So after Guan Wanshan came to power, he announced the start of the auction very simply.
Sure enough, all the big guys in the box or in the lobby breathed a sigh of relief, with looks of approval in their eyes.
Well, this auction house is really sensible...
"The first treasure to be auctioned is... Xuan Yu Ruyi!" As soon as Guan Wanshan waved, a girl in white clothes held Xuan Yu Ruyi in her hands and presented it to her.
"The best black jade is as you wish, the starting price is 8,000 gold tickets, and every increase in price must not be less than 1,000 gold tickets!"
Guan Wanshan's voice was clearly a little weak.
In this auction of this size, a piece of Xuan Jade Ruyi is really not a high-end treasure. It was not eligible to be selected. However, that guy Feng Zhiling unexpectedly insisted on putting this piece of Xuan Jade Ruyi up for auction.
, I don’t know what it means either…
Sure enough, as soon as Xuan Yu Ruyi came out, there was silence below.
Everyone was closing their eyes and concentrating. They had no intention of bidding at all, and they didn't even give him a look of disdain!
For these people, a piece of mysterious jade is really not a good thing. Apart from strengthening the body and being of excellent quality, it has no other benefits...
The people attending this meeting are all well-informed people, and each of them has extremely rich resources. How can they be noticed?
Guan Wanshan complained continuously in his heart.
Now I have been tricked by Feng Zhiling... This guy coaxed and threatened me to take out Xuan Yu Ruyi, but the first auction item was about to fail...
If the first lot fails to sell, then today’s joke will be huge. Even if the subsequent lots become popular, it will still not be perfect!
Fortunately, at this moment, a voice shouted: "Eight thousand! Golden ticket!"
It's that guy Zuo Wuji!
When Guan Wanshan heard the words, he felt as if he had been granted amnesty and heard the sounds of nature!
Is someone finally willing to take on this hot potato?
Sure enough, after Zuo Wuji made his bid, he looked around anxiously, but saw that everyone else was indifferent, and he suddenly felt happy.
Little did they know that these people had to save their money to prepare for the final shopping spree, so how could they waste it on a small Xuan Yu Ruyi? They spent a fortune at this time, and maybe they would miss out on the magic elixir later.
, how can you lose a big thing because of a small thing!
Guan Wanshan asked three times in a row, but no one raised the price. The hammer fell cleanly, and the price was awarded to Zuo Wuji at the starting price!
Although the transaction price was really low, Guan Da was not unhappy at all. He was even very grateful to Mr. Zuo. On such an occasion, Mr. Zuo's actions were basically to save the situation. This was a favor!
Little did he know that Zuo Wuji had got the coveted Xuan Yu Ruyi in his hand, and it still felt a little like a dream.
How come it's so easy... to get it? No one wants to argue with me? Lan Langlang's cock-eyed eyes widened! Damn it! It's so easy! What's going on!
Zuo Wuji held the Xuan Yu Ruyi as he wished, and obtained it so easily, but there was no joy in his heart.
Instead, he was filled with disappointment.
In the past, I had thought that my family was very powerful, and that I would not be weaker than others in this world. But... I worked hard and spent all my money to get the precious things, but those truly strong people disdained them.
Gu's stuff!
Holding Xuan Yu Ruyi in his arms, Zuo Wuji lowered his head deeply.
A completely different feeling of humiliation suddenly arose.
They can be dismissive, why... I can't?
Could it be that in order to reach the top of this world, we can only rely on strength?
But Lan Langlang was thinking about something else at the moment: I always thought that making a lot of money in this world was already awesome. Moreover, I thought that having a few million taels was already a lot.
, but...it seems like today...a few million taels is nothing?
Even...even if you have a net worth of billions or tens of billions...if you don't have the strength of these people here, can you maintain that wealth?
…
Ye Xiao was in the box above, calmly looking at the expressions of the two brothers, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Have you finally woken up? Or...have you started to wake up?" Ye Xiao sighed in his heart: "It's a pity...it's a bit late. Moreover, the qualifications of these two people are not suitable for practicing martial arts. But how can we go forward?
How about reaching the peak of their respective lives?"
While thinking about it, I heard Guan Wanshan shouting from above: "The next thing is the second treasure participating in the auction, which is an ice crystal jade lotus; this jade lotus has been around for fifteen hundred years, and the jade lotus petals have already been
The red silk thread appears, and it is only one step away from evolving into the blood silk lotus; it can be said to be a rare elixir. The base price of this ice crystal jade lotus is one hundred thousand taels; each increase in price must not be less than ten thousand taels."
Ye Xiao's eyes lit up.
Ice crystal jade lotus?
