Chapter 162 After the Auction
At the same time, Kui Yi reached out and put away the teleportation array plate.
Chao Shan was stunned.
All the cultivators were originally focused on the Heavenly Blade, and by the time they noticed the movement of Puppet Two, it was already too late to see it—so they were all stunned.
—Did they run away?
That's fucking fast!
But upon reflection, it became clear that the amount of Xuan Stones earned at the entire auction was enormous. If they didn't get away quickly, something bad might happen. No one knew where the other side of the teleportation array led, and none of those present were at the Tongtian Realm, so they couldn't interrupt the teleportation instantly. Naturally, the puppet escaped successfully.
And the remaining puppet...
Firstly, it is also a level eight entity, and the materials used for its body are extremely strong, making it difficult to be damaged. It only needs enough Xuan Stones to attack continuously and withstand fierce battles. Moreover, it is constantly manipulating a level nine defensive array plate, so even if more than a dozen Nirvana Realm experts attack it together, they cannot cause it any damage.
And if a powerful being were to actually hunt it down...
Not to mention that the current Tongtians are all state lords with incredibly abundant resources, they probably wouldn't even look at these Xuan Stones at the auction. Even if a stingy Tongtian were to try to rob them, robbery itself is extremely shameful... And even if they were truly shameless, the defensive array plates could still hold them off for a while, and the puppet could take the opportunity to destroy the teleportation array plate—as long as the array plates self-destruct, everything from the two array plates to the puppet itself would be reduced to dust!
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Kui Yi simply followed his master's orders and paid no attention to the thoughts of the many cultivators.
Seeing that Puppet 2 had successfully teleported away, it solemnly said, "The auction is now over. Please make yourselves at home."
After saying that, Kui Yi stopped moving.
At the same time, the golden light of the level nine defensive array plate was withdrawn, allowing the cultivators on the first to third levels who were originally being protected to leave freely.
However, the array's defensive function remains active, preventing any attacks from being launched within the auction house, and ensuring the safety of the guests.
Without saying much, Chao Shan picked up the Crimson Flame Heavenly Blade and flashed out of the auction house.
Almost simultaneously, several figures jumped out from different private rooms and chased after Chao Shan.
Their speed was no slower than Chao Shan's.
The private room where Chao Shan had been was now empty—they had all been taken into Chao Shan's Dao Palace and had left with him.
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When a cultivator reaches the peak of the Dao Palace, the Dao Palace can already accommodate living beings. However, the Dao Palace is only a hundred feet in diameter at most, so even if it can hold living people, the total number is not large. Moreover, the strength level of the living beings that can be accommodated cannot exceed that of the cultivator himself.
Those who came with Chao Shan were all of lower cultivation level than him, numbering only about ten, so they were easily taken away.
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Interestingly, none of the cultivators outside the private room have made any moves so far.
While Chao Shan was reacting, explosions also came from two other private rooms!
Two figures burst out of the house, chasing each other one after the other.
Although they moved extremely fast, the location of the private room already revealed their identities—it was the White-Haired Old Woman and the Withered Cicada Elder.
The withered cicada was looking for bad luck from the white-haired old woman.
The white-haired old woman immediately sensed the killing intent of the withered cicada elder and naturally fled at top speed!
The withered cicada relentlessly pursued—
After these two disappeared, Nirvana Realm experts appeared one after another in the various private rooms.
Unlike the previous few, they were not in a hurry. They led a group of people and walked away into the air. Three or four of them glanced at the puppet, but did not make any further moves and quickly turned and left.
After these Nirvana cultivators left, the cultivators on the other floors got up one by one.
However, just like those who have reached Nirvana, cultivators at lower and middle levels also fight for treasures.
In particular, many cultivators who failed to bid on their desired items or didn't even have any Xuan Stones to bid on were also coveting those cultivators who had acquired treasures due to their wealth—they refrained from making a move for the time being, simply to avoid offending the powerful and being easily eliminated.
Therefore, when Nirvana is present, those with evil thoughts suppress their intentions and will not even quarrel under the noses of the powerful.
