We have made careful arrangements in preparation for this auction.

All the cultivators who participated in the bidding were insignificant independent cultivators who had been bribed in advance and apparently had no connection with the Ye family.

Once the auction is over, these monks will be immediately killed to ensure that no information is leaked.

However, I am a little worried about the situation on the Emperor's side.

"The Taiyi Sect and the Tianmo Sect suddenly sent two masters, Xuanqing and Qimiao, to the palace. Have they heard any rumors?"

The beautiful woman asked hesitantly.

After hearing this, the old man in the black hat also showed a worried look.

Don't worry, everyone. Big Brother has found out their purpose. They are coveting the Pingshan Seal of the Sanhuang Temple.

A few days ago, Sanhuang Temple had completed the final fusion of the various components of the Pingshan Seal, and this treasure had been refined.

Those two families have many eyes and ears, and they knew vaguely about the treasures we refined just from the few rumors we deliberately revealed.

This time they put pressure on our Ye family and asked us to sell the Pingshan Seal.

That's fine. With this bait out in the open, my real plan won't be discovered. But just in case, all elders who know the plan need to travel together in the near future.

Do not be careless, so as not to be ambushed by those two old monsters. Once your spiritual consciousness is forcibly explored, the consequences will be disastrous.

Especially the Qi Miao Zhenren who came from the Demon Sect this time, who is good at various secret techniques of bewitching people. Even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator will reveal everything if he is not careful.

The square-faced middle-aged man warned solemnly.

So that's how it is. Now I feel relieved.

But we also refined the Pingshan Seal with great difficulty. Are we going to hand it over to those two families so easily? The old man with the black cap showed regret.

In this complex situation, the square-faced middle-aged man said firmly:
"Give them a bargain? That's impossible! If only one company comes to us, we may not be able to bear the pressure and will have no choice but to accept it."

"But now that the two families are here at the same time, there is room for maneuver."

"Brother has made proper arrangements. Even if the Pingshan Seal cannot remain in our hands, it will never fall into the hands of these two enemies."

After saying this, a sarcastic sneer appeared on his face.

The old man in the black hat and the beautiful woman looked at each other, their hearts full of confusion, but they knew better than to ask any more questions.

After a brief conversation, the three of them left and went their separate ways.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the day of the grand auction has arrived.

During this period, Yinluo Sect had been searching for Chen Yun everywhere.

Their search was mainly concentrated in other markets, inns and some places where monks gathered near Jinjing.

However, Chen Yun was completely absorbed in practicing with the Snow Crystal Ball in the Taoist temple and never stepped outside, so naturally the Yinluo Sect gained nothing.

On the morning of the day of the grand auction, Chen Yun used magic to change his appearance and transformed himself into a dark-faced man.

At the same time, he transformed the bamboo tube behind him into a long sword, and then quietly left the Taoist temple and ran straight towards the Jinxi market.

Along the way, he used the method of refining Qi and collecting breath to suppress his own cultivation to the Jindan stage so as not to attract too much attention from others.

As Chen Yun gradually approached Jinxi Market, the aura of high-level cultivators he sensed became stronger and stronger.

Among them, the majority are Jindan stage cultivators, and the number of Yuanying stage cultivators is also considerable. In comparison, low-level cultivators are relatively scarce.

Obviously, no monk with a little financial resources would want to miss this grand auction.

After Chen Yun passed through the restriction and entered the market town, he was immediately shocked by the scene before him.

The streets were crowded with monks dressed in various styles, including some in strange costumes.

However, when his eyes swept across the entrance, he found that several black-robed monks with gloomy faces were watching everyone entering the market warily.

Surprisingly, Ge Tianhao was among them, but there was no sign of Saint Tianlan.

Chen Yun's heart was slightly moved, but he walked towards the main hall without showing any expression, ignoring those black-robed monks.

However, just as he took two steps, a faint spiritual sense suddenly swept across his body, made a circle, and then left without noticing anything, and turned to another Jindan stage cultivator who had just appeared.

In the market town, the monks of Yinluo Sect used their spiritual sense in a secret way to scan the monks entering.

However, not all entrants will be treated this way.

Usually only those unfamiliar or unidentified independent cultivators and suspicious characters would be subject to such inspections, while senior cultivators from other sects would be completely ignored.

For cultivators in the Jindan stage, they cannot sense this kind of spiritual detection and therefore will not have any reaction.

But for a casual cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage, if he were treated like this once he entered the market town, he would naturally become angry and respond with cold looks.

Despite this, the people of Yinluo Sect had no intention of causing conflict and took no further action after conducting a simple spiritual scan.