Before he finished speaking, he saw the old man from the Mu family holding up a sign: "One hundred and eleven thousand taels."
Although the Ice Crystal Jade Lotus has not yet transformed into the Blood Silk Lotus, it is still very useful in cultivating future generations. The greatest effect is to use it on a newborn child while the innate energy from the mother's womb has not dissipated.
, you can use the ice crystal jade lotus to retain the innate energy in your body, and gradually release it during practice. You can create an innate master as quickly as possible, and you can reach the earth level faster than
Other children of the same age are more than three times faster.
In addition, there is another effect: if someone can advance to the innate realm before the age of eighteen, taking the Ice Crystal Jade Lotus can take a step further on the basis of the innate body and become a spiritual body.
But to achieve these two effects, there are extremely stringent prerequisites.
First of all, the baby's innate physique must be suitable for cultivation, and it must be carefully guarded by a Tianyuan realm master to ensure that there are no mistakes, so that such a genius can be created.
As for a genius who reaches the level of innate talent before the age of eighteen... it is even unlikely that one will be born in fifty years.
Therefore, although the Mu family made a bid at the moment, there were not many other people participating in the competition.
Only people from the eight major families were fighting for it, while those hidden sects remained motionless.
Ye Xiao was more aware of this.
Since his rebirth, he has been somewhat confused, or at least not clear, about the division of power in this so-called secular world.
However, through today's auction, everything was clarified in front of him.
"I originally thought that the status of these sects who came to participate in this auction was not very high, but now it seems that I was wrong...the status of these sects is actually transcendent."
"With their perspective, they can't even look down on ordinary things."
"But these hidden sects have little interest in power. They are just used to controlling the situation secretly, and then grabbing resources to practice the supreme way... So they are influential, but they are not as powerful as they imagined. In other words,
They simply disdain these worldly things..."
"But the aristocratic families are trying hard to fight for things that these sects don't want. This shows that...the strength of the aristocratic families is much lower than that of these super sects. The two cannot be compared at all..."
"But...all the aristocratic families are involved in the world. They have to rely on this secular world to survive. Therefore, they may not be as good as these sects in terms of high-end strength, but their influence in the world is much higher than these sects. And
In terms of power, it is much greater..."
"Although this power is not in the eyes of the hidden sect, it has considerable influence on the general trend of the world... Also, many people from the thousand-year-old family have entered the sect, and relatively many people have entered the court.
...They are not as good as the sect in terms of high-end strength, and not as good as the royal family in terms of power; but they can guarantee that they will be able to thrive at any time..."
"Even if the situation changes, the dynasty is destroyed, and the sect is destroyed, the aristocratic family can continue to survive with their unique way of survival. This is the most terrifying thing in the secular world."
"That's why there is a saying that a dynasty that lasts for a hundred years is a family that lasts for a thousand years."
"And the influence that the royal family can exert is, to a certain extent, still higher than that of the aristocratic family. It is always the existence that nominally controls the entire world, but... it has no control over some hidden things...
…So these are all things that need help from the aristocratic family.”
"That is to say, the reason why these eight major families exist. The eight major families are scattered among the three most powerful countries... This itself is a potential balance. The balance between imperial power and aristocratic families, and each
The checks and balances between the big families also made the imperial power prosperous."
"The aristocratic family and the royal family are complementary and multiplied; one is indispensable and they depend on each other. Perhaps the royal family can be maintained without the aristocratic family, but the aristocratic family cannot be maintained without the royal family. However, because the aristocratic family
It is so powerful that the royal family does not dare to act rashly."
"So, the royal family must take precautions on the one hand, and take advantage of it on the other..."
"There is a balance point in the relationship between the three aspects, and this balance point must be found. At least you must be aware of it."
"It's just such a relationship."
Ye Xiao frowned and made a conclusion in his mind.
In addition, he already firmly believed that his guess was absolutely correct!
It's like an interlocking lock.
Each aspect holds a key. But as long as all the keys are not put together, no one will ever be able to open the lock.
However, the crux of the problem is that these people will never put the keys together at the same time and in the same place.
Because when they are put together, there will inevitably be a situation where one of them loses the value of its continued existence because it loses the key.
"This is my chance to experience the world and settle down when I am weak."
"I don't need to hold any key, but I have to find a way to make it impossible to take out any key and keep this lock locked forever."
…
Ye Xiao thought of this. The competition for the Ice Crystal Jade Lotus had reached the final stage. Only the Mu family was still insisting. The Long family, which had just competed with the Mu family, had withdrawn at this moment.
The current price has soared to 550,000.
Ye Xiao smiled slightly and shouted: "One million!"