Auction and Treasure Hunt (That's All for Today)

A day passed quickly, and a Sound Transmission Talisman flew in and floated in front of Shen Long.

Shen Long opened his eyes, flicked two fingers, and a beam of red light shot out, striking the Sound Transmission Talisman Sound Transmission Talisman spontaneously combusted, and Xu Xin's voice rang out. "Fellow Daoist Shen, I am Xu Xin. We have met before. I have something to discuss with you."

"Xu Xin!"

Shen Long frowned. He had no connection with Xu Xin, so why would Xu Xin come looking for him?

After thinking it over, he concluded that it must be related to Chu Buyu.

He got up and went outside, opened the courtyard gate, and saw Xu Xin standing at the door.

"Daoist Xu, please come in."

Shen Long smiled slightly, invited Xu Xin in, and closed the courtyard gate.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, if I may ask, did you ask Junior Sister Chu to forge a weapon?"

Xu Xin said politely.

"I asked Fairy Chu to help me refine a weapon using High-Grade Medicinal Pill. Is there anything wrong with that?"

Shen Long asked.

"No, not at all. By the way, the Barbarian Race are looking for Junior Sister Chu and a male cultivator. Could that male cultivator be Fellow Daoist Shen?"

Xu Xin got straight to the point, his eyes fixed on Shen Long.

"If I say no, would Daoist Xu believe me?"

Shen Long said with a half-smile.

I believe it.

Xu Xin nodded, his expression hardening, and asked, "Fellow Daoist Shen, could you tell me what your relationship is with Junior Sister Chu?"

"Friend, I asked her to help me refine weapons, and she asked me to help her refine pills."

Shen Long said.

"Just friends?"

Xu Xin frowned and said in disbelief.

"Otherwise what? What kind of relationship does Daoist Xu hope we will have?"

Shen Long shrugged.

"I didn't mean anything by it, Fellow Daoist Shen. I've known Junior Sister Chu since the Qi Refining stage. She rarely helps others refine weapons on her own initiative. I was a little curious that she helped you refine a weapon, which is why I asked this question."

Xu Xin explained.

"Any other questions, Daoist Xu?"

Shen Long asked.

"That's all, do as you please!"

Xu Xin turned to leave.

"Wait, Daoist Xu, you came to me just to ask about my relationship with Fairy Chu?"

Shen Long asked, puzzled.

He thought Xu Xin would say something harsh, threatening him not to associate with Chu Buyu.

"Otherwise what! You're Junior Sister Chu's friend, so it's normal for you two to associate. To tell you the truth, Fellow Daoist Shen, I like Junior Sister Chu Junior Sister Chu. I don't care what you think of her, I can compete with you fairly."

Xu Xin looked confident.

"Daoist Xu, you've misunderstood. I never said I wanted to compete with you."

Shen Long corrected him.

"A beautiful lady is sought after by gentlemen. Whether you compete or not is your choice, but I will not lose to you."

Xu Xin said seriously.

Shen Long was speechless. Xu Xin was just like Ye Hongyao, very confident in himself.

"Alright, I won't bother you any longer. The Auction starts in half an hour. If you want to Auction, don't miss it."

After saying this, Xu Xin took his leave.

Shen Long left his residence and arrived at the entrance of the Star-Moon Hall, where a long queue had formed as a large number of high-level cultivators entered the venue.

Not long after, Shen Long arrived at the door.

"Senior Shen, Master Aunt Chu has already given us her regards. Please follow me."

A guard politely led Shen Long inside.

Not long after, Shen Long followed the guard to the front row of the venue, pointed to a seat and said, "Senior Shen, this is the seat that Master Aunt Chu arranged for you. Please feel free to ask if you need anything."

Shen Long nodded and dismissed the guards.

True Monarch Golden Crow and several other Nascent Soul Cultivator sat in the back row, right next to Shen Long.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, you have quite a close relationship with Fairy Chu! She personally sent someone to arrange a seat for you."

True Monarch Golden Crow chuckled and joked.

