Zhong Piao, whose face was always wreathed in smiles, suddenly said something that left the several thousand cultivators present utterly stunned. The previously silent Cave Abode hall once again erupted in discussion.
Apparently unwilling to let this matter affect the exchange meet, as soon as he finished speaking, that terrifying murderous aura that had revealed itself once before spread out again, enveloping the entire Cave Abode hall.
The several thousand cultivators, who had been making a great clamor, immediately fell silent when this aura descended upon them.
"Fellow Daoists, the free-exchange period will begin now. Each of you has a token. You need only use your spiritual sense to activate it with the item you wish to exchange, and the information will be displayed on the enormous crystal wall behind us. Anyone interested can naturally go to the side trading rooms to complete the transaction. Five hours from now, we will hold the next auction. I wish all of you success in exchanging for something you desire."
Holding the token, Qin Fengming's expression remained completely unchanged.
As he watched the enormous crystal wall behind the stone platform below appear, standing several dozen zhang tall, a faint trace of unusual color surfaced in his eyes.
He had attended exchange meets conducted in this manner back in the Human Realm. The method used there had been exactly the same. This kind of exchange was far better than having cultivators step onto the platform and announce their treasures directly. Not only were the transactions more private, but aside from the parties involved, no one else knew what had been traded.
Of course, it was common for several people to take interest in the same treasure, but whether it was exchanged or not depended on the treasure's owner.
Normally, a treasure's owner would naturally