Chapter 868 Enemies meet on a narrow road

After the maid left, Zhou Yiqiao casually flipped through the jade slips recording the auction, leisurely and without saying a word.

True Lord Bloodbeard sat on the chair, his eyebrows slightly furrowed and his eyes looking thoughtful.

After a while, he finally couldn't hold back his temper and asked proactively.

"Senior, why did you just..."

Before he finished speaking, Zhou Yiqiao interrupted him.

"You are asking, why did I spend so many spiritual stones to buy this statue?"

Seeing Lord Xuebeard nodded, Zhou Yiqiao continued.

"Because I think this statue is nice."

Hearing this, the Bloodbeard Master was immediately stunned. He looked at Zhou Yiqiao blankly, not knowing what to say.

Zhou Yiqiao sneered, and his words suddenly became extremely cold.

"What? Do I still have to tell you the complete reason for buying this thing?"

"Junior didn't mean that. Junior got carried away for a moment and forgot about the relationship between himself and senior. I still ask senior to atone for his sins!"

True Lord Bloodbeard shook his head hurriedly, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He was afraid that he would offend Zhou Yiqiao and be suppressed by him.

Zhou Yiqiao first promised to help him repair his Dantian, and also treated him kindly along the way, making him forget for a moment that he was actually just a slave branded by Zhou Yiqiao's soul. Once he disobeyed the other party's order, the only end would be death.

"I am very dissatisfied with your hesitant behavior when facing Gu Qianfan just now. I hope that no matter what orders I issue in the future, you will be able to execute them as soon as possible."

After giving the cold warning, Zhou Yiqiao closed his eyes, no longer paying attention to True Monarch Bloodbeard, and fell into a state of meditation.

The Blood Beard Master wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and breathed a sigh of relief as if he was being pardoned. He glanced at Zhou Yiqiao involuntarily, his eyes filled with fear.

From Zhou Yiqiao's actions just now, he could clearly feel that Zhou Yiqiao had completely transferred his anger towards Gu Qianfan onto himself.

If he acted against Zhou Yiqiao's wishes for a moment, he would definitely not survive half a breath!

The Blood Beard Master suppressed the trembling all over and stood silently in the corner, maintaining a motionless posture and trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.

The noise in Tianbao Hall gradually dissipated, and the auction officially kicked off.

Accompanied by a high-pitched and melodious bell, a vigorous and majestic sound spread throughout the Tianbao Palace and resounded in everyone's ears.

"Everyone, welcome to today's Tianbaodian auction."

Hearing this voice, everyone present became energetic and looked up to the sky.

A handsome man in white clothes appeared on the high platform in the center of the inner hall.

"The treasurer of Tianbao Chamber of Commerce—Xu Changjun."

After hearing this, everyone's faces were filled with surprise.

"I didn't expect that Xu Changjun would attend the auction in person. The items being auctioned this time may not be simple."

"Isn't it? Even Xu Changjun came out. It seems that today is destined to cause a bloody storm."

Everyone was talking a lot and looking at Xu Changjun with fiery eyes.

For this man who controls most of the wealth of Tianbao Palace, the monks present, both male and female, have a hint of admiration in their hearts.

Xu Changjun looked around and deliberately left some time for everyone to discuss. After feeling that the atmosphere was about the same, he spoke.

"First of all, there are nine precious items on display in this auction, each of which is priceless."

As soon as Xu Changjun finished speaking, a group of waiters wearing light blue brocade uniforms filed in. The trays held by each waiter were covered with black cloth, making it impossible to guess what was contained in them.

"Tianbao Hall doesn't have so many rules. The one with the highest price gets it. No raising the price or making connections, that's all."

Xu Changjun glanced at everyone, and after symbolically confirming that there was no objection, he announced that the auction had officially begun.

"Everyone, without further ado, the first item today is a fifth-level demon core. The starting price is one hundred high-grade spiritual stones, and each increase in price shall not be less than ten high-grade spiritual stones."

After saying that, he waved his right hand, and a tray flew straight from the hand of a waiter beside him.

Zhou Yiqiao just opened his eyes and looked at it, then closed his eyes again, obviously not interested in this fifth-level demon core.

However, although this treasure is common to Zhou Yiqiao, it is a rare treasure for most casual cultivators in the field.

The bids came one after another without any pause, and finally a thousand high-grade spiritual stones were pocketed by a monk in the late stage of spiritual transformation with a mediocre aura.

After the fifth-level demon core was auctioned, the second and third items soon followed.

Although the atmosphere in the venue became increasingly lively, Zhou Yiqiao became increasingly disappointed with the auction items from Tianbaodian.

Half of the lots were taken away, and Zhou Yiqiao's patience was slowly worn away.

Finally, after he was about to get up and leave, the second lot finally caught his interest.

"The beast egg in the realm of transformation into gods!"

When the auction was revealed, everyone in the venue fell silent.

"The eggs of the beasts in the realm of gods can hatch into monsters in the realm of gods, which can add a lot of power to you. The starting price is 10,000 high-grade spiritual stones."

After a brief introduction, Xu Changjun quickly added.

"The main thing to note is that we at Tianbao Palace don't know what kind of egg this is, so if you don't get the monster you want after hatching, please don't blame me at Tianbao Palace."

As soon as this statement came out, whispers broke out in the venue, and no one dared to try it easily.

"The eggs of the spirit-transforming monsters, even if they are just cubs, should not be underestimated."

"Not to mention these monster beasts that can advance to become gods. Their bloodline must contain the inheritance of some ancient monster beasts. They can be photographed and played with."

Zhou Yiqiao groped his chin and said in deep thought.

"Fifteen thousand high-grade spiritual stones!"

"Twenty thousand high-grade spiritual stones!"

"Thirty thousand pieces..."

The competition was far more intense than expected. After a brief confrontation, the price rose rapidly, reaching 60,000 high-grade spiritual stones.

Zhou Yiqiao pursed his lips slightly. Although this divine beast egg was expensive, it was still within the acceptable range for him.

After thinking about this, just when he was about to ask True Lord Bloodbeard to bid on his behalf, he suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"I will give you 70,000 high-grade spiritual stones!"

Following the sound, Gu Qianfan was sitting in the VIP box, looking determined to win.

Zhou Yiqiao raised his eyebrows slightly, not expecting that Gu Qianfan would get involved with him again at this juncture.

Seeing this dude speaking out, Zhou Yiqiao immediately changed his original mind.

A cunning look flashed across his eyes, and he spoke slowly and surprisingly.

"One hundred thousand high-grade spiritual stones."

When he heard Zhou Yiqiao's bid, Gu Qianfan's arrogant expression suddenly froze on his face.

He heard from his voice that after seeing Zhou Yiqiao, his face suddenly darkened.