Chapter 1040: Gathering of Immortals
"Who are you?" Luo Li threw Xuan Yue with her backhand, but saw the other party turned into black mist and dissipated, leaving only a red scale pendant on the stage.
Her pupils suddenly shrank when she picked up the pendant - the inside of the pendant was engraved with the unique moon-eating emblem of the Demon Temple.
Luo Li narrowed her eyes and said, "They are not from the Ninth Heaven, but from the Demon God Temple."
The auction hall was in chaos. The old man re-set up the barrier and said in surprise, "This sword... this sword actually recognizes its master?"
Only then did everyone realize that the blood-colored lines on the evil sword were spreading along Luo Li's palm, but strangely condensed into an ice lotus pattern.
Ye Yichen and the others rushed to the stage. Xuan Mu waved his sleeves to scare away the onlookers: "Ali, are you hurt?"
Luo Li shook her head and stroked the notch of the hilt with her fingertips. Whether this sword belonged to her father or not, she would know after taking it back to let her grandfather take a look.
"Young Master Luo, this sword..." The old man hesitated to speak.
Luo Li pinched her fingers together and wrapped her soul power around the sword. In an instant, the sword rang loudly, and the blood-colored lines faded away, revealing the two words "Ling Tian" written as thin as a mosquito's foot on the sword's spine.
Song Wanbai was surprised and asked, "Could this really be Uncle Luo's Lingtian Sword?"
Luo Li frowned, "I'm not sure yet. I need to take it back for Grandpa to take a look. After all, my father's sword was just a divine weapon back then, but this sword was a Saint Sovereign weapon in its heyday."
Luo Li put the Lingtian Sword into her spatial ring, turned around and said to the old man at the auction house, "I want to take this sword away. It will cost 2 billion Crystal Soul Coins. I'll have someone deliver it to you later.
The old man wiped the sweat from his forehead and nodded repeatedly: "Young Master Luo, you are too kind."
If the higher-ups knew that he asked Young Master Luo to pay, he would be doomed.
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the dome of the auction hall, and the entire crystal ceiling shattered!
"Be careful!" Ye Yichen unsheathed his sword, and the sword energy turned into a barrier blocking everyone's heads.
Amidst the debris in the sky, three dark shadows stood in the air.
Most of the guests at the auction house fled in all directions, and those who remained stayed in their respective boxes, waiting to see how things would develop.
The leader wore a silver mask and said in a cold voice, "Hand over the sword."
Xuan Mu protected Luo Li behind him and sneered, "The people from the Demon God Temple are quite courageous. They actually dared to show up in public."
The silver-faced man did not answer. He raised his hand and blood-colored runes condensed in the air, turning into a huge devil's claw that grabbed everyone!
"It's the Blood Demon's Claw! Everyone step back!" Wen Xingyan quickly formed seals, and a green light curtain rose from the ground.
A cold light flashed in Luo Li's eyes, and the Lingtian Sword suddenly flew out of the space ring on its own, and the sword body burst into a dazzling ice-blue light.
The moment she grasped the hilt of the sword, an extremely unfamiliar power surged into her body.
"Is this... my father's breath?" Luo Li's heart was shocked.
Although it was unfamiliar, for some reason, she subconsciously felt that this was Luo Qi's aura.
Seeing this, the silver-faced man's voice suddenly became urgent: "Stop her! Don't let her activate the sword spirit!"
Three black shadows pounced at the same time, and Ye Yichen and Xuan Mu immediately met them.
The long whip in Lan Xiaoxiao's hand wrapped around a person like a spirit snake, while Song Wanbai cast a formation talisman and set up a trap around him.
Luo Li felt as if something in the Lingtian Sword was calling her. She closed her eyes and immersed her consciousness into the sword.
In a trance, she saw an ice field and a vague figure standing in the distance.
The man turned around, and it was Luo Qi!
"Father?!" Luo Li exclaimed.
