Chapter 0966: The 99 Pairs of One Sword

“The 99 Pairs of One Sword?!” Huang Long was overjoyed upon hearing this and said with a smile, “This is indeed good news!”
Originally, even if Huang Long had purchased that mid-tier Dao artifact, he might not have been able to refine his own body to its peak. But now, with the 99 Pairs of One Sword, things were different!
“Good, then let’s see Brother Huang Hai’s prowess again tomorrow!” Hao He said with a smile, noticing Huang Long’s expression.
Huang Long replied with a smile, “Sure!”
After exchanging a few polite words, Hao He and Huang Long left together with the elders of Tianyi Mansion.
“The Tian Shi Sword Formation, the 99 Pairs of One Sword!” As Hao He and the elders of Tianyi Mansion walked away, Huang Long murmured to himself, his eyes gleaming.
He intended to buy both the Tian Shi Sword Formation and the 99 Pairs of One Sword!
Those twelve mid-tier Dao artifacts together formed the Tian Shi Sword Formation. According to Hao He, there were eight high-ranking guests from Tianyi Mansion this time.
Those who could become high-ranking guests of Tianyi Mansion were all super-rich individuals. Thus, the bidding for the Tian Shi Sword Formation and the 99 Pairs of One Sword would surely be fierce.
Yet, Huang Long wasn’t worried at all; instead, he looked forward to tomorrow.
The night passed. When dawn broke, the entire headquarters of Tianyi Mansion became bustling. Tens of millions of powerful warriors gathered in the Tianyi Hall, which had ninety-nine floors, with the auction taking place on the eighty-eighth floor!
After arriving on the eighty-eighth floor, the elders of Tianyi Mansion who were waiting there led Huang Long to a reserved room for high-ranking guests.
Sitting in the room, Huang Long remained calm and composed.
Although it was noisy outside, the room remained unaffected. As more people arrived, the seats in the auction area quickly filled up. Looking down, everything was dark, filled with heads.
Most of them were powerful warriors from various demon clans in the World of Chaotic Demons, with some being warriors from other great worlds.
“Alright, the auction will now begin!” After a while, the host on stage spoke. His voice wasn’t loud, but it carried a commanding presence, silencing the noisy crowd.
The host was one of the Five Era Semi-Saints, an elder of Tianyi Mansion.
“Next, let’s auction off the first item!” the host continued, ordering the servants of Tianyi Mansion to bring it up.
What they carried was a huge stone—tens of meters tall, entirely made of gold and silver, shining with dazzling light.

“This Golden and Silver Divine Stone is formed from the accumulation of gold and silver energies within gold and silver veins over more than oneeon. It already possesses a spiritual consciousness and is an excellent material for crafting weapons and pills. The starting bid is five hundred million Primordial Divine Pills!” said the host as the attendant from Tianyi Mansion placed the stone on the table and pointed at it.

Five hundred million Primordial Divine Pills equaled five first-class spiritual veins.

“Five hundred and ten million!”

“Five hundred and thirty million!”

Immediately, bids rose one after another from the crowd.

Huang Long sat in the premium VIP room, calmly observing the bidding below. He naturally disdained this Golden and Silver Divine Stone. During his three years on the Wasteland Continent, he had found treasures that were far more valuable than this one.

One after another, treasures were auctioned off, yet Huang Long remained silent. There were very few things that could arouse his interest now. Although he stayed quiet, gradually, some people from the ordinary VIP rooms also began bidding, and eventually, bids came from the premium VIP rooms as well.

“The next item up for auction is a lower-grade Great Path Divine Artifact: the Blazing Cold Spear!” said the host after auctioning dozens of treasures. At that moment, the attendant from Tianyi Mansion placed a divine spear on the table.

The spear was about four meters long. Strangely, half of it was red while the other half was black. Red and black energies gathered around the spear, causing the temperature in the area to become extremely volatile—sometimes scorching hot like the sun, sometimes freezing cold like ice.

“Although this Blazing Cold Spear is only of lower grade, it is extremely powerful. It was crafted by the Sage of Blazing Cold and has reached the pinnacle of its lower-grade category. It only lacks a few materials to be upgraded to middle grade!” explained the host.

“Crafted by a sage?!” The crowd was stunned, their eyes burning with excitement.

Great Path Divine Artifacts varied in strength, with different rankings. Although this Blazing Cold Spear was only at the peak of lower grade, ranking fifth thousand, the fact that it was crafted by a sage gave it special significance. The craftsmanship of a sage was beyond the reach of even semi-sages.

“The starting bid for the Blazing Cold Spear is twenty thousand first-class spiritual veins, with each increase being no less than one hundred!” After detailing the spear, the host finally announced its starting bid.

Twenty thousand first-class spiritual veins meant two hundred king-class spiritual veins!

As soon as the host finished speaking, most of the crowd was shocked. Most of those who had initially intended to bid lost interest.

Twenty thousand first-class spiritual veins were enough to purchase some peak middle-grade Great Path Divine Artifacts.

Huang Long was also surprised. Initially, the starting bid for the Green Dragon and Fire Phoenix Dual Swords he had purchased was only five thousand!

“Twenty-one thousand!” After a moment of silence, someone finally bid.

“Twenty-three thousand!” Then, a voice came from an ordinary VIP room.
“Twenty-four thousand!”
“Twenty-six thousand!”
Before long, the bid for the Blazing Cold Spear reached thirty thousand. Once it reached thirty thousand first-class spiritual veins, fewer people continued bidding, with only two or three still competing. After all, thirty thousand first-class spiritual veins were enough to purchase five or six decent lower-grade great path artifacts.
“Fifty thousand!” Suddenly, Huang Long’s voice came from a VIP room.
“What? Fifty thousand?!”
Everyone was stunned, turning abruptly toward the premium VIP room where Huang Long was. Even the guests from the previous bidding rooms were shocked.
Fifty thousand first-class spiritual veins—like a sage speaking—left the entire scene in silence. Sensing everyone’s gazes, Huang Long remained calm. He already had over five million two hundred and one first-class spiritual veins. What did another fifty thousand count for?!
Perhaps it was Huang Long’s fifty thousand first-class spiritual veins that intimidated everyone. In the end, the Blazing Cold Spear became his property.
Actually, Huang Long wasn’t interested in whether the Blazing Cold Spear was crafted by a sage. He bought it because the Heavenly Sacred Cauldron contained materials that could upgrade it to a mid-grade great path artifact. Once upgraded, it would be much more useful to him.
Huang Long paid fifty thousand first-class spiritual veins, and Tianyi Mansion delivered the Blazing Cold Spear to him.
“Next up is a pair of mid-grade great path artifacts: the Ninety-Nine Twin Swords!” The host’s voice rang out.
Huang Long’s eyes sharpened—the real show was about to begin!
“The Ninety-Nine Twin Swords, with a starting bid of fifty thousand first-class spiritual veins!” After giving a detailed introduction, the host announced the starting price.
Fifty thousand first-class spiritual veins equaled five hundred king-class veins!
Initially, Huang Long had purchased sixteen mid-grade artifacts from Tianyi Mansion, each costing only two hundred king-class veins. That was four hundred in total. Now, the Ninety-Nine Twin Swords required an additional one hundred.
And that was merely the starting bid.