In one of the private rooms, Blood Spring Hall's Hall Master, Ge Bai, stared at the room where Chu Nan was, a cold smile on his face.

"Chu Nan, although you can kill the Sea of Clouds, you're ultimately not the true Sea of Clouds."

"You've already reached the ninth level of the Divine Illumination Realm; I suppose you're getting ready to break through?"

"But rest assured, as long as I, Ge Bai, am alive, I will never let you have your way!"

Ge Bai laughed coldly in his heart. Chu Nan had already killed two of his Cloud Sea Realm martial artists, significantly weakening Blood Spring Hall's power.

Whether it's his personal vendetta or for the plan at the Zhi Family Secret Realm involving the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, the presence of Chu Nan is a massive obstacle.

He hadn't taken action because the timing wasn't right, and Chu Nan had a ninth-level cultivator protecting him.

During the auction, Ge Bai, through methods of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, learned the location of Chu Nan's room and decided to do everything possible to prevent Chu Nan from obtaining the treasured item he wanted.

So, as Chu Nan was about to acquire the Bai Ninghua, Ge Bai unsurprisingly chose to intervene.

Even if he couldn't get the Bai Ninghua, he would at least make Chu Nan spend more of his essence stones.

"Three thousand five hundred essence stones!" Soon, Chu Nan bid again.

Ge Bai sneered and directly called out, "Four thousand essence stones!"

Bang!

A door of one of the private rooms opened, and Chu Nan slowly walked out, with an angry expression on his face, staring towards Ge Bai's direction and said, "I, Chu Nan, must obtain this Bai Ninghua at all costs, four thousand five hundred essence stones!"

Chu Nan realized that Ge Bai already knew his location, so he simply exposed himself, showing his determination to obtain it.

Ge Bai also came out of his room, saying, "Chu Nan, I must have this Bai Ninghua too; you can't snatch it!"

In fact, the Bai Ninghua was worth at most three thousand, and it was of no use to Ge Bai at all; he did this just to make Chu Nan spend more essence stones.

Seeing both Chu Nan and Ge Bai coming out, the entire auction was in an uproar, astonished that Chu Nan and Ge Bai were involved in a real confrontation.

"Curious, what deep hatred do the two of them have?" someone asked in confusion.

Soon, someone explained, "Chu Nan once killed two of Blood Spring Hall's Cloud Sea Realm martial artists, and they were Ge Bai's trusted aides!"

"I see, Ge Bai seeks revenge, huh~"

At this moment, Chu Nan bid again: "Five thousand three hundred essence stones!"

"Ge Bai, your Blood Spring Hall martial artists aren't my match in the arena, and you won't be either in this auction!"

Upon hearing this, Ge Bai was furious and said, "Chu Nan, although you managed to kill two of my Cloud Sea Realm martial artists, it's still as easy as crushing an ant for me, the Hall Master, to kill you. What I want, I will definitely get!"

"Five thousand five hundred essence stones!"

A small Bai Ninghua had its price raised to five thousand five hundred essence stones, which immediately caused more confusion.

"They are already dead, and Ge Bai can't kill Chu Nan; is it worth using so much capital to fight over a Bai Ninghua?"

"You don't understand. Ge Bai's revenge for the two dead Cloud Sea Realm is just a cover; it's actually about cooperation with our Zhi Family!"

"One can single-handedly treat the demon blood's defect, while the other can borrow a grand array to permanently free us from the plight of demon blood."

"Both have an inherent competition surrounding our Zhi Family, so it's naturally a fight to the death."

These words made everyone realize that even those with a bit of insight could see the power struggle between Chu Nan and the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

The Zhi Family also took pleasure in stirring the conflict; since Chu Nan's appearance, the construction speed of the Blood Array by the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall had notably accelerated, originally needing a year for completion, now it would be done in less than half a month.

All of this was a result of the changes brought by Chu Nan entering the Zhi Family Secret Realm.

"Chu Nan, with your current strength, you're still not qualified to compete with me. This Bai Ninghua, just give up obediently."

"Six thousand essence stones!"

Ge Bai laughed coldly. Although he didn't need the Bai Ninghua, he was happy to use it to irritate Chu Nan.

Chu Nan also appeared relentless and unyielding: "Is the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall that impressive? Seven thousand essence stones!"

Hearing Chu Nan's dismissive tone towards the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, Ge Bai was inwardly furious.

At this point, a servant from Blood Spring Hall reminded Ge Bai, "Hall Master, our essence stones need to purchase other treasures too, we can't waste them on a small Bai Ninghua."

Ge Bai hesitated a little but soon chuckled softly, "It's fine."

"Chu Nan is determined to get the Bai Ninghua; no matter how much I raise the price, he should follow up. Let this Hall Master give a final bid just to disgust him!"

So, Ge Bai bid again, "Seven thousand five hundred essence stones!"

"Chu Nan, this Bai Ninghua is mine!" he shouted and then added again.

The servant beside him had a sense of foreboding, but seeing Ge Bai already named his price, he couldn't stop him.

Ge Bai's heart was full of triumph. He had planned that as long as Chu Nan continued to raise the bid, he wouldn't follow up.

Then, Chu Nan's voice came, and Ge Bai's face showed joy, thinking he would increase the price, but instead heard Chu Nan say.

"Seven thousand five hundred essence stones for a Bai Ninghua, you really have a pig brain on your shoulders."

"This Bai Ninghua, I, Chu Nan, don't want it anymore."

After saying this, Chu Nan stared at Ge Bai and said: "How did a fool like you become the Hall Master of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall? I'm really puzzled."

Leaving these words, Chu Nan turned back to his room, leaving Ge Bai bewildered.

In the end, Ge Bai successfully acquired the Bai Ninghua, but he couldn't even muster a smile.

The attendants in the private room were like cicadas in winter, too afraid to speak.

Ge Bai's face was cold, secretly clenching his fists, the sound of grinding teeth echoed in the room.

Seven thousand five hundred essence stones were nothing to the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall. For this Zhi Family auction, the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall provided him with hundreds of thousands of essence stones for the auction.

He didn't care about the essence stones but couldn't stand Chu Nan's humiliation!

The auction seemed like a win, but to buy a Bai Ninghua worth three thousand with seven thousand five hundred essence stones, the outcome was clear.

Ge Bai held onto his fists tightly and said, "Chu Nan, just you wait, this matter is far from over between us!"

In Chu Nan's private room, Zhi Qingge and Zhi Ruo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Pavilion Master, Ge Bai spent seven thousand five hundred essence stones on a Bai Ninghua; he must look awful right now!" Zhi Qingge said sweetly.

Zhi Ruo, however, frowned and asked, "Pavilion Master, the Bai Ninghua is what you need to break through, is it really okay to let Ge Bai have it?"

Chu Nan chuckled and explained, "The Bai Ninghua is just an embellishment for my breakthrough to the Cloud Sea; its presence doesn't affect me much."

"Spending thousands of essence stones on a small Bai Ninghua, I don't want to be that fool."

...

At this moment, everyone at the auction could see that Ge Bai had suffered a great loss, but Chu Nan did not get the Bai Ninghua he wanted either.

There was only one winner in this fight, and that was the seller of the Bai Ninghua.

Originally valued at only three thousand, the Bai Ninghua was sold at a high price of seven thousand five hundred; no matter how you look at it, it was profitable.

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