NOVEL WEB Chapter 636: Targeted by the Entire Audience
Seeing Ding Huan walk away, and looking again at the jade box in his hand, the man seemed to remember something. He quickly stood up and found a secluded corner to open the jade box's restriction.
When he saw that it truly contained a Nine-Colored Void Lotus, his eyes reddened with excitement.
"Senior Brother, you're saved. Wait for me to return." After saying this, the man left Dao Market at the fastest speed.
However, the exit he took was different from the one Ding Huan used.
There were three entrances and exits at Dao Market.
If you enter Dao Market from the Lower Divine Land, without formal procedures or identity verification, you can only leave via the Lower Divine Land.
If you enter Dao Market from the Middle Divine Land, you can leave via either the Middle Divine Land or the Lower Divine Land exits.
This man left Dao Market via the Middle Divine Land exit, indicating he came from the Middle Divine Land.
Ding Huan headed to purchase another entrance ticket for the Feiyang Auction. However, this time, with plenty of Divine Crystals, he spent a thousand Low Grade Divine Crystals to buy a simple room.
With an hour left until the auction, Ding Huan went to buy another array token for entry into Dao Market.
Given his current level of cultivation, he had to be cautious.
He decided not to use the array token for entering Dao Market that he already had, as he guessed that anyone purchasing an entry token for Dao Market would be recorded.
He didn't want his identity revealed just because of one array token for entering Dao Market.
The auction began, and Ding Huan, along with the crowd, entered the auction hall and found his room.
The room was equipped with a Level 3 screening Divine Array, which Ding Huan left untouched.
As long as Divine Will couldn't constantly scan his room, it was fine.
Ding Huan had already decided that as soon as he acquired the Divine Muhe, he would immediately go to Dao Market to find Wen Ji Yue.
Feiyang Commerce's auction hall was large, and when Ding Huan scanned it with his Divine Will, the occupancy rate was around 70 to 80 percent.
This occupancy rate was considered very high.
At Dao Market, auctions took place almost daily, and sometimes there wasn't just one auction hall operating simultaneously.
So, to attract cultivators to visit, various auctions would offer their best items.
The auction began with an elderly host.
Judging by his dwindling vitality, it's likely that he saw no hope in advancing, so he came to the auction to acquire some cultivation resources.
Everyone came to such auctions to find what they needed, and the host knew this, so he wasted no time. He immediately brought out an ancient Jade Scroll, saying:
"This Jade Scroll is one of the Five Element Escape Techniques, and I won't go into specifics. The starting price is a hundred thousand Low Grade Divine Crystals, with no bid limit. Let the bidding begin..."
As soon as the elderly man's voice fell, the price on the bidding screen shot up, reaching two hundred thousand in a short time.
It was finally sold for twenty-six thousand Low Grade Divine Crystals.
Further items showcased by the old man, apart from cultivation techniques and magical treasures, included a Condensing Monarch Divine Pill, which could help a Celestial cultivator advance to the God Monarch Realm.
Although it only provided a thirty percent chance, each additional ten percent chance of advancement was a great fortune, let alone a thirty percent increase.
Not everyone was like Ding Huan, cultivating the Great Universe Technique, requiring not advancement chances, but advancement resources.
By the time Ding Huan was drowsy with anticipation, the old host finally brought out the Divine Muhe:
"Many people know the value of Divine Muhe. While there may be more than one Divine Muhe in Dao Market, I believe each is a treasure.
Those with Spiritual Eyes may encounter this only once in a lifetime. This Divine Muhe starts at sixty thousand top-grade Divine Crystals, highest bidder wins."
"One hundred thousand top-grade Divine Crystals."
Ding Huan immediately offered all the Divine Crystals he had, signaling to others that he was determined to acquire this Divine Muhe.
Unfortunately, Ding Huan was thinking too much. His bid was quickly surpassed by twelve hundred thousand top-grade Divine Crystals.
In just a dozen breaths, the price of this Divine Muhe had already reached sixteen hundred thousand top-grade Divine Crystals.
Ding Huan hesitated for a moment before taking out Divine Spirit Rice.
When ten kilograms of top-grade Divine Spirit Rice appeared on the bid screen, the venue fell into a temporary silence.
In truth, Ding Huan didn't know how much Divine Spirit Rice could sell for per kilogram, so he directly wrote down ten kilograms.
In Ding Huan's view, ten kilograms of Divine Spirit Rice couldn't sell for over two hundred thousand top-grade Divine Crystals in any case.
Even leaving aside two hundred thousand top-grade Divine Crystals, it shouldn't even fetch ten thousand top-grade Divine Crystals.
If Divine Spirit Rice were so valuable, wouldn't everyone be cultivating Divine Spirit Rice?
Its cultivation was just a little troublesome in terms of growing, and the cycle for Divine cultivators was almost instant.
Divine cultivators rarely entered seclusion for just four months.
He was just trying it out, and would gauge the situation for further bids. If ten kilograms of Divine Spirit Rice didn't stir any waves, he would increase the quantity.
Soon, over a hundred streams of Divine Will rushed toward Ding Huan, even breaking the restrictions on his room.
A clear voice transmission landed in Ding Huan's ear: "I want your ten kilograms of top-grade Divine Spirit Rice. I'll give you five hundred thousand top-grade Divine Crystals."
Ding Huan was shocked. How was this possible?
Even if Divine Spirit Rice was valuable, it couldn't possibly be worth that much.
His Divine Will extended to scan.
"Are there really Divine Spirit Rice in the Divine World? And top-grade ones at that? I can't believe it."
