Black-Seal City.
Moonlight Tavern.
"Hey, have you heard? There are quite a few good things appearing at the auction Black-Seal Auction House is holding this time."
"Now that you mention it, I remember. There really are plenty of good things. Take that Earth-tier Dou Technique, for example—Black-Seal Auction House started promoting it half a month ago."
"Not just the Earth-tier Dou Technique. I heard a peak Sixth-grade Ancestor-Breaking Pill is appearing this time too. That pill gives Peak Dou Emperors a fifty-percent chance of advancing to Dou Zong."
"Right, right. That pill will definitely cause a huge uproar. There may even be killings and robberies over treasure."
"Hehe, killing people for treasure is nothing unusual in the Black-Corner Region."
"Besides the Ancestor-Breaking Pill and Earth-tier Dou Technique, there are also many precious items such as Deep-tier Advanced Dou Techniques and cultivation methods, Ghost Face Flowers, Green Wood Branches, and high-grade magical beast cores."
"Hehe, we are not even qualified to look at such precious things. Let's just drink."
Xiao Jie sat quietly beside the window, taking small sips of fine wine as he silently listened to the discussions below. His thoughts had long since drifted elsewhere.
It was not until Qing Lin shook Xiao Jie's arm and spoke that he came back to his senses.
"Young Master, it's getting dark. Let's head back. Grandpa Hai Bodong is still waiting for us."
"Hehe, all right, let's go. I lost track of time while I was lost in thought."
As he spoke, he rubbed Qing Lin's head, took her tiny hand, and led her outside.
After returning to the room, Xiao Jie began pondering the information he had gathered today.
Tomorrow's auction would clearly attract numerous experts. Whether it was the high-tier Dou Techniques or the Ancestor-Breaking Pill, both were