The Supreme Wild Young Master-Chapter 585: Final Winner_1

Zhang Xian watched as the price continued to surge, a cold smile playing at the corner of his mouth.

He had initially thought that selling the Ascension Pill and the Beauty-Preserving Elixir would only temporarily alleviate the pressure. Now, it seemed that this time he would make a profit, at least enough to stabilize things for a time.

However, it still wasn’t enough to fill his bottomless pit. He still needed to scramble for money everywhere, otherwise, he couldn’t establish the Sect.

"Zhang Xian, is this pill yours?" Jing Yi suddenly turned towards Zhang Xian.

At the moment, Zhang Xian was giggling happily, and Mo Shaoyun was totally amazed. Combined with Zhang Xian’s previous assistance to Luo Shuining in producing the Detoxification Pill, she suddenly doubted if the Ascension Pill was Zhang Xian’s.

Otherwise, how could this guy become a VIP of the Grand Buddha Temple?

Luo Shuining also looked at Zhang Xian, her thoughts mirroring Jing Yi’s. There was too much mystery about Zhang Xian.

"Not possible, right?" The old Daoist widened her eyes in disbelief.

Zhang Xian’s abilities had already amazed her. If he could also concoct such a heaven-defying pill, how immense would Zhang Xian’s potential be? Dominating the martial arts world wouldn’t be out of reach!

Remember, one Ascension Pill meant the creation of an Innate Realm master, possibly even a powerful individual from the Grandmaster Realm. If several Ascension Pills were made, wouldn’t that mean the emergence of several Innate experts?

Such a force, even among Ancient Sects, would be considered formidable.

"Yes, indeed, this pill is mine," Zhang Xian nodded.

Initially, he hadn’t planned to auction the Ascension Pill. Its potential use was too valuable for his Sect-building project. It always needed a few reliable experts to establish an impressive presence.

However, after some consideration, he presented it nonetheless. As it stood, his biggest dilemma was the lack of money. Without funds, he couldn’t establish the Sect, let alone open a manor. Even if the Sect would be set up in the future, it could be challenging to maintain without substantial financial support. As for the pill, although the medicinal herbs were hard to find, it wasn’t impossible. Losing one wouldn’t have a significant impact.

"This..."

Jing Yi, Luo Shuining, and the old Daoist stared at Zhang Xian, unable to quite digest the revelation.

The pill, which was driving everyone wild at the auction, was actually concocted by Zhang Xian. This meant that Zhang Xian must have more Ascension Pills, housing several possible Innate Realm masters.

Mo Shaoyun glanced at Jing Yi and Luo Shuining, then turned to look at Zhang Xian. Her heart filled with an uneasy feeling.

Zhang Xian’s power unsettled her.

If this continued, would Zhang Xian become an unstoppable irresistible figure to women, continuously expanding his harem that she couldn’t prevent?

"Sigh..."

Suddenly, Mo Shaoyun sighed deeply in her heart.

A man being powerful is also a mistake.

"That, Master, do all of you in the Ancient Sects have a lot of money?"

Zhang Xian turned to look at the old Daoist, "Those guys down there seem to have a lot of money. Billions seem to be nothing to them!"

"Well..."

The old Daoist said, "Some are very wealthy, others are poor. Our sect doesn’t have much money."

Zhang Xian asked, "Aren’t your Ancient Sects mainly focused on cultivation? I’m curious, where do you get so much money from?"

"Well, I’m not really sure either."

The old Daoist explained, "Ancient Sects do focus primarily on cultivation, but there are some who are unfit for cultivation. Those individuals go to the outside world for the Sect, managing affairs. The Sect’s money mainly comes from these subsidiary forces outside. After staying around for a long time, the accumulated wealth indeed astonishes us."

Listening to this, Zhang Xian suddenly understood. It turned out the Ancient Sects have never completely detached themselves from the secular world. However, the main body of the Sect isn’t in the secular world, the ones connected are those that have been forsaken.

