The deflated cultivator refused to give up and vowed to turn the tables.

Suddenly, Huang Chenghe heard the auctioneer shout loudly, "The thirty-sixth item for auction is a martial arts technique called the Yellow River Triple Waves!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Chenghe almost fainted.

Isn't this the Yellow River Triple Wave Technique, the most precious treasure of my own Yellow River Villa?

Just a few days ago, he said he would pass it on to Su Zinong, but before he could finish teaching him, he was chased by the Bloodhound and couldn't breathe, so he stopped teaching him. Now, however, he has mysteriously appeared on Golden Island and is being auctioned off with a starting price of 100,000 taels of silver!

If I didn't only have 20,000 or 30,000 taels of silver, I would really like to buy it and see if it is really the Three-Layer Waves Kung Fu.

Fortunately, Su Zinong hadn't finished learning yet, otherwise he would have worried about being suspected of taking it to auction.

Su Zinong knew the shock Huang Chenghe was feeling, and he himself was also extremely shocked.

To prevent him from causing trouble, I pulled him aside and whispered, "There are many experts here, we can't cause trouble. Let's investigate more thoroughly another time!"

Later in the auction, the Cloud Heaven Divine Skill of Cloud Heaven Tower was even offered, with a starting price of 300,000 taels!

Huang Chenghe was completely convinced.

The Cloud Tower is an incredibly magical and powerful place, said to be the strongest among all the cultivation families.

The audience couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

A tall man wearing a purple cat mask—truly, there's no limit to how perverted things can get.

The man in the cat mask shouted, "Wait! This must be a fake! How can the Cloud Heaven Divine Skill of Cloud Heaven Pavilion be so easily obtained and auctioned off? It must be a counterfeit!"

The auctioneer said, "Sir, please be careful with your words. All items auctioned by Golden Island are genuine, and their provenance cannot be questioned. If any item is counterfeit, Golden Island is willing to refund ten times the purchase price. However, if you cause trouble, we will not let you off lightly!"

"I can ignore everything else, but the Yuntianlou martial arts techniques are absolutely not for sale!" the man in the cat mask shouted. After speaking, he flashed and leaped onto the stage, his movement technique being the Yuntianlou's Yuntianfei lightness skill.

Many discerning people in the audience recognized him as a member of Yuntianlou!

Before the cat-masked man could even reach the auction stage, he was struck twice in mid-air and fell to the ground unconscious.

Four burly men in gray quickly entered from outside the room, carried the man in the cat mask out, and in an instant, calm returned, as if nothing had ever happened, and the auction continued.

It is clear that disturbances are commonplace and handled skillfully; neither the auctioneers nor the customers panicked.

Su Zinong whispered, "Look, Brother Rabbit, it's good that I stopped you just now. That person's lightness skill was amazing. I think he had a six-star cultivation level. He was knocked down in less than a move by some unknown method. If you had gone up there, you would have died even faster."

Huang Chenghe shook his head and sighed, not knowing what to say.

Feeling they had lingered too long, the two hurriedly retrieved their deposit and left, no longer interested in exploring other places, and quickly returned to the dock on Golden Island.

Huang Chenghe said, "There are such mysterious stores in the world, is no one going to do anything about them?"

“This is the first time we’ve heard of this place either. If we hadn’t stumbled upon it by chance, we probably wouldn’t even know it existed. Our priority is to escape and explore it later. With our current cultivation levels, we’re nothing more than ants here, at the mercy of others. It’s best to be careful,” Su Zinong said.

“I really can’t understand why my family’s most treasured cultivation technique is being auctioned here. Only my father, my uncle, my brothers, and a few close disciples have learned this technique. Those disciples signed a celestial contract before they began practicing it. Although my brothers and I don’t have a celestial contract, we wouldn’t easily pass it on to others, except for you, of course. We certainly wouldn’t put it up for auction like this. One hundred thousand taels isn’t a huge attraction for the people of my manor,” Huang Chenghe said, puzzled.

"The reason behind this is truly baffling. Let alone your Yellow River Manor, even the Cloud Sky Pavilion, one of the top three cultivation families, sells their cultivation techniques. How much more so yours? I'm not saying your techniques are inferior to theirs, but rather that such powerful families would never dare to sell them. Yet here they are!" Su Zinong patted Huang Chenghe to comfort him.

"I have no choice but to go back and discuss with my father and uncles what happened thoroughly." Huang Chenghe sighed.

“I believe that disciples who practice this technique will not put it up for auction. Do you have any paper versions of the technique books?” Su Zinong asked.

“There is a cultivation manual that has been passed down for countless generations, but it’s kept in my father’s bedroom. Moreover, the bedroom is protected by a magic array, making it impossible for ordinary people to enter,” Huang Chenghe said.

“There are no impenetrable walls or magical barriers; someone can always manage to do it. Rules are meant to be broken, not rigidly adhered to; anything is possible,” Su Zinong said.

"Perhaps we will need Brother Su's help to thoroughly investigate this matter in the future," Huang Chenghe said.

The two felt a little disheartened.

Not only was he being chased by the Bloodhound and five men in black, but he also encountered a great mystery that he couldn't solve for the time being. Now he had to continue to run for his life and had no intention of exploring the island. So he didn't take the ship to Fairy Island and Big Island, but instead boarded another large ship to go to the Dream Dragon Wharf on the mainland.

Su Zinong boarded the boat first and carefully inspected it. He was relieved to find no trace of the enemy.

Just before the ship set sail, a burly man descended from the sky with extraordinary agility.

Once aboard the ship, he cleared his throat and shouted, "Gentlemen, distinguished guests of Golden Island, please hear me out. Since you are here today, you must not divulge what you have seen, heard, or purchased on this island. If anyone is found to have leaked this information, we will dispatch a large force to hunt them down. To be frank, Golden Island is teeming with experts, the highest being at the peak of the Eighth Star level. We hope you will not be hunted down by us. If you ever visit again, we would be more than happy to welcome you. We wish you a safe journey."

After speaking, he smiled slightly, and without moving his legs, he suddenly soared into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye. Judging from this, he had already reached the peak of the sixth star cultivation level.

A peak six-star cultivator was relegated to a mere messenger. This speaks volumes about the terrifying power and strength of the cultivators on this island.

Huang Chenghe gave another bitter laugh and said, "Eight-star peak, my father is only seven-star peak, and my other two uncles are only six-star peak. How can we fight against them?"

“Everything comes down to reason, and besides, we’re not here specifically to deal with Golden Island, but to find out how your martial arts manuals were leaked. That’s the key point,” Su Zinong continued to comfort him.

"Okay, you're right." Huang Chenghe nodded.

Weigh anchor, hoist the sails, and set sail!

With the boatman's melodious voice, the large ship set sail, heading northwest towards Menglong Wharf.

"Here you go, take it, don't refuse." Huang Chenghe handed the Heavenly Silkworm Armor to Su Zinong.

"You bought it for ten thousand taels and just handed it over to me? Besides, shouldn't you keep your sharpest spear and strongest shield all by yourself to prevent them from being broken?" Su Zinong said with a smile.

"I don't want to be your enemy either. Let's just keep this between us. Our family of cultivators values ​​generosity and righteousness; friendship shouldn't be measured in silver," Huang Chenghe said with a slight smile.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than lightning flashed and thunder roared, and in the blink of an eye, the sky darkened, dark clouds gathered, and a huge storm arose at sea…