"Twenty-three!"
Every time a price was reported, Zhao Wei on the stage would call out a new bid.
This is known as a 'Sacred Auction'.
"..."
Before long, the elixir was taken by a tall and burly cultivator for twenty-five lower grade spirit stones.
Immediately, a puppet quietly walked into the crowd below and handed the porcelain bottle to the tall and burly cultivator.
Meanwhile, the auction continued on stage, displaying all kinds of rare magic tools, talismans, elixirs, puppets, slaves, and cultivation methods from the outside world.
"This is a cultivator from the Chipo Lineage of the Incense Fire Dao. She practices a very rare path of body cultivation and possesses a strong physique that can match a stage V or VI Qi Refining cultivator. She has been placed under a slave prohibition. If anyone is interested, you may place a bid."
"The starting price is eight hundred lower grade spirit stones, with a minimum bid increment of fifty."