Chapter 166
Cheng Hui, who sold himself unknowingly, did not have this self-awareness.
He was able to successfully make Lin Qingyang smile, and he felt that he was quite beautiful.
I didn’t expect that. I didn’t expect that.
Lin Qingyang, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually fell for this act of coquettishness...
Thinking of this, Cheng Hui's smile suddenly froze on his face.
Wait…what did he just do?
He actually acted like a spoiled child towards Lin Qingyang???
Cheng Hui took a breath.
It's incredible. Appearance really has a huge impact on people. In the past, when facing Lin Qingyang, his heart was filled with only protective feelings. Even though Lin Qingyang showed a maturity different from that of ordinary children, he still habitually protected him behind his back.
But when he appeared in front of her as a young man, her mentality changed unconsciously and she became somewhat dependent on him.
This won’t do, we need to change it!
Cheng Hui rubbed his forehead. His grandmother had told him since he was a child that if you rely on mountains, the mountains will fall; if you rely on people, they will run away. Only by relying on yourself can you walk your life path steadily.
"The auction has begun."
Lin Qingyang's voice woke Cheng Hui up. He looked down through the window and saw a graceful female ghost walking up to the front desk.
This auction was not held on a temporary basis, but was an existing small auction that was expanded in scale by Baiweilou.
At the beginning, the items auctioned were some common cultivation materials, as well as various elixirs and magical tools, but very few.
After listening for a while, Cheng Hui lost interest and sat lazily in the chair.
There were many low- and mid-level ghost cultivators in the area below. They didn't understand why an ordinary small auction would attract so many "big shots". They were all trembling with fear, fearing that they would accidentally offend someone and die without knowing how.
A moment later, the window of a private room on the second floor opened, and a stern voice rang out from inside: "Alright, alright, we didn't come here for this junk. Let's get to the point. I'll take all of this stuff."
The female ghost presiding over the auction raised her head and smiled, saying good-naturedly, "Since Young Master Gu has spoken, we at Baiweilou won't waste any more time." Then, turning to a ghost waiting nearby, she said, "Go, deliver these things to Young Master Gu. I'll charge you the highest price from the previous auction."
Those low-level ghost cultivators who had been angry but dared not say anything because Young Master Gu appeared and bought up all the auction items, all burst into laughter.
In the past, there was a case where someone bid an extremely high price due to jealousy. The victim of that time had both legs broken by his father. He had to stay at home for a whole year before he dared to go out to see people. This young master Gu has been in Luowu City for too short a time. He has no idea that the city lord is standing behind Baiweilou, and he still dares to act like a big shot. He deserves to be taught a lesson!
"you!"
Young Master Gu never expected that a mere female ghost would dare to disrespect him like this. His face suddenly changed. He was about to say something when he was dragged back by someone and even the window on the second floor was slammed shut.
From time to time, a chuckle could be heard from the private rooms on the second floor. Obviously, many people were very happy to see Young Master Gu suffer a setback.
The female ghost had a smile on her face, but the mouth that grew on her back was cursing softly.
"What the hell, you dare to shout in our Baiwei Tower! This is Luowu City, not his Gu family's Ghost Crying City. Even his father has to behave himself when he sees our city lord. What the hell is this idiot shouting here!"
On the side, the ghost waiter who was listening to her mumbling had a numb look on his face, obviously he was used to the ghost girl's complaints behind her back.
The auction hall was filled with a cheerful atmosphere. Seeing that Young Master Gu had stopped making trouble, the female ghost did not continue to target him. Instead, she signaled her assistant to push out a box as tall as a person from the backstage.
She placed the box on the auction table and opened the lid without further ado. She saw a skeleton standing inside the box. Its head, neck, and limbs were controlled by talismans. Two clusters of orchid flames were burning in its eye sockets, and it was struggling constantly.
There were suddenly a lot of exclamations coming from below. For these low-level ghost cultivators, they had never seen such a rare thing as skeleton soldiers.
No, to be more precise, there are many skeletons that are controlled by other ghosts as puppets, but they have never seen a skeleton that can move and attack on its own, or even have soul fire in its body.
Although the private rooms on the second floor remained quiet, the female ghost could guess that the other party was definitely in a restless mood.
This skeleton that can ignite soul fire on its own proves that there must be some kind of treasure in the underground palace.
The ghost girl smiled slightly and pointed with her bare hand: "Everyone, this is the finale of today's auction. Of course, this finale is not this skeleton soldier, but something else that is even more valuable."
She paused briefly, waiting for others to absorb this information before continuing, "This skeleton soldier has already developed some intelligence. It can be imagined that the underground palace where this skeleton soldier lives must contain some treasures. The address of this underground palace is the focus of our auction today."
"This little skull is nothing more than a proof of the underground palace."
Before the female ghost finished her words, people started bidding.
The ghost girl waved her hand, and the bidding stopped abruptly. With the example of the chicken that had just been killed, everyone present knew clearly that the person standing behind the ghost girl was Baiweilou, the lord of Luowu City.
