Hearing this, the crowd suddenly became noisy.
This was equivalent to Qin Ning giving them a guarantee.
Even if they had to spend one million gold to buy a piece of scrap iron, Qin Ning would compensate them.
Someone was already willing to take the risk, and then everyone was eager to try.
The Sacred Pill Pavilion was not an ordinary place; if this kid dared to speak nonsense, he would not be able to leave the Sacred Pill Pavilion alive.
"I bid one million!"
A voice suddenly rang out at this moment.
"Even if it's not a top-grade spirit artifact, this Young Master Qin will compensate me, and the Sacred Pill Pavilion won't smash its own signboard!"
A burly man stood up and said with a hearty laugh.
"In that case, I bid one million one hundred thousand!"
Another voice rang out.
"Old Yang, you only added one hundred thousand, aren't you being too stingy?"
Suddenly, another old man, dressed in black robes, stood up and shouted, "I bid one million two hundred thousand!"
Their thoughts were very clear: if this rusty sword was not a top-grade spirit artifact, Qin Ning would still compensate them for their losses anyway.
If that were truly the case, then even if they spent over a million gold, they wouldn't suffer a loss!
"Old Ying, one million two hundred thousand isn't enough!"
Suddenly, another burst of laughter rang out, and a figure stood up in the crowd.
"I bid one million five hundred thousand!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the voices in the crowd immediately quieted down a lot.
One million five hundred thousand could already be considered a very high price.
A normal top-grade spirit artifact was worth one million gold taels; a slightly more refined one would be worth one million five hundred thousand gold taels.
But now, they were not sure how high-grade this rusty sword was!
Watching everyone continuously raise their bids, Wang Zhenyu was completely dumbfounded.
Could it be that this Qin Ning's brain was also rusty?
Even at this point, he still wanted to tease others?
He didn't believe that this rusty sword was a top-grade spirit artifact.
Top-grade spirit artifacts were extremely valuable; how could this kid find one in these stalls?
"One million five hundred thousand, going once!"
At this moment, the auctioneer was already preparing to strike the gavel!
"Two million taels!"
Just then, a slightly cold voice suddenly rang out.
In the private room, someone suddenly raised the price again!
Two million taels?
Are you kidding?
Two million gold taels, even if this was indeed a top-grade spirit artifact, it wouldn't be worth that much.
Now, even the auctioneer was stunned.
"Since no one is raising the bid, the final price is two million taels, and this spirit artifact will belong to the guest in private room number 6!"
At this moment, the auctioneer made the final decision.
Wang Zhenyu could no longer hold back, eagerly jumping onto the auction stage and shouting in front of everyone, "Alright, kid, stop pretending to be profound here, hurry up and let us see what kind of high-grade spirit artifact this is!"
Wang Zhenyu didn't believe this was a spirit artifact at all!
"Alright!"
Qin Ning stepped forward, and a spirit seal appeared in his palm at this moment.
"Spirit Array Master!"
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned.
Spirit Array Masters were very rare in the Northern Underworld Empire, much rarer than Spirit Pill Masters and Spirit Artifact Masters.
A Spirit Array Master is someone even the imperial family of the Bei Ming Empire would want to recruit.
Even if it's just a first-rank Spirit Array Master, they are still an extremely revered existence.
In battles between empires, the power a Spirit Array Master can unleash is immense!
Just as Qin Ning's spirit mark appeared, it transformed into the shape of a spirit, directly affecting the rusty sword.
Immediately afterward, a series of spirit marks continuously condensed.
Not long after, eighty-one spirit marks appeared, all enveloping the rusty sword.
Eighty-one spirit marks!
Just by looking at the number of condensed spirit marks, it's clear that Qin Ning's level has surpassed that of a first-rank Spirit Array Master.
Throughout the entire Bei Ming Empire, the strongest Spirit Array Master is a fourth-rank Spirit Array Master.
Moreover, there are extremely meticulous divisions.
For example, a first-rank Spirit Array Master can condense ten spirit marks to form a low-grade first-rank array.
Condensing twenty spirit marks allows one to create a mid-grade first-rank array.
Only by condensing fifty spirit marks can one create a high-grade first-rank array.
And to advance to the realm of a second-rank Spirit Array Master, one needs to condense at least a hundred spirit marks.
At this moment, Qin Ning had clearly surpassed the realm of a first-rank Spirit Array Master.
"This young man is truly interesting…"
In private room number 6, there was a person wearing a silver robe embroidered with a colorful, lifelike dragon.
Between this person's eyebrows, there seemed to be a sharp aura, yet their entire demeanor was both stern and gentle, and their face bore an extremely relaxed smile.
"Du Xiao, are you really sure there's something unusual in that rusty sword?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, this subordinate is certain!"
Standing beside him was a middle-aged man in black armor, who seemed unable to suppress his excitement and slowly said, "Inside this rusty sword is a sealed array. That year, this subordinate was fortunate enough to see an identical rusty sword; there's absolutely no mistake."
"How interesting. It seems this person named Qin Ning also realized it early on. So young, yet already a Spirit Array Master, and possessing such divine insight. I must get to know him!"
A smile spread across that person's face.
With the appearance of the eighty-one spirit marks, the surface of the rusty sword began to change.
The rust fell off in an instant, and suddenly a ray of light appeared.
But beneath that light, it was not a spirit artifact, but a wooden box.
Seeing the wooden box, everyone was stunned.
"Haha…"
Wang Zhenyu, who had been nervous until now, was finally relieved.
"I thought it was some kind of spirit artifact; turns out it's just a wooden box. Qin Ning, this couldn't be the spirit artifact you mentioned, could it?"
Just now, seeing Qin Ning condense spirit marks, he thought Qin Ning had grasped some clue, but unexpectedly it was just a wooden box.
At this moment, Qin Ning glanced at Wang Zhenyu as if looking at an idiot.
Immediately afterward, his hand slapped down.
With a crack, the wooden box opened, and suddenly, another burst of light flashed. The wooden box instantly shattered into a thousand fragments.
But amidst the fragments, a faint blue light appeared, like pieces of blue metal. After scattering, they reassembled.
As if by magic, a long sword naturally appeared before everyone.