Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

Luo Lishang's blatant provocation was met with Ji Ruxue's deathly silence.

Luo Lishang seemed to be bored. He snorted coldly, then sat back on the couch and fell silent.

The spectators in the meeting room on the first floor all looked puzzled when they saw the two women suddenly stop confronting each other.

But the auction had to go on, and Zou Ping's words brought everyone's thoughts back on track.

"Congratulations to Her Royal Highness, the Second Princess of Daxuantian, for obtaining the 'Tiangang Sword Bone'!"

"Now I will introduce the next lot to you."

As Zouping was speaking, the next item was carefully brought to the auction table by two waiters.

This is a strange crystal the size of a fist. It is suspended in a transparent restriction, emitting a faint blue light, and there seems to be mist inside the crystal.

There were faint fluctuations of spiritual energy around the crystal, which resonated with the surrounding space and gave people a feeling of being unfathomable.

The appearance of the crystal immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

Everyone was whispering to each other, but no one could recognize what it was at first glance.

Zou Ping did not rush to introduce himself, but just stood quietly aside, waiting for the discussions of the crowd to gradually die down.

Zhou Yiqiao's eyes were fixed on the crystal. He could feel a sudden throbbing in the moonstone space in his body, a feeling he had not experienced in a long time.

His heart trembled. Could it be that this unknown treasure contained the moonstone fragment he had been looking for?

Zhou Yiqiao took a deep breath, suppressed his inner excitement, turned to look at Luo Lishang, and asked in a low voice:.

"Your Highness, is there any force that is interested in this treasure?"

Luo Lishang looked at Zhou Yiqiao in surprise, somewhat surprised by Zhou Yiqiao's current performance.

She had told Zhou Yiqiao the rules of the auction only out of courtesy, and had never thought that Zhou Yiqiao would really have the guts to snatch the items from these top forces.

But since Zhou Yiqiao asked this question now, she still answered seriously based on her promise to take a look.

"The origin of this treasure is quite mysterious. Even the Sword Pavilion cannot fully determine its purpose. Therefore, no specific forces have expressed their intention to bid for it."

"However, because the spiritual energy fluctuations it exudes are extremely special, it has attracted the attention of some independent cultivators and small forces."

Zhou Yiqiao stroked his chin and pondered for a long time.

He knew that anyone who could participate in this auction, even the small force mentioned by Luo Lishang, was not something he could easily contend with now.

However, the Moonstone Space is closely related to his path to immortality, and the abnormal movements it produces make it impossible for him to ignore the value contained in this crystal.

He had to find a way to capture it.

Finally, Zhou Yiqiao made up his mind. He looked at Luo Lishang and said sincerely.

"Your Highness, I would like to try to bid for this treasure. Could you lend me some immortal crystals?"

Although the immortal crystals he had were enough for Zhou Yiqiao to buy this rare item, out of caution, he still planned to borrow the necessary spirit stones from Luo Lishang.

Zhou Yiqiao did this not only to prevent Luo Lishang from doubting the source of his fairy crystals, but more importantly, to make full use of his current identity as "Fellow Daoist Luo Lishang" so that the two small forces would not have any reservations during the bidding and would not dare to compete with him easily.

Hearing that Zhou Yiqiao was really planning to bid, Luo Lishang's eyes became more and more surprised.

She never expected that Zhou Yiqiao actually intended to participate in an auction of this level.

After a moment's silence, Luo Lishang weighed the pros and cons and finally spoke slowly.

"Mr. Zhou, I can lend you the immortal crystals, but I hope you understand that once you participate in the auction, you may encounter unnecessary troubles."

"I can naturally help you resist troubles that can be blocked by my great Xuantian reputation, but if you provoke someone who is too bold and does not fear my great Xuantian reputation, you will have to rely on yourself to solve it."

Zhou Yiqiao nodded. He naturally understood Luo Lishang's concerns.

"I understand, Princess."

As the two men finalized the details, Zou Ping's voice rang out again, breaking the silence in the meeting room.

"Everyone, the starting price for this mysterious crystal is 300 Immortal Crystals. Each bid must not be less than 30 Immortal Crystals. The bidding begins now."

As Zou Ping announced the start of the auction, Zhou Yiqiao took a deep breath. His voice came from Luo Lishang's box and echoed clearly in the auction hall.

"Three hundred and thirty immortal crystals."

He deliberately did not start with three hundred immortal crystals, but raised the price by thirty immortal crystals in order to show his determination for this mysterious crystal.

As Zhou Yiqiao finished speaking, a whisper suddenly sounded in the conference hall, and everyone's eyes turned to Luo Lishang's box, wanting to see what big moves the people brought by the second princess would make.

As expected, the representatives of the two small forces were both at the early stage of fusion. They looked at each other and one of them spoke slowly.

"Three hundred and sixty immortal crystals."

The other one followed closely behind.

"Three hundred and ninety immortal crystals."

There was a hint of tentativeness in their voices, and they were obviously surprised that Luo Lishang's box was included in the auction.

Zhou Yiqiao's heart moved. It seemed that his plan was successful. These two small forces did not dare to easily become enemies with Daxuantian.

So he spoke again.