In the illusion, Father Luo smiled slightly and raised his hand to touch her brow.
A large amount of information flooded into his mind: the Demon Temple, the Nine Heavens, and... a sealed memory.
Outside, the silver-faced man suddenly let out a fierce roar: "Since we can't get the sword, then destroy it!"
Terrifying energy fluctuations erupted from his body, and he was actually trying to destroy the sword by force.
"Not good!" Xuan Mu wanted to rush over, but was tightly entangled by the other two men in black.
At the critical moment, the Lingtian Sword suddenly broke away from Luo Li's hand, turned into a stream of light and pierced into the silver-faced man's chest.
The ice lotus pattern on the sword bloomed, instantly freezing the violent energy.
The silver-faced man lowered his head in disbelief: "How is it possible... This sword clearly has..."
The Lingtian Sword flew back into Luo Li's hands, and the sword spirit's voice echoed in her mind: "Miss, the master split me into three parts back then. This is only the sword body. The scabbard and sword spirit are in the hands of the Demon God Temple!"
Luo Li gripped the hilt of the sword tightly, her eyes filled with murderous intent: "Demon God Temple..."
Suddenly, footsteps were heard outside the auction house, and the disciples of the Yaochi Holy Land finally arrived.
Seeing this, the remaining two silver-faced men gritted their teeth and crushed a black jade talisman, and their bodies were immediately wrapped in a black mist.
He gave Luo Li a cold look and said, "Luo Li, we will meet again."
Before he finished speaking, the black fog suddenly shrank and the silver-faced man disappeared without a trace.
"Damn it!" Lan Xiaoxiao put away her whip and stamped her feet in frustration, "They got away!"
Ye Yichen sheathed his sword, walked over to Luo Li, and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Luo Li shook her head and looked down at the Lingtian Sword in her hand with a complicated expression.
Xuan Mu walked over and said in a deep voice, "Ali, what happened just now? This sword..."
Luo Li took a deep breath and told everyone what the sword spirit had said.
"The scabbard and sword spirit are in the hands of the Demon God Temple?" Song Wanbai frowned, "What about Uncle Luo?"
Luo Li shook her head. "The sword spirit is very weak and cannot sense where my father is at the moment. But the sword spirit can confirm that my father is still alive."
Yue Hanchuan pondered, "They're willing to go to such lengths to seize this sword at the Ancient God Auction House. I'm afraid there's an important secret hidden within this sword."
Luo Li gripped the hilt tightly, her eyes determined: "No matter what, I must retrieve the scabbard and the sword spirit."
At this moment, the old man from the auction house came over tremblingly: "Young Master Luo, look at this..."
Luo Li looked around. The auction hall was in a mess, the dome was broken, and the tables and chairs were overturned. It was obvious that the auction could not continue.
She said apologetically, "Today's incident was caused by me. I will be responsible for the auction house's losses."
The old man waved his hands quickly: "Young Master Luo, you are too serious. I'm glad you are okay."
Xuan Mu patted Luo Li's shoulder and said, "Let's go back first and let the auction house handle this."
Luo Li nodded, and everyone left the auction house together.
After returning to the inn, Luo Li immediately took out the Lingtian Sword and placed it on the table.
He also used the photo stone to record the appearance of the Lingtian Sword and used the teleportation array to send it back to Buli City.
At the same time, he brought a message: "Grandpa, look, is this father's sword?"
Song Wanbai sighed, "I'm afraid Grandpa Luo and the others haven't come out yet."
Luo Li pursed her lips and said, "There's no rush for now. We should wait until the Immortals' Meeting is over before we discuss the Lingtian Sword."
"Alright." Everyone nodded. "Then we'll wait until the Immortals' Meeting is over before investigating the Demon God Temple."
For the next two days, Luo Li and the others did not go out again, until the day of the Immortals Gathering.
On the day of the gathering of immortals, before dawn, the bells of the sacred place of Yaochi had already rung nine times.
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