Chapter 1727

Chapter 1727 (Raw 1738): Who Is the Winner?

Many Great Desolate Divine Eyes lit up the ancient pavilion.

All directions shone with piercing and dazzling divine light.

Under the light of the Great Desolate Divine Eyes, the ancient Soaring Dragon Pavilion's noble status and identity immediately became clear.

Anyone would definitely find their heart pumping hard when standing there.

Great Desolate Eon bloodline outstanding talents, who were rarely seen during normal times, were gathered there on this day. All sorts of ancient Divine Might from the Great Desolate Eon flooded the ancient pavilion. The many geniuses and outstanding talents competed against each other.

Ling Yu, who was at the side, could no longer hold himself back. He activated his Great Desolate Divine Eyes and released golden light, commencing an invisible clash with the various gazes everywhere.

This place was not a battlefield, but the invisible clash was even more intense than that on a battlefield.

Geniuses had always been very prideful people. Furthermore, these were outstanding talents with Great Desolate Eon bloodlines. Naturally, they would not be willing to appear weaker.

However, despite being in the thick of this, Xiao Chen did not move at all. He felt none of the hot-bloodedness and rashness that Ling Yu did.

Instead, for some strange reason, what he felt was bone-deep disdain. His Azure Dragon bloodline did not have any desire to activate at all.

There was no intent to fight whatsoever!

"Honored guest, won't you give it a try? The final three remaining people will gain prizes given by the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. Furthermore, they will receive a significant discount on the auction."

When the maidservant in the hall saw that Xiao Chen had no intention to make a move at all, some surprise flashed in her eyes.

Actually, the prizes were just secondary. What everyone fought for were glory and face.

Xiao Chen did indeed want to try as well. Unfortunately, his Azure Dragon bloodline clearly was not interested. Naturally, he would not forcibly open the Great Desolate Divine Eyes.

Furthermore, Xiao Chen was not the kind of person who liked to show off.

There was no meaning in fighting for this empty glory.

Xiao Chen looked at the maidservant. On both times that he came here, it had been she who attended to him. This could be considered fate. He smiled kindly and said, "Just address me as Xiao Chen."

The maidservant smiled and said, "In that case, Young Master Xiao, just address me as Xiao Yu."

"Xiao Yu…Xiao Yu…that is rather pleasant to say," Xiao Chen said before picking up his wine cup and ending the idle chatter.

Actually, it was not that there was no one else like Xiao Chen, people who were not interested at all.

For example, Jiang He sat happily in his booth and took in the scene before him. "How bustling! The Soaring Dragon Pavilion's move is rather pretty, arousing the competitiveness of the cultivators from the same generation. Furthermore, they can use this to test these talents, to find out which ones are worth nurturing. I wonder how many talents the Soaring Dragon Pavilion has helped the Soaring Dragon Marquis recruit?"

Jiang He smiled as he looked at the various outstanding talents competing with each other. However, he could not help showing some disdain.

"Strange, why do I not see Brother Xiao's eyes. Could it be that he lost already? I wanted to figure out what his bloodline is."

Jiang He felt very interested in Xiao Chen, who held the Tyrant Saber. Of course, he was even more interested in Xiao Chen's wealth.

Whether Jiang He could obtain the Life Juice Source or not depended on Xiao Chen; he placed all his hopes on Xiao Chen.

Brother Xiao Chen, I have high expectations of you.

"Ouch…" Ling Yu cried out in pain, closing his eyes.

Earlier, Ling Yu had exchanged looks with another person. They clashed with each other, and their bloodlines competed. However, his opponent was too strong. In merely ten breaths of time, Ling Yu lost and could only close his eyes.

"Are you alright?" Xiao Chen asked.

Ling Yu rested for a while before opening his eyes again. He smiled and said, "I'm fine. There is always someone stronger. However, I have improved. Previously, I could not defeat even a single person. It is all thanks to Martial Uncle's Life Juice Source. Otherwise, my bloodline power would not have improved so greatly."

