After leaving the exit, it was very lively outside. There were several simple buildings on both sides of the road. The only ones who could open shops here and do business without worrying about being robbed by other gangs were the major forces in the Demon Land. All of them were shops that bought animal pills, elixirs, and monster materials. There was one shop that was different from the others. When I walked in, I saw that it was selling weapons and pills. As for the weapons and pills, they were a bit disappointing.
"Senior, are you buying or selling?"
Ling Tian looked over and saw a woman at the seventh level of Qi Refining. She was quite pretty. With such low cultivation level and such beauty, she dared to watch over a shop in such a troubled place. She must either have a powerful background or be pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. Ling Tian was more inclined to the first possibility.
"I'm just taking a look. Do you have a more detailed map of this place?"
"Some please wait."
The woman walked in and soon came out with a scroll made of animal skin. She handed it to Ling Tian and began to explain it.
Seeing that it was quite detailed, Ling Tian bought it. As he left, the woman whispered, "Senior, is this your first time here?"
"Oh, how did you know that?"
"Where? You can tell from everywhere. Look at your clothes and appearance. How is it different from those people outside? And your breath is different too. There is no smell of blood."
When Ling Tian heard this, he looked at the cultivators coming and going outside, and it was just as she said.
"No wonder the man from the hunting team just now was so cryptic in his message. Isn't his clean attire telling everyone he's a fat pig?"
"Thanks!"
Ling Tian thanked him, but was also curious as to why she would remind someone as unrelated as him. However, the woman's next words gave him the answer.
"Senior, I see you've been targeted by quite a few teams. Why don't you join us, the Pink Skeletons? We're the fourth largest force here. As long as you join, we guarantee your safety, and you can also receive 100 spirit stones every month."
Ling Tian smiled secretly, it turned out that this was the other party's purpose.
"I'm really sorry, I have no plans to join any forces for now. Goodbye."
After paying for the map, Ling Tian walked out as if nothing had happened. His powerful soul allowed him to hear the woman's angry conversation. "Hmph, you don't know what's good for you. I'll give you a hard time and see if you'll join."
Ling Tian, who had already walked into the path, shook his head and sighed in his heart. After all, this was a sinful place and the only person he could trust was himself.
Ling Tian walked quite fast, giving people the illusion that he was in a hurry to leave. However, he was clearly aware that there were more than a dozen people following him.
After a while, Ling Tian's aura suddenly disappeared without a trace, and the dozen people behind him were all confused.
"What happened? I just sensed it, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye."
"Everyone, split up and look for him. If there's a space ring, he must be a young man out for training."
"Are you looking for me?"
Ling Tian suddenly appeared in the middle of them with a grin on his face, giving them a fright.
“You…you…”
"Shh, be quiet!"
Ling Tian did not give them time to react. With a flash of black light from the sword in his hand, more than ten bodies were lying on the ground. He collected their storage bags and swung the fireball, which turned into a wisp of green smoke.
“Not fun, haha!”
It's really not fun, and it's not in a good style to bully the weak. But since you have set your sights on him, you should be prepared to die.
Ling Tian hid again because several waves of people were approaching.
Half an hour later, Ling Tian, wearing slightly worn clothes and with a dusty face, appeared in the City of Sin. His first impression was that the rumors from the outside world were too exaggerated. This was not a dirty and messy place, nor did people fight over a disagreement. It was a completely well-regulated and orderly city.
Ling Tian strolled in the City of Sin without using his spiritual sense to investigate. He had almost caused a disaster in Luofeng City before, so he would naturally not make such a mistake again.
There are a lot of people inside, even comparable to Luofeng City, but the area is not very large. It can be walked around in half an hour, but strangely, there are only four shops, and all other buildings are rented yards.
However, each shop is eight stories high, and each floor is very large. With a little understanding, it is found that these four shops belong to four major forces, covering businesses such as elixirs, weapons, gambling houses, brothels, and wine shops. It can be said that every profitable industry is monopolized by them.
Even the courtyards for rent belong to the four major forces. The prices are of course ridiculously high. A small courtyard costs ten spirit stones a day, and they are very popular.
Ling Tian was lucky. When he came to inquire, there happened to be a family that was about to leave. However, this yard had an isolation formation and a spirit gathering formation, and the area was much more spacious, so the price was more than twice as expensive.
Just as he settled down, there were several knocks on the door. Ling Tian knew through his spiritual sense that the person knocking on the door was the servant who had just helped him check in.
"What's the matter?"
"Sir, there will be an auction in the Central Square tonight. If you are interested, you can go and participate. There are many good things."
As he said this, the servant took out an admission ticket from a stack of invitations, placed it on the table, and then respectfully left.
Seeing him leave here and go to the yard next to him to distribute admission tickets, Ling Tian realized that he was not a broker, but handing out flyers.
Ling Tian picked up the ticket. There was a pink skull printed on the lower left corner. It seemed that this auction was either organized by the Pink Skull Organization or they had a share.
It was not until Ling Tian arrived at the scene at night that he found out that the auction was actually organized by a neutral party, and the admission tickets distributed by the four major forces were only issued to residents in their respective areas. Once the residents went to the auction and made a transaction, these forces would receive a corresponding share.
"That's strange. Wouldn't it be more profitable to hold your own auction?"
Ling Tian was very puzzled. Since the City of Sin was controlled by four major forces, why would a fifth neutral force intervene?
Amidst the confusion, a voice quieted the noisy scene.
"Hello everyone, I'm today's auctioneer, Liang Chao. I'm sure many of you are already familiar with me, so I won't introduce myself too much. Today's auction has a total of 131 items, all of which are excellent. I hope everyone has a good harvest. The auction begins now!"
"The first item is a bottle of mid-grade Lingtian Pill. I believe everyone already knows the wonderful uses of this pill. Let me tell you a piece of news: this pill will soon become a rare item. The Zhao Dan Sect that refined this pill was destroyed overnight. From now on, this pill will no longer be available."
"You must be kidding."
"I'm not lying. I've been through Zhao State and seen it with my own eyes..."
Liang Chao's words caused a huge response. This was exactly the effect he wanted, and it was indeed the case. Therefore, the first item, Lingtian Dan, was destined to be the first item of today's auction.
"Three thousand!"
"Three thousand three hundred..."
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