Protect Our Chief

"Twenty-eight thousand!"

"Twenty-eight thousand five hundred!"

"..."

At this moment, those bidding were mostly some eighth- and ninth-grade noble families from ordinary private rooms, many of whom concealed their voices and identities.

Soon, this "Cold Crystal Spear" was happily acquired by a certain eighth- or ninth-grade noble family for the final price of thirty-three thousand Qian Gold.

Right after, the second auction item was brought up.

"Third-Grade Spirit Pill—’Great Gathering Spirit Pill’ twenty pieces, starting bid fifty thousand Qian Gold," the auctioneer announced.

"Spirit Gathering Pill" is a third-grade spirit pill, divided into ordinary Spirit Gathering Pills and Great Gathering Spirit Pills, both highly beneficial to Celestial Human Realm cultivators for their cultivation. Especially the Great Gathering Spirit Pill, which is usually sold for three to four thousand apiece, with very potent effects.

However, as an auxiliary type of cultivation pill, the price of thousands apiece is already extremely expensive, and most Celestial Human Ancestors cannot afford them.

Of course, it’s not about not affording fifty thousand Qian Gold, but about not being able to afford tens of thousands of Qian Gold annually...

A normal seventh-grade Celestial Human family ancestor spends several thousand Qian Gold a year on spiritual food to replenish their vitality, and every two to three months, takes one Spirit Gathering Pill to assist in their cultivation, which counts as basic expenditure, totaling around ten thousand Qian Gold a year.

But under such circumstances, the progress in cultivation is extremely slow, almost merely maintaining, and cultivating for a hundred years may still not reach the middle stage of the Celestial Human Realm, basically eliminating the path to the Purple Mansion.

However, even a ten thousand Qian Gold annual expenditure is a huge expense for most Celestial Human families. Over a hundred years, it’s a million! Living for over two hundred years, it amounts to over two million Qian Gold in expenses.

A normal seventh-grade noble family, with all assets combined, may not exceed three to four million Qian Gold, and they still have to save resources for celestial transitions to prevent the family from falling out of the seventh grade.

Thus, the even more expensive, low cost-performance Great Gathering Spirit Pill is generally not used by regular seventh-grade families; only some strong seventh-grade families looking to break into higher levels have a demand for it.

"Fifty-one thousand!"

Someone from a private room bid, the other party did not conceal their identity; it was the Zhenze Guard’s Waang Family.

"Fifty-five thousand," Wang Shouzhe bid.

"So it’s the Changning Wang Family." The person from the Waang Family obviously recognized Wang Shouzhe’s identity and said to him, "The Great Gathering Spirit Pill isn’t considered a rare Heavenly and Earthly Treasure. With some effort, it can be acquired from many places. However, our Ancestor Kunyuan is in seclusion for cultivation, seeking to break through, and we hope the Wang Family won’t compete with us. Sixty thousand!"

He directly increased the bid by five thousand, indicating no intent to bully the Wang Family, and was genuinely interested.

The auctioneer elder frowned but ultimately did not speak.

As long as it’s not threatening, situations like this, the Hundred Treasures Pavilion just turns a blind eye.

Breaking through? Wang Shouzhe, Patriarch Tantai, and Patriarch Tuoba exchanged glances, seeing a hint of surprise in each other’s eyes.

The Waang Family is already a strong seventh-grade family. Their first ancestor, Wang Kuyuan, is already a seasoned middle-stage Celestial Human Realm cultivator. Now, since he’s in seclusion aiming to break through, it’s likely targeting the big bottleneck from the sixth to the seventh layer of the Celestial Human Realm.

If successful, he might become the first late-stage Celestial Human in the Six Southern Guards. Quite formidable!

"Since that’s the case, let me congratulate Ancestor Kunyuan in advance for rising to late-stage Celestial Human," Wang Shouzhe laughed heartily and indeed stopped competing.

He was not afraid of the Zhenze Wang Family but considered it unworthy to become hostile with them over this trivial matter. As the Waang Family said, while the Great Gathering Spirit Pill is rare, with some time and effort, it can still be found.

"Thank you, Patriarch Shouzhe, for yielding," the Waang Family patriarch also laughed happily, "When you have time, please visit our Zhenze Wang Family in Zhenze Guard, we will gladly host you."

"Certainly, certainly, I have long wanted to visit Zhenze Guard and experience the scenery of the Great Wilderness Dream Marsh," Wang Shouzhe politely replied.

The Great Wilderness Dream Marsh is a perilous boundless marsh, belonging to the Outer Domain. The Zhenze Guard is right on its edge, hence named "Zhenze Guard."

In the exchange of words between the two, these twenty Great Gathering Essence Pills fell into the hands of the Waang Family. The final transaction price was slightly below market price, considered a small bargain.

After that, several other auction items were successively auctioned off.

Although Wang Shouzhe was somewhat tempted, he planned to spend money wisely, thus did not speak out actively.

Until the "Earth Mother Spirit Liquid" appeared.

"Starting bid ten thousand."

As soon as the auctioneer’s voice fell.

Wang Shouzhe quickly said: "Eleven thousand Qian Gold! Dear noble friends, please give face to our Wang Family. Our Wang Family will only bid on two items next, the Earth Mother Spirit Liquid and the Purple Thunder Treasure Sword."

Once his words fell, Tantai Yongyi and Tuoba Gaozhan immediately looked at Wang Shouzhe with peculiar expressions.

So it turns out you too eyed the Earth Mother Spirit Liquid.

What impressed them most was Wang Shouzhe’s astute mind. He bid before anyone else and expressed his desire for the Earth Mother Spirit Liquid and Purple Thunder Treasure Sword.

This way, even if subsequent bidding competitions arise, it would only be based on one’s financial resources, without making others feel like Wang Shouzhe is intentionally going against them.

At this moment, as Wang Shouzhe’s words fell, the auction hall fell silent.

After several breaths, a faint voice came from the Langyou Sun Family’s private room: "Sorry, we Langyou Sun Family also want this treasure; let’s have a fair bid."