Creating the Shura Palace in a Fantasy World

But then the murmurs were interrupted by a voice that made the first bid:

"I offer 300 high-grade spiritual stones."

"500 high-grade spiritual stones."

"550 high-grade spiritual stones."

Soon after, the first bid, several other bids began to emerge from the audience on the first floor and even from some on the second floor.

Finally, after several minutes, the bids began to calm down.

"I offer 1750 high-grade spiritual stones."

As soon as this bid was made, for several minutes no one else made an offer. Seeing this, the auctioneer displayed a seductive smile again and continued:

"Are you sure you're going to miss this opportunity to buy a celestial-level dagger? Think carefully, a celestial weapon can decide a battle between powerful royal realms."

The auctioneer's words seemed magical, and numerous men on the second floor were enchanted and seemed eager to bid again just to see her smile.

"1800 high-grade spiritual stones."

...

"1950 high-grade spiritual stones."

"My Nu family offers 2500 high-grade spiritual stones!"

Upon hearing this offer, everyone fell silent and looked at the second floor, where a middle-aged man stood with a proud expression.

This middle-aged man was Nu Hujiang, the current patriarch of the Nu family, the most powerful family in the city of Lingze.

Although Lingze City is just a city within the Yongchang Province and far below the provincial capital in terms of prestige, it still stands out as a first-class city in the province.

Naturally, the Nu family, as the absolute ruler of Lingze City, holds a relatively high status throughout the province, second only to the main families of Beiyang City.

The reason the Nu family managed to become the supreme ruler of Lingze City is thanks to Nu Hujiang, who reached the mid-stage of the royal realm.

When he realized no one else seemed to make an offer, the auctioneer smiled slightly.

"Does no one else dare to offer more than 2500 high-grade spiritual stones for this mid-grade celestial dagger?"

"3..."

"2..."

Seeing that the auctioneer was about to strike the gavel and finalize the sale, Nu Hujiang's proud expression couldn't help but grow.

Although the value of 2500 high-grade spiritual stones represented a significant blow to the entire Nu family, he couldn't resist.

The dagger seemed to have been made especially for him.

As a practitioner of wind-related techniques, the dagger, forged from the tooth of a Lunar Storm Lion, was extremely compatible with his fighting style.

Moreover, being a mid-grade celestial artifact, it could significantly increase his combat power.

The reason he hadn't made a bid earlier was that he noticed the starting price was too low, possibly to ensure everyone felt included.

Only when he noticed the auctioneer was about to close the bidding did he make his offer directly.

"1..."

But when the auctioneer was about to finalize the auction, a young and arrogant voice sounded from the third floor:

"2550 high-grade spiritual stones!"

Hearing this, Nu Hujiang's heart tightened. Anyone on the third floor had an identity he couldn't offend. Besides, his financial resources weren't enough to compete with such figures.

However, his desire suppressed his reason, and he thought to himself:

'I don't believe that an important figure who can sit on the third floor would care about a simple celestial weapon and be offended by this. After all, this is an auction.'

As soon as he finished thinking, Nu Hujiang shouted the price again:

"2700 high-grade spiritual stones!"

"2750 high-grade spiritual stones..."

"2900 high-grade spiritual stones!"

"2950 high-grade spiritual stones..."

"Who are you? Why are you toying with me?"

"It doesn't seem like we have any grudge, Your Excellency."

Nu Hujiang couldn't help but roar angrily at the private room on the third floor. He realized the voice was playful and arrogant, as if mocking him

Furthermore, with each new bid, the person only raised the minimum amount necessary to outbid Nu Hujiang, as if they were merely toying with him. Anyone could see that this person was simply provoking him!

If this continues, who would still give him face in the province?

"Indeed, we have no grudge, but if I want to toy with you, what can you do about it?"

Suddenly, the door to the private room was opened, and a young man stepped out and spoke with a smile to Nu Hujiang.

Seeing the arrogant smile of the young man, Nu Hujiang couldn't help but clench his fists and was about to step forward to teach the young man a lesson.

However, he noticed something in the young man's attire that immediately frightened him.

And he wasn't the only one to notice the young man's clothes. As soon as everyone present saw the attire, they couldn't help but comment.

"Isn't that the uniform of a core disciple of the Blue Lotus Sect?"

"Could this young man really be a core disciple of the sect? Even so, that doesn't mean he can mock a cultivator in the royal realm so casually."

"It doesn't seem like I've seen this person before..."

"Yes, I remember! He is Young Master Liang, the personal disciple of the current patriarch of the Blue Lotus Sect!"

Silence. An absolute silence took over the place when everyone heard the identity of this young man, before the discussions finally resumed.

"The personal disciple of the patriarch of one of the four major sects? Could it be that even the major sects were alerted to come to this auction?"

"I don't think so. A simple sacred technique isn't enough to attract the attention of the major sects."

Upon hearing the murmurs around him, Nu Hujiang finally realized the young man's identity!

Liang Huo, the personal disciple of the leader of the Blue Lotus Sect.

He had already heard rumors about Liang Huo. They said that he had been trained since childhood by the current leader of the Blue Lotus Sect to become the future leader of the sect!

The Blue Lotus Sect was one of the four major sects of the Zhenfang Dynasty. If Liang Huo bore a grudge against him, crushing him would be as easy as stepping on an ant; it would only take asking any deacon of the sect.

Thinking about this, Nu Hujiang couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

"Young Master Liang, what are you talking about? It is an honor for me that you spend your precious time playing tricks on me!"