Ling Zhenfei shook his head and said, "You are mistaken. Although there are few cultivators in this world, each and every one of them is a dragon among men, and they are certainly not short of money. As long as the goods are right, they can definitely sell for a high price. I can contribute three or four items, and the rest will be handled by your auction."

Su Xi's face was filled with doubt as he said, "Mr. Ling, please don't joke around. Dragon Tiger Storm really can't afford any more trouble now. If this turns into a laughing stock, it will be even tougher for us to recover."

Ling Zhenfei knew that no one would believe what he was saying, and he looked towards Su Wanlong and said, "This is the only chance, either take a gamble with me and become the top auction house in the Provincial City, or continue to slowly develop and be left behind by Zongheng International; it's your choice."

The entire room fell silent for a moment, everyone held their breath and all eyes were on Su Wanlong, who was the boss and the decision-maker for all issues here; everything now depended on his next words.

The expression on Su Xi's face was very obvious; he did not want to take this risk. As the person in charge of Dragon Tiger Storm, as long as Dragon Tiger Storm existed, he could rest easy, so he did not want to gamble. If this gamble failed, he could very likely lose this money-making tree.

Su Wanlong pondered for a long time, his expression suddenly became resolute as he said, "Alright, then I will take this risk with Mr. Ling."

Ling Zhenfei broke into a smile, knowing that Su Wanlong would agree. Su Wanlong was inherently an adventurer at heart, who loved challenges; otherwise, he wouldn't have risen from a penniless youth to a rich leader of the underworld.

"Su Xi, from now until the end of this auction, you have to follow Mr. Ling's instructions. If you disobey even once, you can go back to the village and herd sheep," Su Wanlong said.

Su Wanlong, of course, knew the thoughts of his relative Su Xi. He was the head of this auction house, and suddenly having someone come to his turf and give orders was naturally upsetting to him.

But before he could express anything, Su Wanlong crushed it in the cradle; frightened by Su Wanlong's threat, Su Xi's legs almost gave way, and only Su Wanlong knew that back in the village, Su Xi used to be a sheep herder.

"Big brother, look at what you're saying. Of course, I respect Mr. Ling's advice. I can see that Mr. Ling is no ordinary person," Su Xi said with a smile, his demeanor having completely changed from before.

Ling Zhenfei was very pleased with Su Wanlong's approach; without putting Su Xi in his place, who knew if the lad might mess things up.

Having finished all this, Su Wanlong said to Ling Zhenfei, "Alright, Brother Ling, now you can make specific arrangements."

Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment and said, "Let me first outline the plan. The most important thing right now is promotion. We must fully utilize my popularity for this auction, making sure everyone knows that I provided several of the items, with the Breakthrough Pill as the star of the show."

"Secondly, we need to exude dominance. We must show a confidence that dares anyone to challenge us. Our event will coincide with one from Zongheng International, and it's essential that everyone knows that Dragon Tiger Storm is not afraid of Zongheng International."

"Third, hurry up and find some quality items. Like you said, my contributions alone can't support the entire auction; you should be able to handle that, right?" Ling Zhenfei concluded as he looked at Su Wanlong and the others.

Su Wanlong and Su Xi exchanged glances. Su Xi said, "Don't worry about that; we do have goods to contribute. But we are very curious, Mr. Ling, apart from this Elixir, what else do you have to auction?"

Not just Su Xi, Su Wanlong and Bai Ling were also very curious as they looked at Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei thought for a moment, then took out a Breakthrough Pill from the Heaven-Dropping Essence Marrow and placed it on the table, followed by a Seven-Colored Flower.

This Seven-Colored Flower was a bloom from an extinct type of plant, each petal displaying seven different colors. Not only was it beautiful, but its medicinal effects were extraordinary, offering beautification and preservation of youth.

The branches and leaves of the flower were even more peculiar, as they had significant effects when used medicinally on nerve and skin damage. Some of their effects were so profound that they could even repair necrotic nerves and were a rare Spiritual Medicine for healing skin damages.

When Ling Zhenfei took out such a beautiful flower, the three people all widened their eyes, astonished and unsure of what it really was.

As Ling Zhenfei described the medicinal effects of the Seven-Colored Flower, the three were even more surprised, their eyes widening, some hardly believing it.

"You're saying that eating the petals of this Seven-Colored Flower can beautify and preserve youth? Is that true?" Bai Ling was obviously very interested in the petals of the Seven-Colored Flower—what girl wouldn't want her youth to last a little longer?

Ling Zhenfei, of course, knew what Bai Ling was thinking and said, "Absolutely, that's correct. It seems you've also guessed the price of these flowers isn't cheap, they are definitely the highlight of this auction."

"Such a beautiful flower, how could you bear to eat it? Wouldn't it be better to just display it as an art piece?" Bai Ling couldn't help but exclaim.

"I'll have someone make a glass box for it right away; it will definitely look even more sophisticated," Su Xi said, no longer doubting Ling Zhenfei's capabilities. To be able to produce such an item was simply defying the heavens.

Actually, Ling Zhenfei hadn't wanted to take out the Seven-Colored Flower; its value was too high, and even within the Heaven-Dropping Essence Marrow, there wasn't much. If it wasn't to help Dragon Tiger Storm suppress Zongheng International, he really would have been reluctant to part with it.

"So, is this Seven-Colored Flower the finale item of this auction?" Su Wanlong asked Ling Zhenfei.

Ling Zhenfei shook his head, "Of course not, there are other items to come. Don't worry, take it slow." As he spoke, Ling Zhenfei placed another small box on the table.

The moment this item was presented, its exotic fragrance captivated everyone's attention. Bai Ling slowly opened the small box to reveal yet another elixir inside.

"How come this Elixir looks almost like the Breakthrough Pill from before?" Su Wanlong asked curiously.

Ling Zhenfei smiled and said, "Indeed, this is also a Breakthrough Pill, but this is a Top-Level Breakthrough Pill, countless times better than the Medium Grade one from before."

"Breakthrough Pill, Seven-Colored Flower, Top-Level Breakthrough Pill—that's three items already. How many more treasures do you have?" At this point, Su Wanlong was very curious about Ling Zhenfei.

After thinking for a bit, Ling Zhenfei took out a Cultivation Technique manual from his Heaven-Dropping Essence Marrow and placed it on the table.

"This is a low-level cultivator's Cultivation Technique. Even a low-level technique can create a sensation in this world. Whoever obtains this technique is essentially opening the door to becoming a cultivator. I think there hasn't been anyone who has dared to auction off a Cultivation Technique directly until now."

"You mean to say, by learning this technique, one could become a cultivator?" Su Wanlong asked, extremely shocked.

Ling Zhenfei nodded, "That's correct, theoretically speaking?"

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