Chapter 1159 Walking Lion Stone
After a brief opening speech, the black-bearded old man announced to everyone: "Everyone, today's auction will last for one day, and one hundred Yuan stones will be auctioned every day, for a total of three hundred Yuan stones. Now, let's welcome today's first round of auction items!"
After he finished speaking, four shirtless men carried a huge stone onto the stage. The Yuan stone had a strange shape, like a fierce lion, and was as big as a house.
When everyone saw such a large Yuan stone, they couldn't help but exclaimed. Someone said, "Why does this Yuanshi look like a lion? Was it deliberately carved?"
After hearing his words, many people showed contemptuous expressions, and some even said, "The skin of the Yuanshi is extremely hard. If you want to break it, most people present can do it. But if you want to carve it into this shape, I'm afraid very few people can do it. Moreover, no one knows the thickness of the Yuanshi's hard shell, and if you are not careful, the spirit object or the spirit-like breath inside will be leaked. In this case, is this Yuanshi still valuable?"
Hearing this, the person who raised doubts before blushed, lowered his head and kept silent.
Zhang Jun stared at the lion-shaped Yuanshi again and again, secretly observing with the Buddha's eyes. I saw a lion-shaped light and shadow moving back and forth in the Yuanshi, sometimes roaring to the sky, and sometimes standing still.
Seeing this situation, plus his many experiences with Yuanshi, he can judge that the Yuanshi is very likely to contain an innate spiritual treasure. But he can't be 100% sure, at most about 80% sure.
He was observing, and the others were also studying and thinking. Those who can come here are not weaklings, and each has their own magical means. Some monks simply jumped onto the platform, approached to observe, touched here, knocked there, and had different expressions. Some frowned and thought, while others smiled, as if they were all quite sure.
Most people were talking quietly under the stage, commenting on it.
The black-bearded old man saw that everyone's interest was aroused, so he said: "Everyone, this lion-shaped Yuanshi is called the Walking Lion Stone, which was previously treasured in the Great Xia Palace. According to the appraisal of most experts, it has a probability of revealing spiritual objects of more than 50%. Of course, as for what kind of inspiration it can reveal, there is no way to know. But what can be concluded is that if it can reveal spiritual objects, it must be extremely extraordinary and priceless."
"Now I announce that the starting price of this Yuanshi is 5 billion Lingjing, and each increase in price must not be less than 500 million. Okay, the bidding officially begins!"
As soon as the black-bearded old man finished speaking, someone below called out the price: "I offer 5 billion."
If someone can buy this Yuanshi with 5 billion, it is definitely not expensive. After all, if the spiritual object can really be solved, the value of the spiritual object must be more than 10 billion.
It is precisely because of this calculation that everyone is competing for it, and bidders are flocking to it. 5.5 billion, 6 billion, 6.5 billion, the price easily broke through 8 billion.
Once the price reached 8 billion, the number of bidders dropped sharply, and only a dozen people were still deadlocked. Under their all-round competition, the price finally broke through 10 billion.
10 billion is another barrier, and there are only two people still bidding. One of them is the second prince, and the other is an old man with blue eyes and blue skin.
At this point, Zhang Jun hesitated for a moment and ordered the puppet Ninth Prince to bid. If he participated in today's auction in person, it would be too high-profile and would inevitably be suspected by people.
So he asked the Ninth Prince to come forward, and the things he bought still belonged to him. Moreover, the Ninth Prince has a high status and can play a deterrent role in the auction process, forcing those who have financial resources but not much strength not to compete with him too much, thereby minimizing the consumption of spiritual crystals.
As soon as the puppet Ninth Prince came out, he offered 12 billion spirit crystals.
As soon as this price was given, the Second Prince and the blue-skinned old man were both speechless, and both looked at the puppet Ninth Prince with an expression of looking at an idiot. They were all experts, and according to their estimation, the price of this Yuanshi would be between 11 billion and 12 billion at most. Once it exceeded 12 billion, the risk would be too great, and the wise would not take it.
The Ninth Prince raised the price to 12 billion right at the beginning, which was obviously an amateur. Therefore, the two of them stopped fighting with him and gave up directly.
In this way, the puppet Ninth Prince won the lion-shaped stone in one fell swoop. He walked onto the stage with a cold expression, handed over the spirit crystals, and took the lion stone directly.
As soon as he stepped off the stage, a group of monks surrounded him. One of them said, "Your Highness, if you can unlock the spiritual object, our Wanbaoxuan is willing to buy it at a high price."
Another person said, "Your Highness, our Tiangonglou is good at unlocking the Yuanshi. If it is inconvenient for the Ninth Prince, you can ask us to do it for you. The price is favorable."
The Ninth Prince ignored these people. He returned to his original seat and waited for the next round of auction.
At this time, in a private room located in a folding small space, a heroic young man sat in the center. On his left and right were two beautiful young women.
The woman on the left saw the Ninth Prince getting the Yuanshi and curled her lips and said, "Your Highness, the Ninth Prince seems to be confident."
