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Hehe, confirmed!

Apart from a few clueless "dumbheads," the others were all "interested parties."

"The Taoist friend here is correct! The Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm is…"

Mo Yunji immediately gave a detailed introduction of the relationship between the Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm and the Mountain Dragon, emphasizing the magical characteristic that the spirit worm may revert to its ancestors.

Of course, he also mentioned other features of the Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm that could improve a spirit field.

However, at this moment, no one was paying attention to what he said afterward.

Everyone's eyes gleamed with intensity, not just towards the Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm that Mo Yunji held, but also towards their other competitors.

Mo Yunji read the room and sensed that the timing was ripe, so he turned his hand over.

With a flash of light, a wriggling, entwined Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm suddenly appeared on the high platform.

Two zhang two!

A Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm over two zhang long!

Those present immediately became serious, their eyes sparkling with eagerness.

Zhao Sheng found this strange at that moment, as he had originally brought out a cluster, yet now only one remained.

But then, after a thought, he understood.

Undoubtedly, the Mo Family must have intercepted it in advance!

"That's good, it indicates that the Mo Family highly values the Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm," Zhao Sheng secretly delighted.

As he was thinking, Mo Yunji's words reached their conclusion:

"The starting bid for this Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm is five thousand Spirit Stones, with each bid not less than one hundred. Please place your bids!"

Before his voice had faded, voices urgently shouted from below:

"Six thousand!"

"Seven thousand!"

"Ten thousand!"

Goodness! In the blink of an eye, the auction price had already surpassed ten thousand.

Some might think this price to be a peak, not realizing it was just the beginning!

"Twelve thousand!"

"Fifteen thousand!"

…

"Twenty thousand!"

In the space of a breath, the price rose another twenty thousand, yet the pace of increase did not slow at all.

"Twenty-one thousand!"

"Twenty-two thousand!"

…

"Thirty thousand!"

Only when the price soared past thirty thousand did the number of bidders greatly reduce.

Although the price was already high, equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Pill,

there were still seven or eight people relentlessly raising the bid.

Without a doubt, each of these individuals had a powerful backing.

But Zhao Sheng was not among them.

In fact, from the start until now, he had not made a single bid.

Not only he, Zhao Sheng noticed there were three others in the room who, like him, sat calmly and watched.

Clearly, the big buyers had yet to make their move!

Zhao Sheng discreetly memorized the appearances of the three individuals.

At this time, the bid had elevated to thirty-three thousand Spirit Stones.

The speed of the bids had greatly slowed, often taking two or three breaths before someone would raise the price again.

Seeing this, Zhao Sheng chuckled and resolutely uttered two words:

"Sixty thousand!"

At this price, everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Zhao Sheng, their expressions varying, some filled with malice and annoyance.

"This guy is clearly here to mess things up!"

"Damn it! Doubling the price in one go, you've got money, you're pretentious! Just don't let me encounter you again!"

Overjoyed, Mo Yunji hurriedly repeated, "This Taoist friend has bid sixty thousand! Is there no higher offer? If so—"

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He had not finished speaking when a thunderous laughter drowned him out.

"Haha! Old Hua Hong is here to join the fun, seventy thousand!"

The crowd looked in the direction of the voice and saw a towering old man with a square face and large ears, his lion-like hair shining gold, sitting there with the imposing air of a great mounted warrior.

Upon seeing this man with his dazzling golden hair, someone immediately exclaimed, "The Sleeping Lion Hua Family!"

In the Dayong Dynasty, the Royal Family stood high above all, followed by the four great Golden Core Families of the Royal Mo Family, each represented by the symbols of "lion, tiger, owl, and coyote."

The Sleeping Lion Hua Family was the leader among the four great families, because two thousand years ago, a Nascent Soul Ancestor had emerged from the Hua Family.

Zhao Sheng's Zhou family was the least among the four great families and was known as the "Coyote."

