In a corner of Cangxu City, outside a large and beautiful courtyard that occupies a large area, an old man in gray robe stood with his hands lowered, looking at the house in the center of the courtyard from time to time, with a somewhat worried look on his expression.
The whole house was shrouded in a gray light curtain. Even through the gray light, one could feel strong mana fluctuations coming from inside.
After a full hour, the mana fluctuations emanating from the house gradually subsided.
After a while, the door to the room was pushed open, and Leng Yuetong, dressed in an orange outfit, walked out slowly.
There is still a faint trace of fluorescence in her beautiful eyes, and her whole body exudes a hidden mana fluctuation.
"Congratulations to the Seventh Miss for her great progress in cultivation and entering the Seven Star Realm. After everything here is over and she returns to the main altar, she can try to retreat to the moon level." The old man in gray robe showed a smile on his face and bowed.
"Thanks to the Xuan Ming Flower this time, I was able to break through the bottleneck and improve my cultivation greatly. By the way, how long will it take for the Cangxu Auction Conference?" Leng Yuetong asked.
"Miss Qi, you have been in seclusion for seven days. Tomorrow is the day when Cangxu Auction will be held." The old man in gray robe said, took out two invitations, handed them over, and continued:
"This is an invitation from Yingxian Pavilion and Yuquan Pavilion. Please take a look at it, Miss Seven."
Leng Yuetong took it, glanced at it briefly, and said:
"It finally appeared. I have to get it this time. Hey, I didn't expect that there are Xuanming flowers in Yingxian Pavilion. Elder Bei, please go to Yingxian Pavilion for me and make sure to get those three Xuanming flowers.
Get it all."
"Don't worry, miss, I know what to do," said the old man in gray robe.
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Yingxian Pavilion, in a certain side hall.
"Xiu'er, have you heard about this Ling Yanjing before?" Shi Mu asked.
"No, I asked shopkeeper Ge, and he said he had never heard of it. But I think since this thing was taken out by Yuquan Pavilion as the finale, there must be something extraordinary about it, maybe it is something extremely precious.
Does the spiritual material contain some kind of special energy?" Zhong Xiu shook his head and said.
"The other party took out this object even though they knew we were going to use a star stone as the finale. It must have a deep meaning." Shi Mu said thoughtfully.
The invitation in his hand had the image of Ling Yanjing on it, which was almost the same as the dark red transparent crystal he had obtained in the underground cave on the outskirts of Rikang City.
Speaking of which, this was the second time he heard the name Ling Yanjing. The last time was the night on the way to deliver goods. Leng Yuetong mentioned this thing in secret conversations with others, but so far, he has not figured it out.
What is the use.
"Could Leng Yuetong come to Cangxu City specifically for this Ling Yanjing? Could this matter be related to Liu An?" Shi Mu secretly guessed in his heart.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and at the same time, the voice of shopkeeper Ge came:
"Elder Zhong, my subordinates have heard about something important and need to report it to you."
"Shopkeeper Ge, what did you find out?" Zhong Xiu opened the door, invited Shopkeeper Ge in, and asked.
"Today, for some unknown reason, a rumor began to leak out in the city. After some inquiring, I felt it was a little strange, so I planned to report it to Elder Zhong." The old man surnamed Ge said.
"What rumors?" Zhong Xiu asked.
"I wonder if Elder Zhong and Senior Shi have heard of the legend about the secret treasure of the demon clan?" Shopkeeper Ge said.
"The secret treasure of the demon clan?" Zhong Xiu and Shi Mu looked at each other after hearing this, and then turned their attention to Shopkeeper Ge. Apparently, they had never heard of it.
"Actually, ever since the Monster and Barbarian War thousands of years ago, a legend has been circulating in the Xihe Continent. It is said that there is a secret treasure of the Monster Clan in the Lingtian Peak in the Naluo area in the central part of the continent.
The white ape demon king who was born contains the inheritance left by the white ape demon king. If you get this inheritance, not only will your strength be greatly increased, but it will even contain the secret of ascending to the immortal world." said the old man surnamed Ge.
"Inheritance, the Immortal Realm!" Shi Mu was startled, and Zhong Xiu's expression also changed.
"Yes, because the White Ape Demon King back then was almost invincible among the demons and barbarians, so his inheritance naturally became the object of covetation by everyone. And when the White Ape Demon King disappeared for no reason at Lingtian Peak, some people thought it was his death.
Ascension to the Immortal Realm. However, the demon clan has been claiming to the outside world that this matter is nonsense. However, the three major demon clan tribes stationed at Lingtian Peak and regarded it as a holy land seemed to be covering up something. Because the demon clan’s secret
Afterwards, several wars broke out between the barbarians and the monsters. It was even said that some strong barbarians had forcibly sneaked into Lingtian Peak, but in the end they returned without success, and many strong men were injured as a result. Later, due to
Among the three major tribes of the demon clan, there has never been anything comparable to the existence of the White Ape Demon King, so the matter gradually calmed down." The old man surnamed Ge continued.
"Then why are old things brought up again this time?" Zhong Xiu asked.
"It is said that it is related to this Ling Yan Jing. According to the rumors this time, this Ling Yan Jing is the key to finding the inheritance of the White Ape Demon King in Ling Tian Peak and ascending to the immortal world." Elder Ge said.
"When did this rumor start?" Shi Mu asked.
