The day after tomorrow evening.

A humanoid creature left the inn and floated towards the Chiyang District.

Its feet do not touch the ground when it moves, and the light characteristics around the edges of its body make it clear at first glance that it is a soul.

High-altitude flying is not allowed in Jiuyang City, but it is naturally allowed for any cultivator's soul to leave the body and float close to the ground.

But there was a faint demonic aura emanating from its body, and there were white lines on its face, making it obvious that it was a demon in disguise.

This is not a rare thing, as there are many monsters in Jiuyang City.

Naturally, there are demon forces within the territory of Da Qi, and there are even first-rate demon forces that are comparable to the Tianlong Sect.

There is no need to explain the nature of these monsters as they multiply and develop within the human territory.

Like the aquatic creatures in Lingyang Lake, they are not human either.

Therefore, if demons appear in a place like Jiuyang City, people will take a few more glances at them, but there will be no other problems.

This transformed demon flew all the way to the Chiyang District, outside the Nine Yang Alliance headquarters.

Originally, Chiyang District was not a district in Jiuyang City that specialized in transactions, but the Jiuyang Auction was rather special and would only be held at the Jiuyang Alliance headquarters, so it had always been like this.

The headquarters of the Nine Yang Alliance is quite grand and majestic. It has nine floors and covers an extremely large area.

"This place is very big, sir."

An Lang's voice rang in the ears of the transformed demons.

This transformed demon was naturally Zhou Qing who came to participate in the Nine Yang Auction.

For something like an auction, who would come here with their true identity? Zhou Qing would not only not come here with his true identity, but he would also change his race and would not come here as a human.

In this way, everything that may be caused by this auction will have nothing to do with Zhou Qing of the human race.

Zhou Qing has many things related to the demon clan on him, of many kinds. Now he can use any one of them as a medium to transform and hide the truth.

"It is very big."

Zhou Qing looked at the Nine Yang Alliance. Although it was already night, the lights here were bright.

Moreover, the light here is very soft and will not cause harm to some creatures that cannot stand the light.

At this time, many people joined the Nine Yang Alliance, and there was a steady stream of people pouring in from behind, making the place extremely lively.

During these two days, he did not stay in the inn all the time. He also wandered around Jiuyang City to see if he could find any good things.

Maybe there is a dusty pearl or a magical object waiting for him?

Even if not, there are some local specialties in Jiuyang City that are relatively useful.

At the same time, he also heard more about the Joyoung Auction and gained a more intuitive understanding of this event.

Daytime monks, bone-refining warriors and practitioners at higher levels can directly receive an invitation from the Nine Yang Alliance and be invited to participate in the auction.

For someone like Zhou Qing who stayed at the inn openly, someone would naturally send him an invitation.

If you have no fixed place to stay and did not receive an invitation, you can still attend the auction directly when it starts.

It just lacks some sense of ceremony.

But the Nine Yang Alliance did not mean to refuse practitioners below the Dayu Bone Refining level from participating in the auction.

If you are not strong enough, you can come to the Nine Suns Alliance in advance before the auction starts to show your financial strength.

If you meet the requirements, you will also be eligible to participate in the auction.

The Nine Yang Alliance claims that even if you are a mortal, as long as you are rich enough, you can participate in the auction. Who can resist money?

In addition, the Nine Yang Alliance will also specially invite some forces to participate.

As a result, every Jiuyang auction is quite lively, with a large number of people participating.

This is especially impressive as this is a ten-year auction.

Zhou Qing followed the flow of people into the Nine Yang Alliance, where there were several very obvious reception points that could be seen at a glance.

Zhou Qing walked over, took out the invitation and handed it to the person from the Nine Yang Alliance. Although this person worked at the reception point, his cultivation was quite strong and he was at the Manifestation Saint Realm.

The invitation was not named, and anyone who got it could come, so Zhou Qing was not worried about exposing his identity because of the invitation.

The receptionist looked at Zhou Qing and handed him a wooden sign.

"Dear guest, please go to Section B on the seventh floor and take a seat."

Zhou Qing nodded and went straight to the seventh floor.

The Nine Yang Alliance has a rule that one-year auctions will be held on the sixth floor, and ten-year auctions will be held on the eighth floor, and so on.

In fact, there is some information on the wooden sign, indicating the location of the auction.

