It was indeed the case.
"Seven hundred." The bidding had reached seven hundred, showing that many people really liked this sword.
"This guest offers seven hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Does anyone offer more?" Hong Lian called out from the side.
"One thousand." Jian Feiyan spoke, but she did not add high-grade spirit stones.
The people below paused for a moment, thinking Jian Feiyan would add more.
Jian Feiyan shrugged and said softly, "I am not like Number Fifteen, who has too much money to spend. Why would I bid wildly?"
"Second Senior Sister, I think you should bid with high-grade spirit stones. Bidding like this is boring," Zhu Yanyi said slowly.
Sure enough, someone continued to bid: "One thousand one hundred."
"Two thousand." After bidding, Jian Feiyan said to Zhu Yanyi, "An auction is about enjoying the process. Without this process, it has no meaning."
Zhu Yanyi raised her eyebrows slightly. Well, she did not understand the fun in the auction process.
Zhu Yanyi simply ignored Jian Feiyan. She took a spirit fruit from the side, ate it while watching the show, and occasionally gave some to Xiao Yun. It seemed she was the most relaxed among them.
"Two thousand three hundred."
"Four thousand."
"Four thousand fifty."
"Five thousand."
Zhu Yanyi yawned beside them. "Second Senior Sister, crushing others like this wastes manpower and money."
"And time," Cui Chang’an said lively.
"Yes," Zhu Yanyi nodded. "It really wastes manpower, money, and time. I do not understand the fun. It is still the same opponent. If they like high prices, that is good. Just raise it high directly. That is interesting."
Jian Feiyan looked at Zhu Yanyi, tilted her head, and thought. Then she said, "Okay. Seeing you like this, next time she bids, I will directly offer a high price to crush her."
Jian Feiyan actually thought crushing step by step was better. However, the other ladies in the private room did not cooperate. Look at Yi Yunfei; she had closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. Clearly, she did not like this kind of crushing either. Fine, she would be kind and crush directly this once.
Unfortunately, Jian Feiyan did not need to bid again because the person gave up. Thus, Jian Feiyan obtained the Chixia Sword for five thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
The sword was brought over. After paying, Jian Feiyan looked at it left and right, nodded slightly, and said, "Not bad. I will ask Elder Xue to help refine it when I return. I happen to have a Flame Stone here. It can raise the grade of the Chixia Sword."
Hearing Jian Feiyan’s words, Zhu Yanyi understood why she was so persistent about this Chixia Sword. It was because she had a Flame Stone. Although it might not be the original match, having the Flame Stone would undoubtedly improve the sword’s quality significantly. Thus, it was understandable why she wanted this Chixia Sword.
Zhu Yanyi was not a sword cultivator, so she did not have many thoughts about swords. However, she still appreciated this Chixia Sword. After all, a sword entirely red was rare.
For the next few items auctioned, they had no interest. However, their lack of interest did not mean others lacked interest. Niu Wulang below saw a pair of iron hammers and was interested. Because she liked them, she bid for them. Of course, she had no money, so Zhu Yanyi paid for her.
Unknowingly, it reached the fifteenth auction item, which was Zhu Yanyi’s main purpose for coming: the legendary Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the fifteenth auction item is very good for medical families. It is the Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia. Although we do not know if the content inside is useful, this book is genuine.
The Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia has three volumes: upper, middle, and lower. This one is the middle volume. No one knows where the upper and lower volumes are. However, even the middle volume is a rare treasure for medical families. So the starting price is five hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Bids must not be less than one hundred."
Hong Lian announced the rules with a smile. "Bidding starts."
People below who knew some medicine started bidding. Shi Chengchen said, "Ninth Senior Sister, do you think Number Fifteen will bid?"
"Rest assured. Number Fifteen is very interested in this Azure Sovereign Pharmacopoeia. Let’s wait. When she buys it, we can borrow it to look at it," Mi Xiao said with a smile, already having a plan.
Such plans only existed in the Saint Academy. The students in the Saint Academy were too harmonious. It was truly a situation where good things were shared by everyone.
"One thousand five hundred." While they were talking, the price had already reached one thousand five hundred and was still rising.
"One thousand six hundred."
"One thousand eight hundred."
"Two thousand."
…
"Three thousand three hundred."
When it reached three thousand three hundred, a few people stopped. Hong Lian said, "It is three thousand three hundred. Does any honored guest want to continue bidding?"
Zhu Yanyi slowly pressed the button. "One thousand high-grade."
Another one thousand high-grade. Jian Feiyan looked at Zhu Yanyi beside her. "Why do I feel like you are particularly fond of the phrase 'one thousand high-grade'?"
"Actually, if I were not afraid of scaring people, I would say one thousand top-grade." Rich and willful. No way around it.
Sometimes Zhu Yanyi was quite willful.
Hong Lian heard the phrase "one thousand high-grade" again. She frowned slightly but said nothing. She only said, "The honored guest above offers one thousand high-grade. Does anyone else bid?"
"Two thousand high-grade." Sure enough, someone continued to bid. The voice came from another private room.
"Five thousand." Zhu Yanyi never felt pain when bidding. The students from the academy below felt a chill, as if their hair stood up hearing this price.
"Ninth Senior Sister, Number Fifteen seems to have so much money. Those are spirit stones," Shi Chengchen said softly.
"No way. Number Fifteen is an invisible rich woman. Poor people like us will never understand the thoughts of the rich. So let’s not speak," Mi Xiao said, already discouraged.
"Seven thousand." Someone continued to bid. It seemed this person was also rich.
"Ten thousand." Zhu Yanyi bid easily. If she were not afraid of being discovered as rich, she would have bid top-grade.
"Ten thousand top-grade." The other party spoke. "If the honored guest opposite can exceed this price, I give up."
"Is that so? Then I will bid ten thousand and one top-grade," Zhu Yanyi said directly. "Thank you for letting me know your bottom line."
(…speechless…) As soon as these words fell, everyone was speechless. How rich was she? These were top-grade spirit stones.
Ten thousand top-grade was equal to one hundred thousand high-grade, one million mid-grade, and ten million low-grade. Just thinking about it made one feel as if spirit stones were everywhere around.
"Number Fifteen, are you not afraid of making that person angry?" Jian Feiyan looked at the arrogant Zhu Yanyi, speechless.