Put simply, those with talent cultivate while those without talent earn money to support the functioning of the Sect.

"The Broken Sword Sect and East China Sect have started to bid," said the old Daoist with a smile.

Zhang Xian looked down to see the price had already risen up to seven hundred million. As the East China Sect and Broken Sword Sect were competing, he couldn’t help but laugh coldly.

Once these two started bidding, it meant it was none of the others’ business anymore. It wasn’t that others didn’t have money, they just didn’t dare to compete. Even if they eventually won the bid, it wasn’t guaranteed they could keep it safe.

"My bid is seven hundred and fifty million." The senior man in grey robes didn’t bother with the keyboard anymore, shouting out from his window.

The room had quieted down now, so he didn’t need to press the keys. One loud shout was enough to convey the bid to the auctioneer and rival bidders.

"My bid is seven hundred and sixty million," said the old man from the Broken Sword Sect impassively.

The grey-robed senior man retorted with a cold smile, "Eight hundred million."

"Eight hundred and ten million," the Broken Sword Sect’s old man continued the bidding.

An Ascension Pill meant there was some certainty in creating a Grandmaster level practitioner, and it was a dead certainty for an Innate Peak expert. For a Grandmaster level practitioner, spending a few hundred million would be undoubtedly worth it.

If another Grandmaster emerged, it meant that the overall strength of the Sect would significantly improve, and they, the Broken Sword Sect, would inch that much closer to the number one throne.

"My bid is nine hundred million."

Zhang Xian leaned on the window, grinning at the old man in grey robes across from him, "Old man, I can’t let you have this pill!"

"Humph... Compete with me - you think you can?!"

The old man in the grey robe gave a cold smirk, "My bid is nine hundred and ten million, ten million more than yours."

"My bid is nine hundred and twenty million," said the old man from Broken Sword Sect expressionlessly.

Zhang Xian smirked and continued to inflate the price, "This adding ten million here and there isn’t exciting enough. Let’s make it one billion."

"You..." the old man in the grey robe was visibly irritated.

Even though the East China Sect wasn’t lacking in funds, it wasn’t wealthy enough to throw money around carelessly. If the price continues to rise, who knows to what height it might reach.

"What’s the matter? Not bold enough to bid?"

Zhang Xian sneered, saying, "If you don’t have money, don’t show off here and become a laughing stock."

"Who are you saying doesn’t have money?" The man in the gray robe glared at Zhang Xian, angered.

As a grandmaster-level martial artist, his temperament was undeniably strong, and he could see that this was only provocation. However, since the provocateur was Zhang Xian, he couldn’t bear it and had to retort.

"I bid 1.01 billion." The elder from the Broken Sword Sect gave the gray-robed elder a glance and continued bidding.

The corner of the gray-robed elder’s mouth twitched unnaturally, he said, "1.03 billion."

"1.05 billion." Zhang Xian smiled and said.

Mo Shaoyun and her friends looked at Zhang Xian with disdain as he kept pushing the price up. What an annoying brat he was, pushing the price to over a billion so quickly.

"1.06 billion." The gray-robed elder coldly looked at Zhang Xian and said each word separately.

The elder from the Broken Sword Sect calmly made his bid, "1.1 billion."

"1.3 billion." Zhang Xian smiled and said.

The gray-robed elder clenched his fists tight, grinding his teeth as he made his bid, "1.301 billion."

"I bid..."

After some hesitation, the elder from the Broken Sword Sect frowned and said, "1.4 billion."

Seeing the Broken Sword Sect elder hesitated, Zhang Xian smirked and stopped bidding, "Alright, I think this Ascension Pill is not worth that much. I’ll let you have it."

"I bid 1.405 billion." The gray-robed elder said.

After announcing this price, he felt some anxiety. If there was a higher bid, he could only withdraw. 1.4 billion had already gone beyond his budget, anything more was impossible for him to commit.