Shen Long smiled calmly and chatted casually with True Monarch Golden Crow and the others.

After a short while, accompanied by a loud chime, the door closed.

Shen Lin walked to the circular platform in the center of the venue, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "I Auction. As before, the highest bidder wins. Let the bidding begin."

He took out a small, shimmering golden umbrella and said, "This is a defensive Law Treasure, the Golden Light Umbrella. The starting price is 300,000 Spirit Stone, and each bid must increase by at least 50,000 Spirit Stone."

"Three hundred thousand!"

"Three hundred and fifty thousand!"

"Four hundred thousand!"

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Shen Long, naturally uninterested, closed his eyes to rest.

Shen Lin took out one item after another: Law Treasure, pills, Talisman, Formation, Demon Core, Spirit Wood, Spirit Wine, and so on. Each item fetched a high price.

After more than half an hour, Shen Lin spoke up, "One jar Spirit-Nourishing Brew fourth-grade Spirit Wine can strengthen Divine Sense and be exchanged for the shell of a fourth-grade Thunder Attribute demonic turtle."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Long opened his eyes, flew to the circular platform, and transmitted his voice to Shen Lin. Several Nascent Soul Cultivator flew to the circular platform and took out items for Shen Lin to examine.

Shen Lin contacted the owner using Communication Disk and eventually exchanged the item with Shen Long.

Shen Long put away the Spirit-Nourishing Brew and returned to his seat.

Shen Lin took out Fourth-Order Pill, a set of Law Treasure, and Fourth-Rank Array, some of which were auctioned off with Spirit Stone, and others were exchanged for other items.

"The Spirit Treasure Mystic Water Halberd was personally crafted by Master Aunt Chu. In exchange, materials of equal value will suffice for the materials used in crafting this Spirit Treasure."

Shen Lin took out a Short Halberd that shimmered with blue light and spoke.

This is Spirit Treasure crafted by Chu Buyu; she took it out to exchange for materials used in crafting Spirit Treasure.

Several Nascent Soul Cultivator flew to the circular platform and took out items for Shen Lin to examine. In the end, the Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator exchanged the treasure for it.

Shen Long was somewhat surprised. The Nine-Year-Old Rogue Cultivator had quite a few good things on him. He had exchanged for a fourth-tier Puppet Beast at the gathering before, and now he had exchanged for a Spirit Treasure. Where did he get so many good things?

"The Demon Core of a fourth-tier, early-stage Water Flood Dragon can be exchanged for elixirs and Spirit Wine to strengthen the soul."

Shen Lin held a Blue Jade Box in his hand, inside which was a blue Demon Core.

"A fourth-tier Water Flood Dragon's Demon Core! That's quite rare."

"That's what the True Monarch Golden Crow said."

Shen Long became interested, walked to the circular platform, took out a golden jade box, and handed it to Shen Lin.

Many Nascent Soul Cultivator wanted to exchange for this Demon Core, so they all came to the circular platform and took out items for Shen Lin to examine.

After communicating with the owner using Communication Disk, Shen Lin eventually exchanged the item with Shen Long.

"A Heavenly Monster Talisman seals the Essence Soul of a fourth-tier, early-stage Water Flood Dragon. Cultivators can use this talisman to transform into a fourth-tier Water Flood Dragon to fight enemies and obtain elixirs that prolong life."

Shen Lin held up a Talisman that shimmered with blue light and spoke loudly.

The blue Talisman has a Miniature Flood Dragon pattern on its surface, radiating an astonishing aura of Spiritual Qi.

"Heavenly Monster Talisman!"

Shen Long became interested. As far as he knew, the Heavenly Monster Talisman could only be crafted by a fourth-level talisman maker from the Heavenly Talisman Sect in the Southern Border Cultivation World, making it extremely precious.

The opponent is quite capable! They managed to obtain the Essence Soul of a fourth-tier Flood Dragon.