The woman on the right disagreed and sneered, "Meixiang, when have you heard that the Ninth Prince knows how to identify Yuanshi? I think he is deliberately competing with the Second Prince to attract the attention of Princess Feihong. Didn't you see that Princess Feihong was also present?"
The young man called the Grand Prince is the Grand Prince of Daxia. He has been fighting outside for many years and didn't expect to appear here. He said, "Meixiang is right. The Ninth Prince is usually low-key, but he is not stupid. He acted decisively today, and he must have been instructed by a master, otherwise he would not be so generous."
Meixiang was very happy to hear the compliment and asked, "Since Your Highness thinks so, why don't you compete with him for the Yuanshi?"
The great prince said calmly: "This auction will sell 300 Yuanshi, and the finale is still to come. Why are you in a hurry? You have the strength to save for the critical moment."
As he spoke, the second round of auctions began.
A strong man walked up to the high platform with a plate in both hands, and a piece of silk cloth covered the plate. When he stood in the center of the platform, the old man with black beard announced: "Friends, this is a square Yuanshi, called 'Heaven and Earth Seal', from a mysterious place outside Daxia. There are natural characters engraved on the Yuanshi, and the four characters are 'I am the only one'."
At this point, the strong man untied the silk cloth and revealed what was inside. It was indeed a square white seal the size of a human head.
There was a layer of purple clouds surrounding the seal, and the clouds actually condensed into birds and beasts, soldiers and horses, and at the same time, a great momentum that spanned the sky and the earth was released from the Yuanshi, making people feel like they wanted to worship it.
There were indeed four big characters under the seal, written in divine text, called "I am the only one". As soon as this seal came out, the scene was boiling, and many people stared at the "Heaven and Earth Seal".
The black-bearded old man smiled slightly, very satisfied with the reaction of the crowd, he said: "This Heaven and Earth Seal is the treasure ranked 72nd on the Yuanshi list, it seems that you have excellent eyesight. Here, its starting price is 12 billion spirit crystals, and each bid must not be less than 1 billion. Now, the auction begins."
The interest of the crowd in the Heaven and Earth Seal far exceeded that of the previous Walking Lion Stone. The price soared, 12 billion, 13 billion, 15 billion, and soon climbed to 20 billion.
Zhang Jun disagreed with this, he observed with the Buddha's eyes. He saw that there was a breath wandering in the Yuanshi. According to his speculation, that breath should be the reason for the momentum and spirituality of the Heaven and Earth Seal.
He can conclude that this Yuanshi will definitely not be able to dissect spiritual objects, at most it will dissect out a strange breath. As for what the breath is like, he can't judge.
In the private room in the folding small space, the eldest prince finally made a move, and his faint but majestic voice came out: "Twenty-one billion."
When this price was reported, the scene suddenly became much quieter. Bidding to two billion is already the financial limit of most people. However, there are still seven or eight people competing, gritting their teeth.
After the eldest prince made the offer, they raised the price to twenty-four billion in one breath.
"Twenty-five billion!" The second prince participated in the bidding again, and at the same time, he glanced at the small space where the eldest prince was, as if he had heard the identity of the bidder.
The eldest prince frowned slightly. The price actually rushed to twenty-five billion, and he couldn't help but hesitate. With his eyesight, the price of this Yuanshi cannot exceed twenty-four billion. Once it exceeds, it will take too much risk. He is a very rational person. After a little thought, he gave up the bidding.
And the rest of the people still did not give up, and finally raised the price higher. The second prince bought this "Heaven and Earth Seal" for twenty-eight billion.
After taking the Heaven and Earth Seal from the stage, the Second Prince glanced towards Princess Feihong with a meaningful look. Princess Feihong sat next to the Fifth Prince, and she ignored the Second Prince's gaze.
She asked the Fifth Prince: "Fifth Prince, the first two Yuanshi are already eye-opening. I wonder what the finale Yuanshi will be like today."
The Fifth Prince smiled slightly, and he waved his folding fan lightly, with a chic demeanor, and said: "Today's auction of 100 inspirations, these two can only be considered medium-quality goods. As for the finale Yuanshi, even the palace is very envious, you will know in a while."
Gu Yexiu smiled and added: "Although there are countless treasures in the South China Sea, the number of Yuanshi is far from comparable to that on land."
Princess Feihong obviously thought so too. She nodded and said: "Although there are many treasures in the South China Sea, it is a pity that Yuanshi is hard to find. Otherwise, the South China Sea will be twice as prosperous as it is now."
Next, one Yuanshi after another was auctioned. The price of these Yuanshi ranged from tens of billions to hundreds of billions.
Time passed, but Zhang Jun didn't waste it. One of his clones entered other auction houses and auctioned the set of pills in cooperation with others, including Tianyi Pill, Zhaixing Pill, and Huajie Pill.
The price of the pills in this auction can reach 400 to 500 million, which is the highest profit. However, he only auctioned 20 sets and then left.
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