The price of the three Heavy Water Lightning Pearls had already reached 1,000 top-grade spirit stones, and this had caused almost everyone present to go silent. It wasn't that no one could afford this price, but everyone felt that this price wasn't worth it.
After all, this was a one-time consumable treasure, and 1,000 top-grade spirit stones might be able to purchase an Artificial Immortal Artifact that wasn't of good quality at ordinary times.
So, everyone's gaze started to move back and forth between Han Li and the bald man, and they completely had the mentality of watching a show.
Of course, the happiest person at this moment was none other than the host of the auction, Wen Hua.
The higher the auction item's price was, the higher the commission and reputation he would obtain in the end.
"1,000 top-grade spirit stones, going once!
Is there anyone else who wants to bid? "Wen Hua cleared his throat and spoke like this, but his gaze was directly looking at Han Li.
Han Li frowned at this moment, and he went silent.
A trace of complacency flashed in the bald man's eyes when he saw this, and his gaze seemed to casually sweep the surroundings.
Seeing that everyone else was silent and had no intention of bidding, and Wen Hua had already shouted "going twice", the complacency in the bald man's eyes grew deeper.
On the auction platform, Wen Hua was about to strike when he saw no one bid.
"I don't have enough spirit stones. Fellow Daoists, please see how much this thing is worth." A voice suddenly resounded, and it was Han Li.
As soon as these words were spoken, the audience was in an uproar.
The bald man was slightly stunned, but then a trace of disdainful sneer appeared on the corners of his mouth.
The bearded man that Han Li had transformed into took out a long jade box and gave it to the maidservant beside him.
The maidservant shuddered in her heart and hurriedly held the jade box. Under the gazes of tens of thousands of people, she hurriedly walked to the side of the auction platform and placed the jade box on the long table before the grey-clothed old man and the middle-aged woman.
The blue-clothed man and middle-aged woman sat upright and didn't move. Obviously, they weren't very interested in the things that Han Li could take out as collateral.
After all, they were experienced and knowledgeable. At this point in the auction, they had already appraised countless treasures. Most of them were mediocre, and the most valuable one was just a small piece of Sea Soul Stone with a trace of Water Attribute Law. However, it was offered at the price of 480 top quality Spirit Stones.
When the grey-robed old man saw that his two companions were indifferent, he casually reached out and picked up the jade box. He gently opened the lid and opened a gap.
"Eh?"
The old man suddenly raised his white eyebrows and exclaimed in surprise. He then looked in the direction of Han Li and handed the jade box to the blue-robed man next to him.
The large man saw the change in the white-browed old man's expression and couldn't help but curiously reach out to open a slit in the jade box. He was immediately startled and after a moment of silence, he handed the jade box to the middle-aged woman.
After the middle-aged woman saw it, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes, but she only glanced in the direction of Han Li and did not say anything.
The three of them discussed a few words through voice transmission. The grey-robed old man coughed slightly and looked at Han Li, "Sir, we estimate the value of this item to be 1000 top quality Spirit Stones. Are you willing to accept it?"
As soon as the words came out, the smile on the bald man's face completely froze, and a big wave was set off on the scene.
"What?"
"Did I hear it wrong? What is this thing? It's worth 1000 top quality Spirit Stones?"
"Could it be a Postnatal Fairy Weapon … It doesn't look like it!"
"Could it be some kind of elixir?"
…
According to the rules of the auction, the appraiser would not necessarily announce what the collateral was, so the people on the first floor immediately discussed it. Many familiar people on the second floor also began to whisper and guess.
"I will increase the price by 100, 1100 Spirit Stones."
Han Li frowned slightly, but then relaxed. He nodded at the grey-robed old man to show his approval, and then directly called out the price.
The item in the jade box was the thirty thousand year old Birthing Soul Flower that he had cultivated. It was an absolute hot commodity in the Blackwind Sea Region. Thus, he was actually not very satisfied with the price. However, he was in dire need of Spirit Stones. Furthermore, a Spirit Herb that was highly sought after by others was nothing to him. Thus, after some consideration, he agreed to the price.
"1000 … 150!" The bald man hesitated for a moment, then called out another price.
"One thousand two hundred."
"… 1300!"
"One thousand five hundred," Han Li calmly said.
"Hmph!"
When the bald man heard this, his expression changed for a while. In the end, he snorted coldly, crossed his arms, and leaned against the chair. He did not call out another price.
"Three Heavy Water Thunder Pearls, 1200 Spirit Stones, sold!" Wen Hua's expression was joyful, and he immediately announced.
Immediately after, a young woman in black walked to Han Li's side, smiled sweetly, and said softly,
"Senior, would you like to make the transaction now, or wait until the auction is over?
If you want to make the transaction now, you will need to move to the back hall. "
"Let's make the transaction now," Han Li said without thinking, stood up, and followed the young woman in black to the side of the hall.
In one of the boxes on the third floor, the Master of the Black Wind Island, Lu Jun, was sitting there. Beside him sat an extremely graceful young woman in white. It was Lu Yuqing.