Now that Nirvana has left first, many cultivators are aware of this and naturally leave one after another—once they leave, those who want to slip away do so, and those who want to rob do so.
Just as the cultivators were about to leave, the man who had bought the giant rock beast suddenly laughed loudly again: "Friends, let's go quarrying stones in the wilderness outside the Fifth City. Anyone interested, come on over! Haha!"
This man was at the Spirit Transformation Realm; aside from the Nirvana Realm, his level of strength was the highest. Even though the auction had ended and many cultivators were now free to move around, he had nothing to worry about and was naturally quite cheerful.
He was accompanied by more than a dozen cultivators, who were probably his subordinates or juniors.
The guests, who had forgotten about this matter because of the various scenes among the Nirvana Realm experts, remembered it at this moment.
At that time, many cultivators became interested again.
Especially those who didn't get anything good to photograph and had no intention of robbing anyone, many of them wanted to join in the fun of breaking open the stones.
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In the last private room.
Sang Yunchu stood up and said with a smile, "Let's go too."
Zhong Cai pulled Wu Shaogan and obediently stood up.
The same goes for everyone else.
Jiang Chongguang, being the strongest, naturally stepped out first, his expression showing a hint of wariness.
The other Spirit Transformation cultivators, just like when they arrived, surrounded the alchemists and juniors in the middle.
With Jiang Chongguang leading the way, everything went smoothly. When they arrived outside the auction house, they were greeted by a dense array of flying magical artifacts, not much different from when they arrived.
Jiang Chongguang quickly took out a treasure ship and threw it into the air.
The treasure ship stopped in an empty space and unfolded its shape.
At this moment, Jiang Chongguang stayed behind to cover the rear, letting the other cultivators go first.
The cultivators who had undergone spiritual transformation also made way for them.
And so, in no time at all, the group landed on the deck of the treasure ship.
The treasure ship is a top-quality level seven vessel, inherently possessing level seven defense. However, Sang Yunchu also took out a level eight defensive array plate, providing double protection for the treasure ship.
In this way, the group was much safer.
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Many flying artifacts were already chasing and colliding with each other, but they were generally heading straight out of the city. Although the cultivators in the Fifth City could only control cultivators at the Palace Building level at most, the place was not very spacious, and there were many other artifacts and cultivators around that were obstacles. If they wanted to do anything like fighting, scheming, or attacking, it would be more convenient to go to a more spacious place, and it would not cause chaos. Otherwise, it would be easy to lose sight of their target.
In the blink of an eye, large areas were cleared out.
Jiang Chongguang's treasure ship also took off.
Zhong Cai, Wu Shaogan, and the others turned around and looked at the auction venue.
It wasn't just them; many of the more settled cultivators who had already boarded their respective flying artifacts were also looking in that direction—they weren't in a hurry to leave, but simply flew a little further away, keeping a distance from the auction house.
Even Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang took notice.
A short while later, a figure darted out from the auction hall.
It was indeed Kuiyi.
It shimmered with dense array power, clearly carrying a level nine array plate, which remained active at all times.
Kui Yi swiftly fled in the opposite direction from the auction house, disappearing in a few flashes.
As many cultivators expected, several figures suddenly appeared from some corner and followed Kui Yi closely.
All parties moved quickly, and those figures were clearly the Nirvana cultivators hiding in the shadows, trying to find out the origin of Kui Yi.
In the blink of an eye, they disappeared too.
At this moment, the flying artifacts that had been "reluctant" to part ways all dispersed.
Jiang Chongguang's treasure ship, mixed in with those flying magical artifacts, sailed majestically out of the city.
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Zhong Cai turned around and sat casually in a corner of the deck with Wu Shaogan, without showing any unusual reaction.
However, he was still a little depressed.
After the auction, he and Lao Wu had long anticipated that some Nirvana cultivators would definitely try to track down Kui Yi and find out the origin of the person behind Kui Yi.
So, if everything else had gone smoothly, Puppet Two would have left first with the Xuan Stone, while Puppet One would have led the group in circles with the array plate.
Unless those Nirvana beings give up the pursuit, Puppet One will continue to roam outside.
