Chapter 142: Chapter 133: Sure Enough, You Can’t Win a Bidding War Against Xiao Chen

"The starting bid for this item is two thousand Spirit Stones. Each increment must be no less than one hundred."

As soon as the auctioneer announced the starting bid, someone immediately raised their hand and shouted, "I bid two thousand three hundred."

Xiao Chen’s voice followed right after. "Three thousand!"

Hearing this, Tian Jianing jolted.

’Here we go. He’s at it again, with that same aggressive bidding.’

He had been watching and waiting for Xiao Chen to make a bid.

Seeing the auctions for Top Grade Magical Artifacts, Earth Level legacies, and top-tier Elixirs all conclude one by one, he had grown a little anxious.

Finally, when it was the turn for this kind of top-tier Spiritual Object, the man could no longer sit still.

The venue quieted for a moment at that price, then another cultivator raised his hand. "I bid three thousand one hundred."

Tian Jianing looked over. It was Zhang Ruihao, the current president of the Ruibao Commerce Association.

’Now this is interesting. That guy is definitely not short on cash.’

Xiao Chen glanced over as well. Steward Chen had just told him about this person.

But he didn’t care about the man’s status. "Four thousand!"

As the price soared, the cultivators who had intended to bid fell silent, their gazes shifting back and forth between Xiao Chen and Zhang Ruihao.

Zhang Ruihao’s brow furrowed slightly. The market price for Six Harmonies Divine Water usually topped out at around thirty-eight hundred Spirit Stones.

Xiao Chen had jumped the price straight to four thousand. Bidding any higher would mean losing money.

If this had been a normal bidding war, he would have been ready to give up.

But with everyone watching him, Zhang Ruihao felt he would lose face if he backed down immediately from Xiao Chen’s aggressive bidding. He raised the price once more. "Four thousand two hundred!"

’Once my Spirit-Nurturing Technique has a top-tier Spiritual Liquid like this,’ Xiao Chen thought, ’my cultivation speed will increase dramatically.’

In other words, the Six Harmonies Divine Water had an additional, intrinsic value for him.

As long as the price wasn’t too outrageous, spending money on his cultivation was an investment that couldn’t possibly fail.

Thus, he raised his hand without hesitation. "Five thousand!"

Even though everyone present was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, they found this frantic bidding somewhat unbelievable.

Jiang Changhua, the Patriarch of the Jiang Family, stared at Xiao Chen in disbelief.

’Something’s not right. What’s going on?’

’Didn’t Xiao Chen just reach Foundation Establishment not long ago?’

’How could he be so wealthy?’

The other cultivators also began to murmur amongst themselves, asking who this young-looking cultivator was.

Not far away, the Hongfeng Twin Swords were also watching Xiao Chen.

Listening to the exorbitant premium, Elder Cheng felt a pang in his heart.

’What a spendthrift!’

’Is that Six Harmonies Divine Water really worth five thousand? How can you bid like that?’

’Why don’t these young people understand how hard it is to earn Spirit Stones?’

He recalled that Xiao Chen had become a steward of the Demon Extermination Hall at a young age and immediately assumed he was a Second Generation Immortal with family backing.

He also decided he would ask around when he got back to see when such a wealthy Xiao Family had risen within the Li Huo Sect.

However, one person remained completely unfazed.

Tian Jianing turned his head to look at Xiao Chen. ’There it is again, that familiar, aggressive bidding style.’

He then looked at Zhang Ruihao, wondering what the man would choose to do in this situation.

Zhang Ruihao was a bit stunned himself now.

’Wait, what’s going on?’

’Has it been so long since I’ve bought Six Harmonies Divine Water that I no longer understand the market price?’

But after asking his clansmen, he confirmed the price of Six Harmonies Divine Water hadn’t risen. The other party was simply using a premium to crush the competition.

Although he was a little indignant, Zhang Ruihao maintained his restraint.

For one, he didn’t have a Cultivation Technique like the Spirit-Nurturing Technique. From his perspective, continuing to compete would just be a stubborn waste of money.

For another, the Ruibao Commerce Association needed to conserve its funds to bid on more critical items later in the auction.

He took a deep look at Xiao Chen and gave up on bidding further.

Tian Jianing watched as the auctioneer’s call ended and Xiao Chen successfully won the Six Harmonies Divine Water.

He felt a strange sense of relief. ’Just as I thought. You just can’t win a bidding war against Xiao Chen.’

Even the Ruibao Commerce Association gave up, so it was perfectly reasonable for him to have backed down at Shattered Stone Valley. ’Great minds think alike, as they say.’

Next, a couple of ordinary Spiritual Objects were interspersed in the auction.

Then, the auctioneer brought out a bottle of Foundation Establishment Elixirs.

"I’m sure all you fellow cultivators are very familiar with Foundation Establishment Elixirs, so I won’t waste your time with needless talk."

"These two bottles of Foundation Establishment Elixirs will be auctioned off one by one."

"The starting bid for the first elixir is one thousand Spirit Stones, with each increment no less than fifty Spirit Stones."

These were precisely the seven Foundation Establishment Elixirs that Xiao Chen had provided.

Just as he had anticipated, even though everyone present was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, this batch of elixirs still sparked a fierce bidding war.

The lowest price among them was two thousand five hundred Spirit Stones.

The last one fetched the highest price, driven all the way up to three thousand two hundred and fifty Spirit Stones.

That single elixir was enough to nearly cover the cost of purchasing the Five-Colored Golden Lotus.

However, Xiao Chen would have to wait until the intermission to go to the second floor and collect his earnings using his bidding paddle. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Next, the Five-Colored Profound Water was brought out.

"Fellow cultivators, please take a look."

The auctioneer used Magic to conjure a Water Mirror, which magnified the image of the Five Elements Mutual Generation produced by the Five-Colored Profound Water in the bottle.

"No matter what kind of Spiritual Root you fellow cultivators possess, this bottle of Five-Colored Profound Water is a rare and precious Spiritual Liquid."

"Whether used for cultivation or for comprehending a Cultivation Technique, it will allow you to achieve twice the results with half the effort. It is an absolutely unmissable Treasure."

"And please pay close attention. This liquid is contained in a Glazed Jade Purification Bottle, which has twice the capacity of an ordinary jade bottle. Buying one is like buying two."

"The starting bid for this item is two thousand Spirit Stones, with each increment no less than one hundred."

Xiao Chen was the first to bid. "Three thousand!"

There he goes again. Everyone in the hall immediately turned to look at him.

A cultivator who happened to need a bottle of Fire Element Spirit Liquid tentatively made an offer. "I bid three thousand five hundred."