Chapter 20 The Thief's Cry

After the auction of the thirty Explosive Flame Beads was over, many people thought that the auction was over today. Unexpectedly, Shopkeeper Qin opened his mouth again and said that there was still a final treasure that had not been sold.

For a moment, everyone was extremely excited.

The auction of the Explosive Flame Beads had already opened their eyes. The next treasure was deliberately placed at the end to prove that its value was higher than the Explosive Flame Beads!

In the VIP room, Chu Tian looked at Shopkeeper Qin on the silver platform with great interest. He was also very curious about what the last final treasure was.

Under the gaze of thousands of eyes, Shopkeeper Qin smiled mysteriously and said lightly: "The last final treasure is not a physical object, but an opportunity, an opportunity that is rare in decades!"

"An opportunity?"

"This Shopkeeper Qin is talking nonsense. Why can't he just say it out loud? What is the final treasure!"

"Shopkeeper Qin, don't play dumb. It's keeping people on suspense. We can't wait!"

Shouts rang out one after another, urging Shopkeeper Qin to announce the last final treasure as soon as possible.

"Okay! Since you are so eager, I will announce the last treasure of this auction!" Shopkeeper Qin said with a smile, and then his eyes became sharp and quickly swept across the whole venue, "But before announcing it, I would like to test you. I wonder if you have heard of the great thief Yiming?"

"The great thief Yiming? Shopkeeper Qin, are you talking about the great thief Hu Yiming who was known as the first casual cultivator in Qianyang County and stole all over the Wuyan Kingdom 20 or 30 years ago?"

Chu Changqing spoke in doubt.

"Haha, the Marquis really has a good memory. This is the person I want to talk about!"

Shopkeeper Qin exclaimed.

After getting the confirmation from Shopkeeper Qin, Chu Changqing stood up all of a sudden, and said anxiously: "Could it be that the treasure of the great thief Yiming has been found?"

At this moment, not only Chu Changqing, but also several other Lingyun Realm masters in the VIP room stood up suddenly, looking at Shopkeeper Qin on the silver platform with burning eyes.

The young people present may not know the Great Thief Yiming, but as experienced people, they know very well how loud the four words "Great Thief Yiming" were twenty or thirty years ago.

The first casual cultivator in Qianyang County, he stole all over the Wuyan Kingdom, and no one could catch him.

Twenty years ago, in the last operation, it is said that this person sneaked into the palace of Wuyan Kingdom and stole a treasure of the royal family. As a result, he was discovered by the royal master, and after being seriously injured, he still fled and his whereabouts are still unknown.

There are rumors that after the Great Thief Yiming was seriously injured, he quietly hid himself, secretly recovered from his injuries, and waited for a comeback.

There are also rumors that in the last operation, although the Great Thief Yiming escaped with his life, he eventually died due to his serious injuries.

In comparison, most people believe the latter statement more.

If the Great Thief Yiming was really alive and quietly hid to recover from his injuries, why has he never been seen in the martial arts world after twenty years?

When the great thief Yiming was alive, he once privately told people that all the treasures he stole were hidden in a treasure. No one knew where the treasure was except him.

In the past twenty years, countless people have spent a lot of energy looking for the treasure of the great thief Yiming, but unfortunately they have never found anything.

Gradually, the number of people looking for the treasure has decreased a lot.

However, there are still a considerable number of people who have not given up and are still looking for it in secret.

On the silver platform, Shopkeeper Qin nodded and smiled proudly: "Yes, after our Luoshui Pavilion's unremitting search over the years, we finally found the legendary treasure of the great thief Yiming not long ago!"

Boom!

The entire auction hall with thousands of people was boiling in an instant.

Many people came to their senses all of a sudden. It seems that Luoshui Pavilion is preparing to auction the opportunity to enter the treasure of the great thief Yiming. No wonder it is put at the end of the auction.

Compared with the treasure of the great thief Yiming, dozens of explosive flame beads are nothing at all!

However, many people frowned secretly. Since Luoshui Pavilion knew the location of the treasure, why didn't they explore it independently? Instead, they announced it. This was a bit unreasonable.

"Shopkeeper Qin, I don't know how many people secretly covet the treasure of the great thief Yiming. After your pavilion discovered it, you took the initiative to make it public. I admire you, but this is a bit unreasonable. Does your pavilion have any other plans?"

A powerful man in the Lingyun realm of a casual cultivator asked.

Chu Tian also nodded secretly. This was also what he suspected.

Shopkeeper Qin smiled bitterly and said, "Haha, the treasure of the great thief Yiming is too hot. Although our pavilion is strong, we don't want to provoke public anger. Therefore, we decided to publicly auction five places, so that everyone will have the opportunity to explore the treasure!"

Many people curled their lips in disdain when they heard this. What do you mean by not wanting to provoke public anger? Isn't it to share some of the risks of treasure exploration?

It is conceivable that although Luoshui Pavilion gave up five places, the Luoshui Pavilion must have occupied a dominant position in the entire treasure hunt operation, and when distributing treasures, Luoshui Pavilion naturally had the advantage.

"However, before the auction begins, this pavilion needs to announce in advance that the treasure of the great thief Yiming is covered by an extremely powerful formation. Only warriors in the Refining Body Realm can enter it, and the number of people who can enter is quite limited!"