Ling Yu wantonly displayed his brilliance in the Purple Flame Sect. However, he understood his own strength. When he was outside, he did not get impatient and was easily satisfied.

The maidservant at the side did not appear startled to hear this.

It seemed like she already knew. However, this made sense. Xiao Chen was the one who placed the Life Juice Source on auction in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion, so this was normal.

When only three pairs of eyes remained open in the pavilion, the clash ended, and the auction started.

Since Xiao Chen was not very interested in most of the auction items, he closed his eyes and started cultivating.

Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Chen, whose eyes were closed, and then at the saber, which never left his side, feeling somewhat curious.

The auction proceeded in an orderly manner. Ling Yu was very interested in the auction and occasionally chatted excitedly with Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu was very knowledgeable about the origins of every auction item.

Her detailed descriptions of the items came as a great eye-opener for Ling Yu. At the same time, he felt embarrassed at his own limited knowledge. He actually could not even compare to a maidservant of the Soaring Dragon Pavilion.

"Xiao Yu, it is said that the master behind your Soaring Dragon Pavilion is Cluster Lord Gou Yu. Is that true?" Ling Yu did not hold himself back at all, asking anything that interested him.

Xiao Yu nodded slightly and said, "The Cluster Lord highly values the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. She will definitely make an appearance at every large-scale auction."

When Ling Yu heard that, he perked up. He looked around and said, "That is to say, the Cluster Lord is already in the Soaring Dragon Pavilion. Perhaps she might be in one of the booths. Was our earlier competition observed by the Cluster Lord?"

"Since the establishment of this Soaring Dragon Pavilion is not purely for profit, then there must be some other purpose. When you think about it, it can only be for establishing connections with geniuses. Hence, most of what you said is likely correct," Xiao Chen said. He had opened his eyes at some point.

Ling Yu immediately felt disappointed. "What a pity! If I had known, I would have used my full power."

Xiao Chen asked out of curiosity, "You are the disciple with the most potential in the Purple Flame Sect. Are you interested in this as well?"

Ling Yu replied with a fervent gaze, "Which of the outstanding talents from the nearby astral clusters does not want to make it big in the Central Great Realm? If one could enter the Soaring Dragon Marquis's Residence, it would be an excellent shortcut, directly entering the core of the dynasty."

Xiao Chen entered deep thought. Ling Yu's words showed him a new path.

This was a path to entering the Central Great Realm in advance. However, after the blink of an eye, he dismissed it.

Xiao Chen's initial intention remained the same.

He wanted to become the Dragon Emperor and could not cast his lot with a dynasty's marquis.

If one did not carry many burdens, the marquis's residence of a dynasty was indeed a good springboard.

After a few years, when one truly felt confident, one would reenter the Great Thousand Realms.

One could only rely on themselves and not others.

"Is Young Master Xiao feeling regrets? If you are interested, this servant can bring the young master to meet the upper echelon of the Soaring Dragon Pavilion."

The maidservant Xiao Yu saw Xiao Chen being silent and misunderstood.

Xiao Chen smiled and said, "It's fine. Many thanks for Miss Xiao Yu's kind intentions."

"The next auction item is a Dragon Pattern Cauldron. It has more than one thousand years of history and comes from the Dragon Race. I believe its value goes without saying. The starting bid is five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades.

No wonder Xiao Chen opened his eyes. It turned out that it was time for the Dragon Pattern Cauldron's auction.

"Six hundred thousand!"

"Six hundred fifty thousand!"

"Seven hundred thousand!"

"Eight hundred thousand!"

"One million!"

…

Before Xiao Chen could say anything, the price immediately soared to one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.

This surpassed his expectations, flabbergasting him.

He frowned heavily and muttered, "Strange. It is just an ordinary Dragon Pattern Cauldron. Why is the competition for it so intense?"

It was a fact that the Dragon Pattern Cauldron was valuable. However, this Dragon Pattern Cauldron was not top-quality but a rather ordinary one.

To Dragon Race cultivators, it happened to be suitable for practicing their Cultivation Techniques and Martial Techniques.

To outsiders, it was not that valuable. At best, it would be worth just one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.

