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  After all these maids left, there were only Li Hui and Lou Suifeng left in the private room.

  "You now know why I wanted to get a flashy car, don't you?" said Lou Suifeng with a bitter smile on his face.

  "This Carefree Island is indeed a treasure trove!" Li Hui exclaimed.

  "Cultivators also need entertainment and enjoyment. After all, the goal of cultivation is to attain eternal bliss and longevity. It's not surprising that some people are willing to spend spirit stones in these places."

  Lou smiled faintly and said, "Everyone who comes here is from the aristocratic families of Tianhu City. No one wants to lose face, so they all show off. As the young master of the Lou family's Western Manor, I don't want to be ostentatious, but there's no way around it. This circle is just like that."

  Li Hui nodded.

  The two of them walked together to the front rooftop and sat down on the prepared luxurious seat. From here, they could see the entire situation in the grand hall clearly.

  Several young masters from prestigious families walked into the hall and surrounded Yaoji, chatting and laughing with her, obviously also admiring her.

  Nā Yáo Jī merely smiled and exchanged a few words with these people, then arranged for some maids to entertain them, but did not treat them as warmly as she had treated Lóu Suí Fēng.

  "Going with the wind, it seems your face is quite big." Li Hui said with a smile.

  Lou laughed heartily: "Haha, this Carefree Island is actually the property of my Lou family. My father is also one of the candidates for the next leader of the Lou family, and in the future, he may lead the entire Lou clan's five mansions, so that's why this woman is trying to curry favor with me."

  Li Hui nodded and also thought of this factor, but it was the first time he knew that Lou Sufeng's father might be the next master of the Lou family.

  Lou Fengyi said with a somewhat serious tone, "Don't be fooled by Yaoji's charming and approachable appearance. In reality, many young masters from noble families have tried to win her favor, spending a considerable amount of spiritual stones and precious items in the process, yet none have succeeded. Moreover, this woman is also skilled in business, earning our Lou family a substantial amount of spiritual stones every year."

  Li Hui heard this and looked towards the alluring woman in the hall, Yao Ji seemed to have also felt Li Hui's gaze, but she turned her head and looked over here, smiling and throwing a flirtatious glance.

  Li Hui was speechless, this woman was indeed hard to refuse.

  "Master Wind, the wine and dishes are ready, shall I have them brought in now?"

  A soft and pleasant voice suddenly came from outside the door.

  "Come on in, all of you." Lou replied calmly.

  Immediately, a dozen or so beautiful maidservants each carried exquisite dishes and walked in, filling up a jade table that was several feet long.

  Li Hui and Lou Suifeng sat down together, and immediately a maid came over to pour them cups of spiritual wine.

  There were also several maids, holding jade plates and chopsticks, standing beside the dinner table. When they saw which dish the two wanted to eat, they would pick it up and serve it. On one side, there were maids playing music and dancing to add to the excitement.

  Li Hui had been eating very little since he started building his foundation, but now seeing so many delicious dishes, he was also eager to eat and drink without hesitation.

  After a long time, the two of them finished their meal. Immediately, maidservants brought up clear water and silk towels for the pair to wash their hands.

  This treatment is something that even the emperors of the mundane world cannot enjoy. Those dishes are made from some special demonic beasts or rare ingredients. The spiritual wine not only has an incomparable fragrance, but also has some effects that can enhance one's cultivation.

  After dinner, the two of them came to the balcony again, where there were two maids waiting on one side.

  "The fun part of tonight is yet to come." Lou Sui Feng said with a hint of mystery.

  Li Hui heard this and looked towards the center of the hall.

  At this time, Yaoji walked up to the central high platform in the grand hall with a light swaying of her waist, every step was elegant and refined, truly "every step produces lotus flowers". Under the red skirt that opened to the root of her thigh, a section of slender and round snow-white skin was exposed, and as Yaoji stepped onto the stairs, there was a subtle hint of spring light.

  "Hmph..."

  The private rooms upstairs were in an uproar, and it was those young masters from aristocratic families who admired Yaoji.

  Li Hui looked at this blood-boiling scene and felt a bit dry in his mouth.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, today our humble shop will display three treasures as usual to kick things off. Later on, if any of you esteemed guests have any precious items that need to be sold, I can also help with the auction." Yāo Ji's seductive voice slowly spread out, and just this voice alone was enough to stir up a thread of desire.

  "This is a small auction that takes place every day on Wandering Island, where some extraordinary treasures often appear. If guests have treasures to sell, they can also entrust Wandering Island to auction them off. Usually, it's hosted by Yaoji, and with her as the host, many people are usually willing to pay a bit more." Lou Sui Feng explained to Li Hui with a smile.

