Asura Mad Emperor

Chapter 342 Bid Up Prices

Li Zhi made his case with reason and evidence, yet rendered Fu Xi unable to find an excuse to refute. Moreover, he spoke with a smile so full of pleasure, and even though his words were like slapping Fu Xi hard across the face, he left him with no opportunity to strike back.

"If Young Master Fu's wealth is insufficient, you should have said so earlier. Speak kindly on my behalf, and I'll persuade Young Master Qin. It's possible that Young Master Qin doesn't need this spiritual medicine so urgently and might just give it to you," said Li Zhi.

Having said that, the Eldest Prince really did move, bending over next to Qinchuan and saying loudly on purpose, "Young Master Qin, Young Master Fu has come from afar, and he is a distinguished guest of our Tianyuan lineage. Why not let him have this spirit grass..." Discover more stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Upon hearing this, Fu Xi's face turned an iron blue.

Li Zhi's argument seemed to be defending Fu Xi on the surface, but everyone could see that Li Zhi's deeper implication was to mock Fu Xi, suggesting that if he didn't have the money, he should stop pretending to be a rich man and get lost sooner rather than later.

Compared to Qinchuan's arrogant dominance, it was clearly one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, together squeezing the Taiyuan Royal Family.

This was something Fu Xi could not endure, and he spoke up.

"A mere few million mysterious crystals are nothing to this prince. Since you wish to compete with me, let's just wait and see who is stronger," he declared.

After saying that, he bellowed at the person in charge of the Myriad Spirit Pavilion, "For this Blood Stone Grass, this prince bids five million!"

Fu Xi's voice was loud, resounding throughout the entire Myriad Spirit Pavilion, immediately attracting many guests there to select spiritual medicines to crowd around.

When they inquired about what had happened,

everyone couldn't help but exclaim.

"A mere Blood Stone Grass has actually been bid up to the price of five million mysterious crystals."

Once the people in the venue were asked and they knew it was the great Eldest Prince of the Taiyuan Ancient Country and the Tianyuan prince, Li Zhi, the crowd was even more excited.

"The Tianyuan Eldest Prince and the Taiyuan Eldest Prince have come head-to-head here and now. Neither side will likely let this go easily. The price will probably rise even more!"

Indeed.

Qinchuan, appearing unaffected and self-assured, merely fiddled with his ear and said indifferently,

"Oh Li Zhi, it seems the honored guest from Taiyuan is not willing to accept your goodwill, insisting on having a tough fight with me."

After finishing, Qinchuan nonchalantly threw out a number, "Six million."

"Seven million mysterious crystals!"

No sooner had Qinchuan's voice faded than Fu Xi nearly roared out the price of seven million.

The bid had been raised to such a height that it was no longer simply about the Blood Stone Grass for Li Zhi, Qinchuan, or Fu Xi—it was about the face of the cultivators, and more so about the face of a royal family.

Especially for Fu Xi, as the Eldest Prince of the Taiyuan Ancient Country, he naturally couldn't tolerate being seen as inferior. Although the price of seven million was enough to cause him pain, at this point, he could no longer care.

If he were bested by Li Zhi today, it might give rise to the pretext that the Taiyuan Ancient Country was inferior to the Tianyuan Nation. Therefore, he had begun to become increasingly frenzied, having already lost his reason.

All he wanted now was to dominate the two of them.

As for the Eastern clan, they had already retreated to the side, looking dejected. Although the Blood Stone Grass was precious, purchasing one for seven million mysterious crystals was not something they could afford.

"Eight million!"

Qinchuan, seeming unfazed, still merely voiced a number calmly, as if the amount of mysterious crystals it represented had nothing to do with him.

However, in the eyes of everyone, since Li Zhi had involved himself in this matter, no matter how much Qinchuan bid, it truly seemed irrelevant to him, as in the end, it would be Li Zhi footing the bill.

Taking a deep breath, Fu Xi suppressed the rage in his heart and questioned Li Zhi, "Li Zhi, this man has made a bid of eight million. Do you truly intend to continue bidding for him, while also offending the Taiyuan Royal Family?"

Li Zhi still had a smile playing on his lips, his expression bright and gentle as he spoke with a smile.

"Could it be that Young Master Fu has run low on Mysterious Crystals? Do you need this prince to lend you some more?"

"You..."

Fu Xi was overcome with frustration, never having expected this Li Zhi to be so determined to compete with Qinchuan.

But as the heir to the Taiyuan Ancient Country, he could not admit defeat at this juncture. Suddenly, a violent aura burst forth from him, his eyes blood red as he roared out practically word for word.

"This prince—"

"Offers sixteen million—"

"Huff—"

Upon hearing Fu Xi's bid, everyone audibly drew in a breath of cold air.

They hadn't expected him to double Qinchuan's price in one fell swoop, raising it from eight million to sixteen million.

"The Eldest Prince of the Taiyuan Ancient Country is indeed lavish in his spending!"

"But sixteen million, even for Young Master Fu Xi, must be quite a strain on his resources."

"With Young Master Fu Xi driving the price this high, will Li Zhi and that young man continue to follow?"

Watching the two of them push the price from two million to eight million, even the usually indifferent manager of the Myriad Spirit Pavilion jolted at this turn, his heart thumping wildly as though it was about to leap out of his chest.

"Sixteen million—"

"This is sixteen million we're talking about! Not one million six hundred thousand!"

"To think it's being spent on a single Blood Stone Grass, that's like stumbling upon sixteen million Mysterious Crystals for nothing."

How could he not be thrilled?

Even Qinchuan reevaluated Fu Xi with an unreadable gaze, surprised by the bid.

After the price reached eight million, he had assumed Fu Xi would at most push it to ten million, which would have been his limit; that's when Qinchuan planned to stop competing.

Unexpectedly, Fu Xi doubled it instead, offering a staggering sixteen million, six million more than Qinchuan's anticipated price.

Li Zhi also furrowed his brows at this moment, not anticipating Fu Xi's reckless bidding.

He glanced at Qinchuan and saw that he remained silent. Gritting his teeth, he was about to continue bidding.

Qinchuan suddenly caught his eye, signaling for him to stop. Qinchuan shook his head and mocked, "To spend sixteen million on a single Blood Stone Grass, the Taiyuan Ancient Country really is bold with its wealth. Never mind, this young master will not compete further, the Blood Stone Grass is yours."

Upon hearing this, Fu Xi's face flushed with a resentful look, and his eyes gleamed with venom as he hissed, "Hmph, boy, I'll remember you. Daring to oppose me, you will regret your actions today!"

After speaking, Fu Xi strutted arrogantly into the pavilion, pulling out a Storage Bag and pouring out a pile of purple crystal stones.

These purple crystals were known as Purple Mysterious Crystals, exceedingly rare and found only in the deepest parts of a Mysterious Crystal Mine. The spiritual energy and profound laws within were incomparable to regular Mysterious Crystals, with a single Purple Mysterious Crystal worth ten thousand Mysterious Crystals.

So, sixteen million Mysterious Crystals equaled precisely sixteen hundred Purple Mysterious Crystals, and the pile he had contained no less than two thousand of them.

This was likely the yield of a small Mysterious Crystal Mine over the course of a year, and now Fu Xi was using sixteen hundred of them to purchase a single Blood Stone Grass.

Once their transaction was completed, Qinchuan then leisurely made his way over to the Myriad Spirit Pavilion's counter, stating indifferently, "Manager, now that the Blood Stone Grass has been sold, please bring out the Blood Stone Spirit Fruit that you have."