Chapter 628: Chapter 627: Contest Chapter 628: Chapter 627: Contest The first floor of the Eternal Pavilion was incredibly spacious, occupying a third of the street area.

In the center stood a circular high platform.

Centered around this high platform, countless chairs were arranged in the vicinity, and on the two red-painted pillars nearby, dragons and phoenixes were carved in a lifelike dance, with several Golden Dragons intricately engraved among them.

On the walls at both sides, various famous paintings were hung, featuring deep forests and dense undergrowth.

Dozens of fragrant fresh flowers filled the entire first floor of the hall.

Looking upward, the Eternal Pavilion had three levels in total, with the third commonly occupied by members of the Wan Family and not open to the public.

Along the pillars, decorated with dragons and phoenixes, ascended to the second floor, which was comprised entirely of private rooms.

Each was named in a variety of ways, suggestive of wind, rain, thunder, lightning, and the four plants: plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum.

Xu Zimei glanced around and saw there were almost dozens of rooms.

Following Steward Wan up the stairs, everyone was ushered into a private room named “Bamboo.”
The space inside the private room wasn’t large; there was a wooden table with a plate of fruit on it.

Several soft cotton chairs were placed around, and near the aisle, there was a window made especially for viewing the first floor below.

The light inside wasn’t particularly bright, and the air carried a faint, delicate fragrance.

“Young Master Lin and everyone else, I’ve arranged for you to stay here.

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If you need anything, just let me know,” Steward Wan said with a smile.

“Thank you for your trouble, Steward Wan,” Lin Feng nodded slightly.

Watching Steward Wan leave, Lin Feng turned his head to Xu Zimei, and said, “This time, I’ve brought Spirit Crystals from the Sect Gate to buy the Hindoo Flower.

Father said you could have one million Spirit Crystals to purchase items you like.”
“Understood,” Xu Zimei nodded slightly.

As time passed, the seats on the first floor were almost completely filled with people.

And one after another, some of the VIPs also ascended to the second floor.

Among them was the Crimson King, Huangfu Xuan, whom Xu Zimei had met before, as well as the refined gentleman and the woman in purple who had been present during the slaying of the Green Jiao Dragon.

For the moment, he didn’t know their origins and couldn’t be bothered to find out.

When it came to Spirit Crystals, Xu Zimei actually had many inside his True Fate World.

Previously, when destroying the Extinct Heaven Sect and various other forces one after another.

Since his Storage Ring could not fit them all, Xu Zimei had simply thrown them into his True Fate World.

He seldom used them, so he had not bothered to attend to them.

Not to mention anything else, but the remnant Spirit Crystals from the Extinct Heaven Sect alone, an Immortal Gate with one Sect and two Emperors, amounted to an astronomical figure.

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Once everyone had arrived, a “pat pat pat” sound started emanating from the high platform.

Then, something began to rise slowly from a bulge on the platform.

A venerable elder clad in a long red robe walked over from the side.

The elder looked vigorous, his face radiating a healthy glow.

His voice was slightly resonant as he spoke, “I am Wan Shiyuan, those who often attend our Wan Family’s auctions should recognize me.

But let me give a brief introduction anyway, I am today’s auctioneer.

I’ll mention a few points in advance, let’s get the ugly part out of the way first.

The auction comprises exchanging cash for goods.

Any auctioned item, unless it has quality issues, will not be accepted for return under any conditions.”
After the red-robed elder finished speaking, he waved his hand grandly and the covering over the item on the high platform was revealed.

A bright red fruit lay within.

“The first item up for auction is the Dragon Scale Fruit.

This is an unparalleled selection for tempering the body, whether for Vein Practitioners below the Heavenly Mansion or for families with juniors who have just stepped into cultivation.

The Dragon Scale Fruit is worth purchasing, with a starting bid of ten Spirit Crystals, and each bid increment must not be less than ten.”
As soon as his voice faded, someone held up a sign and shouted, “Twenty Spirit Crystals.”
“I bid fifty pieces.”
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In the end, the Dragon Scale Fruit was auctioned off to a Vein Practitioner for one hundred Spirit Crystals.

Others did not contend; not for lack of money, but because that was pretty much its value.

Unless one particularly favored it, most wouldn’t be foolish enough to pay a premium at the auction.

“This second auction item is a Collapsing Stele Palm Vein Skill.

A palm like a sky stele, a fist shattering rivers and mountains, the starting bid is fifty Spirit Crystals, and each increment must be no less than fifty.”
As the elder’s words fell, the crowd below had already started to vie for it eagerly.

The person in charge of this Wan Family’s auction was quite clever; they arranged the order from least to most valuable, with the most expensive items coming later.

Moreover, these cheaper items were also very well chosen.

Neither the Dragon Scale Fruit nor the Collapsing Stele Palm were exceptionally valuable,
but they were still rare enough that while the big shots overlooked them, many regular Vein Practitioners coveted them terribly.

In a nutshell, the items up for auction here were all of a scarce level.

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As items were auctioned off one by one, most people had nearly spent all their money.

The red-robed elder knocked on the iron gong on the platform and said loudly, “The next item for auction is a bit special.”
He waved his hand grandly, and an item shaped like a bell appeared on the platform.

“This was obtained from the Divine Demon Battlefield and is filled with a rich Divine Power.

However, this bell is already so damaged that it’s not functional, and we’re auctioning it without guaranteeing its quality.

A low price of one hundred Spirit Crystals, with each increase at your discretion.”
Upon hearing the red-robed elder’s words, a sudden silence fell below.

“They dare to auction off something so broken, are they crazy for money?”
Someone murmured in a low voice.

“Well, no one’s forcing you to buy it.

What if you spot a bargain?

The choice is yours.”
“I’ll take it for one hundred Spirit Crystals,” a man’s voice came from a corner room on the second floor.

“One hundred Spirit Crystals, is there anyone who wants to compete?” the red-robed elder continued to ask.

“Although we can’t detect anything from this bell, what if it has some special effects?

A few hundred Spirit Crystals wouldn’t be too much of a loss.”
“Two hundred Spirit Crystals.”
“Three hundred Spirit Crystals.”
Hearing the elder’s words, some people on the second floor also started to call out casually.

“One thousand Spirit Crystals,” Xu Zimei put her sign outside and called out loudly.

To hear this, those who were originally testing the waters gave up competing.

However, in a corner on the first floor, a woman with a bamboo hat stood there, still raising the bid.

“One thousand one hundred Spirit Crystals.”
“Two thousand Spirit Crystals,” Xu Zimei said again.

“Two thousand one hundred Spirit Crystals.” The woman with the bamboo hat continued to raise the bid.

“Ten thousand Spirit Crystals,” Xu Zimei waved her hand dismissively.

“You’re crazy, what do you want a piece of junk for ten thousand Spirit Crystals for?” Lin Feng finally couldn’t help but interject.

“Why care so much?

Didn’t father say I have a million Spirit Crystals?

You just need to pay,” Xu Zimei said indifferently.

As Xu Zimei’s words concluded, the woman on the first floor with the bamboo hat seemed to quiet down,
weighing the pros and cons.