Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Feeling tears stream down her cheeks, Guang Xuanji quickly wiped them away. For so many years, she had built layer upon layer of protection around herself, never revealing a trace of her true feelings to anyone—except for Qing Zhu.

"Seventy thousand," she called out, her voice cold. She had to have this guqin, no matter the cost.

Hearing Guang Xuanji’s new bid, Lin Yun calmly took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly, "Seventy-one thousand."

"Eighty thousand," Guang Xuanji called out.

"Eighty-one thousand."

"Ninety thousand."

"Ninety-one thousand."

"One hundred thousand."

For a single Celestial Spirit Soldier, Guang Xuanji had directly raised the bid to the high price of one hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones. This price had far surpassed the guqin’s actual value. By now, not just the auction’s host, but everyone present knew that the people in these two private rooms were probably just bidding out of spite.

After the high price of one hundred thousand was called, Lin Yun unhurriedly took a sip of tea and remarked lightly, "One hundred thousand... for a brothel girl to be carrying around such a huge sum, it’s quite an eye-opener."

Having pushed the price this high, Lin Yun did not continue to bid. In the end, Guang Xuanji won the guqin as she had wished—her sister’s last possession.

Of course, Lin Yun was unaware of the guqin’s true significance. If he had known it was the last memento of Guang Xuanji’s sister, he probably would have bid straight up to two hundred thousand, because Guang Xuanji absolutely would have kept raising her price.

Guang Xuanji didn’t feel it was a loss to spend one hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones on her sister’s guqin. What infuriated her was Lin Yun’s senseless bidding, which had forced her to suffer an unnecessary loss.

"Lin Yun, you think you have many happy days left? We’ll see about that," Guang Xuanji said, her eyes flashing with killing intent as she stared at Lin Yun’s private room, speaking each word with venom.

After the guqin was won by Guang Xuanji, Lin Yun lost interest in the subsequent items. Although a few Treasure Soldiers were auctioned, he wasn’t tempted.

Treasure Soldiers were good, but a weapon had to feel right in one’s hands. Lin Yun planned to visit the Pharmaceutical Instrument Master’s Association once this was all over and upgrade his Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear to a Celestial Spirit Soldier.

Having been with him for so long, the Demon Bone Heaven-Dominating Spear already felt like an extension of his arm. Unless he had no other choice, Lin Yun would never give it up.

Finally, the auction reached its grand finale: the Elemental Power Stone that had been transported from the Central Domain.

"Everyone, I’m sure I don’t need to explain the uses of an Elemental Power Stone," the host announced. "Without further ado, the starting bid is one hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones, with each increment no less than ten thousand."

A starting price of one hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones was already quite high, but the allure of the Elemental Power Stone was simply too great. For anyone with even a little financial backing who had come to the auction, the Elemental Power Stone was on their list of targets.

Many of the private rooms that had remained silent until now began to bid frantically. In no time, the price for the Elemental Power Stone soared past two hundred thousand.

Two hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones! This was already a colossal sum; many people might not earn that much in their entire lives.

Lin Yun wasn’t too surprised by this price. The Elemental Power Stone was worth it. He had come prepared from the start; all his assets combined totaled four hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones—and that was including the Spirit Grass he had accumulated along the way.

He felt it would be no loss as long as he could win the Elemental Power Stone for a price up to four hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones. In fact, with that much, Lin Yun felt victory was practically assured.

"Two hundred thousand going once, two hundred thousand going twice..." At the two-hundred-thousand mark, quite a few bidders had dropped out, and the host began the count.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand." Just as the final second ticked away, Lin Yun’s calm voice drifted out from his private room.

"Two hundred and sixty thousand." Hearing Lin Yun’s bid, the person who had first called two hundred thousand raised the price again.

The bidding continued until the price hit three hundred thousand, at which point only Lin Yun and this other person were left competing. Meanwhile, in Guang Xuanji’s private room, hearing Lin Yun’s relentless bidding, she began to plot her revenge.

’You drove up the price of my guqin. Since you want this Elemental Power Stone so badly, I’ll make you bleed for it,’ Guang Xuanji thought with a cold sneer.

In Guang Xuanji’s mind, the way Lin Yun was bidding meant he was dead set on getting this Elemental Power Stone. Recalling how Lin Yun had deliberately driven up the price of her guqin, she naturally wanted to retaliate.

In truth, Guang Xuanji didn’t really need the Elemental Power Stone. It wasn’t that it was useless to her, but that her strengths didn’t lie in Combat Power. So, even if she used the stone to raise her Cultivation, her overall improvement would be minimal.

Lin Yun and the other bidder continued to drive up the price. It had now broken past three hundred and fifty thousand, but neither showed any sign of stopping.

"Three hundred and eighty thousand! If you can go higher than this, then I’m out," the person bidding against Lin Yun declared after calling out his price.

Hearing this, Lin Yun was originally about to give up, but in the end, he still called out a price of three hundred and ninety thousand.

Sure enough, after Lin Yun bid three hundred and ninety thousand, the other person did not bid again. For the price of three hundred and ninety thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones, he had won an egg-sized Elemental Power Stone. As for whether it was a loss, well, it wasn’t much of one.

"How do you have so much money?" Seeing Lin Yun’s wealth, Mo Qingliu’s eyes practically sparkled as she looked at him, as if she had just found a major benefactor.

Hearing Mo Qingliu’s words, Lin Yun turned to her, shrugged, and said, "I *was* very rich. But not anymore."

"Hmph, you cheapskate. It’s not like I was going to ask to borrow money," Mo Qingliu said, rolling her eyes.

But Lin Yun was telling the truth. He only had four hundred thousand Middle Grade Primordial Stones in total, and now, after buying the Elemental Power Stone, he was left with just ten thousand.

The price of three hundred and ninety thousand had already met the Celestial Spirit Auction House’s expectations. Seeing no further bids, the host on the stage was about to announce the final result when, suddenly, a voice came from Guang Xuanji’s private room.

"Four hundred thousand."

Not expecting Guang Xuanji to bid at this moment, Lin Yun, who had been about to arrange payment, suddenly froze. His eyes narrowed as he looked toward her private room.

"What’s the matter? Need this young lady to lend you some?" Mo Qingliu said with a smile, seeing Lin Yun’s expression.

With a faint smile, Lin Yun ignored Mo Qingliu’s comment and said nonchalantly, "Since you want it, what does it matter if I let you have it?"

Hearing Lin Yun’s words, it sounded as if he was giving up on the Elemental Power Stone. Mo Qingliu and Shi Wu both looked at him in confusion. Only Li Tian seemed to have guessed Lin Yun’s thoughts, a knowing smile appearing on his face.

Patting Little Ape, who was perched on his shoulder, Lin Yun leaned back comfortably in his chair, showing no intention of bidding again.