. Mo Tang couldn't help but smile as he surveyed the icons on the minimap.
"I didn't expect so many people to come this time..."
The most prominent figures were still Xiao Yan and his apprentice, Master Yao. Master Yao, the former Medicine Venerable, was incredibly powerful. Even now, with only his spirit left, he was no match for an ordinary Dou Huang.
Not far to Mo Tang's right was a group from the Blood Clan. Leading them was none other than the Blood Clan's Young Master, Fan Ling, a beginner-level Dou Ling with considerable strength.
The elder accompanying him was a high-level Dou Ling, presumably a Blood Clan elder.
As one of Mo Tang's primary targets, he held these members of the Blood Clan in high regard.
However, in the original novel, it seems that Blood Clan leader Fan Lao also attended, ambushing the elder of the Sky Snake Mansion who had won the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill at the auction. However, in the end, Xiao Yan reaps the benefits...
Mo Tang looked around but didn't see Fan Lao anywhere near the venue or the surrounding area. It seemed he was hiding in the shadows with his men, ready to strike at anyone who had snagged the prize.
"What's this... trying to steal my business..." Mo Tang muttered softly.
Also present were forces like the Black Skull Tomb, the Sky Snake Mansion, and some powerful lone rangers.
Of course, Mo Tang paid no attention to any of this...
His main reason for attending the auction was to find out who would get the items he cared about.
The remaining diagram of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, the Earth-level body movement skill Three Thousand Thunders, and the seventh-grade Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill...
these were the three items Mo Tang cared about most.
Aside from the remaining diagram of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, Mo Tang's current financial resources made the remaining two items completely unattainable. He also knew...
too many people were eyeing them. If he jumped in to grab them, even if he managed to snatch them, he wouldn't be able to keep them. Instead, he would be exposed to the public, hindering his future actions. Therefore, he decided to play it safe.
The clear chime of a bell slowly echoed through the auction hall, and with the sound of the bell, the clamor gradually faded...
The annual Black Seal City Auction had begun!
Although the auctioneer sent by the Eight Sects wasn't a voluptuous beauty like Ya Fei, but a wrinkled old man,
each precious item still drew frantic bids from the crowd below.
After the first auction went smoothly, a dazzling array of treasures began to appear on the auction stage...
armor, weapons, fighting techniques, martial arts techniques, medicinal herbs, and so on. At one point, Mo Tang even stared in astonishment at a beautiful young woman who had been wheeled forward.
The girl wasn't very old, perhaps only twelve or thirteen, but her figure was incredibly developed. The timidity on her face instantly aroused the lust of the men in the auction hall, who were constantly engaged in killing. They transformed into wolves, and in the end, the price reached nearly 130,000 yuan, bringing the white-haired auctioneer on the stage to a state of laughter.
Mo Tang sat in a soft chair, observing the surrounding scenes with a faint frown.
He considered the desire and pursuit of treasures normal; after all, it wasn't just these people who were tempted; he himself felt tempted.
But the auctioneer's behavior still made him feel a little uneasy.
Of course, it was just discomfort and dislike. He didn't have the chastity to jump out and rescue her. He simply lowered his eyes and waited quietly for his target to appear.
Lot after lot was put on the auction block, then snatched away at high bids.
It wasn't until the "Green Spirit Pill" appeared that Mo Tang opened his eyes again.
"A two-veined Green Spirit Pill, it must have been crafted by Xiao Yan..."
Xiao Yan could only draw on his own Purple Fire and Yao Lao's Bone Spirit Cold Fire, so a three-veined Green Spirit Pill was out of the question. At best, he could only refine a two-veined one.
This item was useless to Mo Tang right now, as it only provided low-level energy.
However, what Mo Tang didn't expect was that the two-veined Green Spirit Pills were highly sought after, even by powerful figures.
In the end, each of these two-veined Green Spirit Pills fetched a whopping 600,000 yuan, astonishing Mo Tang. Indeed, prices in the Black Horn Region were much higher than outside! The
subsequent flying combat skill, the Thunder Bat Sky Wing, created a sensation, but few were truly qualified to bid. It was a battle between the Blood Clan and the Sky Snake Palace, and ultimately fell into the hands of the wealthy Blood Clan's young master, Fan Ling.
After the auction of the Thunder Bat Sky Wing, the biggest highlight of the entire auction, concluded, the rest of the auction entered a period of decline.
After all, it's impossible for all of the hundreds of items in this auction to be rare treasures. Even the Eight Gates couldn't possibly produce that many.
Leaning back in his chair, Mo Tang tapped his knees lightly, appearing somewhat bored.
"Haha, the next item is a bit strange. Even we haven't figured out its purpose yet, but after careful analysis by our auctioneer, it seems like some kind of unknown treasure map."
The white-haired auctioneer bent down and took out a silver tray, then carefully lifted the brocade cloth.
Suddenly, a tattered piece of ancient cloth appeared in everyone's sight.
"Hush..."
The auction hall fell silent for a moment at the sight of the tattered cloth, then erupted in boos.
Hearing the disdainful boos, the white-haired auctioneer's smile faltered. What he didn't notice was that the moment he opened his mouth, Mo Tang, who had been looking bored, suddenly perked up.
"Damn it! I've waited so long, and finally, it's here..."
The remaining fragments of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire Diagram—this was one of the items Mo Tang had to obtain!
Moreover, since the item's exact value was unknown, there weren't many people present who might compete with him.
Of course, Mo Tang still had to be cautious. After all, while the fragments of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire Diagram might not appear to be anything special on the outside, they contained a very special spiritual power within. If they encountered someone with extremely sensitive spiritual powers, they would be easily discovered.
And Yao Lao, accompanying Xiao Yan, was just such a person...
"Little guy, take a picture of this fragment!"
Yao Lao's voice echoed in Xiao Yan's ears, causing a sudden wave of doubt in his heart.
"Teacher, do you recognize that fragment?" Xiao Yan's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked in his heart.
Yao Lao answered directly, "That's not the case. I just sensed a strange spiritual fluctuation from the fragmented map, but I can't confirm it.
Anyway, it doesn't look like anyone wants it, and it won't cost much. You can just buy it and study it. Maybe your luck will come."
(End of this chapter)