Capítulo 2000: Chapter 73: Shard
“Two million bids! I want to open number nine!”
A sudden voice from the crowd made Wang Ba, who hadn’t had a chance to speak, frown slightly.
He looked towards the voice and saw a cultivator with a full beard, slightly more normal-looking, but extraordinarily tall like a bent bamboo pole, raising his hand amidst the crowd, as noticeable as a triton among the minnows.
Beside the Teleportation Array stood several uniformly dressed cultivators, and upon hearing the bid, one immediately shouted:
“Number nine is a Realm Embryo from the wild, with a transverse diameter of three thousand one hundred sixty miles, round at the top and sharp at the bottom… it has a good chance of yielding a High Grade Dao Treasure, according to the rules, it requires at least ten million bids!”
He rattled off a bunch of seemingly technical terms, clearly used to assess whether the Realm Embryo contains valuable treasures.
Wang Ba didn’t fully understand, but he became more certain that this Realm Embryo likely contained fragments of the Wind-Driving Staff.
To everyone’s surprise, the bamboo pole-like cultivator hesitated only for a moment before raising his hand again:
“Ten million bids is ten million bids!”
“I want it!”
This bold move instantly drew the attention of the surrounding cultivators.
Ten million bids is no small amount; even a force like Hundred Ghost Mountain can only mobilize a reserve of three million, and here, this cultivator casually bids ten million, surpassing almost everyone present.
Beside him, the Corpse-digging Ghost King smirked with a hint of schadenfreude:
“Hey, that ten million bid is likely going to be wasted, he should think, Realm Embryos from the wild are incredibly rare, if it were truly a treasure, why would it have waited until now?”
Wang Ba’s heart stirred slightly, and he asked:
“Is there something wrong with this number nine Realm Embryo?”
The Corpse-digging Ghost King glanced around, seeing no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice:
“Of course there’s a problem! With my years of experience, there’s a forty percent chance this Realm Embryo might yield an Innate Dao Treasure, which isn’t low, but to obtain a High Grade Dao Treasure, that’s practically one in ten thousand!”
Wang Ba frowned upon hearing this, thoughtfully glanced at the bamboo pole-like cultivator, and suddenly transmitted to the Corpse-digging Ghost King.
The Corpse-digging Ghost King was taken aback, looking at Wang Ba with surprise, seeing his unchanged expression, hesitated for a moment, but still raised his hand and shouted:
“Nine million one hundred ten bids!”
The entire venue erupted in whispers.
The bamboo pole cultivator couldn’t help but turn his head.
Beside him, the Vine Grinding Ghost King and Yun Qi were all shocked, while Xi Cai couldn’t help but grab hold of the Corpse-digging Ghost King, urgently whispering:
“Are you crazy! Where would we get so many bids!”
The bids of Red Sky Palace were all in Yun Zaitian’s hands, and with his demise, they naturally reset to zero, so only Hundred Ghost Mountain still retained some bids, but they had just been spent earlier.
The Corpse-digging Ghost King was helpless but could only brace himself and say:
“This Realm Embryo surely contains precious treasures… we can sell some things, we should be able to exchange for a few.”
“Even if we sell you, it’s not worth that many bids!”
Ghost King Xi Cai snapped.
The Corpse-digging Ghost King instinctively turned to Wang Ba for help.
Wang Ba nodded lightly, saving the Corpse-digging Ghost King from embarrassment:
“It was me who asked him to bid…”
“You?!”
The Vine Grinding Ghost King and others were somewhat stunned.
Before they could understand, they heard the bamboo pole-like cultivator loudly say:
“One million one hundred fifty bids!”
Then, he moved through the crowd, looking at the Corpse-digging Ghost King, eyes like bamboo leaves, voice chilly:
“This Taoist Friend… there are many good Realm Embryos, why compete with me for this one?”
Meanwhile, Yun Qi quietly introduced Wang Ba:
“This person should be from the ‘Dragonfly Realm,’ similar to us, located at the edge of the Chaos Sea, not much stronger than Hundred Ghost Mountain.”
“A force comparable to Hundred Ghost Mountain, they must be equally worried about cultivation for their younger generation…”
Wang Ba’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Yun Qi nodded:
“The weaker the force, the more they fret about this.”
Wang Ba understood and then transmitted to the Corpse-digging Ghost King without revealing his thoughts.
The Corpse-digging Ghost King braced himself and shouted:
“One million one hundred sixty bids!”
Then he approached the bamboo pole-like cultivator, forcing a smile:
“May I know your honor’s name, I truly don’t wish to cause friction between us, but I believe this number nine Realm Embryo can yield a High Grade Innate Dao Treasure, and I must compete for it, forgive me, Taoist Brother.”
The bamboo pole-like cultivator instantly showed displeasure, snorting:
“You are mistaken, it definitely won’t yield a High Grade Innate Dao Treasure! Save your bids! One million one hundred sixty-five bids! This Realm Embryo, I am determined to win!”
Despite claiming he’s determined to win, he only increased slightly, clearly his own bids were also reaching the limit.
Around them, the surrounding cultivators were stirred by the conversation between the bamboo pole cultivator and the Corpse-digging Ghost King.
The crowd began to echo higher offers as well.
However, the cultivators surrounding the Teleportation Array with similar robes slightly frowned, and the sole seated middle-aged yellow-faced cultivator suddenly stood up, raised his hand in salute towards everyone, and then said calmly:
“Ladies and gentlemen…”
With just those two words, the voices of all the cultivators around were suddenly overwhelmed.
Yu Wuheng and Yu Yu’s eyes showed vigilance.
They carefully examined the cultivator, and despite his short stature and ancient face, at this moment, his eyes shone brilliantly, with a black jar’s shadow hanging over his head, ancient and mysterious, emanating a commanding aura, controlling his Dao Domain.
“It’s a High Grade Innate Dao Treasure!”