Everyone had just sat down in the private room that looked like a secret room when on a stone table near the auction venue, a small but complicated array rune suddenly lit up. After a dazzling white light flashed, eleven steaming hot cups of spirit tea suddenly appeared on the stone table.
There was actually a small teleportation array carved on the stone table!
Lu Ping and the others clicked their tongues in wonder. Then, Enlightened Master Xuan Xu explained with a smile, "This small teleportation array is meant to make it easier for the guests in the private rooms to exchange their treasures after bidding. It also serves as a means of confidentiality."
Sage Xuan Tian heard this and said, "Confidentiality? Uncle-Master, could it be that we came to this private room through the teleportation array or was it random? "
Sage Xuan Xu nodded in agreement. However, he saw Tian Qin Laozu suddenly stand up and make a series of hand signs. A net-like light of essential Yuan in Tian Qin Laozu's hands became brighter and brighter. Then, she scattered it in all directions, and the light instantly stretched out into a huge net. It flew towards the four walls, roof, and floor of the private room, and then the light net flashed across the walls, roof, and floor.
Sage Xuan Sen was stunned and said, "Senior Sister, why is there someone spying on us in this private room?"
Tian Qin Laozu laughed coldly and said, "This treasure doesn't belong to us, so how can we be sure? It's just a precautionary measure! If a mid Dharma adept forcibly invades with his Divine Will, even this method of mine won't be able to stop him. At most, we will only know in advance. "
As soon as Tian Qin Laozu finished speaking, she saw Lu Ping suddenly stand up and open his hands. A small jade box suddenly appeared in his hands.
Lu Ping walked to the side of the private room and carefully opened the jade box. Then, he used his mouth to gently blow into the box. A faint white fog rose up for less than half a foot before dissipating in the air.
Then, they saw Lu Ping carefully blow out white fog towards the other three walls. Everyone did not know what was going on, but they knew that Lu Ping was also taking precautions against something.
But since Tian Qin Laozu had already made a move, what could Lu Ping do?
As expected, Sage Xuan Su, who was at the side, had a slight hint of mockery and laughed. "Junior Brother Lu, Uncle-Master Tian Qin has already made a move. What's the point of doing this? Isn't it superfluous?"
Sage Xuan Xu and Sage Xuan Sen did not say anything, but their expressions showed that they were not happy with Lu Ping's actions. Usually, Lu Ping's actions were just a precaution, but now that Lu Ping's master was at odds with the person in front. If he did this now, what was it if not a provocation?
Just as Master Xuan Xu and Master Xuan Sen looked at the Celestial Qin Ancestor uneasily, they did not see any dissatisfaction in the Celestial Qin Ancestor's eyes. Instead, a sliver of surprise flashed past his eyes.
Just as Sage Xuan Xu and Sage Xuan Sen looked at each other, they heard Tian Qin Laozu suddenly say, "Kid, where did you get your Thought Dissolving Powder? This thing is extremely vicious and has always been a secret of the Lu Clan. This time, it is said that someone from the Lu Clan has appeared in Phantom City. Be careful not to be silenced if you're discovered! "
Lu Ping had just scattered the Thought Dissolving Powder on the roof and floor of the private room when he heard Tian Qin Laozu's question. Lu Ping raised his head and said doubtfully, "Lu Clan? Isn't it the Liao Clan? "
Tian Qin Laozu was taken aback by Lu Ping's doubtful expression and said, "Kid, you still want to play dumb? What Liao Clan? Didn't you get your Thought Dissolving Powder from the hands of the Lu Clan?"
This time, Lu Ping thought of something and said with a smile, "Uncle-Master, you also said that this Thought Dissolving Powder is a secret of the Lu Clan. How could a disciple get it from a cultivator from the Lu Clan?"
Tian Qin Laozu looked at Lu Ping and felt that he wasn't lying. He didn't ask anymore and looked outside the private room. At this time, the number of cultivators who had entered the auction hall had reached more than two hundred, and these two hundred people were all at the late stage of Core Forging and above.
The Thought Dissolving Powder that Lu Ping had on him was a pill recipe from Peng Shiyuan. Yesterday, after Liao Runjia used the Thought Dissolving Powder, Lu Ping remembered that when he killed Peng Shiyuan, he had obtained a few pill recipes from him that also had the method to refine the Thought Dissolving Powder.
After Lu Ping went back, he took out the pill recipe for the Thought Dissolving Powder and had a look. Only then did he realize how overbearing this Thought Dissolving Powder was. Even the Divine Will of a Transcendence Stage cultivator would be corroded by the Thought Dissolving Powder when they were caught off guard.
After Lu Ping saw this, his hands itched. Luckily, he had already obtained four to five thousand stalks of spirit herbs. Although the process of refining this Thought Dissolving Powder was complicated, it wasn't difficult. Lu Ping took out the Fire Ring from the Ice and Fire Rings from Lu Qin-er's hands and drew out the Dark Prison Poisonous Fire inside to refine this Thought Dissolving Powder. It was half the effort and twice the result. That night, he refined this small box. He didn't expect that it would be put to use the next day.
When Xuan Xu and Spiritual Master Xuan Sen heard Tian Qin Laozu say that the treasure in Lu Ping's hands seemed to be useful and that it had a great background, they finally relaxed.