"Four hundred and twenty immortal crystals."

The representatives of the two small forces fell silent. They discussed in a low voice for a few words, and finally chose to give up and no longer bid.

Zhou Yiqiao was in a good mood and thought that he was about to get the treasure, but unexpectedly, Yu Poyun in the box next to him suddenly shouted out a price.

"Four hundred and fifty immortal crystals."

The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became tense, and the curious people immediately guessed Yu Poyun's identity based on the location of the box.

"That is Yu Poyun of the Yu family, the direct descendant of the Yu family of the Great Xuantian Eight Pillars State."

Immediately afterwards, some people began to speculate about Zhou Yiqiao's identity based on the words of this busybody.

"It's common knowledge that the Yu family is pursuing the Second Princess. Now he is openly provoking the person in the Second Princess's box... Could it be that he regards that person as his love rival?"

Someone echoed.

"According to what you said, this man is the second princess's lover?"

"A lover? How is that possible!"

Someone immediately retorted, with disdain in his voice.

"You don't know that Princess Luo Lishang has a cold personality and never shows any interest in men. How could she possibly find a lover?"

"That's not necessarily true. As the saying goes, heroes are often tempted by beautiful women, and so are beautiful women."

"Perhaps the Second Princess was attracted by the young man's talent or something else."

People at the beginning disagreed and tried to find a reasonable explanation for the relationship.

"Humph, I think that guy is just a pretty boy, relying on his looks to try to get close to the rich and powerful, so he shows off in front of us first."

"Don't talk nonsense. Did you hear that the Second Princess bid for the Tiangang Sword Bone just now? Didn't she bid for the Crystal Stone now?"

"No matter what this person's identity is, his status in the eyes of the Second Princess is not low. Everyone should be careful with their words and actions and say less."

After a monk with more experience spoke up to remind everyone, everyone fell silent and stopped talking.

The bidding between Zhou Yiqiao and Yu Poyun is still going on, and the tit-for-tat between the two has become very obvious.

"A Thousand Immortal Crystals!"

Yu Poyun suddenly increased the bidding range, obviously not wanting to deal with Zhou Yiqiao anymore. He planned to win the piece in one fell swoop and give Zhou Yiqiao a huge warning in front of Luo Lishang.

Zhou Yiqiao raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect Yu Poyun to suddenly increase the price so much.

But now he has the support of Luo Lishang's treasury and is not afraid of Yu Poyun's provocation at all.

"One thousand and thirty immortal crystals."

Zhou Yiqiao's voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard throughout the auction hall, and everyone could hear the calmness in his tone.

He was not affected by Yu Poyun's provocation, but continued to maintain his own pace.

Yu Poyun's face darkened, he snorted coldly, and raised the price again.

"One thousand five hundred immortal crystals!"

When the price was announced, the entire auction hall was shocked. Many people began to whisper, discussing whether this mysterious crystal was really worth such a sky-high price.

A gleam of light flashed in Zhou Yiqiao's eyes. He smiled slightly and made another bid slowly.

"One thousand five hundred and thirty immortal crystals."

A hint of anger flashed in Yu Poyun's eyes. He didn't expect Zhou Yiqiao to be so difficult to deal with. He was about to raise the price again, but he heard Zhou Yiqiao's voice again.

"Mr. Yu, I know you are wealthy, but I'm afraid such a meaningless bidding will damage the reputation of the Yu family."

"We are at an auction, not a fighting arena."

"Mr. Yu, what you are doing now represents the reputation of Yu Zhuguo. Think twice before doing anything."

Although Zhou Yiqiao's words were polite, the meaning behind them made Yu Poyun's face change.

He knew that Zhou Yiqiao was reminding him that if he continued to act unreasonably like this, not only would he not get the crystal, but he would also bring shame to the Yu family.

Although Yu Poyun was angry, he was not a brainless person. He suppressed his anger and said in a cold voice.

"Two thousand immortal crystals. If you can raise the price, this treasure will be yours!"

Zhou Yiqiao could tell that Yu Poyun wanted to get away with it unscathed, so he raised the price.

"In that case, Zhou will suffer a loss of two thousand and thirty immortal crystals."

Yu Poyun had a way out and did not continue bidding. Instead, he snorted coldly and fell silent like Ji Ruxue before.

Zouping knocked the hammer three times, announcing that the mysterious crystal was sold for two thousand and thirty fairy crystals and belonged to Zhou Yiqiao.

After half an incense stick of time, the treasure that Zhou Yiqiao had bought and Luo Lishang's Tiangang Sword Bone were delivered to the box.

After the two of them finished their transactions, Luo Lishang's gaze fell on the mysterious crystal in Zhou Yiqiao's hand, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

"what is this?"

Of course, Zhou Yiqiao couldn't tell Luo Lishang the truth, so he just smiled and laughed it off.

"Zhou has seen this treasure in an ancient book and wants to use it to forge a magic sword."

Luo Lishang obviously didn't believe Zhou Yiqiao's answer, but he was tactful enough not to delve into it. Instead, he suddenly made a suggestion.

"Since we have gained something, why not leave now? This will save Yu Poyun from causing trouble for you later."