"Crazy, crazy, truly crazy! Spending two hundred thousand Immortal Martial Stones on a piece of scrap iron."
"Young master, you're still too young. That's nothing but scrap iron — it's useless even if you buy it."
The auction hall erupted into a frenzy. Many people were convinced
"Young Master Chu Feng, could it be that you noticed something special about that bracelet?"
"I didn't." Chu Feng shook his head.
"Then I don't quite understand. If there's nothing special about it, why spend that kind of money to buy it?" Chu Ruoshi asked.
"Coming to an auction is all about having fun," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"Young Master Chu Feng, you really are extravagant — spending that much money just for fun."
Chu Ruoshi smiled faintly. In truth, she couldn't quite comprehend Chu Feng's reasoning.
"I was gambling on stones earlier and won some Immortal Martial Stones, so even if I bid on this bracelet, it's not my own money. That's why it doesn't hurt to spend it," Chu Feng said.
*Pfft—*
Hearing those words, Jin Shibo nearly spat out a mouthful of blood from sheer fury.
Wonderful. It doesn't hurt you because you're not the one spending the money — but that's *my* money!
"Oh? Young Master Chu Feng knows how to gamble on stones? How much did you win?" Chu Ruoshi asked, curiosity piqued.
"Ten million Immortal Martial Stones," Chu Feng said.
"What?"
The moment those words left his mouth, Chu Ruoshi was stunned momentarily, completely at a loss for words.
Meanwhile, the other juniors of the
The fact that Chu Ruoshi was speechless surely meant she, too, believed Chu Feng was blowing hot air.
"It's true. This old man can testify to that." At that moment, Elder
"I can also testify,"
With those two chiming in, Chu Ruoshi's expression shifted entirely. Even the proud and aloof
Ten million Immortal Martial Stones — even for young masters and young ladies of the Chu Heavenly Clan, that was an astronomical sum.
And that kind of sum had been won through stone gambling?
"Whose did you win them from?" Chu Ruoshi asked.
Chu Feng didn't answer. Instead, he simply wore a faint smile and looked toward Jin Shibo.
"So you won them from Young Master Jin?" Chu Ruoshi was exceptionally perceptive — she understood in an instant.
"Young Master Jin, how magnanimous of you — losing ten million Immortal Martial Stones in a stone gamble. Could it be that the Jinshi Upper Realm doesn't actually produce precious stones, but rather produces Immortal Martial Stones?"
Several of the Chu Heavenly Clan juniors spoke up in mocking tones.
At that moment, despite his displeasure, Jin Shibo could only manage an awkward smile before shooting Chu Feng a venomous glare.
While they were chatting away, the second auction item had already been sold — an ordinary Immortal Martial weapon that ultimately went for twelve thousand Immortal Martial Stones.
And so, they had now arrived at the third item.
"This next treasure may not be of much use in martial cultivation, but if gifted to the woman of your heart, it will surely win you her affection."
As the Ghostly Sorrow Elder spoke, the red cloth draped over the third tray flew off, revealing the item within.
"Wow, what kind of flowers are those? They're so beautiful!"
Sure enough, the moment the item appeared, cries of amazement from young women echoed throughout the auction hall.
Even Chu Ruoshi, Xia Yun'er, and Chu Lingxi — three great beauties — had their gazes shift with interest.
After all, they were women, and when it came to flowers, they would always be fond of them.
Especially since these flowers were truly extraordinary. On the tray sat three blossoms, and their stems and leaves were like crystal, shimmering with an otherworldly radiance. Above each pistil, a strand of mist coiled and spiraled — and that mist was actually seven-colored, like a rainbow arching over the flower's heart.
The Grand Desolate Upper Realm was home to countless rare flowers and exotic grasses, but none quite like these.