Zi Linling also stood up from her seat in shock.
She finally understood why the Nine Domains Merchant Association's auction was packed.
She finally understood why Master Dong had specifically told her to bring more spirit stones.
Good heavens!
The Ancestral Dragon Essence had already caused a huge stir, and now they were going to auction off Kui Niu sinew. Wasn't the Nine Domains Merchant Association afraid of being wiped out?
Xuanyuan Xun, Rong Guang, Shangguan Yulin, and Shen Liuxing also gaped in shock.
Du Lao, who was happily admiring the Ancestral Dragon Essence in the Nine Spirit Ring, suddenly became restless.
He was so excited that he almost jumped out of the Nine Spirit Ring, shouting, "Girl, buy it! Quickly buy it! If you buy it, I can refine a physical body!"
Zi Linling, who had lost her composure, snapped back to reality with Du Lao's outburst and returned to her seat.
"Du Lao, this Kui Niu sinew, isn't it the Sinew of Attraction you mentioned?"
Du Lao excitedly said, "Don't be so uncertain, it is indeed the Sinew of Attraction. Hurry up and bid for it, no matter the cost!"
Zi Linling rolled her eyes, "No matter the cost? I only have a total of ten million top-grade spirit stones on me right now, how can I bid?"
"Ah?"
Du Lao froze on the spot.
Zi Linling said angrily, "Ah what? The top-grade spirit stones obtained from auctioning off a ten-thousand-year-old Nine-Coiled Acacia Vine and two bottles of Ultimate Affection Flower Dew have all been spent on the Ancestral Dragon Essence. What do you expect me to use to bid for the Kui Niu sinew?"
Du Lao chuckled awkwardly and said ingratiatingly, "Girl, I know you have a lot of good stuff. Auction some more and help me buy this Kui Niu sinew!"
Zi Linling rolled her eyes again and did not reply.
It wasn't that she didn't agree to Du Lao's request, but rather she was thinking about what to exchange.
That's right! Exchange!
At this point, it was impossible to put anything else up for auction.
After all, the Nine Domains Merchant Association's auction was already in its final stages. Adding an item was completely impossible. Su Dan Novel Network
What could be exchanged?
The item must be of equivalent value to the Kui Niu sinew.
If it was too meager, they wouldn't agree to the exchange. If it was too valuable, not only would she suffer a loss, but if someone with ulterior motives noticed, she would likely be robbed again.
Of course, she wasn't afraid of being robbed, she was just afraid of the trouble.
While Zi Linling was weighing her options, the price of the Kui Niu sinew had already been driven up to thirty million top-grade spirit stones, and it was still rising.
"Forty million!"
The man in VIP Room No. 1 directly raised the price to a new height.
Immediately, the number of bidders decreased.
This price had already made many people unable to afford it.
"Forty-one million!"
The Shen family head in VIP Room No. 9 did not hesitate and immediately increased the bid.
"Forty-two million!"
The Du family head in VIP Room No. 6 also followed suit.
"Since the Shen family head and the Du family head are both vying for it, if I, Xu, don't bid, wouldn't it make my Xu family seem stingy? Forty-three million!" the Xu family head in VIP Room No. 8 announced loudly.
"Forty-five million!"
The man in VIP Room No. 1 calmly increased the bid again.
With his bid, the Shen family head in VIP Room No. 9, the Du family head in VIP Room No. 6, and the Xu family head in VIP Room No. 8 all turned ashen.
Previously, during the auction of the Ancestral Dragon Essence, these three had to give up at this price point.
The three of them regretted it so much that they felt like dying, cursing themselves in their hearts, "Why didn't we bid forty-five million directly? Why did we insist on saving a few tens of millions of spirit stones with the mentality of saving as much as possible?"
Now, it was as they wished, someone had exploited their loophole, making them feel as uncomfortable as they could be.
What is called trying to show off but ending up being slapped in the face? This is it.
With the experience of auctioning the Ancestral Dragon Essence, Xia Luo was much calmer this time.
She waited for a moment and then asked with a smile, "Guest from VIP Room No. 1 has bid forty-five million, are there any other bidders? If..."
"Miss Xia, could you wait a moment? My Shen family head and Du family head and I need to discuss it?" the Xu family head in VIP Room No. 8 interrupted anxiously.
"This..."
Xia Luo looked at VIP Room No. 1 with a look of difficulty.
"Let them," the man in VIP Room No. 1 said indifferently.
Xia Luo smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you, honored guest!"
Then, she turned to the Xu family head and said, "Alright, but I can only give you three-quarters of an incense stick's time!"
"Thank you so much!"
After the Xu family head clasped his fists and thanked Xia Luo, he sent a telepathic message to the Shen family head and the Du family head, "Two family heads, I believe you are like me, forty-five million top-grade spirit stones is the upper limit. If this continues, none of us three will be able to get the Kui Niu sinew, and it will all go to the guest in VIP Room No. 1."
The Shen family head frowned and asked warily via telepathic message, "What is your plan?"
The Du family head also asked cautiously via telepathic message, "Yes, what is your plan?"
The Xu family head smiled and sent a telepathic message, "Two family heads, you don't need to guard against me, I have no ill intentions. Instead of all of us coming back empty-handed, why don't the three of us compete with that person?"
"How to compete?"
The Shen family head and the Du family head were stunned for a moment and asked via telepathic message.
The Xu family head smiled and said, "The three of us will pool our spirit stones, snatch the Kui Long sinew, and divide it equally into three parts. Each of us will get one part, and the spirit stones spent will be shared equally, how about it?"
The Shen family head and the Du family head deliberated in their hearts and agreed to the Xu family head's proposal.
"Okay!"
"Agreed!"
After receiving their reply, the Xu family head smiled and sent a telepathic message, "In that case, I will be the one to bid. The two family heads can rest for a while!"
"I think I should be the one to bid. You two rest!" the Shen family head said via telepathic message, his eyes rolling.
"I'll bid!" The Du family head also chuckled and sent a telepathic message.
The Xu family head's expression darkened slightly, and he sent a telepathic message, "What, the two family heads don't trust me?"
The Shen family head smiled and said, "Since we are cooperating, it doesn't matter who bids. But I believe I have some ability to read people, so it should be me."
The Du family head said with a smile via telepathic message, "When it comes to caution, I won't yield!"
"You... this idea was mine, so naturally, I should be the one to execute it!"
The Xu family head's voice turned a bit colder.
"I'll do it!"
"I'll do it!"
None of the three trusted each other, and they fell into a stalemate over who should bid.
"Miss Xia Luo, may I ask if we can exchange goods for goods?"
Zi Linling seized the opportunity to ask.
"This..."
Xia Luo hesitated for a moment and said, "Miss, I need to inquire. Please wait!"
Zi Linling smiled and said, "In that case, I'll trouble you!"
Xia Luo nodded and left the auction stage.
A moment later, she returned, followed by Master Dong, the chief appraiser of the Nine Domains Merchant Association.