"Bang bang bang."
"Excuse me for a moment." Wood excused himself and walked towards the door.
He had specifically instructed earlier that he should not be disturbed unless there was something extremely important.
Now, with someone suddenly knocking, could it be something significant?
Seeing Wood step out, the maid at the door quickly said, "Mr. Wood, something was just delivered on short notice."
Wood gently closed the door and left with the maid.
"Thirteen million!"
The bidding was still ongoing.
However, Long Xiaotian's side was clearly at a disadvantage.
"Heavens!" Liang Rujing exclaimed, "This is faster than robbing a bank!"
From the Breaking Mirror Pill at the beginning to the current Ice-Fire Sword, her heart had been in a constant state of unrest.
She had only thought that the items Ye Fan sold would not be cheap, but she hadn't expected them to be so terrifyingly expensive!
This was already close to twenty million!
That was twenty million high-grade spirit stones!
They would form a mountain if piled up!
Thinking of this, Liang Rujing subconsciously touched the ring on her hand.
At first, she just thought the ice-attribute weapon Ye Fan had given her was powerful, but she didn't have a clear concept of just how powerful it was.
Now, she finally realized it!
Because the energy fluctuation of that sword was far beyond that of the Ice-Fire Sword!
The Ice-Fire Sword was seventh-tier, which meant that one was...
Eighth-tier?!
Eighth-tier!
Too terrifying!
She knew that her master was still using only a fifth-tier ice-attribute weapon!
If her master saw this later, she would surely be shocked!
It seemed she needed to keep her distance from Elder Bu in the future...
Elder Bu was actually quite nice, just a bit too unrestrained for an elder.
None of her disciples had ever been robbed by her...
She really didn't act like an elder at all...
"Fifteen million!"
A new bid came from the royal private room.
And it was another two million increase!
With this price, Long Xiaotian immediately fell silent...
This number made him completely despair...
Long Xiaotian clenched his fist under his sleeve...
With the situation having reached this point, the auctioneer knew that no new developments were likely to occur.
"Fifteen million once." He raised the small hammer and said symbolically, "Are there any further bids?"
The main hall was in dead silence.
Everyone was still reeling from the shock of fifteen million.
"Fifteen million twice," the auctioneer asked again, his tone already somewhat numb.
"Sect Master Long, are you not going to continue?" a teasing voice came from the royal private room.
"I am financially constrained, and naturally, I dare not compete with Your Highness any longer," Long Xiaotian replied perfunctorily.
"Fifteen million thrice!" The auctioneer raised the small hammer high, "Are there any further bids?"
Half a minute later.
"Bang!"
The small hammer fell heavily!
"Congratulations to His Highness for successfully acquiring the Ice-Fire Sword for fifteen million!"
After a few seconds of silence, the venue finally erupted with thunderous applause!
"Clap clap clap clap clap!"
The people in the other private rooms finally breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
It was finally over...
The Ice-Fire Sword was the answer to the third question, which also meant that this auction had come to a successful conclusion.
Everyone got up and prepared to leave.
This was definitely the most exciting auction they had ever attended!
Although those incredible items had nothing to do with them, they now had something to brag about in the future!
Many cultivators were even eagerly preparing to share everything that had happened today.
Just then, Wood personally appeared at the front of the auction stage, carrying a tray.
This move stunned everyone!
Didn't it end?
What's going on?
The auctioneer was also dumbfounded.
This wasn't in the script!
Seeing Wood give him a wink, the auctioneer wisely stepped aside.
"The item that will be presented next was added on short notice," Wood said with a smile as he placed the tray on the table. "Consider it a small surprise for everyone."
After saying that, Wood gently lifted the red cloth.
On the tray was a stone.
The stone was about the size of an egg.
It was pitted, and many places even had cracks.
Originally, Ye Fan, like everyone else, was planning to leave after everything was done.
He intended to find Wood to collect his money and then take the demon core back to convert into bullets.
But upon seeing the stone, Ye Fan's gaze was captivated!
Because this stone, apart from being a bit larger, was exactly the same as the one floating in his spiritual sea!
Equally incredibly ugly!
And it emitted the same attribute-less energy fluctuation!
"What kind of broken stone is this? It's so ugly," Liang Rujing commented.
"Do you recognize it?" Seeing Ye Fan's unusual expression, Liang Rujing asked curiously.
"I don't know what this is either," Ye Fan said, pulling Liang Rujing back to sit down. "Let's see."
Compared to Ye Fan, everyone else was completely bewildered.
Everyone could tell that this was just an ordinary stone.
Moreover, it did not emit any energy fluctuations, indistinguishable from stones on the roadside.
However, recalling the peculiar appearance of the Ice-Fire Sword earlier, they dared not jump to conclusions.
So many absurd things had happened today that they were starting to question reality...
Since Wood dared to bring it out, it meant that this couldn't possibly be just a broken stone!
Everyone turned their gaze to Wood, anticipating his next introduction.
"I imagine everyone is curious about what this is," Wood said with a smile. "To be honest, I don't know either."
Everyone: ???
You don't know, yet you brought it out for us?
Are you playing with us?
"All I can say is... this thing is truly very interesting." Wood introduced, "As for the specifics, I think it's best for everyone to experience it for themselves."
"Mr. Wood, may I try?" a cultivator from the front row immediately joined in the fun.
"Please!"
Wood gestured.
The cultivator stepped onto the stage and carefully picked up the tray.
As he got closer, his expression immediately changed!
"What's going on?"
"Don't keep us in suspense, hurry up and tell us!"
"Quickly!"
...
The guests below began to urge him on.
"This stone is very strange..." the cultivator said with a peculiar expression. "What it emits is an attribute-less energy fluctuation..."
"Hiss—"
As soon as these words were spoken, a collective gasp of cold air filled the room.
Attribute-less energy fluctuation?
How is this possible?
It was common knowledge that any material, after absorbing the essence of heaven and earth to form, would inherently possess certain attributes.
Energy fluctuations had always been linked to attributes in people's common understanding.
Attribute-less energy fluctuation?
This simply didn't make sense!
If there were no attributes, where would the energy come from?
But since Wood personally brought it out, it proved that this was indeed true.
The auction house wouldn't deliberately orchestrate such an event just to amuse them.
Wood signaled to the cultivator, indicating for him to return to his seat.
"An attribute-less stone of unknown use," Wood said, raising the small hammer. "Starting bid, one million!"
"Whoosh—!"
The entire venue exploded again!
Even without knowing its purpose, you're starting the bid at a million?!
Wood, are you crazy?!
Let's set aside the absurdity of the attribute-less claim for a moment. The energy fluctuation of that thing was so weak that people below couldn't even sense it. What use could it possibly have?!
Seeing the crowd's reaction, Wood could only offer a wry smile.
This item was sent by the proprietor.
According to the proprietor, he himself didn't know what it was...
And the starting bid of one million was relayed by the person who brought the stone to the proprietor.
This in itself was absurd enough.
Even more absurd was that the proprietor had sent it to him...
But considering the proprietor's personality, Wood felt it wasn't entirely unexpected...
This time, it wasn't just the people below.
Even the big shots in the private rooms fell silent.
It seemed those big shots also felt this was unreliable and were unwilling to be the foolish buyer.
It made sense.
Unless someone had water in their brain, who would buy a broken stone whose purpose was unknown?
This was something even a prodigal son wouldn't do!
So, everyone adopted a spectator's attitude, waiting for this broken stone to go unsold.
However, they soon realized they were wrong!
Because there truly were prodigal sons with water in their brains in this world!
"One million and one."
A faint voice echoed from a private room on the third floor.