Standing in this domain, which was only about five meters in size, Gu Changqing looked at the rays of light at the boundaries of the domain.

Slowly touching the glow of the sunset with my hand, I felt strange emotions emanating from it.

"The strength is acceptable, but the space is too small for combat and it is easy to get caught in the crossfire. This domain is a useless existence."

In a short while, Gu Changqing, who was in the field, came to this conclusion.

Immediately afterward, he released the domain. Gu Changqing discovered that he had lost a significant amount of spiritual power in his golden core. Gu Changqing roughly estimated that he could maintain the domain for about two hours at his peak.

Gu Changqing casually took out a token from his ring, handed it to the rune for identification, the light gate reopened, and then he took back the token and stepped out of the cultivation place.

Looking at the messages from Gu Nan and Xu Sheng on the token, inviting him to the Wenxin Mountain Auction, Gu Changqing sneered. He then summoned a team of Nascent Soul stage guards and ordered them to accompany him to the Wenxin Mountain Auction.

As Gu Changqing led a group of guards out of the mansion, they saw Gu Nan and his companion waiting in front of the gate.

Upon seeing Gu Changqing leave the residence, Xu Sheng hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and said:

"Holy Son, it's wonderful that you could come with us to the auction. Holy Son, do you know that this auction features people from the alien races of the Eastern Region?"

Gu Changqing nodded slightly at Xu Sheng's ingratiating words and casually replied:

"In that case, let's go together."

The three of them then headed to the Wenxin Mountain Auction House together, followed by a team of Nascent Soul guards that Gu Changqing had brought along in case of any unforeseen circumstances.

Because flying is prohibited for cultivators below the Nascent Soul Realm on Wenxin Mountain, although it is on foot, Luoxia's residence is very close to the auction.

This auction was specially organized by Wenxin Mountain for disciples of various sects. To enter the auction, one only needs to show their token. Sect elders rarely appear at such auctions.

As Gu Changqing and his two companions walked along the auction road, although Xu Sheng, who was in charge of leading the way, was the leader, passersby's attention was still focused on Gu Changqing, who was dressed in the robes of a holy son.

Along the way, leaders of several major factions explained to their subordinates that only the Holy Son of the Luoxia Sect could wear that attire. They instructed their disciples and subordinates not to provoke or antagonize this person during the auction.

The Wenxin Mountain Auction is held in a huge tower with seven floors. The bottom three floors are for auctions between sect disciples and are unobstructed and interconnected. The top four floors are for auctions held by the sect's higher-ups.

After the three entered the tower, two maids stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said:

"Three lords, do you have tokens? If not, you need to pay 500 spirit stones. Also, guards are not allowed to enter. If you wish to enter, you need to pay 500 spirit stones per person."

After listening to the maid's words, Gu Changqing told the guards to act on their own outside the tower, and then took out a token from his ring and handed it to the maid for inspection.

After the maid finished checking the token, she returned it to Gu Changqing, this time saying respectfully:

"The three of you are from the Luoxia Sect. Please follow me to the Luoxia Sect's private room. If you do not wish to have a room, you may choose your own room, or you may choose a seat on the ground floor if you do not want a room."

"Lead the way."

Gu Changqing said it casually without asking the other two for their opinions, but even if he had, they wouldn't have disagreed with him.

Upon entering the tower, Gu Changqing discovered that there were no rooms on the first floor, only rows of chairs or cushions and an auction platform in the middle. There was no top floor between the three floors, so it was easy to observe the auction items on the first floor from either the second or third floor.

Once Gu Changqing and the others went up to the second floor, the second floor was much better than the first floor. Each room was an independent room, which not only allowed them to watch the scene on the first floor, but also to isolate the sound and make calls through special means. It was suitable for some independent cultivators or medium-sized forces who did not want to offend their enemies.

Upon reaching the third floor, which was a room specially built by the Luoxia Sect for its disciples, Gu Changqing and his companions entered after a maid opened the door. They discovered that the room was staffed with two maids who were responsible for calling out messages and clapping for their masters. The room was also equipped with various means of communication and soundproofing.

Gu Changqing sat in the center of the room, with a clear view of the auction. The three floors, including the rooms belonging to the Luoxia Sect, had ten rooms in total, corresponding to the ten major sects.

Each room surrounds the auction stage on the first floor, allowing people in the rooms to better view the items being auctioned.

The appearance of the cultivators sitting on the lower level can be clearly seen from the third level down. However, those on the lower level are just rogue cultivators who come to this auction to join in the fun.

Gu Nan and Xu Sheng sat on either side of Gu Changqing, each half a step behind him, since their status was still inferior to that of the Holy Son.

Gu Changqing looked at Xu Sheng on his left and asked:

Do you know what's up for auction this time?

When Xu Sheng heard Gu Changqing ask him a question, he chuckled awkwardly and scratched his head, saying:

"Your Highness, all I know is that there will be foreign races participating in this auction; I know nothing about the other items."

After hearing Xu Sheng's answer, Gu Changqing didn't pay much attention, but turned to look at Gu Nan, as if to ask if she knew.

Gu Nan shook her head slightly, indicating that she also did not know what items were up for auction.

Gu Changqing then summoned two maids who were waiting nearby and asked them if they knew about it.

The two maids replied respectfully:

“Young Master, this auction is jointly organized by the ten major sects. Apart from the initiator, no one knows what will be auctioned.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing waved his hand, signaling two maids to stand by.

Xu Sheng, who was standing to the side, saw the two maids and asked one of them to sit down next to him. After the maid sat down, Xu Sheng looked at Gu Changqing in front of him and found that he did not say anything, so he became bolder.

The maids in these rooms are all at the Golden Core stage, but they are even less capable than the servants in the mansion. The servants have as many places to move around in the mansion, while these maids may spend their entire lives serving the sect disciples in this room.

Just as Gu Nan couldn't stand it anymore and was about to call out to Xu Sheng, the auction began. Xu Sheng tactfully pushed aside the maid and sat respectfully behind Gu Changqing.

At this moment, under everyone's gaze, a female cultivator dressed in a black Taoist robe, with a green hairpin on her head, and whose cultivation had reached the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm, walked onto the auction stage. As she walked, the eyes of the rogue cultivators and ordinary forces on the first floor all focused on her.

When the woman stepped onto the stage, she smiled and spoke to the crowd. Her voice was soft and clear, captivating everyone in the audience.

"Welcome, fellow Daoists, to this auction jointly organized by the Ten Sects. I am the host of this auction, Fairy Qihua. You may bid freely according to your needs. Barter or pawning is also allowed at this auction. There will be experts to appraise the items, so please do not worry about lacking spirit stones. The auction will now begin."