"What's the difference between the blue invitations and the ones we have?" Xun Xiu asked with a frown.
"The blue invitations are only for honored guests of this auction house. Anyone who qualifies for one has to be from Moonwatch City, and no more than five lineages in the entire city can get them. Of course, you can also qualify if you're willing to pay fifty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, carry a treasure of great value, or are a Golden Core cultivator. If you have none of those, then go back where you came from."
"You!" A glint of killing intent flashed in Xun Xiu's eyes at the guard's blunt words. The man was only a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator, yet he dared speak to him like that. If they weren't inside Moonwatch City, a few moves would be enough for Xun Xiu to take his life.
But this was not only Moonwatch City; it was also Lotuscloud Manor. The guards here were all core members of the auction house. Even if their cultivation was inferior to the people standing before them, they had the backing of the auction house, a colossal power. What sort of people hadn't they seen? A Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator was nothing to fear.
"Fellow Daoist Xun, it seems your junior brother is no ordinary man," the horse-faced cultivator said, his gaze shifting.
"He certainly is extraordinary. It seems my junior brother is far more capable than I imagined." Watching Lu Xiaotian's departing figure and recalling their conversation a few days earlier, Xun Xiu felt a faint stir of unease. He didn't believe Lu Xiaotian would be willing to spend fifty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones to buy a seat. For an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, that was an enormous sum. Had he gotten