Going up to the seventh floor, there is a very huge space with a high platform in the middle, which is obviously where the items will be auctioned.

There are densely packed seats in front of the stage, on the left and on the right.

At the rear is a passage that people can pass through, but this must be an internal passage of the Nine Yang Alliance.

In addition to the three sides of seats that are lower than the platform, there are two layers of wooden boards on top, and the height is not low.

Zhou Qing estimated that the seventh floor alone was about 80 feet high. This was why An Lang was outside admiring how huge this place was.

Because it is really big, no worse than some of the tall buildings in Zhou Qing’s previous life.

The two upper floors cover all four directions. The difference is that the middle floor also has public seats, while the top floor has private rooms, each with windows.

Auctions are an old tradition.

The Wanxing Trade Fair is full of private rooms, but at the Jiuyang Auction, only those with the strongest status, or the best backgrounds can sit in the private rooms.

Zhou Qing was not surprised by this.

On the middle floor, there are eye-catching signs in each direction, namely A, B, C, and D. The second floor is divided into four areas in this way.

As for the bottom floor, there is no such area division, just numbers marked on the seats.

Zhou Qing's position is in Area B, on the left side of the platform, while Area A is facing the platform and is the place with the best view.

He went up to the second floor and sat down at a random spot in Area B.

Unlike the densely packed seats below, there is a certain distance between each seat on the second floor, and there is a small table next to it, so the conditions are relatively better.

That's how the gap emerged.

There is also a number engraved on Zhou Qing's seat, thirteen.

If he bids later, it will be in the name of Yi Shisan.

Such regional divisions are naturally meaningful.

Zhou Qing looked around and saw that many people were already sitting in their seats.

The people in Area A are all masters at the level of Manifestation of the Holy Spirit and Washing the Marrow. They occupy the area with the best vision on the second floor.

Area B where Zhou Qing is located is for practitioners at the late and perfect stages of day travel, great success in bone refining, and extreme levels.

The Bing and Ding areas correspond to the middle and early stages of daily travel, and the small success and initial stages of bone refining respectively.

Compared with the daily bone refining realm, the number of Holy Marrow Cleansing Realm is very small, so one area is enough.

The lowest level naturally consists of people who are not as good as the Riyou Bone Refining Realm, and their treatment is the worst.

It was obvious who could enter the box above Zhou Qing's head.

Xiansheng Xisui Realm is indeed very powerful outside and has a good status, but in Jiuyang City, it is a ten-year auction, and it is obvious that more powerful people are coming.

Some people are not strong, but they have an amazing background and can also get promoted.

This is the difference in strength and status. Such differential treatment exists everywhere, but everyone has become accustomed to it.

Zhou Qing is just an ordinary day-wandering demon here, and it is obviously impossible for him to be treated specially.

He had no objection to sitting in Section B on the second floor.

It's just a seat. It doesn't matter where you sit, as you're participating in the auction.

The things bought on the bottom floor are the same as those bought in the private rooms, there is no such thing as discounts.

If you make a big fuss over a seat, you will most likely be thrown out of the Nine Suns Alliance.

"It's so revealing sitting here."

An Lang whispered to Zhou Qing, saying:

"In this case, if you want to buy something later, won't everyone be able to see you?"

"In this regard, I feel that the Nine Suns Auction is not as good as the Ten Thousand Stars Chamber of Commerce."

Zhou Qing smiled and replied:

"You don't like this model, but some people are just the opposite. They like to be in the spotlight and let everyone know their actions."

"After the Wanxing Chamber of Commerce promoted the trade fair model, it makes sense that this kind of auction can still be passed down."

As time passed, more and more people sat on the seats on the middle and lower floors, making this place gradually become lively.

As for what the situation was like in the box on the top floor, Zhou Qing didn't know.

The box has a Taoist magic that can block out sensory detection.

As more people came, there were more topics for discussion. Zhou Qing caught a few key words from some people's words, and he listened carefully with an idea in his mind.

"Have you heard that a Yin God-level sky fire appeared in the Dark Sky Pit of Dark Sun Ruins, attracting many venerables."

"Oh? I just came out of Chiyangxu today, so I don't know much about this matter. Please tell me in detail."

"Just...get it?"

"Which venerable obtained that heavenly fire?"

