Mortal's Purple Sky Cave Heaven

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Just as Xiao Buyi was speaking, a burst of spiritual light emanated from the teleportation array on the platform, and four more figures appeared in a flash.

A short, bearded old man, a tall, armored warrior wearing a golden mask, an ugly woman with a slender figure but a face covered in green scales, and finally a dark-skinned monster with two identical heads.

Although the four people looked different, they all remained calm and composed in the face of so many eyes on the stage, as if they had everything under control.

The people of various ethnic groups sitting in the main hall below the stage couldn't help but gasp when they saw the four people. They then whispered among themselves in amazement.

"It's actually these four seniors!"

"you do not say!"

"These four are the four great guest elders of our Yun City!"

"They actually managed to get them involved in this auction."

The fact that the four guest elders of Yuncheng were all at the mid-stage of the Integration Realm was no wonder they caused such a stir.

As the four guest advisors appeared on the stage, Nie Zhaonan couldn't help but show a strange expression and secretly chuckled.

"What's going on? Is there something wrong with these four?" Noticing Nie Zhaonan's unusual behavior, Yue Li asked quietly via telepathy.

"It's nothing, just that there's going to be a good show," Nie Zhaonan replied telepathically with a slight smile.

"So mysterious," Yue Li said coquettishly. There were only four Nascent Soul cultivators, so she wasn't interested in asking any more questions.

Since arriving on the Thunder Continent, she had been with Nie Zhaonan, and this continued after entering Cloud City. She really didn't know where Nie Zhaonan got his unsubstantiated rumors from.

Upon seeing the four men, Xiao Buyi smiled and greeted them with a fist and palm salute.
"I'll have to trouble you four fellow Daoists this time!"

"It's nothing. Since the four of us have already received our payment, what's a little thing like doing this?" The long-bearded old man chuckled, clearly quite pleased.

The other three, however, seemed rather indifferent towards Xiao Buyi. They simply returned his greeting and then said nothing more.

Xiao Buyi was clearly unsurprised by this; after nodding, he turned and continued loudly:
"This time, there are only four final items, but they include all kinds of treasures such as spirit beasts, materials, and spirit artifacts. They will definitely not disappoint you."

"Brother Lan, please take out your things first."

Finally, Xiao Buyi turned around and said something to the old man.

The long-bearded old man nodded, then flicked his sleeve, and after a strange whistling sound, something flew out.

It was a dark, inconspicuous leather belt, only the size of a palm.

But the old man dared not be negligent in the face of this bag. While muttering incantations, he repeatedly pointed his fingers at the bag with one hand.

After a brief moment of shimmering black light, wisps of black mist suddenly emerged from the surface of the black leather belt.

Then the mist churned and began to expand, condensing and deforming in the blink of an eye, transforming into a black cage about ten feet tall.

Inside the cage, a small, entirely purple beast was curled up in a ball, its body tightly bound by thin locks of alternating gold and silver.

Because its hands, feet, and head are all curled up, from a distance it looks like a big ball of fluff, and its original shape is completely unrecognizable.

At this moment, all the alien races below the stage focused their attention on this beast.

They all knew very well that the spirit beast that could be auctioned as the finale was definitely no ordinary beast.

It should be noted that the previous fourth-tier spirit puppet from the upper clan was not auctioned off as the final item.

Could this spirit beast possess Saint-level strength?

The thought flashed through everyone's minds, and their eyes suddenly burned with desire as they looked at the little beast before them.

However, the black cage was clearly a special magic artifact of a high grade. Even though so many people's divine senses swept over it and could clearly see the small beast inside, they were easily deflected by the faint black light emitted by the cage and could not truly penetrate it.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Buyi chuckled and said:
"Hehe, it seems most of you fellow cultivators are eager to get started. Brother Lan, why don't you personally introduce the origins of this beloved beast?"

"Of course, of course. Not many people really know much about the origins of this beast. But as for the eight great mythical beasts below the True Spirits of our Spirit Realm, I'm sure you know quite a bit about them." The old man stroked his long beard and shook his head.

"What?! The Eight Mythical Beasts!"

With a loud "boom," the entire hall suddenly became noisy, and even in the rooms on the third floor, many astonishing auras were uncontrollably released.

