C637 First Item
Koo Beichen looked at the first item on the auction. Although a single spirit stone wasn't very precious, it wasn't something that anyone could afford. In ancient times, such a spirit stone was actually the lowest currency. But after that bleak era, the Spirit Stones had gradually disappeared from everyone's line of sight.1
Then, along with the recovery of his Essence, the Spirit Stone gradually appeared again. This was a stone created from the heaven and earth origin energy forming a spirit vein underground. This spirit stone was quite expensive and was essential to many martial practitioners. The pure elemental energy within could play a great role in advancing.
Qiqi had once obtained a gift from Old Master Sun. Even a family like his did not have many spirit stones like that. That spirit stone was a little special, and the Essence Qi inside it was a little purer. It seemed to have been formed for a long time, so its value was higher than this spirit stone. However, no matter what, the price of this spirit stone would not be low. After all, it was a rare species.
Koo Beichen thought for a while and suddenly understood something. He had once seen the division of spirit stones through Ancient Era in that ancient record. At that time, the spirit stones contained information about the power of the Power of Five Elements, so it was even more precious. But the quality of the spirit stones differed with the quality of the Power of Five Elements.
It was said that there were three levels of Spirit Stones: high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade. This classification was based on the distance between the spirit stone and the spirit vein. Koo Beichen speculated that there was actually such a saying for spirit stones, but very few people knew about it.
These martial artists simply placed the spirit stones together for auction. Because there were too few of them, they didn't know the twists and turns of the spirit stones. Many people bought high-grade and low-grade spirit stones at the same price. Although there were some people who were doubtful, but in the end, they still earned.
Qiqi's necklace should be a high-grade spirit stone, and it was filled with an abundant amount of Essence Qi. And the one being auctioned now was a mid-tier or low-tier one.
Looking at it from a distance, Koo Beichen couldn't accurately tell. More importantly, he hadn't actually seen many spirit stones, he had only seen Suen Yueping's piece as a comparison.
"The starting price for the Spirit Stones is one hundred thousand, each increment must be at least one thousand." Leelee's seductive voice seemed to tempt martial practitioners to come to the auction one after another.
Actually, even without Leelee's explanation, there were still quite a few people arguing over the spirit stones. After all, they were in a hurry. Even though there was a price tag on them, there was usually no market price. Without the help of spirit stones, these people could only bitterly and slowly absorb the energy in the air to cultivate.
But with spirit stones, things were different. The pure Yuan Qi inside didn't need to be converted and could be directly used for use. Furthermore, there were people who could collect spirit stones in large quantities and increase their cultivation base by a stage in a single go.
"Two hundred and fifty thousand!" A middle-aged man called out urgently. He wanted to increase the price in one breath to catch everyone off guard. That way, he might be able to pick up the loot and get the spirit stone at a lower price.
"Humph, 260,000!" A thin man coldly looked over, looking as if he could see through his scheme. Do you think that others are fools to do such a thing? A good thing like spirit stones would definitely be crazily robbed the moment they were born. Moreover, every time they appeared, there would be people willing to pay a premium price for them.
"Two hundred eighty thousand!"
"Three hundred thousand!"
The prices continued to rise. It was as if these people were looking at the tens of thousands of people as if they were asking for money. Moreover, this price continued to rise, and these people did not loosen up at all.
Koo Beichen was not interested in these Spirit Stones. He listened to the auctions below and wondered if he should go find a Spirit Stone mine. It could be sold as a monopoly, or it could be used to nurture a large number of warriors. However, this sort of thing could only be encountered by chance and not sought after. It still depended on fate.
The bid gradually reached a white-hot level. When it reached about four hundred thousand, everyone started to restrain themselves. According to the professional's estimation, such a price would only be around five hundred thousand Spirit Stones. If they did not stop now, everyone would not feel good.
"Five hundred thousand!" The skinny man raised the price again, his eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, as if he was warning everyone who dared to steal his things.
However, at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out from the top floor booth. "Six hundred thousand!"
It was Koo Beichen's turn. He watched the fight below with great interest. He was prepared to use some money to test the waters. If he wasn't mistaken, that man was at the critical juncture of breaking through. He probably wanted to borrow the strength of spirit stones to break through in one go.
It was precisely because of this that Koo Beichen personally came to bid with him. After all, this was his own auction house. If he could earn more, he would earn more.
As expected, the skinny man first looked up at the box in terror. He knew that the people up there were all important figures, people he couldn't fight for. A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, but he quickly steeled his heart and a hint of viciousness flitted across his eyes.
"Seven hundred thousand!" The skinny man let out a light breath. This was the last price he could accept. If the wealthy in the room really wanted to fight with him, then he had no other choice but to continue watching his luck.
However, he was very lucky. The big boss in the room seemed to be excited for a moment and casually called out a price. He did not really have any intention of snatching it from him.
"Seven hundred thousand. This gentleman called out a price of seven hundred thousand. Are there any more bids?" Leelee had a sweet smile on her face. She was truly happy, because the price had indeed far exceeded the estimate. She would be able to get quite a bit of commission.
Leelee's question made the customer a little nervous. He was afraid that during this time of hesitation, the boss would suddenly attack. Right now, he couldn't wait for Leelee to make the decision to hand the spirit stone over to him.
"Seven hundred thousand going once, seven hundred thousand going twice, seven hundred thousand going thrice!" Congratulations, sir, for obtaining our first auction item today! " After waiting for a while, Leelee finally knocked on the hammer.
In the end, this spirit stone fell onto his body. The corners of the middle-aged man's mouth curled up into a satisfied smile as he gradually disappeared from the auction place. He had already achieved his goal for coming here. Although his tone was a little incongruous with his own, the result was still good.
However, the skinny man's face was filled with pain. The old man in the room had only casually called out, yet he had paid two hundred thousand extra for nothing. It was truly a heartache. When he realized that he would soon have a breakthrough, his heart burned with passion.
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