Although the title might seem rustic, the coyotes are a major pest in the Desolate Domain, renowned for their cunning and unity. Moreover, the Chinese character for "soil" or "earth" resembles the word for "poison."

Due to the Zhou family's ruthless and venomous methods in the past, leaving enemies dead without exception, they were known as the "Poison Wolves."

In the past two hundred years, the Zhou family's way of handling affairs has mellowed, and they have gradually retracted their claws and teeth, thus transforming from "Poison Wolves" to "Coyotes."

"Eighty thousand!"

No sooner had Hua Hong shouted his bid than Zhao Sheng immediately added ten thousand more.

After all, the wool was coming from the Zhou family's sheep, why not fleece it!

Hua Hong straightened up, his gaze sharp as a knife, sweeping across Zhao Sheng's face.

Pity that Zhao Sheng had already changed his face by then, so nobody recognized him at all.

"Eighty-one thousand!"

"Eighty-two thousand!"

Just at this moment, suddenly two more people joined in to stir up the auction.

Zhao Sheng turned to look and saw that the bidders were none other than the two who had kept silent all this while.

Hua Hong obviously knew those two; his lips were constantly moving, apparently sending secret voice transmissions to them.

"Ninety thousand!"

Zhao Sheng didn't care about these developments, and immediately raised the price to ninety thousand on the spot.

Two breaths later, Hua Hong seemed to have dealt with the two men and then resolutely shouted, "One hundred thousand!"

"One hundred and ten thousand!" Zhao Sheng casually raised his hand.

Does Hua Hong want to compete in audacity and length with Zhao Sheng?

He is still far behind!

Zhao Sheng didn't mind spending the Zhou family's Spirit Stones at all.

Every time Hua Hong raised the bid, he immediately followed, always raising by at least ten thousand.

Until the bid reached one hundred and fifty thousand, until Hua Hong was so angry that his hair stood on end, Zhao Sheng still remained calm and collected.

Hua Hong, furious to the point of laughter, said viciously, "Such a magnanimous Taoist friend you are! Do you dare to reveal your name?"

"Hehe," Zhao Sheng let out a light chuckle.

Hua Hong's face stiffened, and standing up with a furious laugh, he said, "Fine, fine! I'll let you have this Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm today!"

After these words, he gave Zhao Sheng a deep look and then turned to leave.

With no one left to compete, Zhao Sheng eventually secured the Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm for the exorbitant price of one hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones.

After the auction ended, Zhao Sheng quickly left the auction house and secretly found Zhou Zhongyu.

When Zhou Zhongyu learned that the Golden Ring Spirit Earthworm had cost one hundred and fifty thousand Spirit Stones, his expression did not change nor did his heart skip a beat.
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Seeing his reaction, Zhao Sheng strongly suspected whether there were still Dark Children of the Zhou family at the scene.

Of course, Zhao Sheng would never ask such a foolish question.

He simply took a mental note of this, aware that the Zhou family did not trust him as much as they appeared to on the surface.

Over the next month, Zhao Sheng attended many more auctions, some on behalf of the Zhou family, others to divert attention from himself.

He was ostensibly participating in auctions, but in reality, he was trying to shake off the Zhou family members and covertly take care of some matters.

For instance, settling accounts with Spirit Stones at the auction house.

During the settlement period, a Foundation Establishment Perfection member of the Mo family found Zhao Sheng.

He first expressed his apologies with utmost tact and then stated that they would waive the commission for this transaction, and furthermore, they would purchase the remaining spirit worms for the same price of one hundred and fifty thousand.

Presented with such good fortune, Zhao Sheng naturally agreed immediately.

Not to agree would be foolish!

One item sold twice, double the price, double the joy!

With the unexpected windfall, Zhao Sheng was obviously pleased, but he did not forget the real reason he came to Yongjing.

The day before the conclusion of the Ten Thousand Treasures Auction, the Black Ice Platform of the Five Weapon Square in Yongjing suddenly received an intelligence report, the carrier of which was a True Shadow Ball.

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