This meant that even dissatisfied high-level independent cultivators did not dare to easily provoke a large demonic sect like the Yinluo Sect, and could only choose to leave helplessly.

"Elder Ge, I'm afraid it's futile for us to wait here like this."

A newly appeared old man with triangular eyes began to feel unhappy when he saw that there had been no results for a long time.

In a carefully planned operation, Ge Tianhao directed several senior brothers to take a series of measures aimed at alerting the enemy.

This strategy is not intended to immediately reveal the target's true identity, but to create pressure and force the opponent to reveal flaws.

Although their opponent's extraordinary abilities make it extremely difficult to directly identify their true identity, in this way, they may be able to find clues from their opponent's reactions.

In order to increase the chances of success, Fellow Daoist Lin has gone to the Tianmo Sect and borrowed a magical tool called the "Miaoyin Treasure Mirror" from Fellow Daoist Qi Miao.

This magical weapon is currently being intensively refined and is expected to be used proficiently in the near future.

Once mastered, this will greatly enhance their ability to find and capture their target.

Even if the person is not found in the end, such actions are enough to make the other party let down their guard.

As the auction date approaches, Ge Tianhao plans to use the power of the "Miaoyin Treasure Mirror" to quickly lock and capture the target person at a critical moment.

This sudden attack will catch the opponent off guard, thus ensuring the success of the operation.

The old man with triangular eyes agreed with this and was full of confidence in Ge Tianhao's plan.

He believed that with the wisdom and decisiveness that Elder Ge had demonstrated in the sect in the past, this operation would surely be a complete success.

If everything goes according to plan, they won't even need the sect leader to take action personally, as they will be able to complete the task independently and make great contributions to the sect.

Ge Tianhao remains cautious about the upcoming challenges.

He looked in the direction of Baoguang Palace and prayed silently in his heart that everything would go well.

The person we need to deal with this time is obviously very powerful.

Even the fourth elder in the sect who was originally at the top stage of the middle Nascent Soul stage could lose his life at his hands. This shows how difficult this person is. Any changes are within expectations and should not be taken lightly.

Ge Tianhao pondered this secretly, his face gradually becoming gloomy. …

Chen Yun was standing in front of the magnificent stone temple that he had seen in the past.

At this moment, the Baoguang Palace was surrounded by a layer of five-colored light curtain, appearing mysterious.

What surprised Chen Yun was that a single-story hall made of white stone suddenly appeared above the Baoguang Hall.

Although its area is only one-third of the stone hall below, it is still hundreds of feet wide and suspended in the air like a huge monster.

In front of Chen Yun, a yellow-robed attendant in the Foundation Establishment Stage was respectfully explaining relevant matters to him.

At this time, Chen Yun no longer restrained the aura of his Nascent Soul stage cultivation, and the cultivator who was in charge of the reception for the auction, although a little indifferent to Chen Yun, did not dare to show any impatience at all.

In front of the temple gate, several monks dressed in the same attire were busy entertaining high-level monks who came to participate in the Nascent Soul level auction.

These high-level cultivators must pay one thousand spirit stones before they can enter the Jiuxiao Palace to participate in the auction.

The Jindan stage cultivators need to go to the Baoguang Hall by themselves and read the relevant information in front of the stone tablet. They can enter the auction venue only after paying 100 spirit stones.

Chen Yun glanced at the attendant, confirmed that everything was correct and said calmly:
"This time, the Nascent Soul auction will be held in Jiuxiao Palace, and the Core Formation auction will still be held in Baoguang Palace. You heard it right."

He paused and continued:

"Seniors, please be advised that the number of cultivators participating in the auction this year is 30% higher than in previous years, so we have no choice but to urgently borrow the Jiuxiao Palace of the Tianji Pavilion for temporary use."

"The rules for collecting spirit stones are the same as in previous years. This is mainly to prevent the auction from being too crowded. We have no choice but to resort to this method to control the number of people."

"However, with the cultivation and status of the seniors, these spirit stones are naturally not a problem."

“Otherwise, if we allow people to enter at will, even if the venue is ten times larger, it will not be able to accommodate them.”

The yellow-robed monk smiled apologetically.

Chen Yun paid the high price of one thousand spirit stones without hesitation.

His goal was clear, he only focused on Nascent Soul stage auctions, and Core Formation stage auctions were not attractive to him.

The yellow-robed monk took the spirit stone and, with a smile on his face, handed Chen Yun a numbered jade token as a certificate for entering the Nascent Soul auction.

After Chen Yun took the jade token, he immediately turned into a stunning rainbow and rushed straight towards the palace in the sky.

