The First Venerable of All Paths

"The auction for the second item will now begin."

Soon, the second item was brought up for auction.

It was a long sword.

The sword is entirely blue, with water ripple carvings on it.

At first glance, it resembles a deep blue lake, yet it exudes a sharp and chilling aura.

"Second-grade weapon, Blue Water Sword."

Lan Meier explained, "This sword was forged from the spine of a blue whale. Our Tianbao Pavilion also invited a master to seal three innate sword energies within it. Once the Yuan Power is activated, it is as powerful as a swordsman drawing his sword."

"hiss!"

Upon hearing this, a collective gasp filled the room.

Everyone stared at the light blue longsword with shining eyes, their breathing heavy.

Sword cultivators are the envy of everyone.

However, sword cultivation is something that is innate; to become a sword cultivator later in life is as difficult as ascending to heaven.

Only sword cultivators can release sword energy using their innate sword energy.

Otherwise, even if an ordinary martial artist wields a sharp sword, the power they unleash is merely ordinary elemental energy.

However, this Blue Water Sword can actually release sword energy, just like a swordsman drawing his sword.

It's really a good product.

Even Fang Xuan felt a momentary flutter in his heart.

However, Lan Meier's next words immediately made Fang Xuan give up the idea of ​​bidding.

"The starting bid for the Blue Water Sword is 200,000 stones, and each bid must be at least 10,000 stones higher."

Of course, the three sword energies from the Blue Water Sword alone are worth more than 200,000 yuan stones.

The final transaction price will definitely not be less than 500,000 yuan per stone.

Although Fang Xuan now has a huge sum of two million yuan stones, the Fang family has too many uses for yuan stones.

It doesn't seem like a good deal to buy a weapon with only three innate sword energies.

With his sword bones, obtaining sword energy would be a piece of cake for him.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand shi!"

"Two hundred and eighty thousand shi!"

"Three hundred thousand shi!"

As soon as the auction began, everyone rushed to bid.

The price of the Blue Water Sword has also been rising steadily.

When the price reached 480,000 yuan per stone, the number of people participating in the bidding began to decrease.

"Five hundred thousand taels of silver, and this Blue Water Sword, I'll take it!"

The one who spoke was Su Yang.

He participated in the bidding, seemingly determined to acquire the Blue Water Sword.

"Five hundred and twenty thousand!"

A low voice rang out from the corner.

Upon hearing someone bid, Su Yang scoffed, "Five hundred and fifty thousand."

"560,000."

The person in the corner did not give up and continued bidding.

Su Yang's face darkened, and he said, "You want to take something from me?"

"I also really like this Blue Water Sword. Young Master Su, would you be so kind as to grant my wish?"

The man's tone remained unchanged, as if he wasn't afraid of offending Su Yang at all.

"You've got guts!"

Su Yang sneered and said, "Unfortunately, you're not qualified to compete with me for this!"

"Five hundred and eighty thousand!"

Upon hearing the price, the man seemed to hesitate for a moment before gritting his teeth and shouting out a price.

"Five hundred and ninety thousand!"

"Six hundred thousand!"

Su Yang laughed and said, "Keep adding more. The Su family has no shortage of spirit stones right now."

Upon hearing this, the man could only sigh helplessly and give up the competition.

Five hundred and ninety thousand yuan worth of stones was his limit.

As for the others, while the Blue Water Sword is nice, it costs 600,000 to participate in the auction, and there's no absolute certainty of winning it, so there's no need to waste time.

"Why did you stop? Did you run out of spirit stones?"

Su Yang looked smug and mocked the other party before glancing at Lan Meier.

"Manager Lan, announce the results."

Lan Meier's smile remained unchanged as she said, "Anyone else bidding? If not, then the Blue Water Sword belongs to Young Master Su."

"Six hundred and one thousand shi."

Just when everyone thought that the Blue Water Sword belonged to Su Yang, a voice rang out softly.

