Chapter 166 The Auction Begins

The crowd suddenly became quiet, and you could hear a pin drop.

The middle-aged man smiled and looked at the thousands of people below the stage. He bowed and said, "I am Xu Jing, the host of this auction. Thank you all for coming. I hope you can all get what you want. Enough of the small talk, the auction will officially begin."

Lin Mu sat in a corner, looking at Xu Jing on the stage. Although he was just the host, Xu Jing's cultivation was not weak, and he had reached the late stage of spiritual silence. The thousands of people in the audience could hear his words clearly, as if whispering in their ears, and everyone felt comfortable.

Xu Jing smiled and said, "The first item to be auctioned is a top-grade flying sword." Then he turned to the backstage and said, "Show it up!"

Immediately, two beautiful female cultivators came onto the stage holding a box together.

The box was covered with a layer of green cloth. Xu Jing gently lifted it, and the green cloth fell off. A green light flashed in the box, and the whole audience suddenly lit up.

Xu Jing took out the item from the box, which turned out to be a green flying sword.

Lin Mu looked at the green flying sword, and a light flashed in his eyes.

The fat cultivator beside him had a bright look in his eyes, and his breathing suddenly became rapid.

Xu Jing held the green flying sword in both hands and introduced it with a smile: "This water-based flying sword is called Qingmiao Sword. It is of excellent quality and is a rare fine product among the top-grade flying swords. It is perfect for cultivators in the Spiritual Silence stage. Of course, cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage can also use it for sacrifice. It's up to you to decide who will win. The starting price is one thousand low-grade spirit stones. Let's start bidding now!"

As soon as Xu Jing finished speaking, the fat cultivator beside him couldn't wait to say: "One thousand and one pieces!"

The voice was loud and shocked the whole audience.

One thousand and one pieces!

Even though Xu Jing was knowledgeable, he almost sat on the ground in shock.

This first auction item was carefully selected by him.

It is neither too cheap nor too expensive, suitable for most people.

In this way, at the beginning, the enthusiasm of most bidders can be mobilized to build momentum for the next treasure.

As he imagined, the audience responded enthusiastically.

Before he finished speaking, someone in the audience raised the price, which made him happy.

But after listening carefully, he found out that the other party bid one thousand and one yuan.

One thousand and one yuan!

Just one more spiritual stone!

Everyone in the audience turned their heads and looked in the direction of Lin Mu.

People wanted to see who was so fierce.

The fat cultivator was very calm, sitting in his original position, staring at the Qingmiao Sword on the stage, muttering: "Don't fight with me, don't fight with me, it's mine, it's mine..."

Thousands of people looked over in unison, but Lin Mu was not so calm, his face flushed and hot.

Lin Mu and the thin cultivator next to him looked at each other, and they turned their backs together, leaving only the fat cultivator to face everyone.

The intention of the two was very clear, that is, to tell everyone: This is what he did, it has nothing to do with us, and we don't know him!

The whole audience was silent, and there was silence.

Xu Jing was the first to come to his senses. He knocked the gong and said with a smile: "One thousand and one yuan at a time! Is there anyone who wants to bid more?"

The people in the audience immediately reacted and bid one after another.

"One thousand and one hundred yuan!" A nearby mid-stage foundation cultivator shouted.

The fat cultivator turned his head and glanced at the cultivator. Seeing that it was just a mid-stage foundation cultivator, he looked down on him.

"One thousand two hundred yuan!" Someone immediately raised the price.

The fat cultivator glanced at the man. This time, he felt pressured. This was a mid-stage spiritual cultivator.

His cultivation was far superior to his!

In his opinion, whether one's wealth is rich or not is linked to his cultivation.

The higher the cultivation, the higher the level of the monsters killed, and the higher the income.

This person's cultivation is higher than his, so his wealth must be richer than his.

He was afraid that someone would snatch it from him, so he shouted loudly: "Six thousand yuan!"

Six thousand yuan!

Increased five times at once!

The whole audience was shocked again, and many people turned around and found that it was the same fat man again.

But this time, no one dared to laugh at him.

Six thousand low-grade spirit stones were enough to buy a good quality high-grade flying sword.

Many people began to hesitate whether to increase the price.

The fat cultivator looked nervous, and he had a total of eight thousand low-grade spirit stones on him.

The six thousand bid was half of his wealth.

It seemed that someone in the distance also had a fancy to this flying sword, but was afraid that the price was too high and it would not be worthwhile to buy it, so he tried to increase the price: "Six thousand and one hundred yuan!"

"Seven thousand yuan!"

The fat cultivator gritted his teeth and said fiercely.

He was determined to get this Qingmiao sword.

The whole audience was silent, and no one spoke again.

Seeing that the fat cultivator was so determined, everyone simply did not argue with him.

This is just the first treasure, there are many flying swords to come, why rush now.

Xu Jing said loudly: "Seven thousand yuan for the first time!"

No one spoke.

"Seven thousand yuan for the second time!"

No one raised the price.

"Seven thousand yuan for the third time!"

Ding!

The sound of the gong resounded throughout the venue.

Xu Jing looked at the audience and smiled: "Deal!"

The fat cultivator's face was full of joy, and he stood up and walked backstage.

As long as he paid the spirit stones in the backstage, the Qingmiao sword would belong to him.

Lin Mu smiled and watched the fat cultivator leave.