At this moment, if one were to look up from the auction venue, they would discover that there were a total of thirty-four white clouds floating in the sky above the venue. On top of each white cloud, there was a simple and unadorned pavilion in the sky.
At the same time, twenty-three of the thirty-four pavilions around the auction venue had already hung up red candles. This meant that twenty-three of the twenty-five medium-sized sects of the overseas cultivation world and the nine large-sized sects, including the Crystal Palace and the boudoir, had already arrived.
Tian Qin Laozu unhurriedly lit up a red candle and placed it on the thin muslin window of the private room facing the auction venue. At this moment, the twenty-fourth sect had already arrived.
At this moment, another six white clouds carrying three pavilions descended from the sky above the venue. This caused the number of pavilions and private rooms in the venue to increase to forty.
The change in the sky above the venue naturally attracted the attention of the hundreds of cultivators who had entered the venue. Tian Qin Laozu and the others naturally saw the changes in their surroundings.
Spiritual Master Xuan Xu asked Tian Qin Laozu, "Junior Sister, do you know who these six additional pavilions belong to?"
Tian Qin Laozu's expression was a bit solemn as she said, "They should be people from the Demon Clan and the Central Plains."
The pavilions in the sky were lit up one by one and the venue was already more than half filled. At this moment, a clear bell rang and the door of the Fantasy Spirit Pavilion slowly closed. All the cultivators in the venue took their seats and a door appeared out of thin air at the front of the venue. A fat cultivator in his fifties walked out of the door with a smile.
A Dharma Adept!
The host of this auction was actually a Dharma Adept.
The cultivator first laughed heartily and said, "The Old Man's surname is Dong. Everyone can call me Fatty Dong! The Old Man was originally a Wandering Cultivator from the Eastern Sea. This time, he was captured by a few old farts from the Fantasy Spirit City to host this auction. They said that the Old Man didn't belong to any sect and was the most fair. Everyone believed them. This is all bullsh * t. I came here because they promised to give me a considerable amount of top-grade Spirit Stones and elixirs as a reward after this is over! "
Dong Laozu's opening remarks made all the cultivators in the venue smile. The originally somewhat depressing atmosphere was immediately dispelled by Dong Laozu's words.
"Enough with the idle talk. For the sake of the spirit stones and pills, I will remind everyone here that the rules here have been explained before. The Old Man won't repeat them. What the Old Man wants to say is that behind the Old Man, in a corner that even the Old Man doesn't know about, are a few old farts older than the Old Man. So if you don't have the necessary confidence, don't behave atrociously in this venue, lest you become a warning to those old farts."
Everyone in the hall smiled once more. However, everyone felt apprehensive in their hearts as well. When their Divine Perception stretched out, sure enough, they noticed a few exceedingly formidable auras faintly existing in the surroundings. When everyone wanted to further investigate their source, these auras flashed and vanished without a trace.
"Of course, this time, there are six more white clouds in the sky. Other than the nine great sects and twenty-five forces, there are also the cultivators of the Eastern Sea's Chu, Yan, Kong, and Ao families. The only one missing is the South Sea's Tyrannical Turtle Xiang family. Even the number one family in Central Plains, the Yuwen family, has arrived. In addition, there are also the cultivators of Central Plains' great sect, the Heavenly Moon Sect.
When everyone in the venue heard Dong Laozu's words, they all looked at the forty pavilions floating in the air. However, these forty pavilions completely isolated everyone's divine senses. They didn't know which pavilion the Yao clan cultivators were in, which pavilion the Middle Earth's Yuwen family and Heavenly Moon Sect cultivators were in.
"Okay, okay, stop looking. Let's look at the Old Man's place first!"
At some unknown time, a jade table had been placed in front of Dong Laozu. There was a light purple box meticulously carved out of chalcedony. There were faint runes drawn all over the surface of the chalcedony box. Layers of light constantly flickered on and off the surface of the chalcedony box.
Everyone in the venue was knowledgeable. Seeing that an item could be stored in a chalcedony box, the value was definitely not low.
Dong Laozu pointed at the chalcedony box, and the changing runes on the surface of the box immediately extinguished. Dong Laozu slowly opened the jade box, and three white jade-like pills appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Dong Laozu chuckled and said, "Although I, Laozu, know that most of the people here are mid or late stage Core Forging cultivators, and this auction is also geared towards late stage Core Forging cultivators, the Old Man also knows that there are many Dharma Adepts hidden here. Not to mention, each of the forty pavilions in the sky probably has at least one Dharma Adept working as a nanny. Therefore, the Old Man decided to take this item first in order to win the jackpot."
Dong Laozu paused for a moment before continuing, "One Flawless Longevity Pill can extend one's life by ten years. Even though the medicinal properties of these three pills have been weakened, it is still enough to extend a cultivator's life by more than twenty-five years. According to the seller's request, these three Flawless Longevity Pills will be auctioned together. The seller only asks for Spirit Stones, and the highest bidder wins. However, the seller also has a request, and that is, if there are top-grade Spirit Stones, they must be given priority."
"However, the Old Man still has to remind those who are participating in this auction for the first time not to bring out low-grade Spirit Stones. This auction will only accept treasures with high-grade Spirit Stones and above. The starting bid for these three Flawless Longevity Pills will be 100 high-grade Spirit Stones. Alright, everyone can start bidding!"
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