"None of those venerables got the Heavenly Fire, but instead they were plucked away by a fish demon in the Manifestation Realm."

"You are right, it is the aquatic creatures of Lingyang Lake!"

"I heard that the two venerables who went to Lingyang Lake to compete for the Heavenly Fire were finally besieged and escaped with serious injuries."

"Hiss, that must have been done by someone from Lingyang Lake, otherwise how could others offend Lingyang Lake so much."

“…”

There are more than one person talking about the Dark Sinkhole and Sky Fire.

The birth of a precious treasure is already eye-catching, not to mention that the final whereabouts of this treasure is so bizarre, which adds to the benefits of spreading the story.

Who doesn’t like to hear a story about a weak person taking treasure from a strong person?

Because it's so immersive.

Zhou Qing listened to some people's conversation with a blank expression on his face, but he kept laughing in his heart.

Unexpectedly, because of his last words, the two venerables from Lingyang Lake suffered a lot and were seriously injured.

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I don't know which company did it, it's so brutal.

Zhou Qing guessed that it was a wild beast, or a force that was at odds with Lingyang Lake.

But no matter who it was, Zhou Qing was very happy to do such a thing.

At this point, it doesn’t really matter whether the heavenly fire was caused by the aquatic creatures in Lingyang Lake or not.

Once this kind of thing gets out, even if it's not your Lingyang Lake, you won't be able to explain it.

Everyone is saying this, could it be false? "The fish demon that snatched the sky fire from the hands of the venerables? Strangely enough, I saw a fish demon being chased by four-colored ruins spirits in Qingyang Ruins the other day. The fish demon's escape technique was particularly magical. I wonder if it is the same one?"

"I heard about that too. That..."

Even the fact that Zhou Qing was being hunted by the four-colored spirit had spread and was known to many people.

In fact, many people are interested in that fish monster now.

It can hide perfectly under the noses of the venerables, and can also escape from the hands of the venerables and the four-colored ruins spirit.

Such performance is somewhat surprising.

Although no one knows what race the fish monster is, there is no doubt that the fish monster's bloodline must be powerful and special.

Is there such a genius in Lingyang Lake?

It really has a profound foundation!

Zhou Qing listened to these people's discussions without changing his expression, thinking that Kun's clone had become famous in Jiuyang City.

I don’t know how many people are interested in Kun’s clone. Fortunately, I didn’t bring Kun’s clone with me to the auction this time.

Zhou Qing deliberately did not bring Kun's clone.

I don’t know how many experts will appear here. If I make Kun’s clone smaller and follow him, there is a possibility that he will be discovered.

Once discovered, the consequences would be very serious. Those venerables whose heavenly fire had been robbed, especially Lingyang Lake who had been deceived by him, would be the first to jump out.

Even escaping into the air is not safe.

Who knows if there will be a master of Huangquan Chedi Realm in charge of this Nine Suns Auction? Zhou Qing was not sure whether Dunkong could be hidden from a master of this level.

Huangquan monks enter Huangquan from the human world and then return. They also need to absorb the power of Huangquan in their daily practice, which definitely involves spatial changes.

Zhou Qing had never come into contact with Huangquan monks, so he didn't know whether they had actually come into contact with and mastered the power of space, but he thought it was better to be cautious.

Anyway, there won’t be any danger in attending the auction, so it doesn’t matter whether Kun’s clone comes or not.

If someone really takes action at the auction, the Nine Yang Alliance can be disbanded.

Not long after, someone sat down next to Zhou Qing. He turned around and saw that he was also a demon, and his cultivation was higher than his. He had already completed his day's tour.

Seeing him looking over, the demon nodded at him, and Zhou Qing responded in the same way.

Seeing that I, a demon, was sitting here, I came here to find a companion...

Although Jiuyang City does not exclude the demon race, there is no doubt that humans still make up the majority.

It would be terrible if the demons were in the majority in the human city, as this is not a mountainous or sea area.

As time passed, the middle and lower floors were already dark and filled with people.

Then the lights changed, the surroundings became a little darker, and the high platform in the middle became bright and eye-catching.

An old man walked out from the back passage, with a kind face and bright eyes.

"Everyone, I am Chi Yang, the host of this Nine Suns Auction."

