Chapter 596: The Delayed Auction

After registering the auction details, Ye Feng was taken to the VIP room. Appraiser Chen Lao had already informed the auction venue’s management that he was the seller of that peak-level palace spirit treasure. He was confident that his boss would be interested in Ye Feng, and to some extent, he could also ensure Ye Feng’s safety.
“Please wait a moment. The master is still on the way and will arrive soon!”
Ye Feng had no choice but to wait. He still hoped this auction would help him secure a good price for the item, despite the subsequent troubles it might bring. Instead of giving up on the auction, he decided to face them head-on.
When half of the water in Ye Feng’s teacup had been drunk, a woman dressed in black combat attire appeared before him, walking with graceful steps.
That woman’s cultivation level was far beyond Ye Feng’s detection range. Even at the star realm level, he could no longer sense it, but he had a vague feeling that she was at least at the cosmic realm level. It wasn’t because she was the owner of this place, but rather a pure sense of recognizing a strong opponent.
“Are you the seller of that peak-level palace spirit treasure? Wow, quite a bold move!” The woman spoke in a somewhat casual tone.
“Are you the owner of this auction venue?” Ye Feng was also surprised. He hadn’t expected the owner of this auction to be a beautiful woman.
“My name is Sikong Youlan. What’s yours?”
“Ye Feng.”
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the conversation quickly shifted to that peak-level palace spirit treasure.
“To be honest, even if this treasure isn’t as valuable as the strongest spirit treasures, it’s still extremely valuable.” Sikong Youlan looked at Ye Feng. “Do you have a target price in mind, Mr. Ye Feng?”
“No,” Ye Feng shook his head. “Let’s just take whatever the bid is.”
“Mr. Ye Feng, you must know that our auction house charges a 5% commission, right?”
“I knew that when I registered. It’s acceptable,” Ye Feng nodded.
“I wonder if Mr. Ye Feng can provide us with similar treasures in the future,” Sikong Youlan finally brought up the question she wanted to ask the most.
“That’s something we can consider. If this goes well…” Ye Feng answered cautiously.
Sikong Youlan thought carefully about the meaning of Ye Feng’s words. In fact, her initial question was meant to find out if Ye Feng still had such high-quality items. Ye Feng’s response suggested he had many more similar treasures.

“To achieve a better auction result, we plan to delay the start time by another half month, so that many powerful individuals will have time to come and see this item. I wonder if Mr. Ye Feng has any objections?” Although Si Kong Youlan seemed to be consulting him, she had already made the decision; whether Ye Feng agreed or not wouldn’t affect her plan to delay the auction.
“I have no problem,” Ye Feng shook his head, knowing full well it was just a polite inquiry.
“Then let’s wait and see. I believe this auction won’t disappoint Mr. Ye Feng.”
Their conversation wasn’t long, about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. Si Kong Youlan watched Ye Feng leave, surprised to find herself unable to figure out this man at all—she couldn’t even gauge his cultivation level, even though she sensed it wasn’t strong. He was a complete mystery.
Peak-grade spiritual treasures were originally only affordable to those at the Star Domain level, and palace-type peak-grade spiritual treasures attracted countless powerful individuals eager to seize them. It was utterly unclear where this treasure had suddenly appeared. On this matter, Si Kong Youlan had even had a discussion with Old Chen.
As the appraiser of this palace-type peak-grade spiritual treasure, Old Chen had been in close contact with it and thus had a say. He clearly told Si Kong Youlan that the treasure was brand new and had never been used before. This meant it was either stored away unused for years after being crafted or had just been created recently. Old Chen believed it was likely newly created, as no one would be foolish enough to discard such a treasure and let it lie unused in some unknown corner for years.
Because of Old Chen’s conclusion, Si Kong Youlan suspected that Ye Feng might have a master blacksmith behind him—one who might never have been made public. She also suspected that Ye Feng might have accidentally entered some secret realm and obtained a pile of treasures there. Indeed, this reason also seemed quite plausible.
Ye Feng, however, didn’t think this far ahead. His focus was on making money quickly and gathering more extremematerials materials so he could learn more divine powers and then advance to the Star Domain level.
Outside the auction venue, Ye Feng noticed that advertisements for his palace-type peak-grade spiritual treasure were everywhere.

Ye Feng smiled and shook his head. “These people are really fast!”
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Ye Feng headed toward the nearest tavern indicated by a sign by the road.
He had no idea that the auction item he had delivered had already spread among many powerful figures, sparking intense discussions.
Meanwhile, inside the tavern where Ye Feng was, people were also discussing this topic.
“Did you hear? The auction in Longquan City has been postponed by half a month!”
“I heard that news early this morning. It’s said someone added a priceless treasure early on—a peak-level palace spirit treasure!”
“How could anyone sell such a thing? Must they be desperate for money?”
“There are only three peak-level palace spirit treasures in the entire galaxy, including this one. That’s even fewer than the total number of top-tier spirit treasures…”
“It seems someone will have to pay a hefty price at this auction. I guess the final auction price will be comparable to that of a top-tier spirit treasure…”
“Well, as expected, no matter which dimension, humans can’t change their habit of gossiping.” Ye Feng was somewhat speechless. He had originally planned to learn more about the galaxy, but now everyone was discussing the auction item he had sent.
After sending a message to Long Tian and the others to inform them that he would be returning half a month later, Ye Feng decided to use this time to get to know this so-called primary main dimension better and see what differences it had compared to the places he had been before.