Lu Yuqing's gaze fell on Han Li through the box, and her eyebrows slightly furrowed.
"Yuqing, what's wrong?" Lu Jun saw this and asked.
"Nothing.
It's just that for some reason, that person gave me a familiar feeling, "Lu Yuqing tilted her head and said after thinking for a moment.
"Familiar? Have you seen this person before?"
Lu Jun followed her gaze and looked at Han Li. Han Li just happened to walk into a room next to the hall.
"Nothing, maybe it's an illusion." Lu Yuqing shook her head and didn't think too much about it.
At this moment, the auction continued. As the next item appeared, her gaze was immediately attracted.
Inside the room, an old man in black sat cross-legged with a strip-shaped jade box by his hand.
"Fellow, please sit." The old man stood up, and with a smile on his face, he cupped his hands.
Han Li sat opposite him and didn't say anything. With a wave of his hand, a small pile of top quality spirit stones appeared on the table. There were exactly five hundred of them.
"Hehe, fellow is really a straightforward person." The old man in black laughed and waved his hand. Three jade boxes appeared on the table.
Han Li waved his sleeve, and the lid of the jade box was opened. Seeing the three Heavy Water Droplets lying quietly inside, he nodded in satisfaction.
After the transaction, he nodded at the old man. He didn't have the intention to stay any longer, so he stood up and walked out.
"Fellow Daoist, please wait a moment." The black-clothed old man promptly stood up and called out to Han Li.
"What advice do you have for me?" Han Li asked calmly.
"I don't deserve advice. I was only asked by someone to ask if fellow has any more Birthing Soul Flowers for sale.
As long as they are over twenty thousand years old, we are willing to buy them at a high price. The price can naturally be negotiated, "the old man in black quickly said.
"Hehe, if I had more Birthing Soul Flowers, I would have taken them out during the auction. How could I let such a treasure slip away from me?
Han Li shook his head and said with a self-deprecating tone, "I only managed to obtain this one due to a stroke of luck."
When the old man in black heard this, a trace of regret appeared on his face.
Han Li turned around and was about to leave. However, he had just taken a step when his body suddenly paused. He turned around and asked, "Speaking of which, I also have something to ask fellow. Do you know who refined these three Heavy Water Lightning Droplets?"
"These three lightning droplets were purchased by our auction house by chance, so we aren't too sure who refined them.
However, according to my knowledge, it should be an expert from outside the Blackwind Sea Region. "The old man was stunned before he answered.
Han Li nodded silently and walked out of the room. He returned to the auction house and sat down once more.
At this moment, he had already attracted the attention of many people in the surroundings, and many people's gazes started to sweep towards him intentionally or unintentionally.
He naturally didn't care about this at all and treated it calmly.
"The next treasure is a pair of horns from a late-stage True Immortal Realm beast, the Skysplitter Centipede. It's perfectly preserved and hasn't lost a trace of its spirituality. The starting price is six hundred top-grade spirit stones, and every bid increment must be no less than ten."
On the auction platform, Wen Hua waved his hand, and a pair of horns with flowing violet light appeared on the platform. They emanated a myriad of violet lights.
The cultivators in the hall surged with fervor, and they immediately started competing intensely.
Han Li naturally had no intention of participating. He just watched the auction continue with a calm expression and didn't leave in advance.
Over two hours later.
"Fellow Daoists, I presume you've waited for a long time!
The next item is the finale of the auction! "Wen Hua's expression was faintly excited as he withdrew an object with a wave of his hand and placed it on the auction platform.
It was a crimson red wooden box with numerous spirit talismans stuck on it, and it was sealed extremely tightly.
But even then, the spirit energy of the heavens and the earth in the surroundings of the wooden box faintly fluctuated, and then circle after circle of flames appeared on it.
Han Li's pupils constricted slightly as a trace of curiosity arose in the depths of his eyes.
The other cultivators even impatiently released numerous strands of Divine Perception with the intention of investigating the contents of the wooden box, but they were all obstructed by the spirit talismans on it.
Wen Hua wasn't displeased by their actions of probing the wooden box, and he revealed a smile as he chanted and struck out numerous seals with a wave of his hand.
The spirit talismans on the wooden box flew up one by one, and after the last talisman flew up, the wooden box opened up by itself with a pop to reveal a round and crimson red medicinal pill within it.
The medicinal pill was only the size of a thumb, completely crimson red like fire, and it emitted strands of crimson red light that were like flames that rippled out towards the surroundings.
On the surface of this medicinal pill was a rather striking crimson red stripe. When looked at carefully, it seemed to be condensed into form from countless talismans of the Laws, and it gave others an extremely profound feeling that was almost like the Heaven's Dao.
Instantly, countless exclamations of admiration rose and fell, and the entire hall seemed to be in a complete uproar.
"Everyone, you're right. This is precisely a Dao Pill that's called the king of pills!" When Wen Hua spoke up to here, his voice carried a trace of excitement.
As an earth-rank alchemist, his pursuit and longing towards Dao Pills was something that ordinary people were unable to understand.