Boss... This Is Tasty...
Mystic Nether Pavilion, you're ruthless.
Lu Ping silently chose A.
[You chose A.]
[After taking photos of the necessary materials, you quietly leaned back in your chair and stopped holding up signs randomly.]
The auction proceeded uneventfully until the "Yin-Yang Love-Tribulation Flower" appeared.
Unsurprisingly, this remarkable item was easily acquired by Hua Yunzhen, lot number 33 (丙字三十三), at a price that was neither too high nor too low.
[Then, one item caught your attention.]
"Creation Spirit-Promoting Dew"
The auctioneer enthusiastically described its miraculous effect of accelerating the growth of Spirit Plants tenfold, but the audience's reaction was icy, with even a few impatient hisses.
[After three rounds of bidding, the Creation Spirit-Promoting Dew failed to sell and was withdrawn from the auction.]
In this Domain of Chaos, survival is a struggle; who has the time to farm? Wouldn't that be blatantly "doing all the work for someone else"?
[This kind of thing takes a long time to see returns, and it's very costly; it's a pure money-losing proposition, completely out of character here.]
Ultimately, this priceless treasure, which you considered invaluable, failed to attract any bids and was unfortunately auctioned off.
[I see.]
[The bottle you obtained from Gu Wusuan's Storage Ring twelve years later should be the one left over from this failed auction.]
[This thing might have failed to sell at auction several times already.]
No wonder it wasn't even printed in the auction catalog.
The Auction continued, and the grand finale, a million Spirit Stones, was won by a mysterious individual from VIP box number two on the second floor.
[A dignified Spirit Transformation Grandmaster is actually fighting tooth and nail for the most basic Spirit Stones in Doushu City. Should he use them himself, or give them as rewards to his disciples?]
[Followed by several powerful mid-grade killing Law Treasure, a fierce battle ensued.]
[This was followed by a notification about a regularly opened secret realm, which triggered the third climax.]
["High Antiquity cultivator's cave abode, opening only once every thirty years, containing a complete inheritance! Starting price: one million Qi-Congealing Pills!"]
This news instantly ignited the entire audience.
[In the Domain of Chaos, while there are many secret realms and ruins, most are completely unpredictable. What lies within, where they might open, and entering often results in a near-certain death.]
[These secret realms, with their fixed opening cycles, mean they can be explored repeatedly, making their value immeasurable.]
Ultimately, this information was auctioned off to a Spirit Transformation cultivator on the second floor for an exorbitant price.
[Auction progressed into its latter half, most of the cultivators had already left.]
Those cultivators who successfully bid on their desired items, or those who knew their financial resources were insufficient, all left early.
[As each person stood up, a dozen or so subtle gazes would fall upon them.]
[You also mingled in the crowd and left Mystic Nether Pavilion ahead of time.]
[You have returned to Room Number One of Heaven, Gathering Immortals Tower.]
[You summoned the Moon Palace Fire-Devouring Furnace and threw the Essence of Breath Soil into it.]
A deep, rumbling sound came from inside the furnace.
[What was originally a small world of only a few acres began to Chaos violently at its edges, and the space slowly expanded outwards.]
"Boss... this is delicious..."
[Little Toad soft, sweet voice rang out, tinged with timidity, but the little toad still didn't appear.]
[This girl is a waste.]
[You put away the Pill Furnace, walked to the window, and looked at the darkening sky outside.]
[A faint light flickers on your shoulder. A drab gray Crow yawns, flaps its wings, and soars into the sky.]
[You activated the Formless Myriad-Breath Cloak, concealing yourself in the Void.]
[Then, you form a hand seal.]
[Great Sun Primordial Void Seal Method, activated.]
You have erased all traces of yourself.
[You have returned to the Mystic Nether Pavilion.]
[Inside the Mystic Nether Pavilion, there's a guard every three steps and Killing Formation every five.]
[Yet you walked as if on flat ground. Returning to this familiar place, everything was still so familiar.]
[You soon arrived at a courtyard deep within the Mystic Nether Pavilion.]
The courtyard was quiet, with the sturdy Locust Spirit Tree swaying gently in the night breeze.
[You are hidden in the Void, and the situation in Doushu City is being replayed in your mind.]
[You're increasingly convinced that Hua Yunzhen's cultivation is definitely not just at the Early Spirit Transformation Stage. She's very likely a hidden Void Refining expert.]
[If Hua Yunzhen could be Void Refining, then how could there only be one Void Refining in Doushu City?]
[It's like finding one cockroach in your house, but there's actually a whole nest of cockroaches already in the cracks and crevices of the wall.]
[Twelve years later, Gu Wusuan set up the Ten Directions Spirit-Melting Blood-Devouring Formation, attempting to devour all the Rogue Cultivators in the city and attempt to break through to the Void Refining.]
[However, throughout the entire process, not a single Void Refining cultivator from Doushu City showed up.]
[Looking back now, it's likely that Gu Wusuan didn't manage to deceive everyone, but rather that various forces had tacitly approved of it all along.]
[To absolve themselves of any karmic ties, the Void Refining elders in the city may have already reached a tacit agreement. They collectively left the scene when Gu Wusuan set up the formation, feigning deafness and dumbness.]
The remaining Spirit Transformation cultivators were all treated like insects in a poisonous guinea pig; it was a battle of wits to see who could laugh last and be the biggest winner.
[In the entire Doushu City, there really isn't a single good person.]
[Since there's more than one Void Refining, there's no reason why the Mystic Nether Pavilion wouldn't have Void Refining cultivator overseeing it.]
You think this place is a powder keg.
[However, you're here today to start a fire.]
[You raise your hand and spread the Spirit-Binding Gauze out in the courtyard.]
[Then, you slap down several Formation Flags and disappear into the Void.]
[The Great Five Elements Heaven-Trapping Formation.]
[You then formed Method Formula, activating the Great Sun First-Emptiness Seal, completely erasing any trace of your array setup and poisoning.]
[Options pop up.]
[A: Just honestly catch one fish.]
[B: Hmph! Doushu City, your emperor has returned...]
[C: Takes out Communication Talisman and sends an urgent voice message to Hua Yunzhen: "Little Hua, I have a windfall for you. The division of the spoils is simple: I'll only take a little from that old man surnamed Gu, and all the remaining Storage Rings of that bunch of Void Refining wastes in the city, along with their personal underpants, are yours! Am I generous enough? Reply immediately, don't be ungrateful, hurry!"]