"Fellow daoist, this demon cultivator must have maliciously raised the price without the intention to pay. How about we return the bid to 400.000 and further bidding can commence again?" the host suggested.
Fengyu agreed with a nod, looking around to see if anyone else would be bidding against him.
But as expected, while these people had an interest, their need for this formation wasn't so high that they'd pay such a premium.
"400.000 spirit stones for once, twice, thrice, fellow daoist, congratulations on obtaining this seven-stars formation!" the host announced the final bid and had a servant of the tea house hand over the items and complete the exchange.
Fengyu naturally didn't default on his payment. Jade coins fell onto a tray, exactly 4.000 - as an inner citizen, he could exchange as many spirit stones as he wanted, so naturally he would keep most of his spirit stones in coins.