The old man chuckled softly and explained in a calm and unhurried voice:

"Fellow Daoists, you have misunderstood. What kind of beasts are the Eight Mythical Beasts of the Spirit Realm? Although their individual strength is not as great as that of a True Spirit, they are definitely not something that a Saint-level being can capture."

"The spirit beast in the cage is actually a descendant of the 'Human-Faced Flood Dragon,' one of the eight great spirit beasts. Although it's a hybrid, because it contains a large amount of Human-Faced Flood Dragon blood, with proper nurturing, it might very well grow into a terrifying creature like a true Human-Faced Flood Dragon."

"Moreover, according to our examination, this beast is no more than a hundred years old, but the spiritual energy fluctuations on its body are already no less than those of a low-level Upper Clan member. Such talent can be described as extremely astonishing!"

After saying that, the old man suddenly reached out and grabbed at the black cage.

With a 'bang', the thin rope that had been tightly binding the small beast suddenly came undone on its own, and at the same time transformed into a streak of gold and silver light that shot out and landed in the old man's hand in a flash.

The hall fell completely silent!

Everyone wanted to see what this strange beast, which inherited most of the bloodline of the human-faced dragon, truly looked like.

As the restraints were removed, the small beast trembled slightly but did not immediately stand up. It remained lying motionless in a corner of the cage.
Seeing this, many people couldn't help but look at each other with strange expressions.

But the next moment, something unexpected happened in the cage!

With a "whoosh," a burst of purple light erupted from the surface of the beast, its radiance dazzlingly bright.

All those who were watching the cage naturally couldn't help but close their eyes.

Nie Zhaonan narrowed his eyes, a flash of crimson and blue light appearing in his pupils, but he did not close his eyes at that moment.

"Ah! My eyes!"

"impossible!"

"Where is that spirit beast?!"

The aliens below the stage, who had reopened their eyes, were thrown into chaos, with those of lower cultivation showing expressions of horror.

The black iron cage on the high platform was completely empty; there was no trace of the small beast that had once been there.

The people on the stage remained expressionless, and the old man even snorted and said calmly:
"At this point, they still dare to play these little tricks. It seems they haven't suffered enough on the road."

Before he finished speaking, the old man raised his hand, extended a rough finger, and flicked it into the air towards the black cage.

With a whooshing sound, a tiny light bullet, no bigger than a bean, shot from the fingertip. It flashed with a bluish light and disappeared into the cage in an instant.

But the next moment, a blue ice shield suddenly appeared in one corner of the cage, followed by a burst of cyan light that exploded within the ice shield.

"Who!" The old man's face was filled with rage as he swept his gaze across the audience below the stage, finally landing on Yue Li, who had withdrawn her finger.

He didn't even notice it before the ice shield silently appeared!

Xiao Buyi and the other three guest elders from Yuncheng also looked over with gloomy expressions.

"Ninth rank of the Upper Clan!" Upon seeing Yue Li's cultivation level, the old man's expression changed.
"Your cultivation level must be far beyond this. I wonder what your intentions are in hiding your cultivation to this extent?"

"It's nothing, I just felt sorry for this little guy." Yue Li looked at the purple beast that had revealed itself from behind the ice shield and said in a calm voice.

She could already roughly guess what kind of "good show" Nie Zhaonan was talking about.

At this moment, the appearance of the little beast naturally came into the view of all the cultivators.

It was a small purple beast that looked remarkably like a fox.

Its body was only about half a foot in size, but its pair of dark eyes kept rolling around, as if it were fully intelligent, with the same gaze as an ordinary person.

The only difference between this beast and an ordinary spirit fox is that it has several strange, pale silver scales on the surface of its nose and ears.

But it's only the size of a fingernail, and it's exceptionally delicate.

At this moment, the little beast was looking at Yue Li with a curious gaze, somewhat puzzled as to why such a beautiful fairy would help her.

"This is the Four Clans Auction, and we cannot tolerate your insolence. Since you have made a move, you have violated the rules of the auction." At this moment, the old man spoke coldly.

"Didn't you all consider that this little beast's parents might be two Mahayana stage cultivators, and powerful ones at that? Such people wouldn't perish so easily," Yue Li said softly, as if she hadn't heard a word, but her words sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

The old man's expression changed. He knew that what Yue Li had said was indeed possible, but how could he back down after just a few words? He said in a gloomy voice:
"What do you mean, sir? Do you know this little beast? But it's obvious that it doesn't recognize you. If you're trying to intimidate us, you'd better give up that idea now. If no one was watching, this little beast might have run outside and been captured by the four of us."

