The Extraordinary Urban God of Medicine - Chapter 1057

Chapter 1057: Chapter 1057: Spirit Stone? I Don’t Have It! Chapter 1057: Chapter 1057: Spirit Stone? I Don’t Have It! Soon, a staff member from the auction house delivered the metal fragment to Huang Xiaolong’s private room.

60 top-grade spirit stones.

Huang Xiaolong did not have so many spirit stones on hand, and he felt embarrassed to ask Zhan Tang to advance the payment again. So, he simply took out two flying swords and exchanged them for the metal fragment.

Upon seeing the two flying swords Huang Xiaolong took out, the staff noticed their exceptional quality, definitely worth more than 60 top-grade spirit stones, and without saying much more, they respectfully took the swords and left the private room.

As Huang Xiaolong held the metal fragment in his hands, a mysterious smile emerged on his face.

“Young master, may I take a look at that metal fragment?” Qingqing asked curiously as she watched Huang Xiaolong.

“Take it and play with it,” Huang Xiaolong casually tossed the metal fragment to Qingqing.

Qingqing studied it this way and that for a good while but still shook her head in bewilderment. “I really can’t see anything special about it.”

Hei Mei said disdainfully, “Hmph, you’re not the young master. You’re just a little snake. What could you possibly see?”

The auction continued.

Next to take the stage was a treasure of the finale, a “ding”–a type of ancient cauldron.

This cauldron, the size of a water jar, was made of an unknown material, with archaic inscriptions densely etched on its sides, emanating a subtle aura all over.

The large cauldron was lifted by Mengqi using her mana, floating in mid-air.

“Ladies and gentlemen, the next item for auction is this very cauldron. It is another world-shocking treasure excavated from ancient ruins! After appraisal, the attack power of this cauldron far surpasses the Eight Treasures Gourd that was just auctioned,” Mengqi said with pride on her face. “During combat, when this cauldron is summoned, it will grow as large as a mountain and will directly crush enemies into powder! Additionally, it possesses another divine skill, which is to suck enemies into the cauldron and refine them alive into dust!”

There was a moment of breathless silence!

A myriad of spiritual senses swept over the cauldron.

Then, sounds of sharp intakes of breath continued to rise and fall!

The cultivators in the hall locked their gazes on it, their throats dry and their expressions dazed.

They clearly understood the formidable nature of this cauldron!

Inside Xia Ding’s private room.

“This treasure… this treasure… splendid! Absolutely splendid! If this young master refines this cauldron, my combat strength will be significantly enhanced~~ With this cauldron, I can surely advance my ranking in this year’s Qianlong List competition!” Xia Ding’s eyes shot out a dazzling light, his right shoulder trembled slightly as he clenched his teeth and declared, “I must have this treasure! I am resolute in my determination! No one shall compete with me for it! Whoever dares to challenge is disrespecting me and inviting endless trouble! I will obtain this cauldron at any cost!”

“Ladies and gentlemen, please pay attention. This cauldron has been appraised by our auction house’s masters, and the starting bid is set at 1500 top-grade spirit stones… Please start your bidding now!” Mengqi’s face was full of confidence.

She believed that this cauldron would indeed create a sensation and be fiercely contested over at the scene.

And sure enough, as soon as the starting bid was announced, excited and impulsive bids came from the main hall and various private rooms–
“1600 top-grade spirit stones!”

“1800 top-grade spirit stones!”

“2000 top-grade spirit stones!”

…

Apart from the cultivators who lacked the financial resources, the few who could take part in the competition began bidding. Some even staked their entire fortune in an attempt to obtain the cauldron.

After all, in the world of cultivators, spirit stones can be earned again, but supreme treasures like this are hard to come by. Acquiring a treasure of this caliber would be tantamount to having an extra life!

“Hahaha~~ Do you think any of you can outbid this young master?” Xia Ding’s scornful and wild laughter burst forth in his private room. “All of you shut up! 5000 top-grade spirit stones!”

Xia Ding was indeed domineering, immediately suppressing the atmosphere with his bid.

The cultivators who valued the cauldron highly were now merely shaking their heads with a bitter smile–
“Can’t compete, can’t compete anymore. Just now, Xia Ding finalized the Eight Treasures Gourd with a bid of 30,000 top-grade spirit stones. Given that the cauldron is far more powerful, Xia Ding is very likely to bid over 30,000 spirit stones. With that, who would dare contend with him?”