He didn't expect that a Qingmiao sword could also be sold at a high price of 7,000 spirit stones.

This was really beyond his expectation.

In his original estimate, five top-grade flying swords could be sold for at most 20,000 low-grade spirit stones, which was considered good.

Now it seems that 20,000 is far more than that!

Xu Jing had a smile on his face, and he was very satisfied with this result.

A good start!

As long as the first item is successfully auctioned, the next ones will be much easier.

Xu Jing smiled and said, "The second item will be auctioned next. This is a ground umbrella, a medium-grade defensive magic weapon."

As soon as he finished speaking, the two graceful women came up to the stage holding a box.

Xu Jing took the Earth Luo Umbrella out of the box, opened it suddenly, and input spiritual power into it. A yellow light flashed, and a yellow shield was propped up to protect him.

Xu Jing introduced: "This Earth Luo Umbrella is a medium-grade earth-type magic weapon. It is well-made and is a must-have magic weapon for hunting monsters. The starting price is 200 low-grade spiritual stones."

The first high-grade magic weapon is used to open the door, and the auction will start normally.

There are many magic weapons in this auction, all of which are medium-grade magic weapons.

Although it is a big auction held every three years, such medium-grade magic weapons are not much less than in the past.

On the contrary, because of the large number of foundation-building cultivators, such medium-grade magic weapons are very popular.

"Two hundred and fifty!" Someone immediately raised the price.

"Two hundred and seventy!"

"Two hundred and eighty!"

"Three hundred!"

"Three hundred and eighty!"

It was quiet around, and no one raised the price.

A Earth Luo Umbrella is just this amount.

Xu Jing smiled: "Three hundred and eighty first time!"

"Three hundred and eighty second time!"

"Three hundred and eighty third time!"

Ding!

Xu Jing struck the gong: "Deal!"

This Earth Luo Umbrella was bought by a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building at the price of three hundred and eighty low-grade spirit stones.

At the beginning, when Lin Mu went to the Fire Dragon Valley, Shi Weihan only gave Lin Mu an Earth Luo Umbrella.

Worth three hundred and eighty low-grade spirit stones, it is not even one-tenth of a high-grade flying sword!

Next, eight consecutive items were all mid-grade magic tools.

The cultivators in the foundation building stage were enthusiastic and bid one after another, and their faces were red.

The cultivators in the spiritual silence stage were the opposite.

They had no interest in these mid-grade magic tools and sat in their seats, drowsy.

Xu Jing was experienced and saw this scene and immediately adjusted his strategy.

The next auction was a staggered auction of mid-grade magic tools and high-grade magic tools.

If two or three mid-grade magic tools are auctioned, one or two high-grade magic tools will be auctioned.

Both the Foundation Establishment and the Spiritual Silence cultivators can participate in the auction with great interest.

However, Lin Mu sat in his seat, saying nothing and watching everything quietly.

He had no interest in these magic tools.

He only wanted the purple incense burner!

There were also many people who, like Lin Mu, never spoke from beginning to end.

These people were all dignified and wealthy.

Their targets were all those on the rare treasure list, and they did not take these ordinary magic tools seriously.

The auction was in full swing, and one by one the mid-grade magic tools were bought, and one by one the high-grade magic tools fell into the pockets of the Spiritual Silence cultivators.

Lin Mu was different from those people, he had been watching carefully.

He had never experienced an auction before.

After watching for a while, he realized that auctions also require skills.

If the skills are used properly, a magic tool may be bought at a low price.

If you work hard and recklessly, you may miss the treasure even if you have a lot of spirit stones.

Even if you spit blood to increase the price to buy the treasure, it is not worth it.

Because the spirit stones you pay have far exceeded the value of the treasure itself.

Many of these techniques are secretly remembered by Lin Mu.

For example, "playing hard to get", "finalizing the deal", "fishing in troubled waters"...

There are also some techniques that Lin Mu is puzzled and can't understand.

There is a top-grade magic weapon, and many people are fighting for it at the beginning, but after a young man in white opened the bid, no one responded.

In the end, the top-grade magic weapon was bought by the young man in white at a price three times lower than the value of the treasure itself.

Such techniques seem very profound, and Lin Mu is puzzled.

The key is also impossible to understand.

After half a day, his five flying swords were auctioned off one after another.

Of the five flying swords, the Qingmiao Sword was the most expensive, at 7,000 low-grade spirit stones.

Of the other four, one was the cheapest, at only 3,500, while the other three were pretty good, at 4,600, 5,200, and 5,700.

The five high-grade flying swords were sold for a total of 26,000!

Even if the auction house takes 10%, there are still 23,400 yuan left!

This result has exceeded Lin Mu's expectations, and he is very satisfied.

Another hour passed, after a mid-grade flying sword was auctioned off.

Xu Jing knocked the gong and said with a smile: "All mid-grade magic weapons and ordinary high-grade magic weapons have been successfully auctioned off. Are you all satisfied?"

Most people in the audience were happy, and it seemed that they had already got what they wanted.

There were also many people who were dejected, and it seemed that they did not buy what they wanted.

Xu Jing smiled and said: "The previous ones are just appetizers, the real treasures are still behind, and the treasures on the treasure list will be auctioned off below!"

As soon as the voice fell, many people came back to their senses and looked at the stage with a gleam in their eyes.

Lin Mu's eyes also lit up.