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The level nine defensive array will remain active, and Puppet One will continue to move at high speed—if it gets caught, it will have to "self-destruct if it can't win" to take a group of people with it.
However, activating the array plate and moving at high speed both consume Xuan Stones during this process.
Fortunately, unless subjected to a powerful attack, simply activating the array plate doesn't require too much energy; while high-speed movement certainly consumes a lot of energy, the puppet's body also has energy-gathering patterns and a certain ability to accumulate energy autonomously, which can effectively reduce some consumption...
Puppet 2 and Puppet 1 are almost identical puppets, so the amount of Xuan Stones that Puppet 1 will spend can be calculated over time.
When Puppet One runs out of the mystic stones it currently carries, Puppet Two can replenish Puppet One's supplies through the teleportation array. If Puppet One is destroyed, the teleportation array will also be destroyed, and it will report the situation in a timely manner.
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Zhong Cai sighed inwardly.
Sigh... Old Wu, those obsessions about Nirvana are so annoying.
[I wasted so many of my mystic stones!]
[Hopefully, Puppet Master will squeeze them dry quickly!!]
Wu Shaogan smiled and quietly comforted him.
It definitely can.
Actually, it mainly depends on how much determination those who undergo rebirth have made.
If they were to send out clones to track them down, it wouldn't be a matter of a short time...
Zhong Cai knew this, of course.
He transmitted his thoughts with a hint of ferocity.
[If they really try to wear me down with their clones, I'll find a few dangerous, dangerous spots and have Kui take those sneaky guys in!]
Kill those clones! Let's see if they feel any pain then!
Wu Shaogan smiled, inwardly praising him.
【Ah Cai, great idea!】
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Only after everything has calmed down can Kuiyi find an opportunity to entrust himself and the two array plates to a certain Dao soldier, who will then put them into a mustard seed bag. The Dao soldiers will then use another teleportation array in their possession to quietly send the mustard seed bag back to Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
For now, we'll just have to leave it at that.
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As the treasure ship continued its journey, Sang Yunchu and the others did not enter the cabin, but instead stood on the other side of the deck—they did not come over simply because they did not want to disturb the young couple's sweet time together.
Gradually, the treasure ship and many flying artifacts flew out of the fifth city in the southwest.
Zhong Cai could vaguely hear the sounds of fierce fighting, shouts, and explosions coming from quite a distance. A faint smell of blood wafted in on the wind and quickly dissipated.
Those must be cultivators who had long wanted to fight and seize treasures, and they couldn't wait to start fighting as soon as they were able to use their skills.
The stench of blood could reach this place, which meant that many people must have died and a lot of blood had been shed... It's hard to tell whether it was the blood of the robbers or the blood of those who were targeted.
But it will definitely be bloody and fierce... Sometimes the struggle for resources is just that brutal.
In any case, guests who come to the auction and win good items should have known that they would be coveted, and should have made sufficient preparations... right?
Zhong Cai didn't look in the direction from which the smell of blood was coming.
The stench of blood wafted from several directions.
More and more people are dying.
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At this moment, some flying artifacts changed direction and flew away into the distance.
Others headed towards the nearest wilderness.
Sang Yunchu hadn't forgotten to take his disciples to join in the excitement of "opening the stone".
Jiang Chongguang hadn't forgotten either, and was now maneuvering the treasure ship, traveling alongside the latter.
Zhong Cai composed herself and focused her attention on the strange, savage beast.
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When Zhong Cai first learned about the giant rock beast from the altar, he found it very interesting.
This thing is practically a mobile blind box shop!
And it's all-natural!
At that moment, Zhong Cai couldn't contain his urge to open the stone and play with it.
But he held back in the end.
Although there are many stones on this giant rock beast, and opening them is both unknown and interesting, it still costs tens of thousands of stones. He can only open a few for fun, and leave the rest to the Taoist soldiers.
Moreover, the items that are obtained may not be very valuable. Although it is said that it can contain a lot of level 7 resources, and even level 8 resources, ordinary medicinal herbs are still level 7 or 8, and the price of ordinary medicinal herbs is relatively low in the same category.