However, for some reason, the bid instantly soared to one million.

Furthermore, Xiao Chen noticed that the people bidding were the same group of people.

These people all appeared determined to obtain it.

Xiao Chen entered deep thought. There was only one logical explanation. The people who came to buy cauldrons had all taken an interest in this cauldron.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu said, "Young Master Xiao, actually I was going to tell you three days ago. During this period, that Jiang He would chat up anyone who came to look at cauldrons, influencing their judgment and steering their attention to that Dragon Pattern Cauldron."

Xiao Chen's eyes lit up as he startled awake. "He is the one who placed the cauldron on auction."

"Yes. I checked and, indeed, he is the seller."

When Xiao Chen heard that, he could not help laughing out of frustration. "This fellow really put in a lot of effort."

Xiao Chen thought back to that day. When the other party explained cauldrons to him, he had firmed up Xiao Chen's thoughts about buying the Dragon Pattern Cauldron, whether intentionally or not.

However, even without Jiang He's words, Xiao Chen would have bought this cauldron at any cost.

"Two million!"

Xiao Chen could not be bothered to participate in a bidding war. So, he directly raised the bid to two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades.

The buyout price of that Dragon Pattern Cauldron was two million. Back then, the people who looked at it did not buy it using the buyout price. That proved that two million exceeded what they were willing to pay for it.

Hence, after Xiao Chen bid two million, no one offered a higher price, and he obtained the Dragon Pattern Cauldron as he wanted.

The Dragon Pattern Cauldron was worth only one million Medial Grade Spirit Jades at best, and Xiao Chen ended up spending double that. He also felt heartache over this.

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In another booth, Jiang He rejoiced. He managed to make out that the final bidder's voice was Xiao Chen.

"With two million Medial Grade Spirit Jades on hand, I am confident of winning the bid for that Life Juice Source. Brother Xiao Chen, you are truly worthy of my high estimation of you."

Jiang He smiled happily and muttered to himself, "However, in any case, this is the Dragon Pattern Cauldron that the Willow Leaf Saber used. Two million is actually not a bad price. I spent a lot of effort before I could sneak it out."

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The auction continued. Soon, it was time for the Life Juice Source.

There was a lively atmosphere as the price rose continuously. People did not even have enough time to breathe.

"Three million five hundred thousand!"

As the price continued to soar, a calm and peaceful voice rang out from the top floor. Everyone's heart sank, knowing that the Cluster Lord's Residence's people were making their move.

Ling Yu could not help looking in the direction of the voice. However, he found that the booth was tightly sealed, isolated from the mental energy of others.

This disappointed him since he wanted to see what the Cluster Lord looked like.

Ling Yu was not the only one disappointed. In fact, most of the people here had similar thoughts.

Just as everyone felt that no one would dare to bid against the Cluster Lord's Residence's people, a lazy voice called out, "Four million!"

It was Jiang He making a move. He did not care much about the Cluster Lord's Residence and directly raised the bid to four million.

The voice from the Cluster Lord's Residence's booth fell silent.

Before the incredulous looks of many, Jiang He managed to win the bidding, using a sky-high price of four million Medial Grade Spirit Jades to bid for twenty-five kilograms of the highest-quality Life Juice Source.

In the regular market, twenty-five kilograms of this Life Juice Source would fetch about one million five hundred thousand Medial Grade Spirit Jades.

However, the intense bidding of the envious outstanding talents, the appearance of the Cluster Lord's Residence, and the troublemaking Jiang He allowed Xiao Chen to earn a lot, which came as a pleasant surprise.

Following this was an ordinary Inferior Grade Dao Tool. This pushed the excitement to its peak before the auction came to a perfect end.

Xiao Chen checked out that Inferior Grade Dao Tool and did not feel interested at all.

It did not suit his taste, but it still felt too good to turn down, something of dubious worth that one was reluctant to give up.

However, it was still a Dao Tool in the end. Using it as the finale showed the Soaring Dragon Pavilion's sincerity. Likewise, this item had the most people bidding for it.

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