If someone wanted to do him harm, Lu Ye would naturally not be polite. If it weren't forbidden to fight within the Constellation Palace, he would have already drawn his sword and spilled blood!

The human race cultivator, not knowing which Star System's merchants guild he was in charge of, wanted to be defiant. But under Lu Ye's cold gaze, he still acknowledged his own fault. It was fine if some things he did secretly went undiscovered, but since he was caught, he couldn't blame Fa Wuzun for not selling him the array disc.

His expression unhappy, he let out a cold snort, and his figure disappeared.

Many people revealed thoughtful expressions. Although they didn't know why Lu Ye targeted another human race cultivator after targeting the Insect Race and Blood Race, they could guess that he might have been caught doing something underhanded by Fa Wuzun.

After the human race cultivator retreated, the cultivators of the Insect Race and Blood Race followed suit, but they all left harsh words, telling Fa Wuzun to be careful in the future and so on.

Lu Ye just regarded their words as empty threats!

The auction hall was filled with cheers, especially from those merely there to enjoy the spectacle, who shouted the loudest.

Originally, they had no special opinion of Fa Wuzun, only knowing of his great power and that he made a fortune with a special kind of array disc. But after Lu Ye expelled the Blood Race and Insect Race cultivators, many developed a soft spot for Fa Wuzun.

The Insect Race and Blood Race had terrible reputations in stellar space, with grudges against many other races. These two races, sharing a similar stench, acted in collusion, and with considerable strength, no one had really found a good way to deal with them.

In this situation, Fa Wuzun, by not compromising with these two races for immediate benefits, naturally evoked resonance from some people.

The auction continued, with the final bid for the second array disc stopping at 800,000 spirit jades, a full 200,000 more than the first.

This was normal. For the first array disc, people were giving face to the All Phenomena Merchants Guild, not raising its price. But for the second, such considerations were unnecessary.

Of course, no one would keep raising the price indefinitely, because everyone knew that more array discs were to come, and the only concern was not knowing the total number available.

Chu Shen started the third auction, still 100 array discs each, and the bids were noticeably sparser than before. After all, the 800,000 price tag had already rendered most guild heads powerless, and those capable of bidding adhered to a principle of not driving the price too high, lest it set a precedent for even higher future prices.

Therefore, from the third array disc onward, prices were often settled after just two or three bids.

At this moment, speed in bidding was crucial; at the same price, the fastest bidder was most likely to win.

Ten sets, twenty sets, thirty sets, fifty sets...

The array discs seemed to flow endlessly from Lu Ye, and Chu Shen's smile had become stiff. Yet, regardless of how many sets were auctioned, the atmosphere never went cold.

There were too many forces involved in this auction. If it were individuals, they might hesitate before shelling out tens of thousands of spirit jades, but for merchants backed by an entire Star System, although tens of thousands were a lot, it wasn't excessive.

However, as more array discs were auction'd, the guild heads' competitive spirits waned, so overall, the price increase wasn't significant. Several times, the auction price was even lower than the previous set.

Chu Shen remained earnest in his duties, seldom speaking beyond announcing bids, letting the guild heads compete among themselves.

But at this moment, he showed a smile and said slowly, "Just so everyone knows, we've only prepared a total of a hundred sets of array discs for this auction. This is the ninety-first set, so any Fellow Daoist who still wants an array disc should exert more effort!"

As soon as he spoke, the guild heads who had not yet succeeded became serious!

Previously, the endless supply from Fa Wuzun gave everyone the illusion that there was an inexhaustible supply, but now they suddenly recalled what Chu Shen had said at the beginning — the total number of array discs was not enough to distribute among the present forces.

Only ten sets remaining!

Many immediately regretted not persevering to increase their bids earlier. Several auctions had concluded with just the starting bid. Now Chu Shen's revelation about the remaining quantity clearly aimed to pressure them into a bidding war!

Even knowing this, they had no choice but to comply.

Chu Shen isn't decent, and neither is Fa Wuzun — this is an evident manipulation of human nature.

As expected, the bidding for the ninety-first set was much more fierce and brutal than before; the ninetieth set's final price was around 1.1 million, but following the earlier trend, despite expectations that it might rise slightly by a few thousand or ten thousand spirit jades, it soared to 1.3 million quickly this time.

Chu Shen beamed with pride. While those spirit jades wouldn't go into his own pocket, he would be able to boast having hosted a wildly successful auction potentially worthy of the history books, and such participation was a rare opportunity.

