Chapter 95: The Auction Begins
Fang Yuan gathered his thoughts as he put down the east window Gu, he willed and the view in front of him became clear, Fang Yuan could see the auction hall.
The auction was split into the main hall, single rooms, and secret rooms.
Fang Yuan could not see the latter two, he could only see the main hall.
Right now, on the seats in the main hall were more than twenty Gu Immortals, they were talking openly without fear of eavesdroppers.
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Some Gu Immortals were catching up on old times, some were building relationships, but there were others with great animosity, they were like barrels of gunpowder.
At this moment, a white robed old man walked into the main hall.
"Haha, there are quite a number of people." The white robed old man was Yuan tribe's first supreme elder, he looked around and laughed heartily.
His laughter soon attracted the attention of the people in the hall, as talks became softer.
Fang Yuan directed his gaze as well, this first supreme elder of Yuan tribe was a rank seven Gu Immortal, the leader of the super force, Yuan tribe, of Northern Plains, he had exemplary battle strength and financial power, he was a strong contender in this auction.
Qin Bai Sheng was standing at the entrance inviting guests inside, he went up and paid his respects: "It is truly my Bai Sheng blessed land's great fortune that Lord Yuan is here to grace our auction with his presence."
"Don't call me lord, call me by my name, Yuan Rang Zun!" Yuan tribe's first supreme elder saw Qin Bai Sheng and his eyes shined, he patted Qin Bai Sheng's back with much enthusiasm.
"But, I had some gains after practicing my spear skills recently, is there any time we can spar once again?" Yuan Rang Zun's changed the topic and he showed his true nature as a martial arts fanatic.
"Senior Yuan's dao mark spear arts are still vivid in my memories. I wonder if senior Yuan would like to sit in the main hall, or get a single room or a secret room?" Qin Bai Sheng laughed, he did not reply to the invitation.
"Give me a single room." Yuan Rang Zun knew that now was not the time for this, he thought about it and gave his response.
Just as Yuan Rang Zun stepped into his single room, a handsome scholar walked into the auction with a female Gu Immortal following behind him.
"Unfettered Scholar came too?" The gazes of the Gu Immortals in the main hall were attracted again.
"Brother Qin, go ahead with your work, we can choose a room for ourselves." Unfettered Scholar waved to Qin Bai Sheng as he spoke in a tone that revealed his close relationship with Qin Bai Sheng.
Next, Unfettered Scholar walked away slowly, into a room with Fairy Hong Xiu.
After he left, more Gu Immortals arrived, some chose single rooms, but most chose the main hall. As for those who chose the secret rooms, they entered through secret channels, into their respective rooms. This could not be seen from the main hall.
"Although Qin Bai Sheng is a lone cultivator, he has great strength and yet shows great respect for people, he has a wide network and relationships with many experts." Tai Bai Yun Sheng transmitted from the eleventh secret room.
Fang Yuan looked at the hall as he analyzed: "It is not entirely Qin Bai Sheng's credit. Earlier, when Eighty-Eight True Yang Building collapsed, Northern Plains' Gu Immortals obtained many Immortal Gu, they need to trade them and satisfy their own requirements. There is also the essence of the luck path true inheritance.
In addition, with Imperial Court blessed land's destruction, Northern Plains' situation has rapidly changed, all the super forces need to establish new rules. Because of this specific timing and situation, the auction could become so huge. Qin Bai Sheng and Fairy Li Shan were able to invite rank eight Gu Immortals not only as a result of their own reputations."
As time passed, more and more Gu Immortals arrived.
After Unfettered Scholar, an old man carrying a walking cane walked into the auction hall slowly.
Qin Bai Sheng saw this and his expression brightened, he quickly walked forward and paid respects: "Qin Bai Sheng pays respects to Lord Yao Huang!"
The hall was silent, many Gu Immortals could not sit any longer, they stood up and greeted.
Just as Yao Huang walked in, Yin Liu Gong arrived as well.
"Oh, Little Liu." Yao Huang looked back and greeted.
