"Did you feel it?" Gu Zheng asked the Artifact Spirit.
"I felt it. A cold Divine Sense swept past me just now." The Artifact Spirit nodded.
"The Divine Sense gives off such a cold feeling. The owner of this Divine Sense is undoubtedly a Devil Cultivator."
Gu Zheng frowned slightly. Now that he was in the late stage of Jin Xian, his Divine Sense was much stronger than others in the same realm. After all, when he became an Immortal Cultivator, he had already comprehended the Immortal Domain that even Daluo Jinxian might not have. His achievements in Divine Sense were naturally incomparable to ordinary people.
If it was an ordinary late stage Jin Xian, most people would not be able to find much information from the Divine Sense that swept past. However, not only did Gu Zheng feel the hidden coldness, but he also felt the cultivation of the owner of the Divine Sense.
In Gu Zheng's opinion, to be able to have such a cold Divine Sense, the owner of the Divine Sense must be a Devil Cultivator. The Devil Technique that he cultivated must be the kind that leaned towards Yin and evil. Moreover, this kind of Yin had a trace of Death Qi. As for the cultivation of the owner of the Divine Sense, it must have reached the early stage of Daluo Jinxian.
"Fellow Daoist Bai, are you awake?"
Huang Qi transmitted his voice to Gu Zheng.
"I'm awake. What's the matter, Fellow Daoist Huang?"
Gu Zheng's heart skipped a beat. Although Huang Qi's cultivation was only in the middle stage of Jin Xian, his Divine Sense was unusually strong. Among the late stage Jin Xian's Divine Sense that Gu Zheng had encountered, Huang Qi's Divine Sense could definitely be ranked in the top 20!
The top twenty did not sound like much, but after all, Gu Zheng had been in the Untainted Land for more than five years. In the past five years, he had gone to many places and encountered countless late-stage Golden Immortal cultivators with Divine Senses.
"Just now, a cold Divine Sense swept past. I wanted to remind Fellow Daoist Bai to be careful." Huang Qi said.
"Be careful? What does Fellow Daoist Huang mean? "Gu Zheng asked.
"Has Fellow Daoist Gu heard of the Cool Breeze Temple before?" Huang Qi asked.
"No," Gu Zheng said.
Before leaving Mount Shu, Gu Zheng had also inquired about Baiyun Town from Mount Shu. Naturally, he also asked if there were any Immortal Cultivator forces in Baiyun Town.
Someone from Mount Shu had been to Baiyun Town more than a hundred years ago. He told Gu Zheng that there was only a small family in Baiyun Town with two or three cultivators who were not worth mentioning.
When he was in Baiyun Town's medicine store, Gu Zheng had asked the shopkeeper about the Cool Breeze Temple when he learned that the White Cloud Temple was holding an auction. After all, the Cool Breeze Temple should have a certain level of strength to be able to hold an auction.
The shopkeeper was just an ordinary person. He did not know how powerful the Cool Breeze Temple was. He only told Gu Zheng that the Cool Breeze Temple had only been built for seventy years.
"I have a good friend who came to the Cool Breeze Temple to participate in the auction five years ago. Because of our good relationship, we had each other's life jade tokens. However, on the day the auction ended, his life jade token shattered."
"At that time, I was not too far away from Baiyun Town. I immediately wanted to come over to see what was going on! However, the Cool Breeze Temple's protective array was activated. When I shouted outside, the reply I received was that the Cool Breeze Temple's auction had ended! "
Huang Qi's voice stopped and Gu Zheng's brows furrowed. The meaning behind Huang Qi's words wasn't hard to understand. It meant that his Dao friend had died during the auction. However, when he arrived, the Cool Breeze Temple said that the auction had already ended.
"What happened after that?" Gu Zheng asked.
"After that, I waited on the North Mountain for four days. I did not find any Immortal Cultivators who did not belong to the Cool Breeze Temple," Huang Qi said.
"What you mean is that the Cool Breeze Temple is strange. Not only did it cause your friend's death, it also caused everyone who participated in the auction to mysteriously disappear?" Gu Zheng frowned.
"Something like that. Anyway, there is definitely something wrong with the White Cloud Temple," Huang Qi said with certainty.
"Why is Fellow Huang telling me this?" Gu Zheng asked.
