Chapter 46: The Au Begins

  After waiting idly for a moment in the private room, Gu He found the au venue finally filled with people.

  After another brief wait, a clear bell rang out, resonating slowly within the au hall.

  As the bell souhe previously noisy and chaotic atmosphere in the venue gradually quieted down. tless eyes turowards the crystal au ptform in the middle, full of anticipation.

  At that moment, Miteer Tushan, who had appeared in the appraisal room earlier, slowly asded the crystal au ptform.

  Seeing Miteer Tushan, the previously lively au hall instantly quieted down. All attention was focused on him.

  "Hehe, everyone must have been impatiently waiting. In that case, I won't bore you with official words," Miteer Tushan stood on the crystal au ptform, smiling as he looked at the densely packed crowd in the venue. His gaze then subtly swept over the iial figures in the private rooms. His loud voice echoed in the hall.

  As an experienced aueer, he knew well what the people below wao see and what they didn't. Therefore, he skipped the introductory formalities of the opening ceremony, but it was indeed effective.

  Even Gu He nodded slightly in approval.

  "As the number one au house in the Jia Ma Empire, I believe that our Miteer Au House will not disappoint you this time," Miteer Tushan said fidently, thinking about the sixth-grade Dou Spirit Pill that had just been included as the finale.

  Afterward, Miteer Tushan cpped his hands lightly and decred, "I annouhat the Miteer Au is now underway!"

  As Miteer Tushan's annou fell, a burst of dazzling light suddeed from the massive crystal ptform. After a while, the intense light gradually subsided.

  On the crystal ptform, in front of Miteer Tushan, a wholly blue longsword stood. Uhe illumination of the lights, it reflected a chilling brilliance. Judging from the energy traces flowing on the sword, it was evidently a magical core oiculously fed by a master.

  "This sword is called Frost Edge, made of Frost Iron, capable of cutting iron like mud. It is perfectly embedded with a third-grade ice-element magical core. If someone cultivating water and ice attributes wields it against enemies, its power will undoubtedly be elevated. A divine on and a must-have for travels. If any of you are ied, don't hesitate to open your purses. Money is valuable, but it's even more precious when you enjoy it while alive, right? Hehe."

  Miteer Tushahe azure longsword in his hand, and with a shake of the sword, a faint cold air rose, f a subtle white mist. He turo look at the au venue, smiling, "Starting bid, one huhousand. Please, everyone."

  "A magical core on?" Gu He muttered as he looked at the longsword on the crystal au ptform.

  A longsword was a on he quite favored, but unfortunately, this one was of the ice attribute, flig with his fire attribute. Otherwise, he might have sidered buying it for his disciples.

  Thinking of this, Gu He had no iion of making a bid.

  The items on the list just now were not particurly appealing to him. Except for the magical beast egg and a medial herb towards the end, he was not ied in most of them.

  Of course, just because Gu He wasn't ied didn't mean others weren't. Fhters, a handy on was like a pharmacist's cauldron, an essential tool. Therefore, after Miteer Tushan's words, the au hall echoed with secutive bidding voices.

  The first round of bidding, after a few minutes of tinuous petition, was successfully won by a thin aed man for 150,000 gold s.

  After the smooth progress of the first au, various dazzling treasures began to appear on the au ptform—armor, martial skills, teiques, medial herbs, and more.

  Sitting on a soft chair, Gu He looked faintly at the ses of others vying for items, closing his eyes slightly, waiting for the uping au items.

  Simir to Gu He, in the private rooms of several top families, no one made a bid either.

  For them, the items presented so far were ig enough.

  ...

  In the private room of the Nan family:

  The elderly Nan Jie looked at the se in the au hall with a somewhat indifferent expression.

  "This Miteer Au House is being less iing."

  Watg the au of various items oform, Nan Jie's face appeared a bit bored.

  "If it weren't for that fifth-grade magical beast egg, I wouldn't have any i in this au."

  Thinking of the fifth-grade magical beast egg, Nan Jie forced himself to show a bit of enthusiasm.

  If cultivated properly, a fifth-grade magical beast could bee a king-level existen the future. Nan Jie bought the egg mainly for his granddaughter, Nan Yanran.

  Thinking of Nan Yanran, a tented smile appeared on Nan Jie's old face.

  His granddaughter being accepted as the successor by the ist Sect's sect master was a great joy for the Nan family.

  Not to mention that Nan Yanran had already been designated as the geion successor of the ist Sect.

  Onan Yanran became the sect master of the ist Sect, the strength of the Nan family would undoubtedly experience a qualitative improvement.

  By then, even the royal family of the Jia Ma Empire would not dare to easily take a against the Nan family.

  "Ah, it's a pity for that young man from the Xiao family."

  Thinking of the i a few days ago when Nan Yanran forcibly anhe e with the young man from the Xiao family, the smile on Nan Jie's face slowly disappeared.

  "When Yanran es baext time, I'll have to teach her a lesson." Thinking of Nan Yanran avoiding ing home after g the e and staying at the ist Sean Jie's face revealed a hint of anger.

  Just then, Nan Jie frowned, and a look of pain appeared on his face.

  A faint gray-bck color fshed on Nan Jie's face.

  "Damn it, it's happening again!"

  Nan Jie hurriedly circuted his Dou Qi to suppress it, and the gray-bck color on his face slowly disappeared.

  "This poison is getting more severe. I wonder how much longer I hold on."

  Feeling the dition inside his body, Nan Jie's face revealed a painful reminisce.

  Four years ago, he had battled a highly poisonous fifth-grade magical beast called the Branding Iron Poisonous Python. Although he had ultimately killed it, he had unfortunately been ied with a terrifying toxin called the Branding Iron Poison.

  Upon researg the information about this poison, Nan Jie's expression turned gloomy.

  In the records, not many sixth-grade magical beasts were o have been killed by the Branding Iron Poisonous Python's transdent poison. If it weren't for the fact that their numbers were extremely rare, many powerful individuals on the ti would probably turn pale at the thought of fag this poison.

  Over the years, relying on his strong Dou Qi, he had been suppressing the toxin. However, as he aged, the rebound of the poison became stronger.

  Nan Jie had a premonition that it wouldn't be long before the Branding Iron Poison inside his body would fully erupt.

  (End of this chapter)