"Junior pays respects to Lord Yao Huang." Yin Liu Gong had a flattering expression as he went up and greeted.
"Right now, Zombie Alliance took up the mission just in time, that immortal zombie came to Yao tribe and my research was not held up. Speaking of which, it is all thanks to the cooperation of your Zombie Alliance." Yao Huang thanked while smiling.
"I am flattered, it is our honor to work with Lord Yao Huang. In the future, when Lord Yao Huang succeeds in the new healing Immortal Gu, it would benefit the Gu Immortals in Northern Plains as well." Yin Liu Gong was skilled at social relations, he spoke appropriate words.
Yao Huang stretched out his wrinkled arm, grabbing Yin Liu Gong: "Come Little Liu, sit together with me."
Before Yin Liu Gong could reject him, he said to Qin Bai Sheng: "Little Qin, give us a single room."
Thus, under everyone's envious gazes, the two entered the single room.
Yao Huang was the first rank eight Gu Immortal to enter, next, Heavenly Lord Bai Zu, Five Elements Grandmaster, and Old Ancestor Xue Hu appeared.
In the hall, there were already forty to fifty people.
"Among the five rank eights, four have already appeared. Only Prince Feng Xian is left."
As everyone waited in anticipation, a cold-looking female Gu Immortal walked in silently.
It was Feng Jiu Ge, who had disguised himself as Fairy You Lan.
Many people knew about Fairy You Lan and Prince Feng Xian's relationship, their attention was quickly drawn over.
Qin Bai Sheng quickly attended to him.
"Master is blending his grotto-heaven's qi, I will be representing him for this auction." Feng Jiu Ge said, without laughing or smiling. He had huge guts, as an outside region's Gu Immortal, he dared to attend the Northern Plains auction at this sensitive time.
Under everyone's shining gazes, 'Fairy You Lan' walked into a single room.
Like Fang Yuan, he toyed around with the mortal Gu and changed the environment in the room. Next, he grabbed the east window Gu and looked inside.
"Oh?" The moment he looked at it, Feng Jiu Ge's heart jumped.
"Worldly wave trace Immortal Gu, delight in water and mountain Immortal Gu… aren't these the core Gu worms for an Immortal Gu House, Water Pavilion, of my sect? They actually appeared here!"
Shock flashed across Feng Jiu Ge's eyes, but it quickly calmed and disappeared, this showed his supreme control over his own mental state.
"It seems that the supreme elders in the sect guessed correctly. Back then, our sect's Fairy, Mo Yao, had brought Water Pavilion into Imperial Court blessed land. Without Water Pavilion's help, she would not have been able to enter Imperial Court blessed land.
Now that Imperial Court blessed land was destroyed and Eighty-Eight True Yang Building collapsed, it seems that Water Pavilion also broke apart and the core Gu were taken by Northern Plains' Gu Immortals."
At once, Feng Jiu Ge fell into deep thought, many ideas appeared in his mind.
"Hehe." He suddenly laughed: "This auction was really worth coming to, the moment I entered, I obtained so many clues. In any case, I have to take back Delight in Water and Mountain and Worldly Wave Trace, Spirit Affinity House has lost Water Pavilion for too long!"
Things progressed stably with the passage of time. The Gu Immortals entering became fewer and fewer. After a while longer, Qin Bai Sheng closed the entrance of his blessed land.
He walked to the raised platform in front of the main hall, proclaiming briefly and to the point: "Ladies and gentlemen, the time has arrived, the auction will officially start!"
"Strange, why have Fairy Li Shan and Hei Lou Lan not arrived?" Tai Bai Yun Sheng transmitted a message to Fang Yuan.
"Yes, I am also puzzled. According to Fairy Li Shan's nature, she should be sitting in the main hall after she arrives. However, there is not even a trace of her." Fang Yuan replied.
"The auction currently has three spaces for participants; the main hall, single rooms and secret rooms. If they had chosen a secret room, they would have entered directly through secret pathways and not made a public appearance. But even if Fairy Li Shan entered a secret room, she would not have done so without even greeting us.
Have you noticed this, there are no Gu Immortals of Hei tribe present." Tai Bai Yun Sheng pointed it out.
