The Imperial Palace of Dadu.
"Something terrible has happened, Elder!"
A man from a collateral branch of the Spirit Clan rushed over.
Li Haishan sat in a side hall, handling the affairs of the Divine Dynasty.
There are many things happening in the divine dynasty, just like in mortal dynasties.
The only difference is that the divine dynasties are ruled by cultivators, while the mortal dynasties are ruled by mortals.
If we're talking about which is harder to rule, then the Divine Dynasty is much harder to rule.
Now Li Haishan has to deal with the affairs of the Divine Dynasty every day, and he has to personally approve many things.
He used to think that the Spirit Emperor's abilities were nothing special, but now that he's handling the affairs of the Divine Dynasty, he realizes just how difficult it is.
This Spirit Emperor Li Lingqi not only has to fight with other divine dynasties, but also has to handle the affairs of the divine dynasty.
With his ability to multitask, the Great Spirit Dynasty has grown even stronger, proving that the Spirit Emperor is a genius.
Li Haishan felt no remorse whatsoever for betraying Li Lingqi.
Since Li Lingqi was not a direct descendant of the Spirit Clan, and Li Lingqi wanted to rebel, it was only right for him to kill him.
Li Zhen is now a direct descendant of the Ling Clan, but he is not the son that Li Long favors.
Li Haishan advised Li Long that Li Zhen's abilities were sufficient to become the Spirit Emperor and manage the entire Great Spirit Dynasty.
Li Long didn't like this son, so no matter how capable Li Zhen was, it wouldn't work.
Li Long was even afraid that his son would rebel, as the rise of the Great Spirit Dynasty would not be a good thing.
Li Haishan tried to persuade him several times, but Li Long only agreed to let Li Zhen temporarily act as Emperor Ling.
He will manage all affairs of the Divine Dynasty, and a decision will be made after Li Long finishes his seclusion.
Li Haishan temporarily took charge of the affairs of the Divine Dynasty, but he also had to guard against Li Zhen's desire to seize power.
Fortunately, Li Zhen is content with the status quo and has no intention of changing it.
Li Haishan felt that Li Zhen was capable of killing Li Lingqi and was also a formidable opponent.
The best outcome is that Li Zhen has no thoughts about it.
"What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?"
Li Haishan put down the memorial in his hand.
"Something went wrong at the auction founded by the Spirit Emperor."
The collateral branch of the Spirit Clan quickly explained.
Li Haishan said with a murderous look, "Didn't I tell them that this generation's Spirit Emperor is a puppet? Although he has no real power, he is still the direct descendant of the clan leader. He is not someone that anyone can bully. If anyone dares to mess around, I will kill him."
"Tell me quickly, who is so bold as to disrespect me, the Spirit Emperor?"
The member of the Spirit Clan shook his head and said, "It's not that anyone is disrespecting the Spirit Emperor, but that the Spirit Emperor wants to auction off a Dao artifact at the late stage of the Profound Heaven Realm."
"What!"
Li Haishan immediately stood up and asked in return, "A Dao artifact at the late stage of the Profound Heaven Realm appeared at the auction."
“It’s absolutely true. I followed your orders, Elder, and participated in the Spirit Emperor’s auction. The auction went all the way to the very end, and this Dao artifact at the late stage of the Profound Heaven Realm appeared.”
“Now many people have gathered Dao Jade to acquire this Dao artifact at the late stage of the Profound Heaven Realm, so I came to ask the Grand Elder whether you want to auction off this Dao artifact.”
A member of the Spirit Clan asked in confusion.
"Foolish!"
Li Haishan said irritably, "Even if I support the Spirit Emperor, I would never auction such a precious item to someone else. This item should belong to the Spirit Emperor."
“The Spirit Emperor’s realm is only at the mid-stage of the Dao Heaven Realm. It’s impossible for him to possess a Dao artifact at the late-stage of the Profound Heaven Realm,” said a member of the Spirit Clan’s collateral branch.
"I'm not talking about this Spirit Emperor, but most likely the previous one."
Li Haishan said in a deep voice.
"At first, we thought that the Spirit Emperor had run away beforehand and left nothing behind. We didn't expect that he left behind so many treasures. Now, the current Spirit Emperor has sold them all. He really sells everything. He's such a spendthrift."
The collateral branch of the Spirit Clan said bitterly.
Are you blaming me?
Li Haishan said with a dark face.
"No, no, I wouldn't dare."
Li Huan, a member of the collateral branch of the Spirit Clan, quickly replied.
"What's done is done, now we just need to figure it out."
"Should we forcibly snatch the Dao artifact back from the Spirit Emperor?"
"You're asking for death."
Li Haishan said coldly, "The Spirit Emperor is a puppet without any power, but that doesn't mean we can do whatever we want. Let's go to the auction together and see if we can win this top-grade Dao artifact."
"This belongs to the Spirit Emperor, which is also the property of our Great Spirit Dynasty. It's not right for us to have to buy it ourselves."
Li Huan said reluctantly.
"Who told you that the things belonging to the Spirit Emperor are ours? I told you that the clan leader doesn't like this son and let Li Zhen succeed to the throne, mainly to stabilize the overall situation. The clan leader will make arrangements later. We only need to manage the Great Spirit Dynasty."
Li Haishan criticized, "Li Zhen is, after all, the clan chief's son. We subordinates should still treat him with respect. Let him run the auction, as long as he has no ambition."
Li Huan nodded and said, "The Elder's words of admonition are correct."
"Let's go now, it won't be good if we go too late."
Li Haishan decided to put aside other matters for the time being and buy the defensive artifact for the late-stage Xuan Tian Realm first.
...
The auction was packed with people again, and those who had left were returning.
Another half hour passed, and Han Feng felt that the number of people was about right.
Cultivators are different from ordinary people; it takes them a long time to travel back and forth.
The Central Region is extremely large; a third-step cultivator can make a round trip in half an hour at full speed.
Those who could obtain more Dao Jade have already done so.
No matter how much time you give someone, it won't help if they can't acquire more Dao Jade.
"Everyone, the auction of this Dao artifact, which is at the late stage of the Profound Heaven Realm, is now officially beginning."
Zhu Yafei announced.
"Let's get started quickly. My Dao Jade is already thirsting for more. I refuse to believe that anyone can surpass my Li family in terms of the quantity of Dao Jade."
"Don't brag too much. If you offer too high a price and can't pay the Dao Jade, this item won't be yours, and you'll have to pay a penalty."
"Why waste so much time on nonsense? When the auction starts, whoever has the most Dao Jade will get the Dao artifact. All this talk is pointless."
...
Everyone was eager and impatient.
Just as Zhu Yafei began announcing the next step in the bidding, someone hurriedly walked in.
"Emperor Ling, may I speak to you in private?"
Li Haishan said.
"Can."
Han Feng followed Li Haishan to the back of the auction hall and asked Zhu Yafei to suspend the auction.
"Spirit Emperor, how can you be so reckless? Everything else can be auctioned, but how can you sell a Dao artifact that is only at the late stage of the Profound Heaven Realm?"
Li Haishan said anxiously.
"Elder, you don't understand. If we don't put some precious items up for auction, how can the auction become famous? I don't need this Dao artifact at the late stage of the Profound Heaven Realm. Wouldn't it be better to sell it?"
Han Feng said.
"But this artifact is too precious. Selling it to someone who has ill intentions towards our Great Spirit Dynasty would be a disaster."
"I know that too, but what does it matter?"
Li Haishan was speechless for a long time after Han Feng's words.
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