Even after unlocking everything, the total value of the resources obtained might not be that much...
When the time comes, we'll have to put them into blind boxes.
After much deliberation, Zhong Cai decided to reluctantly give up her beloved possession.
Given its inherent characteristics, this item would definitely be a good bid at an auction.
The auction price will definitely be good!
Even if the customer finds something high-quality later, it doesn't matter. At most, it's just a valuable level 8 resource.
Just consider it a way to boost the reputation of his auction!
Zhong Cai didn't expect that the cultivator who bought the savage beast would also organize an event.
He laughed at that moment.
Perfect timing, he can go open a few and have some fun!
No need to get itchy anymore!
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Before long, the treasure ship arrived at that wilderness and hovered high in the sky.
Zhong Cai, Wu Shaogan, and their group stood on the deck and looked down. They saw that the Spirit Transformation Man had arrived and had released the giant rock beast.
The savage beast, as large as a small mountain, lay sprawled on the ground, a truly magnificent sight.
Ahead of it, many cultivators had already stopped, seemingly observing and selecting.
The man, now a spirit, smiled as his subordinates and juniors surrounded him, responsible for "collecting money."
Just as he had said before, for every hundred Xuan Stones, one stone could be chosen to be cut open, and quite a few cultivators joined in the fun.
Upon sensing the arrival of a new flying artifact, the Spirit Transformation man raised his head and looked into the distance.
The host has already noticed, so it's not appropriate for the guest to remain "high and mighty."
Jiang Chongguang put away the treasure ship.
Since everyone could fly, they descended on their own and followed behind Jiang Chongguang and Sang Yunchu.
The man who had transformed into a spirit had already come forward and said with a smile, "King Sangdan and Brother Jiang have arrived. I was unable to greet you properly. It is my fault for being impolite."
Sang Yunchu and Jiang Chongguang also greeted the man who had transformed into a spirit.
Jiang Chongguang laughed and said, "Even when you're participating in an auction, your Tianxing Trading Company hasn't forgotten about doing business!"
The man who had transformed into a spirit smiled even more heartily: "It's all about seizing the opportunity, going with the flow." He quickly gestured, "Please, everyone, please!"
Sang Yunchu smiled, nodded slightly, and led the group to follow behind the man who had transformed into a spirit.
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Zhong Cai heard a name that sounded both distant and familiar.
Tianxing Trading Company.
This seems to be a shop that he and Lao Wu frequented in their early years, and they even participated in its auctions and won some wood and firewood!
Now, many years later, people from Tianxing Trading Company are attending the auction that he and Lao Wu organized.
That's really surprising!
I also feel a bit of fate...
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Zhong Cai quietly sent a telepathic message to her master, asking him the question.
Sang Yunchu quickly gave a brief introduction.
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This spirit-transformed man is Feng Ling, one of the general managers of Tianxing Trading Company and also an elder of the Feng family.
In Fengxing City, where Tianxing Trading Company is located, the largest family is the Feng family, and the strongest person in the city is a Nirvana Realm cultivator, who is also the ancestor of the Feng family.
For this reason, the Feng family wielded immense power, and their business acumen allowed them to expand the Tianxing Trading Company throughout the entire state, amassing vast resources and wealth, which they then used to support their ancestor's cultivation.
Feng Ling is a shrewd businessman and one of the few Spirit Transformation experts in the Feng family. In order to do business well, he naturally needs to have more information channels and understand the movements of more powerful cultivators.
Therefore, Feng Ling knew Jiang Chongguang's current strength and the forces behind him, and even though they hadn't had much contact, he could recognize him immediately.
Feng Ling knew that Sang Yunchu was a Pill King who had successfully advanced to the eighth level of Pill Master, and knew that he was at least a seventh level Pill King, so he could recognize his appearance instantly.
All of this is to develop personal connections and channels, and not to offend any potential users—or even potential suppliers.
With Jiang Chongguang and Sang Yunchu's wealth, they could definitely become major clients of Tianxing Trading Company; with Jiang Chongguang's strength, he could definitely provide a large number of high-level savage beasts and precious resources; with Sang Yunchu's alchemy skills, he could definitely provide rare and high-grade pills.