Everyone turned to look and saw a boy carrying a black door panel on his back.

"Fang Xuan!"

Su Yang's eyes immediately reddened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "You dare ruin my plans?"

"It's just fair competition."

Fang Xuan said calmly, "If you like, you can continue to bid."

"you......"

A cold glint flashed in Su Yang's eyes as he suppressed his anger and said, "Six hundred and fifty thousand yuan stones! Fang Xuan, do you dare to continue?"

"Six hundred and sixty thousand."

Fang Xuan didn't even glance at Su Yang, simply uttering a number.

"Fang Xuan, don't go too far!"

Su Yang slammed his hand on the armrest of his chair and said sternly, "Besides, can you even come up with 660,000 yuan stones?"

"I know you sold a prescription and got a lot of spirit stones, but you already spent 200,000 on the Frost Armor. How much do you have left?"

Su Yang said with a face full of hatred, "If you bid maliciously and can't come up with the spirit stones in the end, according to Tianbao Tower's rules, your hands will be crippled!"

"Of course I know."

Fang Xuan said, "But what does it have to do with you? If you don't dare to continue, this Blue Water Sword is mine."

"You dare not?"

Su Yang roared, "Fang Xuan, who do you think you are, daring to compare your amount of spirit stones with mine? You're not worthy!"

"Seven hundred thousand yuan stones!"

Su Yang roared out the number, his eyes fixed on Fang Xuan.

"Fang Xuan, do you dare to go with me?"

Everyone looked at Fang Xuan expectantly, hoping he would continue bidding.

After all, such a lively scene is rarely seen.

"Why."

Seeing everyone's gaze fall on him, Fang Xuan suddenly sighed and said with a somber expression, "Young Master Su is so wealthy and generous, I admire you."

"Coward!"

Su Yang laughed and said, "The young master of the Fang family is nothing special."

"yes."

Fang Xuan said, "A weapon worth no more than 500,000 shi, yet Young Master Su spent 200,000 more. I am indeed inferior."

Su Yang was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening and pointed at Fang Xuan, roaring, "Are you kidding me?"

"You just realized that?"

Fang Xuan casually cupped his hands and said, "Young Master Su has excellent insight; I admire you greatly."

The seemingly polite words were actually laced with sarcasm.

"Pfft!"

Upon hearing this, Li Tianjiao burst out laughing.

The others looked at Su Yang with mocking expressions, making no attempt to hide their schadenfreude.

It was obvious that Fang Xuan had absolutely no interest in the Blue Water Sword.

He participated in the bidding to deliberately sabotage Su Yang.

Two hundred thousand stones are enough to buy a piece of Frost Armor.

Even if the Su family is not short of spirit stones, so many spirit stones are still enough to make Su Yang feel heartbroken.

"Fang Xuan!"

Realizing he had been tricked, Su Yang could no longer contain his anger, and he became like a raging wild beast.

Fang Xuan said, "Young Master Su, are you perhaps so angry that you want to attack me?"

"Please calm down, Young Master Su."

Lan Meier's indifferent voice rang out, saying, "I'm afraid your Su family can't afford the consequences of making a move at the auction."

These words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Su Yang's head, instantly calming him down.

"Manager Lan is too kind. I wouldn't dare."

Suppressing his anger, Su Yang clenched his fists, his eyes fixed on Fang Xuan, his gaze filled with boundless fury.

"Is anyone else going to continue bidding?"

Lan Meier said with a smile, "If not, then the Blue Water Sword belongs to Young Master Su."

The result is obvious.

In the end, Su Yang bought the Blue Water Sword for 700,000.

After the successful delivery, Lan Meier's smile widened, and she glanced at Fang Xuan.

That little fox is so wicked!

But my older sister likes it.

"Brother Fang Xuan, that move of yours is amazing!"

Li Tianjiao covered his mouth and laughed, "Look at that guy surnamed Su, his face has turned green with anger."

She was still in a good mood, even though Su Yang had wasted 200,000 yuan stones for nothing.

