After regrouping with Xiahou Lan, the two did not linger. Together, they turned into a startling arc of light and shot off into the distance.
Though they had never worked together before, neither of them was an ordinary immortal cultivator. As for the speed of their escape light, never mind cultivators of the same level being far inferior—even great cultivators of the late stage were clearly somewhat lacking by comparison.
They fled more than a thousand li in one breath, yet still discovered no trace of the enemy. Lin Xuan could not help marveling inwardly. Could that bald donkey actually intend to let him go?
That made no sense. The bald thieves of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect repaid even the smallest slight, to say nothing of the fact that he had just snatched the Xia Gu Herb from him at the auction.
Doubt and alarm filled his heart, but Lin Xuan's escape light instead grew a little faster. No matter what the other party intended, fleeing as far as possible was clearly safer for him.
At the same time, the auction was still proceeding in full swing. Although it was merely a wisp of Nine-Infant's split soul transformed into a chrysalis, to the major powers it still held an unimaginable attraction. By now, the bidding price had already approached one hundred million.
This could be counted as a record as well. Since the Sky Cloud Trade Fair began in ancient times, there had never been a single treasure that had sold for such a sky-high price.
However, the two old monsters of the Lihe Realm remained calm and composed. No one could even think of taking away this Nine-Infant egg.
"Fellow Daoist Nine-Headed, this old monk has a matter to ask of you."
"What?" The long-eared, green-eyed demonic