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Among all the cities in the Great Wilderness Prefecture, Da Kui City is easily among the top five.
There is a considerable distance between Great Puppet City and Great Eagle City. Even with Little Flame as his mode of transportation, it took Lin Yi seven or eight days of continuous flying to finally reach the vicinity of Great Puppet City.
Sitting on Xiao Yan's back, Lin Yi gazed into the distance and saw that the outline of the Great Puppet City was actually dozens of times the size of Yan City!
The city walls were extremely tall and majestic, stretching to the horizon and still seemingly endless, which showed just how terrifying the size of this Great Puppet City was.
Lin Yi, riding Xiao Yan, landed some distance from Da Kui City. Xiao Yan transformed back into a kitten-like form and snuggled into his arms.
As for the little sable, it burrowed back into the stone talisman.
Holding Xiao Yan in his arms, Lin Yi smiled slightly and walked towards the Great Puppet City with unhurried steps.
After entering the Great Puppet City, Lin Yi inquired a little and learned that the auction would be held in two days, so he found an inn to stay in with peace of mind.
He had been traveling for seven or eight days straight, and now that he had arrived at his destination, he should take a good shower and rest.
After settling into the inn, Lin Yi casually inquired about information regarding Da Kui City.
Within this Great Puppet City, there are numerous forces of all sizes, and among them, three can be considered the rulers of the Great Puppet City.
These three forces are the infamous Yin Puppet Sect, the Great Demon Sect, and the Martial Alliance within the Great Wilderness County.
Moreover, this is only one branch of the three major powers.
The fact that a single branch could achieve such a status in the Great Puppet City speaks volumes about the strength of the three major powers!
The organizer of this auction is none other than the Martial Alliance, one of the three major powers.
Lin Yi briefly inquired about the situation and then spent his time cultivating and meditating in the inn until the day of the auction, when he finally stepped out of the inn.
After Lin Yi had been traveling quickly through the city for nearly half an hour, he finally arrived at the auction venue, which was already packed with people and extremely noisy.
Outside the auction house, a large number of martial arts alliance disciples were maintaining order. Of course, this order was supported by the weapons they held tightly and their sharp gazes.
After paying 1,000 Pure Yuan Pills, Lin Yi was able to enter smoothly and found a good spot slightly close to the auction stage.
About an hour after Lin Yi took his seat, the auction house, which could hold hundreds of thousands of people, was gradually filled with a dense crowd. All sorts of noises, like demonic sounds, were everywhere!
Suddenly, the noise in the arena became several times more intense.
Lin Yi looked up and saw a graceful woman in a black dress walking slowly towards the front of the auction and taking her seat elegantly.
The woman appeared to be extremely young, with skin as white as snow and smooth, dark hair casually tied up with a simple jade hairpin, which instead exuded a touch of allure.
"Hehe, I really didn't expect that this auction would even attract geniuses from the Great Demon Sect!"
"That must be Mu Qianqian from the Great Demonic Sect, right? Tsk tsk, this little devil is hailed as a genius that the Great Demonic Sect sees only once in a hundred years. Her looks are absolutely stunning!"
"Countless young men in this Great Wilderness County are still obsessed with this little vixen. Such a beauty, if they could hold her in their arms, they would be willing to give up ten years of their lives..."
"..."
At this moment, Mu Qianqian, who was in front, seemed to sense Lin Yi's gaze. She tilted her head slightly, and her pair of eyes, as beautiful as peach blossoms, locked onto Lin Yi behind her. Her long eyelashes fluttered, exuding endless allure.
Under such gazes, anyone with youthful vigor would feel a hidden, malevolent fire stirring within their body.
"Tsk tsk, a naturally alluring body, every frown and smile can bewitch people, truly a natural beauty," Little Mink's voice suddenly rang in Lin Yi's mind.
Lin Yi did not respond to Xiao Diao, but nodded to Mu Qianqian. Then, his spiritual power surged from his Niwan Palace, completely resisting the seductive look in her eyes.
Mu Qianqian was clearly a little surprised that Lin Yi remained completely still under her gaze. Her beautiful, peach-blossom eyes swept over Lin Yi before she lazily looked away.
"Hehe, she truly lives up to her reputation as a naturally alluring body," Lin Yi chuckled to himself.
Chapter 102 Auction Showdown, Spirit-Nourishing Futon! [Please Read On]
Following Mu Qianqian, a number of people who appeared to be of considerable status walked into the front row and took their seats.
This also included members of the Yin Kui Sect, one of the three major powers.
"Ding!"
As the VIP seats gradually filled up, the entire auction hall was nearly full when a clear voice finally rang out.
An elderly man with white hair appeared on the spacious auction stage with a smile.
"Hehe, I am Song Tie. I am honored to have you all grace me with your presence today. On behalf of my Martial Alliance, I would like to express my gratitude to you all."
The white-haired old man wore a kind smile, and his laughter, enveloped in Yuan energy, resounded throughout the huge auction house.
Song Tie explained the auction rules, and then several beautiful maids, carrying silver platters, gracefully walked onto the auction stage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the first item to be auctioned today: the Fiery Cloud Spirit Armor. This armor was personally crafted by Master Jin of our Great Puppet City and has reached the peak quality of a low-grade spiritual treasure!"
"The starting bid for this item is 10,000 Pure Yuan Pills!"
As soon as Song Tie finished speaking, a flurry of bids erupted in the auction hall. In the end, a gentleman successfully won the bid for 21,000 Yang Yuan Pills.
As time went on, the items appearing at auctions gradually gained more weight.
Lin Yi occasionally took pictures of several metal materials suitable for crafting spiritual treasures.
