Chapter 98: The Auction Begins

  Sorry, I really couldn't write anymore today. This morning felt okay, but by this afternoon, after writing for half a day, I didn't make much progress. I should be tired, after all, in the past it was 5,000 words per update, and now it's been over 20 days with 10,000 words per update, which is a bit hard to adapt to. So today will just be two chapters, consider this a temporary leave of absence. I won't write tonight, take a rest, and tomorrow no matter what, there will be four updates.

  Ouyang Tianhong is the strongest family in Huaxia country, excluding the hidden world families. Their financial and material resources far exceed those of other major families, so they naturally became the leader of the five major families. As the head of the Ouyang family's God Guard, Ouyang Tianhong also took on this role.

  Moreover, the five major families often have business dealings with each other, so their relationship is also very good. Moreover, whenever there are large commercial activities, they will all join forces to undertake them together, just like this time's auction of the Zhūjīdān.

  After hearing Ouyang Tianhong's words, the other family heads stood up and bid farewell one after another, without any hesitation or delay, as if they had already gotten used to it.

  After the masters left, Ouyang Tianhong looked at Zhang Cheng excitedly and said: "Xianzhi, I really didn't expect you to come up with a method like this. With this, we can definitely sell these elixirs for the price of eighteen elixirs. The loss from giving those four families four foundation-establishing elixirs each can also be made up for."

  "I just thought about the idea of buying people, and then I stood in their position to think about this thing, so I came up with this method. Specifically, whether it is feasible or not, I don't have a bottom line in my heart!" Zhang Cheng smiled, he didn't think there was anything special about it.

  "You have such a talent, not coming to learn business is really wasting this material. Why don't you come and learn from me? I guarantee that in less than ten years, you will become the richest man in Huaxia." Ouyang Tianhong exclaimed.

  "I'm telling you, Ou Yang, don't deceive our family's San Er. If he comes to learn how to do business with you, won't his cultivation be neglected? That would be a huge loss." Zhang Fang said, waving his hand.

  "Haha, that's what I said, but if he really wants to learn from me and do business, I'd be more than happy!" Ouyang Tianhong chuckled and said.

  "Uncle, stop teasing me, I know I'm not cut out for business!" Zhang Cheng still had some self-awareness, although he had many advanced ideas, but they were only theoretical, if he really went to do it, that would be a different story.

  Moreover, he has no interest in doing business. Now he just wants to quickly improve his cultivation and then travel the world to see what it's like, and later, see if there's an opportunity to return to Earth.

  Although he has no relatives on Earth either, he still wants to go back and take a look, after all, that is where he was born and raised.

  "Alright, you can go in now. Qianyun, take Cheng'er to see your mother. She's been nagging me nonstop lately, it's almost driving me crazy." Ouyang Tianhong said irritably.

  "Good!" Ouyang Qianyun responded with a voice, then stood up and pulled Zhang Cheng's hand, saying: "Let's go, Brother Zhang Cheng!"

  "Hmm!" Zhang Cheng responded, then followed Ouyang Qianyun into the inner hall. After they left, Ouyang Tianhong and Zhang Fang finally withdrew their gaze, then said: "Zhang brother, shouldn't we discuss the marriage of these two children now?"

  Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the auction of the largest foundation-laying ceremony in history, which shocked the five major countries, kicked off in the capital city of Huaxia, Yanjing.

  That morning, the auction house's doors had not yet opened, but outside, a crowd of people had already gathered. Of course, these were just ordinary people from Hua Xia country, and they came here simply to see the excitement.

  As for those hidden families and the people of the Xiu Zhen Sect, they didn't seem to be in a hurry. They didn't appear until the door opened.

  At 9:00 in the morning, the auction house's doors opened on time. Some people who had reserved seats beforehand walked in directly with their numbers, while those who hadn't made a reservation didn't leave but instead stayed where they were, seemingly wanting to witness the splendor of the immortal masters.

  About ten minutes later, a group of people wearing purple robes came from afar, including both men and women. Rarely handsome and elegant, the women were slender and graceful. As soon as they appeared, they attracted many people's attention.

  Among this group of people, a certain pink sedan was the most eye-catching. A slender hand lifted the colored fabric curtains on both sides of the sedan, and from this, it could be seen that there was a woman sitting inside. However, looking in from the outside, it was pitch black, and it was impossible to see the person's true appearance.

  However, it was precisely because the faces of the people inside could not be seen that many people's eyes were attracted to it, and it wasn't until the sedan chair was carried into the auction hall that some people withdrew their gaze.

  "These people are from the Xiahou family near Huaxia Country. It's said that their family head is a Golden Dan period expert, and there are countless Foundation Building period experts. Their overall strength is not inferior to an average sect at all. Moreover, in the past, there have been cases where Foundation Building Dans were sold, and almost all of them were bought by this family. This time, they're the first ones to arrive again, so it's likely that they'll get their hands on this Foundation Building Dan as well." A nearby martial artist who had seen them before said.

  "My god, a master of the Golden Elixir stage could probably wipe me out with just one finger. Their family is indeed formidable." A person beside him responded.

  "Do you know who is sitting in that sedan chair?" someone asked from the side.

  "It's not clear, the Xiahou family is a very low-key family among the hidden world families, and its members are basically not active in the outside world, I can't get in touch with them at all, and I don't even know where the Xiahou family is. The reason I knew they were from the Xiahou family was just because someone mentioned it at an auction before."

  "Look, someone else is coming!" With this cry of surprise, the crowd's gaze returned to the Xiahou family and then cast out again into the distance.

  This time, a group of people wearing gray robes came, and in the middle of this group, there was a man riding a high-headed horse, wearing a red brocade robe, which was very eye-catching.

  The man was called Jin Jiao Changbo, wearing a golden boot and a golden hair crown, with a national character face, holding a long gun in his right hand, giving people an invincible feeling.

  "This is a member of the Wang family, and the man riding on horseback should be the young master of the Wang family, I think his name is Wang Gang. The last time I saw him, he was an 8th rank martial artist, now he's probably reached the Xiantian realm. This time they let him come, it seems that the Wang family has also taken a liking to this batch of foundation-building pills. It looks like we're in for a good show."

  "Good heavens! The Chen Clan is indeed a large clan. Anyone who comes out of it has such strong cultivation!" The person beside him exclaimed in surprise.

  It then became a performance show for various big families, as if they had agreed on it beforehand, one after another, neither early nor late, enough to attract people's attention for four weeks.

  This time, a total of ten hidden world families and eight Xianmen schools came. Of course, these Xianmen schools are also some medium and small schools, and the medium and small schools here refer to the five major countries around the four weeks.

  If compared to the entire Silentium Continent, they wouldn't even be considered a sect, and even the Azure Mist Sect, which has Yuan Ying stage experts and several Golden Dan stage experts, would only be considered a small sect.

  After all these families and sects have arrived, the auction officially begins.