At this time, other Nascent Soul cultivators were already riding their beams of light and flying into the air.

When Chen Yun flew into the gate of Jiuxiao Palace, he saw that there was no one at the entrance except a layer of pale white light curtain.

He raised his eyebrows, injected some spiritual power into the jade token in his hand, and shook it against the light screen a few times. A red light suddenly shot out from the jade token, and the light curtain separated itself wherever it passed.

Without thinking, Chen Yun's body flashed and he turned into a green rainbow and flew in again.

Then the light curtain immediately closed as before.

After two hours, hundreds of Nascent Soul cultivators flew to the Jiuxiao Palace one after another.

After three huge bells rang, the grand auction officially began.

Chen Yun sat quietly in a corner of the hall, staring coldly at the center position more than a hundred feet ahead.

A middle-aged monk in a black robe was introducing something while holding a pale yellow crystal.

"This is turmeric crystal, produced in the deep desert in the western part of southern Xinjiang. You can only find it if you go deep into the sand a thousand feet deep."

"Its texture is extraordinarily hard, and it can absorb a large amount of earth-attributed spiritual energy, making it an ideal material for refining earth-attributed magic weapons."

"The starting price is eight thousand spirit stones, and each bid cannot be less than one thousand."

The person in charge of presiding over the auction was a cultivator in the middle stage of the Nascent Soul. He spoke in a calm tone and did not make any exaggerations.

This situation is normal. When facing the gazes of hundreds of high-level Nascent Soul cultivators, low-level cultivators often feel tremendous invisible pressure and may even be unable to speak.

Chen Yun learned through induction that this person's cultivation had reached the peak of the middle Nascent Soul stage.

After confirming that there were no late Nascent Soul cultivators of a higher realm at the auction, it could be assumed that he was the person with the highest level of cultivation in the venue.

Therefore, when he presided over the auction, no one dared to disrupt the order easily.

Although turmeric crystal is an excellent material for refining earth-attributed magic weapons, it failed to arouse bidding enthusiasm.

After only a few people made bids, it was bought by an unknown monk for 12,000 spirit stones. The subsequent auction was also uneventful.

Chen Yunduan sat on the chair with a calm expression, having anticipated this situation.

The auction lasted for several days, and the items presented on the first day were naturally not the top choices.

Although these materials are quite rare for ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators, they can be found outside of auctions as long as you are willing to spend time looking for them.

Therefore, except for those who really need it, few people compete for it.

However, it is expected that at the end of today, a few rare items will be brought out to stimulate everyone's interest in participating in the auction the next day.

Chen Yun understood this in his heart, so he would not focus entirely on the auction. He just casually paid attention to the many Nascent Soul cultivators in the hall.

Although these people are only a small part of the top cultivators in Dajin, they represent all forces in Dajin, and are involved in both the righteous and evil paths.

Among them, what caught his attention most were the three big monks with shiny foreheads sitting in the center of the hall.

Chen Yun was fortunate enough to meet three high-ranking monks from the Buddhist sect. One of them was skinny, as if he had been eroded by time, with only skin and bones left.

The other one had a fat head and big ears, and a wealthy face.

The last one had kind eyes and a long, snow-white beard, exuding a peaceful aura.

All three of them were dressed in grey monk's robes, with their heads bowed and eyes lowered, looking like Taoist monks.

For Chen Yun, this was the first time he encountered a high-level monk from the Buddhist sect. He couldn't help but pay a lot of attention to him, so he looked at him a few more times.

The monk who seemed to be the oldest and was sitting in the middle had extremely sharp consciousness. He seemed to sense something and looked in the direction of Chen Yun.

The gaze was calm and warm, yet it also made Chen Yun's heart shudder.

Chen Yun knew very well that the old monk's spiritual awareness was so sharp, which showed that Buddhism could be on par with Taoism and Confucianism in the land of Dajin. It must have its own unique features.

In order to avoid provoking the other party's hostility for no reason, Chen Yun immediately withdrew his spiritual sense quietly and pretended to be indifferent.

The old monk's gaze lingered on Chen Yun for a moment, but his expression did not change and returned to his previous state.

In this solemn hall, in addition to these three monks, there are many monks with strange appearances.

Chen Yun secretly compared what he saw with the intelligence he had about the various forces in Dajin, and tried hard to memorize the characteristics of these cultivators.

He thought to himself that perhaps these memories would come in handy by some chance in the future.

At a grand auction, many items are sold one by one as time goes by.

Towards the end, some rare treasures began to appear, and the originally calm monks suddenly became agitated. (End of this chapter)