"Fellow Daoist Dragon, you jest. I only know a little about Spirit Domains. My master understands them far more deeply." Shi Yue spoke proudly, his face brimming with pride.
The other cultivators had no reason to doubt him. If even Shi Yue, his disciple, had mastered a Spirit Domain, then Xiaoyaozi, his master, must be even more accomplished.
They drank tea and chatted together, laughing and joking...
At the auction venue the next day, a tall, handsome young man in a green robe stood atop a circular platform, looking somewhat nervous.
The young man was named Shen Yunjie. He was a Heavenly Spiritual Root cultivator at the Void Refining Mid Stage, and one of the rising stars of the Shen Family. Since the Shen Family had moved from Black Luan Star to the Tianlan Star Domain, they had begun to integrate into the human race. They mostly married human cultivators, and most Shen Family youths like Shen Yunjie now had predominantly human blood.
He was hosting this auction. It was an opportunity to restore the Shen Family's reputation and show that they had severed ties with the Demon Race.
When Immortal Herb Palace had held a large-scale auction last time, Shi Yue's spirit pets had done most of the hosting. This time was different: human cultivators would host the entire auction. After all, many powerful factions had come for Myriad Immortals Coming to Court, and having spirit pets host again could easily lead to misunderstandings.
Shen Yunjie was one of the Shen Family's most promising youths. At Shi Yue's instruction, he was hosting an auction of this scale for the first time. Before this, he had no experience in this area.
Shi Yue and Shen Tianfeng hoped to use this opportunity to bring Shen Yunjie into the spotlight as the