The next morning, the two flew to Jinghai City.
Lingxiao Auction House is located in the southern suburbs of Jinghai City. In the distance, a majestic palace-like building rises from the cliff.
Nine Roman columns stand in front of the white hall, and on the door plaque are three large gold-plated characters written in silver hooks and iron paintings: Lingxiao Pavilion.
Long Yi said, "This Lingxiao Pavilion is truly magnificent. Built on the mountaintop with its back against a cliff, it truly stands on the white clouds. No wonder the word Lingxiao is in its name."
Ye Qingxue also sighed, "As expected of Jinghai City's number one auction house, the construction of the headquarters alone must have consumed an untold amount of manpower and financial resources."
"I found a lot of good things at the auction held by the Xu family. I wonder if I can get the alchemy furnace I want today." Long Yi said with a smile.
Ye Qingxue said: "There will definitely be a lot of gains. The Xu family auction is only for wealthy businessmen, while the audience of Lingxiao Pavilion is cultivators. The difference in auction items is like heaven and earth.
What's more, the Lingxiao Auction is a grand annual event, with a dedicated military presence to maintain the scene. No one dares to break the rules at the auction. Compared to this, the Xu family's auction is nothing but a small fight."
Long Yi nodded. As he got closer to Lingxiao Pavilion, he could see crowds of people in the distance, all of them fully armed soldiers.
People were queuing up to enter the venue. Long Yi and Ye Qingxue didn't arrive early, and there was already a long queue in front of them.
Ye Qingxue said, "The auction officially opens at noon, so we should be able to make it in time."
"Definitely no problem." After saying that, Long Yi took a collection manual from the staff.
The first half of the manual contained some rare antiques and calligraphy and paintings by famous people. Unfortunately, Long Yi was not interested in these. As he continued to flip through the book, he began to see some high-level elixirs and weapons.
It seems that the audience of Lingxiao Auction is indeed cultivators. Long Yi opened his spiritual sense and scanned forward. The people in line were at least at the peak of the Yellow Rank, and there were also some at the peak of the Profound Rank.
"This auction is truly extraordinary. To get so many cultivators to abide by the rules set by High Heaven Pavilion would be impossible without even greater strength and means."
The team was moving forward very quickly. Just when there were two or three people in front of Long Yi, there was a commotion in the crowd behind him.
A middle-aged man in a black robe came from behind, surrounded by people. A big "Dan" character was embroidered on the chest of the robe.
The people in front of Long Yi had already lined up, and it was his turn next, but suddenly, four people blatantly cut in line in front of him.
"Everyone in front, get out of the way. Can't you see Master Duan is coming?" the leading thug shouted.
The people queuing at the back were talking about it.
"Which fool dares to cut in line at High Heaven Pavilion? He'll be thrown out in the next second."
"How uncultured! Everyone else is lining up, but they're being treated specially."
"Keep your voices down. Can't you see they are from the Alchemy Association? The one in the black robe is an Earth-rank alchemist. I think his name is Duan Wensheng."
When everyone heard the names of the Alchemy Association and Earth-level alchemist Duan Wensheng, they suddenly fell silent. The two people who had just whispered about it were sweating profusely and didn't dare to breathe.
Long Yi looked at the four people who were aggressively cutting in line in front of him, frowned, and said in a cold voice: "Everyone, you still have to abide by the rules. It's not okay to openly cut in line like this."
The henchman behind him scratched his ears as if he hadn't heard clearly and sneered, "What did you just say? I'm hard of hearing and didn't hear clearly. Do you dare to say it again?"
Long Yi's face instantly darkened. The other party's arrogant attitude was obviously intended to cause trouble, so he didn't need to be polite anymore.
"I won't say nice things a second time. If you're hard of hearing, go to the hospital and see a doctor. Are you coming to the auction to buy an ear pick?"
Ye Qingxue gently tugged at the corner of Long Yi's clothes and whispered, "Hubby, a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. It's okay for us to line up behind them."
A sinister look appeared on the minions' face, and they said with a sinister smile, "Brothers, it's been a long time since anyone dared to go against our Alchemy Association. Today we are going to have some fun."
Duan Wensheng in front nodded slightly, tacitly approving of his subordinates' actions.
The three minions turned around and surrounded Long Yi, releasing the pressure of the initial stage of the Profound Realm. They slapped out a sharp palm in the air, heading straight for Long Yi's face.
"Looking for death!" Long Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and blocked with his right hand calmly.
The moment they touched Long Yi's arm, the faces of the three minions suddenly changed. The huge backlash force from their wrists made their faces look hideous.
Bang!
To everyone's surprise, the three minions who were so imposing in the previous second flew back seven or eight meters like kites with broken strings and fell to the ground in an instant.
Duan Wensheng caught a glimpse of the three minions lying on the ground, and his face changed drastically. If Long Yi had just spoken back to him, he would have only needed to teach him a lesson, but now Long Yi not only injured three of his men, but was also blatantly slapping himself and the Alchemy Association in the face.
He turned around and shouted angrily, "How dare you! Do you really not know the consequences of offending my Alchemy Association?"
Long Yi shrugged nonchalantly, "What will happen if I teach a dog that cuts in line a lesson?"
Duan Wensheng laughed in anger and suppressed his inner impulse. Long Yi was able to defeat three men at the initial stage of the Profound Realm with one move, so he would definitely not stand a chance of winning if he acted rashly.
He looked at the guards at the High Heaven Pavilion and said, "This boy committed a crime at the gate of your High Heaven Pavilion. Are you really going to stop doing this?"
The guard looked embarrassed and said respectfully, "Master Duan, we have just contacted the people above. Please don't make things difficult for us servants."
Duan Wensheng sneered in his heart. When the senior leaders of Lingxiao Pavilion came, they would definitely favor him. After all, all the high-level elixirs of Lingxiao Pavilion depended on the Alchemy Association.
Within a few minutes, Ling Lei, the young master of Lingxiao Pavilion, arrived with more than ten fully armed soldiers.
"I am Ling Lei, the deputy leader of Lingxiao Pavilion. Why are you causing trouble in Lingxiao Pavilion?" the leading young man asked sternly.
Duan Wensheng pointed at Long Yi and exaggerated, "This guy spoke ill of my Alchemy Association behind my back and even injured several of my men in public."
Ling Lei cast a questioning look at the guard. After all, he couldn't listen to Duan Wensheng's only opinion.
The guard didn't dare to hide it and said tremblingly, "Young Master Ling, it was Master Duan who cut in line in front of that young man. After that young man warned him, the people from the Alchemy Association attacked first. Then the young man just made a blocking gesture, and the people from the Alchemy Association flew back and fell to the ground."
After being exposed, Duan Wensheng glared at the guard, but he was calm inside. Even if he cut in line first, what could it matter? Lingxiao Pavilion completely relied on the Alchemy Association for its medicine business, and it would definitely stand on his side later.
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