should treat it as a gamble, just for entertainment."
"Therefore, the starting price for this torn map is one hundred thousand gold coins."
As the old man finished speaking, a collective sigh of disappointment rose from the audience.
What good was a torn map?
Even if it recorded a Heaven-tier cultivation method or Dou Skill, if the other fragments couldn't be found, it was just a piece of waste paper.
And it cost one hundred thousand gold coins.
Gamble one hundred thousand gold coins? They weren't that foolish.
That wasn't how money should be spent.
Seeing that no one was bidding, the auctioneer on stage felt a bit awkward.
If this torn map couldn't be sold, they would have to withdraw it and bring out the next auction item.
Just then, a voice finally rang out,
"One hundred and eleven thousand."
Xiao Li was waiting for this torn map, so of course he had to bid.
Hearing this voice, the auctioneer breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, someone was bidding.
As long as it could be sold, it wasn't a loss.
Everyone else thought it was foolish that someone actually bid on a torn map with no clues.
But when they realized that the bidder was a VIP on the second floor, they all quieted down.
Anyone who could enter a VIP room at this auction was no simple person.
If rich people wanted to buy it as a toy, they weren't qualified to discuss it.
The other forces in the VIP section also did not participate in the bidding.
In the original story, Fan Ling, the young sect master of the Blood Sect, would have participated in the bidding at this point.
But now Xiao Li was bidding from a VIP seat, so Fan Ling did not interfere.
After all, offending an additional bidder was not beneficial for future situations.
Thus, Xiao Li successfully acquired this torn map for one hundred and eleven thousand gold coins...
Next, other rare auction items were brought out, each fetching a high price.
Then, the Earth-tier movement Dou Skill, Three Thousand Lightning Movement, appeared!
The entire audience was shocked.
Movement Dou Skills were already rare, let alone one of Earth-tier level.
Suddenly, the entire auction house was in an uproar, and various major forces frequently shouted out exorbitant prices.
Xiao Li did not participate in the competition.
Firstly, because he already possessed the high-grade Earth-tier movement Dou Skill, Divine Lightning Shattering Star Steps; it would be too foolish to now learn a low-grade Earth-tier movement Dou Skill.
Secondly, it was actually because he didn't have that much money.
The price of Three Thousand Lightning Movement had already soared to several million, heading straight for ten million, and Xiao Li only had about a million, so he couldn't compete.
Finally, Three Thousand Lightning Movement was acquired by the Black Skull Tomb for an astronomical price of ten million and twenty thousand.
This price, even in the Black-Corner Region, was extremely shocking.
And after Three Thousand Lightning Movement, came the true grand finale of this auction—the advertised seventh-grade medicinal pill, the yin yang profound dragon pill!
But Xiao Li was equally uninterested.
Firstly, because he had no money.
Secondly, with his current refining skills, he could already refine the yin yang profound dragon pill himself, so there was no need to bid.
Therefore, upon seeing the yin yang profound dragon pill brought out, he left the room with Green Scale and headed backstage to retrieve the torn map...