As Zhou Ji announced the start of the auction, all the guests in the Zhou Clan's Auction Square shifted their attention from Duan Lingtian and Feng Tianwu to the auction stage.
Soon after, someone brought the first auction item up, attracting everyone's attention, including Duan Lingtian.
Duan Lingtian only took a glance before he retracted his gaze.
The first auction item was a bottle of grade one pills. Even though it was separated by the pill bottle, his Spiritual Energy could still easily probe the origin of the pills.
It was a grade one pill with a purity of less than 70%.
In Duan Lingtian's eyes, it was no different from trash.
However, the trash in Duan Lingtian's eyes did not mean that other people would treat it as trash as well. In many people's eyes, it was a treasure that they would have to spend a lot of high-grade Origin Stones to obtain.
"I bid 20 high-grade Origin Stones!"
"30 high-grade Origin Stones!"
"50 high-grade Origin Stones!"
…
In the end, the bottle of grade one pills that Duan Lingtian regarded as trash was bought by someone at the high price of 120 high-grade Origin Stones. Duan Lingtian could not help but sigh.
Such trash, not to mention 120 upper-grade primordial stones, even if it was sold to him for one lower-grade primordial stone, he would not buy it.
Pills were different from Spirit Weapons. Spirit Weapons of lower quality could be reforged, but pills could not.
The auction was in full swing.
However, it was not calm in the Zhou Clan's mansion in Ataraxia City.
When a corpse was sent to the Zhou Clan's mansion, the entire Zhou Clan was in an uproar. All the Zhou Clan's high-ranking officials who were in the Zhou Clan's mansion and were not in closed-door cultivation gathered together.
In the Zhou Clan's main hall, an old man wearing a gold-and-green robe sat on the main seat. The old man looked extremely healthy. There was an awe-inspiring aura between his brows.
This old man was the current Clan Leader of the Zhou Clan in Ataraxia City, Zhou Zheng!
There was a group of people gathered below him. There were old people and middle-aged people among them. They were the Zhou Clan's elders.
At this moment, they were surrounding a corpse that was lying on the ground.
The corpse was not unfamiliar to them.
Zhou Li, the son of the Zhou Clan's Grand Elder.
"Patriarch, who did this?"
A middle-aged elder of the Zhou Clan widened his eyes in disbelief as he looked at Zhou Zheng, who was sitting at the head of the table.
He found it hard to imagine who would be so bold.
He even dared to kill the only son of their Zhou Clan's Great Elder!
For a moment, all the elders of the Zhou Clan also looked at Zhou Zheng curiously.
The Great Elder of the Zhou Clan was a famous expert in the area around Peaceful City.
In their opinion, daring to kill the only son of their Zhou Clan's Great Elder was tantamount to courting death.
"I'm not sure yet."
Facing the curious gazes of the Zhou Clan elders, Zhou Zheng shook his head.
"Not sure?"
Zhou Zheng's words caused the Zhou Clan elders to be completely dumbfounded.
"Patriarch, what do you mean? Could it be that you don't even know who killed Zhou Li? "
An elder of the Zhou Clan asked with a frown.
"If that's really the case … then wouldn't Great Elder want to avenge Zhou Li, but still be unable to find the murderer?"
"If the Great Elder comes out of seclusion, he definitely won't be able to accept this."
…
Before Zhou Zheng could open his mouth, the other elders of the Zhou Clan had already started discussing.
"The murderer is currently in our Zhou Clan's auction square."
When Zhou Zheng opened his mouth, the entire place fell silent.
A moment later, a Zhou Clan elder was the first to react. His eyes flashed coldly as he said,
"Patriarch, the Great Elder has devoted his entire life to our Zhou Clan … Now that he's in closed-door cultivation to make a breakthrough, and his only son has been killed, we should capture the murderer and wait for the Great Elder to come out of seclusion to deal with him."
The other elders of the Zhou Clan agreed with the suggestion of this Zhou Clan elder.
"If this matter is so simple … Do you think I'd ask all of you to come here?"
Zhou Zheng asked as he glanced at the Zhou Clan elders indifferently.
At once, the Zhou Clan elders fell silent.
"Patriarch, is there any problem?"
Soon after, a sensitive Zhou Clan elder asked.
"That's right."
Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Zhou Li was killed in the backstage of our Zhou Clan's Auction Square … When Zhou Li died, Zhou Ji was also present."
Zhou Ji!
The steward of the Zhou Clan's Auction Square!
At the same time, he was also a powerful Zhou Clan elder.
Come to think of it, if he was not powerful, how could he be the steward of the Zhou Clan's Auction Square that was extremely important to the Zhou Clan?
"Elder Zhou Ji was present? How could the murderer kill Zhou Li? "
Many of the grand elders of the Zhou Clan gasped as their pupils constricted unconsciously.
Zhou Ji was at the Seventh Level Martial Monarch Stage. His strength could be ranked in the top ten in the Zhou Clan.
"According to Zhou Ji … Even he didn't have time to react when the other party attacked. The other party's strength is in no way inferior to him. In fact, the other party is even stronger. "
Zhou Zheng said in a deep voice.
"In our Zhou Clan, including the Patriarch and the Great Elder, there are three Supreme Elders who are stronger than Elder Zhou Ji … Wouldn't it be easy for them to deal with that person?"
Many Zhou Clan elders said confidently.
"Of course, I know that."