“Yes, it’s said that Xia Ding, as the Xia Family’s current number one genius, has boundless potential and is very likely to rise to the realm of an Immortal. Therefore, he has become the favorite talent of the entire Xia Family. He can make use of the Xia Family’s wealth.”

“Yes, if it were just Xia Ding’s wealth alone, he probably wouldn’t dare to bid so recklessly, burning through Spirit Stones like that. However, with a great clan backing him, competing with him would just bring us humiliation. Unless an elder from a major sect or a core disciple were to come, then there might be a chance to contend.”

…

Faced with the wealthy Xia Ding, other cultivators could only sigh in frustration.

In Huang Xiaolong’s private room.

“Island Master, what do you think, should we fight for it?” Zhan Tang asked from the side.

This time, it was Huang Xiaolong and Xia Ding gambling to see who could auction off the magical artifact of higher quality to be the winner. Now, with the appearance of this ancient cauldron, it was very likely to be the most precious and powerful artifact of the auction. If Xia Ding got his hands on it, Huang Xiaolong would be at a significant disadvantage.

“Hehehe~~” Huang Xiaolong just laughed. “Actually, I don’t need to get involved anymore. Because I’ve already got the best artifact. However, I can’t let that Genius Xia win the artifact for such a small price… I’ve got to make him bleed a bit, right?”

After speaking, Huang Xiaolong lazily called out.

“10,000 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

This move left the cultivators somewhat amused.

“That kid who bid on the metal shard is opposing Xia Ding again. It seems these two are archenemies. Because of their feud, the Eight Treasures Gourd went for the unimaginable price of 30,000 top-grade Spirit Stones. It’s anyone’s guess how high they’ll drive the price of this cauldron~~”
Having given up on the magical artifact cauldron, the cultivators simply turned to watch the excitement. They stood by and enjoyed the spectacle of the struggle between Huang Xiaolong and Xia Ding.

Inside Xia Ding’s luxurious private room.

“Young Master, that kid is at it again! He’s like an annoying ghost that won’t go away!” An old man at the Crossing Tribulation stage expressed extreme disgust on his face. “So annoying!”

“Hmph! He bet with me, so of course, he’s going all out, competing for the most formidable artifact against me,” laughed Xia Ding. “I’d like to see what resources he has to compete with me, with what foundation he dares to fight against the entire Xia Family!”

“The limit price for this big cauldron should be around 10,000 top-grade Spirit Stones. After all, this cauldron has the power to easily kill a mid-Crossing Tribulation stage enemy… Now that this kid is meddling, the price is bound to go up a bit,” Xia Ding’s eyes glittered as he snickered. “15,000 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

Huang Xiaolong’s voice quickly followed. “30,000 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

This time, the bid went straight up to the final sale price of the Eight Treasures Gourd.

“40,000 top-grade Spirit Stones,” Xia Ding also did not give Huang Xiaolong any chance.

As expected, once Huang Xiaolong and Xia Ding got serious, the bidding price climbed higher and higher.

Bids that jumped up by tens of thousands of top-grade Spirit Stones at once were unseen even by the auction house staff. The less wealthy cultivators were terrified and exhilarated, shouting for joy.

In Huang Xiaolong’s private room.

In fact, Huang Xiaolong still had a few Elixirs of Immortality, so he wasn’t just bidding wildly.

“Enough, this kind of bidding isn’t satisfying, let’s just stop–”
Huang Xiaolong cleared his throat and shouted loudly. “Genius Xia, let’s stop beating around the bush and settle this quickly. I’ll make a bid and let’s see if you continue playing–100,000 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

Boom~~~!!!!

With Huang Xiaolong’s bid coming out, it was like an atomic bomb had been dropped in the auction hall.

Everyone was dumbstruck, and even their minds went blank!

100,000 top-grade Spirit Stones?

What did that amount to?

It was essentially equivalent to the total foundation of some smaller sects overseas!

This artifact cauldron, despite being an incredibly formidable artifact, was definitely not worth that many Spirit Stones!

Such a sky-high bid was no longer competitive bidding, but a kind of frenzied, messy play!

Silence.

The entire auction hall was so quiet, you could hear a pin drop!

Inside Xia Ding’s luxurious private room.

“Hmph!!!!” Xia Ding could no longer maintain his composure; he could not sit still. He slammed his palm onto the delicate bamboo tea table, turning it to dust.

