Signing-In: The Lazy Moon Goddess-Chapter 439: Auction II

Yue Xuexia’s bid of one million low-grade soul stones for a dragon ginseng left everyone in the hall dumbfounded. The half a million plus soul stones were already beyond the normal price of a dragon ginseng. Who would have expected someone to buy ginseng at twice its original price?

Murmuring can be heard throughout the crowd, and all topics revolve around the bidder from VIP room 1.

"That VIP one from Room 1. Did she just bid a million soul stones for a dragon ginseng?"

"Though dragon ginseng is rare, it doesn’t mean it costs that much money."

"Is she a fool or... is that ginseng a treasure?"

Those who didn’t know Yue Xuexia’s identity thought she was a fool with a lot of money, but those who knew her true identity thought twice. For someone of her stature to want such ginseng meant this item had something unique about it.

Those in their private rooms, mostly seniors, had their curiosity piqued when they saw someone of her structure interested in such an uncommon ginseng. Such an herb is not unique but just rare.

Sect Master Wan Yuyan said, "Something is wrong with this ginseng?"

"She is willing to buy it at twice the price. There must be something about it!" mumbles Huashen Ruoshen as he once again observed the dragon ginseng on the table at the stage, but still couldn’t see anything unique about it.

"Shixiong, what do you think?" asked Supreme Elder Yi to Huashen Ruoshen.

His senior brother responded, "There must be something about this ginseng to get her interest. However, I couldn’t see anything on it."

"But would someone buy a Dragon Ginseng at twice the market price? I don’t think anyone will buy such a thing unless there is something unique about the item. She might have known the reason for its uniqueness. However, are we going to offend a goddess for a mere ginseng?" Huashen Ruoshen asked.

The people from the Heavenly Sword Sect all turned silent. Among this group, only Wan Yuren was a disciple, and all of them are elders and a sect leader.

At the corner of the room, Wan Yuren was talking to another master of the Sword God, Huashen Rong, in his thoughts.

’Master, is there something unique about that ginseng?’ asked Wan Yuren.

The Sword God answered, {No, that ginseng is ordinary. What she wanted was the energy of life lingering in it.} freeωebnovēl.c૦m

Confused, Wan Yuren asked, ’Energy of Life?’

{I’m talking about the Wood Elemental Qi. A pure one at that. With that lingering energy, that ginseng had a hundred times more effect. One million low-grade soul stones is just the minimum cost of it. It should cost at least three times that if bought from the Herb Valley instead. That ginseng can revive one who has just recently died.}

Wan Yuren asked, ’Revival? Does Herb Valley truly exist?’

{Yes, but with your current realm, I won’t advise you to go there for now. You might end up becoming a human pot for those lunatics. Don’t think of bidding for it. Someone of her level never lacks low-grade soul stones.}

Hearing about Human Pot means one thing: it’s a forbidden way of growing demonic plants. To plow a seed on a living human using all its blood and flesh as water and soil for a cursed seed to grow.

The Sword God suggested, {Instead of fighting for the price against her, I will give you the map of the whole Cultivation Realm. A detailed one that includes the entrances of ancient ruins and hidden area routes. She will definitely be willing to exchange a pill for it.}

Wan Yuren was bewildered. He didn’t know what kind of pill was enough to be exchanged for such a treasure map from his master.

He asked, ’What kind of pill should I ask? Longevity Pill?’

{You are still young! What do you need that for!? Ask for a high-grade Vitality Elixir. That is a pill that can be made with that Dragon Ginseng. The thick scent of immortal herbs on her—she is definitely a Pill Refiner at Mastery grade at least. With that elixir, you will have another life-saving item on you. It’s useful for you during the Beast Riot.}

’Is Master saying that the beast riot is about to happen?’ exclaimed Wan Yuren.

{The scouts had come over this morning. Do you still think it won’t come?}

Wan Yuren’s face turns pale at this information. He actually wished that the beast riot would never come at all.

