Surge of Cultivation

"Hongli Auction House" was located in the middle section of Qingyun Road, east of Zhongcheng City. It was a three-story building with a history of over a hundred years. However, the security of such an old and simple building could be said to be top-notch. It was far beyond people's imagination.

Entering the auction house's entrance, one could see a powerful fighter security post every three to five steps. The super clear "electronic eye" was spread out in every corner of the auction house and every movement of every person was constantly monitored. Even if a fly flew in, it was hard to hide it.

The first floor of the auction house was designed to be a large hall with round tables placed around it. Before the auction officially began, guests could have a cup of tea and have a talk with each other. The four walls of the hall were painted in a light gold color, and the chandelier on its head also emitted a soft golden light. The two golden colors reflected in the hall, and as one entered it, it was as if one was in a dream-like golden world brimming with an aura of wealth.

The interior of the auction house was so luxurious, and its exterior was so ancient. In comparison, the interior and exterior were like two extremes.

At this time, the auction hadn't even officially started, and hundreds of rich and powerful buyers from all over the federation had already gathered in the lobby of the first floor, patiently waiting. Some of the familiar people were sitting there chatting at three to five tables, guessing what kind of good items the "Hongli Auction House" would bring out today.

In the past hundred years since the establishment of the "Hongli Auction House", most of the buyers had auctioned all kinds of combat beads. Therefore, among the hundreds of buyers, most were warriors and those who specialized in selling combat beads for a living, the "combat bead dealers".

On the north side of the hall, there was a huge display screen. Before each auction began, the screen would display the names of all the items to be auctioned today, so that everyone would be prepared to bid.

The second floor of the auction house was the official auction hall, which could accommodate four to five hundred people at the same time. However, this wasn't a very big occasion, yet it created many miracles in the history of the Federation Auction House. Five years ago, at an auction, a 50-year old combat bead was bought by someone at a high price of 600 million federal coins. This was the new record for the price of the Federation's combat beads.

The third floor was the auction house's office area. If someone wanted to sell their combat beads, they first had to go through the relevant procedures here, and after obtaining a contract, they could entrust the combat beads to the auction house to be in charge of operation. Once the auction was successful, the auction house would withdraw a certain percentage of the costs and taxes, and the rest of the money would be transferred directly into the account provided by the seller.

This was the first time that Ye Qingdi had entered such an official auction place, so he did not know anything about the rules and how it worked. Xia Bing and Xia Huo, on the other hand, were quite familiar with the way, so they brought Ye Qingdi directly to the first floor's hall, where a waitress explained the purpose of his visit.

"Excuse me, gentlemen, how many years are you planning to sell these combat beads for?" The waitress who was around 30 years old with a sweet professional smile on her face asked gently.

Although there were hundreds of people gathered in the hall, it was obvious that everyone had high standards of character. Their voices weren't loud, and there wasn't even a hint of noise. Ye Qingdi turned his head to look around, and then extended his five fingers in front of the service lady.

"Five-year?" When the waitress saw that Ye Qingdi was dressed in very ordinary clothes for only ten years, she began to look down on him. When he extended five fingers, her first instinct was that the child was going to sell a five year old battle bead, so she covered her mouth and smiled, "Sir, I am really sorry, but we are only selling all kinds of battle beads for ten years or more. None of those are accepted!"

"Holy sh * t!" Ye Qingdi frowned, if it wasn't for the beautiful face of the waitress, he would have spit on her face. He said snappily: "My lady, how do you know that I'm selling it for five years? Not in fifty years? "

Ye Qingdi felt that he had a big stomach and a broad chest, but being looked down on like this made him a bit depressed. He thought to himself, "Even if a martial artist knows that a five-year old Battle Bead is worthless, I'm not an idiot. Even if I had a five-year old Battle Bead in my hand, I wouldn't be able to take it to this place to make a fool of myself!"

"Fifty years?" The waitress's smile froze, wondering if she had misheard.

She still remembered that the last auction house had auctioned out fifty years ago, five years ago, and at that time, that single Battle Pearl had sold for a high price of six hundred million federal coins, and the auction house had taken out one percent of the related fees. That month, they had even received an extra red packet as a reward.

"Fifty years!" When Ye Qingdi saw that the waitress seemed to not believe him, he raised his voice a little.

Xia Huo laughed, "Little junior brother, who told you to wear such shabby clothes? If you said you had a fifty year old battle bead, even I wouldn't dare to believe you! The next time you come here, remember to wear a famous brand and dress yourself up so that others won't have any doubts. Young lady, am I right? "

"Sir, I'm sorry! I... "I'll help you contact the staff of this institute and have them take you through the relevant procedures …" When the service lady heard the mockery in Xia Huo's words, her face reddened and she immediately apologized. She then picked up the intercom and started to make calls. When she spoke, her voice was trembling, and her eyes were filled with excitement.

Fifty year old Battle Bead! If the auction was successful, then he would be able to receive another big red packet this month!

