196 Sky Room Number One (2/2)
Xue Wei and his friends reached the top floor. There were exquisite paintings and statues, as well as gold inlaid figures in the walls and carved out symbols on the door frame leading into the room.
As they entered the room they looked around appraisingly.
The room was equipped with chairs and tables. There was every kind of drink one could think of, and every kind of delicacy one could think of had been prepared for them.
Xue Wei swept a grape off the table before he found a place to sit down. He noticed that although the boxes were closed for those on the other floors, he was capable of seeing what was inside them.
He saw that the princes had each entered their own with their entourages, and both were looking at the Sky Room with contemplating expressions on their faces.
The Argent Moon Sect was in another box nearby. The Cerulean Starlight Sect and the Crimson Sunshine Sect were also present in their own boxes.
There were in total eight boxes, and all of them were occupied, but Xue Wei did not know to whom the last three boxes belonged.
While sweeping his eyes over the audience, Xue Wei patiently waited for the auction to start. He had a lot of gold coins and quite the stash of essence stones, but he had to be careful. If he displayed his wealth, he was likely to be the target of others, especially because of his high-quality essence stones.
Soon, the light dimmed in the auction hall and the bustling atmosphere died out. The buzz died down and all eyes went towards the stage.
A beautiful woman had appeared onstage. Her eyes were glistening, and she smiled gently to the entire room. It was clear that she enjoyed being in the limelight.
Xue Wei glanced at the woman but felt a tight squeeze on his waist. Looking to the side, he saw Wang Xiaoyun staring at him with big eyes and a sweet but chilling smile on her face.
”Is she pretty?” she asked in a sugar-coated voice.
”Compared to my Xiaoyun, not at all,” he said smugly. The woman who had been ready to throw a tantrum instantly quieted down with a flush on her face.
”Look at the auction, don't stare at me!” she exclaimed. Xue Wei chuckled and placed his hand on top of Wang Xiaoyun's and shifted his focus back to the stage.
The woman had finished her introduction of the auction. Xue Wei had missed it, but he did not care about it too much; flirting with Wang Xiaoyun was many times more enjoyable for him.
A group of servants rushed onto the stage with multiple items, which caused Xue Wei's eyes to light up. He curiously observed the items.
There were herbs, pills, and spiritual fruits on the stage. The herbs and spiritual fruits were sold one at a time. The pills of lesser purity were sold in batches, whereas the high-purity ones were sold individually.
”We will start the sale with a heavenly herb, a Seven Star Nightflower that our Golden Chambers acquired through a trade of information. It is a mature Seven Star Nightflower.”
Xue Wei and company could not help but look at the flower with peculiar expressions. Was this not the flower they had found at Goat Mountain?
”I guess they needed some help from the Golden Chambers,” Bai Tianyi said after some time. ”They most likely exchanged the flower for some information,” Xue Wei agreed.
”But I never expected the Seven Star Nightflower to be the first item of the auction.” Xue Wei frowned. ”Is every thing they set up as amazing as that?”
”They might have started with an important item to keep the people entertained,” Wang Xiaoyun mused, and the others agreed. If every item was as outstanding as the Seven Star Nightflower, this auction would suit the center of the continent.
”So do you want the Seven Star Nightflower?” Wang Xiaoyun asked curiously. Xue Wei shook his head.
”I already gifted it away,” he said casually, ”I don't want to spend money on taking it back.”
”Is it even useful for you?” Hei Gou asked. Xue Wei nodded his head. ”The Seven Star Nightflower is very useful. It lets you raise your strength by a full layer, but you can only consume it once in your lifetime. If you try to consume more than one you will get poisoned.”
”Is it not a waste to consume it while being in the Warrior rank, then?” Hei Gou asked with perplexion. Xue Wei nodded his head, ”It's better to consume it when you are a Knight or perhaps even a Saint.”
”Even if we were to buy it now, we should not consume it as we are,” Xue Wei said with a sigh. ”It is a very rare herb around here, but it is not as rare in the center of the continent so we ought to come across another later when we get there.”
All this information came from the jade slip he had bought in the Black Iron Fortress.
While they were talking, a fervent bidding war was ongoing below. The main characters were the experts from the three great sects, but although they bid fiercely, all of them were still holding back as they knew what the main attraction was.
In the end, the Seven Star Nightflower was purchased by a person in the open balconies for ten thousand and three hundred gold coins.
It was an actually reasonable price. Commoners would never earn this much money, but the path of cultivators was filled with trials, and spending your money was mandatory.
Xue Wei was at present quite wealthy. Not only that, he also had the formations he listed for the auction to draw from, so if he fancied something he was planning on bidding on it. The only thing he did not want to bid on was the Seven Star Nightflower since it had once been his.
The next item was a high purity Shimmering Cardamom Pill. Xue Wei already possessed one of these from when he won the tournament.
But he still wanted more. Especially now that his team had grown to four.