Since the filming has already taken place, we can only discuss it afterward. Anyway, he secured a spot for treatment, so we'll have to meet eventually.

Besides, we're still short three Soul Gathering Stones, not just the last one, so there's no rush.

Shi Xuan flicked the Soul-Nourishing Wood at his waist and transmitted his voice, "Senior Brother, if we can get the Liu family's Soul-Gathering Stone this time, I don't know how much effort it will take, you know..."

Lu Shenzhi: What do you know? I don't want to know!

But when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Lu Shenzhi, once the most prestigious disciple of the Lianfeng Sword Sect, finally succumbed to his junior sister's power and said good-naturedly, "I'll do whatever you say, junior sister."

"Master has gone out. I guess he's gone to find a Soul Gathering Stone for you. There's hope for Senior Brother's resurrection!"

Lu Shenzhi was too lazy to correct her about "resurrection" and such. He just sighed and said, "That's why I don't want Master to know. I'm just making him worry."

"What are you saying?" Shi Xuan rebuked, "Didn't you see that Master has already broken through? Being able to break through means that the knot in his heart has been untied, which is a good thing."

The auction was still ongoing, and now a top-grade Breakthrough Pill was being offered.

The Breakthrough Pill, something Fan Mingzhu once desperately wanted, is now finally understood by Shi Xuan. Her actions at the auction—grabbing the Ice Soul Sword, grabbing the Breakthrough Pill—were indeed not aimless.

No one knows where she escaped to; the appearance of demonic cultivators in the world is not a good sign.

Meanwhile, the people of the Divine Cauldron Sect are still actively searching for her whereabouts, and the other five sects are also sending people to search for her, but perhaps they have different purposes in searching for her.

The Breakthrough Pill that Jubaozhai once auctioned was a high-grade one, while Shixuan's pills were top-grade. They were not even in the same league as the valuable ones from Jubaozhai.

Many cultivators, especially high-level cultivators, try to avoid ingesting pill toxins, because pill toxins can affect the purity of spiritual energy and hinder breakthroughs in cultivation.

Top-grade pills are extremely pure and free of toxins, so there's no need to worry about cultivation levels; you can consume them freely.

This has led to a huge price difference between top-grade and high-grade pills, and top-grade pills are extremely rare.

"Three thousand high-grade spirit stones!"

"Three thousand five!"

Three thousand eight!

In the auction room, people were bidding fiercely, and the prices were getting higher and higher, some exceeding expectations.

As the price reached four thousand, the burly man with the thick beard who had made the initial bid became impatient. He shouted loudly, "The Tu family wants this Breakthrough Pill. Please make way for us."

The auction venue set up by Shi Xuan had no private rooms. Everyone sat in the main hall, and no good seats were reserved for anyone. No matter who you were or what your ticket number was, you sat in the seat corresponding to that number. There were no exceptions; everyone was treated equally.

As soon as the bearded man spoke, many of the guests in the room turned to look at him.

Shi Xuan raised his eyebrows, but did not speak up to stop it.

Wang Laosan explained to her, "The Tu family, along with the Liu family, the Bai family, and the Wei family, are known as the four great families of the Qian Yuan Western Region. They are also cultivation families, famous for their sword cultivators, who are said to be quite domineering. In this Qian Yuan Western Region, the six major sects are more well-known. The four families usually only operate within their own territory, so many people have never heard of them and don't know how they found us here."

Shi Xuan nodded. Operating within his own business territory meant that he was used to being a local bully and couldn't stand anyone going against him.

But the female cultivator with the veil on her head didn't give him that face. As soon as he finished speaking, she directly offered, "Four thousand one!"

This isn't just disrespecting him; it's practically dancing on his face.

The burly man with the thick beard instantly flew into a rage: "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to suffer the consequences!"

As he spoke, he waved his arm, and a red blade of energy shot out from his hand, heading straight for the female cultivator.

Some of the guests quickly moved away to avoid being injured by the sword's energy.

The scene became extremely chaotic.

No one expected that someone would actually make a move at the auction, which made them feel even more contemptuous of him.

One of them muttered as he dodged, "Don't come to the auction if you don't have spirit stones. What, are you trying to force us to buy or sell?"

Meanwhile, on the auction stage in front of him, Leng Rufeng remained calm, as if nothing had happened, her indifferent eyes fixed on the burly, bearded man who had caused trouble.

The female cultivator on the other end remained calm. With a flick of her wrist, a defensive magic artifact flashed, and the deep red blade energy vanished.

At this moment, the burly man with the thick beard turned to look at the cultivator who had told him not to come if he didn't have spirit stones, and was about to make a move. But suddenly he found that he seemed to be imprisoned, and he couldn't use his spiritual energy at all!

"What's going on!" In that instant, he panicked. When he realized he couldn't use his spiritual power, he shouted, "I am Tu Yecheng of the Tu family of Nuojiang! Who dares to hurt me!"

As soon as he shouted this, he realized that no one was looking at him anymore, while Leng Rufeng on the stage began to speak, but he couldn't hear her!

Tu Yecheng suddenly realized that he was in quarantine!

Right there in the middle of the crowd, he was isolated, unable to hear anyone else's voice, and no one could hear him!

Now, he can't even leave his seat, and he can't use his spiritual power. It's as if his mouth and nose are covered and he's tied to the spot!

Tu Yecheng was furious, but he was helpless and could only watch as the female cultivator with the veil slapped his pills away.

As Leng Rufeng's small hammer struck, Tu Yecheng saw the female cultivator turn and glance in his direction. He couldn't see her expression, but Tu Yecheng could already imagine the contempt in her eyes.

With the auction of the Breakthrough Pill complete, Tu Yecheng thought he could finally release him.

However, to his disappointment, he remained completely immobilized, just as before. The people in front of him clearly had no intention of releasing him; in fact, they had already begun a new round of bidding.

He was trapped in his isolated space, unable to move forward or backward, unable to break free or escape.

While Leng Rufeng continued the auction at a leisurely pace, Shi Xuan sat at the very back of the venue, channeling his spiritual power to create a large character that hung above Leng Rufeng's head, making it visible to everyone.

Tu Yecheng naturally saw it too; the large characters read: "Those who disrupt the auction order will not participate in subsequent auctions and their deposits will not be refunded!"

What?! So, he's imprisoned here and can't participate in any more auctions? He can't even get his deposit of one thousand high-grade spirit stones back?

How could this be?! That round face has such a commanding presence!

He had previously heard that this round-faced master's cultivation level was not high, and that he was only the latest generation disciple of the Lianfeng Sword Sect, so he hadn't taken him seriously. A new disciple holding a private auction—how legitimate could it be? Even if he broke the rules, what could they do to him?

But as it turns out, there really is nothing that can be done about him.