"

After Chen Sanshi finished speaking, he took out several array plates and a large number of array flags.

He is not only an alchemist, but also a first-order formation master. With more than ten years of experience, he has studied formations extensively.

Although these formations are not of high level, they are numerous and, when used in conjunction with the terrain, are sufficient to deal with most cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage.

In the end, Beiyang Dao doesn't have any sects. Even if you add them all up, how many Foundation Establishment cultivators would there be in total?

The only thing to be careful about is to act quickly after taking action, otherwise, it may attract the Golden Core cultivators from the main peak of the Great Swamp.

"Go down and get ready."

"I obey!"

"..."

Soon, the day of the auction arrived.

Luoxia Villa.

This is a martial arts sect in the mortal world, considered to be at the level of "leader of the martial arts alliance," but to cultivators, it is just a lackey among lackeys.

This auction was spearheaded by Jiang Li, the young city lord of Ronghua City, and was only open to fellow Daoists. Without an invitation or a guarantor from an acquaintance, it was impossible to participate.

The auctioned items are said to include many unorthodox and wicked items, as well as many precious ones, such as various seeds, spiritual plants, and magical artifacts.

Chen Sanshi was genuinely interested.

With the imperial court facing resource shortages, it's time to rein in its actions.

The so-called conquest of cities and territories is essentially for the sake of resources.

However, once they take action, they may not be able to occupy this place.

The people from the Zhuxian Sect also arrived on time, and each of them managed to secure a few spots.

Chen Sanshi then found Qin Tao and asked him to take him inside.

"Zhang Dao."

Qin Tao found an elderly cultivator with a goatee and introduced him, "This is Senior Lin Fan, a relative of my ancestors in the Canghai Dao lineage. He was passing through here to visit me and heard about an auction, so he wanted to participate as well."

"You boy."

The cultivator surnamed Zhang looked the other person up and down, and said with some surprise, "You actually know a Foundation Establishment senior?! If you have this relationship, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Haha~"

Qin Tao said somewhat awkwardly, "My aptitude is too poor, and besides, we're distant relatives. It's already a favor if they can help me out a little; how could I dare to bring it up and show off?"

"Greetings, Senior Lin!"

The cultivator surnamed Zhang bowed respectfully to the Foundation Establishment cultivator, then took out a wooden plaque to show off his contribution, saying, "This auction was originally not open to strangers, but since you are Fellow Daoist Qin Tao's elder, there's nothing more to say!"

If these Qi Refining rogue cultivators can build good relationships with Foundation Establishment cultivators, others will be wary of them in the future.

"Is that so? Then I really must thank you, fellow Daoist."

As Chen Sanshi spoke, he casually tossed over a bottle of pills.

"Oh my, you're too kind, senior!"

The cultivator surnamed Zhang was flattered and said, "Let me tell you something, senior: this auction is actually a great opportunity!"

"Oh?"

Chen Sanshi tentatively asked, "What kind of great opportunity is it?"

"This one……"

The cultivator surnamed Zhang looked around and said in a low, mysterious voice, "This auction will raise the upper limit of your abilities, seniors! I dare not say more specifically, but you will find out soon enough!"

"Okay, thank you."

After Chen Sanshi memorized the man's appearance, he officially entered the venue according to the wooden sign.

The auction venue was converted from a pavilion, with a total of three floors. The main hall was for displaying the auction items and for general seating, the second floor was for late-stage Qi Refining cultivators, and the third floor consisted of private boxes.

As a Foundation Establishment cultivator, Chen Sanshi naturally came to the private room on the third floor with Shangguan Siheng.

He also saw an acquaintance in the crowd.

Changsun Miao.

Back at Xiaozhu Peak, Chen Sanshi almost suffered a loss at the hands of this person. The Yama Seal in the other party's hand spewed out Netherworld Flames, which were truly astonishingly powerful, even surpassing the Fiery Beasts.

"Something's wrong..."

His gaze swept across the crowd, and he quickly noticed something amiss.

because……

Using his Qi Observation Technique, Chen Sanshi noticed that many of the cultivators present possessed Yin Sha Qi, a unique characteristic of the Demonic Sect, within their dantian.

"Fellow Daoist, you've also noticed something's amiss?"

Shangguan Siheng said coldly, "My men have sent word that the Seven Killings Sect is stirring up trouble behind this auction."

"Moreover, you see, most of those who came to participate in the auction today, regardless of their level of cultivation, have their own influence."

"Take that woman dressed in a flamboyant manner, for example. She herself only has the cultivation level of the late stage of Qi Refining, but she is a second-level alchemist of the Zhu family."

"And that old man, he is also in the late stage of Qi Refining, but he is the most senior person in the entire Wu family. The most talented descendants of our family are his descendants."

"Furthermore..."

"In general, they are all prominent figures in Beiyang Dao."

"The Seven Killings Sect summoned them here; I wonder what they're planning."

The two spoke using telepathy, so if anyone were eavesdropping, they would immediately notice.

"Ah."

Chen Sanshi asked, "What is your clan's ultimate goal?"

"Kill people first, then save them."

Shangguan Siheng said, "Recently, the number of missing boys and girls in Beiyang Road has been increasing day by day. We suspect that it is the work of the young city lord Jiang Li in collusion with the demonic sect."

"So, our plan is to take down Jiang Li and then force him to reveal the location of the boy and girl."

"he came!"

His expression shifted slightly as he gazed at a young man in the hall, dressed in fine clothes and holding a folding fan.

"This person is only at the late stage of Qi Refining, and he is only twenty steps away from us. I can capture him alive if I make a move. Shall we make a move?"

"Not in a hurry."

Chen Sanshi calmly said, "Since you think there's something wrong with the auction, why don't we see what they're up to first?"

"it is good."

Shangguan Siheng suppressed his temper: "Fellow Daoist has considered things more thoroughly. The blood sacrifice of the Seven Killings Sect is no exaggeration, and they have also arranged this auction. We should indeed find out what's going on."

The two fell silent.

The auction began soon after.

The auction process was quite simple: a young female cultivator stood on a high platform and displayed the top-quality items for auction one by one. Then, the cultivators bid anonymously through a communication array, with the highest bidder winning.

The first item up for auction is a set of first-tier array formations, which includes a total of eight different formations, both offensive and defensive.

In the world of cultivation, any inheritance is extremely precious. Even a first-level inheritance would be worth more than two thousand spirit stones on the market.

But the auction price was only one thousand spirit stones, which drove many people crazy.

Chen Sanshi made a symbolic offer.

The second item up for auction was a set of second-tier crafted artifacts, with a market price of around 5,000, but the auction price was only 3,000.

Shangguan Siheng raised the price to over four thousand and finally acquired it.

The third, the fourth...

In order to have more opportunities to access the place where the auction items are stored after the auction, Chen Sanshi also symbolically bid on two items.

It wasn't until the eighth item in the auction that he truly took notice.

"Two saplings of the Jingshen fruit tree."

The female cultivator in charge of the auction announced, "The selling price is 1,500 spirit stones."

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