Chapter 13: Auction 2

"Very well." "Then Old Chen will take his leave." Chen Li carefully took the three bottles of pills and exited. On the stage, a 3,000-year-old Bone-Cleansing Flower was being traded; it was one of the ingredients for the Marrow-Cleansing Pill. Qing Mei had no interest in this; she had already consumed it before. In the end, the Bone-Cleansing Flower was sold for 700 gold coins. Qing Mei had no interest in many of the subsequent items and felt like dozing off while watching. "Next is the Thunder Green Mushroom. Starting price, 500 gold coins." Yan Lie, inside the space, heard this and immediately communicated with Qing Mei via telepathy, "Mei'er, bid for this. It will be useful to you."

"Alright, I understand." The competition below was intense, but as the price climbed higher, the number of bidders dwindled. "3,000 gold coins." After a young lady on the second floor shouted the price, no one else spoke. For them, 3,000 gold coins had already exceeded their limits. "Are there any other bids? 3, 2..." "5,000 gold coins." Qing Mei immediately spoke toward an object in the room—she didn't know what it was—and her voice appeared outside. "Room 2 on the third floor, 5,000 gold coins. Is there anyone else? 3, 2, 1. Congratulations to Room 2 on the third floor for winning the Thunder Green Mushroom for 5,000 gold coins." Before long, a maidservant brought the Thunder Green Mushroom in on an exquisite tray. "Please come to the backstage to settle the payment after the auction ends, Miss." Having said that, she retreated. Qing Mei examined the Thunder Green Mushroom. "Yan Lie, what the hell is this thing used for?" "Didn't you say you wanted to be an alchemist? Alchemists require spiritual power when condensing pills. The Thunder Green Mushroom can expand one's spiritual sense, strengthen one's soul, and protect the soul from harm," Yan Lie explained.

Qing Mei looked at the Thunder Green Mushroom carefully before tossing it into the space. A servant suddenly ran onto the stage below, whispered something into Xiao Yun's ear, and then went back down. "Next is an item that was originally meant to be the grand finale, but because a young lady later provided an even more precious item, it will be auctioned now. Next is—the Seven-Colored Lotus. For those with ordinary cultivation, consuming it can bring one back from the brink of death. If someone at the Master level or above consumes it, they can immediately increase their cultivation by one rank, and there are no side effects. Starting price, 5,000 gold coins." Initially, the people below were very happy to hear it could bring the dead back to life—after all, having a Seven-Colored Lotus was equivalent to having an extra life—but they wilted upon hearing the starting price; they couldn't afford it, and there were so many competitors besides. "7,000 gold coins!" "8,000 gold coins!" "10,000 gold coins!" The price had jumped to 10,000 gold coins in an instant, showing that there were still many who wanted it. Qing Mei saw the person who bid 10,000; it was an old acquaintance. In that case, she would take this Seven-Colored Lotus. "10,000 gold coins, is there anyone else? 3..." "10,001 gold coins." Qing Mei added just one gold coin. Qing He looked toward Room 2 on the third floor in surprise. She couldn't even get onto the third floor, so they must be people she shouldn't provoke, but... her father had given her 20,000 gold coins today and told her she must win the Seven-Colored Lotus. She was, after all, a member of the Qing family, so there was no need to be afraid. "15,000 gold coins," Qing He shouted. "15,001 gold coins." Qing Mei still only added 1 gold coin, just to infuriate Qing He. As Qing Mei had expected, hearing that she only added 1 gold coin made Qing He lose her temper. "20,000 gold coins!" Qing He jumped straight to her limit. She had originally estimated that 15,000 would be enough, but now some person had popped out of nowhere and kept targeting her. Sure enough, Qing Mei spoke softly, "20,001 gold coins."