Seeing Zi Yi's purple eyes sparkling as she looked at him, as though she was waiting for his reply, Gu Zheng was surprised and could not help but laugh.
"Of course, you don't have to ask me. Even if I don't agree, you can go by yourself."
"I feel a little bored by myself. Besides, if I want something, I don't have the money to pay for it. Of course, I'll go with you!" Zi Yi said matter-of-factly. However, no one knew what she was thinking.
"Okay, no problem. Just tell me what you want." Gu Zheng said generously. He had accumulated a lot of points and pearls. It was enough for him to squander a little.
"But are your injuries okay?" Gu Zheng asked worriedly. He noticed that Zi Yi's breath was a little unstable.
"I'm fine. I'll just find a place to recuperate. The auction is about to start. I don't want to miss it!" Zi Yi said indifferently.
Seeing Zi Yi's resolute attitude, Gu Zheng did not say anything.
One day later, Gu Zheng, who had made some preparations, rushed to the City of Hope with Zi Yi. This time, not only did he want to register for the competition, but he also wanted to see the so-called auction.
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As the competition was getting closer, most of the ancestor gods had begun to move towards the City of Hope. No matter where they were, they wanted to see who was fighting this time. Of course, they also wanted to see the end of the auction.
All the spectators could observe the battles in the City of Hope. They could immerse their mind into the stage and see what was happening inside.
This was also why so many people would come every single time. Watching those on the same or higher level of power battle might provide them with some inspiration. Moreover, every ten battles, the City of Hope would hold a large-scale auction. This caused the number of people here to be much higher than in previous years. It felt as though all the Elder Gods of various sizes had come to this place.
This was because every time the auction was held, there would be all kinds of extremely precious and rare materials, as well as some best quality pills, best quality magic weapons, and even some treasures that couldn't be found outside would be found here. Each auction would be held for a month, and every day there would be different things to hold the line.
During this period of time, it was a rare moment of peace for all the islands. All the battles between the villages, regardless of whether they were fighting or not, would come to a halt. They would only resume when most of the Ancestral Gods had left the cities and returned to their villages.
Because this was the only grand event in this place, no one wanted to miss it.
If it weren't for the fact that Man Tian and the others were severely injured in this battle, they would have come no matter what. Even if it was to broaden their horizons, it was also good. They had participated in it before. Although they didn't have the money to buy it, they also didn't see anything rare.
Gu Zheng, who had just arrived, found the place to be much livelier. Every moment, there were different Ancestral Gods chatting with each other. As he walked by, it was as though the city was completely different from when he had first arrived.
There was still half a year before the auction, and there was still one and a half years before the competition. When the auction started, the registration would close. Although there was still some time left for him, he didn't plan to walk around casually. He directly ran towards the hall with Zi Yi.
When he passed by the square, there were obviously a lot of people. Moreover, several stone platforms had risen in the surroundings. Some people wanted to exchange pointers, and this place was very suitable. It was just that there was no protection.
All the way to the hall, it was crowded with all kinds of Ancestral Gods. He carefully squeezed through all the way, and finally arrived at the registration area.
This place was a little spacious. After asking Zi Yi to wait for him at the periphery, Gu Zheng went to the back of the line. There were two people in front of him who were registering. Soon, it was Gu Zheng's turn.
"I'm here to register for the next battle!" Gu Zheng said to the woman in front of him.
"Ancestral God Token!" the woman said without raising her head.
Gu Zheng already knew the general process, so he didn't say anything and directly handed it over.
After the woman took it, she didn't know what to do. With a shake of her hand, the token in her hand disappeared.
"Do you want to register your Ancestral God's blessing? If so, you can also choose different blessings for others. If you don't do so, you won't have any blessings on you, and you will have to fight naked!" the woman said to Gu Zheng quickly.
Whether the other party knew about it or not, she had to repeat these words to him.
Gu Zheng had already consulted the old man about this matter.
When the battle started, the participating warriors could use their blessings to strengthen the strength of both sides.
Moreover, there were two kinds of blessings that were permanently fixed here. They were for the disciples who had made great contributions and were now Sage-to-be disciples. One of the blessings greatly strengthened the overall attack, and the other greatly strengthened the defensive power, which was equivalent to a spear and a shield. These two kinds of blessings were also the most commonly used by others.
No matter how good they were, all the Ancestral Gods knew that they couldn't be compared to the other party at all. Therefore, they basically chose to register their blessings. No one was stupid. If the other party didn't register their blessings, unless they were heaven-defying, it would be equivalent to losing a very good magic weapon to the other party. It could be said that they would lose no matter what!
However, once they registered their blessings, all the participants would be able to see the details of their blessings, which could be considered as an indirect exposure. However, it didn't matter. Perhaps during the previous battles, their information would be remembered by those who were interested.
Gu Zheng had already made a decision. Of course, he would register his blessings and directly nodded to the other party.
When she saw Gu Zheng's decision, she continued to work on her hand. However, her hand suddenly froze. At this moment, the Ancestral God Token began to emit an extremely strong white light.
