Chapter 1330

"Wind-attribute sword embryo, starting bid 200 million Spirit Stones, please." Xiao Feng said loudly.

"400 million!"

As soon as the sword embryo was placed on the display stand, a player doubled the bid, pushing it straight up to 400 million.

And this isn't the end yet!

The sword embryo is a good thing; it can grow together with its sword master, its value comparable to a top-tier spiritual artifact—I bid 500 million.

"510 million!"

"520 million!"

"530 million!"

The bidding for the sword embryo was fierce, yet the increments were quite steady.

Xiao Feng reminded, "There are still five more sword embryos behind; you don't have to fight to the death over this first one."

Some people, hearing that, thought it made sense and gave up after the bid passed 600 million.

But others felt that finding a wind-attribute sword embryo matching them was rare, so they kept bidding, and it finally sold at 775 million.

After the sword embryos, a first-tier Secret Art came up.

The five first-tier Secret Arts given by the Kai Tian Sword were not all Sword Cultivator skills; some could be used by other professions as well.

The bidding for the first-tier Secret Art remained fierce, reaching a high price of 870 million Spirit Stones.

The number of Spirit Stones in Xiao Feng's pocket was heading straight toward tens of billions, and he was becoming increasingly wealthy.

But the ideal immortal crystals he hoped for had yet to be produced by anyone, which was somewhat regrettable.

Secret Arts, sword embryos—one after another auction proceeded quite swiftly.

Without realizing it, six sword embryos and six Secret Arts had been auctioned off, leaving only the final Secret Art, a second-tier quality 【Moon Burning Sword Rain】.

Xiao Feng had originally intended to learn this Secret Art himself, as it is a large-scale group attack skill with a short preparation time, which could serve as a burst means for him to compensate for the 【Great Five Elements Annihilation Formation】.

But later the Kai Tian Sword gave him the Kai Tian Four Swords; among them, the second-tier Secret Art 【Overturning Rivers and Seas】 is also a group attack skill that could perfectly replace 【Moon Burning Sword Rain】, and there is also a fourth-tier Secret Art 【Shatter Void】 that is likewise a large-scale group attack skill, immensely powerful!

So this tradable second-tier Secret Art was put up for sale to obtain resources.

"Second-tier Secret Art 【Moon Burning Sword Rain】, a Sword Cultivator's ultra-strong group attack skill, starting bid 700 million Spirit Stones, bid increment 1 million, please!"

Xiao Feng placed the Secret Art manual on the display stand.

Many Sword Cultivators in the audience stood up excitedly!

Second-tier group attack skills are not common!

Some Sword Cultivator experts present had basically learned some first-tier Secret Arts, even second-tier ones, but Sword Cultivator Secret Arts are mainly single-target damage or small-area damage, such as linear penetration or horizontal sweep.

But in an age when everyone can fly, sweeping skills can no longer be considered large-range group attacks, because differences in altitude cause the attacks to miss. Only broad, multi-directional coverage strikes are truly high-quality group attacks!

And 【Moon Burning Sword Rain】 is exactly such a Secret Art!

"What a pity it's a Qi Sect skill; learning it would be a waste for me..."

The Martial Emperor sighed, deeply regretting.

Another expert player, the Qi Sect Sword Cultivator 'I Only Use the Sword,' laughed: 'Martial Elder Brother, if you don't contest, then I won't hold back. I bid 1.5 billion Spirit Stones, hoping you big shots will give me some face.'

"1.5 billion!"

As soon as he spoke, he jumped straight from 700 million to 1.5 billion—clearly he is determined to win!

Xiao Feng couldn't help but glance at this person's information.

【I Only Use the Sword】: Level 392, Dust World, Pure Yang Sword Immortal, HP 1.872 billion, Guild 'Chang Le Palace'

"'Pure Yang Sword Immortal... is that the Pure Yang Sword Immortal of Lü Dongbin?' he wondered to himself."

It sounds quite impressive; I don't know if he's been to the Primordial World.

At that moment, someone raised a sign and said, 'Such a precious Secret Art, since the Supreme One Sword Sovereign is willing to put it up for sale, we definitely have to compete. I bid 1.8 billion—feel free to contest.'