{Soon, the calamity will arrive. It’s destined, and you only need to prepare some life-saving items and methods.}

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Back to the bidding

Yue Xuexia’s one million bid had caught everyone by surprise. There are some who didn’t think much of her and started bidding against her, thinking of such items as treasure. They didn’t think much. They just believed that someone willing to buy such ginseng for such a big price meant the same as buying a rare thing. The bidding price got higher and higher.

"1,010,000"

"1,050,000!"

"1,100,000 low-grade soul stones!"

Lin Chiru noticed no one else was bidding and glanced at VIP room 1 and waited for the one inside to speak. He had to follow the rules of the auction and raise his hammer for the countdown.

He said, "1,100,000 low-grade soul stones! Going once!"

"1,100,000 low-grade soul stones! Going twice!"

"1,100,000 low-grade soul stones! Going Th..."

Yue Xuexia voiced out, "1,500,000 low-grade soul stones."

Gasp!

The bidding price had increased to the point where one can hardly use it to buy ginseng. It was at this moment that the other bidders hesitated, seeing that bidding price. They started thinking about whether this price was truly worth a mere ginseng. This hesitation was enough for Lin Chiru to raise his hammer and start finalizing the price for the dragon ginseng.

He said, "1,500,000 low-grade soul stones! Going once!"

"1,500,000 low-grade soul stones! Going twice!"

"1,500,000 low-grade soul stones! Going thrice!"

"Congratulations to Bidder 1 for acquiring the 10,000 Dragon Ginseng from the Herb Valley!"

Lin Chiru didn’t ask someone to send the item over to Yue Xuexia right away, as he knew this wouldn’t be the last one she would be interested in. It is better to gather all of it first before sending it to Yue Xuexia’s private room. Finally, the third item had come on stage. This time it’s a round thing. The moment this item appeared on the stage, a lot of the audience was surprised. After all, this is a beast egg. An uncontracted beast spirit.

The commotion with the audience had risen. A lot of them were interested in this beast, but only Yue Xuexia remained calm at its sight. It can be said that this beast doesn’t interest her at all. After all, he had three beast spirits under her already. The only reason they aren’t around is that she had tasked them to protect people who are important to her.

Shen Jueyang commented, {This beast egg had no use for you. It’s just an ordinary rank beast. It’s a lot weaker than your black, winged tiger, Yueyue.}

’I am not interested in it in the first place,’ said Yue Xuexia.

The bidding for the beast egg was full of excitement as everyone wanted to buy it, especially the younger generation. As for the seniors, most of them had to hold back as they wanted enough funds to try buying the item they truly wanted, the Longevity Pill. This item is most likely the main item for this auction and would appear as the last bidding item for this event. A lot of rare immortal herbs, weapons, and all are auctioned tonight. Yue Xuexia bid mostly on herbs and artifact-making materialized, and a lot of items had been piled up under her name.

Finally, the item everyone had been waiting for had gone on stage. Seven small pillboxes had appeared on the auction table on the stage, and those who were carrying these small boxes were extremely careful as they transferred the items before everyone. The moment these small boxes appeared on stage, Lin Chiru had also summoned guards, at least Peak Jindan and Early Nascent Soul cultivators, to guard that stage. This shows how important the item appeared on the table.

Lin Chiru even wore gloves as he took one of the small boxes on the table and gently opened it before everyone, while introducing the item to everyone in the hall.

"This is the main event for today’s auction. The Crimson Cloud Pavilion now presents to the guests seven Longevity Pills. The use of it and its effects, everyone should be able to guess it with just its name. This is a pill that can extend one’s lifespan for at least ten years for every pill."

"According to the instructions of the owner of these pills, four of them can only be bid on by our foreign guests, and the other three will be bid on by our local guests. Of course, there are some people who are forbidden to bid. For example, those who didn’t accept the task of the owner of these pills cannot bid. I apologize to these guys."

"The pavilion has listed who you are. So even if you won the bidding, as long as you are one of the people not worthy of buying this pill, you wouldn’t be able to take away the item. I’m sorry for such inconvenience."

"Let us begin the bidding. The bidding price of the first Longevity pill is 1,000,000 low-grade soul stones, and the price can be increased by 500,000 each time."

"Ladies and gentlemen from the outside lands, you may now start bidding," said Lin Chiru.

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