Dashing Student-Chapter 1164: Victory Is a Must

In the auction hall, Chen Nan was intently looking at the City Lord Xiahou Yun. His only target this time was the Ink Jade Lotus.

However, such a rare spiritual medicine was something that definitely many people wanted to obtain. Chen Nan weighed his storage bag, feeling quite unsure in his heart.

"The first auction item is a work by Artifact Refining Master Dugu Yue, an Eighth-grade Spiritual Weapon Longsword, measuring three feet three inches long and two fingers wide, engraved with one hundred and thirty-eight runes."

"Starting bid: ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones!"

Xiahou Yun stood on the stage, introducing the longsword placed on the table beside him. It looked quite impressive, but unfortunately, it was only of the eighth grade.

Nonetheless, Dugu Yue was a renowned artifact refiner throughout the Nine Provinces, so the sword’s price wouldn’t be low given his reputation.

Soon, this Eighth-grade Spiritual Artifact was auctioned off at the high price of three hundred thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, leaving Chen Nan clicking his tongue. Indeed, he didn’t understand the world of the wealthy.

Although he had tidied up the three Direct Disciples left by Master Xuanming at the Yuantian Sect, he still only acquired tens of millions of Low-grade Spirit Stones, which is already a huge sum for many cultivators.

But for those wealthy cultivators, it’s nothing much.

No wonder they say that cultivation cannot do without "Spell, Companions, Wealth, and Land." Clearly, wealth is among them. How can you cultivate immortality without money?

The subsequent auction items became more and more precious, with even a Secret Treasure fetching a price of over ten million, genuinely shocking Chen Nan.

He was unsure whether his Spirit Stones would be enough to purchase the Ink Jade Lotus.

Feeling particularly restless in his heart, Chen Nan turned to look around and noticed not far away, judging from the figure, there should be a woman.

However, she wore a bamboo hat that covered her face.

Many cautious people coming to the auction had disguised themselves. After all, there were numerous instances of people being killed and robbed after auctions.

Sometimes, even after spending your Spirit Stones, you might lose your life, so everyone was extremely careful.

Chen Nan furrowed his brows slightly, feeling puzzled in his heart because the woman under the bamboo hat, like him, had never placed any bids from beginning to end, which made him panic a little inside.

Could she be here to compete with him for the Ink Jade Lotus?

No matter what, Chen Nan was determined to get the Ink Jade Lotus. He didn’t want to endure the frequent debilitating headaches anymore, and getting sick in battle against enemies was even more fatal.

Just as Chen Nan turned back, the woman in the hat happened to glance over too, her delicate eyebrows frowning slightly, feeling some kind of suspicion in her heart.

"Holy Daughter, what’s wrong?" The tall cultivator next to her asked in confusion since this was the second time the Holy Daughter had shown emotional fluctuations.

The woman shook her head, sighed, and said, "It’s nothing, just that he seems a bit like an old acquaintance."

"Old acquaintance?" The tall cultivator grew even more curious, knowing that their Holy Daughter had only returned from outside for just two years.

Having old acquaintances is also quite normal.

"Ink Jade Lotus, this item grows underneath a pool rich in Yin Energy and has the miraculous effect of restoring the Divine Soul. There’s no need for me to say how precious it is."

"Starting bid: ten million Low-grade Spirit Stones!"

Finally, as the auction approached its end, the Ink Jade Lotus finally appeared, but the price made many draw in a cold breath.

Chen Nan looked at the stage where the lotus emitted an ink jade-like luster, resembling something carved from it. The petals layered upon one another, surrounded by traces of Yin Energy.

His heart was aflame with desire, and he immediately bid, "Twenty million!"

Raising the bid by ten million Spirit Stones all at once made everyone in the auction hall turn to look at Chen Nan, as twenty million Spirit Stones were something many cultivators couldn’t earn in a lifetime.

Chen Nan ignored those probing gazes and instead looked toward the woman with the hat, as he secretly regarded her as his competitor.

To his surprise, the woman in the hat did not bid at all, as if she wasn’t interested in the Ink Jade Lotus.

However, several others in the auction hall actively placed their bids.

"Twenty-one million!"

"Twenty-one million five hundred thousand!"

"Heh, you’re fine with just adding fifty thousand? Twenty-three million!"

"Who are you looking down on? Twenty-five million!"

Evidently, such a rare spiritual medicine was in high demand, and the price quickly escalated, making Chen Nan’s expression turn somber even though he had quite a few Mid-grade and top-grade spirit stones. Those placing bids were clearly not easy to deal with.

They treated Spirit Stones as if they were worthless, indicating that they were undoubtedly people who did not lack Spirit Stones.

Ultimately, the price for the Ink Jade Lotus stopped at fifty-three million Low-grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to five hundred thirty thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones. Even Chen Nan couldn’t help but draw in a sharp breath.

What a wasteful bunch, where did they get so many Spirit Stones?

Chen Nan gritted his teeth; for the sake of his Divine Soul injury, he made one last bid: "Fifty-four million!"

This price caused many to hesitate, but there was a young gentleman who kept bidding. Upon hearing Chen Nan’s bid, his expression turned cold.

"Everyone, I am Gongsun Fu of the Gongsun Family. I am determined to have this Ink Jade Lotus! If anyone wishes to compete with me, feel free to try."

After announcing his family name, the young gentleman continued to bid: "Fifty-five million!"

Many people’s expressions changed upon hearing his words. After all, the Gongsun Family was one of the top forces in the Yan State, about the same as the Yuantian Sect, so no one wanted to offend them.

His words were almost blatantly saying that those who competed for the Ink Jade Lotus were opposing the Gongsun Family, so no one dared to continue bidding.

The City Lord Xiahou Yun on the auction stage was somewhat angry. The auction was supposed to be a relatively fair place, but if background mattered, what was the point of the auction?

"Young Master Gongsun, I know you have a strong background, but this is an auction. Let’s hope this is the last time!"

Gongsun Fu smiled slightly. If it weren’t for Chen Nan consistently bidding against him, he wouldn’t have needed to use his family background to suppress others, so he nodded and said, "Of course, I was being impulsive."

"But I think now this Ink Jade Lotus should belong to me, right?"

Xiahou Yun sighed slightly. Just as he was about to knock the gavel, Chen Nan raised his bid once more: "Fifty-six million."

He just wanted to try one last time, as this was already all the Spirit Stones he had left, not a single piece more.

Before he knew it, as soon as he bid, he felt a surge of killing intent from behind him. Turning his head, he saw Gongsun Fu’s murderous gaze.

Chen Nan felt a slight trepidation in his heart. Fair competition had provoked such killing intent; it seemed that Gongsun Fu, despite his respectable appearance, was actually someone who bore grudges deeply.

"Fifty-seven million!" Gongsun Fu continued to bid as if hell-bent on opposing Chen Nan.

Chen Nan sighed slightly, not because he didn’t want to keep bidding, but because he really didn’t have any more Spirit Stones left, so he had to give up.

Yet Gongsun Fu’s spiteful demeanor continued to linger, even more deeply!