Chapter 382: The Auction Begins

After counting his assets, Xiao Fan swallowed some Medicinal Pills and sat cross-legged.

He needed to recuperate his body, for the auction was tomorrow…

The next day…

The weather was pleasant, and the bright sun hung high in the sky.

Inside the Imperial Capital, it was exceptionally lively; today was the day the Treasure Pavilion held its triennial auction.

People came in an endless stream; it was a sea of humanity…

The Four Great Sects, led by the Piaomiao Immortal Palace.

Ziyun Cave Heaven, Thunder Fire Sect, and Jixian Sect all had Elders in the Yuanhun Realm in attendance.

Various Families from all directions and some mid-tier Sect forces had also sent experts to attend…

There were also many old monsters who lived in seclusion and rarely emerged, all of whom had hurried over.

On this day, Xiao Fan changed into a clean purple robe. The injuries on his body had mostly healed, and he was no longer hindered.

Warrior Feng, Elder Shi Pin, and Elder Yin Su, the three Elders in the Yuanhun Realm, took Xiao Fan and twelve Inner Sect Disciples to the auction venue.

The auction venue was specially designed by the Treasure Pavilion for the purpose of the auction held every three years.

This auction venue could be said to be the largest in all of Wuhuang Province. Its interior was enormous, and it could easily accommodate millions of people…

Xiao Fan and his group were representing the Jixian Sect, so no one inspected them.

Along the way, they were led by the Xuandan Realm Cultivator who had initially received them.

The group walked directly into the auction venue and was arranged to sit at the very front, in an area specifically reserved for the Four Great Sects.

Just now on the way in, Xiao Fan saw that besides their group, other Cultivators who wanted to enter the auction needed to pay at least ten Spirit Stones.

The price here was determined by the distance and quality of the seating.

The further forward the seat, the higher the price.

Watching the crowd entering from all sides grow larger, the surprise on Xiao Fan's face grew as well.

His current net worth was over 1.6 million Spirit Stones, which he had thought was quite a lot.

But compared to these major powers, he was definitely not worth mentioning.

He roughly estimated that for this Treasure Pavilion event, just from ticket sales alone, it would likely be at least tens of millions of Spirit Stones…

"Sigh… comparing oneself to others only leads to frustration," Xiao Fan muttered to himself, feeling somewhat wistful.

Hu Rui and Nangong Lingxuan were sitting beside him. Both women looked at him with surprised expressions, not understanding what he meant by that.

"Xiao Fan, what's wrong with you?" Hu Rui asked.

Nangong Lingxuan also looked over curiously.

"It's nothing, I just feel like I'm too poor and was just sighing about it," Xiao Fan exhaled, speaking his true thoughts.

Nangong Lingxuan: "…"

Hu Rui: "…"

In an instant, both women didn't want to bother with him anymore.

Xiao Fan was poor?

This guy had lost count of how many people he had robbed, and he was poor!!

Xiao Fan's words had also been heard by quite a few Disciples nearby.

Each and every one of them was speechless…

If he called himself poor, what could they say?

Warrior Feng and the others sat at the very front; they were sitting in a slightly further back position, where they could clearly see the auction items on the platform.

The distance to the auction platform was no more than a hundred meters.

The people from the surrounding Piaomiao Immortal Palace, Thunder Fire Sect, and Ziyun Cave Heaven also arrived one after another.

As for the other major Sects, except for the Piaomiao Immortal Palace which had sent two Elders in the Yuanhun Realm to preside, the other two Sects had only sent one Yuanhun Realm expert each.

Each Sect had specific Elders for attending events like this auction.

Within the Jixian Sect, Elder Yin Su was generally responsible for such matters, so he spent very little time in the Sect.

However, considering that Xiao Fan was attending this time and there might be some danger, they had sent Warrior Feng and Elder Shi Pin, the two Elders who knew the truth about Xiao Fan possessing the Enlightenment Seed.

The three Yuanhun Realm experts sat together to preside.

"Hehe… I didn't expect it. This time, besides Elder Yin Su, Warrior Feng and Fairy Shi Pin have also come," a Ziyun Cave Heaven Elder said, whose cultivation was clearly in the Yuanhun Realm.

Xiao Fan and the others looked over. Behind this Yuanhun Realm expert were more than a dozen Tongtian Realm Disciples, each with formidable cultivation.

"Hmm??" Xiao Fan was stunned. He did not expect to find an old acquaintance among the other party's crowd.

Murong Fu…

Across from them, Murong Fu's gaze swept toward the Jixian Sect side. Upon seeing Xiao Fan, his face was filled with disbelief.

Murong Fu rubbed his eyes to ensure he hadn't misseen; it really was Xiao Fan…

Murong Fu clearly hadn't expected to see Xiao Fan here either…

He had originally been a Disciple of Ziyun Cave Heaven. When he participated in the competition for the Spirit Stone Mine on behalf of the Murong Family, it had been pre-arranged with his Family, and he had made a special trip there.

Originally, with his strength, it would have been effortless to secure the Spirit Stone Mine for the Murong Family.

But in the end, he had run into Xiao Fan, that freak, and suffered a huge loss…

After returning to Ziyun Cave Heaven, he hadn't contacted the Murong Family, and only a few months had passed.

He was completely unaware of what had happened to Xiao Fan afterward, and he didn't even know about Xiao Fan returning to Jingchuan City to kill Xiao Tian.

He was filled with astonishment. This person who had defeated him had actually joined the Jixian Sect.

And even more terrifyingly, Murong Fu discovered that he could no longer discern Xiao Fan's cultivation.

His current cultivation was at the fourth level of the Tongtian Realm, and his advancement speed was extremely fast; even in Ziyun Cave Heaven, he was a rare Prodigy.

Yet now, he couldn't even see Xiao Fan's cultivation…

Murong Fu's thoughts were complex.

He locked eyes with Xiao Fan. Xiao Fan nodded slightly and smiled at him.

Murong Fu did the same…

"Hehe… It's been a long time since I came to watch the excitement, and I just wanted to take a look," Warrior Feng said, looking at the man and smiling. "Mo Xiaoyao, it's been many years since I've seen you."