"1.405 billion, any more bids?" The auctioneer stood on the stage, smiling as he asked.

Clearly, this price went beyond his expectations. At this moment, he understood why the Buddha Temple had set such a high starting price. This pill was indeed worth that much.

The elder from the Broken Sword Sect glanced at the auctioneer and finally shook his head, not making any more bids.

Nobody else made a bid either.

"Haha..." The gray-robed elder laughed loudly, looking at Zhang Xian and chuckled, "Come on, kid! A price of 1.405 billion shouldn’t be too high, right?"

Zhang Xian glanced at the gray-robed elder as if he was an idiot and didn’t bother to respond.

The gray-robed elder saw Zhang Xian did not dare to respond, so he couldn’t help but gloat even more. He had finally secured the Ascension Pill, and it made him incredibly happy. One pill could mean one more grandmaster-level martial artist within the East China Sect. It could, at the least, reach the peak innate realm. With passing time, it had the potential to enter the Grandmaster realm. This price of over 1.4 billion was well spent.

"No more bids?"

The auctioneer smiled, looking at the gray-robed elder, saying, "Sir, 1.405 billion is not the final price. If you can offer 1.51 billion, the pill is yours."

The gray-robed elder was stunned momentarily, and then asked, "What do you mean?"

"This pill is priced at 1.5 billion by the Buddha Temple. If the bid exceeds this price, the Buddha Temple will withdraw. If it is below this price, the Buddha Temple will purchase it for 1.5 billion," the auctioneer said, smiling at the gray-robed elder, "This is not your first time at a Buddha Temple auction. This kind of thing shouldn’t be a surprise."

"1.5 billion..." The face of the gray-robed elder was unspeakably grim.

1.405 billion already exceeded his budget, adding another 60 million seemed impossible.

Usually, the East China Sect wouldn’t care about 60 million. But now was not the usual time. The East China Sect had already spent 1.405 billion, it was not the same as before.

The auctioneer looked at the gray-robed elder and smiled, "Sir, are you adding more?"

"No more." The gray-robed elder shook his head.

Although temptation was strong for the Ascension Pill, the East China Sect did not have that much wealth. 1.405 billion was already their limit. Maintaining the sect also required large amounts of money.

Of course, if the Ascension Pill could guarantee advancing to grandmaster level, he would definitely compete again, even if it meant emptying the sect’s treasury.

But only a chance of entering the Grandmaster Realm was not worth the risk.

Unfortunately, the barrier between the Innate Realm and the Grandmaster Realm was not so easy to break through. Even if one reached the Peak Innate Realm, the chances of breaking into the Grandmaster Realm were still not high.

"Okay."

The auctioneer nodded, saying, "I announce that this Ascension Pill belongs to the Buddha Temple for the final price of 1.5 billion."

"Huh..."

The people present were somewhat surprised to see that the Ascension Pill ended up in the hands of the Buddha Temple.

At the same time, they were also amazed by the Buddha Temple’s generosity. No matter the final price, the Buddha Temple had initially put forth 1.5 billion. If it went beyond that, they would relinquish, if it remained below, they would purchase directly.

"I didn’t expect the Ascension Pill would end up with the Buddha Temple." Zhang Xian was also a bit surprised when he learned of the result.

Previously, the Buddha Temple had not shown any interest in the Ascension Pill, so he thought they weren’t interested. He did not expect them to buy it in the end.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the auction is nearing its end."

On the auction stage, the auctioneer took out a small porcelain bottle, smiling as he said, "Next is the star lot of our auction. It may not be of much use for you, the ancient martial artists, but I am sure some people cannot resist its allure and are determined to get it at all costs."

"Moreover, this auction will not only involve the people present here, but we will also invite others from outside to participate in the auction through the internet. In other words, in addition to those present here, anyone invited by the Buddha Temple and who successfully connects can participate in the bidding. The process will be displayed anonymously on the big screen behind."

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