Thinking of this, Terra Su called out to the little Celestial Fire in his consciousness.
The little Celestial Fire quickly responded, “Master, what is it?”
During this period, the little Celestial Fire had been diligently cultivating the Great Desolation Soul Refining Scripture and had not interacted much with Terra Su. However, from its slightly respectful tone, it was clear that the Great Desolation Soul Refining Scripture had completely conquered it, making it wholeheartedly acknowledge Terra Su as its master.
“Are you interested in that Fire Spirit Stone?” Terra Su asked.
The little Celestial Fire was silent for a moment, seemingly assessing the Fire Spirit Stone on the stage. After a brief pause, its excited voice rang out, “Master, this Fire Spirit Stone is extremely beneficial to me. My soul power has already recovered somewhat. If I can obtain this Fire Spirit Stone, my strength can be restored to one ten-thousandth, no, two ten-thousandths of my peak power!”
Terra Su couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat, thinking to himself that the process of restoring the little Celestial Fire to its peak strength was indeed a long and arduous journey.
“In that case, I’ll help you acquire this Fire Spirit Stone,” Terra Su said in his consciousness.
“Thank you, Master,” the little Celestial Fire responded, filled with excitement.
“Continue your cultivation,” Terra Su said, then turned his gaze back to the Fire Spirit Stone on the stage.
He was determined to get that Fire Spirit Stone.
“Six thousand taels.”
“Seven thousand taels.”
At this moment, people in the crowd began to bid.
However, the enthusiasm was not very high. This was because not everyone was a Martial Practitioner who cultivated fire attributes. Theoretically, only about one-fifth of the people present were fire attribute practitioners, which eliminated most of the crowd. Among the remaining people, many were from humble backgrounds and couldn’t afford such an expensive item as the Fire Spirit Stone, so only a few were bidding.
The fervor was nothing compared to the earlier auction for the Purple Flame Elixir.
“Ten thousand taels.”
At this moment, a voice suddenly joined in, raising the price to ten thousand taels.
Everyone was shocked. This style of bidding, could it be…
Turning their heads, they saw that it was indeed Cheng Wei who had placed the bid.
“No way, is Young Master Cheng also a fire attribute practitioner?”
“Who knows? Anyway, he’s rich. Maybe he’s just bidding for fun.”
“I’m giving up on the auction.”
“Me too.”
Cheng Wei’s participation caused many people to withdraw from the competition.
“Fifteen thousand taels.”
A patriarch from a second-rate family in Clear River City thought for a moment and called out this price. For a second-rate family in Clear River City, this was already close to their limit, and it wasn’t a low price. If Cheng Wei was just bidding for fun, he should stop now.
“Twenty thousand taels!”
However, Cheng Wei did not stop. Instead, he called out a price that shocked everyone once again.
“Offering twenty thousand taels, it seems Young Master Cheng is determined to get this Fire Spirit Stone.”
“I’m giving up.”
The patriarch of the second-rate family decisively chose to give up. Competing with Cheng Wei in wealth was not wise; not only would he lose, but he might also incur Cheng Wei’s resentment, which was not worth it.
“Is there anyone else who wants to bid?”
“If not, then I hereby announce that Young Master Cheng has won the Fire Spirit Stone for twenty thousand taels…”
The old man picked up the auction hammer, ready to strike it down and announce Cheng Wei as the winner.
At that moment.
“Twenty-five thousand taels.”
A lazy voice suddenly rang out.
The old man stopped mid-swing and looked up in the direction of the voice.
At the same time, everyone else also looked in that direction, curious to see who was so bold as to raise the bid by five thousand taels and compete with Cheng Wei.
They found that the bidder was a young boy, no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, lounging lazily in a silver VIP seat with his legs crossed.
“It’s Terra Su!”
The people from Clear River City were all taken aback. Terra Su had been very low-key today, so much so that people had almost forgotten his presence.
Unexpectedly, he made a move, and what a move it was, shocking everyone.
As for the people from Anyang City in the golden VIP seats, they were all surprised to see that the bidder was such a young boy. Where did he get so much money?
“Thirty thousand taels!”
Cheng Wei glanced at Terra Su with disdain. Given Terra Su’s age and cultivation level, he didn’t even consider him a competitor.
“Thirty-five thousand taels.”
Terra Su smiled lightly and casually raised the bid.
This time, everyone present was unsettled. This wasn’t an auction; it was throwing money around. How could a Fire Spirit Stone be worth thirty-five thousand taels?
“Forty thousand taels!”
A flash of anger appeared in Cheng Wei’s eyes. He knew the Fire Spirit Stone wasn’t worth that much, but he couldn’t tolerate a boy from a small place snatching it from him. To his proud nature, it was no different from being slapped in the face.
“Little Terra, where did you get so much money?” Sophia Xu asked in confusion. Forty thousand taels was no small amount. Last time, Terra Su had given all the spoils from the North Jiang Manor to the South Jiang Manor, even giving her an extra ten thousand taels. Where did he get the money now?
“Auntie, I have money,” Terra Su smiled. If everything went as expected today, the four Purple Flame Elixirs would definitely sell for over a hundred thousand taels, so he wasn’t worried about money at all.
“I have over thirty thousand taels here, you can take it all,” Sophia Xu said. At worst, she wouldn’t bid for the Purple Flame Elixir today. If Terra Su wanted to buy something, she would prioritize him.
“Auntie, I really have money,” Terra Su chuckled.
Then, he announced another shocking price.
“Fifty thousand taels!”
As soon as this price was announced, everyone gasped. This was too much; raising the bid to fifty thousand taels was too much for their hearts to handle.
Terra Su was truly a prodigal son, bidding fifty thousand taels for a Fire Spirit Stone. Where did he get the money?
Even if it was the South Jiang Manor’s money, could the South Jiang Manor afford to give him fifty thousand taels? Wouldn’t the hundreds of people in the South Jiang Manor starve?
Many people suspected that Terra Su couldn’t actually produce that much money and was just bidding out of pride, trying to compete with Cheng Wei.
Many people shook their heads in disbelief, thinking Terra Su was too eager to show off. They were curious to see how he would handle the situation.
“Young Master Cheng, will you raise the bid?” The old man turned his gaze to Cheng Wei. To be honest, even if Cheng Wei gave up now, no one would look down on him, because bidding fifty thousand taels for a Fire Spirit Stone was indeed too much. Anyone with common sense wouldn’t continue to raise the bid.
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