Xia Ding stood up abruptly, his gaze ferocious and his expression terrifyingly twisted. “You little bastard, to bid like this, do you intend to crush this young master to death in one go~~~”
Xia Ding’s subordinates were now in a state of sincere trepidation, severely suppressed.

“Young Master, this is playing a bit too big,” an old man resembling a steward approached and bowed, his cultivation at the late stage of Divine Skills realm. “Young Master, this old servant suggests giving up. 100,000 top-grade Spirit Stones is already no small sum.”

Indeed, with Xia Ding’s gifted talent and youth, he had ventured out into the overseas world, fought in numerous battles large and small, killed countless people, and plundered much wealth. He had even discovered some ancient relics and stumbled upon fortunes.

It can be said that Xia Ding had amassed quite a lot.

His entire fortune amounted to roughly 100,000 top-grade Spirit Stones, and the Eight Treasures Gourd he had just acquired had already cost him 30,000 top-grade Spirit Stones…

“Impossible! How could this young master lose to an unknown little bastard!” Xia Ding ground his teeth. “Steward Hu, how much wealth can this young master mobilize from the Xia Family?”

“This…” The old man, skilled at reading people and situations, heaved a quiet sigh, knowing full well Xia Ding’s temperament. Xia Ding was a genius, a monstrous talent, terrifyingly arrogant and self-loving, and indeed, he had never encountered any setbacks in his life.

For him to admit defeat, it would have to be to a genius ranked much higher than him on the Hidden Dragon List. Those geniuses who are even more monstrous!

“Young Master, you are the future hope of our Xia Family… you can unconditionally mobilize the Xia Family’s savings. It’s just that… although the Xia Family is a great clan with a foundation accumulated over thousands of years, that also amounts to an exaggerated figure. Nevertheless, the Xia Family still has too many members, and the daily consumption is also a large number…” The steward earnestly advised.

Indeed, to keep such a large family running, the daily consumption is terrifying.

“No more nonsense! Steward Hu, just tell this young master, how many Spirit Stones can this young master use?” Xia Ding said impatiently.

“Yes, Young Master, you can use 200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones~~~” Steward Hu calculated in his mind and then spoke cautiously.

“Good! Very good! 200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones! This young master refuses to believe that with this, I can’t crush that little bastard!” Xia Ding licked his lips, then immediately shouted a bid. “120,000 top-grade Spirit Stones!”

This bid once again plunged the entire venue into a great shock.

Inside Huang Xiaolong’s private room.

“Hehe~~ Before this bid, that Genius Xia had a short period of silence; I think he must have made quite an effort to arrange this bid~~ Hahaha, even the host family has run out of surplus grain~ good, I’ll give it another fierce shot.” Huang Xiaolong laughed casually.

“200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones.”

A new storm had arrived!!!!

200,000!

Huang Xiaolong was too crazy!

Inside Xia Ding’s luxurious private room.

“Young Master! Give up! We can’t compete any further!” Steward Hu, as well as many subordinates, all strenuously tried to dissuade him.

“Young Master, the value of that big cauldron treasure is far from reaching 200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones; if we rashly purchase it, we will also face criticism from the Family Head and the elders upon our return!” An old servant spoke shakily.

“Young Master, just to win an argument, it’s… it’s not worth it!” Steward Hu pleaded bitterly.

At this moment, Xia Ding’s eyes were bloodshot, and he was in a state of hysteria.

However–
“Wait~~~~!”

Suddenly, Xia Ding’s expression shifted, revealing a hint of peculiarity. “This young master has something to say!”

“Eh~~ This is Young Master Xia from the Xia Family. May I ask, what does Young Master Xia wish to say?” Host Mengqi politely smiled toward Xia Ding’s luxurious private room. “Young Master Xia, please feel free to speak.”

“This is a fraud!” Xia Ding sneered. “Previously, the auction for that gourd treasure, I will not mention. Now, the bidding price for this big cauldron has been raised to 200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones… this is utterly absurd! Preposterous to the extreme!”

“200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones, do you realize what that means? I believe everyone present is very clear about that. Even some sects, if they were to sell everything including their treasures and Cultivation Technique manuscripts, they could not gather 200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones, right? Only the big sects could bear such a sum at this level.” Xia Ding spoke with more confidence. “As the number one figure of the current generation of the Xia Family, relying on the foundation the Xia Family has built overseas for so many years, to come up with 200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones, even though it is not without effort, it wouldn’t cause a crippling injury. But that kid! What about him? Who believes that he can produce 200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones?”

