Reborn with a Space: Building a Fortune Amidst Famine

Chapter 1359: Auction

But seeing that Junior Sister Su didn’t care about his words, she was just whispering to answer the children’s questions.

Such a serene temperament is not something that woman pretending to be cold and enchanting could compare to. Junior Sister Su is already the mother of five children.

The auction was extremely intense, "Junior Sister Su, it’s only now I realize how wealthy cultivators are. I must be the poorest one here."

Su Yuanyuan laughed, "Senior Sister Xu, I feel the same. We’re just a bunch of small fry."

"Isn’t it? Look, the Foundation Establishment Pill has already gone up to eighteen hundred. Isn’t that over the top?"

"Senior Sister Xu, I actually think this is the essence of auctions. Don’t you feel that when you want something, you get very excited, and when many others are vying for it too, it makes you even more excited, and you end up wanting it even more without realizing it?"

"You don’t say, it’s really like that. It’s just that poverty has curbed my impulses."

The two laughed. It really wasn’t necessary. Auctions are just for those big spenders, although there are indeed good items that you may have been searching for forever but couldn’t find. Yet when they appear at the auction, you’re just forced to pay the premium.

"Mom, look at that stone."

Su Yuanyuan followed her youngest son’s words and looked outside, "What’s up with that? Do you want it?"

"Mom, don’t you think it’s especially beautiful?"

Su Yuanyuan nodded with a smile, but internally, she was skeptical. What’s so pretty about it?

The current bidding was up to two hundred and sixty Spirit Stones, with increments of twenty.

Tan Shaoting knew the youngest son wanted it, so he placed a bid, but it was immediately outbid.

"Qi Xuan, do you really want it?" Tan Shaoting asked his son.

"Yeah, Dad, I think that stone is pretty. I like it."

"Alright then."

With that, Tan Shaoting increased the bid by a full hundred.

After a while, someone added another twenty, and Tan Shaoting increased it by another hundred. Finally, they got it for six hundred and sixty.

"Junior Sister Su, isn’t Brother Tan a bit too indulgent with the kids?"

Su Yuanyuan nodded with a smile, "He’s very attentive to all five children."

"I can see that, spending six hundred sixty on just that bit?"

Su Yuanyuan could only smile and didn’t continue the conversation.

The third item was a Blue颜 Grass, which they had plenty of in their space. It’s the main ingredient for refining Youthful Appearance Pills.

"Sigh, I want a Youthful Appearance Pill. But even if I had Blue颜 Grass, I wouldn’t be able to refine it. Junior Sister Su, back in the day, I learned alchemy, but I really have no talent for it at all."

Su Yuanyuan laughed, "I’ve never tried. I just thought without a Fire Spirit Root, I couldn’t do alchemy, so I never tried."

"Sigh. Buying elixirs really requires a lot of Spirit Stones, and I can’t even use them to increase my cultivation!"

The fourth auction item was a magic artifact shaped like a Ruyi. It looked quite beautiful, and it was for Water Spirit Root cultivators.

"Why is no one bidding for this magic artifact?"

"It’s a magic artifact specifically for Water Spirit Root cultivators. Other cultivators can’t use it."

Su Yuanyuan nodded, "Are Water Spirit Root cultivators that rare?"

"The numbers aren’t important, but Water Spirit Root female cultivators attract a lot of attention."

Su Yuanyuan understood Xu Ying’s point. "So that’s how it is."

"The Water Spirit Root girl who came with you has already been taken as an inner disciple by an uncle master."

Su Yuanyuan furrowed her brows, "An inner disciple?"

Xu Ying nodded, her face expressionless, but inwardly, she held contempt for the cultivator.

Su Yuanyuan sighed; it’s really hard to say about this matter. That girl doesn’t know if she’ll regret it now.

But now she’s already exposed, and no matter what, she probably can’t escape her fate, right?

Unexpectedly, the item was unsold at the auction. Actually, no one’s foolish; even if there were Water Spirit Root cultivators, they wouldn’t buy such things at an auction, would they?

The men in the room also talked about Water Spirit Root matters; as men, male cultivators of course hoped to have a Water Spirit Root cultivator partner.

Tan Shaoting wouldn’t participate in such topics.

The next auction items did receive bids, but they didn’t have the final bids; so far, only Tan Shaoting got an ore.

As they moved on to the precious items, these were beyond what they could participate in.

Liu Xiaozhu placed several bids but didn’t persist to the end; they were all non-essential.

Su Yuanyuan once again took out some Spirit Fruits and gave some to Xu Ying.

"They’re quite tasty."

"Yes, our whole family loves eating these. Senior Sister Xu, no need to be reserved."

Finally, they reached the piece of Geng Metal Liu Xiaozhu was waiting for, which was fiercely contested.

In the end, Liu Xiaozhu acquired it for ten thousand Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

There were still five auction items left that no one was interested in, but everyone wanted to see what the Immortal Artifact looked like.

The remaining items were the domain of great cultivators, and they just talked about the potential uses. Liu Xiaozhu would also offer some guidance.

"The highlight everyone is waiting for is coming up soon."

"Plum Fairy, what exactly is it?"

"Hehe, everyone, be patient. You’ll find out soon."

A Nascent Soul stage cultivator came up carrying a tray.

Everyone was even more eager now; you could say every sect and family from the Starry Realm was here, all for this final Immortal Artifact.

When the black cloth was removed, it revealed a sword.

"Everyone, feast your eyes. This is an Immortal Sword. At Duobao Pavilion, we’re only able to confirm it’s an Immortal Artifact; we don’t know anything about its attributes.

If you’re interested and have the fate, you can bid. The starting price is ten thousand top-grade spiritual stones, with minimum increments of one hundred top-grade spiritual stones."

People have a natural curiosity and desire for rare items. Everyone thought if Duobao Pavilion couldn’t figure out its attributes, it must be very precious.

So, gradually, bids started coming in, though not very frequently.

Su Yuanyuan frowned. She had a feeling that this item should belong to her.

With that thought, she stood up, "Uncle Master, I’ll take the kids and leave first."

Tan Shaoting also stood up; they would obviously act as a family.

Liu Xiaozhu also stood up. "And what about you guys?"

"Uncle Master, I’d like to stay and watch the excitement."

"Alright then, you go ahead and leave with your family."

In a situation that might be dangerous, Liu Xiaozhu couldn’t leave disciples there alone, so she stayed with them.

After the family paid their respects, they left the room, and the attendants respectfully saw them off.

Tan Shaoting sensed his wife’s anxious mood, so the couple quickly left the place and headed straight back to the garrison.

Once they entered the room, Tan Shaoting set up a Fifth-rank Array Plate, "Yuanyuan, what’s the matter?"

"I don’t know, I just feel like that sword should be mine."

Tan Shaoting paused for a moment, "Why would you have such a feeling?"