"It is fate that we met. I feel that Fellow Bai is not bad. Therefore, I wanted to remind Fellow Bai that if Fellow Bai trusts me, it would be best if you leave tomorrow," Huang Qi said.
"What about you?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Buying the Clear Ice Jade Liquid is one reason. However, the most important reason is that I want to see what kind of ghost is in the Cool Breeze Temple!" Huang Qi sneered.
"If there is really a ghost here, Fellow Huang is not worried that you will follow in your friend's footsteps?" Gu Zheng asked.
"I am not worried. If I can't win, I will run. I still have some life-saving methods," Huang Qi said.
"Many thanks for Fellow Huang's reminder. However, I do not have any plans to leave for now." Gu Zheng smiled.
Huang Qi did not say anything else. After a night of silence, it was the next day.
There were a total of three auctions. They were in the morning, afternoon, and evening.
The items for the three auctions were divided into three grades. The morning was for low grade resources, the afternoon was for medium grade resources, and the evening was for high grade resources.
The items for this auction were all recorded in the booklet in the room. The morning auction did not have anything that Gu Zheng and Huang Qi wanted. Therefore, the two of them stayed in the room to cultivate.
Just after noon, before the auction started, a Daoist child came to inform them that there were some new rare items in the afternoon auction. As for what the rare items were, the Daoist child did not say.
Since they could not concentrate on cultivating in the Cool Breeze Temple, Gu Zheng and Huang Qi decided to go take a look.
The auction was held in a side hall. There was an immortal array set up in the side hall. The immortal array was divided into many small grids. The cultivators who participated in the auction would be arranged in different grids of the immortal array. At that time, besides the people in the same grids as themselves, they would only be able to see the people on the auction stage.
In addition, the voice of the bids would be changed through the celestial formation. The auction items would be secretly traded. These measures were all for the sake of the people participating in the auction.
The person in charge of the auction was the Cool Breeze Temple's temple master, Daoist Ling Yun. He had white hair and a youthful face. He had a sage-like demeanor and his cultivation was at the late stage of Jin Xian.
"No matter if it is in the afternoon or evening, there will be two items that are not on the booklet. They are not ordinary items. Fellow Daoists who want to get them should not miss out. Furthermore, the two items that will be auctioned in the afternoon and evening will be auctioned after the original finale items. "
After Daoist Ling Yun finished speaking, she cleared her throat and got to the main topic, "Now, let's begin the auction for the first item in the afternoon."
Following Daoist Ling Yun's voice, a Daoist child quickly placed the disk in his hand on the table.
On the disk was a jade-green seal with a coiling dragon carved on it. It was about 12 inches tall. However, this was not an ordinary seal, but a mid grade immortal item.
"Ha!"
Daoist Ling Yun shouted and her golden finger drew a circle in the air.
The circle that Daoist Ling Yun formed was not empty. At first, it looked like a golden ring of light. However, the color of the ring of light changed and it gradually turned into a huge rock outside the Cool Breeze Temple.
Among the cultivators participating in the auction, those whose cultivation wasn't at Jin Xian's level cried out in surprise. They all recognized that Daoist Ling Yun's drawing contained the law of space. It was a high level space immortal technique derived from the famous technique 'Distance Shrinking'.
Gu Zheng also frowned. He felt that what he lacked was an Immortal Art like the one that Daoist Ling Yun used. Although the Immortal Art didn't have any power, it contained the understanding of the Dao of Space.
Gu Zheng also had an understanding of the Dao of Space. Unfortunately, there were no decent Immortal Techniques to date. This was also insufficient.
"Mid grade immortal artifact Coiling Dragon Seal."
Daoist Ling Yun said the name of the immortal artifact and then threw it out.
The Coiling Dragon Seal turned into a ray of green light and flew into the circle and heavily smashed into the huge rock.
"Boom!"
The scene in the circle was real. It was right outside the Cool Breeze Temple. When the rock was smashed into powder, the shaking of the earth could be felt very clearly in the auction house.
After smashing the rock, the Coiling Dragon Seal flew back into Daoist Ling Yun's hand. Daoist Ling Yun removed the seal's ownership and said, "The mid grade immortal artifact Coiling Dragon Seal will be auctioned. The starting price is 18 yellow immortal coins. Each bid must not be lower than 1 yellow immortal coin."
"19 yellow immortal coins!"
