Chapter 192: Frantic Rush to Scatter

"Eighty thousand."

As Liu Qingxian stared in shock, Jiang Fan pressed down on the little jade lion, sending his voice out.

"Are you crazy? Eighty thousand crystal stones for this?"

What did eighty thousand crystal stones even mean? Even an elder would feel immense pain spending that much, but Jiang Fan blurted out the price without a second thought. What he bought was a defensive armor. Among many magical artifacts, defensive armor was the least valued. With so much money, wouldn't it be far better to buy some powerful offensive artifacts?

Jiang Fan calmly replied, "When facing a beast tide, how many you kill is secondary. Saving your life is the top priority. Eighty thousand crystal stones for a life, in my opinion, is well worth it." In fact, to him, this was even more important than healing elixirs.

Liu Qingxian was speechless, only able to show a pained expression. "You really don't treat money like money!"

A commotion erupted among the guests below.

"Who is in Private Room One? How dare they compete with the Giant Sect? Don't they know how overbearing the Giant Sect is?"

"Do you have some misunderstanding about Private Room One? Anyone who can use Private Room One is either an elder of a major sect or a high-ranking official of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion!"

"You should be asking if the Giant Sect still dares to compete with Private Room One."

Indeed. The Giant Sect's private room fell silent for a moment before an aged voice finally spoke: "Fellow Daoist in Private Room One, our Giant Sect will yield this armor to you."

Jiang Fan breathed a slight sigh of relief. Private Room One had saved him a large sum of money. Otherwise, the other party wouldn't have given up so easily. At that point, the bidding price could have exceeded one hundred thousand.

Chen Luoyue was filled with joy. She personally carried the armor to Private Room One.

"Young Master Jiang, thank you for your patronage."

Jiang Fan smiled and took out the crystal token. He had initially felt a little heartache. But then he thought, all this money was extorted from the Grand Elder, and he immediately felt much better. He was spending the Grand Elder's money. What was there to feel bad about?

Seeing the crystal token, Chen Luoyue couldn't help but marvel. Jiang Fan was truly an extraordinary person, possessing a crystal token that only elders, sect leaders, and high-ranking officials of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion could use. She carefully took it and then retrieved twenty thousand crystal stones for him. After leaving the armor, she backed away and departed.

The subsequent auction items were far less exciting than the first. He didn't bid again. It wasn't until Chen Luoyue presented the Swiftwind Pearl that the auction house erupted in excitement once more!

"It's the Swiftwind Pearl! A Swiftwind Pearl that allows one to cross ten zhang in a single step!"

"This is a rare treasure, hard to find anywhere!"

"When facing a beast tide, it's an unrivaled life-saving artifact!"

"One hundred thousand crystal stones, my Huang family will take it!"

"Dream on! You can't even buy it for a hundred thousand crystal stones normally. Now, with the beast tide approaching, you think you can get it for a hundred thousand?"

As expected, as Chen Luoyue announced the starting bid of one hundred thousand, various sects and families began raising their bids. Finally, the gavel struck for the third time.

"The Giant Sect, two hundred thousand crystal stones, congratulations!"

Liu Qingxian murmured, "It actually sold for two hundred thousand crystal stones!" She touched the other Swiftwind Pearl hanging around her neck. Unable to resist, she looked at Jiang Fan, her eyes and heart filled with sweetness.

Soon after, Chen Luoyue approached, carrying one hundred ninety thousand crystal stones.

"Young Master Jiang, others are charged a ten percent commission, but I applied to the chairman and only charged you five percent."

This meant he saved ten thousand crystal stones.

Jiang Fan nodded, "Thanks."

Just then, the auction reached its final stage. All items appearing now would be heavyweight treasures. With these one hundred ninety thousand, he could participate to his heart's content.

This time, it was Su Xiangquan's turn to take the stage. He took out a bottle of elixirs and proudly announced, "This is the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's Grade Three healing elixir, the Hundred Spirits Elixir! No matter how deep the flesh wound, it can heal within half a day!"

The audience below immediately became excited. The sharp claws and teeth of demonic beasts were extremely fatal to martial artists with frail bodies. Such an elixir, capable of healing injuries in half a day, was truly a life-saving medicine! Especially in a dangerous environment, each pill was equivalent to saving half a life!

"Elder Su, we all know the Hundred Spirits Elixir, just tell us the starting price!" It was still the powerful voice of the Giant Sect's elder.

Su Xiangquan chuckled, "Alright, this old man won't waste any more words. The Hundred Spirits Elixir, ten pills, starting bid ten thousand crystal stones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Giant Sect elder immediately declared without hesitation, "One hundred thousand crystal stones!"

What? Everyone was stunned. One hundred thousand right off the bat? This instantly silenced many forces that had wanted to compete. It amounted to ten thousand crystal stones per pill!

Inside Private Room One, Liu Qingxian excitedly urged, "Hurry and bid, Jiang Fan!" In her opinion, these life-saving elixirs were far more useful than any armor.

Jiang Fan pursed his lips, "What do I need this for? Didn't I give you a bottle already?" Wasn't the Rejuvenation Pill's effect ten times stronger than this Hundred Spirits Elixir?

Liu Qingxian was speechless. "The Hundred Spirits Elixir is a Grade Three spiritual elixir, a specialty of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion. Can your pills heal injuries?"

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes, "Then give it back to me."

Liu Qingxian turned her head away, pretending not to hear. She softly hummed, "You want something back that you gave me? No way."

Below the stage, as countless people sighed, the entire bottle of Hundred Spirits Elixirs was bought by the Giant Sect.

Next, Chen Luoyue came onto the stage. She smilingly took out a portion of the "Pathfinder Powder."

"I believe most elite disciples from various factions are here for this, aren't they? That's right, this is the legendary Pathfinder Powder, a spiritual elixir for breaking through to the Core Formation realm! Its effect is three times better than the Heavenly Secret Pavilion's elixirs! The breakthrough success rate is nearly ninety percent!"

As soon as this item appeared, the elite disciples present all had their eyes sparkling, and their accompanying elders also perked up. They stared unblinkingly at the Pathfinder Powder. Obtaining this item meant adding a Core Formation realm martial artist to their sect! No matter the price, it would be worth it!

Chen Luoyue smiled slightly. "This item has never appeared before, so its starting price cannot be easily determined. Let's have a free bidding process!"

No sooner had she spoken, the Giant Sect elder emphatically declared, "One hundred thousand crystal stones, my Giant Sect will take it!"

"Hmph! One hundred thousand crystal stones for an additional Core Formation realm martial artist? What a pipe dream! My Myriad Sword Sect bids two hundred thousand crystal stones!"

"My Spirit Beast Sect also wants this item, two hundred thirty thousand crystal stones!"

"The Grand Supreme Sect, three hundred thousand crystal stones!"

"The Joyful Union Sect, three hundred forty thousand crystal stones!"

The unprecedented wave of bidding excited Chen Luoyue. The Pathfinder Powder was far more popular than anticipated! Finally, after a fierce competition among all parties, the Myriad Sword Sect successfully acquired it for a total of five hundred thousand crystal stones.

Inside Private Room One, Liu Qingxian stared wide-eyed. "The one you gave me earlier was this?"

Jiang Fan nodded.

Liu Qingxian grabbed Jiang Fan's shoulders and shook him repeatedly. "Are you crazy? That's a treasure worth five hundred thousand crystal stones! Wasn't giving it to me a waste? Even if you sold me, I wouldn't be worth that many crystal stones!"

Her emotions at that moment were indescribable. There was joy, but also an unspeakable weight.

Jiang Fan smiled mysteriously. "Don't worry. It's not over yet."