201: Murong Qing was killed

Yang Lingchen did not take the hostile gazes of these people to heart.

Nowadays, his status was that of a highly regarded Genius Alchemist of the Great Yan Academy; ordinary people truly dared not deal with him openly.

The Great Yan Academy attached great importance to Alchemists, especially Top-grade Alchemists like him; if any Family foolishly provoked the Great Yan Academy, the consequences would be extremely severe.

Even the Great Yan Imperial Family would not choose to easily provoke the Great Yan Academy.

"Respected guests, welcome to this Tianfeng Chamber of Commerce Auction. I am the host for this Auction, Fan Bing!"

A woman with a bewitching and moving figure walked gracefully onto the Auction stage.

The woman appeared to be around thirty years old, her entire being exuding a mature, sexy, and charming appeal. Her pair of beautiful eyes sparkled with vitality, tugging at heartstrings, while her alluring lips constantly emitted a teasing, seductive aura.

The woman seemed to possess a magical power; as soon as she stepped onto the Auction stage, she caused countless young men to scream wildly.

It truly lived up to that classic saying: "Youth know not the goodness of aunties, mistaking young girls for treasures." These young men were performing the essence of this saying to perfection.

"I believe everyone present today has their own items they wish to bid on, so let us skip the pleasantries and officially begin the Auction!"

"Now, let us present the first treasure to be auctioned today: the Intermediate Imperial Artifact, the Ruiming Sword, with a starting price of fifty thousand spirit crystals!"

Fan Bing's voice seemed to possess a soul-stirring magical power. Many people, in order to win a smile from the beauty, began to shout and raise their bids desperately.

An Intermediate Imperial Artifact worth only a few tens of thousands of spirit crystals was driven to a high price of one hundred thousand.

The items auctioned next did not interest Yang Lingchen.

Just as he thought he would return disappointed, Fan Bing's bewitching and charming voice sounded again.

"Next to be auctioned is a beast egg from the ancient era!"

"This beast egg contains a powerful and mysterious life aura, and it was brought out from the Ancient Ruins with great difficulty by our Tianfeng Chamber of Commerce. After thousands of years, it has not hatched, so we decided to put it up for Auction. The starting price is eighty thousand spirit crystals."

Fan Bing began to introduce it in detail.

"Holy crap, this is the egg of the ancient Vicious Beast Taotie!"

Yang Lingchen's attention was instantly captured by the shimmering golden egg on the stage.

At this moment, Yang Lingchen made up his mind; no matter the cost, he was determined to win this Taotie Egg.

The Taotie was a terrifying Vicious Beast that shook the Divine Realm during the ancient era! If he could hatch it and cultivate it with care, he would be able to walk unscrupulously even after ascending to the Divine Realm.

Although this was the egg of the ancient Vicious Beast Taotie, no one else present could accurately identify it besides Yang Lingchen.

Therefore, for a time, no one bid, because no one wanted to spend eighty thousand spirit crystals to buy a hopeless, useless egg that had not hatched in thousands of years.

"One hundred thousand spirit crystals!" Seeing no one bidding, Yang Lingchen immediately called out one hundred thousand spirit crystals without hesitation.

"Two hundred thousand spirit crystals!"

As soon as Yang Lingchen finished speaking, Murong Qing immediately followed with a bid of two hundred thousand.

"Five hundred thousand spirit crystals! If anyone bids higher, I will let them have it!" Yang Lingchen sneered, his tone filled with determination.

As soon as Yang Lingchen finished speaking, the venue instantly fell silent, and even Murong Qing fell into a brief moment of contemplation.

She could not figure out Yang Lingchen's true intentions; if she bid again and Yang Lingchen did not follow, she would have to spend hundreds of thousands of spirit crystals to buy back this useless egg.

"Your Highness, it is five hundred thousand spirit crystals; we don't need to follow. This kid is definitely trying to set you up!" Wan Zihao whispered cautiously.