The first bid sounded. However, it was so fleeting that no one could tell where it came from. Moreover, the voice had changed so much that it didn't sound like a human's voice.
"20 yellow immortal coins!"
"22 yellow immortal coins!"
"…"
There weren't many bidders. The first item, the Coiling Dragon Seal, was sold for 28 yellow immortal coins.
There were a total of 18 items in the mid grade auction. After the first Coiling Dragon Seal was sold, it was time for the second item to be auctioned.
Generally speaking, in an auction in the Untainted Land, the first item at the beginning of the auction was usually not bad. It could be regarded as a good omen. Except for the last item, the rest of the auction items might not be as good as the first one.
The auction in the Cool Breeze Temple was the same. Adding on the fact that the auction in the afternoon was only mid grade, only one item was worth more than the Coiling Dragon Seal.
To Gu Zheng, other than the last two items that he was interested in, he wasn't interested in the rest of the immortal artifacts and cultivation resources. This included the last item in the booklet. Therefore, it wasn't until the item that was added at the last minute that his interest was piqued. Actually, it wasn't just Gu Zheng who was like this. Even Huang Qi and some Jin Xian realm cultivators were like this.
"Now, let's begin the auction of the first item."
Following Daoist Ling Yun's voice, the dao child quickly placed the plate on the table in front of Daoist Ling Yun.
The plate was covered with a red cloth and there was a restriction set up by immortal energy. This made it so that people couldn't see what was under the red cloth. Even spiritual will couldn't detect it. It was really mysterious.
Daoist Ling Yun lifted the red cloth and saw a vermillion red pill. Then, he drew a few runes on the pill with his finger and a miraculous pill fragrance was immediately transmitted into the immortal array.
"This fragrance is so unique, could it be …"
"This is the pill fragrance of the Void Return Pill!"
"It's actually the Void Return Pill. I've searched high and low for it!"
"I'm definitely getting this Void Return Pill!"
To advance in cultivation, one needed to comprehend something in the Mysterious Realm. However, for most cultivators, they needed to wait for an opportunity to enter the Mysterious Realm.
For example, * * * was stuck at the peak of the Void Return Realm for a long time. Later on, he entered the Mysterious Realm by chance and finally broke through to the Jin Xian Realm.
For the majority of cultivators, the Mysterious Realm that they had to go through to advance in cultivation was something that they both loved and feared! What they loved was that as long as they weren't extremely unlucky, once the Mysterious Realm appeared, they would be able to comprehend something from it and increase their cultivation realm. What they were afraid of was that they didn't know when the Mysterious Realm would appear. If they were lucky, it would appear in a short period of time. However, if they were unlucky, it might appear in a hundred years or even a thousand years.
However, for Gu Zheng, because he cultivated the Gokusen Technique, when he advanced in cultivation, he didn't need to wait for the Mysterious Realm. This was because as long as the immortal energy ball in his body reached the standard for advancement, the Mysterious Realm would naturally appear.
In addition, because of the uniqueness of the Gokusen Technique, Gu Zheng had to go through two Mysterious Realms. One was when he advanced to the Qi Transformation Realm and the other was when he advanced to the Jin Xian Realm.
The Qi Transformation Realm and the Jin Xian Realm were both relatively significant realms. The former was when a mortal became a true cultivator, while the latter was when one went through the three realms of the Heavenly Immortal Realm and stepped into the ranks of high-level cultivators.
Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, and Transforming Spirit into Void. These three realms were known as the Heavenly Immortal Realm.
For Gu Zheng, the Mysterious Realm only appeared at the beginning and end of the Heavenly Immortal Realm, which was when he advanced to the Qi Transformation Realm and the Jin Xian Realm. However, for ordinary cultivators, there were two more Mysterious Realms that they had to wait for than Gu Zheng. One was when they advanced from the Qi Transformation Realm to the Divine Transformation Realm, and the other was when they advanced from the Divine Transformation Realm to the Void Return Realm! It was also because of these two additional Mysterious Realms that could only be reached by chance that the speed of their cultivation progress was slowed down by a lot.
For example, Du Wei, Jia Si, Wuyou, and Wuchou. They had followed Gu Zheng for different periods of time and had eaten a lot of food cultivation. However, when faced with the need to advance, they could not help but rely on chance.
