CHAPTER 290: CHAPTER 290: HUMAN GREED IS NEVER SATISFIED

The auction house tonight is even more lively than when Xia Mian last came.

Xia Mian even saw some familiar faces; those from the Artifact Refining Sect, Body Refiners, and the Tianshan Saintess faction have all stayed in Gubei Town during this time.

Xia Mian and the others were again arranged by Xie Chengming in a VIP room on the second floor.

In this VIP room, one can clearly see everything happening downstairs.

This auction was still hosted by Xie Chengming, who announced its start as soon as the time came.

In the first half, the auction items were similar to the last time, artifact refining materials, elixirs, and the low-level corpse puppets acquired from Xia Mian last time...

In an instant, these not-so-rare items were sold off by Xie Chengming.

"The following auction item is extremely rare; if the divine soul is damaged, it can quickly repair our divine soul, reducing the harm from attacks targeting our spiritual essence..." Xie Chengming said as a bottle of elixirs was already brought up by the auction staff, "The Soul Attraction Pill, a top-grade elixir pill that can only be successfully refined by a Heavenly Extreme Alchemist, with a starting price of three hundred Heavenly Spirit Stones."

Upon hearing Xie Chengming’s starting price, Xia Mian couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows slightly—was her elixir really worth so much?

The fact proved that there was nothing she could imagine that others couldn’t achieve.

The Soul Attraction Pill, with a starting price of three hundred Heavenly Spirit Stones, ended up selling for ten times that amount after some fierce bidding!

Xia Mian felt a bit pained, her heart not in a good place.

Originally, she thought she had taken great advantage of Xie Chengming, but now it seemed that Xie Chengming had clearly taken great advantage of her!

This old fox!

Seeing Xia Mian’s unpleasant expression, Lu Zechuan probably understood her feelings; both were not natives of the Mystical World and were indeed unaware of the market for elixirs.

Lu Zechuan’s eyes flickered slightly, already calculating in his mind.

The auction business is truly a profitable trade!

Once an item is auctioned through the auction house platform, its price can soar, and its value multiplies...

Lu Zechuan decided that he would also open an auction house.

After the elixirs were auctioned off, Xie Chengming’s expression turned serious again, "The final auction item is a pair of gloves."

Xie Chengming’s words were few, but with just one sentence, he instantly got the auction crowd’s attention.

If it were just an ordinary pair of gloves, it wouldn’t be reserved for the grand finale.

These gloves must have something special about them.

While everyone was secretly speculating, Xie Chengming had already lifted the cover on the tray, revealing the gloves on it.

They were a pair of white silk gloves, with golden threads shimmering charmingly under the light, as if every stitch and every thread declared their extraordinariness.

"These gloves are fire and water-resistant, impervious to sharp blades, and wearing them enhances combat power by over thirty percent..." Xie Chengming said unhurriedly, "Starting price, one thousand Heavenly Spirit Stones."

With Xie Chengming’s words, the crowd immediately became excited.

Someone added a hundred Heavenly Spirit Stones, while another added two hundred, quickly turning these gloves into a high-priced item.

Xia Mian clicked her tongue inwardly, indeed, there were many wealthy people in this world.

A pair of gloves, no matter how magical, could it be worth that much money?

Standing behind Xia Mian, Xia Weizhang watched the crowd below aggressively bidding, his face serious, "If they are fire and water-resistant and blade-proof, wouldn’t it be better to make clothes out of them? Why make them just into gloves?"

Xia Mian turned back to glance at him, as if looking at an idiot, "Isn’t it possible that the materials for making this item are too precious, not enough to make a whole outfit!"

After speaking, Xia Mian raised her hand to rub her chin; if she had the chance, she would definitely study it carefully and see what the glove’s material was to facilitate her future wealth.

While Xia Mian was lost in various thoughts, the gold-thread gloves already found an owner.

The buyer of the gloves was a woman.

The woman was entirely covered in a cloak, making it impossible to see her appearance.

Just the white snow lotus flower on her cloak allowed people to guess her identity—she was from the Heavenly Mountain.

Once all the auction items were sold, Xie Chengming also breathed a sigh of relief, just as he was glad that everything went smoothly without incident, a man slowly stood up on the auction stage and spoke in a muffled voice, "Mr. Ming, we are very interested in the Soul Attraction Pill you presented earlier. May I ask if you have more, Mr. Ming?"

Xie Chengming’s expression changed slightly, though still maintaining a decent smile on his face, "There’s only that one bottle of Soul Attraction Pill, and it’s already been sold to someone else."

The man chuckled twice, unpleasantly, "Mr. Ming, Heavenly Extreme Alchemists have almost gone extinct in the Mystical World, haven’t they? Where did you get these elixirs from?"

As soon as the man’s words came out, almost all the bidders’ gazes fell on Xie Chengming.

Indeed, since alchemists themselves have such low combat power, they had long been making clothes for others in the Mystical World.

They were nearly driven to extinction by continual exploitation by other powers.

Yet, now Xie Chengming had suddenly produced a bottle of the Soul Attraction Pill!

This temptation was indeed hard to resist for those who often cultivated, touching upon the divine soul!

Xie Chengming’s smile remained, "The auction house’s rules, we only auction the items, not concern ourselves with their origins, you’ve overstepped."

A sinister smile appeared on the man’s face, "Mr. Ming, rules are dead, people are alive."

Xie Chengming’s smile gradually faded, and his face instantly turned cold, "If you’ve come here to cause trouble, then please leave now, and our auction house will remove you from future auctions."

The man, however, was not bothered in the slightest, "Mr. Ming, what are you being so noble about? Who doesn’t know your auction house’s owner encountered an accident recently, fate unknown! Your auction house maybe can’t run for much longer, huh? I’m willing to ask you something because I regard you! Don’t push your luck!"

As the person in charge of the auction house, Xie Chengming had been praised and acclaimed by people all these years, a figure with a bit of standing; this was the first time he had been publicly shamed by someone in front of so many people!

"Friend from the Artifact Refining Sect, you’re right that face is given by others, but when others give too much, you become double-faced!" Xie Chengming sneered, clearly not buying it from the other.

As Xie Chengming’s words fell, the auction house guards rushed in and stood behind Xie Chengming.

In the second-floor VIP room, Xia Mian lightly curled her lips, this little guy Xie Chengming is quite foresighted, inviting her here to sit in probably expected that this flame could eventually spread to her, right?

So, was his purpose in inviting her merely to ask for help?

Xia Mian’s gaze flickered slightly, falling on Xie Chengming, who was in a tense standoff with those from the Artifact Refining Sect in the main hall on the first floor.

"Ungrateful thing!" The man from the Artifact Refining Sect spat and turned to the crowd behind him, "Friends, we are all cultivators; the Soul Attraction Pill had disappeared twenty years ago, yet this auction house can suddenly bring out a whole bottle, quite a feat, huh!"