After passing through a long corridor, Han Changming arrived in a spacious, brightly lit hall.
The hall contained more than ten open stone chambers, each with a small random teleportation array inside.
As soon as Han Changming entered the hall, a dazzling five-colored spiritual light lit up at the entrance, transforming into a dense five-colored gate of light that blocked the entrance and cut off the other cultivators' prying senses.
The auction organizers had long considered this possibility. If any cultivator wished to leave midway, they could use the random teleportation arrays to depart. Even if they used the same array, they would appear in different locations.
Han Changming entered several stone chambers, stepping onto several teleportation arrays as he wandered about, stopping and starting.
He changed into another set of clothes and altered his appearance.
Han Changming stepped onto a teleportation array and cast a spell. A burst of dazzling spiritual light flared up, swallowing his figure.
When the spiritual light faded, Han Changming had vanished.
Half a quarter-hour later, the five-colored gate of light dispersed. A shifty-eyed middle-aged man walked in, and the five-colored gate appeared once more, blocking the other cultivators' surveillance.
With a flick of his right hand, a small green rat crawled out from his sleeve, squeaking incessantly.
His brow furrowed tightly. The other party had been prepared; trying to trace their aura and determine which random teleportation array they had used was indeed impossible.
He entered several stone chambers to inspect them, but found no other clues.
At the auction venue, many cultivators took out Communication Disks, apparently contacting other cultivators.
The fourth-rank spiritual flame had drawn the covetous eyes of quite a few cultivators. They used Communication Disks to contact their companions outside and search for Han Changming's whereabouts.
Han Debiao held a