Qin Hanchu couldn't be bothered to continue the verbal sparring with the elder surnamed Chen.
After this auction, quite a few more people would likely be eyeing him.
Auctions were a good place to make enemies.
Qin Hanchu enjoyed nothing more than to slaughter those who sought to kill for treasures.
After the auction concluded, he would go out "fishing"!
As the final item was auctioned, the day's proceedings were coming to a close.
But just then, the auctioneer's gaze turned to shock.
Seeing the people in the auction hall about to leave, he hastily called out, "Esteemed fellow Daoists, please wait. I have just received a divine transmission from the Pavilion Master. There is an extremely precious immortal treasure to be auctioned through our hall."
"An extremely precious immortal treasure? What is it?"
"Judging by the auctioneer's shocked expression, it must be a very rare treasure."
"I wonder what it could be!"
The elder surnamed Chen and other Immortal God realm cultivators also showed curiosity.
One Immortal God couldn't wait and asked, "Stop building suspense, what is it?"
"This item is called the Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit, the first mature fruit from the Thunder God Wood."
"As everyone knows, the Thunder God Wood fruits only once every ten thousand years, yielding nine fruits each time."
"Although it cannot enhance the realm of Purple Heaven Immortal Thunder, it can elevate its grade."
"And most importantly, consuming the Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit has a chance to allow one to comprehend ancient thunder path divine abilities."
"Compared to that, it is even more precious than the Thunder God Wood just now."
After hearing the auctioneer's explanation, all the powerful cultivators who possessed Purple Heaven Immortal Thunder were extremely excited.
Purple Heaven Immortal Thunder already possessed extremely strong attack power. If its quality were higher, the combat strength that a martial artist could unleash would be even greater.
If one could comprehend the ancient divine abilities of Purple Heaven Immortal Thunder from it, their own strength would also see significant improvement.
The auctioneer was right; this Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit was indeed more precious than the Thunder God Wood.
Although the elder surnamed Chen was excited, he was somewhat puzzled. "The esteemed cultivators of the Divine Thunder Sect all cultivate Purple Heaven Immortal Thunder. Why would they put such a good item up for auction? Don't they want to improve their own strength?"
"I have the same question," another Immortal God realm cultivator asked.
The auctioneer sighed, "To be perfectly honest, this item is a consignment from Flying Dragon Immortal God! He has signed a Dao Oath contract with our Sect Master, stipulating that no one from our sect can participate in the auction."
Flying Dragon Immortal God!
Upon hearing this name, everyone present showed expressions of apprehension.
Although this person was not a Supreme Immortal God, his strength was formidable.
Two or three ordinary Immortal Gods might not be able to deal with him.
As for what trump cards he possessed, very few people knew.
It was normal for him to obtain the Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit.
Having the Divine Thunder Pavilion act as a consignee was also understandable.
Although the Divine Thunder Pavilion would charge a certain percentage of handling fees, they could sell it at a higher price at the auction.
To prevent the Divine Thunder Pavilion from affecting the auction price, he had signed a contract with them.
However, the Divine Thunder Pavilion would never give up so easily.
"Young friend, I must thank you."
"If you hadn't snatched the Thunder God Wood, I wouldn't have had the funds to bid for this Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit."
The elder surnamed Chen smirked at Qin Hanchu.
Qin Hanchu smiled faintly. Even if he had bought the Thunder God Wood, this Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit would not have fallen into his hands.
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's start the auction!" someone impatiently shouted.
"Flying Dragon Immortal God is on his way and will arrive in about three hours."
"Everyone can take this opportunity to contact their friends and prepare sufficient divine crystals."
The auctioneer said.
Those Immortal Gods who wished to contend for the Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit rushed to contact their friends.
A piece of Thunder God Wood could sell for four.5 million. This Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit would likely fetch over seven million.
It was difficult for one person to afford such a high price, so they indeed needed to gather funds.
Qin Hanchu was very relaxed. Forget seven million, even ten million, he would acquire this item.
Two hours later, people began to enter the auction hall one after another to trade divine crystals.
The competition for this auction would undoubtedly be fierce.
Three hours passed quickly.
At this moment, a middle-aged man in white robes walked in.
This middle-aged man was none other than Flying Dragon Immortal God.
Flying Dragon Immortal God took a seat to the side and tossed the Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit to the auctioneer with a wave of his hand.
Although the Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit was only fist-sized, it contained miraculous power.
"Everyone, this impromptu auction is about to begin."
"The item for auction is this Purple Heaven Thunder Fruit in my hand."
"Flying Dragon Immortal God, please state the auction rules."
The auctioneer looked at Flying Dragon Immortal God.
Flying Dragon Immortal God said expressionlessly, "The reserve price is five million, with a minimum increment of two hundred thousand each time! If the final transaction price is below six million, it will be considered unsold!"
"Everyone, you may start bidding!" the auctioneer announced.
The elder surnamed Chen spoke first, "Since it will be considered unsold if it's below six million, I will directly bid six million!"
"Six point two million!"
"Six point four million!"
...
"Seven point four million!"
The price continued to climb, quickly reaching seven.4 million divine crystals.
As the price soared, more and more people gave up on bidding.
When the price reached seven.8 million, only three people were still calling out bids.
These three were not only Immortal Gods but also had sect backgrounds.
Qin Hanchu had remained silent because he was determined to obtain it.
The price continued to rise, now reaching eight.4 million.
At this point, only two people were still bidding, their expressions had become very serious.
This indicated that these two were also reaching the limit of their financial resources.
"Nine point five million!"
Just then, a clear voice rang out.
The one who bid was not Qin Hanchu but a beautiful woman.
This woman appeared to be only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but to have reached the Immortal God realm, she could not possibly be this age.
When she bid nine.5 million, she did so very easily, as if the sum was nothing to her.
"Who are you?" the elder who had bid up to eight.4 million asked with a hint of anger.
The woman chuckled, "Does it matter who I am to the auction? If you can keep up, then follow. If you can't, then shut up."
"You..." The woman's words infuriated the elder, making his face flush red.
Nine.5 million was simply too much. The liquid funds of a top sect were only around twenty million.
"Nine point five million for the first time..."
As the auctioneer finished speaking, Qin Hanchu calmly said, "Ten million!"
This price announcement caused a stir throughout the entire hall.
If an Immortal God had bid this price, it would have been somewhat acceptable, but Qin Hanchu was only an Immortal Saint.
And most importantly, Qin Hanchu had just spent four.5 million on the Thunder God Wood.
An Immortal Saint possessing over fifteen million divine crystals was simply terrifying!
Even many Immortal God realm powerhouses rarely carried so many divine crystals.
"Young master, are you trying to compete with me?" The beautiful woman looked at Qin Hanchu with a gaze of shock, she chuckled lightly.