However, what everyone was more curious about was Terra Su. Five Treasures Hall was willing to offer a credit limit of one hundred thousand for him and even expelled Cheng Wei for his sake. This was truly an extraordinary favor.
But they couldn’t figure out what special abilities Terra Su possessed that made Five Treasures Hall go to such lengths for him.
“Now, I announce that due to Cheng Wei’s malicious bidding without sufficient funds, the previous auction for the Fire Spirit Stone is void. The bidding for the Fire Spirit Stone will restart, with the starting price still at five thousand silver notes,” the elder announced.
This time, there were very few competitors against Terra Su.
Everyone already knew about Terra Su’s financial power; he could easily throw out fifty thousand silver notes without blinking an eye and had a terrifying credit limit of one hundred thousand. No one wanted to provoke such a person. If they angered him during a bidding war, he might retaliate when they needed to bid on something else, and who could afford that?
As a result, Terra Su easily acquired the Fire Spirit Stone for fifteen thousand silver notes.
The auction continued.
After several other items, the third Purple Flame Elixir was brought to the stage.
This time, Joshua Wang was determined to compete, but unfortunately, many others had the same idea. The price of the third Purple Flame Elixir quickly soared to thirty-five thousand silver notes, higher than the second one.
Joshua Wang began to regret not listening to Otto Jiang earlier. But there was no medicine for regret; he could only grit his teeth and continue competing with the others.
Soon, the price of the third Purple Flame Elixir broke the forty thousand mark and was finally sold to Joshua Wang for forty-eight thousand silver notes.
Joshua Wang’s heart bled. Forty-eight thousand silver notes, double what he had anticipated. If he had known, he would have bought the first one. Now he had to pay twice the price.
Moreover, he had planned to buy two elixirs today. Thinking about the next one, which might cost even more, made Joshua Wang’s mouth dry. This could bankrupt the Wang Family.
“Brother Wang, if you don’t have enough money, I still have some silver notes here. We must secure the last Purple Flame Elixir. With it, we can completely dominate Clear River City.”
Otto Jiang took out his last stack of silver notes. Seeing Joshua Wang’s expression, he knew he had to show some support. Otherwise, Joshua Wang might give up on the last Purple Flame Elixir, jeopardizing his own chances.
Joshua Wang took the silver notes from Otto Jiang, gritted his teeth, and nodded, “Don’t worry, Brother Jiang. The last Purple Flame Elixir will be ours.”
On the other side.
Terra Su watched Joshua Wang bid high for the Purple Flame Elixir, a barely noticeable smile crossing his face.
This Purple Flame Elixir might not achieve the effect Joshua Wang desired.
Soon.
The auction for the last Purple Flame Elixir began.
Everyone knew that the final price would definitely exceed fifty thousand silver notes; there was almost no doubt about it.
Because it was the last one, those who missed out earlier would go all out this time.
“Forty thousand silver notes!”
Sure enough, as soon as the starting price of five thousand silver notes was announced, someone immediately bid forty thousand.
Since reaching forty thousand was inevitable, they might as well start there to save everyone’s time.
Clap, clap, clap!
Terra Su clapped his hands and laughed, “Good, very good. I like straightforward people.”
Beside him, Gu Qianyin couldn’t help but smile under her veil. Who wouldn’t like someone handing them money?
But many who didn’t understand the situation cast displeased looks at Terra Su, thinking, “The Purple Flame Elixir isn’t yours. What’s there to be so smug about? So what if you have a hundred thousand credit limit? You’ll still have to pay it back. Let’s see how you manage that.”
“Forty-two thousand silver notes.”
“Forty-three thousand silver notes.”
“Forty-four thousand silver notes.”
…
“Forty-eight thousand silver notes.”
At forty-eight thousand, everyone paused.
Because forty-eight thousand was a threshold. The previous Purple Flame Elixir was sold for forty-eight thousand. Beyond this point, even the strong from Anyang City would feel the financial strain.
Moreover, except for alchemists, who could casually pull out tens of thousands of silver notes from their private funds? It was all family money, and they had to consider their limits.
“Fifty thousand silver notes.”
Finally, someone broke the silence. It was Joshua Wang.
“Fifty-one thousand silver notes!”
Another voice immediately followed.
Joshua Wang turned to see who it was.
It was Steven Ye, the Patriarch of the Ye Family!
“Brother Ye, you didn’t bid aggressively for the first three Purple Flame Elixirs. Are you sure you want to compete with me for the last one?”
Joshua Wang’s face darkened. The Wang and Ye Families had never been close, but they had never openly clashed either. He didn’t expect Steven Ye to intervene now.
“Brother Wang, I genuinely want this Purple Flame Elixir. Besides, you’ve already secured one. Why compete for another? Does the Wang Family need that many Purple Flame Elixirs?”
Steven Ye retorted. Like Joshua Wang, he hadn’t bid aggressively at first. Realizing the rarity of the elixir too late, he had no choice but to go all out for the last one.
“Hmph!” Joshua Wang’s face turned even darker. “Fine, let’s compete then!”
“Let’s compete,” Steven Ye gritted his teeth. He had to secure this Purple Flame Elixir. The Ye Family had already lost Miles Ye, their genius. Without a new Condensing Origin Realm expert, the gap with the Wang Family would only widen.
Thus, the competition for the last Purple Flame Elixir turned into a showdown between the two family patriarchs of Clear River City.
“Fifty-two thousand silver notes!”
“Fifty-three thousand silver notes!”
“Fifty-four thousand silver notes!”
…
Joshua Wang and Steven Ye went back and forth, neither willing to back down, the atmosphere tense.
“Fifty-nine thousand silver notes!”
“Sixty thousand!”
When Steven Ye called out sixty thousand, his eyes were bloodshot. He was determined to get this elixir, no matter the cost.
The crowd fell silent. Sixty thousand silver notes! It was an astonishing amount, and everyone was shocked by the sky-high price.
Both men were now in a fierce bidding war, neither willing to yield. It was uncertain who would end up with the elixir.
“Sixty-five thousand silver notes.”
At that moment, a sudden voice broke the silence.
The entire venue fell even quieter, so silent that you could hear a pin drop.
Joshua Wang and Steven Ye were both stunned.
Neither of them had bid. So who was it?
They turned towards the source of the voice and saw an elderly man in plain clothes.
What caught everyone’s attention was the shining third-grade alchemist badge on the old man’s chest.
When everyone noticed this, the whole place erupted in chatter.
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