Not long after, a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the "Hongli Auction House" hastily walked down from the second floor. After whispering with the waitress for a while, he found out that the three people of the Ye Qingdi's group were the sellers of Fifty Year Stage Battle Beads, so he respectfully led them to the third floor.

In an office on the third floor, Ye Qingdi showed his Lion Elephant Battle Bead to the staff member of the auction house. After the staff member confirmed that the fifty year old Battle Bead was not missing, both parties signed a contract and each party took one copy. They agreed that the Battle Bead would be handed over to the auction house for operation.

"A single Battle Pearl for a piece of paper. Will there be any problems?" Ye Qingdi felt a little uneasy when he handed over the Battle Bead to someone else. He came back from the third floor and asked Xia Huo in a low voice.

Xia Huo laughed involuntarily. "What are you afraid of? A contract in hand, black and white, that has the legal effect. If the other party loses your Battle Bead or has any other problems, they will compensate you with double the price according to the market price! Furthermore, your Battle Bead is only worth a few hundred million. In your opinion, there are a lot of it, but in the auction house, it's just a small amount of money. One had to know that the backstage boss of this auction house was a rich and powerful person! Hundreds of billions of dollars in his hands! "

"Oh, then I'm relieved!" Ye Qingdi nodded and said in surprise, "Several hundred to a hundred billion. So much money …" Who was the boss of this auction house? Senior Brother Xia, break the news for me! "

"Ye Zong."

"I don't know him."

"Have you heard of the Ye Family's Heavy Industry?"

"The Ye Clan's heavy work? It sounds a little familiar … "

Xia Huo rolled his eyes, looked at Ye Qingdi with eyes filled with disdain, and said, "Master Dongdu, Western Capital, Linghu, Ye Family, and Zhongshui are all weak. These are the five most famous corporations in the first region of the federation, and their businesses cover almost all areas of the federation. Which planet are you from? "

"Oh, the Northern Ye family... Are you talking about the Ye Family's heavy labor? "Understood..."

"Ye Zong is the founder of the Ye Family's Heavy Industry! Although this Ye family's old patriarch was already over seventy years old this year, he still had plenty of energy. Others at his age had already retired home to live the rest of their lives, but he still had full control of the Ye family's heavy labor. None of his descendants are simple characters … "

When Xia Huo said this, he looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him. He then continued, "Especially Ye Zong's third son, Ye Ling. Back then, he was a famous and influential young master. Originally, Ye Ling was thought to be the one with the most hope of taking over Ye Zong's position, but unfortunately, he somehow died in the end... It must have been sixteen or seventeen years since he died. This should be the so-called "the heavens avoid the brilliant", right? "Hehe, someone said that the happiest ones on Ye Ling's death are not others, but his two elder brothers …"

Ye Qingdi was stunned, then realized, and sighed: "Many people yearn for the Wealthy Class. Actually, I have to say, it's good and bad for a family like this to be born! The good thing was that she didn't have to struggle hard after birth for food and shelter. The bad thing was that if she had many brothers and sisters, it was very likely that she would fall for her family's property. "How boring!"

Xia Huo said: "Isn't that so? Rumor has it that ever since Ye Zong's eldest son and second son had died, they had been fighting openly and secretly for the throne. It was a pity that the both of them had never received the Ye Family's respect and were viewed as being in a difficult position. However, among Ye Zong's grandchildren, there was one called Ye Yi, who seemed to be highly regarded by the Ye family's old patriarch … "I wonder if the Ye family's old patriarch wants to hand over the power of the Ye family's heavy labor to this grandson one day."

"Ye Yi?" When Ye Qingdi heard this familiar name, he could not help but be stumped for words. He then casually asked, "That Ye Yi from the number one True Martial University in Zhongdu?"

Xia Huo laughed, "I think so... Hehe, I forgot, you are also the number one student in the True Martial University! Do you know each other? "

"He is a Class 2 student. I am a Class 1 student." We spoke a few words, but we weren't familiar with each other. "

He never thought that he would actually be the grandson of Ye Zong. With such a rich and powerful grandfather supporting him, could it be that Ye Yi would receive a car and drive him around every day with a bodyguard protecting him? It was a pity that he and he just couldn't see eye to eye and couldn't be friends. This is called 'the difference between the two sides of the road is not the same', right?

"Be careful." "There's someone."

Xia Bing, who had been silently following behind Ye Qingdi and Xia Huo, suddenly spoke up.

Ye Qingdi and Xia Huo looked up and saw two members of the "Hongli Auction House" walking towards them. They thought to themselves that it would not be good for them to secretly say that their boss had been heard, so they exchanged a look and no longer spoke.

He sat down in the hall on the first floor and sipped some tea, chatting. Not long later, a large display screen on the north side started displaying the combat beads that would be auctioned today.

Most of them were battle beads with a period of twenty years, and even with thirty years, they were already considered precious. As for beads with a period of forty, fifty, or even longer, it was even more difficult to beg for death. No matter how much money one had, it was not guaranteed that they would be able to buy one.