This movement was so big that it instantly attracted everyone's attention. Everyone shifted their gaze and looked in that direction. How could such a strange thing happen?
Judging from the direction of the teleportation, it should be the registration area. However, this light didn't pose any threat. It was like a pure light, but it blinded the eyes of those who were watching. However, the white light soon became brighter and brighter, which exceeded everyone's expectations.
Such a dazzling white light quickly illuminated the entire hall. Everyone couldn't help but close their eyes. Fortunately, they knew that there wouldn't be any trouble here. Everyone endured the discomfort and waited for the white light to weaken a little before opening their eyes.
Everyone who was close to the light hurriedly surrounded it. They wanted to see what kind of accident could cause such a bright light in the City of Hope with layers of restrictions. They didn't know what had gone wrong.
Unfortunately, they didn't find anything there. However, someone recognized Gu Zheng who was registering.
"Look at the wall!" Soon, there were exclamations of surprise in the hall. They all pointed to the center. Instantly, everyone, including Gu Zheng, raised their heads and looked in that direction.
At the top of the wall, there were red and blue light dots on the left and right. They were at least one zhang big. Now, in the center, there was a white dot of the same size. It was flickering on the wall.
This made everyone astonished because they all knew the formation of those two light dots. Could it be that someone had already researched the Joss Flame Core?
"Swish!"
Everyone looked in Gu Zheng's direction. Even those in the distance were squeezing their way over. They wanted to know who was the one who did it without anyone noticing. Wouldn't this person be taken in as a disciple of a Quasi-Saint?
One had to know that everyone wanted to research one or two things. However, at most, they could only research the surface. They couldn't make any further progress. Most of them fell into a state of being neither human nor ghost. In the end, there were fewer and fewer people researching it.
Suddenly, Gu Zheng felt that everyone's eyes were focused on him. This made him feel even more pressured. He didn't think that things would turn out like this. The two people behind him had already left his side. With one look, he knew that this was caused by him.
He turned his head and wanted to ask the girl to quickly finish her task and leave. However, he was shocked to find that the person receiving him had become someone he didn't recognize.
The woman was also frightened because the token in her hand had disappeared. Just when she was at a loss, an old man came to her side and said to her, "Master, you're a disciple of the sect.
"Don't panic. I'll be in charge here. You can take over later!"
"Lan … Lan … Young Master …" The maid turned around and immediately revealed a panicked expression. She wanted to say something but couldn't.
"Shh!"
This Young Master Lan made a shushing gesture and pointed at her, indicating that she should stay at the side.
"No wonder. If it's him, it's really possible!" Some people saw the dazed Gu Zheng and recognized her. Only then did they come to a realization.
"Oh, what's going on? Who is he? Why haven't I heard of him before?" The people at the side asked puzzledly.
"He is …" Some of the people who knew him immediately said to the people around them. When they said his name, everyone suddenly understood. Because the storm he had caused in the past few years was too intense, almost everyone knew this name. It was just that most of them were seeing him for the first time.
Suddenly, everyone's gaze changed. However, some of them were still skeptical. Everyone knew that he was very powerful, but they didn't expect him to be so powerful. One had to know that the previous two people had stayed here for tens of thousands of years. They had braved huge dangers before they finally studied the power of incense.
Moreover, at that time, the things that the two of them had done were crazier than Gu Zheng. They had beaten everyone once. Moreover, their achievements were more outstanding than Gu Zheng's.
And Gu Zheng's only advantage was that he could accelerate time to a point that no one dared to believe. Although they didn't dare to believe it, everything on the wall couldn't be faked.
"You are?" Gu Zheng didn't pay attention to the increasingly chaotic questioning voices behind him and asked the man in front of him.
"I'm the captain in charge of the maintenance here. You can call me Captain Lan. Because of your special situation, I came here personally!" The man who called himself Captain Lan said.
"Captain Lan, can I trouble you to help me get my things back?" Gu Zheng said helplessly.
Because what he took wasn't the ancestral god statue, in order to make it convenient to contact Ren Jie and let the people over there tell him if anything happened, he brought the water droplet back and simulated it into the ancestral god statue. Anyway, it had his own aura inside.
Originally, it was the same. Who knew that there would be such a big loophole.
"Of course. In fact, while you were in a daze, I've already taken it back for you!" Captain Lan didn't waste any time. He directly threw something from his hand and floated in front of Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng took a look and saw that it was the ancestral god token that had turned transparent. He had disguised it with the water droplet. Gu Zheng hurriedly put it away. However, when he touched it, he felt that something was wrong. It seemed to be missing something. Although he could feel that he could still extract a huge amount of Joss Flame power from it, he was surprised to find that the core inside was gone.
He couldn't release any more blessings at all. This stunned Gu Zheng. Without the core, he would become a wandering ancestral god, but why could he continue to absorb?
"I'll give you one of these. After you put it in, you can inject new blessings. Why don't you put in your previous blessings?" Captain Lan took out the original ancestral god core and probed Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng looked at this thing and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Where could he get the demon grass again? Even if he had it, he might not necessarily get a ball of green flame and let the bird swallow it and mix it out.