Feng Ling was, of course, extremely attentive.
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The group quickly approached the giant rock beast.
Sang Yunchu smiled and took out a mustard seed bag, handing it to Feng Ling and saying, "My little disciple wants to play with it, Brother Feng, please accept it."
Feng Ling accepted it without any formalities.
He knew very well that bringing up things like "free" or "no need to spend Xuan Stones" would not only fail to please the other party, but would also give the impression of deliberately trying to curry favor, making the other party unhappy.
As expected, Sang Yunchu smiled.
Jiang Chongguang also tossed out a mustard seed bag, saying it was for his disciple to play with.
Feng Ling accepted it as well.
Then, Feng Ling left them alone and let them choose the stones freely.
Sang Yunchu chuckled and said, "Cai'er, stop working and go have some fun."
Zhong Cai said with a grin, "I'll pick out a few more to give to Master!"
Sang Yunchu's eyes were kind: "Okay."
Wu Shaogan also said to Jiang Chongguang, "Master, I'll pick one for you too."
Jiang Chongguang readily agreed: "Okay!"
After expressing their "filial piety," the two held hands and ran towards the huge carcass of the savage beast.
Sang Yunchu, Jiang Chongguang, and the others did not move.
However, Jiang Chongguang's fellow disciples all spoke up with smiles:
"Senior Brother, you're so biased! Why don't you give us some Xuan Stones to play with?"
"That's right! Our senior brother has taken care of things and has forgotten about us all!"
"Senior Brother! Why don't you spend some money for us too?"
Jiang Chongguang laughed and scolded, "What are you arguing about with a child when you're hundreds of years old? If you want to play, go buy it yourself!"
Li Yishui and the others pretended to be annoyed and sighed.
But soon, they walked towards Feng Ling, took out their Xuan Stones, and dispersed with smiles.
The alchemists in the Meijia Mountain Range were wealthy and eager to make their move.
Sang Yunchu, of course, let them go and pick stones on their own.
The swordsman glanced at Sang Yunchu, then at Jiang Chongguang, realizing he wasn't familiar with them... so he went off on his own.
Only these two masters remained in place.
Sang Yunchu suggested with a smile, "When Cai'er and the others return with the stones, why don't we open them and see which one is luckier?"
Jiang Chongguang thought it was a good idea, so he readily agreed: "Sure."
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When Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan arrived in front of the giant rock beast, they did not immediately make their selections, but instead watched the others busy themselves.
Not far away, a tall young man raised his hand and held a stone that was shaped like a watermelon and about the same size.
With a sudden burst of strength, he twisted the stone off!
Yes, these stones are indeed tightly attached to the corpse of the giant rock beast, but they are actually "stuck" together in distinct pieces. As long as the cultivator has enough strength, they can easily pick them off.
After making his choice, the young man sat down immediately.
Then he took out a dagger, gestured at the stone a couple of times, and inserted it into the stone from the side, where there seemed to be a small gap.
With a "thud," the dagger pierced through!
Zhong Cai perched on Wu Shaogan's shoulder, looking in that direction with wide, curious eyes.
The young man noticed the gazes directed at him, but instead of flinching, he smiled and used his strength to cut a piece off the stone.
Since the other party didn't mind, Zhong Cai didn't look away.
The dagger was extremely sharp; the stone was like tofu under its edge, and the fragments fell off smoothly with a "rustling" sound.
The stone was getting smaller and smaller, but it still revealed a smooth stone texture, with no sign of any treasure.
As Zhong Cai watched, she became a little nervous for the young man.
The young man himself, however, was not nervous.
He remained calm and worked quickly, cutting the stone down to the size of his palm with a series of "swish, swish, swish" cuts.
Then, the young man became less rough, slowing down his movements to remove the stone chips and carefully cutting close to the stone surface each time.
The stone is now only the size of an egg... the size of a pigeon egg...
Finally, a little bit of other colors appeared.
Zhong Cai became even more curious.
The young man then rubbed some stone fragments off with his fingers and took out what was inside.
It turned out to be a seed the size of a soybean.
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