The white-robed scholar seemed to sense something as well. He slowly opened his eyes, glanced at the little beast forged from refined iron, and a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He clapped his hands. A moment later, a tall figure walked into the cave abode.
It was an old man with crimson hair and a large hooked nose, yet his eyes were as tiny as beans. His appearance looked rather vicious.
"Greetings, Sect Master."
"Junior Brother Wang, no need for ceremony. Look at these Twelve Life-Bound Beasts. One of them has already found a host. It seems this plan of ours is feasible."
"Mm. With the position of elder in our sect as bait, why fear that those Core Condensation Realm cultivators won't flock to it like ducks to water? What's more, during the auction, it can earn our sect a large amount of crystal stones. Senior Brother's plan to kill two birds with one stone is brilliant in the extreme." The crimson-haired old man's face was full of admiration. This person's cultivation was no small matter either; he was likewise an old monster of the Nascent Soul Realm.
"Junior Brother overpraises me. I was forced to do this as well. We could hardly use our own sect disciples to raise the sacrificial flag. However, when news first came from the auction that Hunyuan, that old monster, had bought the Command Token, it truly weighed on my mind quite a bit. Though this Life-Bound Beast is miraculous, it does not have the ability to seize the soul of a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator. It nearly ruined the great matter. Only, how did it later end up in the hands of a Core Condensation Realm cultivator?"
"This matter is indeed somewhat strange. It should be that Hunyuan