Wu Jie's arrival was somewhat unexpected to Yang Qi, but he didn't care too much, because today's auction items were mainly treasures below the low-level Martial Emperor level. These treasures might be very precious to low-level Martial Emperors or even practitioners below the Martial Emperor level, but they were not too precious to high-level Martial Emperors or even strong men at the Martial Emperor level. If the final auction price was too high, he could continue to collect them and didn't need to worry too much.
The strong men in the Martial Emperor realm can directly choose the private room. Yang Qi is only an eight-star Martial Emperor. If he wants to enter the private room, he needs to pay a fee. This fee is nothing to Yang Qi, so he also chooses to enter the private room.
The auction started soon. The first item was a mid-grade Taoist weapon of high quality. It had a high value for both the Martial King and Martial Emperor realms, and it could be considered a warm-up for the auction.
Yang Qi was not very interested in ordinary treasures. It was not until several hours later that the treasure he needed appeared at the auction: the Martial Emperor Pill!
"The items being auctioned this time are two Martial Emperor Pills, and the starting price is 2 billion crystals!" The cultivator in charge of the auction announced the items to be auctioned while having the two Martial Emperor Pills on display.
The price of 2 billion crystals is not high for the Martial Emperor Pill. It is only 1 billion crystals per pill. And 1 billion crystals is just the price of a low-grade Taoist soldier and an ordinary mid-grade Taoist soldier of the fine level. The average Martial Emperor can afford it.
And one Martial Emperor Pill is enough to create a Martial Emperor. Although entering the Martial Emperor realm with the help of a Martial Emperor Pill is almost destined to die of old age in the Martial Emperor realm, it is a priceless treasure for many peak Martial Kings who have no hope of entering the Martial Emperor realm but want to prolong their lifespan.
In fact, in the endless universe, the demand for Martial Emperor Pill is much greater than that for Martial King Pill. Many times, the supply cannot meet the demand because there are too many practitioners who want to use Martial Emperor Pill to enter the Martial Emperor realm.
If one purchases the Wuhuang Pill by himself, the value of the Wuhuang Pill far exceeds 1 billion crystals, so the starting price at the auction is actually relatively low.
Yang Qi looked at the two Martial Emperor Pills on the stand and thought to himself, "Although the starting price is not high, the two Martial Emperor Pills are auctioned together, which cuts off the possibility of most Martial King Realm people wanting to bid for them from the beginning. Even low-level Martial Emperors will find it difficult to bid for them."
If it was just one Martial Emperor Pill, some Martial King-level cultivation forces with deep foundation, or cultivation forces with Martial Emperor realm would still have a chance, but when two Martial Emperor Pills were auctioned together, those cultivators or cultivation forces who could only buy one Martial Emperor Pill with all their strength were directly excluded.
"Two billion one hundred million!"
As soon as the cultivator in charge of hosting the auction finished speaking, a cultivator immediately made an offer, but the price only increased by 100 million.
"Two billion two hundred million..."
"Two billion three hundred million..."
As the practitioners started bidding, the price of the Wuhuang Pill quickly soared, and in a blink of an eye it exceeded 3 billion. As the price exceeded 3 billion, the number of practitioners bidding decreased a lot.
It’s not that a Martial Emperor Pill is not worth even 1.5 billion crystals, but there are not many cultivators and cultivation forces that can come up with 3 billion crystals at once, and cultivation forces at this level can generally cultivate Martial Emperors on their own, so naturally the demand for Martial Emperor Pills is less.
"Three and a half billion!"
The price on the light curtain soared again, directly climbing to 3.5 billion crystals.
“It’s still going up!”
Looking at the price on the screen, Yang Qi sighed in his heart. This price was only similar to the price of purchasing Wuhuang Dan from the outside world. The key point was that if he bought it by himself, the supply was completely in short supply, and it would take a lot of time to buy it.
Sure enough, as the price of 3.5 billion appeared, the price on the light curtain changed rapidly. Although the price was still rising, the rate of increase was reduced a lot, and finally reached 3.8 billion.
"Four billion!"
Yang Qi didn't hesitate at all and directly raised the price to 4 billion crystals. This price was equivalent to the price he had paid for collecting the Martial Emperor Pill before. If the price exceeded this, he could continue to wait for the Qingdi Palace to help him purchase it.
The price of 4 billion was slightly higher than the market price. Following Yang Qi's bidding, other practitioners gave up, and finally the two Martial Emperor Pills were bought by Yang Qi.
The auction continued, and the treasures that appeared next were mainly those that were helpful for low-level Martial Emperor cultivation, and there were also some special treasures that helped practitioners to reach the Martial Emperor realm, each of which was very valuable. Yang Qi bid several times in the middle, but not every item was bought. He gave up on some treasures that were obviously too expensive.
When most of the treasures he valued had been auctioned off, Yang Qi did not stay any longer, but went straight out of the box. After paying the Yuan crystals for the treasures, he left the auction house and waited for the next auction where he needed treasures.
Because the auctions in the next few days did not have the treasures that Yang Qi needed, Yang Qi wandered around Xingyue City for the next few days.
Xingyue City itself was a city that developed because of the transactions among cultivators. There were also many shops in the city. After Yang Qi strolled around for a while, he actually bought another Martial Emperor Pill, but the price was the same as the one he bought at the auction.
The shop steward looked at Yang Qi in front of him and asked respectfully, "Does Daoist friend need anything else?"
“Not yet.”
Yang Qi shook his head slightly. Although there were many treasures in the shop, Yang Qi didn't need much. Apart from the Martial Emperor Pill, he only bought some ordinary treasures to help him practice in the Martial King realm.
Upon hearing this, the steward quickly said, "Daoyou, why don't you go to the third floor of our store? There are many rare treasures there. Maybe there is something you need."
Yang Qi nodded and did not refuse. In fact, there were similar places in many shops in the city, but the so-called rare treasures might not be of much use.
Under the guidance of the deacon, Yang Qi came to the third floor. There were not many practitioners on the entire third floor. After all, one had to be invited by the store to come up to the third floor. Generally, only practitioners with strong strength and sufficient purchasing power would be invited here.
"It's him again!"
Yang Qi looked at a familiar figure in the lobby on the third floor and raised his eyebrows.
If he hadn't seen the other person at all when he was on the first floor, he would have suspected that the other person had been following him. After all, they had only seen each other several times during this period, which was too much of a coincidence.
The familiar figure in the hall was none other than the Martial Emperor realm cultivator who had come here together on the teleportation array, Wu Jie!
When Yang Qi stared at Wu Jie, Wu Jie seemed to sense something, and looked towards Yang Qi, frowning slightly. He had never really met Yang Qi, and only thought of him as an ordinary high-level martial emperor. Even if he had seen him, he would not take it seriously. (To be continued)