Chapter 65: Qiankun Bag
The price jumped from six hundred to eight hundred Gold Coins in an instant. With Ye Xing’s bid, the crowd below fell silent for a moment. Clearly, eight hundred Gold Coins was beyond what many could afford.
"Alright, VIP Room One bids eight hundred Gold Coins! Are there any higher bids?" the auctioneer announced loudly.
"Eight hundred and ten Gold Coins!" someone shouted from the auction floor below.
"Alright, eight hundred and ten Gold Coins! Are there any—"
"Nine hundred Gold Coins!"
"Alright, VIP Room One bids nine hundred Gold Coins! Anyone higher?" The auctioneer’s gaze swept across the hall as he called out, "Anyone higher? Nine hundred Gold Coins, going once! Nine hundred Gold Coins, going twice! Nine hundred Gold Coins, going three times! And... sold!"
"BANG!" The auctioneer struck the auction block with the Little Golden Hammer in his hand, sealing the deal.
"Now we begin the auction for the third item—the Vajra Fist Technique. The Vajra Fist Technique was created by an eminent monk of the Buddhist Sect. It is a Profound Level Lower Grade Fist Skill, incomparably fierce and powerful. It is suitable for those with abundant True Qi and possesses immense might. The starting bid is one thousand Gold Coins, and each increment must be at least one hundred Gold Coins. Let the bidding begin!"
"I bid one thousand five hundred Gold Coins!"
"One thousand eight hundred Gold Coins!"
"Two thousand Gold Coins!"
The crowd below plunged into a fierce bidding war.
「In VIP Room One on the fifth floor.」
An attendant entered the room carrying the Silver Threaded Armor.
’Having a Gold Card is so damn good! A price of nine hundred Gold Coins becomes just five hundred and forty after the forty percent discount. That’s practically the starting bid.’ Ye Xing paid the five hundred and forty Gold Coins and accepted the Silver Threaded Armor.
The Silver Threaded Armor gleamed with a silvery light. It was a thin, silk-like garment, cool to the touch, and capable of protecting his entire torso.
’This armor is so thin. Let me see if it’s really impervious to blades!’ With a flicker in his eyes, Ye Xing drew the Sharp Sword from his waist and forcefully sawed at the Silver Threaded Armor.
"SCREEE!" "SCREEEEEE!"
A teeth-grating sound followed.
Ye Xing quickly picked up the Silver Threaded Armor to inspect it carefully. It was almost completely undamaged, bearing only a single, incredibly faint scratch. Not one of the Secret Silver Threads had been severed. ’At this rate, it would probably take hundreds of strikes to break even one thread,’ he thought. ’This Silver Threaded Armor really is impervious to blades. It can effectively protect vital areas like my heart.’
’This was a worthy purchase!’ Ye Xing immediately placed the Silver Threaded Armor into his pouch and turned his attention back to the auction below.
’The Vajra Fist Technique is an incomparably fierce, Profound Level Lower Grade Technique.’ Although Ye Xing was extremely tempted, he suppressed his desire. ’After all, my real goal for this trip is to buy a Qiankun Bag. Everything else is secondary.’ He had brought all his recent savings with him, totaling around eight thousand Gold Coins. Buying the Silver Threaded Armor had cost him five hundred and forty Gold Coins, leaving him with roughly seven thousand five hundred. ’The Silver Threaded Armor was only around five hundred Gold Coins, a minor expense, so it’s fine. But a Profound Level Lower Grade Secret Manual like the Vajra Fist Technique will definitely cost at least one or two thousand Gold Coins. If I buy it, I’ll be down that much, and it could affect my bid for the Qiankun Bag later. What if the bidding for the Qiankun Bag gets intense, and I lose it by just one or two thousand Gold Coins? I’d regret it forever.’
Therefore, Ye Xing dismissed any thought of buying other items, resolving to make his move only when the Qiankun Bag appeared.
The auction for the Vajra Fist Technique was quite intense. This type of powerful Fist Skill was well-suited for Martial Artists who followed a direct and forceful path. In the end, the Vajra Fist Technique was bought by VIP Room Six for two thousand five hundred Gold Coins.
Over the next hour, a dozen more items were auctioned off. The items grew progressively more precious, and several of them made Ye Xing’s heart pound with desire. For instance, there was a Profound Level Middle Grade Sword Technique Manual, the Gale Sword Skill, with a starting bid of three thousand Gold Coins that ultimately sold for four thousand six hundred. Ye Xing was currently only practicing the Yellow tier Top Grade Lingfeng Sword Skill, so the Gale Sword Skill was naturally an immense temptation. But for the sake of the Qiankun Cloth Bag, he could only force himself to hold back. ’The Qiankun Cloth Bag is too important; it affects my entire future development. Besides, the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower auction is the only place to buy a Qiankun Bag. You can’t get one anywhere else.’
’Why hasn’t the Qiankun Bag come up yet? It has to be soon!’ While Ye Xing waited anxiously, the auction quickly moved on to the twenty-fifth treasure: the Eight Treasures Profound Spirit Pill.
The Eight Treasures Profound Spirit Pill was a Top-grade Spirit Pill specifically used to break through to the Innate Realm and open one’s Dantian. This type of Spirit Pill held a special allure for Martial Artists at the Ninth Realm. The entire fifth floor of VIP rooms erupted into a fierce bidding war.
Another fifteen minutes passed, and the auction moved on to the twenty-seventh item.
"We will now begin the auction for our twenty-seventh treasure—the Qiankun Bag!" the auctioneer announced. "The Qiankun Bag is crafted by an Innate Realm Artifact Refiner using the hide of a Space Pouch Rat, a type of Demon Beast, along with several other precious materials. The Space Pouch Rat is a very special and extremely elusive Demon Beast. Its hide is covered in mystical patterns, which some speculate are the physical manifestation of the Heaven and Earth Laws. A Qiankun Bag made from this hide therefore possesses a wondrous ability: it contains its own pocket dimension."
"Imagine how convenient your travels would become with a Qiankun Bag. Any cumbersome or heavy items can be tossed inside, freeing up your hands. For our Martial Artist friends who venture into the Demon Beast Mountain Range, you can simply place your kills into the Qiankun Bag and return with a full haul!"
"But enough talk! We will now begin the auction for the Qiankun Bag! The starting bid is five thousand Gold Coins, and each increment must be at least one hundred Gold Coins!" the auctioneer cried out.
The words had barely left his mouth before the bids started coming in.
"Five thousand one hundred Gold Coins!"
"Five thousand two hundred Gold Coins!"
"Five thousand five hundred Gold Coins!"
...
"Six thousand three hundred Gold Coins!"
"Six thousand five hundred Gold Coins!"
Though there weren’t many bidders, the price climbed steadily higher. The bids came almost exclusively from the VIP rooms on the fifth floor; the main hall on the fourth floor had fallen silent.
The bidding for the next several treasures was dominated by the occupants of the fifth-floor rooms. After all, a price of several thousand Gold Coins was far beyond the means of most people on the fourth floor. Some might be able to afford a Qiankun Bag if they bankrupted themselves, but that would defeat the purpose. Many people coveted a Qiankun Bag, but they wouldn’t buy one if the price was too steep. After all, a Qiankun Bag doesn’t increase one’s strength. Only someone like Ye Xing, who ran business between two worlds, had such a desperate need for one.
"Seven thousand one hundred Gold Coins!"
"Seven thousand two hundred Gold Coins!"
Once the price reached seven thousand Gold Coins, the rate of increase slowed considerably.