The Heavenly Saber Novel - Chapter 060

Chapter 060 Grand Auction (2)
Two days later, Li Qing and Liu Ke’er rode their horses to Divine Wind City.

Divine Wind City was the capital of Funing Prefecture, the largest city in the country, and also the base of Divine Wind Sect.

There was a Divine Wind Mountain in the city, accounting for more than half of the city’s area. From afar, this was not so much a city as a mountain. It was merely a wall built around the mountain.

In fact, there was originally only one Divine Wind Mountain here. However, people continued to settle down at the foot of the mountain. They gathered together and slowly grew larger and larger. As a result, the Divine Wind Sect built a wall around it, forming the largest city in the prefecture.

This was a combination of a sect and the secular world.

Since the mountain was the city, one could imagine how enormous this city was. Compared to Dongchang City, it was probably several times larger. When Li Qing saw this city, he couldn’t help but be shocked. However, he quickly calmed down. As his knowledge grew wider and wider, he no longer made a fuss.

There was still one day before the auction. After the two entered the city, they found an inn to settle down. Li Qing used his eavesdropping technique to listen to the conversations and discussions of the people around him, and he got a lot of useful information.

Tomorrow’s auction will be held at Shenfeng Auction House. Since this auction house was named Divine Wind, it was set up by Divine Wind Sect. Its background was strong and its reputation was guaranteed.

Before the auction could begin, the city was already packed with people, and martial artists kept pouring in. There were even one or two Xiantian experts that could occasionally be seen among them, causing one to be shocked.

Li Qing went to buy two black cloaked robes and handed one to Liu Ke’er. He said, “There are so many people here. Perhaps the Wang Clan of Dongchang City will also come to participate in the auction. In order to avoid being recognized by them, let’s wear these two robes to participate in the auction so as to hide our identities.”

Of course, there was another important reason. It was to cover up Liu Ke’er’s peerless appearance, but he didn’t say it out loud.

“How ugly!” Liu Ke’er’s face was bitter as she revealed a pitiful expression. However, under Li Qing’s gaze, she quickly lost the battle. She wrapped her black robe around her body depressingly and a black-robed eccentric appeared.

Li Qing sized her up for a while. Not only did her large robe hide her appearance, but even her graceful figure became bloated. Even if an acquaintance was standing in front of her, she probably wouldn’t be able to recognize her appearance.

The next morning, the quinquennial auction began.

Li Qing and Liu Ke’er wore black robes and mixed in with the crowd, heading towards the auction hall. The auction house was very large and magnificent, enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people. Li Qing raised his head to look at the huge auction house in front of him, and couldn’t help but let out an exclamation.

Standing at the door was a row of fully armed and indifferent black-clothed warriors. These people were all Houtian Tenth Floor warriors, emitting a powerful aura. Their gazes were like eagle eyes, vigilant as they looked at the crowd and dutifully guarded the auction house.

If someone wanted to cause trouble, then the outcome would definitely be miserable. Any warrior on the tenth level of the Houtian realm would be an expert elsewhere, but here, they were only the gatekeepers. From this, it could be seen that the Divine Wind Sect’s foundation and strength were truly extraordinary. It was worthy of being a powerful sect that ruled a county.

To enter the auction house, one had to pay an entrance fee of three spirit stones. This was to prevent people from fishing in troubled waters, or idle people from running in to watch the fun when they had nothing to do. Only those who truly wanted to participate in the auction would be able to bear the pain and take out the admission fee to enter the auction.

Three spirit stones could be considered quite a lot for martial artists outside. Li Qing understood that the spirit stones in the outside world were extremely precious. All the martial artists wished to break apart one spirit stone and use it as two. This was evident.

Li Qing naturally didn’t care too much about the three spirit stones, so he casually handed them over to the doorman and went in. After walking through a long passage, he entered the magnificent auction hall. The environment inside was somewhat dim, extremely noisy, and waves of waves of people covered the sky and earth.

The two of them were stunned. They didn’t expect this scene to be like this.

“There are so many people. Indeed, it is worthy of being called a grand event every five years.” The two of them couldn’t help but sigh.

The auction hadn’t really begun yet. Li Qing took Liu Ke’er to a remote location and sat down. His gaze swept across the surroundings to familiarize himself with the surroundings.

There was a circular platform in the middle of the arena, which was used to host the auction.

Not long after Li Qing sat down, another group of people walked into the auction hall through the passageway. The young man in the lead was dressed in purple and had a face like a crown jade. He was extremely handsome.

A whisper came from the surrounding crowd.

“Look, this is a person from the Purple Cloud Villa. The young man in the lead is the Young Villa Master, a handsome figure of the younger generation. He is skilled in the Purple Cloud Art.”

“Purple Cloud Villa is located in Zhongshan Prefecture. It is far away from each other. Why did it come here?”

“What’s so strange about this? This is something that comes with admiration. It’s even farther away.”

While they were talking, many more people came in, one after another appearing in front of everyone.

“Cloud Continent City! Tai Hao Sword Sect! War King Sect! Iron Spear Sect!”

“The major powers in Cloud Continent are basically all here. It’s really lively, hehe!”