As soon as Chi Yang opened his mouth, the scene immediately became quiet and no one made any more noise.

Zhou Qing looked at the old man and secretly called him a strong man.

This is a venerable one, very famous in Jiuyang City.

There are a total of nine venerables in the Nine Yang Alliance, each named after the Nine Yang Ruins. The Chi Yang Venerable is one of them.

Of course, the Nine Yang Alliance was jointly established by forces such as Lingyang Lake, so although there are nine venerables, most of them came from various forces to preside over the affairs of the Nine Yang Alliance.

Once the term of office is up, they will return to their own forces and be replaced by someone else.

There are only a few Venerables who were trained within the Nine Yang Alliance, and Venerable Chi Yang is one of them.

There are so many experts here that only a venerable person can preside over the event in person to keep the situation under control.

Reverend Chi Yang said a few more nice words, and then announced:

"This Jiuyang auction has officially begun. I hope all guests can gain something."

Then, Venerable Chiyang took out a treasure from the auction item space bag on his waist and said:

"The first lot, a puppet comparable to the True Blood Realm!"

As soon as these words were spoken, people looked at the iron figure as tall as a man beside Reverend Chiyang, and there was a slight commotion in the auction hall.

A puppet comparable to the True Blood Realm? This is too valuable! The Nine Suns Alliance is willing to auction off such a thing? Isn't it better to use it yourself?

Zhou Qing also looked at the puppet carefully and was very surprised.

If only he had a puppet like this...

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it anymore.

He certainly can't afford it.

It’s not that Zhou Qing doesn’t have things on him that are more valuable than the True Blood Puppet, but is it crazy for him to exchange those things for this puppet?

Besides, even if he could afford this puppet, he wouldn't buy it.

Just because you can afford it, doesn't mean you can keep it.

"Fellow Daoist Chiyang, there should be an explanation for this puppet, right?" At this time, a voice came from box number two.

"Otherwise, the Nine Suns Alliance might not be willing to auction it off."

"This voice... is from the governor of the County Dingwu Division."

A marrow cleansing master said this to his friend next to him, and then almost everyone on the second floor knew the identity of the person in box number two.

A strange look flashed across Zhou Qing's eyes. It was foreseeable that if someone competed with Box No. 2 later, they would definitely have concerns about the other party's identity.

This would be impossible to happen at the Wanxing Trade Fair.

"Your Excellency, please judge for yourself."

Reverend Chi Yang smiled and said, "This puppet was obtained by my Nine Yang Alliance from the Dark Sun Ruins. It is indeed comparable to the True Blood Realm, but it is now in a broken state, and the puppet core is damaged."

"But our Nine Suns Alliance has figured out a way to repair the puppets. This method requires a material called Golden Liquid, which the Nine Suns Alliance has not found."

"You all come from all corners of the world, and you may have heard of the Golden Liquid. If you buy this puppet and find the Golden Liquid, you can get a complete True Blood combat power. It is definitely a worthwhile deal."

"Which guest wins the bid for this puppet? The Nine Suns Alliance will provide the method to repair it for free!"

The guests on the upper, middle and lower floors were all whispering and finally understood why the Nine Yang Alliance was willing to bring out a real blood puppet.

It turned out to be broken, and they couldn't fix it.

But this does not mean that this puppet has no value. On the contrary, since it can be repaired, the value of this puppet is still quite high.

No matter how precious the Golden Liquid is, it cannot be as precious as a complete real-blood puppet. Otherwise, the item auctioned by the Nine Yang Alliance would be a scam.

As for the method of repairing the puppet...

If the Nine Yang Alliance can figure this thing out, then naturally those big forces can too. It can't be sold unless it's given away for free.

And a true-blood puppet can sometimes be much more meaningful than a true-blood warrior.

Just talking about the duration of existence, the puppet will be better than the real-blood warrior.

People's hearts were in turmoil, and most of them were envious of this puppet, including Zhou Qing.

He had never heard of the Golden Liquid.

But he believed that there must be records in Xuandu Temple.

Unfortunately, this puppet does not belong to him.

Giving everyone enough time to react, Reverend Chi Yang smiled and said:

"There is no reserve price for this item. The bidding begins!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a fierce battle broke out, with prices rising one after another.

Zhou Qing watched and then sighed.

What a big spendthrift.

(End of this chapter)