"Everyone, the man who's auctioning the underground palace has given us a few tips. He's asking us to warn you that it's extremely dangerous and anyone without sufficient cultivation could very well die. Therefore, he suggests that we explore together. He'll sell the location to the five highest bidders and provide fifty tokens that allow anyone to pass through the magic circle at the entrance."
The ghost girl glanced around and could easily see that some ghost cultivators were showing disdain. She smiled slightly and said, "Of course, if someone feels that they have extensive knowledge of formations and can break the other party's formation, then they don't have to participate in the competition."
The location of the underground palace is actually very difficult to keep secret. After all, each force in the city will have spies hiding from each other. Especially since the underground palace is located in the city, it is a fantasy to hide it.
In order to protect the interests of the bidders, Cheng Hui went back to reinforce the magic circle, and then refined fifty tokens. People holding tokens can pass freely in the magic circle, but it is hard to say what will happen to people without tokens, it all depends on luck.
If you are lucky, you might be able to enter the underground palace by accident. If you are unlucky and your strength is not that good, you may never get out.
"A piece of camphor wood, a snow-black lotus, and three thousand Yin stones." The person in box number seven made the first bid, which set the tone for the price.
"A piece of wood struck by lightning for a thousand years, and eight thousand pieces of Yin stone." The people in box number six followed closely behind.
"One Sky Curtain Secret Realm Token." The price shouted out in Box No. 2 caused the entire auction hall to suddenly become silent, and then a heated discussion broke out.
"The token of the Sky Curtain Secret Realm, this is a huge investment." A ghost with only half a head sighed.
"Hey, what capital? Don't you see who gave it to you?" The ghost next to him said disdainfully.
"Box number two? Hiss..." The ghost with half a head gasped, "It's the Red Flame Ghost King and his gang."
"What Ghost King? The Red Flame Ghost King has been dead for a long time. It's a good thing they were able to hide the Sky Curtain Token for so long. If it had been exposed earlier, it would have been snatched away." The ghost sneered.
"The Red Flame Ghost King was so arrogant when he was alive. Sometimes he wouldn't even give the city lord face. It hasn't been long since he died, but his Red Flame Sect can't even keep the token to the secret realm." Half a Head was also filled with emotion.
The ghost next to him pouted, "How did the Red Flame Ghost King die? It was because he offended the City Lord. I knew he wouldn't have a good ending for his arrogance. Look, he died just after going on a long journey. This is karma!"
The bid for the Sky Curtain Token caused a brief pause in the on-site quotations. After all, the price of the Sky Curtain Token was difficult to judge.
The Sky Curtain Secret Realm is a very wonderful secret realm. The concentration of spiritual energy inside it is very high, which is very suitable for cultivation. However, there are some special rules there, and the effect for ordinary cultivators is not as good as outside.
Cheng Hui didn’t know about the secret realm of the sky curtain at first, and it was Uncle Gui who explained it to him.
In this secret realm of the sky, there is only knowledge theory.
Only one tenth of the strength that a monk can display there remains. Only those who possess knowledge can possess power.
If you can bring some knowledge that has never been discovered in the Secret Realm of the Sky, you can gain some huge benefits.
It is said that a long time ago, the Tianmu Secret Realm was a secret realm ignored by many people. Even after entering, the strength of the ghost cultivators was restricted, and the token of the Tianmu Secret Realm was basically something that could not be given away for free.
A certain ghost cultivator was a well-educated man when he was alive. After his death, he became a fierce ghost because of a great injustice. Unfortunately, his enemies found a Taoist master to force him back to the underworld.
The ghost cultivator was unable to take revenge, and the Sky Curtain Secret Realm happened to be opened. He knew that his strength would be suppressed after entering, and even mortals could hurt him. In grief and anger, he went in to think about it.
But after entering, by chance, he was able to use the knowledge he had learned to exchange for huge benefits in the secret realm.
The secret realm was open for a year. When he entered, he was just a ghost at the foundation-building stage. When he came out, he was shocked to find that he had become a ghost at the Nascent Soul stage.
In just one year, his cultivation had improved so much that he went back to the world where he died without saying a word, to find his enemies and take revenge.
After his revenge, he returned to the underworld and told others about his experience.
Someone asked him, since he knew the secret of the Sky Curtain Secret Realm, why didn't he keep it secret for himself? He said that the Sky Curtain Secret Realm is a place that likes to exchange knowledge. The more knowledge he gets, the greater feedback he can give to others. Over time, when he goes in again next time, he may be able to get more benefits.
Everyone then understood why he wanted to tell this news.
Because only when more people know the benefits of the Sky Curtain Secret Realm will they be eager to enter there and exchange knowledge for benefits. After obtaining more knowledge, the Sky Curtain Secret Realm can provide more feedback, which can be regarded as a virtuous circle.
Since then, the token of the Sky Curtain Secret Realm has become very popular, but it also has a drawback, which is... people with empty minds will not get any benefits after entering it, and may even die in it if they are not careful.
After all, the ghost cultivators' strength was suppressed, and they might not be able to defeat those armed mortals. Therefore, the token of the Sky Curtain Secret Realm became something whose value was difficult to judge.
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