"That's not possible, Divine Spirit Rice has long been extinct. I've only heard of Immortal Spirit Rice, but Immortal Spirit Rice can't become Divine Spirit Rice."
"Right, I've heard that the Shennong Sect tried to elevate Immortal Spirit Rice to Divine Spirit Rice, but ultimately failed."
"Who would dare to claim something fake?"
"This is an auction; who would dare to fake here? Are they not afraid to die?"
"Then this means it's not fake, they really have top-grade Divine Spirit Rice..."
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These discussions helped Ding Huan understand the reason, and his expression turned grim.
It wasn't that his Divine Spirit Rice was valuable, but rather there was no Divine Spirit Rice left in the Divine World.
He was tricked by Lao Ji, who only said he could help him cultivate Immortal Spirit Rice into Divine Spirit Rice, but Lao Ji didn't mention there's no Divine Spirit Rice in the Divine World?
Ding Huan slapped his forehead, can he blame Lao Ji?
If there was Divine Spirit Rice in the Divine World, why would there be a need to cultivate Immortal Spirit Rice into Divine Spirit Rice?
Only when there's no Divine Spirit Rice did Lao Ji say to cultivate Immortal Spirit Rice into Divine Spirit Rice.
This simple problem, he surprisingly didn't think it through.
He cultivates the Great Universe Technique, mastering the laws of all things to the extreme, so he can nurture Immortal Spirit Rice into Divine Spirit Rice in the Divine World, but that doesn't mean others can too.
Ding Huan sighed, realizing he was inevitably being targeted.
This ten pounds of top-grade Divine Spirit Rice certainly isn't worth fifty thousand top-grade Divine Crystals, but if it's seeds, then forget fifty thousand, even five hundred thousand or fifty million is possible.
However, he can't not sell, if he quotes a price and doesn't sell in the end, then he'll be violating the rules of Feiyang Commerce.
Breaking auction rules, Feiyang Commerce could easily deal with him.
While Ding Huan was vexed, he noticed on the bidding screen, two more prices surpassed his ten pounds of Divine Spirit Rice.
One was twenty thousand top-grade Divine Crystals, and another was twenty-one thousand top-grade Divine Crystals.
Ding Huan instantly realized what was going on, and without hesitation, withdrew the ten pounds of Divine Spirit Rice.
As long as the bid isn't in the top position, it can be withdrawn at any time.
Ding Huan knew exactly why this happened; it was because the sudden appearance of ten pounds of top-grade Divine Spirit Rice, causing the evaluators to react slowly.
If he delayed a little, his ten pounds of top-grade Divine Spirit Rice might occupy the top position again.
Almost simultaneously as Ding Huan withdrew the bid, from the back of the Feiyang Auction, a pale-faced woman said, "The bid for ten pounds of top-grade Divine Spirit Rice can't reach the top anymore, the bid has been withdrawn..."
"Bang!"
A young man in a red robe slapped the table in front of him: "How daring, to make false bids in my Feiyang Auction."
"Steward Wu, this doesn't count as bidding falsely. By the time that ten pounds of top-grade Divine Spirit Rice was withdrawn, its bid had already dropped to third.
As long as the price isn't first, they have the right to withdraw their bid anytime."
A calm voice added.
This was a middle-aged male cultivator, who appeared to have a status not inferior to the red-robed youth.
He was reminding the youth that the bid withdrawal was reasonable and according to rules.
"What do we do now?" Steward Wu clenched his fists.
Everyone in the room knew, this ten pounds of Divine Spirit Rice absolutely couldn't fall into someone else's hands.
If Feiyang Commerce obtained these ten pounds of Divine Spirit Rice, then Feiyang Commerce would prosper.
The Divine Spirit Rice would restart in Feiyang Commerce, and the gains would not just be these ten pounds of Divine Spirit Rice, but also the friendship of major sects and a reputation praised by everyone in the Divine World.
Countless years have proven.
In the Divine World, the best thing to counteract pill toxicity is Divine Spirit Rice.
Unfortunately, it's said that after the last cosmic calamity, Divine Spirit Rice vanished.
But Immortal Spirit Rice still exists.
However, Immortal Spirit Rice cannot be cultivated into Divine Spirit Rice; this has been proven by countless Spirit Plant Masters and Immortal Alchemists.
Even the Shennong Sect couldn't cultivate it, who can cultivate Divine Spirit Rice?
Despite many eyes watching Ding Huan, the price of Divine Muhe has reached twenty-two thousand top-grade Divine Crystals.
Ding Huan originally didn't want to offer Divine Status Crystals, but seeing the situation, he wouldn't be able to purchase Divine Muhe without offering Divine Status Crystals.
Even if Ding Huan didn't know the price of Divine Status Crystals, he knew that the price of a five-star low-grade Divine Status Crystal far exceeds a strand of Divine Muhe.
"One five-star low-grade Divine Status Crystal, in addition, the seller must reimburse me part of the top-grade Divine Crystals, specific supplement amount to be negotiated." Ding Huan quoted his price again.
It shocked the entire auction.
Someone offered a five-star Divine Status Crystal to purchase Divine Muhe, are they crazy?
From the previous top-grade Divine Spirit Rice to five-star Divine Status Crystals, this auction has indeed been eye-opening.
Soon, most understood that the five-star Divine Status Crystal was also quoted by the same person who quoted for Divine Spirit Rice.
Ding Huan felt helpless, he didn't want to make such a show, but each valuable item he possessed would inevitably draw attention.