Fang Xuan simply smiled indifferently and didn't take it to heart.

The amount of spirit stones that the Su family took from the Fang family was far more than just two hundred thousand.

He will make the Su family pay back double what they got in the first place!

The auction continued.

The atmosphere grew increasingly lively.

Although the items up for auction were all quite good, none of them caught Fang Xuan's eye.

After all, he possessed the inheritance of nine emperors.

Whether it's martial arts techniques, elixirs, formations, or even weapons, as long as he has enough materials, Fang Xuan can refine them himself.

"The next item is a damaged piece."

Lan Meier said, "Although it's a damaged item, it's one of Master Wei's collections. The significance of placing it together with that Frost Armor is self-evident."

Master Wei is the most outstanding weapon-refining master in the entire Qingyang County.

He forged many weapons throughout his life and was extremely famous.

His collection is naturally extremely valuable.

What use is a defective product?

Soon, a maid came up carrying a jar.

Moreover, the jar was chipped in several places, and even the handle was broken; it had no spiritual energy whatsoever.

Such a broken jar, even if thrown on the roadside, would be considered junk that no one would pick up.

But upon seeing this broken jar, Fang Xuan felt a tremor in his mind, almost causing him to lose control of his internal energy.

Fortunately, Fang Xuan circulated his internal energy in time, forcibly suppressing the palpitation, and his expression remained calm.

However, Li Tianjiao, who was standing next to him, noticed that Fang Xuan unconsciously gripped the handrails tightly, as if he was a little nervous.

Or perhaps it was excitement?

"The starting bid for this broken jar is 20,000, and each bid must be at least 2,000 yuan per stone."

After Lan Meier finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

"Who would spend 20,000 gold stones to buy such trash? Unless they're out of their mind."

Su Yang chuckled.

The others also shook their heads.

I have absolutely no interest in this jar.

Lan Meier appeared calm, but in her heart she thought that the jar was likely to go unsold.

"Twenty thousand shi (a unit of dry measure)."

At that moment, an aged voice rang out, attracting everyone's attention.

However, he was an old man with white hair.

"After all, these are Old Wei's belongings. Since no one else is bidding, I'll just bid on them and keep them as a memento."

The old man's expression was complex, his eyes filled with reminiscence.

"It's Elder Gu, also a master weapon refiner, and a close friend of Master Wei."

"I see."

Upon seeing this, everyone suddenly understood.

"Ten thousand yuan stone".

Just when everyone thought no one would bid, a second voice rang out again.

And he immediately asked for 100,000.

"Brother Fang Xuan, you like this jar too?"

Li Tianjiao looked at Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan said, "I have met Elder Wei a few times and I admire him greatly. I don't want his belongings to go unbidden."

"Yeah?"

Li Tianjiao's eyes flickered, unsure whether he believed it or not.

"Oh? So it's the Fang family's kid."

Master Gu chuckled and said, "You've put a lot of thought into this."

"Mr. Gu, you flatter me."

Fang Xuan nodded to the white-haired old man with a very respectful attitude.

"Since that's the case, I won't fight for it anymore."

Master Gu shook his head, got up and left.

His back view was desolate.

Li Tianjiao said, "Master Wei had no children in his life, and Master Gu was responsible for handling his belongings."

Lan Meier asked, "Is there anyone else who wants to bid?"

Naturally, no one participated.

Finally, the jar successfully fell into Fang Xuan's hands.

"Spending 100,000 gold stones to buy a broken jar, what a fool."

Su Yang launched into a barrage of sarcastic remarks at Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan put the jar into his storage ring and said without even looking at Su Yang, "I can't compare to Young Master Su's wealth and extravagance. He spent 700,000 to buy a sword."

"you......"

Su Yang's vision went black; he almost fainted from anger at Fang Xuan.

"Fang Xuan, what are you so smug about?"

Su Yang said viciously, "You're like that broken pot, just go ahead and smash it!"