Suddenly, he looked toward a bidding cultivator and said, "Calm down, Fellow Daoist. It's not good to make random bids. If I recall correctly, you only brought 750,000 spirit jades!"

Previously, Chu Shen had verified the assets of each bidding cultivator and remembered their capacities well.

The cultivator addressed said, "Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Chu. Since I've bid this amount, I can naturally pay the spirit jades!"

Chu Shen pondered briefly, understanding the situation.

This cultivator indeed brought only 750,000 spirit jades but could join hands with others. After all, an array disc comprised a hundred pieces, so they could divide them according to a prearranged proportion after the auction.

Nodding slightly, "The fault is mine, Fellow Daoist, please do not blame me. Everyone, please proceed!"

The final price for the ninety-first array disc was slightly less than 1.4 million.

The auction for the ninety-second array disc quickly began, with bids continuing to come in.

The ninety-third one...

Until the very last, the hundredth one!

As the final array disc was handed over, Lu Ye collected the spirit jade and decisively left, while Chu Shen stayed behind to say a few closing words before also quickly disappearing.

The spectators gradually dispersed, with someone silently calculating the number of spirit jades Fa Wuzun had gained this time, leaving them in awe!

This is true wealth accumulation; even All Phenomena Merchants Guild would not have the ability to amass such a fortune in such a short time.

With such a vast amount of spirit jade in hand, Fa Wuzun would never have to worry about his future cultivation, not even in several lifetimes.

Truly enviable.

In a large hall with a number starting with four thousand, Lu Ye sat quietly in a corner, waiting.

Before long, Chu Shen arrived, naturally because Lu Ye had sent word for him to come.

Seeing Lu Ye's current appearance, Chu Shen couldn't help but chuckle, as Leader Fa was wearing a hooded trench coat, with the hood covering his head, slightly lowered. If one didn't look closely, they really couldn't see his face clearly.

Chu Shen knew why Leader Fa was doing this, as it's said people fear fame as pigs fear fattening. Fa Wuzun had first shone brightly at the Melee Battle Meet, and now had gathered such a huge fortune, that it's feared no cultivator from the Constellation Palace doesn't know of him.

By slightly concealing his whereabouts, he could also avoid some trouble.

"Big brother!" Chu Shen greeted enthusiastically, sitting cross-legged in front of Lu Ye, chuckling, "How did I do as a host, not too bad, right?"

Although it was his first time and somewhat raw, there were no major errors overall, and he completely had control over the auction's rhythm, feeling proud in his heart for not messing up Leader Fa's entrusted matter.

"Very good!" Lu Ye nodded slightly, taking out a storage ring and handing it over.

Chu Shen looked at it but didn't take it: "What's this for, big brother?"

"An appreciation token." Lu Ye gestured with the ring, "Not much, but take it, a small token of thought!"

After a brief thought, Chu Shen smiled, reaching out to take it, saying, "Since it's given by big brother, I won't decline. If big brother needs anything in the future, just call me at any time!"

Lu Ye nodded slightly, admittedly, Chu Shen had indeed been a great help this time, and given Chu Shen's special identity, it'd be convenient in the future to have him help with anything that Lu Ye might not be available for.

Chu Shen left, and only after reaching another large hall did he check the number of spirit jades in the storage ring.

Upon seeing, he silently clicked his tongue.

Leader Fa's so-called small token of thought was actually a staggering fifty thousand spirit jades!

Of course, compared to Leader Fa's total gains this time, this really was nothing, yet fifty thousand spirit jades is an amount that an average cultivator might struggle to gather in a lifetime.

Even though he was a young noble of Cheling World, and usually didn't lack spending money, he'd never had so many spirit jades, silently praising Leader Fa's generosity in his heart, feeling delighted.

Meanwhile, under the concealment of formations, Lu Ye was examining a pile of storage rings in front of him.

He struck it rich!

This time he truly struck it rich!

Each storage ring contained at least sixty thousand spirit jades, totaling around eleven million altogether, more than double his initial expected gains.

So giving Chu Shen fifty thousand as appreciation really is nothing.

Others had painstakingly arranged the auction and personally helped him auction, yet didn't mention anything about asking for a reward, Lu Ye couldn't overlook that.

Moreover, when the first array disc was auctioned, Chu Shen also helped by boosting the price by ten thousand spirit jades.

Don't underestimate these mere ten thousand. Because of the pre-established auction rules, the first one was raised by ten thousand, which meant every subsequent one was also raised by ten thousand!

Of course, the facts might not be that exaggerated, but Chu Shen's single price boost at least earned Lu Ye an extra one to two million spirit jades!