Chapter 3092: Coordinated Competition

Next, the auction of genuine ninth‑grade treasures begins.

The first exhibit put up for bidding is a spear forged by Chen Xing; its price instantly surged to two hundred Primordial Power, and the competition was limited to a few Artifact Refining Masters.

The spear is relatively slender, so inscribing a Formation on it is certainly more difficult.

These Artifact Refining Masters all intend to buy it back for study and replication.

Next is a fire‑wolf Puppet Beast crafted by Liu Yuanyang that defends against Spiritual Soul Attacks.

The Puppet Beast can be refined into the Sea of Consciousness; it not only defends but can also launch attacks and unleash flames.

Its selling price was even higher; Ye Liuyun also placed a bid, but the final price was pushed up to four hundred Primordial Power.

Ye Liuyun thought a defense‑focused treasure at that price was not worthwhile, so he gave up.

"But Liu Yuanyang's design is rather novel; we could capture him later!"

Ye Liuyun thought to himself that he could later observe what Liu Yuanyang is interested in.

After a few more items were sold, the next exhibit was a pair of gloves forged by Chen Lianyu.

The Artifact Refining Masters began scrambling again, believing that this soft‑metal treasure also had aspects worth emulating.

They raised the price to three hundred Primordial Power.

But the ten‑fold attack boost attracted many Martial Cultivators, and the price quickly rose to five hundred Primordial Power.

"Six hundred Primordial Power!"

At that moment, the Ninth Prince actually placed a bid.

The whole hall fell silent instantly, everyone wondering whether to continue competing with the Ninth Prince.

"The treasure forged by Master Lianyu, I intend to collect."

"Everyone else, however…"

The Ninth Prince was clearly preparing a pretext, both to flatter Chen Lianyu and to use his own influence to prevent others from bidding.

"Seven hundred Primordial Power!"

The First Clone, dressed as a Demon Cultivator, immediately bid, cutting off the Ninth Prince's speech.

His shout drew everyone's eyes back to the First Clone.

Even the Ninth Prince squinted and stared at him.

The First Clone shrugged indifferently and said loudly, "A treasure's function can only be realized through use.

Keeping it as a mere collection is a waste of the Artifact Refining Masters' effort."

Chen Lianyu's face showed a hint of embarrassment, feeling the Ninth Prince's flattery was excessive.

Seeing the First Clone relieve her, she couldn't help but nod at him.

She was still worried the Ninth Prince might further embarrass her, and immediately echoed the First Clone: "Indeed, allowing the forged item to showcase its own advantages is what the Artifact Refining Masters most hope for."

When she said that, even Fire Yang Master nodded in approval.

Seeing this, the Ninth Prince no longer wished to compete.

"Very well! Since Master Lianyu has such a wish, I naturally won't stand in the way!"

He smiled graciously on the surface, but in his heart he didn't intend to let the First Clone go unpunished.

Chen Lianyu said nothing, merely gave a courteous smile, then turned her head toward the venue, not wanting to hear him speak.

Later, when a Martial Cultivator tried to raise the price again, Ye Liuyun and the First Clone coordinated, pushing the price straight up to eight hundred Primordial Power.

That price was already quite high, matching the auction's level, and Ye Liuyun's bid was decisive; many people, even if they wanted to buy, were reluctant to continue bidding.

The Ninth Prince glanced at Ye Liuyun, noting his cultivation level and the two guards behind him, thinking he wasn't a scion of a great power, that Chen Lianyu likely didn't favor him, and he had no chance to compete with him, so he paid no mind and let Ye Liuyun win outright.

Ye Liuyun paid eight hundred Primordial Power, took the gloves, and handed them directly to Long Nv.

Long Nv already owned a pair of gloves, but their grade could no longer meet her current needs, so this one was just right.

Chen Lianyu hadn't expected the gloves to fetch such a high price.

Thus she politely thanked Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun merely replied courteously, with no special remark.

Afterwards, when the Flying Boat of Fire Yang, the Artifact Refining Master, came up, the Second Clone was the first to quote, immediately naming a price of one thousand Primordial Power.

That shocked everyone.

"It's just a Flying Boat; why go to such lengths?"

"Rich people are just that bold!"

But when the crowd saw the Second Clone's attire, they guessed his wealth was ample, and even the Ninth Prince, who had been somewhat interested, no longer wanted to compete with him.

If he were to bid, he'd have to add at least one or two hundred Primordial Power, making the price too high.

It would be better to wait for another chance and have the Chen family forge another.

In fact, whatever treasure he wanted could be bought through his royal ties with the Chen family, so there was no need to compete here.

"Keep your strength; later, befriend these Artifact Refining Masters!"

He was confident about the item he would present later, so he gave up on these lots.

As for He Ming and Yao Feng, the two often travel, already possessing such fast Flying Boats; although their defense and attack are lacking, no one has ever dared to covet them, so they naturally wouldn't snatch such items.

Thus the item returned to the Second Clone.

Someone mocked him as a sucker, saying spending one thousand Primordial Power on a Flying Boat was worthless, but he shrugged and said, "Haha, a treasure has no price; as long as it's useful, there's no such thing as valuable or not!"

Fire Yang Master glanced at him upon hearing that, but offered no comment.

The few items Ye Liuyun had favored earlier were already in his possession, so at least this stage his goal was achieved.

But the key still lay in the next stage that would attract those Artifact Refining Masters.

Next came the contest for that void‑tier battle sword.

The Ninth Prince's financial advantage finally came into play, using three thousand Primordial Power to claim the battle sword as his own.

Such wealth is truly not something an ordinary person can contend with.

At least Ye Liuyun is unwilling to spend that much Primordial Power to exchange for a sword.

He still feels that the personal battle weapon he cultivated is useful.

After all the exhibits were sold out, the Chen Family's inner-door Elder also announced: "The four Artifact Refining Masters beside me have all promised today that they can refine an item for a distinguished guest, as long as you all can move them."

Our Chen Family's refined treasures have all been displayed; now it's your turn to display.

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone also eagerly waited to see the treasures.

Those preparing to ask the master to refine artifacts or wanting to befriend the artifact refiners also began to stir restlessly.

But for a moment, everyone didn't know where to start, and also didn't want to be the first to display their own good things.

Just then, Fire Yang Master stood up and said: "Whoever has a heavenly earth treasure that increases vitality, if the effect is good, I can refine an artifact for them."