There are six people in the Daoist group that Shang Lin joined. The other three didn't come, not because they didn't want to, but because they were delayed by something. This is what Yu Qingfeng said.

I've met Master Yuanyin, Shang Lin, but I haven't met the other two yet. It seems I'll have to wait for another opportunity to meet them, but...

Shang Lin subconsciously turned around, and then he saw Cheng Qiao behind two tables. Cheng Qiao probably hadn't expected Shang Lin to turn around and look at him, so their eyes met directly.

Then both of them were taken aback. Shang Lin was surprised that the little snake had actually guessed correctly, while Cheng Qiao was surprised to see Shang Lin here, and with the people from Qingfeng Temple.

However, Shang Lin was the first to come to his senses. He smiled slightly at Cheng Qiao, then turned back to continue eating his second egg. Yao Mingyue thoughtfully handed him a bottle of water.

Shang Lin hurriedly thanked her, but then heard Yu Qingfeng ask, "Did you just see someone you know?"

"Yes, he's my high school classmate."

Yu Qingfeng was a little surprised, "What a coincidence?"

Shang Lin chimed in, "Yeah, I didn't expect that either."

Yao Mingyue hurriedly asked, "Aren't you going over to say hello?"

"I've already fought him." But Shang Lin wanted to say even more, "We're not close." Knowing that Cheng Qiao was someone he couldn't win over, Shang Lin didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Since Shang Lin had said so, Yu Qingfeng and Yao Mingyue didn't say anything more. The three of them quickly finished breakfast and prepared to go for a walk outside before returning to the venue.

Shang Lin also wanted to go outside and take a look. When she arrived last night, it was pitch black all around, and she had no idea what kind of place it was, but...

Before they even got up, people came to greet Yu Qingfeng and Yao Mingyue in waves, as if they had planned it beforehand. It was only then that Shang Lin realized how famous these two fellow Daoists were.

Seeing this, Shang Lin decided to go out and take a look. However, he was stopped in his tracks by someone he knew. Cheng Qiao looked at him with a smile and asked, "Shang Lin, what a coincidence."

Shang Lin readily agreed, "Yes, when did you arrive?"

"I just arrived this morning." Cheng Qiao scrutinized Shang Lin. "Why are you here too?"

"I came with some friends to see what was going on." After saying that, Shang Lin ended the conversation. "Then you go ahead with your work, I'll go out for a walk first."

Cheng Qiao warned, "Don't go too far; it's not safe outside."

Shang Lin paused, then chuckled, "What do you mean by 'unsafe'? Are there wild animals around?"

Cheng Qiao laughed, "Perhaps it's something even more terrifying than a wild beast."

"Alright." Shang Lin smiled obligingly. "Then I won't go far."

However, when Shang Lin left, Yu Qingfeng followed him. He asked curiously, "Are you going out too?" Wasn't he going to try to build relationships and strengthen bonds?

Yu Qingfeng simply hummed in response to Shang Lin's words.

Perhaps because it was winter, the area outside the hotel looked empty and desolate. If it weren't for the cars parked outside, you really couldn't see any signs of human presence.

However, the hotel building is quite new and doesn't look like it's often vacant. Yu Qingfeng explained to Shang Lin, "May and June are the tourist season here. In the summer, the scenery around here is quite nice. There's basically no flow of people around at other times."

For Shang Lin, traveling was a rare thing, both in his past and present lives. He never went out unless he needed to, but he didn't mind. He then asked, "I heard there's a hunt before the auction, and the spoils will be sold at the auction."

"Yes, but those are things that only secretive families and sects do. We've never participated in them, and we don't know where they are. I'm afraid they'd be even rarer to be auctioned at auctions, unless it's something they don't lack. But these days, who dares to say they don't lack resources?"

It seems everyone's situation is pretty much the same! I wonder if I can get the medicinal herbs from the Dragon Spirit Tower...

No, the business of alchemy will increase in the future, and medicinal herbs will be indispensable. It's better to keep them for our own use, and we can only get a good price by selling them to people who urgently need them.

Shang Lin walked around the hotel for a while, then went back with Yu Qingfeng. There was still some time before the auction, but people had already entered. There were quite a few young people, though it was unclear whether they were genuinely young or had cultivated some kind of technique.

Of course, some of these people are out with their elders to broaden their horizons, while others are simply out having fun, since it's winter break.

After Shang Lin followed Yu Qingfeng into the venue, he discovered that the seats were all arranged in advance. Those who accompanied her sat in the back, and while they could participate in the auction, they might not actually be able to.

Shang Lin was surprised to find himself in a position, between Yu Qingfeng and Yao Mingyue. It seemed that these two had arranged it for him. Although their positions were near the front, they were rather off to the side.

Yu Qingfeng also explained to Shang Lin in a low voice, "Because Yuntai Sect is not registered, we can only write our Qingfeng Temple before your name. I hope Sect Leader Shang will not mind."

Shang Lin hurriedly said, "No, no, after all, our Yuntai Sect hasn't been established yet." But for the sake of future convenience, shouldn't we register it as soon as possible? Let's go back and ask Situ Pojun.

Cheng Qiao was sitting in the back. In his mind, Shang Lin would be like him, but he didn't expect that person to be in the front, and a disciple of Qingfeng Temple. He really didn't know that.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the auction started on time. It was Shang Lin's first time participating in such an event, and he watched very attentively. However, as one item after another was presented, he gradually lost interest.

Antiques, calligraphy and paintings, herbs, talismans, elixirs—nothing caught his eye. He had thought this auction would be something special, but it turned out to be nothing special.

Shang Lin couldn't help but cover his mouth and yawn. He couldn't leave early, and he couldn't look at his phone either. He was extremely bored. Looking at Yu Qingfeng and Yao Mingyue, they also seemed uninterested.

"I believe everyone will be interested in the next item." After the host finished speaking, a rectangular prism covered with a black cloth was pushed up. Judging from its size, the contents inside must be quite large.

"For a better viewing experience of the exhibits, please have the staff turn off the lights under the stage."

The next second, all the lights off the stage went out, leaving only the stage lights on, but because it was daytime, it wasn't completely dark. However, some of the stage lights also dimmed, eventually freezing on the black cloth.

The host started saying things that piqued people's curiosity, but Shang Lin didn't hear them at all because the tower spirit was inside the Dragon Spirit Tower, clamoring to come out, which he forcibly suppressed.

However, for a person as calm and uninterested in everything as the God-King to suddenly become like this, something very, very big must have happened...