“If you insist on doing this, then there’s really nothing more to say.” Yue Li shook her head slightly and said no more.

Unaware of Yue Li's background, the old man was unsure what to do and decided not to pursue the matter of Yue Li's actions any further.

Seeing this, Xiao Buyi knew he could not delay any longer and suddenly announced:

"With your discerning eyes, I'm sure you can all see how powerful this wondrous beast is. The starting price is eighty million spirit stones. The auction is now beginning!"

As a result, no one made a bid as soon as he said that.

“This beast has amazing potential. If we raise it, it will definitely be a powerful helper. With such a great opportunity before us, if we seize it, we will hardly have another chance like this in the future.” Xiao Buyi glanced around and spoke eloquently.

"A great opportunity? It may not be without great consequences! Great cultivators can use bloodline sensing techniques to detect the whereabouts of their descendants." A middle-aged man's voice came from the third floor, which made Xiao Buyi's expression uncertain.

The highest-ranking cultivator present was only at the peak of the Integration stage. Buying this beast would likely provoke a Mahayana expert, so naturally no one would be so unwise.

“Fellow Daoist Cang is right. If you can guarantee that there will be no problems after you win the bid for this beast, we will definitely do our best to bid, and the final price will definitely not disappoint Fellow Daoist Xiao,” another person chimed in.

"Fellow Daoists, it's asking too much of you," the long-bearded old man shook his head slightly, naturally unable to guarantee that.

"Alas, it seems this beast will have to go unsold." After glancing around and seeing that no one was bidding, the old man nodded slightly, slowly raised one hand, and was about to grab the cage again.

But at that moment, something unexpected happened!

A deafening roar came from outside the main hall, and then the huge hall door, which had been radiating various protective and spiritual lights, exploded open, sending countless fragments flying into the vicinity.

The entire hall was initially deathly silent, with everyone wearing a blank expression.

This is a four-clan auction, how could such an unbelievable thing happen?

Someone actually dared to smash down the auction house doors, looking quite aggressive.

However, the entire hall immediately erupted in commotion, with all sorts of sounds bursting forth.

"Ah! What's going on?"

"What happened?"

"We've found them!"

At the palace gate, due to the explosion of the protective barrier, various spiritual lights flickered and shattered, making it impossible for everyone to see who had done it.

"There's no need to panic," Xiao Buyi said, trying to reassure the cultivators, but a bad feeling crept into his heart.

The four guest elders of Yuncheng, including the long-bearded old man, looked even more grim, suddenly feeling as if a great disaster was about to befall them.

Many cultivators present had some guesses, and they all turned their gazes toward the palace gate.

Footsteps sounded outside the main hall, and a figure slowly walked in, passing through the remaining glow of the protective barrier.

All eyes focused on it, and they finally saw its true form.

This was a middle-aged man dressed in a silver robe. Apart from having somewhat delicate features, his expression was as cold as ice.

Despite the large number of people in the hall, they all began to mutter to themselves after their divine senses swept over the middle-aged man.

Whether they were ordinary members of the upper clans or those at the Saint level, the moment their divine senses approached this man, they were all repelled by a restrictive force, making it impossible for them to probe the depth of the man's abilities.

Upon seeing the man's face clearly, the little purple beast's eyes lit up with wild joy!

This scene, witnessed by the four guest elders of Yuncheng, immediately filled them with fear and trepidation, secretly lamenting their misfortune.

"May I ask who you are, senior?" Xiao Buyi asked in a low voice, his tone trembling slightly, clearly having guessed the identity of the person who had come.

"Since you've already guessed it, why waste your breath talking?" Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice came, followed by footsteps outside the palace gate, and another person walked in.

This was a young man, barefoot and wearing a white robe, who looked to be only thirty-seven or thirty-eight years old. His appearance was extremely ordinary, and he didn't seem to have anything special about him.

"Senior Fei!"

Upon seeing this newly appeared young man, Xiao Buyi, who had been calm on the stage, was greatly surprised and hurriedly bowed to the young man from afar.

"See senior!"

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