Chapter 824: Chapter 614 A Stir_1
Those who had been slowly increasing their bids in the auction now found various thoughts flashing through their minds.
Considering the fact that He Song had only shouted out an opening bid earlier,
and had yet since remained quiet,
they had initially suspected that He Song was likely a plant by the Treasure Pavilion, or had been hired by the owner of the item.
After all, who would only shout out an opening bid and then let other cultivators drive up the price?
And to be able to make a bid before the Golden Elixir Masters had even spoken,
it seemed unlikely that he was a normal participant in the auction.
To dare to make an opening bid with the risk of offending Golden Elixir Masters,
He Song’s identity, in their view, seemed very likely to be one of a plant.
If not, why would He Song be the first to call out an opening bid instead of other Foundation Establishment True Persons?
Wasn’t it because all the other Foundation Establishment True Persons were hesitant, fearful of offending any Golden Elixir Master?
when He Song shouted out his bid again, directly increasing the price to thirteen thousand mid-grade spirit stones,
the previous bidders, who had been increasing their bids more slowly, were naturally undecided.
These bidders had rather complex identities.
Some were plants from the Treasure Pavilion.
Others were descendants of the owner of the item.
And there were those who wanted to bring back the item to their family to add to its foundation.
Their purposes for acquiring the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method differed greatly.
Of course, they all shared one thing in common.
That was, they were not of high cultivation.
All of their cultivations were merely at the Foundation Establishment Realm.
It was just that they all had support behind them, enabling them to bid so highly.
Yet when He Song’s voice rose once more, these bidders immediately began to question.
He Song, the cultivator who first called the opening bid, why was he bidding at this time?
Was he genuinely interested in the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method?
Or was He Song also a shill, throwing his lot in because they were bidding too slowly?
Or did He Song have some other motive?
With many thoughts in mind, the intervals between the bidders’ offers naturally lengthened.
Although these people continued to place bids after He Song joined, their calculations had become numerous.
As for He Song, he paid no attention to this.
He continued to raise the bid with those few people.
Eventually, the price of the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method increased from the original thirteen thousand mid-grade spirit stones to sixteen thousand.
Only then did the few continuously bidding cultivators one by one lower their flags and withdraw.
Whether it was the plants from the Treasure Pavilion,
or the descendants of the item’s owner,
or the family cultivators seeking to claim the item,
they had all begun to sense that something was amiss.
Seeing He Song’s stance, he appeared determined to secure the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method.
Moreover, although He Song was in a booth reserved for Foundation Establishment cultivators, each time he raised the bid, he did not hesitate for even a moment.
If his actions did not suggest he had a powerful backing, these cultivators would certainly not believe it.
Furthermore, the price of the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method was nearing its threshold.
If they continued to make bids and He Song did not follow, then what would they do?
the cultivators in question naturally withdrew from the contention, one after another.
Even the cultivator who had intended to acquire the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method for his family’s foundation, after deliberation, gave up on the idea.
To a Foundation Establishment Clan, the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method was actually not essential.
Although the method surely contained profound Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment puppet refining techniques,
its value always remained only within the Golden Core Puppet Refining Skill.
For a Foundation Establishment Clan to produce a Golden Elixir Master was exceedingly difficult.
And furthermore, He Song seemed especially determined to win.
Given the certainty of a strong backing behind He Song,
it was not worth it for them to contend with He Song and his support.
A Foundation Establishment Clan could definitely not afford to make enemies everywhere.
when He Song had inflated the price of the Golden Core Puppet Refining Method to sixteen thousand mid-grade spirit stones,
no one else made a bid after him.
It seemed as if everyone had been subdued by He Song, unwilling to compete with him for the item.
the Foundation Establishment Treasure Pavilion cultivator who had been closely monitoring the situation commenced the countdown after a long silence in bidding.
“Sixteen thousand mid-grade spirit stones for the first time.”
“Sixteen thousand mid-grade spirit stones for the second time.”
As the voice of the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Treasure Pavilion continued,
the din in the auction hall began to quiet down.
However, just as they reached the count of three, another voice suddenly rang out from above the auction hall.
“Seventeen thousand mid-grade spirit stones.”
With the emergence of this voice, the auction hall, which had been gradually quieting down,
once again burst into murmurs.
At this moment, whether it was the lowest level where Qi Refining stage cultivators gathered, or the booths where the Foundation Establishment True Persons congregated,
almost everyone’s gaze simultaneously turned upward.
was the domain of the Golden Elixir Masters.