Lin Xuan had not been walking the immortal path for a short time. He had traveled north and south, seen all manner of bizarre and outlandish things, but the sight before him truly made his eyes go straight.
Was this some kind of joke? They were auctioning off an elder's Command Token?
Though in this Secret Market, in theory, as long as one had enough spirit stones, pills, magic treasures, spirit herbs, talismans—even fine female cultivator Cauldrons—were not hard to buy, since time immemorial, he had never heard of auctioning off the elder position of a major sect...
Was he truly a frog in a well, ignorant of the customs of foreign lands, or was there some other trick hidden inside?
Lin Xuan's brow twitched, but he kept his face calm and quietly observed the expressions of everyone around him.
The nail that stuck out got hammered down. At a time like this, pretending to be dazed and stupid was best.
Sure enough, aside from a tiny handful of those in the know, most people were utterly stunned by this matter, and very soon someone who could not keep his composure spoke up and asked:
"Liu Er, is this true or false? A Demon Nether Sect elder—what kind of honor is that? Can it really be brought here and put up for bidding?"
"Exactly. You'd better not be swindling us, kid. If we spend a fortune buying this thing, and not only is it useless, but we end up being hunted down by the Demon Nether Sect instead, that would be far too unjust."
The burly man's expression stiffened, then he cupped his hands in a circle. "Fellow Daoists, you jest. I'm sure everyone is well aware that this humble market is itself an enterprise of the Demon Nether