Chapter 1348: Shouting Out the Sky-High Price

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense saw everything clearly; City Lord Qiang Wudi was so angry that he slammed the tea cup in his hand and stopped bidding!

Yi Na waited a moment, saw no bids, and asked, "Is anyone still bidding?"

"Who can afford a higher price? Sell it quickly, let us see the next lot!" someone in the audience urged.

"Fifty high-quality Spirit Stones!" Ye Liuyun finally announced the price at a leisurely pace.

When he spoke, the whole venue froze, all eyes turning toward him.

Then, with a buzzing sound, the crowd's murmurs rose again.

"Who is this now?"

"Heaven! Fifty high-quality Spirit Stones! That's enough to spend a lifetime!"

The elder Chang, also extremely frustrated, had thought the technique was his to claim, even daring to offend the City Lord for it; he didn't expect someone to swoop in midway!

"Which family's kid are you, causing trouble here?" he couldn't help but ask.

He couldn't think of anyone else who would dare oppose him.

Ye Liuyun mimicked his tone, saying, "Bidding and can't afford—that's the real trouble! As for whether I can afford it, just try and you'll see!"

"Pfft!" someone in the audience couldn't help but laugh.

But the Elder, fearing the commotion, tried to hold back his laughter.

"Hahaha!" Huang Laotouer laughed unabashedly, "Chang Laotouer, even you have lean times! Aren't you rich? Keep raising the price!"

"Fifty-one high-quality Spirit Stones! We're bidding; what's it to you, Chang Laotouer? If you can't afford it, stop shouting here!" Chang Laotouer continued to bid, mocking Huang Laotouer.

"Sixty high-quality Spirit Stones!" As soon as his words fell, Ye Liuyun immediately raised the bid without hesitation, adding psychological pressure on the elder Chang.

"Wow! Jumped straight to sixty! Sky‑high price!" someone in the audience exclaimed.

Yi Na stood on the stage, smiling broadly, thinking to herself, "This time it's a real profit!"

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense probed clearly; the elder Chang was now so angry he was pulling his beard, likely unable to afford the price soon.

"Fortunately, people here aren't wealthy; otherwise how could one buy a Heaven Tier technique so cheaply!" Ye Liuyun thought, still finding it cheap.

Even if the price were multiplied tenfold, he wouldn't mind.

"Little kid, I'm afraid you can afford this technique but can't take it away!" the elder Chang could only threaten Ye Liuyun.

"Then you don't need to worry! If you can afford the price, keep going; if you can't, stop shouting here!"

Ye Liuyun again echoed his words, provoking Huang Laotouer and the crowd into another bout of laughter.

"Good, good, good!" The elder Chang's eyes flashed with fierce light, and he stopped bidding.

"This person is probably in for bad luck!" someone in the audience still worried for Ye Liuyun.

"Never mind him, it has nothing to do with us!" someone beside him replied.

Ye Liuyun's Divine Sense also noticed that the elder Chang, City Lord Qiang Wudi, and the elder Huang were all ordering their subordinates to leave the private room early.

"Fine, it'd be best if you all came at me; otherwise this one technique of mine really isn't enough!" Ye Liuyun, seeing them scheming, was happier than when he himself won that Heaven Tier technique.

Yi Na asked around again; seeing no bids, she directly awarded that technique to Ye Liuyun.

Soon, a Servant delivered the technique to Ye Liuyun's private room.

Ye Liuyun promptly paid the bill without any delay.

He skimmed through the technique roughly, found it decent, at least Yi Na's description was accurate.

Thus he immediately put the technique away and turned his attention to the next lot.

At this moment, Yi Na on the stage was introducing a battered bronze cauldron: "This bronze cauldron was originally a high‑grade treasure, but a part is missing, so it no longer has a grade."

On the display stand, besides the cauldron, many fragments were laid out, apparently pieces that fell off the cauldron.

"Without a grade, isn't it just junk?" someone in the audience asked in confusion.

Yi Na explained, "Although it lacks a grade and is rather worn, it can still repel attacks from Yuan Dan Realm strongmen! So using it as a Defense Artifact is perfectly fine!"

If you can find a skilled artificer, it can be fully restored. We have also preserved all the broken pieces.

"What? It can repel attacks from Yuan Dan strongmen!" At that, the venue boiled over again.

After all, within their sphere, the Yuan Dan Realm represents the top tier of strength. Possessing this treasure would mean even the strongest cannot harm them.

Thus its value naturally stood out.

"Starting bid: ten high-quality Spirit Stones!" Yi Na announced the opening price.

"Ugh, it's that expensive again!"

"Indeed! Finding someone to reforge it will probably cost a fortune! So unfair!"

Some who couldn't afford it immediately began grumbling and complaining.

But others didn't mind; the price quickly rose to eighteen high-quality Spirit Stones.

City Lord Qiang Wudi, Chang Laotouer, and Huang Laotouer all participated in the bidding.

Ye Liuyun used his Golden Pupil to scan the bronze cauldron carefully.

He discovered that the Formation on it hadn't been completely destroyed. Only some parts of the cauldron were damaged, but all the broken fragments remained.

That was simple; he could do basic artificing himself and repair it.

After repair, even if the Formation's power slightly waned, it should still reach the level of a spirit artifact or a supreme artifact.

A complete treasure's defensive power against attacks would be better than this incomplete broken cauldron's effect.

Moreover, A Xing is studying alchemy; a good cauldron would greatly increase his success rate.

So Ye Liuyun decided to bid for this broken cauldron.

City Lord Qiang Wudi made the final bid at twenty high-quality Spirit Stones.

Many thought spending that many Spirit Stones on a broken cauldron wasn't worth it.

But within the city, only Chengzhu Fu has several Yuan Dan Realm masters; other major factions have at most one Yuan Dan Realm expert.

He bought this cauldron solely to prevent others from having the strength to resist their Chengzhu Fu.

But before Yi Na could ask if anyone else would bid higher, Ye Liuyun announced a price of twenty-five top-grade spirit stones.

Even Yi Na didn't expect that after Ye Liuyun had offended the Chang Family, he would still dare to go rob things with the City Lord.

Qiang Wudi was also very depressed; he didn't get the cultivation method, bought a broken cauldron, and then it was snatched away.

But he had already made up his mind; once the auction ended, he would seek out Ye Liuyun. So he didn't go compete.

Afterwards, directly snatching it from Ye Liuyun's hands would be the same!

Although Ye Liuyun now has the cauldron and can defend with it, that's just a saying. If the realm difference is too great, even having a defensive artifact isn't of much use.

In this way, this bronze cauldron also belonged to Ye Liuyun.