Fang Zhiwei looked at Ye Yun, her eyes like she was looking at a monster.
"Master... Master, those are seventh-grade elixirs, even eighth-grade elixirs. You just sold them like that?"
After all, even in the Astrology Immortal Sect, elixirs of this level were extremely rare.
Yet her Master, for a mere auction, had casually sold them, which was truly incomprehensible.
Regarding this, Ye Yun offered no explanation, merely smiling.
"It's nothing. Just a few elixirs. I can get many more in the future."
"Just a few..."
Fang Zhiwei's shock was no less than the guild leader's earlier, perhaps even more profound.
Suddenly, she seemed to recall something, looking at Ye Yun with dawning realization.
"You... you don't mean... you don't mean..."
She was apparently thinking of something, speaking haltingly in disbelief.
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but ask, "Don't mean what? Just say it if you have something to say."
Hearing this, Fang Zhiwei glanced at the female attendant, seeming to hesitate about whether to speak.
Ye Yun instantly understood her meaning, glanced at the female attendant, and said.
"Alright, you can wait outside. I'll call you again if needed."
Clearly, there was an outsider present, and some things were not suitable to be said.
The female attendant, being perceptive, immediately said.
"Yes, just call me if you need anything..."
With that, she left the private room, and Ye Yun casually conjured a soundproof barrier.
He hadn't intended to have an outsider present during the later auction.
Only then did he say to Fang Zhiwei.
"Alright, you can speak now. Don't mean what?"
Feeling the curious gazes of her Master and senior sisters.
Fang Zhiwei pursed her lips, then suddenly looked up and said.
"Master, please don't be angry if I say it."
"No problem, just say it."
Ye Yun nodded, and Fang Zhiwei hesitated for a moment before finally resolving herself and speaking.
"Do you mean... Master, have you actually been taken care of by the Heavenly Phoenix Empress?"
"..."
Ye Yun was speechless, his face darkening as he said.
"Who told you that? What kind of person do you think I am?"
"Isn't it?"
Fang Zhiwei said with a hint of grievance, "Otherwise, how could you have so many high-grade elixirs?"
As soon as she said this, even Lin Xueyan and the others showed doubtful expressions.
After all, their Master had only just arrived in this world. To suddenly acquire so many precious elixirs, it could only be through the Heavenly Phoenix Empress.
Could it be that their Master had already secretly developed a relationship with the Heavenly Phoenix Empress.
"..."
Ye Yun was even more speechless, and he immediately retorted.
"What are you thinking? I am a man of integrity, how could I be a kept man?"
"These elixirs were obtained by chance and coincidence, and have nothing to do with the Heavenly Phoenix Empress."
Upon hearing this, Fang Zhiwei, who had been dispirited, finally showed a hint of a smile.
"Really?"
"Of course it's true."
Ye Yun said with a smile, "If anything, it's thanks to all of you."
"Ah? Us?"
His words left all the women bewildered.
Lin Xueyan, standing beside him, asked with a puzzled expression.
"What does this have to do with us?"
Facing their confused gazes, Ye Yun did not explain, only saying.
"It's a secret for now. You'll know later."
Ye Yun smiled faintly. It was best to keep the existence of the system a secret for the time being, to avoid attracting covetousness.
When he was invincible in the world, it would not be too late to reveal it.
Lin Xueyan and the others wanted to ask more, but then they heard a charming female voice from outside the window.
"Distinguished guests, this humble one, Qing Lian, welcomes you to this dark auction. I hope everyone can acquire the treasures they desire."
Hearing this, Ye Yun looked out the window.
He saw a woman in a green dress standing on the auction stage outside the window, speaking loudly.
"I shall not waste any more of your time. The first auction item will be presented shortly. Please prepare yourselves!"
As her voice fell, Ye Yun said to Lin Xueyan and the others.
"Alright, focus on the auction. Your Master intends to buy many things this time."
If the original fifty thousand top-grade profound crystals were a bit tight, then with the addition of the few elixirs just now, there was no need to worry.
Ye Yun looked out the window. Through the huge glass panes, he could even see into other private rooms.
At this moment, everyone in the thousands of private rooms in the auction hall had their attention fixed on the auction stage.
As someone brought the first auction item onto the stage, Qing Lian said softly.
"Distinguished guests, we shall now begin with the first item of today's auction."
"This item is the Immortal Spirit Flower. Consuming it directly can purify the marrow and enhance qi cultivation. It is also an excellent material for refining elixirs."
"The starting bid is one hundred top-grade profound crystals, with each increment no less than five!"
Ye Yun followed her voice and saw the spirit flower emitting a faint green glow before him. His eyes immediately lit up.
As expected of the Heavenly Domain. Any slightly precious heavenly material and earthly treasure here would be an unparalleled existence on the Profound Heaven Continent!
With such heavenly materials and earthly treasures, if given to Xueyan and the others, the returns would undoubtedly be even more unimaginable!
At this moment, Qing Lian smiled and said.
"If there are no objections, esteemed guests, please begin bidding!"
As soon as her voice fell, it meant that the auction had officially begun.
Immediately, a voice echoed from a private room.
"One hundred and ten!"
Following that, people called out one after another.
"One hundred and fifteen!"
"I bid one hundred and thirty!"
"One hundred and fifty!"
...
In just a few breaths, the price had increased by fifty percent, and there was no sign of it slowing down.
"One hundred and eighty!"
"One hundred and eighty-five!"
"Damn it, I bid two hundred!"
As everyone was fiercely competing, a calm voice descended, silencing the entire hall.
"Four hundred."
As this voice fell, everyone fell silent.
They all looked towards private room eighty-nine, from which the bid came.
Qing Lian, after a brief moment of stunned silence, exclaimed with surprise.
"Private room eighty-nine bids four hundred top-grade profound crystals! Are there any higher bids?"
The hall remained silent. No one responded.
"Then, four hundred once, four hundred twice, four hundred thrice! Sold!"
"Congratulations to the esteemed guest in private room eighty-nine! This Immortal Spirit Flower belongs to you!"
In fact, the Immortal Spirit Flower was worth at most over three hundred top-grade profound crystals. This price of four hundred was a complete loss, so no one continued to bid.
Many people even scoffed at Ye Yun's high bid.
"Most likely another prodigal son from nowhere..."
Among them, in private room thirteen hundred.
Jiang Ruyue heard the bidding voice and couldn't help but let out a soft hum.
"What a fool, to spend so many profound crystals on such a spirit flower."
Although she had fortunately obtained an invitation letter in the end, she clearly harbored deep resentment towards Ye Yun's previous actions...
As for another location, in private room nine hundred and ninety-nine.
Gu Shuai, with Chun Hua and Qiu Yue on either side, couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.
"Brother Ye really has a way. He's going all out from the start. Isn't he afraid of running out of money later?"
But obviously, as a mortal, he could not understand Ye Yun's thoughts.
In fact, everyone who had come to attend the auction probably would not have imagined.
That the conclusion of this single auction item was the beginning of their nightmares...