"Yes, young master. Where should we go to find you afterward?"
Shi Yue looked at Xie Chong, who hurriedly replied, "There's a Myriad Immortals Palace near the Myriad Immortals Pagoda, where passing cultivators can rent rooms. I've already asked the steward, and there are still dozens of rooms available."
"Good. Go to the Myriad Immortals Palace and meet me afterward. Song Chong, lead the way. We're going to the auction."
Xie Chong's identity was important, so Shi Yue always addressed him as Song Chong in public.
"Yes, young master. This way, please." Xie Chong hurriedly led Shi Yue onward.
A little over half an hour later, Shi Yue and Xie Chong stood before a brilliantly glowing pagoda.
The pagoda stood over a hundred feet tall, and its surface was inscribed with countless profound runes. Judging by the terrifying spiritual energy radiating from it, it was clearly a Fourth-Grade Magic Treasure.
The pagoda had three entrances. Above them hung a gilded plaque bearing the three flamboyant characters "Myriad Immortals Pagoda."
A vast bluestone plaza surrounded the Myriad Immortals Pagoda. Besides the pagoda, more than a dozen imposing shops stood nearby.
Shi Yue paid twenty thousand Spirit Stones and entered with Xie Chong.
Guided by an attendant, the two arrived in a spacious hall. At its center stood a circular platform more than ten yards across. An elderly man in a yellow robe, his hair and beard completely white, stood atop it with a piece of yellow ore in his hand.
"Jade Flower Ore, an excellent material for refining Earth Element magic treasures. The starting bid is one hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and each raise must be at least ten thousand."
Around the circular platform were more than a thousand identical blue-green wooden chairs, and every one of them was occupied.
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