Of course, everything had its pros and cons. Although the Gokusen Technique did not require Gu Zheng to wait for chance, it also caused Gu Zheng to lose two opportunities to experience the Mysterious Realms. The reason why Gu Zheng felt that his strength did not match his realm was also a large part of the reason.
The Mysterious Realms could only be encountered by chance, but there were always some things that were beyond common sense that made them within reach. For example, the Gokusen Technique and the Void Return Pill that was about to be auctioned.
If a cultivator in the late stage of the Divine Transformation Realm was lucky enough to obtain a Void Return Pill, then as long as he consumed the Void Return Pill, his cultivation would reach the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm. When he needed to advance, the Mysterious Realms would follow! This was the effect of the Void Return Pill. It was simple and direct.
"The starting price of the Void Return Pill is forty yellow immortal coins. Each increment must be no less than one yellow immortal coin. The bidding begins now," Daoist Ling Yun said.
"Forty-three yellow immortal coins!"
"Fifty yellow immortal coins!"
"Fifty-five yellow immortal coins!"
There were not many Divine Transformation Realm cultivators participating in the auction this time. When the Void Return Pill was sold for fifty-five yellow immortal coins, there was a temporary silence.
Gu Zheng and Huang Qi were in the same immortal array grid. Huang Qi, a cultivator in the middle stage of the Jin Xian Realm, actually gritted his teeth and bid, "Sixty yellow immortal coins!"
"What does Daoist Huang want this Void Return Pill for?" Gu Zheng transmitted his voice.
"Daoist Bai, my disciple is also in the late stage of the Void Return Realm. I want to prepare a Void Return Pill for him," Huang Qi transmitted his voice.
Gu Zheng was more or less interested in the Void Return Pill. After all, he would have to return to Earth at least once or even many times in the future. That was because his temple was there and he had to collect the pure power of faith. If he had the Void Return Pill, he could also bring it to the people of Mount Emei.
However, Gu Zheng did not have many yellow immortal coins and Huang Qi wanted the Void Return Pill. Therefore, he did not have the intention to bid.
"Hmph, this Old Man is determined to get this Void Return Pill!"
An inhuman sneer sounded. This voice had appeared before the auction of the Void Return Pill. He was the one who said that he was determined to get it.
However, during the previous auctions, this voice did not appear again. So much so that even Gu Zheng felt that this person's previous words were just empty words. Now, however, the words spoken with a sneer gave people a sense of threat.
"Bidder, I am giving you a warning. If you make such threatening remarks again, I will disqualify you from participating in the auction!"
Daoist Ling Yun said coldly. Many people laughed because they couldn't use threatening words. This was one of the rules of the auction. Someone dared to openly challenge the rules. They didn't know if they should call him stupid or if they thought he was infallible.
"Hmph!"
In response to Daoist Ling Yun's warning, the voice responded with a sneer. He then bid, "70 yellow immortal coins!"
As soon as the bid of 70 yellow immortal coins was made, the hall was filled with boos.
Twenty-five red immortal coins were equivalent to one yellow immortal coin. Twenty-five yellow immortal coins were equivalent to one blue immortal coin.
Although the Void Return Pill was precious, it was not necessary to advance to the Void Return Realm. Sixty-five yellow immortal coins for one Void Return Pill was already a very high price. Seventy yellow immortal coins made people feel that it was not worth it. After all, not every Immortal Cultivator was very rich. They had to be very careful with the resources that they could obtain, and almost every expenditure had to be carefully calculated.
"75 yellow immortal coins!"
Huang Qi gritted his teeth and bid again. Gu Zheng could see that 75 yellow immortal coins was his limit. A large part of the reason was that he was not willing to give up.
"Hahaha …"
The inhuman voice laughed. There was a sense of hatred in it, but it did not say anything threatening.
"85 yellow immortal coins!"
The inhuman voice called out another number. This time, no one hissed, because they all knew that the price of eighty-five yellow immortal coins was filled with anger.
As expected, Huang Qi did not bid again. Daoist Ling Yun waited for a while and spoke again.
"85 yellow immortal coins going once!"
"85 yellow immortal coins going twice!"
"85 yellow immortal coins going thrice!"
"Sold!"
The first of the two items that were added at the last minute had ended.
"Now, let's begin the auction of the second item."
Following Daoist Ling Yun's voice, the Daoist child at the side quickly brought the plate with the second item.
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