Chapter 863 Prelude to the Auction
Tianbao Pavilion Auction House, Fourth Floor.
In the No.3 Sky Private Room, Xu Nian and others were seated inside.
The private room was quite spacious, spanning over a hundred square meters.
Inside, there were not only chairs but also beds.
It was even more luxurious than an inn.
Manager Liu looked at Xu Nian with a smile and said, "Master Xu, this No.3 Sky Private Room is prepared specially for you by Tianbao Pavilion. If you need anything, feel free to instruct us. These two are the maids we've arranged for you. You can have them do anything you need."
Manager Liu emphasized the words "anything."
Xu Nian glanced at the two beautiful maids standing timidly at the corner of the room and gave a helpless smile.
He understood Manager Liu's implication. In this kind of sky private room, the status of the guests was extremely prestigious.
Even if the guests made unreasonable demands, these maids would have to comply.
Otherwise, why would the private room be equipped with beds?
However, even if Xu Nian had any such thoughts, he wouldn't be able to act on them.
Because besides him, Long Tian'er was also in the room.
As for Bing Luo, he did not come up to the fourth floor.
Since the auction was a confidential matter.
So he was wise enough to leave.
"Manager Liu, you can go ahead. If we need anything, we'll just instruct them." Xu Nian said with a smile.
"Alright, Master Xu, if you fancy any item later, just place your hand on the spiritual artifact on the table and think of your bid, and you can enter the auction." Manager Liu reiterated once more before leaving the private room.
"You two may leave as well!" Xu Nian instructed the two maids.
"Yes!"
The two beautiful maids hesitated for a moment, then gave a meaningful glance at Long Tian'er beside Xu Nian, responded, and left the room.
Only after they left did Xu Nian let out a slight sigh of relief.
Even though he had no intentions, having the two maids in the room always made him feel a bit awkward.
"Why did they look at me so strangely?" Long Tian'er asked in surprise.
Xu Nian was instantly taken aback.
He hadn't expected Long Tian'er to ask that question.
But this also indicated that Long Tian'er had not discerned his thoughts.
"Well... maybe they were surprised to see a woman in Tianbao Pavilion." Xu Nian randomly made up an excuse.
"Really?" Long Tian'er nodded, still somewhat doubtful.
"It seems that many powerful figures have come to Tianbao Pavilion this time. The second floor is where the supreme VIP guests stay, and I'm only in the No.3 Sky Private Room, which means at least two supreme VIP guests arrived before me." Xu Nian quickly changed the topic.
"Indeed, I heard that apart from those with special status like Mr. Xu, others with supreme VIP status are all Earth Immortal level experts." Long Tian'er, captivated by Xu Nian's words, replied.
Xu Nian nodded. Tianbao Pavilion certainly would not make random arrangements.
So the No.1 Sky Private Room and No.2 Sky Private Room must both be occupied.
And those with cultivation at the Earth Immortal Realm must have accumulated significant wealth.
Therefore, this auction is likely to become extremely fierce.
"I wonder how many supreme VIPs have arrived?" Xu Nian mused.
He was convinced that there were definitely more than three. More experts were sure to arrive after him.
Of course, besides the supreme VIPs on the fourth floor, there were also many strong competitors among the three-star VIPs on the third floor.
For example, the young master of the Guihai Family encountered before.
The wealth of the Guihai Family, able to rule an entire planet, was certainly extraordinary.
However, fortunately, he was only auctioning a top-grade healing pill.
While top-grade spirit pills are precious to ordinary people, they are not considered valuable by those with greater strength.
He had ninety million top-grade spirit stones.
It's not just a top-grade spirit pill; he could even afford ten top-grade spiritual pills.
As for the so-called Divine Power Pearl, it had nothing to do with him.
If he could win the Wind Wheel, he could help him.
If he couldn't, Xu Nian's financial resources wouldn't be enough to produce so many spirit stones.
This Wind Wheel had nothing to do with him, and it was impossible for him to pay a high price just because of a word from his master.
"I hope I can successfully win the top-grade spirit pill at this auction. If not, I'll have to ask Manager Liu to look out for other top-grade spirit pills." Xu Nian thought to himself.
He was increasingly grateful for the artifact refining technique Emperor Ye Tian had taught him.
Otherwise, he would probably have trouble even qualifying to enter Tianbao Pavilion's auction house.
...
While Xu Nian was contemplating the auction, in the adjacent private room.
Two young men were sitting there at the moment.
These two young men were none other than Su Feng and Leng Chi.
While sipping tea, Su Feng directed his gaze towards the floor below.
The design of the sky private room was exceedingly ingenious; the people inside could see everything outside clearly.
Whereas those outside couldn't see anything inside.
The pavilion was surrounded on all sides, forming a square.
In the middle was a huge open area, which was the auction stage.
At this moment, Su Feng was focusing on the VIPs on the third floor, seemingly trying to identify strong competitors among them.
Leng Chi, on the other hand, was hugging a beautiful woman by the waist and looking at Su Feng with a wicked smile.
"I say, Su Feng, are you so ascetic? Look at these beauties' slender waists and fair skin. If you like, I'll give you one." Leng Chi laughed lecherously.
"I'm not interested in women. I advise you to be cautious. This VIP token was obtained from Elder Yun. If things go wrong, you might be in serious trouble." Su Feng chuckled.
"Hmph, it's just a Taigu Clan royal. Even if he's at the peak of the Heavenly King Realm, once we leave Tianbao City, we can kill him effortlessly. This time, we definitely won't let him escape," Leng Chi sneered.
"That might not be the case. This auction has gathered many strong figures. If he manages to get the Divine Power Pearl and recognize its ownership, powerful members of the Taigu Clan could emerge, making it difficult for us to kill him." Su Feng said.
"Divine Power Pearl? It hasn't accepted a master in eight hundred years. Even if he wins it, so what? Besides, with so many strong competitors here for the Divine Power Pearl, it won't be easy for him to get it." Leng Chi sneered.
Su Feng nodded.
He agreed with this, but there was still unease in his heart.
The number of strong figures present exceeded their expectations.
The sky private rooms were fully occupied, with nine of them in use.
In past auctions, having one or two was already impressive.
Could the allure of the Divine Power Pearl alone attract so many experts?