  Li Hui nodded and watched the exhibition with great interest.

  A beautiful maid walked onto the stage with a jade tray, and Yao Ji walked forward to lift the lid of the tray, revealing a delicate and transparent jade bottle that emitted a faint red glow, as if it contained a flame.

  "The first item up for auction today is the Flame Heaven Blood Lotus Liquid, extracted from the essence of the Flame Heaven Blood Lotus two years ago. Fellow Taoists who cultivate fire-attribute techniques, consuming this liquid can increase by 40% the chances of breaking through the bottleneck in the later stages of building one's foundation. The starting price is 8,000 low-grade spirit stones. Are there any esteemed guests willing to make a bid?"

  "Ten thousand!" Soon, a bidding voice came from a private room.

  "Alright, Young Master Zhangsun has bid 10,000. Is there anyone else who wants to raise the price?"

  ……

  "This auction, the participants are usually foundation-building cultivators. The auctions between Golden Core cultivators are held in a different secret location. It's also said that there's a special gathering for Yuan Ying-level cultivators, which even I haven't been able to get in touch with." Lou Suifeng introduced.

  Li Hui nodded, but quietly watched the auction below.

  Soon, three items were sold at high prices. Li Hui had also participated in auctions in Ziwei City and had some understanding of these treasures. He found that some treasures of the same value would often be sold for one or two percent more under Yaoji's hosting, and he secretly admired this woman's tactics.

  "Next, it's time for all of you esteemed guests to take a look at the exhibits." Yāo Jiě said with a charming smile.

  More and more treasures were displayed.

  Li Hui didn't seem to care about it either, chatting with Lou Sui Feng while watching.

  Soon, more than a dozen items were sold again.

  "The fifteenth item for tonight's auction is the Dry Blue Xuan Yu, a fine piece of Xuan Yu jade excavated from an extremely cold region, weighing thirty catties, enough to refine one magical treasure or several top-grade spiritual instruments." Yao Ji said as she lifted the curtain on the jade plate, revealing a block of jade emitting a faint blue glow.

  "This dry blue mysterious jade is extremely cold, after being refined into a spiritual instrument or treasure, it comes with an ice freezing effect, can assist in casting some ice attribute divine arts, refining into a treasure also has great power, if only refining into a spiritual instrument, it's a bit of a waste, the base price is 10,000 low-grade spirit stones, esteemed guests who want to refine a spiritual instrument, don't miss out."

  Li Hui's heart skipped a beat, his spiritual sense scanned the dry blue mysterious jade, and he suddenly felt a strange chill invading along with his spiritual sense, unable to penetrate this jade, and the surrounding air rose with wisps of white gas.

  "How about it? Do you want to buy this piece of jade?" Lou Sui Feng looked at Li Hui's expression and asked with a smile.

  Li Hui nodded: "I indeed want to refine a set of spiritual flying swords, but there is no suitable material. This piece of Xuan Jade happens to be just right."

  There were also many materials in the Yuanchang Xianfu, but after Li Hui rummaged through them, he found that they were all high-grade materials used for refining magic treasures. With the true fire of a foundation-building cultivator, it was impossible to refine them, and naturally, it was also impossible to find a Golden Elixir cultivator to refine equipment for him.

  "Twenty-three thousand!" Lou said directly, opening his mouth with the wind.

  On the high platform, Yao Ji hesitated for a moment and then giggled: "The young master of Sui Feng is really bold, offering 23,000. Is anyone going to raise the price?"

  Li Hui was shocked and didn't expect Lou Sufeng to directly add more than half of the price.

  "This piece of jade should be auctioned off for around 180,000 yuan, but I'm afraid there will be many admirers of Yao Ji who will bid much higher. I'll just offer 230,000 yuan directly and avoid the trouble." Lou Suifeng explained in a low voice to Li Hui.

  Li Hui was also speechless.

  "Twenty-five thousand!"

  At this time, a lazy voice came from a private room on the right side.

  His face changed with the wind, and a few points of anger emerged: "Actually met this guy!"

  Li Hui was also somewhat depressed, but found that Lou Sufeng was a bit abnormal, and asked: "What's wrong?"

  "The guy who's bidding now is called Lou Jing, he's the young master of the Lou family's northern mansion. His father is also a candidate for the next head of the Lou family, so we're not on good terms." Lou Sui Feng said with some disgust on his face.

  PS: First update seeking collection, seeking red tickets, and there's another update!