Cosmic Trading System

On the auction stage, the auctioneer started introducing the origin of the item.

"It aids in calming the mind and focusing the spirit?"

"Can Boss Wang guarantee this?"

Hearing the auctioneer's words, many wealthy individuals exclaimed.

The Boss Wang they were referring to was the owner of the auction house, a rather influential figure. If he could make such a guarantee, then the effectiveness of these Buddha Beads was likely genuine.

Regardless of whether the Buddha Beads truly carried potent spiritual power due to being worn by a Living Buddha for one hundred and thirty years, or if it was due to its material, the fact was that these beads were beneficial to health. This should be true and was compelling to many wealthy individuals present.

Health cannot be bought. Every individual present had a lot of money. They were willing to pay a large sum for items that were beneficial to health.

Some wealthy individuals, who had even heard rumors about certain magical items that were beneficial to health, some of whom owned such items, were even more interested in the item introduced by the auctioneer.

"Buddha beads worn by a Living Buddha for one hundred and thirty years? And they help with calming the mind and focusing the spirit?"

Lin Yun looked slightly surprised. He was very curious about the look of these Buddha beads.

Just then, a waiter walked out from backstage carrying a dish.

"This is..."

The moment he saw the dish, Lin Yun abruptly stood up, startled.

If his senses were correct, the items on this dish possessed strong Spiritual Energy, which was highly concentrated, extremely pure, and even surpassed the Spiritual Energy he had encountered at the Sanqing Palace's buddha statue.

This Spiritual Energy was extremely reserved, a distinctive feature of its Spiritual nature.

Ordinary people might not be able to sense this, but his formidable Mental Strength, along with his Cosmic Trading System's unique ability to absorb and refine Spiritual Energy, allowed him to faintly perceive it.

However, due to the distance, he wasn't sure whether the item on the dish possessed first-level or second-level Spirituality...or perhaps, even higher-level Spirituality.

He must win the bid.

Lin Yun quickly made up his mind.

The item on this dish, the Spirituality it possessed, was at least second-level.

He quietly confirmed this in his mind.

"That boss of Qingyun Restaurant seems to be interested in these Buddha beads as well..."

Among the Spirit Seekers, some had been observing Lin Yun's responses. Upon seeing Lin Yun suddenly stand up, one said with a furrowed brow.

"Apparently, he can sense the existence of Spiritual Energy as well. He should have sensed the Spiritual Energy in this item too. Moreover, he would not have appeared so surprised if he had known beforehand. He likely also discovered that the Spiritual Energy within this item is extraordinary. It's highly likely to possess Spirituality..." one of them said gravely.

"This time, we can't let him have it again! We must get these Buddha beads. He has already spent a large sum of money buying those items earlier. I do not believe that he can afford to spend much more on this..." one said frostily.

"Hmm, we cannot let him have it again!" A few of them nodded in agreement.

"The starting bid for this item is ten million. Now, let the bidding begin—"

The auctioneer announced loudly from the stage.

"Twenty million!"

Just as the auctioneer finished speaking, a wealthy individual immediately shouted.

Increasing the bid by ten million in one go was quite shocking and immediately caught the attention of many, giving the bidder a sense of satisfaction.

"Hmph!"

Seeing this, someone snorted dismissively. This was just the beginning, what does a ten million increase amount to? Hadn't they seen items with a starting price of merely two to three million being auctioned for twenty to thirty million earlier? Chapter Stay:

So, bragging about an increase of ten million was nothing worth mentioning. What was there to be smug about?

"Thirty million!"

At this moment, another wealthy individual shouted.

Another increase of ten million. However, this ten million increase was much more impressive than the previous one and attracted the attention of many.

"That's the chairman of the Flower Steel Group..."

"He's a multi-billionaire. Didn't expect him to also be interested in these Buddha beads..."

Those who recognized this man whispered among themselves.

"Thirty-five million!"

Then, another wealthy individual called out a bid.

"This man used to be a major player in the coal industry. He's certainly not short of funds..."

"It seems the bidding war for this item is set to be intense..."

The crowd murmured among themselves.

"Fifty million!"

At this point, the Spirit Seekers placed their bid. The bidder stated his amount calmly.

"A bid of fifty million!"

Many in the crowd turned to look, expressing their surprise.

The crowd was filled with wealthy people, but not all of them had so much cash to spare. Fifty million, even for some of the wealthy attendees, was not a small number. The highest bid for any item up to that point was just over fifty million.

"Them again..."

"They've been bidding several times in a row. I wonder where they come from..."

Some people remembered that these people had placed several bids before and started whispering among themselves.

"One hundred million!"

At that moment, it was Lin Yun's turn to bid. He calmly called out a price.

It wasn't that he intentionally wished to outbid them every time right after they had made their bids. It was after the opponents bid, due to the drastic increase in price, that there was a momentary pause.

He did not want to wait and see if anyone else would show interest in the Buddha beads. He was determined to win this bid. The sooner he made his move, the quicker he could secure them, and the sooner he could achieve peace of mind.

"One hundred million!"

The entire venue fell silent for a moment before erupting in an uproar.

Auction items worth over a hundred million were rare occurrences, and each one would go down in history.

"How infuriating!"

Seeing this, the Spirit Seeker who made the bid clenched his fists and fumed in a low voice, unable to maintain his composure any longer.

This man was their nemesis. During this auction, all the Group's profits had been destroyed by him.

"One hundred and ten million!" Ultimately, he gritted his teeth and called out a bid.

"Two hundred million!"

Lin Yun indifferently said.

"Wow—"

"Two hundred million! He actually bid two hundred million!"

The entire venue was in an uproar once again.

The bidding price of two hundred million...even in the annals of history, it would be among the top.

Even the multi-billionaires were stunned by this development.

Wealth was wealth... cash was cash... Most of their wealth was in the form of real estate.

Although they were billionaires, if they wanted to spend two hundred million in cash, it wouldn't be easy. And for them to spend two hundred million on a string of Buddha beads, most of them were unwilling to do so.

Lin Yun had bid several times previously, and each time he spent a significant amount. Some estimated that he must have spent at least a hundred million.

And then with the additional two hundred million, Lin Yun had already spent over three hundred million in total.

Even these multi-billionaires felt compelled to give him respect.