Shopkeeper Qin said loudly.

"What! Only warriors in the Refining Body Realm can enter?"

"Since the treasure is covered by a formation, why don't we forcibly break the formation so that we, the warriors in the Spiritual Condensation Realm, can enter it!"

"That's right! The great thief Yiming was once known as the first casual cultivator in Qianyang County. His cultivation has reached the peak of the Spiritual Condensation Realm. It is too dangerous for a warrior in the Refining Body Realm to enter it."

Several strong men in the Spiritual Condensation Realm in the VIP room spoke up one after another.

Shopkeeper Qin shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The masters of this pavilion have tried every possible way, but they can't break the formation covering the treasure. Once the formation is forcibly broken, it will inevitably cause the treasure to collapse completely and sink into the deepest part of the ground."

After listening to Shopkeeper Qin's explanation, several strong men in the Spiritual Condensation Realm sighed helplessly and stopped talking.

Although they could not enter the treasure in person, they could send someone they trusted to enter it.

Of course, the prerequisite is that they must win a place to enter the treasure!

In the VIP room, Chu Tian leaned back in his chair, clenched his fists slightly, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

A moment ago, he got the water spirit evil spirit, and the five spirit evil spirits were only short of the earth spirit evil spirit and the wood spirit evil spirit. The thief Yiming was once the first casual cultivator in Qianyang County, and he stole all over the country. Maybe there are these two evil spirits in his treasure.

Therefore, Chu Tian must grab a place!

"Okay, now start the auction of the first place, the starting price is one hundred middle-grade spirit stones, and each increase in price must not be less than ten!"

After a few breaths, Shopkeeper Qin said loudly.

"Three hundred middle-grade spirit stones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an extremely crazy offer directly shocked everyone's brains blank.

"Who the hell is this guy? Is he crazy? He actually added 200 middle-grade spirit stones!"

"He tripled the reserve price in one go. It's unprecedented, it's really unprecedented!"

"This guy is so crazy. I'm afraid he wants to scare the others so that they dare not continue to bid."

Almost everyone looked in the direction where the bid came from. When they found out that it was the mysterious person, they all showed a look of understanding.

This mysterious person is not only rich, but also often plays cards unconventionally. Among all the people present, I'm afraid only this guy would bid like this.

In the VIP room.

Chu Tian's face was tense, his breathing was heavy, and he stared at the front.

This time, he added 200 middle-grade spirit stones in one go. It was indeed the first time in history. Even he felt that the blood in his body was flowing faster and his heart was beating wildly.

This is a gamble!

Chu Tian is betting on the actual value of each quotation!

If he successfully won the first spot, and the remaining four spots were sold at a price of more than 300 middle-grade spirit stones, then the 300 middle-grade spirit stones would not be wasted.

On the contrary, Chu Tian would probably become a victim like Su Shilun!

"This kid is really extraordinary, and has some of the style of the old man in the past."

In the Immortal Slaying Sword, Ba Lao stroked his beard and smiled faintly.

After Chu Tian made a crazy offer, the scene was silent, and everyone was shocked by Chu Tian's offer.

"Three hundred middle-grade spirit stones, is there anyone else who wants to make an offer?"

Shopkeeper Qin was also surprised by Chu Tian's crazy offer, and shouted at the top of his voice.

Unfortunately, after he shouted several times, there was still no sound at the scene.

Finally, Shopkeeper Qin could only announce that the first spot belonged to Chu Tian.

After successfully getting the first quota, Chu Tian breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the other VIP rooms, and secretly said: "Whether I make a profit or a loss, it's up to you next."

Then, the auction of the second quota began.

"One hundred and twenty yuan!"

"One hundred and thirty yuan!"

"One hundred and fifty yuan!"

The voices came out one after another, and the bids were rising rapidly.

Chu Tian pricked up his ears and listened carefully, his palms slightly clenched, and a trace of sweat oozed out of his palms.

Not long after, the bid had risen to two hundred middle-grade spirit stones.

At this moment, an extremely abrupt bid suddenly came out: "Three hundred middle-grade spirit stones!"

Everyone in the audience was stunned, and then sighed, another madman came and directly raised the price by one hundred yuan, although not as crazy as the first one.

Chu Tian was a little surprised.

Because the person who suddenly raised the price by one hundred yuan at this moment was Su Shilun, the victim who suffered a great loss because of him not long ago!

Su Shilun had just spent 300 middle-grade spirit stones to buy ten Explosive Flame Pearls not long ago, and now he offered another 300 middle-grade spirit stones to buy a spot in the treasure hunt. He is indeed the second largest clan in Qianyang County!

After Su Shilun raised the price to 300 in one breath, the scene fell into an eerie silence again.

The other people in the VIP room all looked thoughtful at this time, thinking seriously whether they should continue to follow.

One breath!

Two breaths!

Three breaths!

…

In a blink of an eye, more than ten breaths passed, and the scene was still quiet.

Shopkeeper Qin could only announce that the second spot belonged to Su Shilun.

Chu Tian picked up the spiritual tea, leaned back, crossed his legs, and slowly drank a sip, with a relaxed arc appearing at the corners of his mouth.