Leaving Tianbao Pavilion
The bell rang, signaling the end of the auction, but no one left.
There are undercurrents in Tianbao Pavilion, and everyone wants to know who is the one who dares to confront Tianjian Sect and take the Nine-Aperture Stone.
Moreover, spending 50 million high-grade spirit stones at once is a splurge that is rarely seen even among the top forces in the Eastern Region.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and the general manager of Tianbao Pavilion in Tianshu City came in person, followed by a man holding a jade box in both hands.
"Senior," the chief steward bowed his body, not even daring to raise his head, "the Nine Aperture Stone you ordered has been delivered."
Zhong Ling took the jade box, probed it with her spiritual sense, and after confirming that it was correct, she put it into the space. Then, she raised her hand and waved.
A small hill of high-quality spirit stones appeared in the private room.
The chief steward gave a look and the maid behind him took away the spirit stones on the ground.
Then, the general manager spoke: "Senior, this is the Supreme Purple Gold Order of Tianbao Pavilion. With this order, you will be the most distinguished guest of Tianbao Pavilion. You can enjoy the highest standard of treatment at any branch of Tianbao Pavilion in Canglan Realm."
He presented a token with both hands.
Zhong Ling took the token casually, threw it into the space, and said, "Got it."
Such a casual attitude made the general manager wonder who this senior was.
"Senior, the people from the Heavenly Sword Sect... are just outside." The chief steward hesitated for a long time, but finally whispered a reminder, as a gesture of goodwill, "They seem to have bad intentions. You..."
"No problem."
Zhong Ling interrupted him and walked out without hesitation or concealing her appearance. Her movements were very calm.
The general manager looked at her back, opened his mouth, and finally let out a long sigh, thinking that the sky of Tianshu City was about to change.
When Zhong Ling walked out of Tianbao Pavilion, other cultivators followed him out.
"Fellow Daoist Zhong, I'm afraid the Tianjian Sect is serious this time. The leader is one of their elders, Lu Wuya. I remember that he was in the late stage of fusion at that time. I wonder how much his cultivation has increased after so much time has passed." Xuanming's voice was solemn.
"Fusion stage..." Zhong Ling's lips curled up slightly, and her eyes were calm and peaceful. "Not bad."
When they arrived outside Tianbao Pavilion, they saw a group of more than ten people, led by Zhang Lingfeng, the young master of Tianjian Sect, already waiting there.
Zhang Lingfeng's face turned pale. When he saw Zhong Ling coming out, his eyes were vicious, as if he wanted to eat her alive.
Beside him, an old man in a grey Taoist robe with white hair and a youthful face stood with his hands behind his back. He was the elder of Tianjian Sect, Lu Wuya.
Behind him are the core disciples in the Spirit Transformation and Nascent Soul stages.
The surrounding streets were already crowded with monks who came to watch the excitement. They watched from afar, whispered to each other, and talked about it.
"What a grand gesture from the Tianjian Sect! Even Elder Lu Wuya has personally dispatched!"
"Who is that woman? How dare she offend the Heavenly Sword Sect? Now she's in big trouble."
"It's a pity that the Nine Aperture Stone will eventually fall into the hands of the Tianjian Sect."
Amidst sympathetic or gloating gazes, Zhong Ling slowly walked down the stairs and stopped in front of Lu Wuya.
"Fellow Daoist, were you the one who snatched the things from my Tianjian Sect at the auction?" Lu Wuya spoke, pressing the pressure of his peak fusion power towards Zhong Ling.
However, the pressure on Zhong Ling was like a gentle breeze, and it didn't even move the corners of her clothes.
Zhong Ling raised her eyes and looked directly at Lu Wuya, with a half-smile in her eyes, and asked, "At an auction, the highest bidder wins. When did Tianbao Pavilion become the private property of your Tianjian Sect?"
"How dare you!" Zhang Lingfeng shouted, "Bitch, do you know who you're talking to? If you know what's good for you, hand over the Nine-Aperture Stone immediately, cut off your arms, kneel down and kowtow to admit your mistake, and then I might consider leaving your body intact!"
Lu Wuya did not stop Zhang Lingfeng from shouting, which obviously meant he acquiesced. In his opinion, it was necessary to give the other party a warning.
Zhong Ling didn't even bother to look at Zhang Lingfeng. Her gaze remained fixed on Lu Wuya, and the smile on her lips widened. "So the Eastern Region's number one swordsman acts just like a bandit. I've learned a lot."
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
"Looking for death!" A cold light flashed in Lu Wuya's eyes, and his patience ran out.
He no longer held back, unleashing the full force of his peak fusion aura. The onlookers retreated one after another. Those with weaker cultivation bases turned pale, and they had to use all their strength to barely stand firm.
"Since you refuse to accept my toast, don't blame me for bullying the weak!" Lu Wuya snorted coldly and was about to attack.
However, a more terrifying and ancient spiritual pressure suddenly descended.
This pressure precisely targeted the Tianjian Sect group led by Lu Wuya.
“Plop!”
Zhang Lingfeng and the Yuanying stage disciples' knees softened and they all knelt on the ground. Blood was flowing from all seven orifices and their eyes were dazed. It was obvious that they were seriously hurt.
The disciple in the Spirit Transformation Stage's face turned as red as liver. He tried his best to resist the pressure, his bones creaking. In the end, he was unable to resist and fell to one knee, blood gushing out of his mouth.
Lu Wuya, who was the first to be affected, felt it most deeply.
He resisted desperately, but under the pressure of the soul, he was like a small boat in the ocean, instantly swallowed by the huge waves, and finally fell to his knees.
That is... that is the power of the soul that only a cultivator in the Tribulation Crossing Stage can possess, and it is even more terrifying!
"You...you..." Lu Wuya's whole body was shaking violently, and the blood color drained from his face.
He looked at the calm and composed woman in front of him in horror, unable to utter a complete sentence.
He couldn't understand when such a terrifying existence appeared in the Eastern Region, or even in the entire Canglan Realm?
And, still so young!
Zhong Ling stood there, not even changing her posture. She glanced at the people from the Tianjian Sect who were kneeling on the ground and said:
"I bought the things with spirit stones, but I won't kill anyone."
She paused, glanced at Lu Wuya, and continued:
"Go away, don't make me say it again."
Outside Tianbao Pavilion, the streets were dead silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
Lu Wuya stood up from the ground with difficulty. He glanced at the young master who was kneeling and trembling on the ground, and then glanced at the disciples who were also in a miserable state. A feeling of powerlessness surged in his heart.
Staying any longer would only bring humiliation upon himself. He took a deep breath, his voice hoarse and dry: "Let's... go!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he fled in a hurry with the young master, and his back looked very embarrassed.
The rest of the people acted as if they had been pardoned. They hurriedly carried their unconscious fellow disciples and crawled after them, disappearing from the street in the blink of an eye.
It was not until the Tianjian Sect’s figure completely disappeared that the surrounding monks suddenly woke up.
"Heaven... Elder Lu Wuya of the Heavenly Sword Sect, is he just... retiring like that?"
"Retreat? Didn't you see? That's called fleeing in a panic! That senior didn't even really make a move, just a look, a word!"
"How terrifying! Who on earth is she? When did such a terrifying being appear in our Eastern Region?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on that figure.
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