“This trip is well worth it. There will definitely be a dragon-tiger battle at this auction.”

Instead of sitting in this noisy and crowded hall, the people from these great powers walked up to the VIP room on the second floor.

After an unknown amount of time, when the horses from all sides had basically arrived, the auction finally officially started. A crisp bell rang out, spreading throughout the entire auction hall. Immediately, everyone quieted down.

A smiling fat old man walked onto the stage in the middle and cupped his hands. “I believe everyone is getting impatient. Since that’s the case, I won’t waste any more time talking nonsense,” he said.

The old man in front of him was actually a middle Xiantian expert! He must be a guardian-level figure in the Divine Wind Sect. Only such an expert would be able to suppress this place.

He smiled as he looked at the dark crowd in the arena. His obscure gaze swept across the various forces sitting in the VIP lounge, and then he announced loudly, “Now, I declare that the Divine Wind City Auction will officially begin!”

After saying this, he cupped his hands and left the round platform without stopping, disappearing in front of everyone.

Then, another white-haired old man came up. Clearly, he was the one who really hosted the auction today. Behind him stood a beautiful maid, holding a plate in her hand, covered with a cloth, for some unknown reason.

The old man greeted the crowd and said, “The auction will begin soon. As the first item to be auctioned today, it won’t be too bad. Everyone, please take a look!” As he spoke, he opened the cloth on the plate and revealed what was inside.

This was actually a long black sword. Under the illumination of the lights, it reflected a cold light. “This sword is called the Blackwater Sword. It was forged after the ancient divine artifact, the Mysterious Water Divine Sword. Most importantly, this is an incomplete spirit artifact!”

Incomplete spirit artifact!

The moment these words were spoken, the auction hall became completely silent.

Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air. The word spirit artifact was simply too shocking! A spirit artifact was enough to become a treasure of a large sect, so it was evident that it was precious.

After a moment of shock, everyone in the hall came to their senses. They stared at the spirit artifact on the stage with burning eyes, all of them wanting to take it for themselves.

“Unfortunately, it’s incomplete!” Someone was very regretful. Even so, this sword was still precious enough, attracting the hearts of countless people.

In fact, if it weren’t for the fact that it was incomplete, who would have sold the spirit artifact?

The old man looked at the shocked gazes of the crowd and seemed to be very satisfied with this effect. He continued to introduce, “Actually, this spirit sword is complete. However, there are many cracks on the sword body that are easy to shatter and need to be repaired by himself. If we can invite a Sword Forging Master to repair it properly, I’m afraid its power will not be inferior to the original one.” He began to use his three-inch tongue to blow this thing into the sky, as if it could really be compared to an intact spirit artifact.

“This Spirit Sword was accidentally obtained by a martial artist. It is an ancient ruins. Its origin is innocent. Everyone doesn’t need to worry. You can buy it without worry. Then, let’s start the bidding. The starting bid for this sword is 10,000 spirit stones!”

The moment the sky-high starting bid was announced, the auction hall became much quieter. Evidently, many people simply did not have the strength to buy this treasure. After all, 10,000 spirit stones was not something that Xiantian experts could afford. Only those major powers could afford to buy it.

“An incomplete spirit artifact?” Li Qing muttered to himself, but he wasn’t very interested. After all, he already had the Heavenly Saber in his hand, so he didn’t need this sword at all.

As for Liu Ke’er, that was even less necessary. The Lunar Temple Divine Sword was countless times better than it!

Under the sky-high price of 10,000 spirit stones, the situation was a little cold for a moment, and no one quoted.

The old man on the stage was not worried at all, and his face was still full of smiles. He was very clear about the attractiveness of spirit artifacts. There would definitely be many forces that would be tempted, but they were all waiting to see.

Sure enough, this scene did not last long before someone took the lead in bidding: “11,000 spirit stones!”

“12,000 spirit stones!” Soon, someone followed suit.

“Thirteen thousand spirit stones!”

The fight began. Scattered sounds rang out one after another. There were people bidding incessantly, and the price was slowly rising.

“Twenty thousand spirit stones!” At this moment, a powerful voice sounded, raising the bid by a large margin. Everyone saw that it was actually someone from the War King Sect who had made a bid. Such a high price of 20,000 spirit stones instantly deterred those loose people without backgrounds. Only people from large powers could continue to compete.

“21,000 spirit stones!” The people from Purple Cloud Villa immediately followed. As if it was the beginning of a great battle, the people of many great powers began to attack.

“Twenty-two thousand spirit stones!”

“23,000 spirit stones!”

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In the end, the price was raised to 30,000 spirit stones. This was quoted by the people of Purple Cloud Villa, as if they were determined to obtain it. At this moment, there were few remaining forces bidding for it. After all, the value of an incomplete spirit artifact was unknown, so it was not worth paying too much for it.

“40,000 spirit stones!” A light voice sounded, and the people from the Supreme Sword Sect offered an extremely high price.

They had raised their spirit stones by 10,000, showing their high determination. Obviously, with such a high price, it was impossible for anyone to follow.

The Tai Hao Sword Sect was a sect that specialized in using swords. Naturally, it had a passion for sword-type weapons. It was reasonable to buy an incomplete spirit sword at such a high price.