Lotus Lian glanced at Evan Chu and asked, "Young Master, didn't you say you had no interest in the Skyflight Sword? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
"Just do as I say. I'm buying the Skyflight Sword as a gift for someone. All you need to do is win the bid, don't worry about anything else," Evan Chu said.
Lotus looked troubled, but couldn't help saying, "Young Master, with the amount of Immortal Stones you have right now, you might not be able to win it. The price is just too outrageous—this could be bad news."
"Oh, that's easy. Here's another storage ring—see if it's enough," Evan Chu said, producing another ring.
Lotus took the storage ring and nearly collapsed with shock. Inside were over a thousand supreme-grade Immortal Stones and dozens of Immortal Crystals. Added to what was left, Evan's total reached more than eight thousand supreme-grade Immortal Stones—a fortune fit for a true super-tycoon.
"Y-Young Master, how do you have so many Immortal Stones? This is the kind of savings an Imperial Palace might take centuries, even a thousand years, to accumulate. It's terrifying!" Lotus exclaimed.
Evan Chu almost wanted to say he had even more that he hadn't taken out yet—thanks to his mining maniac beasts, Shadow and Goldwing. But with this, buying the Skyflight Sword should be enough. Still, exposing his wealth again in front of everyone was annoying, but for Roxanne Lin and Macy Mei, it was worth it.
The current bid had reached 330,000 high-grade Immortal Stones—the price set by Shangguan Ruhuo of Xuantian Pavilion. Dream Spirit Sanctuary, however, was now hesitating, unable to make a move and raise the price.
Just then, Lotus suddenly raised the bid by seventy thousand high-grade Immortal Stones, straight to four hundred thousand. That was the equivalent of four thousand supreme-grade Immortal Crystals—already beyond Dream Spirit Sanctuary's limit. Fairy Lynn Ling only had thirty-five hundred supreme-grade Immortal Stones; she could no longer compete in the auction.
Once again, Room 16 made a move that drew everyone's attention. The numbers were terrifying—no one could understand how someone in a second-class VIP room could have so many Immortal Stones. Countless question marks swirled in the minds of the crowd.
To most people, Evan Chu throwing Immortal Stones around like this was sheer idiocy—he was just fattening up the auction house. All eyes were now glued to the showdown between Xuantian Pavilion and Evan Chu.
"This kid's Immortal Stones are shocking. Did he stumble on an Immortal Stone Spirit Vein or something? Otherwise, where would he get so many?" said the Martial Spirit Dominion Lord.
"That's hard to say. Even if you found a Spirit Vein, mining so many Immortal Stones would take centuries. But this kid's only been in the Immortal Realm for five years. Maybe he brought them up from the lower realms—that's really the only explanation that makes sense," said the black-robed elder.
In Fairy Lynn Ling's VIP room, one of her attendants said, "Domain Lord, we can't win the supreme-grade treasure this time, and I doubt we'll get the talisman either. Honestly, this auction trip was a waste—if we'd known, we wouldn't have come."
"Not necessarily. Even if we can't get anything, we've witnessed a true genius. I have a strong feeling someone will give us exactly what we want," Fairy Lynn Ling replied.
"What do you mean? Are you saying that kid will actually give you the Skyflight Sword?" The young woman was shocked—who would be crazy enough to give away something worth thousands of supreme-grade Immortal Stones?
"Right now, Lin Feng is surrounded by enemies. He needs help. Even if the Martial Spirit Dominion lets him in, what about his women? He'll need a safe place for them. If his women come to Dream Spirit Sanctuary, everything gets easier for us.
And to get his women into Dream Spirit Sanctuary, he'll have to spend a fortune in Immortal Stones. Just now, when we were bidding, he didn't raise the price against us—he only did it after Xuantian Pavilion stepped in. That means he's targeting Xuantian Pavilion, not us.
If I'm right, what he really wants is the talisman. With that in hand, even I wouldn't dare attack him lightly. That talisman can slay Immortal Emperors—it's his true life-saving trump card. So I'm certain he'll give the Skyflight Sword to Dream Spirit Sanctuary," Fairy Lynn Ling said.
If Evan Chu knew how accurately Fairy Lynn Ling was reading him right now, he'd be utterly shocked. Women like her were downright terrifying—like prophets who could see through everything.
At this moment, Shangguan Ruhuo, Pavilion Master of Xuantian Pavilion, was so furious at Evan Chu's move he was practically jumping with rage. That brat had barged in at the worst possible time. Shangguan had brought just forty-five million supreme-grade Immortal Stones, planning to win this treasure and then withdraw from bidding on the final two items.
But now, with so many Immortal Stones suddenly in play, if he couldn't win the Skyflight Sword, he'd lose face and have no hope of competing for the remaining two items. He really felt like he was riding a tiger and couldn't get off.
In his heart, he had already sentenced the owner of Room 16 to death. As soon as the auction ended, he'd settle the score. For now, he could only grit his teeth and add another ten thousand high-grade Immortal Stones to the bid.
But Evan Chu wasn't backing down. He cut off any chance for retreat, having Lotus raise the bid straight to 450,000 high-grade Immortal Stones—Shangguan Ruhuo's absolute limit. Naturally, he dropped out, and the supreme treasure, the Skyflight Sword, went to Evan Chu.
Shangguan Ruhuo's situation now was just like Xander Xuan's before. "Brat, don't get cocky. When this auction ends, you'll learn your lesson. Anyone who goes against Xuantian Pavilion has no good end!"
Evan Chu just smiled and said nothing, but in his heart he sneered: "Going against Xuantian Pavilion? Please. I already killed your son, and you're still barking here. You really think my life is that easy to take?"
The auction continued. The elder in charge brought out the second finale item—the Immortal Emperor Treasure Key. Everyone knew this was a hot potato; without enough power, you couldn't touch it. Only members of the Six Imperial Palaces could hope to win it—everyone else could only watch.
Evan Chu had zero interest in the Immortal Emperor Treasure Key and didn't participate. The bidding was tame—starting at 100,000 high-grade Immortal Stones, and the Martial Spirit Dominion Lord took it for just 180,000.
The most exciting moment was, of course, the final item—the most precious in the whole auction. It could only be used once, but it was a life-saving treasure...