Chapter 896: Chapter 574: Qian Lingxiao, The Auction Begins (Part 2)

"Dong! Dong dong..."

Just when the Five Treasure Taoist was surprised, a series of long bell chimes suddenly came from the mountaintop.

The sound was so far-reaching that it could be heard hundreds of miles away.

"The auction is about to begin! Mr. Chen, let’s hurry up and go."

The Five Treasure Taoist said promptly upon hearing the bell.

"Is it starting?"

Lu Qing looked towards the mountaintop.

He saw many cultivators rushing up the mountain.

By the time he and the Five Treasure Taoist reached the top, many cultivators had already gathered in front of the huge building, waiting to enter.

The two of them were already considered relatively late.

"Mr. Chen, I’ve already got the details. To enter the auction, you must first pay a deposit of a thousand low-grade spirit stones.

This thousand spirit stones is just a precaution against people entering and making random bids.

When we leave, it will be refunded to us.

Also, the seats inside are divided into two types.

One is in the main hall where there are many people, and everyone can see each other.

The other is an exclusive VIP room.

Inside, it’s equipped with numerous arrays to prevent others from spying.

After winning an item, Tianshu City can also deliver it directly, without waiting for the auction to end to pick up the treasure.

However, VIP rooms are not that easy to get.

Generally, only Primordial Spirit Great Powers or cultivators with extraordinary backgrounds or astonishing wealth are eligible to enter."

The Five Treasure Taoist slowly informed Lu Qing of the information he had gathered.

"So what qualifies as astonishing wealth?" Lu Qing raised an eyebrow.

"According to the information from Tianshu City, you need at least ten thousand low-grade spirit stones to barely qualify for a VIP room."

"Is that so..." Lu Qing understood.

The two were in line, and when it was their turn, a young girl at the peak of Foundation Establishment greeted them respectfully into a room.

Inside the room, an elderly person with a gentle face was looking at them.

However, when Lu Qing and the Five Treasure Taoist saw this elder, their heart and spirit both shivered.

The faint aura emanating from the elder told them this was a Primordial Spirit Realm Great Power!

"Two fellow Daoists, do you wish to enter the first-floor hall or the second-floor VIP room?"

The Five Treasure Taoist immediately looked at Lu Qing.

If it were just himself, he would definitely choose to go to the first-floor hall.

But remembering the look on Lu Qing’s face earlier, he didn’t speak up first.

Lu Qing pondered for a moment and said, "We’ll choose a VIP room."

"Oh?"

The elder looked at Lu Qing with some surprise.

He didn’t expect this young man, with an average cultivation and plainly dressed, to make such a choice.

However, he had experienced countless storms, so this small matter only surprised him a little, and his expression quickly returned to normal.

"Then you should know the rules, right?"

"You need ten thousand low-grade spirit stones, right?" Lu Qing casually took out a brocade box and opened it, "Here are a thousand middle-grade spirit stones, please take a look, elder."

Upon seeing the neatly packed middle-grade spirit stones in the brocade box, not only did the mouth of the Five Treasure Taoist slightly open, but even the elder’s gaze wavered slightly.

Then he took out two jade tokens and handed them to Lu Qing and his companion.

With a smile, he said, "The amount is correct; this is the jade token for Room No. 19 on the ground floor. As long as you hold the jade token and pass through that transmission array, you can enter.

If you find any treasure you like, you can also give your bid through the jade token."

Following the elder’s gaze, Lu Qing and his companion noticed a small transmission array in the corner glowing faintly, and both felt a slight shock.

Lu Qing thought to himself, as expected of Tianshu City, even entering the auction requires using a transmission array.

However, this also hides their presence, which suits his intentions precisely.

"Thank you, elder."

The two respectfully took the jade tokens and then walked onto the small transmission array. The next moment, their figures flashed and disappeared from the room.

"Interesting young people."

The elder chuckled lightly as he watched Lu Qing and his companion disappear, ready to greet the next guests.

"Is this the VIP room?"

With a flash of light, Lu Qing and the Five Treasure Taoist’s figures appeared in a spacious room.

The interior was elegantly arranged, with spirit incense calming the mind and nourishing the soul burning, bringing about a sense of comfort.

Moreover, through the arrays in the room, the two could clearly see the situation outside.

Below was a gigantic hall, almost filled with cultivators.

Where they were was surrounded by rooms, but because of the arrays shielding them, they couldn’t see the situation inside those rooms.

"I wonder if Daoist Ye and the others have come to this auction."

A thought suddenly emerged in Lu Qing’s mind.

He had not seen Ye Qingzhu and others in the hall below.

But recalling that Ye Qingzhu had said their senior brother was in Tianshu City.

That person was a Primordial Spirit Realm expert, so even if the disciples of Qiankun Sect came to this auction,

it should be that they have also entered a VIP room like him.

"Sister, do you think Brother Chen and the others might have come to this auction too?"

While Lu Qing was thinking of Ye Qingzhu and his companions, someone opposite him, in a room marked with a heavenly character, was also thinking of him.

"I don’t know." In response to Chu Xiaoqing’s inquiry, Ye Qingzhu shook her head, "Daoist Chen’s actions are always unpredictable and elusive, how could we ever guess them."

"Indeed, Daoist Chen’s actions are quite unpredictable."

Wearing purple robes, Zixiao nodded approvingly at this time.

"The Daoist Chen you speak of, is he the one who saved you from Li Motian’s hands?"

At this moment, a gentle voice as smooth as jade suddenly came from the side.

"Yes, senior brother! If it weren’t for Brother Chen, we would have perished at Li Motian’s hands!

That sinister demon even wronged you, senior brother, accusing you of killing his family back then, utterly outrageous.

If Brother Chen hadn’t shown up in time, we would never have seen you again, senior brother!"

Chu Xiaoqing lamented with some grievances to a young man in cyan and white magic robes, whose demeanor was like jade.

This young man turned out to be the senior brother of the Qiankun Sect, Qian Lingxiao.

Leaf Qingzhu’s expression changed slightly when she heard this.

"I didn’t expect Mo Tian to lose his way and fall into the Demon Path." Qian Lingxiao sighed, "It’s my failure as a senior brother. If I had noticed the signs earlier, perhaps I could have saved him before his fall."

"You can’t blame yourself, senior brother!" Chu Xiaoqing immediately said, "Master said that those who fall into the Demon Path are hopeless demons. Even if you noticed, it would be difficult to bring Li Motian back to the righteous path."

"This junior sister is right."

At this moment, a young man in dark magic robes beside Qian Lingxiao spoke with a smile.

"Demons are those of great evil, with no possibility of salvation. Since they’ve already fallen into the Demon Path, they should be permanently annihilated; there’s no need to waste efforts on them."

"Elder Gong Shu is right. Our senior brother need not trouble himself over a mere demon." Ye Qingzhu suddenly said.

"Although that’s true, in the end, he was still a fellow apprentice for many years. We shouldn’t give up as long as there’s a glimmer of hope." Qian Lingxiao sighed.

"Brother Lingxiao, you are too compassionate, and you may suffer for it in the future."

As Lu Qing and his companion were almost among the last batches of cultivators,

shortly after entering the room, the announcement declared the formal start of the auction below.

A figure suddenly appeared on the most conspicuous high jade platform in the hall below, a trace of aura emanating from them.

The previously noisy hall instantly quieted down.

Because the figure that appeared was a Primordial Spirit Realm Great Power.

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