"Next, the item we are going to auction should also be a spiritual treasure, hehe, but it doesn't seem to be an offensive or defensive spiritual treasure, but only a support type spiritual treasure."
On the auction stage, Song Tie smiled and lifted the brocade cloth in front of him, revealing an antique yellow futon.
On the futon, there seemed to be many mysterious runes, and faintly, a strange power permeated through them.
Upon seeing the meditation cushion, Lin Yi sat up straight. Without a doubt, this was the main purpose of his trip: the Spirit Nourishing Meditation Meditation Cushion!
Song Tie introduced the futon to everyone, then chuckled and said, "Hehe, this Spirit Nourishing Futon will fetch 40,000 Pure Yuan Pills at auction."
"Lin Yi, this futon is quite unusual. It seems to have something sealed inside. Let's try to buy it; it shouldn't be a loss..."
At that moment, Little Mink's voice suddenly rang in Lin Yi's mind.
"Okay," Lin Yi had already planned to bid for the Spirit Nourishing Futon, and upon hearing Xiao Diao's words, he readily agreed and immediately began bidding.
"Forty-five thousand!"
Following Lin Yi, a few others tentatively raised the price a few times, quickly bringing it up to 50,000 Pure Yuan Pills.
"Sixty thousand Pure Yuan Pills."
After the bidding subsided, a slightly effeminate voice suddenly rang out in the arena. The speaker was a young man named Hua Zong from the Yin Kui Sect.
Upon seeing this wealthy patron make a move, many people shook their heads helplessly, clearly unable to compete with him. Therefore, after Hua Zong spoke up, the arena fell silent for a while.
"Sixty-five thousand!"
Lin Yi, however, did not give up and continued to raise the price.
"Wow..."
Upon seeing someone dare to bid after Hua Zong had already made a bid, a commotion immediately arose in the room. Surprised gazes followed the sound and then fell upon Lin Yi's young figure, prompting whispers among the crowd.
When Hua Zong heard Lin Yi raise the price, he was taken aback for a moment. Then he frowned slightly, turned his head, and stared at Lin Yi behind him with a slightly effeminate gaze.
Despite the attention of the crowd, Lin Yi remained calm and composed.
Hua Zong glanced at Lin Yi with eyes as sharp as a venomous snake before looking away and lazily saying, "Eighty thousand."
This price, which has doubled, has moved many people, who then secretly envy it.
"Ninety thousand."
Lin Yi's voice remained calm and firm, showing his determination to win the bid.
After spending a night with Ling Qingzhu, Lin Yi obtained 200,000 Pure Yuan Pills. Later, he seized the Qiankun Bags of Lin Langtian and Wang Yan, which together amounted to about 100,000 Pure Yuan Pills.
Back in Dayang County, Lin Yi also obtained over 200,000 Pure Yuan Pills from the Di and Liu families. Adding those Pure Yuan Pills from Luo Jiu, the total exceeded 500,000.
Although some of it has been spent, Lin Yi still has over 400,000 left, so he can now be considered quite wealthy.
Hearing Lin Yi's calm and collected voice, many people gasped in shock.
Even Mu Qianqian couldn't help but turn around again, her beautiful peach blossom eyes looking at Lin Yi with some surprise.
Even Hua Zong's face twitched slightly at Lin Yi's price, and his eyes darkened a little.
However, this time he did not raise the price again, because he was not clear about the function of the Spirit Nourishing Futon, and in his opinion, it was not worth raising the price again.
He wouldn't waste a large amount of Pure Yuan Pills just for the sake of a petty argument.
Not only did Hua Zong not raise the price, but no one else in the room raised the price either.
Thus, Lin Yi successfully obtained the Spirit Nourishing Futon.
On the auction stage, after the Spirit Nourishing Futon was successfully auctioned off for a good price, many more good items were put up for auction.
Lin Yi only spent 20,000 Pure Yuan Pills to bid on a rare spiritual herb called the Heavenly Gang Yang Fruit; he did not bid on the others.
This Heavenly Yang Fruit was prepared for his later refinement of the Myriad Beast Fruit.
Before we knew it, the auction was coming to an end.
The highlight of this auction is a high-grade spiritual treasure called Xuanhuang Earth Armor, which is said to have been passed down from the Great Wilderness Ancient Stele. Its starting price is as high as 120,000 Pure Yuan Pills.
Soon, the price of this Xuanhuang Earth Armor reached 180,000 Pure Yuan Pills!
The person who made the bid was none other than Hua Zong of the Yin Kui Sect.
Lin Yi hesitated for a moment, then decided not to bid.
Although he still needs quite a few Pure Yuan Pills, there's no need to give them to the Martial Alliance.
As for the Xuanhuang Earth Armor, it will come into my hands sooner or later, so there's no rush.
Without Lin Yi's interference, Hua Zong finally managed to successfully bid for the Xuanhuang Earth Armor.
After a few polite words, Song Tie announced the end of the auction.
After the auction ended, Lin Yi stood up and walked towards the exit.
After leaving the auction house, Lin Yi first went inside the auction hall, where he acquired all the items he had bid on.
After retrieving his items, Lin Yi prepared to find a spirit talisman master to forge the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd.
Although he was also a spirit talisman master, he had never refined spirit treasures before and knew nothing about them. He was worried that he would mess it up if he tried to refine one rashly.
Just as Lin Yi took a step, a peculiar fragrance suddenly wafted over.
The fragrance isn't overpowering; it's like a young girl's natural scent—pure yet incredibly alluring.
Upon smelling the fragrance, Lin Yi slightly raised his eyes and saw the woman in the black dress emerging from the treasure room beside him. It was none other than Mu Qianqian from the Great Demon Sect.