The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Two spirit beasts that had consumed the Transformation Grass were auctioned off starting at 500,000 spirit stones and sold for 1.25 million spirit stones.

Lin Yu muttered from the side, "I want to see who's so shameless."

That's what I said.

Those who have the capital to pay the mortgage and sit here are all prominent figures.

If it weren't an anonymous auction, these people would be concerned about saving face in front of outsiders, and even if they had the thought, they would maintain a facade and wouldn't easily make a bid.

Rong Xuan: "We won't see it. These spirit pets should be delivered to the customer's designated location by the auction house after a contract is signed and payment is made."

Xie Qianjue: "Aside from the elders and disciples of those major sects, are there any other forces sitting here?"

"If even the upper-level elders of top sects are corrupt and wicked, I'm afraid..."

It is difficult to find allies.

She heard his unspoken words, but said only, "Let's finish watching today's auction first."

The two humanoid spirit pets in the light screen were silently taken down, and the next treasure was presented.

The crowd patiently watched as one rare treasure after another passed by.

Celestial-grade magical artifacts, thunderous and strange flames...

Shen Huaichuan calculated: "Nine is the ultimate number. The first half of the competition featured nine treasures, and the second half should also have nine."

"We've reached the eighth item now. The next one should be that legendary treasure from the divine realm that no one can control."

The crowd, who had been watching for a long time, sat up straight, waiting for the last treasure.

The black-robed figure in the light screen said, "The last treasure is also the reason why you distinguished guests have come here."

"Please look."

Originally, only one beam of light illuminated the area around the man in black robes, but suddenly another beam of light flew out.

No, it's not light.

Instead, it was a dazzling and romantic bird of light, with a long, slender neck, a striking crest, and a flowing tail, as if it had descended from the highest heavens.

Its movements are swift as an arrow, and its long cry is both light and mournful.

Its body kept crashing against the light barrier, as if trying to escape from it.

The emperor, who was sitting down, immediately stood up and hesitated, saying, "This is...?"

Yun Yici had previously studied the "Records of the Divine Realm" that she had obtained in exchange with the Xuan Turtle Clan.

Seeing this, she asserted, "It's not a divine bird."

At the same time, a long-lost voice suddenly appeared in her mind: "I sense some divine aura from this bird. We must capture it."

Yun Yici took out a small stone tortoise from his sleeve. The tortoise's little eyes were shining, which showed that the Xuanwu God was not lying when he said that the tortoise would awaken when it encountered the aura of its own kind.

Upon seeing the awakened stone tortoise, Rinyu exclaimed excitedly, "We must capture this bird!"

Yun Yici said, "We were all too hasty and forgot something."

"The auction house had previously announced that the item was free and would be left to its own devices."

Lin Yu and the Emperor's edict showed slight changes in expression.

Shen Huaichuan and the others did not enter the final trial of the gods, but seeing the unusual behavior of Yun Yici and the other two, they guessed something.

The black-robed figure in the light screen explained, "Thousands of years ago, due to a strange occurrence, this object fell from the sky and, by chance, ended up in the hands of our first owner."

"After several changes of ownership, this thing has grown into the form that our distinguished guests see today."

"Because this item has been auctioned multiple times and then returned to our original location, we would like to establish a good relationship with you today."

"Today, this divine treasure will choose its own master. The auction house will not take a single cent from the chosen one."

Yun Yici thought to himself that the publicity effect of the master behind this was achieved, but he wondered how the light bird selected people.

"Distinguished guests, do you have any questions before the treasure chooses its owner?"

The first person to ask a question said, "Those cultivators who paid for this bird before, are they just going to let it go like that? Didn't they come back to find you?"

The man in black robes said, "Because they are all dead."

Of course, the dead can't come back to find them.

The first person who asked the question wasn't giving up: "So, did they die before this bird came back to you, or after it came back to you?"

If it's the latter answer, then everyone will have to think twice.

The man in black robes showed no fear: "Honored guest, you flatter me. It was naturally before."

The man chuckled softly, "So it's a harbinger of doom, huh?"

For the first time, the man in black robes showed displeasure: "If one's destiny cannot bear it, this is the consequence of forcing it."

After the first person who asked the question fell silent, no one else asked a question.

Everyone who survived to this day knows very well that, regardless of whether it's a harbinger of doom or not, they cannot let this opportunity slip by.

The light bird continued to strike the light screen, its cries of pain like weeping blood.

The man in black robes smiled and asked, "Are you all ready, distinguished guests?"

"To ensure fairness, the final round of auctions will be held in the presence of all distinguished guests."

The group exchanged glances and tacitly put their black robes and hoods back on to cover their faces, while Yun Yici also carefully put away the little stone turtle.

"Then, let's begin."

The walls surrounding the group began to fade, transforming into an invisible barrier.

Yun Yici immediately looked around. On the ninth floor where they were, the private rooms for the guests were separated by a cliff-like abyss.

Each room can only accommodate a maximum of ten people, and there are a total of eight rooms occupied. Apart from them, almost all the other rooms are full.

Yun Yici whispered to Shen Huaichuan, "This is bad, we are one person behind them."

Shen Huaichuan nodded slightly: "Understood."

The wall in front of everyone vanished, and the light emanating from the bird of light could penetrate the wall.

But it doesn't look at anyone, it just keeps charging around aimlessly.

It's fortunate that its body is made of light and not flesh and blood, otherwise it would have probably crashed and fallen to its death long ago.

The man in black robes sighed, "It seems there are no guests who can satisfy it."

The next second, a bright and melodious finger whistling tune that pierced the sky suddenly broke the stagnant atmosphere.

Everyone looked around in surprise.

The sound was not made by the despairing and decadent bird of light, but the realistic and clear bird song was something no human could produce.

The light bird that was constantly crashing into the wall suddenly stretched its neck and cried out after hearing the nameless whistling sound, as if it had found a companion.

It let out a questioning cry, more melodious than its previous mournful cry.

It tilted its head, identified the source of the call, and then rushed towards the end of the sound without hesitation.

It was at this moment that Renxiu, who was still observing the movement of the light bird, followed it and discovered the origin of the sound.

Someone exclaimed, "It's a human sound! Not a bird's!"

"Who is that!"

"Who are they? Which sect are they from?"

The elders and disciples of each sect, who had been confident of victory, were dumbfounded.

They saw one of the nine men in black with a long, slender finger pressed against his lips, which was how the bird call came about.

Everyone could only watch helplessly as the light bird's high-speed flight trajectory transformed into a nimble streak of light and shadow, violently striking the barrier blocking the man's path.

The barrier, which had remained unmoved by previous impacts, had actually developed a crack!