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Chapter 428: Isn’t it too Extravagant?
The Tian’yuan Auction House was built in the central area of Tian’yuan City. Right now, the open space outside the auction house was practically filled with luxurious carriages.
Huo Ling Long and Headmaster Feng took the group out of the carriage and walked into the auction house.
Right now, the entire auction hall was brightly lit and there were large and valuable night pearls inlaid everywhere, high-profile and lavish.
Teams of silver armoured soldiers patrolled outside the gate of the auction hall, all of whom were Sword Monarch cultivation bases. They all looked solemn and maintained order around them.
At the gate stood more than a dozen Tian’yuan City stewards in uniforms. They were receiving guests from various other major forces and individual Sword Saint powerhouses who arrived one after another.
Strong aura unwittingly emanated from every direction and the strong gathered like clouds.
“Headmaster Huo, Headmaster Feng.” A steward saw the group and immediately greeted them with a smile, “The private room of the Eight Extremes Sect has already been prepared, please come with me.”
The Tian’yuan Auction was a high-level auction of the same level as the Silver Level Auction of the Ming Chamber of Commerce Alliance. The people who could participate in the auction all had very extraordinary identities and backgrounds, and the auction seats were very scarce.
Except for the Heavenly Secret Palace who had two private rooms, the other Sects only had one private room, and the same was true for the other top forces.
With a bright smile on his face, Headmaster Feng asked as he walked: “Have all the other Sects arrived?”
“Except for the Heavenly Secret Palace and the Vast Mountain Sect whom haven’t arrived yet, the other Sects have all arrived one after another.” Although the steward revealed a respectful attitude towards the strong, but he was neither humble nor arrogant.
Headmaster Feng nodded: “The two of them like to act important all the time.”
The steward smiled and it wasn’t proper to answer, so he just led the group into a special private room on the second floor and immediately ordered the waitress to serve tea.
“Headmaster Huo, Headmaster Feng, this one still has some things to do, so I will retire first.” The steward cupped his hands to the two of them and said with a smile.
“Go do what you need.” Huo Ling Long said lightly.
The private room was very large and having more than twenty people didn’t make it crowded at all. Each seat also had a button for bidding.
Across the seats was a transparent crystal wall that could clearly see through to the situation outside, but from the outside, the walls of the private room they were in were all black and isolated Mental Energy from prying.
“If you want to make a bid, just press the red button on your seats.” Huo Ling Long said lazily as she sat in the front row of the seats covered with plush beast skins.
“Pupil obeys!”
Headmaster Feng walked up beside her and said down, sighing: “This old one hasn’t participated in the Tian’yuan Auction for more than a decade, I wonder if I can meet something tempting this time.”
When they reached their cultivation base, there really weren’t many things that they could be interested in.
“You don’t want that finale Seven-Coloured Glazed Cauldron?” Huo Ling Long glanced at him and said.
Headmaster Feng smiled bitterly: “My net worth isn’t as high as those old damned things. I’m afraid it will be difficult to win that Seven-Coloured Glazed Cauldron tonight.”
Their Sword Saint level powerhouses’ net worth naturally wasn’t low, but the resources for cultivation were also expensive. The Spiritual Stones that could truly be used in and out were actually relatively limited.
“True, I just saw that the damned old man from the Heavenly Secret Palace came. He’s rolling in riches, I think it’ll be very difficult for you to compete with him for the Seven-Coloured Glazed Cauldron.” Huo Ling Long said with a gloating smile.
The corner of Headmaster Feng’s lips twitched. This female tyrant dragon sure had a dark heart. She still knew to use him as a joke even at this time.
“But if you take out the several treasures in your hand and put them up for auction, I think that old damned man definitely won’t be your opponent.” Huo Ling Long changed her topic and said with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile.
Headmaster Feng’s eyelids twitched. It seemed at this female tyrant dragon was still trying to obtain that Spiritual Item of his.
“I have treasures, but you think that damned old man won’t?” Headmaster Feng said without a good attitude: “Those things will still be useful for me to advance to Sword Deity in the future, so it’s not worth using them for a cauldron.”
“Up to you, either way, there’s a good show to watch tonight.” Huo Ling Long took a sip from the teacup then furrowed her brows, “Tian’yuan City’s too stingy, to actually entertain us with this kind of Spiritual Tea.”
Headmaster Feng knew that Huo Ling Long was someone who liked to join in the fun and stir up trouble, and also understood what she meant when she said to watch a good show, but wasn’t it too much to say that Tian’yuan City was too stingy.
He picked up the Spiritual Tea and took a sip, “This is already high-grade Spiritual Tea, what else do you want?”
“You can leave first.” Huo Ling Long instructed the maid who was brewing Spiritual Tea for them.
The maid also heard that the other party was dissatisfied with the level of Spiritual Tea, but this was already the top-level Spiritual Tea used to receive distinguished guests. When she was just wondering about how to handle it, she didn’t expect that Headmaster Huo would tell her to leave.
“Yes.” The maid respectfully left the private room and immediately went to the steward to report the matter.
“This tea is already very good, your stomach sure is picky.” Headmaster Feng said with a frown.
This female tyrant dragon chased away the maid who brewed the tea—did she want him to brew tea by hand?
Huo Ling Long ignored him and said leisurely: “Little girl, let Headmaster Feng taste your tea-making skills.”
Her lazy voice had an undisguised sense of flaunting, which made everyone here unable to help but twitch the corner of their lips.
What was there to be proud about Lou Mu Yan being able to brew tea? Headmaster Huo truly wasn’t someone that they, ‘mortals’, could understand.
“Yes.” Lou Mu Yan rolled her eyes inwardly, walked over and sat, then pondered and asked: “What tea do Headmasters want to drink?”
“There’s actually types of tea?” Headmaster Feng’s attitude towards Lou Mu Yan was still relatively benign.
“Mm. In addition to the usual Spiritual Tea, there’s also Honey Tea, Spiritual Fruit Tea.” Lou Mu Yan replied with a smile.
“Honey Tea.” Huo Ling Long said.
Lou Mu Yan nodded, took out her own tea set and Spiritual Tea and started brewing. Then she took out a jar of Scarlet Bee Royal Jelly of around three centuries old and added it to the Spiritual Tea.
As soon as the jar of royal jelly was opened, a sweet but not greasy fragrance spread throughout the room in an instant.
“Is this Centuries-Old Scarlet Bee Royal Jelly?” Headmaster Feng looked at the jar in surprise.
“Mm.” Lou Mu Yan replied, but the movements of her hands didn’t stop.
Everyone watched her brew Spiritual Tea, her movements as graceful as the floating clouds and flowing water, with an otherworldly temperament and a stunning appearance, as if a beautiful ancient picture scroll, pleasing to the eye and intriguing.
After a moment, the private room was filled with the refreshing aroma of tea and the scent alone was unforgettable.
“Sure enough, good tea.” Headmaster Feng took a sip of the cup of Honey Tea handed over by Lou Mu Yan and his eyes lit up. However, when he remembered that the tea was brewed with royal jelly, and even dug out such a huge scoop, he felt as if his flesh hurt.
This Centuries-Old Royal Jelly was an excellent auxiliary material for refining several Grade 4 and 5 pills. If one added it to refine pills, not only would the quality of the pill increase, but with long-term use, one would also have the effect of prolonging life. It was something numerous high-level powerhouses contended for.
“Isn’t it too extravagant to brew tea with Centuries-Old Royal Jelly?” He couldn’t resist but sigh.