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No one else bid, and the Soul-Nourishing Flower ended up with Dugu Xun. Not long after, someone delivered the flower. Elder Ming paid with spirit stones, his face expressionless.

Dugu Xun smiled and handed the jade box containing the Soul-Nourishing Flower to Gu Yan: "Take it."

Seeing Gu Yan hesitate, Dugu Xun put on a stern face and said, "This is a gift of thanks. Does Zirong have a problem with her brother if she doesn't accept it?"

"No." Gu Yan took the box. Since he had said that, how could she refuse?

Seeing that Gu Yan accepted the Soul-Nourishing Flower, Dugu Xun smiled again.

The auction is ongoing.

"The next item up for auction is a magical artifact, the Mystic Ice Shield!"

With a wave of his hand, the golden-robed youth opened a huge box, revealing an ice crystal shield before him. The shield was decorated with a Black Tortoise totem and emitted wisps of chilling aura.

"This ice crystal shield was obtained from an ancient ruin. It is an ancient treasure from the Third Era, and its grade is a mid-level spiritual weapon. Although this treasure is not the master of the weapon, the restriction array engraved on it is very profound and can withstand three attacks from a Spirit Emperor Realm expert."

"The starting price for this treasure is 200 million spirit stones, with each bid increasing by no less than 10 million."

"Two hundred million."

"Two hundred and ten million."

"Two hundred and fifty million."

"Three hundred million."

Hearing that the spirit weapon of this level had been sold for 400 million, Gu Yan's heart began to stir. Although he currently had no spirit stones, he could still make a lot of money by selling a few spirit treasures.

After several more items were auctioned, Gu Yan became interested in a particular treasure.

That's a Soul Jade.

A white jade disc, emitting a soft white light, floated slowly in a jade box. This pure white disc exuded a power that seemed to nourish the entire soul. The appearance of this white jade disc caused a stir among the crowd.

"Soul Jade, it's Soul Jade."

"Such a large piece of Soul Jade is truly rare."

"Yes, it's been a long time since I've seen such a large Soul Jade."

"A piece of top-grade Soul Jade, starting bid 1.2 billion spirit stones, with each bid increment no less than 50 million spirit stones," said the golden-robed youth.

Upon hearing the price, everyone fell silent for a moment. But not long after, a woman's voice came from one of the private rooms: "1.2 billion."

"1.25 billion".

"1.3 billion".

"1.4 billion".

"1.45 billion".

"1.5 billion."

Sounds came one after another from inside the private room.

Soul Jade—this is even more precious than Soul-Nourishing Flower! It can repair damage to the primordial spirit and nourish the soul. Such a large piece of Soul Jade is extremely rare, and many people in the private room gritted their teeth and bid.

Dugu Xun looked at Gu Yan, and seeing that Gu Yan's gaze was fixed on the Soul Jade, a look of emotion appeared on her face. She asked, "Zirong, do you also want this Soul Jade?"

Gu Yan nodded; she did indeed want it.

He wanted anything that could nourish the soul and repair damage to the primordial spirit.

"Sixteen billion." Dugu Xun immediately raised the price.

Gu Yan glanced at him.

"1.7 billion".

Others are also bidding against the price.

Such a large piece of Soul Jade is indeed rare.

Dugu Xun frowned: "Twenty billion."

The entire room fell silent.

The sudden increase of 300 million caught many off guard. In a private room, a middle-aged man with a dark face gritted his teeth and finally decided to give up. In another private room, a veiled woman bit her petal-like lips and also gave up.

"2.1 billion."

A hoarse voice rang out; it belonged to an old man. This old man was in the private room opposite Dugu Xun and Gu Yan. He stared intently at the Soul Jade. He could do without the Soul Nourishing Flower, but he had to get his hands on this Soul Jade. With this Soul Jade, he would be able to repair his damaged foundation in just twenty years, and then he would have a chance to break through to the Spirit Venerable Realm.

The price skyrocketed to two billion, leaving many people speechless.

Will anyone else make a bid?

"Two billion," Dugu Xun said.

Although the sounds distorted and altered after emanating from the private rooms, making it impossible to discern the original timbre, some of these private rooms are reserved for regular guests. Those who have their own private rooms don't care if others know their identity, nor are they afraid of anyone coveting the treasures they've purchased.

For example, Dugu Xun.

Who would dare to mess with him?

"Patriarch Dugu, could you please give me the Soul Jade?"

The old man with a hoarse voice spoke.

Dugu Xun sneered, "Old ghost Jin, what are you doing at Baoyuan Pavilion if you have no money?"

"You..." Old Ghost Jin was furious, but he didn't dare to lash out.

After all, Dugu Xun's identity speaks for itself; disregarding his status, Dugu Xun's strength is no weaker than his. This old ghost Jin doesn't know that Dugu Xun attained enlightenment through Gu Yan's zither music and is now at the late-stage Great Perfection of the Spirit Emperor Realm. In his mind, Dugu Xun's strength is roughly the same as his.

The other guests in the private rooms, upon hearing the conversation between Dugu Xun and Jin Laogui, secretly thought to themselves that Dugu Xun was still as arrogant as ever.

Old Jin clenched his fists, a cold glint in his eyes, and practically forced the words out through clenched teeth: "Twenty-three billion."

He had barely finished speaking when Dugu Xun started to press for a higher price.

"2.5 billion."

When Jin Laogui heard the price, he was so angry he almost vomited blood.

He suppressed his anger and shouted out a price: "Two billion."

"Three billion."

The entire auction hall fell silent. The young man in the golden robe who was presiding over the auction looked slightly surprised and glanced in the direction of Dugu Xun's private room.

With that 3 billion spent, Old Man Jin was trembling with anger and had no way to continue bidding.

What a spendthrift! This Dugu Xun is a real spendthrift! He actually chased after 400 million at once, thinking he's all that just because he's rich!

Gu Yan glanced at Dugu Xun and thought he was quite wasteful. However, she also realized that she didn't know how wealthy the Dugu family was; perhaps it was just a drop in the ocean for them.

Hearing silence on the other end, Dugu Xun scoffed, "Old Ghost Jin, what's wrong? Have you gone mute?"

Old Jin snorted coldly: "The Dugu family head is truly generous and magnanimous! Senior Dugu really raised a good son who knows how to spend money!"

Dugu Xun seemed oblivious to Jin Yong's sarcasm and laughed, "That's right!"

Jin Laogui: "..."

Soon someone delivered the Soul Jade, and Dugu Xun gave the box containing the Soul Jade to Gu Yan.

In the subsequent auctions, he bought every treasure that he saw that could help the soul. Old Ghost Jin had also suffered damage to his primordial spirit and needed these kinds of rare and precious materials to repair his soul. Dugu Xun always snatched them from him. He didn't know that Dugu Xun was doing this for Gu Yan, and he only thought that Dugu Xun was deliberately making things difficult for him, which made him very angry.

The eleventh jade box was handed to Gu Yan, who looked at Dugu Xun.

"Zirong, you really need these kinds of rare and precious materials that are beneficial to your soul, right? Take them!" Dugu Xun said.

He spent a total of 10 billion spirit stones, all of which were spent on Gu Yan.

Gu Yan looked at the box and seemed to understand why women liked watching domineering CEO stories.

However, he is not a woman.

"Thank you, brother." Gu Yan accepted the box.

He'll find a way to repay this favor.