Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

If it's just a shill, that's fine too, since there's always a limit to how much you can raise prices. What's truly worrisome is when someone genuinely wants the same item and insists on bidding against it.

"Two hundred and ten spirit stones for the first time!"

"Two hundred and ten spirit stones, second time!"

Hua Yingting then calmly raised the sign again, increasing the price by another thirty spirit stones.

As the bidding paddle was raised, the person announcing the price on the first floor beamed with joy and shouted:

"A distinguished guest on the second floor has offered two hundred and forty spirit stones!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he continued:

"The distinguished guest on the first floor has offered three hundred spirit stones!"

Zhu Wuyao calmed down again. She absolutely had to get this thing. With this wood carving, she might be able to use divination to find out something.

The current situation is not a normal bidding process.

Therefore, not only do we need to obtain this wood carving, but the person who consigned it to the auction at Tuozhige and the person who bid against us are also clues.

She said to Huayingting:

"I have a total of 43,000 spirit stones. If that's not enough, I'd appreciate it if you two could help me add some more and bid on it."

After giving this instruction, Zhu Wuyao sat on the soft chair in the elegant room, silently reciting in her heart—

"Endless Forms"

This technique can only predict events that have not yet occurred. If it is used after the auction ends, it may be too late.

Endless noise surged into my consciousness in an instant, a chaotic and fragmented scene unfolded before my eyes, a sharp, piercing pain pierced my skull, and my ears were ringing.

The man, dressed in black and masked, deliberately concealed his voice.

He stood on the first floor, calmly raising his price increase sign, as if it wasn't absolutely necessary.

The scene continues to move forward.

The same man in black approached the smiling manager of Tuozhige and took the bag containing spirit stones.

Toss it lightly twice.

It seems that he personally stepped in to raise the price in order to get a better price for the items he consigned for auction.

However, in the instant before losing consciousness, Zhu Wuyao saw him tossing a bag of spirit stones in his hand, slowly turn around, and slightly raise his head.

But just as the face beneath the hood was about to be revealed, it stopped.

Amidst the endless deductions, he nodded to Zhu Wuyao across time and space.

Then, everything shattered.

A low gasp of surprise came from Xu San'er's ear—

"Sister Zhu!"

The last thing I saw in my closed eyes was Hua Yingting's still composed figure holding up the sign.

She fell into darkness.

The image of the man in black greeting her across time and space lingered in her mind.

If he is not a divination practitioner... then he must be someone who has a great understanding of the ways of divination...!

More importantly, this person knew about the past of Nanli City.

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I hope Wuyao recovers quickly.

Because there is a doctor by my side.

Seeing that she had regained consciousness, before Zhu Wuyao could even speak, Hua Ying stopped and said:

"Bought it, 600 spirit stones."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wuyao abandoned his deathbed-like attempt to sit up and instead slumped back into his chair.

Hua Yingting raised her hand to her forehead, looking quite troubled, and said:

"A-Yao, although I don't know what you just did, judging from your current state of consciousness, you won't be able to withstand a second one anytime soon."

Zhu Wuyao nodded, indicating that he understood.

This is barely usable, and I won't be able to use it anytime soon.

What stage is the auction at?

Since things have come to this, let's have some tea first.

She picked up the teacup, and the now-cold tea made Zhu Wuyao a little clearer-headed after drinking it.

Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Hua Yingting didn't try to persuade her further, choosing to respect her personal fate, and said:

"Rare items priced at three thousand spirit stones or more."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the introduction of a new item for auction came from downstairs—

"Fellow Daoists, this item is the masterpiece of Master Guan Baoshan. It has the ability to change one's appearance and can deceive those in the Golden Core stage after the transformation."

"If one can capture the other party's soul and refine it into one's own, then the aura will be consistent. Even a Nascent Soul cultivator, if not intentionally probing, will not reveal any flaws."

Starting bid: 5,000 spirit stones!

This is the meaning of "rare object," which has a unique function in certain specific scenarios.

However, it is of no use unless you encounter a specific situation.

Zhu Wuyao recalled the scene in the Purple Qi Mystic Realm where he was alone, carrying his sword as he left.

For some reason, I always feel a bit concerned.

Where is she going?

Having some understanding of the Dao of Divination and knowing the past of Nanli City, the man in Beifeng City at this time—besides Shen Anzhi and others from the Zhaixing Tower—could be the Juque Sect hiding in the shadows.

That masked man in black... how dare he act so arrogantly in front of her...

There is a way to die.

Zhu Wuyao recalled this classic line.

Then, they took the sign and raised the price.

"Alright, the esteemed guest on the second floor has added two hundred spirit stones, making it five thousand six hundred spirit stones. Are there any fellow cultivators who wish to raise the price further?"

Xu San'er was quite interested in this item and said:

"Although the final price will be somewhat higher, this thing is still quite useful!"

Zhu Wuyao bid for the "Thousand Faces" item not only because she thought it would be useful, but also because she wanted to spend some spirit stones to make it easier to meet with the auction house manager and gather information.

At this stage of the auction, either the bidder is short of money, or they are eyeing the big items that will be auctioned later.

Raising prices isn't too outrageous.

Ultimately, it was purchased by Zhu Wuyao for 6,900 spirit stones.

Among the items that appeared at the auction later were items for divination and fortune telling, which were said to be able to cause the divination results to deviate and disrupt the direction.

It was photographed by a monk on the third floor.

At this moment, Zhu Wuyao was staring at the object on the display stand that resembled Nezha's Qiankun Ring, and then looked down at the silver bracelet on his wrist.

Ok?

Enlarged version, smaller version?

It is said that this item was obtained from a secret realm. If you throw it and it catches something, the item will disappear. Tuozhige once tried it, and this item can even make something in the early stage of the Golden Core realm disappear.

As he spoke, the auctioneer used the tool to snatch a teacup, which indeed disappeared.

Ring toss?

They're actually going to throw it out to catch something?

Zhu Wuyao took off the bracelet on her wrist, and after infusing it with spiritual power, there was still no abnormality. She threw it onto the table and aimed at the sunflower seed shells on the table.

Hit the bullseye!

The next moment, the bracelet remained unchanged, but the melon seed shell had disappeared.

It wasn't a bracelet, but a ring toss!

Zhu Wuyao was extremely shocked.

But someone downstairs was even more shocked than she was—

"It...it spat out a sunflower seed shell!!!"

"What's going on? Could it be that after the Flying Ring devoured that teacup, it can transform it into other items?"

"But sunflower seed shells...are clearly worth less than a teacup, right?"

"But if it's a useless but valuable item, perhaps it can be transformed into a less valuable but useful one!"

Hua Yingting and Xu San'er stared wide-eyed in astonishment, looking at Zhu Wuyao's bracelet and then at the Flying Ring in the first-floor exhibition hall, which was spitting out a melon seed shell...

"This……"

Just then, someone upstairs called out:

"I'll give you a talisman. Let it absorb it and show us if it has the ability to transform."