Qin Baisheng stood on the stage and first took out several mortal Gu, casually tossing them into the hall.
Some Gu Immortals caught the mortal Gu, puzzled expressions appearing on their faces.
Qin Baisheng then spoke eloquently, "Auctioning Immortal Gu is a matter of great importance. Auction items placed earlier in the order naturally hold a greater advantage and are more likely to be exchanged for Immortal Gu. Therefore, for the sake of fairness, this auction will not proceed according to the original order. I specially prepared these mortal Gu. Activating them will point to one Immortal Gu auction item recorded on the list. Which item they point to is entirely random; there is no possibility of human manipulation. Please inspect these mortal Gu yourselves."
These words received a favorable response.
The Gu Immortals took turns inspecting the mortal Gu while conversing in low voices.
"This method is good. I was worried that my Immortal Gu would be placed too late, which would be unfavorable for the auction."
"Qin Baisheng is no simple man. This Auction Convention truly leaves no stone unturned."
"Even if someone really tampered with them, I would accept it. At any rate, I found no problems during my inspection."
After the Gu Immortals in the hall had inspected this set of mortal Gu, it was passed into the private rooms.
It soon reached Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan inspected it personally and found that there were indeed no issues.
After the Gu Immortals in the private rooms finished inspecting it, the set of mortal Gu flowed onward to the individual chambers. Nearly all the Rank 8 Gu Immortals were in those chambers. Once they had inspected it as well, the mortal Gu finally returned to Qin Baisheng's hands.
Qin Baisheng did not continue the auction, however. Instead,