“He is but a nameless nobody! Perhaps even a Loose Cultivator! Can he bring out 200,000 top-grade Spirit Stones?”

“Could his personal wealth really be on par with the foundation of a minor sect? Isn’t that preposterous?”

…

Xia Ding’s words were logical and well-founded.

With that said, almost all the cultivators had come to a realization from their shock–
“Right, with Young Master Xia putting it that way, there’s a good chance we’ve been hoodwinked by that kid. 200,000 top-grade spirit stones, that’s enough to buy a minor sect. Who is that kid to be able to take that out?”

“Indeed, he’s just in that private room. I’ve scanned it with my divine sense, and there are only a few ordinary cultivators with not high cultivation inside. Being able to take out 20,000 top-grade spirit stones would already be quite impressive.”

“What audacity! To actually dare to deceive!”

…

Thus, the entire auction house was filled with voices of doubt.

Even Mengqi looked at Huang Xiaolong’s private room with a face full of suspicion.

Xia Ding was even more smug. “The reputation of this Giant Whale Island’s auction house is paramount. There is a rule that if anyone, during the bidding, blindly makes bids, disrupting the order, and inflating the prices of the auction items, then they will face severe punishment. Is this true?”

“Yes, Young Master Xia, indeed it is,” Mengqi nodded.

“May I ask, what punishment awaits those who make bids to the sky with ulterior motives, those who are only pretending to be something they’re not?” Xia Ding sneered.

“Once confirmed, if someone acts recklessly and makes bids without having enough spirit stones, then… at the very least their cultivation will be crippled and they will be expelled from Giant Whale Island. At worst–executed in public!” Mengqi’s voice also turned chilly.

Clearly, reminded by Xia Ding, Mengqi also had significant doubts about Huang Xiaolong’s purchasing power!

“Well then, I would like the auction house staff to verify it. Let’s see if the person who bid 200,000 top-grade spirit stones, such an astronomical sum, can indeed take out 200,000 top-grade spirit stones!” Xia Ding’s demeanor and temperament went back to his usual calm, and his eyes were filled with mockery.

“Hahahaha~~~ Kid, you think you can compete with this Young Master with such tricks? That’s utterly foolhardy! I want you exposed for what you truly are!” Xia Ding cruelly mocked Huang Xiaolong’s private room with biting sarcasm.

“Young Master Xia, there’s no need to be angry, I will send someone to verify it immediately,” Mengqi apologized.

Soon enough, two fierce and ferocious early-stage Crossing Calamity cultivators from the auction house rushed into Huang Xiaolong’s private room in a flurry.

“Heh~~ Well, once it’s confirmed that the person was making a sham, we will have to reauction this cauldron treasure. All previous bids will be invalid,” Xia Ding smile lightly.

Immediately after, Xia Ding said to the subordinates in the private room, “This cauldron must be obtained by this Young Master. After getting rid of that troublemaker, perhaps, with only tens of thousands of top-grade spirit stones, it can be added to our collection.”

All the subordinates in the private room breathed a sigh of relief.

“Young Master truly thinks of everything. That kid must be bluffing, and now that Young Master has called his bluff, the Giant Whale Island won’t let him off,” Steward Hu also laughed.

Xia Ding’s triumphant voice echoed inside the auction house. “This cauldron is going to be Young Master’s. Later, those that want to compete with this Young Master, I will be happy to oblige. But remember, don’t be like that kid, talking nonsense and deceiving. Otherwise, you’ll have to pay the price.”

In the auction house, many voices of schadenfreude arose–
“That guy is as good as dead!”

“Giant Whale Island won’t let off such people.”

“Despicable, to actually sneak around and cheat on Giant Whale Island, he’s really courting death.”

“He’s going to die a horrible death!”

…

The two ferocious early-stage Crossing Calamity cultivators had already charged into Huang Xiaolong’s private room!

Huang Xiaolong was still sitting calmly, having been indifferent to the various criticisms and mockery until then.

“Please take out 200,000 top-grade spirit stones,” one of the early-stage Crossing Calamity cultivators demanded coldly from Huang Xiaolong.

“Spirit stones? I indeed don’t have them,” Huang Xiaolong responded, squinting his eyes.

…