When they saw that there were only twenty year old combat beads, without even a thirty year old one, some of the fighters who were full of money and hope couldn't help but feel disappointed. In their slackened state, someone pointed at the last piece of information on the screen and shouted, "Fifty years! There's a Fifty Year Battle Pearl! "

Suddenly, hundreds of eyes focused on the last line of information on the screen. When the buyers saw the words "Fifty Year War Bead," they immediately became excited.

"Haha, it's been several years since the entire Federation has auctioned a Fifty Year War Bead, right? Today's luck is so damn good, I bumped into it once! "

"This trip was worth it! It's been said that the last Fiftieth Stage Battle Pearl was bought by someone with six hundred million yuan. I wonder what price it will fetch this year! "

"Six hundred million!" Oh my god... It's a little expensive for me. Forget it, today I will just be a spectator and see whose house this Battle Bead will end up in! "

"I want to buy it no matter what. The room for the 50 year old combat bead to rise in value is really huge. No matter what, I will fight for it this time!"

"Hey …" Hey … Secretary Li, right? Transfer money to my account. Turn as much as you can! It's urgent! "

"Hey, Feng Di, this is your brother …" Yes, it's your Brother Xing. Now that I'm in trouble and in urgent need of money, you can lend it to me first … No money? Join your mother? Is your brother still going to be the same in the future? "

"Hey, missus? I'm at the Hongli Auction House. I'll report to you one thing, the auction house has fifty years worth of battle beads … Stick to it? Wife, we're thinking the same thing! However, it will probably take several hundred million to get the chance to bid. For now, we don't have that much money on hand … "How about this, you mortgage all of our properties to the bank and lend it to me!"

"Hi, darling. It's been a few days since we last met. I've missed you so much... You miss me too? Hehe, then we'll meet tonight at the same place. I've just learnt a set of floral chores, I'll definitely serve you until you want to die. Well, my dear, I've been having a bit of trouble in business lately, and I'd like to borrow some money from you. Not too much. I'll just borrow one or two hundred million... What? Afraid your wife will know? Damn fatty! A dwarf! The old bald man! "Don't you ever want to touch me again!"

… ….

The originally quiet hall was now bustling with noise and excitement. Some buyers may have felt that they did not have enough money, so the Eight Immortals traversed the seas and demonstrated their abilities by contacting friends and family to raise money. Some buyers, on the other hand, were brimming with confidence and remained silent with smiles.

Seeing how excited the buyers were, Ye Qingdi was overjoyed. Without a doubt, the more enthusiastic they were, the better the auction price for the Lion Elephant Battle Bead would be. They would not be disappointed today and would not leave!

At 9 o'clock sharp, hundreds of buyers began to swarm into the auction hall on the second floor, each looking for a seat. Each of them held a bid number card that they had previously received, ready to raise the price later.

"Clang!"

As the pretty female auctioneer on the stage knocked on the bronze gong beside her, the auction officially began.

Because today's auction had a fifty year old Battle Bead as the main highlight, the competition for the twenty year old Battle Bead that was auctioned earlier was not that intense. Because today's auction had a fifty year old Battle Bead as the main highlight, the twenty year old Battle Bead that was auctioned earlier was not that intense.

When it was about eleven o'clock, the first few beads were sold. Under the female auctioneer's introduction, the two auctioneers placed a green bead on a table beside the stage to display it in a static manner. At the same time, the screen at the back of the auction table had a magnification effect of ten times, allowing all buyers to appraise it.

The buyers at the scene all had extremely rich experience. After carefully examining them, they confirmed that these were undoubtedly fifty year old Battlefield Beads. In fact, even if they didn't look at it, they would have absolute trust in the reputation of the "Hongli Auction House".

"Ladies and gentlemen, after the display of the Battle Bead, the bidding officially begins. The starting price of this fifty year old Lion Elephant Battle Bead was 100 million federal coins, and each increment was at least 10 million yuan. Please state your price! "

"200 million!"

Just as the auctioneer finished her sentence. Someone directly raised the price by a hundred million. However, this was already within the buyer's expectations, so no one thought it was strange.

"200 million!" 16th: 200 million! 16th: 200 million! Has anyone raised the price? "Is there..."

"300 million!"

Someone else raised the price by a hundred million. This figure had already touched upon the mental limits of many of the bidders present. They hoped that no one would shout the price too high, so much so that they couldn't bear it. They held their breaths and tightened their heartstrings, causing the atmosphere to become tense.

"300 million!" 19th: 300 million! 19th: 300 million! Is there anyone … "

"310 million!"

"310 million!" "The 108th is 310 million …"

"320 million!"

"Three hundred and thirty million!"

… ….

At this point, the bidders had become a lot more cautious. The bidding price had already fallen from the hundreds of millions to tens of millions, but even so, the bidding price of the Lion Elephant Battle Bead had quickly reached the high point of 400 million.