Zhou Zheng said, "However, the person who killed Zhou Li must be someone special."
"Huh?"
The moment Zhou Zheng's words left his mouth, it attracted the attention of all the Zhou Clan elders. "Someone special?"
"According to the clan disciple who brought Zhou Li's body back, the person who killed Zhou Li is a guest who came to our Zhou Clan's Auction Square to auction …"
Zhou Zheng said slowly and paused for a moment.
"A guest?"
"Since he's a guest, why would he kill Zhou Li?"
"Don't tell me Zhou Li provoked him?"
…
The group of Zhou Clan elders asked curiously.
"Today, two guests came to our Zhou Clan's Auction Square to auction …"
Facing the doubts of the Zhou Clan's elders, Zhou Zheng told them the ins and outs of the matter that he knew.
He told them everything, including the fact that the guest who killed Zhou Li had sent a grade one Spirit Weapon that could increase one's strength by 90% and a grade one pill with a Purity of more than 90%.
Of course, he did not leave out the fact that Zhou Li was greedy and intended to take the items that the guest had sent to auction for himself.
Whoosh!
The Zhou Clan's Main Hall was in an uproar when Zhou Zheng finished speaking.
Many of the Zhou Clan Elders' faces became somewhat ugly, and even more people's faces and ears turned red, as if they were embarrassed because of something.
"How shameful! How shameful! "
"This time, not only did Zhou Li disgrace himself, he even brought shame to our Zhou Family! If that guest spreads the news, who would dare to send their items to our Zhou Clan's Auction Square in the future? "
"Although I respect the Grand Elder, regarding this matter, I can only say … Zhou Li deserved to die!"
"That's right! He deserved to die! "
…
Many of the Zhou Clan elders changed their target to Zhou Li after they understood what had happened. All of them were filled with righteous indignation.
"Silence!"
As Zhou Zheng shouted coldly, the Zhou Clan's Main Hall regained its silence.
"Even if Zhou Li was in the wrong in this matter, he still paid with his life … Therefore, I don't want anyone to talk about him anymore."
Zhou Zheng looked around and said in a deep voice.
The group of Zhou Clan elders fell silent immediately.
"Clan Leader, you said that … the guest said that the grade one Spirit Weapon that could increase one's strength by 90% was refined by a grade one weapons craftsman in his sect?"
One of the Zhou Clan elders asked as he looked at Zhou Zheng.
"That's right."
Zhou Zheng nodded. "That's what the clan disciple that Zhou Ji sent back said … Moreover, Zhou Ji suspects that the grade one Life Recovery Pill with a Purity of 91% was refined by a grade one alchemist in that person's sect."
Whoosh!
The moment Zhou Zheng's words left his mouth, it was like a stone that caused a thousand ripples. All of the Zhou Clan elders' expressions changed drastically.
"If that's the case … Doesn't that mean that his sect has two extraordinary weapons craftsmen and alchemists? Heavens! How powerful must such a sect be? "
Many of the Zhou Clan elders exclaimed softly.
"For this reason, before we find out more about him, not only can we not offend him, but we can't allow the Grand Elder to look for trouble with him even if he comes out of closed-door cultivation."
A hint of dread could be seen on Zhou Zheng's face when he reached the end of his sentence.
The group of Zhou Clan elders agreed with him.
"Clan Leader! Clan Leader! "
At this moment, a panting voice resonated from outside. It was obvious that the person had just rushed back to the Zhou Clan.
"Huh?"
Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows and replied, "Come in."
A moment later, a Zhou Clan disciple who looked like he was in a hurry entered the Main Hall. When he saw the group of Zhou Clan elders present, he could not help but feel a little awkward.
"Why are you looking for me in such a hurry? Did something happen at the auction?"
Zhou Zheng asked when he recognized the person as the disciple in charge of the Zhou Clan's auction.
Auction?
The moment Zhou Zheng spoke, all of the Zhou Clan elders looked at him curiously. They were curious as to why he rushed back to the clan to look for the Clan Leader.
"Yes."
The Zhou Clan disciple who rushed back quickly nodded.
"Speak!"
Zhou Zheng said.
"Clan Leader, the guest who killed Elder Zhou Li and the woman next to him killed the Young Sect Leader of True Martial Sect and the person next to him at our Zhou Clan's auction."
The Zhou Clan disciple finished his sentence in one breath. He had returned to report this.
The moment the Zhou Clan disciple's words left his mouth, the entire place fell silent.
The Young Sect Leader of True Martial Sect?
"Which Young Sect Leader? Is it the Young Sect Leader, Wu Jian, who's in charge of the True Martial Sect's business in our Ataraxia City? "
As the Clan Leader of Zhou Clan and one of the top powerhouses in the Zhou Clan, Zhou Zheng immediately reacted and asked.
Wu Jian was the eldest son of the Sect Leader of True Martial Sect.
He usually stayed in Ataraxia City and took care of the True Martial Sect's business in Ataraxia City. He was also a powerful person who was not inferior to Zhou Ji, the manager of their Zhou Clan's auction.
"No."
The Zhou Clan disciple shook his head and smiled wryly. "It's Wu Jie! He's the youngest son of the Sect Leader of True Martial Sect. "
"Manager Zhou Ji has already sent Wu Jie's body to the True Martial Sect's business in Ataraxia City … At this moment, Wu Jian must have seen his brother's body."
The Zhou Clan disciple continued.
"Wu Jie?"
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