The Legend of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai

No Return Mountain.

Dead end.

Although Tang Baiyun said he only knew a little bit, it was clear that he had already told Liang Shanbo everything he wanted to know.

To enter the underworld, one must go to Tianyin No Return Mountain and take the deadly path to reach it.

This road was described as so dangerous that Liang Shanbo had never traveled it and didn't know if it was really that dangerous. However, he secretly vowed that as long as his cultivation broke through to the Golden Core Realm, he would brave any danger, no matter how great the obstacles.

As they were talking, Liang Shanbo left the Honghuang Shop under the protection of Shopkeeper Hong Yin and the three elders Tang Cai.

As soon as they stepped out of the Honghuang Inn, Liang Shanbo and his companions indeed saw the two Rouran elders who had been waiting for them. They were not joking when they said they were waiting for Liang Shanbo outside the inn. However, when the two Rouran elders saw Liang Shanbo being escorted out by Innkeeper Hong Yin and the three elders Tang Cai, their expressions turned extremely ugly.

They didn't need to ask to understand that these four people were protecting Liang Shanbo. They just didn't know how this young man had managed to get Hong Yin and Tang Cai, the three elders, to escort him.

With the three elders of Tang Cai escorting them, they already couldn't make a move, let alone with Hong Yin joining in the fun, which made it even less of a chance for them to attack.

The three elders of Tang Cai were all late-stage Nascent Soul Realm experts, especially Tang Baiyun, who was a peak ninth-stage Nascent Soul Realm expert. The two brothers felt immense pressure just facing one Tang Baiyun, let alone the three of them together. Although the two elders of Rou Ran were also late-stage Nascent Soul Realm experts, they knew they couldn't afford to offend the three elders of Tang Cai.

After seeing Liang Shanbo being escorted out, the two Rouran elders left without saying a word.

Putting aside the fact that the three elders of Tang Cai are protecting them and they can't bring themselves to do it, even the three elders of Tang Cai themselves have to give the other party some face.

Although they didn't know why the three elders of Tang Cai had gotten involved in their personal feud, these three guys were from the Tang Clan and were clearly not to be trifled with; following up might anger them.

The two elders of Rouran are the kind of people who fear the strong and bully the weak. The three elders of Tangcai are true members of the Tang Clan. In the Divine Continent Immortal Realm, the Tang Clan's power is no weaker than the three major merchant guilds. Although they have the Wanbaoge as their backer, it is clear that they are not true members of the Wanbaoge.

Liang Shanbo and his group are heading to the Nanxiu Auction House.

The Southern Cultivation Auction is the most grand event of the Southern Ridge Conference. The items auctioned are all priced no lower than eighth-grade magic treasures. Even this ordinary introductory scroll costs 100,000 low-grade spirit stones.

To please Liang Shanbo, shop owner Hong Yin booked room number one for him, which must have cost him a considerable sum.

Room Number One is the most luxurious and prestigious room in the Nanxiu Auction House. How could they not bleed money? But in order to satisfy Liang Shanbo and to be able to trade Yangling Stones with Liang Shanbo in the future, he felt it was worth it.

Only with enough Yang Spirit Stones can the three young masters he supports quickly break through to the Nascent Soul Realm, and then have the opportunity to compete for a spot in the top nine of the Hidden Dragon Ranking in the Secret Realm.

Making it into the top nine is the most important thing. Even if the Third Young Master doesn't become the head of the Honghuang Store in the end, as long as he makes it into the top nine, he won't lose out.

It can be said that shop owner Hong Yin is also gambling and making an investment.

The No. 1 private room was very large. The three elders of Tang Cai also expressed their intention to participate in the auction, as did shop owner Hong Yin. So, everyone went to the No. 1 private room.

The auction hadn't even started yet, but the venue was already packed with people.

Looking down from the private room, one could see that there were tens of thousands of people attending the auction, mainly cultivators at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages, with quite a few Spirit Transformation stage experts among them. Liang Shanbo also spotted the two elders of Rouran; these two had also come to the auction and had rented a private room as well.

A faint smile curved Liang Shanbo's lips, seemingly a genuine smile, but the more one looked at it, the more eerie and sinister it seemed. These two probably didn't know he was here; it looked like the auction was already brimming with excitement even before it began.

The service in private room number one was excellent, with three waiters and a large table of fresh second-grade spiritual fruits as a complimentary gift.

"Grandma, don't be so reserved. There are no outsiders here. Please eat whatever you like."

Gu Yueyao still clung to Liang Shanbo's arm, practically remaining invisible and silent the entire way. She looked very restrained, and Liang Shanbo couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl. She probably listened to him and stood obediently without saying a word.

"..."

Gu Yueyao couldn't help but roll her eyes. These were all experts at the Nascent Soul Realm. Any one of them would be a patriarch-level figure. How could she not feel restrained? You have to understand, even her powerful grandfather was only a minor cultivator at the Golden Core Realm.

You can't blame her for being reserved; or, to use Liang Shanbo's words, she was just a naive child who had never seen the world.

"Young friend Liang, your 'bodyguard' seems a bit strange."

Hong Yin, the shop owner, said strangely that he had already noticed that Liang Shanbo's 'bodyguard' was acting strangely back when they were at the Honghuang shop, but he didn't dare to ask him.

"Hehe, do as you please, just treat her like my sister. By the way, Shopkeeper Hong, how much did you pay for this private room? The service here seems quite good, and they even gave us free level-two spirit fruits, so it's not bad."

"..."

Is it passable?

Hong Yin, who was eating a spiritual fruit, nearly choked to death, and the three elders, Tang Cai, who were drinking tea, also nearly choked to death. They all knew about Room Number One; it was the most luxurious room at the Southern Cultivation Auction House.

To book this private room at an auction, you would need to pay at least ten million low-grade spirit stones.

Such an expensive private room, and you say it's just passable? You're asking for it! If this can't even meet your needs, then he doesn't know what to do.

Hong Yin felt like crying. He had spent so much money on a private room, but it was only passable. He really didn't know what to say.

Seeing the strange expressions on the faces of shopkeeper Hong Yin and the three elders Tang Cai, Liang Shanbo didn't care.

In his opinion, that was indeed passable. Compared to his luxurious private room in the Eternal Holy Dynasty's palace, with its carved railings, jade steps, and golden splendor, where top-grade royal tributes were served and the maids who served him were all beautiful, standing in rows with upright and elegant postures, and well-trained, that was truly magnificent and luxurious.

Compared to that, the fact that he could say it was passable was clearly a very high compliment.

Unfortunately, the shop owners, including Hong Yin, were unaware that he had once enjoyed such supreme pleasures. His comment, "It was alright," made them question their own existence.

"The auction is about to begin. There are a total of one hundred items, with seven items as the grand finale. Three of these will be presented at the beginning, and four at the end..."