"Hmph, since he wants it, then what does it matter if I let him have this useless egg? Once we leave the Tianfeng Chamber of Commerce, it will be his death date." A cold, bone-chilling light flashed in Murong Qing's eyes.

In the end, Yang Lingchen successfully purchased the Taotie Egg for five hundred thousand spirit crystals.

The moment he received the Taotie Egg, Yang Lingchen finally breathed a sigh of relief and casually stowed the Taotie Egg into his haotian jade space.

During the subsequent Auction, Yang Lingchen did not find anything that could pique his interest.

Just as he was about to stand up and leave, Fan Bing's seductive voice sounded again.

"Next to be auctioned is a Divine Void Grass. I believe everyone here knows its value better than anyone else. I won't say anything more; the starting price is two hundred thousand spirit crystals. Let the Auction begin!"

"Whoa!"

"I bid two hundred and fifty thousand!" A middle-aged man shouted the price, unable to contain his impatience.

"I bid three hundred thousand!"

"I bid five hundred thousand!"

As soon as Fan Bing finished speaking, the venue instantly erupted into a frenzy, with bids sounding one after another, endless and overlapping.

"This Princess bids one million!" Just then, Murong Qing shouted the price of one million with an air of arrogance, instantly silencing the room.

"One million five hundred thousand!"

Just when everyone thought Murong Qing was about to secure the Divine Void Grass, Yang Lingchen's lazy voice echoed throughout the venue.

After calling out the price, Yang Lingchen made a provocative gesture toward Murong Qing.

Murong Qing's face instantly turned livid. Forcing herself to suppress the raging fire in her heart, she continued to bid: "Two million."

"Three million." Yang Lingchen called out yet another shocking, explosive price.

"Miss Fan Bing!" Murong Qing snapped angrily, standing up in a fury.

"Princess Qing, is there something you need?" Fan Bing asked.

"This Princess suspects he is deliberately driving up the price, because it is impossible for him to produce so many spirit crystals!" Murong Qing said coldly.

"This..."

Fan Bing was caught in a dilemma. The main issue was that Yang Lingchen's bid was outrageously high; even she found it hard to believe that he could produce three million spirit crystals.

"I am a Top-grade Alchemist of the Great Yan Academy. Miss Fan, do you think my status is not worth three million?" Yang Lingchen sneered, his expression full of confidence.

Just then, a deacon in charge walked up to Fan Bing and whispered, "Sister Fan, we have investigated. He is indeed a Top-grade Alchemist of the Great Yan Academy, and what's more, a Top-grade Alchemist of the divine origin pill."

"I understand. You may go now!" Fan Bing said.

"Yes, Sister Fan!"

Fan Bing cleared her throat and smiled, "Princess Qing, this Young Master is a Top-grade Alchemist of the divine origin pill from the Great Yan Academy. His status alone is worth three million spirit crystals. I wonder if you will continue to bid?"

"Hmph! Four million!"

Murong Qing gritted her teeth, looking at Yang Lingchen with provocation.

"Your Highness, the Divine Void Grass is simply not worth four million!" Wan Zihao said anxiously via Sound Transmission.

"Of course This Princess knows it's not worth four million. As long as that brat bids again, I will let him have it. Regardless, once he leaves the Tianfeng Chamber of Commerce, that brat won't be able to escape." Murong Qing said via Sound Transmission.

"What if he doesn't follow?" Wan Zihao asked anxiously via Sound Transmission.

"Rest assured. That brat is an idiot; given his personality, it's impossible for him not to follow!" Murong Qing said via Sound Transmission.

"The Princess is indeed brilliant!" Wan Zihao flattered.

"Princess Qing bids four million. I wonder if this Young Master will follow?" Fan Bing said in a bewitching voice, casting a flirtatious wink at Yang Lingchen.

"Sigh!" Yang Lingchen pondered for a moment, then said with a regretful expression, "Forget it, I'll let her have it!"

As soon as Yang Lingchen finished speaking, Murong Qing's face instantly turned livid. This was four million spirit crystals!