All of this was such a coincidence. He originally planned to leave this blessing for Xifeng Village. This way, they would at least be a little stronger than usual. He could only use his Joss Flame power to regrow a severed finger, but it would cost a little more.
In the end, all of it was gone. He thought that with the water droplet, he could condense more Joss Beads and buy more things at the auction. In the end, he suffered a double loss.
"Forget it, forget it! What about my blessings in the next competition? " Gu Zheng thought for a moment and decided not to put it in again. The changes of the water droplet were too strange. It could transform Joss Flame power without a core. It was fine if he didn't put it in. In the future, he would leave it to He Sheng to take over. After all, it would only be a matter of a few years.
Moreover, there would be no battles during this period. It really didn't matter if he was a wandering ancestor god or not.
"Your blessings are already the same as the previous two. You can use it at any time. You don't have to worry about this. Your situation is also registered. When you are in this city and the competition starts, someone will naturally inform you," Captain Lan replied.
"That's good. In that case, I'll go back!" Gu Zheng heard and decided to go back. No matter how depressed he was, he could only do this.
Gu Zhengyi turned around and looked at the crowd that was about to surround him as he said unhappily.
"Why are you blocking the way? Hurry up and get out of my way!"
The people in front were about to refute when suddenly, a sharp gaze came from behind. They didn't know why, but they inexplicably got out of the way and left a passage for one person in the team.
Gu Zheng didn't feel anything and directly walked out. After calling Zi Yi at the outermost area, he left.
"Young Master Gu, you are really amazing. I didn't expect that you have studied the power of incense to such an extent. I'm afraid that the Master will soon accept you as a core disciple." Zi Yi's eyes were full of shock. Previously, she felt that this blessing was very powerful. However, at that time, she mainly felt that the flame was powerful and flesh could grow bones.
"It's nothing. It's just a coincidence. Now, it's nothing. Fortunately, in this competition, the ancestor gods are forbidden to use the power of incense. It's much better! As for the Master Sage-to-be accepting me as a disciple, I already have a master. It's impossible for me to have another master! "Gu Zheng said with some relief.
"Young Master Gu, you must be joking. Opportunity is also a part of strength. I don't know who your master is. Have I heard of him? To be able to become your disciple, I'm afraid your master is also an amazing person. "Zi Yi's eyes turned and deliberately asked.
"My master is very powerful. However, in this world, he is not famous. Basically, no one has heard of him. If there is a chance, I will tell you. Now, let's find a place to stay and wait for the auction to start. "
In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed.
During this half a year, the number of people in the city had increased. Almost all the inns were full. Moreover, the topic gradually moved away from Gu Zheng and began to discuss the items that were about to be auctioned.
Every time the auction was held, it was not only the items that were taken out. There were more items that were taken out by the ancestor gods. They hoped to sell it for a good price or to exchange it for a suitable item.
The auction was finally about to start. In the sky above the city, a super huge golden palace slowly emerged. It was like a city in the sky. It was incomparably shocking.
Even though Gu Zheng had heard of it before, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.
Looking from below, the palace was more than a hundred feet tall. It was surrounded by dense mist and occupied about a quarter of the Hope City. It could be said that it was very huge.
The outermost layer was made of gold. It was glittering with golden light. Then, there were four rows of very wide stairs made of jade. They spiraled down from the sky. Each jade step was scattered and emitted a faint fluorescent light. The surroundings flashed with an illusory barrier to prevent people from accidentally falling down. It looked extremely gorgeous and exquisite.
Looking from that direction, it seemed that one could only go up from the plaza.
Moreover, at the top of the palace, there were three large golden words facing down from afar. It was as though someone had left behind ink in the clouds. It was very imposing.
"Establishing the Sacred Pavilion."
After everyone came out of the palace, they took a look at the palace above them and then proceeded towards the plaza.
If one were to look at it from above, they would see that all the people who had received the message were walking towards the square.
Gu Zheng was no exception. After being stunned for a moment, he recovered from his shock.
"It's really shocking. Let's go in. Speaking of which, I wonder if there are any good seats for us!" Gu Zheng said to Zi Yi, who was equally shocked.
Although Zi Yi's explanation was clear and logical, it seemed as though it was her first time seeing it.
Following the flow of people, Gu Zheng quickly arrived at the plaza. At this time, there was a sea of people. Many ancestor gods had already begun to climb up the jade steps.
With such a high distance, even if one was impatient and fast, it would take more than an hour to reach it. The palace didn't seem high, but it was just an illusion.
Fortunately, at least two ancestor gods could pass through each row. By the time Gu Zheng followed the crowd, more than half of the journey had been completed. There weren't many people behind him.
Counting carefully, there were at least two thousand ancestor gods gathered here. If they really wanted to fight, even a mid-stage Grand Heavenly Immortal would have to think twice.
No matter how long the journey was, there would always be a moment when they arrived. After two hours, Gu Zheng was already standing at the huge entrance of the palace.
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