The bidder was none other than the big tycoon known as the 'Wealthiest Player of the Nine Provinces,' Infinite Boundlessness.

Seeing this person's bid, the expression of 'I Only Use the Sword' immediately turned ugly.

Obviously he knew that competing against such a tycoon would be extremely difficult.

But the temptation of 【Moon Burning Sword Rain】 was too great; he gritted his teeth and said, '1.9 billion Spirit Stones!'

"'This must not fall into hostile forces' hands; I too want to contend for it—2 billion Spirit Stones.' The Lord of Heaven also joined the scramble."

Seeing that, the most tyrannical guild and the wealthiest person were both bidding, so everyone else sensibly chose to drop out.

"2.1 billion!"

"2.15 billion!"

"2.18 billion!"

"2.2 billion!"

The three of them kept raising bids for this one Secret Art, no longer treating Spirit Stones as money.

Xiao Feng sighed inwardly; the players of the Nine Provinces Immortal Realm are indeed wealthier than those of Yuan Su Shen Yu. If this second-tier Secret Art were auctioned in Yuan Su Shen Yu, it would probably fetch only a few billion at most.

The huge population and affluent world give the players here far greater opportunities to obtain Spirit Stones than in Yuan Su Shen Yu.

Consequently, the actual value of Spirit Stones is lower than that of Divine Stones.

If measured by real-world currency purchasing power, 100 Spirit Stones' buying power would be roughly equivalent to only about 50 Divine Stones.

But this does not hinder Xiao Feng from making a fortune.

He calculated that if Spirit Stones are worth only half of Divine Stones, then spending 1.8 million to purchase immortal crystals is actually far more cost-effective than exchanging Divine Stones.

He just doesn't know how many immortal crystals can be produced here, nor whether it's enough for him to nurture the Chaos Tree.

"2.4 billion Spirit Stones!"

"2.5 billion!"

"2.6 billion!"

"2...... 27 hundred million!"

Three people were still bidding, and the fiercer they got, the more they added in increments of one hundred million.

The Lord of Heaven's Dao and Wuqiong Wujin kept their composure; for such a powerful ultimate move that was sure to be theirs, they didn't care about money.

But I, who only used a sword, looked grim.

Obviously his financial resources couldn't compare to those of the two bigwigs; even with the backing of the great gang Everlasting Joy Palace, he lacked that deep confidence.

The price kept rising all the way to 3 billion, far exceeding Xiao Feng's expectations.

At this point, the big spender Wuqiong Wujin seemed to be getting annoyed by the bidding.

He simply raised his sign and said, "Lord of Heaven's Dao, this petty back-and-forth is really boring; I'm bidding 50 billion Spirit Stones—do you still want to compete?"

As soon as he said that, the whole venue erupted in an uproar!

3 billion was already extravagant, yet he suddenly raised it to 5 billion all at once!

Not to mention the competitor Lord of Heaven's Dao, even Xiao Feng, the auctioneer, was stunned.

As for me, who only used a sword, my face turned ashen; it had already exceeded the maximum amount he could accept.

Everyone knows that there's still a True Immortal Spirit Treasure to be fought over later; if we pour the Spirit Stones here, there'll be no chance left for the Immortal Treasure!

The venue fell into chaos, with many people whispering that Wuqiong Wujin was too overbearing and domineering.

Faced with this challenge, the Lord of Heaven's Dao's expression also darkened; after hesitating a moment, he said ruefully, "Forget it—since Old Brother Wuqiong is determined to win, I'll give you this face."

"Thanks." Wuqiong Wujin said lightly.

Although 5 billion is a huge number, to him it wasn't enough to hurt his bones and muscles—just a few bills pulled from a stack.

"Anyone else bidding higher?" Xiao Feng looked around.

I, who only wield a sword, sighed, shook my head, and also gave up.

"If that's the case, then the Moon-Burning Sword Rain belongs to Wuqiong Wujin."

Xiao Feng smiled, his mood quite pleased.

Just this Tier-2 Secret Art earned more money than the total of all ordinary magical implements!