Fang Yuan mumbled: "We should first send a letter inquiring about the situation. Fairy Li Shan and Hei Lou Lan are bound to us by the Snowy Mountain Alliance, the possibility of them betraying us is not likely. If they encountered an ambush from Hei Cheng and others, with the strength of those two, they should have been able to send a message to request for support."
While the two were secretly discussing, the first auction item was already displayed on the platform.
"Everyone should know, these are sky chief clouds. When they are spread out, they can stretch out for over a thousand and three hundred square kilometres. Such a large amount of sky chief clouds are rare even in treasure yellow heaven! The starting bid is twenty immortal essence stones, every bid should be an increase of at least five immortal essence stones. Please start!" Qin Bai Sheng announced.
"Sky chief clouds, this is useful for my Tai Bai blessed land." Tai Bai Yun Sheng's attention was immediately attracted, and he subconsciously utilized the prepared mortal Gu in the secret room to make his bid.
Qin Bai Sheng sensed the bid and immediately announced: "The eleventh secret room bids thirty immortal essence stones."
The next moment, a cloud path Gu Immortal in the main hall shouted: "Thirty-five immortal essence stones."
Tai Bai Yun Sheng chuckled as he activated the mortal Gu to bid again. He directly raised the price by ten, to forty-five immortal essence stones.
The cloud path Gu Immortal who had made the bid gritted his teeth, hesitating for a while but not making another bid.
"Forty-five immortal essence stones, going once." Qin Bai Sheng spoke, seeing that there were no more bids.
Qin Bai Sheng shouted again: "Forty-five immortal essence stones, going twice."
Qin Bai Sheng shouted for the third time: "Forty-five immortal essence stones for over one thousand three hundred square kilometres of sky chief clouds, going thri…"
"Hold on, fifty-five immortal essence stones." The bid was just about to be decided, when suddenly a Gu Immortal spoke up.
"Eh." Tai Bai Yun Sheng had not expected such a change as he hurriedly made a bid, "Sixty immortal essence stones."
This price finally dispelled any thoughts of buying from everyone present, allowing Tai Bai Yun Sheng to get his wish.
"The second item for auction is a group of rare black spirit antelopes. The beast group's size reaches three hundred and twenty thousand, and has five beast emperors. The lowest price is ten immortal essence stones, every bid should be at least four immortal essence stones higher. The price can be lowered if you use vertical rainbow ointment to trade." Qin Bai Sheng announced.
A round of bidding passed, and this black spirit antelope group was purchased by a Gu Immortal for twenty-eight immortal essence stones.
"The third item is a set of Gu recipes that came from the Medieval Antiquity Era, its name is inch of time. It contains all the recipes from rank one to rank five, and the crucial point is that these Gu recipes have already been improved. All of the refinement materials can be found commonly.
The lowest price is twenty-two immortal essence stones and you can also use the desolate beast, six headed snake's skin to reduce the price." Qin Bai Sheng announced.
"Twenty-three immortal essence stones."
"Isn't it disgraceful to add only one immortal essence stone? Thirty immortal essence stones!"
Tai Bai Yun Sheng also made his bid at this time: "Fifty-eight immortal essence stones."
As the bid increased with two additional offers, the price had slowly risen to sixty-six immortal essence stones.
"Sixty-six immortal essence stones, going once." Qin Bai Sheng started to close the bids.
After Qin Bai Sheng announced for three times no one bid thus, it was sold.
Time passed by, one after another, treasures continued to be auctioned off.
The competition in the main hall was getting more fierce and the atmosphere had also turned fiery. Many Gu Immortals lost their bearings and started arguing. Although they had sense and calmness, with large profits in front, they could not help being flushed with agitation.
Finally, he heard Qin Bai Sheng announce: "Next, we shall begin the auction of Immortal Gu."
"The most important part is here!" Fang Yuan's eyes brightened.
Not only him, other Gu Immortals were also invigorated.
The previous auction could only be considered the prelude, the true event had just taken stage!
Immortal Gu trade!