Sword Sovereign of the Celestial Emperor

A top-tier Profound Level long saber, while not the most precious item in the Guiyuan Realm, is still a highly sought-after weapon for those who need it.

Thus, as soon as the elderly man finished speaking, martial artists who had just entered the Guiyuan Realm began to bid.

"Two hundred and ten thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

"Heh, trying to buy such a treasure saber with just two hundred and ten thousand lower grade spirit stones is simply wishful thinking. I'll offer two hundred and fifty thousand lower grade spirit stones."

"Two hundred and seventy thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

The voices of bids continued to resound. Although each bid was only raised by two or three thousand lower grade spirit stones, the sheer number of bidders was overwhelming. In just a few breaths, the price of the Blood Killing Saber had reached three hundred and fifty thousand lower grade spirit stones and was still climbing.

Chu Ming couldn't help but shake his head. Despite the Blood Killing Saber being superior to typical top-tier Profound Level weapons, its price should be around three hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones. However, at an auction, its value had nearly doubled. From Chu Ming's perspective, this saber wouldn't be sold for anything less than five hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones.

"Four hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

A voice full of energy rang out. The bidder was a middle-aged blade master with a scar on his face that resembled a crawling centipede, giving him a ferocious look.

"It's Ghost Knife Kumo. Didn't expect him to show up. Judging by his stance, he seems determined to get the Blood Killing Saber."

A martial artist recognized the middle-aged blade master, and a look of unease appeared on his face.

"Heh heh, I wouldn't be so sure. When I was entering earlier, I saw another blade master no weaker than him."

"Who? Don't tell me it's the notorious Killer Eagle Beye. He likely wouldn't bother competing for a top-tier Profound Level long saber."

"No, it's Blade Elder Zhouhou."

The martial artist immediately explained, knowing that Blade Elder Zhouhou was a blade master whose strength wasn't inferior to Ghost Knife Kumo.

"Four hundred and fifty thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

A sturdy voice rang out. Everyone looked up and saw a hunched figure wearing a gray bamboo hat, prompting them to gulp.

The gray bamboo hat was basically the signature of Blade Elder Zhouhou.

"Zhouhou, with your financial power, do you think you can compete with me?"

Ghost Knife Kumo smirked mockingly, his face filled with contempt.

"That's none of your business!"

Blade Elder Zhouhou responded coldly, though the furrowed brow under his hat showed he took Ghost Knife Kumo's words to heart. Indeed, his financial resources couldn't compare with Kumo, but he was reluctant to give up the Blood Killing Saber.

"Five hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

Ghost Knife Kumo gave Blade Elder Zhouhou a cold stare and raised the bid once again.

"Five hundred and fifty thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

"Six hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

In just a few breaths, the bidding price for the Blood Killing Saber had soared to six hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones.

This time, Blade Elder Zhouhou leaned back in his seat without speaking a word, though a flash of cold light in his eyes showed he was contemplating something.

Ghost Knife Kumo successfully won the Blood Killing Saber, but he would have to wait until the auction ended to collect it from the backstage.

"The second item up for auction is top-tier Profound Level elixir, the Spiritual Essence Pill. During a fight, consuming one of these pills allows a Guiyuan Realm First Layer martial artist to instantly restore fifty percent of their spiritual power. The higher the cultivation, the lesser the effect. Starting bid is three hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones, and each increment must be no less than twenty thousand lower grade spirit stones. The bidding starts now!"

The elderly man with white hair was in a good mood after the first auction item fetched such a high price. Immediately, a maid brought out the second auction item.

"Three hundred and twenty thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

"Three hundred and forty thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

"..."

The martial artists in the hall were fervently bidding, but those in the private boxes remained silent. The martial artists in the boxes were at least Guiyuan Realm Third Layer, and the Spiritual Essence Pill was rather insignificant to them.

Eventually, the Spiritual Essence Pill was sold for seven hundred and thirty thousand lower grade spirit stones to a Guiyuan Realm Second Heaven martial artist.

"The third item up for auction is…"

The auction proceeded with one item after another being presented and sold at a rapid pace. As the auction went on, the martial artists' enthusiasm in the hall gradually rose.

Chu Ming watched the auction quietly. To be honest, none of these items had caught his attention yet.

"The sixty-fifth item up for auction, a high tier Profound Level secret technique, the Blood Burning Technique. Once activated, it burns one's own blood for a short burst of immense power. The starting bid is one million two hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones, and each increment must be no less than fifty thousand lower grade spirit stones. The bidding begins now."

Only then did Chu Ming's calm eyes light up. Unlike cultivation techniques, secret techniques could harm the body after usage. However, a powerful secret technique could be life-saving at critical moments.

"One million three hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

As soon as the white-haired elderly man finished speaking, a rugged voice rang out from a private box to Chu Ming's left. Clearly, he wasn't the only one who recognized the value of the Blood Burning Technique.

Although the Blood Burning Technique consumed blood qi, Chu Ming knew there were numerous spirit grasses in the world that could replenish a martial artist's blood qi.

"One million four hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

"One million five hundred thousand lower grade spirit stones!"

Chu Ming didn't immediately raise his bid. Currently, the bidders were all small fry. True wealthy martial artists, like himself, would wait to make a decisive bid towards the end.

The bids kept coming, and within a few dozen breaths, the price of the Blood Burning Technique had risen to three million lower grade spirit stones, at which point the bids slowed down.

"Four million lower grade spirit stones!"

A hoarse voice sounded, and everyone looked towards the source of the sound, seeing it come from Box Three, where a thin man emanating blood qi was seated.

"I think I just saw Blood Passage Hand Luo Hua enter Box Three!"

One martial artist whispered in fear.

"So, the person in Box Three is actually Blood Passage Hand Luo Hua?"

At this, everyone's expressions changed as if they were discussing some mythical beast. Indeed, in their minds, Blood Passage Hand Luo Hua was not much different from a mythical beast.

Rumor had it that years ago, when the Black Mountain City Lord's Mansion invited various experts, Blood Passage Hand Luo Hua was among them but refused. After that, he was never seen again.

Outside speculated that Blood Passage Hand Luo Hua had been suppressed by the Black Mountain Guard of the City Lord's Mansion, as he disgraced the City Lord's Mansion. Little did they expect to see him again today.

"Five million lower grade spirit stones!"

A cold voice came from the box opposite Chu Ming's, causing Chu Ming's eyes to narrow. It was clearly the voice of Killer Eagle Beye.

He also decided to move!

"Six million lower grade spirit stones!"

Chu Ming placed his bid. By now, there were only a few bidders left, with the real contenders being just a few individuals.