The Guardian Beast's Fury: Li Wuyang: Would You Believe Me If I Said I Was Just Passing By?

Li Wuyang hid in the secluded courtyard for three days. Sustained by spirit fruits and spirit stones, his cultivation steadily improved, while Jinbao's injuries fully healed and it became lively and energetic again.

He had also begun reading Introduction to Space. It recorded some basic methods for spatial perception and short-range teleportation. Though profound, with the Great Dao Imprint assisting him, he had actually grasped the barest hint of its principles.

He also studied the bronze compass. It seemed to be a magic treasure used for positioning and navigation, but its precise function remained unclear. There was a recess at its center, as though it lacked a crucial component.

"Looks like this compass is no ordinary item. No wonder people fought over it." Li Wuyang carefully put it away.

Figuring the commotion outside should have died down, he decided to leave the courtyard and check out the auction's final moments. Perhaps he might even pick up a bargain.

He activated the purple token once more, and ripples reappeared across the wall.

He led the group out.

The market district seemed to have returned to normal, as though the earlier attack had never happened.

He arrived at the Myriad Treasures Tower. The auction was indeed nearing its end, with only the last few items still being sold. He paid the entrance fee with the high-grade spirit stones he had found in the courtyard and entered the rear of the auction hall.

The atmosphere in the hall was electric as treasure after treasure sold for staggering prices.

Watching transaction prices casually reach several thousand high-grade spirit stones, Li Wuyang touched the hundred-odd stones in his robes and sighed. He was still poor.

At last, the auctioneer presented the grand finale—a pair of dazzling wings wrapped in the power of wind and lightning!

"Wind Thunder Wings! Refined from the wing bones of an ancient thunderbird and the Heavenly Wind Roc King, they contain the supreme speed of wind and lightning! Starting bid: five thousand high-grade spirit stones!"

The hall immediately erupted! Major figures such as Young Master Jinpeng and the Azure Cloud Sword Immortal began bidding one after another, driving the price steadily upward until it quickly surpassed ten thousand high-grade spirit stones!

Li Wuyang could only watch the excitement.

In the end, the Wind Thunder Wings were sold to a mysterious figure concealed in a private room for the astronomical price of fifteen thousand high-grade spirit stones!

The auction ended, and the crowd gradually dispersed. Having gained nothing, Li Wuyang was preparing to leave.

Just then, Jinbao in his robes began stirring again. This time, it pointed toward the room behind the auction platform, where the staff were inventorying items!

"Squeak! Squeak! (Good stuff! There's more good stuff they haven't brought out yet!)"

Li Wuyang's heart stirred. Could there still be something to pick up?

He pretended to stroll around as he approached the room. With the little spatial perception he had only just begun to grasp, he vaguely sensed a box concealed by a formation inside. It emitted an extremely subtle yet exceptionally pure water-element fluctuation.

"A water-element treasure?" Li Wuyang licked his lips. In his group, Huaihuai was wind—or cloud—aligned, Little Fire was fire-aligned, Yingying was wood-aligned, and Jinbao... metal-aligned? It seemed that water was the only element missing!

Once greed arose, he could no longer restrain himself. Taking advantage of the chaos while the staff changed shifts, he used the rudimentary techniques from Introduction to Space to distort the light in a small area around him, creating a brief visual discrepancy. Then he slipped into the room like an eel!

There were several boxes in the room. The one Jinbao had pointed to was precisely the one hidden by the formation.

Li Wuyang tried to break the formation, but it was rather sophisticated, leaving him helpless for the moment.

With time running out, he gritted his teeth and used the axe again! He attached a trace of Dao essence to its blade and lightly slashed at a formation node!

Hiss!

The formation's light flickered chaotically, revealing the box within. It was unlocked. When he opened it, he found a pearl the size of a pigeon's egg, entirely azure blue, with what seemed like surging waves rolling within it!

"A Sea-Calming Pearl?! No, it looks like an imitation... but it's still good stuff!" Li Wuyang was overjoyed and immediately reached for it!

The instant his finger touched the pearl—

Buzz!

The pearl suddenly blazed with blue light! A powerful repulsive force surged forth! At the same time, alarms blared both inside and outside the room!

"Thief! Catch the thief!" the staff cried out!

Li Wuyang was terrified out of his wits. He snatched up the pearl, stuffed it into his robes, and turned to flee!

But it was already too late! A powerful aura instantly locked onto him! It was an expert stationed at the Myriad Treasures Tower!

"Young brat! You dare steal from the Myriad Treasures Tower! Leave the treasure behind!" With an angry roar, a massive hand of magical power appeared out of thin air and grabbed at Li Wuyang!

Li Wuyang's soul nearly left his body. He desperately urged Huaihuai forward while swinging the axe again at the hand of magical power!

Boom!

Violent force burst outward! Li Wuyang's blood and qi churned from the impact, but he managed to split open a tiny gap and rush out of the room!

Outside had already descended into chaos! Myriad Treasures Tower guards swarmed toward him!

Li Wuyang ran wildly without regard for anything, charging toward the market district's exit! He had only one thought now: run! Get out of here!

Angry roars and the sounds of pursuit came from behind him!

Just as he was about to reach the market gate, a figure suddenly blocked his path! It was Daoist Master Xuanhe!

Daoist Master Xuanhe looked at him solemnly. "Fellow Daoist Li, why commit such a foolish act? Leave the treasure behind, and this old man may be able to plead for you."

Li Wuyang was on the verge of tears. "Daoist Master! Would you believe me if I said I was just passing by? That pearl attacked first!"

Daoist Master Xuanhe: "..."

(End of Chapter Nineteen)