Many people wanted to obtain the Heavenly Monster Talisman and presented items to Shen Lin for examination. They didn't have any miraculous elixirs for prolonging life and planned to exchange them for other things.

The Heavenly Monster Talisman eventually ended up in Su Shanhe's hands. Apart from Shen Lin, no one knew what Su Shanhe had traded for the Heavenly Monster Talisman.

"This Auction now concluded. We will prepare even more valuable items for the next one."

Shen Lin announced the end of the Auction, and the cultivators left one after another.

Shen Long hadn't gone far from the Auction when Xu Mo's voice rang in his ears. "Fellow Daoist Shen, please wait."

Shen Long stopped and turned around to see Xu Mo and True Monarch Golden Crow walking over.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, we have something to discuss with you. Would it be convenient for us to speak privately?"

Xu Mo said politely.

Shen Long nodded and led them to his residence.

Xu Mo flicked his sleeve, and a Golden Orb the size of a pigeon's egg shot out, into which he cast a spell. The Golden Orb emitted a dazzling golden light, transforming into a thick Golden Light Screen that enveloped the three of them.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, please speak plainly!"

Shen Long said.

He was also very curious about what could be so important to Xu Mo.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, to be honest, we would like to invite you to break the barrier. We have discovered the ruins of what appears to be a major sect, which may contain rare spirit medicine and fruits. Are you interested?"

Xu Mo said in a deep voice.

"The ruins of a major sect? Fellow Daoist Xu, you and Fellow Daoist Qin are both at the Nascent Soul Middle Stage, and you can't break the restrictions either? Do you need me to go there?"

Shen Long asked, puzzled.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, there is the Green Lotus Divine Restriction, one of the Ten Great Ancient Prohibitions, at the entrance Divine Sense Attack can break this restriction, which is one of the reasons why I clashed with you in a battle of Divine Sense before."

Xu Mo explained.

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Shen, we had originally planned to break the barrier together with some friends, but they suddenly disappeared and we haven't been able to contact them. We were worried about the news leaking out, so we invited you to come along."

True Monarch Golden Crow added.

"Green Lotus Divine Restriction! The Ten Great Ancient Prohibitions!"

Shen Long raised an eyebrow, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, Fellow Daoist Qin, it's not that I don't trust you, but how can I be sure what you're saying is true?"

Shen Long raised questions.

Everyone knows he's Alchemist; what if this is a setup?

"I swear by my Inner Demon that I utter not a single falsehood, or my cultivation will regress and I will die a horrible death."

Xu Mo swore an oath on the spot, swearing against his Inner Demon, and said solemnly.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, everything we said is true. If we delay any longer, that place might be discovered by others."

"It was a sincere statement from the True Monarch Golden Crow," he said.

"I'll go if you want, but I want to know how you discovered that place."

Shen Long said.

Xu Mo recounted the whole story. They had joined forces to hunt Demon Beast and accidentally discovered that place. However, their Divine Sense were too weak at the time to break the restriction. They searched everywhere for elixirs to strengthen their Divine Sense. Unfortunately, only Xu Mo's Divine Sense was strong enough to take human form and attack. Relying on Xu Mo alone, he was unable to open the restriction.

"Alright! I'll go with you, but I need to make some preparations. Let's meet at the Marketplace exit in about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, shall we?"

Shen Long said.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, you're not going to notify anyone else, are you?!"

Xu Mo frowned and said.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, rest assured, I won't do that. I need to prepare first."

Shen Long said.

"Alright! We'll wait for you at the Marketplace exit."

Xu Mo agreed, made a hand seal, and the Golden Light Screen dissipated, transforming into a Golden Orb that landed in his hand.

They left Shen Long's residence, Shen Long went into the Cultivation Room.

He entered the Ten Thousand Beast Tower, put the Golden-Winged Wind Peng and the others into his Spirit Beast Bracelet, and then left. He sat quietly for the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea before finally going out.

Shen Long arrived at the exit of the Marketplace and met up with Xu Mo and True Monarch Golden Crow. The three of them then left the Marketplace.