"It started spreading early this morning." Elder Ge said.
"It actually coincides well with the timing of Yuquan Pavilion sending out invitations," Zhong Xiu said.
"I'm afraid this rumor was originally spread by Yuquan Pavilion or Elder Shi Zhao in order to build momentum for Ling Yanjing." Shi Mu said.
"This matter is indeed a bit strange, but rumors are just rumors after all. Who can prove that this thing really has this purpose? Could it be that someone would really spend a lot of money to buy this thing for such a rumor that I don't know whether it is true or not. By the way.
, what is the reaction from all parties?" Zhong Xiu pondered for a moment and said this.
"It's strange that it's strange. This matter seems to have attracted the attention of many big forces." Elder Ge said.
Hearing this, Zhong Xiu and Shi Mu looked at each other, then nodded and said:
"Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Elder Ge. Please step aside first."
After sending the old man named Ge away, Zhong Xiu closed the door.
"Xiu'er, what's wrong?" Shi Mu asked.
"Brother Shi, if the rumors are true, the value of Ling Yanjing will probably far exceed that of a few Xuanming flowers and star stones." Zhong Xiu sighed lightly and said.
"Xiu'er, the matter has not reached the final step, and no one can determine the outcome. We'll just wait and see." Shi Mu said.
Zhong Xiu nodded.
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The second day.
The sun is shining high over Cangxu City, and there are no clouds in the sky. The sky is like a blue mirror, which makes people feel relaxed and happy when they look at it.
Today is the day when the Cangxu City Auction Conference is officially held.
The Tianwu Chamber of Commerce has put a lot of effort into this. The Tianwu Chamber of Commerce shops in Cangxu City are all decorated with lights and colors, and the Yingxian Pavilion and Yuquan Pavilion, which are the venues for the auction conference, have been carefully decorated inside and out.
After a while.
Although the appearance of the two venues has not changed, the forbidden treasures placed everywhere are soaring into the sky and shining brightly. They are extremely conspicuous even in the daytime and can be clearly seen dozens of miles away.
In front of the Yingxian Pavilion, the old man surnamed Ge stood at the door with several pavilion stewards. From time to time, a stream of people came in, which was very popular.
The large auction venue on the third floor of Yingxian Pavilion was quickly filled with people, and all major forces were present.
The boxes on both sides of the auction venue were also filled with VIPs.
In a room high up in Yingxian Pavilion, Zhong Xiu's face relaxed slightly when he saw the situation below.
"Don't worry, in terms of popularity, our place is no worse than Yuquan Pavilion. We still don't know who will win." Shi Mu stood next to Zhong Xiu and said.
Zhong Xiu nodded.
Shi Mu looked around and saw that there were more than a dozen powerful auras in the venue at this moment, each one reaching the earth level.
"Brother Shi, I'm going to go out first. Some distinguished guests need me to greet them in person." Zhong Xiu said.
"Well, you go ahead." Shi Mu nodded.
Zhong Xiu turned around and walked out.
Time passed slowly for a while, and the auction finally officially began.
On the auction stage, the chief auctioneer of Yingxian Pavilion, the middle-aged man in purple robe and bare hands, Gu Li, stepped onto the auction stage.
"Welcome you all to come today. It is our honor for Yingxian Pavilion, and even more so for our Tianwu Chamber of Commerce! There are many fellow Taoists here who have come from thousands of miles away. They must have been looking forward to today's grand gathering for a long time.
Gu didn’t say anything more, let’s get started.” Gu Li didn’t say any polite words and went straight to the topic.
While Gu Li was talking, someone had already put the first auction item on the auction stage, which was a jade box.
Inside the box is a stack of talismans, emitting astonishing mana fluctuations.
"Everyone must know that our pavilion has invited a master of talisman making, and many lucky Taoists have seen the mid- to high-level talismans he drew. In this auction, this master entrusted us with
The Yingxian Pavilion will auction a total of one hundred high-level talismans, which will be divided into ten batches and interspersed throughout the entire auction, and this is just the first batch." Gu Li said.
There was a burst of heated discussion immediately in the venue, and many people showed excitement in their eyes.
Many people in the field came specifically for these talismans.
A smile appeared on Guli's face. The first item in the auction should be a blockbuster and a good start.
"Ten high-level wind attribute wind shadow talismans, the starting price is 20,000 spirit stones, and each increase in price must not be less than 1,000!" Gu Li said.
"Twenty-one thousand spirit stones!"
"Twenty-five thousand!"
"Thirty thousand!"
"Thirty-five thousand!"
Bidding sounds came one after another, and soon the price climbed to 50,000 spirit stones.
The bidder was none other than the young master Lan Yu of Baibaoxuan. He failed to bid for a high-level talisman last time, and this person seemed to be grudged all the time.
"Sixty thousand!" A slightly deep voice came from a VIP box.
The guests in the VIP box have never made a bid before, and this is the first time anyone has participated in the bidding.
Young Master Lan Yu's face darkened and she raised her hand.
"Sixty-five thousand!" he said immediately.
"Seventy thousand!" the voice in the box immediately came out, slowly and without any intention of letting go.
Lan Yu slowly put down her hand. The price was already very high and it was not worth continuing to compete.
"Eighty thousand!" At this moment, a voice sounded from another box.
"One hundred thousand!" The person in the box at the beginning seemed a little impatient and quoted a sky-high price. (To be continued.)