Both of them were at the middle stage of Core Condensation, and judging from their expressions, they seemed to be a pair of dual-cultivation partners.
The eight Core Condensation cultivators who had attended the auction were all gathered here, not a single one missing.
After the man and woman took their seats, Lie Haipeng cupped his hands in a circle to everyone. "Thank you, seniors, for gracing us with your presence. I—"
"Cut the nonsense. What exactly did Seven Absolutes Heaven invite us here for? If you cannot give us a satisfactory explanation, Li will not be polite." A middle-aged cultivator seated below Lin Xuan, wearing an apricot-yellow Daoist robe, spoke with an unfriendly expression.
"Fellow Daoist Li is right. When your Seven Absolutes Heaven invited us to attend the auction, you said there would be ghost servants as the finale. Why did they vanish without a trace at the end? You had better give me a reasonable explanation." Another cultivator, small and thin with a dark face, also cut in harshly.
Although the other Core Condensation cultivators said nothing, their eyes were equally bright and sharp, their faces unfriendly.
Under the stares of so many high-level cultivators, Lie Haipeng remained calm and unhurried, as if he had long since prepared his words. With a bitter smile, he said, "Seniors, please calm your anger. Seven Absolutes Heaven has always based its business on integrity. How would we dare release false news to deceive distinguished experts like you? It was truly that batch of ghost servants that met with an accident on the way."
"Met with an accident?"
"Yes." Lie Haipeng sighed. "To be frank with you all, the ghosts in Yinhun Canyon have become more and more cunning these days. Capturing them is quite difficult. Our association also spent a