There was nothing else to do, so they might as well discuss business first.
"Demon core?" Wood was clearly taken aback. "We have them... I wonder what rank Young Master Ye is looking for?"
Demon cores were mostly used for formations.
Ye Fan's inquiry about demon cores was something he hadn't expected.
"Naturally, the higher the better," Ye Fan replied. "There's no upper limit."
Wood's heart stirred.
No upper limit...
That was quite a bold statement!
While the seventh-tier items Ye Fan had previously produced were indeed precious, no matter how precious, they couldn't compare to demon cores from realms like Integration or Mahayana.
Ye Fan saying this, didn't that imply he had something of corresponding value?!
"The highest we have in stock at the moment is a demon core from the early Nascent Soul stage," Wood replied truthfully. "Anything higher will take some time."
"Then please notify me when you have it," Ye Fan said, glancing thoughtfully at Wood. "Don't worry, I'll definitely offer a price that satisfies you then."
Judging by Wood's tone, it seemed this auction house had a rather formidable background...
Of course, that was good news!
As soon as Ye Fan finished speaking, he felt a familiar sensation throughout his body.
His expression then changed, and he froze, unable to move...
Ye Fan: ...
"Young Master Ye?" Wood was terrified. "You..."
"It's nothing, it's nothing," Liang Rujing signaled. "Don't mind him, he'll be fine in a moment."
Hearing Liang Rujing say this, Wood finally relaxed.
If something were to happen to Ye Fan at the auction house...
Even if it wasn't his fault, the trouble would be immense...
Half an hour later, Ye Fan could finally move again.
As soon as his body softened, a terrifying hunger gnawed at his stomach!
It had only been a little over an hour since Ye Fan had finished breakfast.
However, Ye Fan didn't bother to wonder why he was hungry so soon. After apologizing, he took food from his ring and began to devour it.
When Wood had visited that morning, Ye Fan had already finished breakfast.
Furthermore, since they hadn't lived together during that time, this was the first time Wood had witnessed Ye Fan's appetite.
As he watched, Wood's jaw dropped...
Damn!
He could eat so much!
Was this an appetite a human could possess?
This Ye Fan...
Could he be a great demon in disguise???
...
The auction outside had already begun.
As better items appeared, the guests' enthusiasm grew increasingly fervent.
Bidding calls erupted one after another, creating a lively atmosphere.
During this time, Liang Rujing spotted a beautiful hair ornament and joined in the fun.
Ye Fan had initially intended to pay for it for her, but Liang Rujing refused.
She felt that after Ye Fan had already given her elixirs and weapons, she couldn't possibly ask him to spend money on her again.
Ye Fan didn't insist further.
That hair ornament was a defensive magical artifact, capable of withstanding three attacks from a cultivator at the peak of the God Transformation stage.
With Ye Fan's discerning eye, he naturally disdained such inferior goods.
He might as well take the time to craft a better one for Liang Rujing later.
As noon approached, the preliminary auction items were finally all sold.
Everyone's curiosity reached its peak.
Because the three mysterious items were about to be presented!
What could they possibly be...
Soon, a maid carrying a tray walked to the auction stage.
"I'm sure everyone has been curious about this item for a long time," the auctioneer said with a smile, removing the red cloth covering the tray. "So now, it is time for its true form to be revealed!"
As the red cloth was lifted, a pill appeared in everyone's sight.
"A sixth-tier Breakthrough Elixir, which allows cultivators at the peak of the Void Returning stage to smoothly break through to the Nascent Soul stage," the auctioneer introduced. "And this is an exceptionally rare, top-grade Breakthrough Elixir. After consumption, it will not produce any side effects!"
"Whoosh—!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue erupted!
No wonder they had been so secretive before!
It was a sixth-tier elixir!!!
Although most people here might have never even seen a fifth-tier elixir in their lives, it didn't prevent them from understanding what a sixth-tier elixir represented.
They all knew that the Adam Empire had a sixth-tier alchemist, but that was all they knew.
The elixirs refined by that individual were internally consumed by the powerful figures, and never made their way to the market.
Items like sixth-tier elixirs were beyond their wildest dreams.
Yet now, a sixth-tier elixir was placed right before them!
Even though most knew this item had nothing to do with them, it didn't diminish their excitement.
At the very least, they could boast to others in the future, claiming they had seen what a sixth-tier elixir looked like!
And the elixir's effect was also incredible!
It could actually allow cultivators in the Void Returning stage to break through to the Nascent Soul stage!
Even though many here might never reach the Nascent Soul stage in their lives, they deeply understood what this implied!
Those who could cultivate to the peak of the Void Returning stage could certainly be called geniuses.
Yet countless geniuses ultimately stopped at this hurdle!
Some might have had a smooth cultivation journey before this, with almost no bottlenecks encountered.
But upon reaching this hurdle, a bottleneck would suddenly appear.
And then they would be unable to advance further!
Bottlenecks were often this troublesome.
Because you never knew when they would arrive.
If they did, it might be for a lifetime...
And once this hurdle was overcome, it was more than just an increase in strength.
It would also bring about better connections and new opportunities!
The most terrifying part was that this was an elixir with no side effects!
Lower-tier elixirs with effects similar to Breakthrough Elixirs did exist, such as allowing cultivators in the Golden Core stage to break through to the Nascent Soul stage.
However, the side effects of such elixirs were also extremely frightening!
Because once they broke through, they would be forever unable to advance further in their lives!
Even so, such elixirs still attracted countless cultivators!
Whenever one appeared on the market, it would be immediately snatched up!
But this perfect-grade elixir wouldn't deplete any potential!
After breaking through, one could continue to cultivate further!
Such a dream-like effect was almost unimaginable!
If this elixir hadn't appeared at the auction, they would have thought it was a trick!
How could such a monstrous item exist?!
Did they take them for fools?!
But since the auction house stated it so, there must be no problem!
This was because they had seen many seemingly impossible items appear here before, but they were all proven to be real in the end!
Coupled with the mysterious and unfathomable power behind the auction house...
If they felt it was impossible, it was only because they were ignorant themselves!
"Sixth-tier top-grade Breakthrough Elixir." Seeing that everyone was sufficiently shocked, the auctioneer struck his small hammer. "The starting bid is fifty thousand high-grade spirit stones!"
"Sixty thousand!"
As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, a voice rang out from the hall.
The bidder was a cultivator in the Void Comprehension stage.
In terms of both strength and financial capacity, he was at the lower end of those present.
In fact, he knew that this item had nothing to do with him.
He was bidding simply to join in the excitement...
There were quite a few people joining in the excitement.
As soon as he finished speaking, another person immediately made a new bid.
"Sixty-five thousand!"
"Seventy thousand!"
"Seventy-three thousand!"
...
The people in the hall finally stopped bidding when the price reached one hundred thousand.
Joining in the excitement was acceptable, but there were limits.
One hundred thousand was basically the threshold. The influential figures would likely start bidding soon.
This was no longer something they could participate in.
If someone without discernment continued to join in the excitement, they would be in grave trouble!
As expected.
After a brief moment of silence, a new bid came from a private room on the second floor.
"Two hundred thousand!"