The Auction Begins!

Li Qingshan's heart tightened.

A Golden Immortal had condensed immortal golden essence. Even in the Great Qian Immortal Kingdom, such a being would be a regional overlord. Yet a powerhouse of that caliber had come to an underground black-market auction?

"Looks like today's auction won't be simple..."

He drew a deep breath and concealed his aura even more carefully.

The Chaos Gods and Devils Scripture circulated at full strength. His aura grew ever more restrained, until he seemed like a stretch of chaotic void, unfathomable and impossible to see through.

Li Qingshan sat in his seat with his eyes closed, quietly waiting for the auction to begin.

His divine sense could not penetrate the screens around the seats to inspect the others, but the law of chaos granted him a unique perception. He could sense the auras of nearby cultivators. Though he could not identify their cultivation or identities precisely, he could feel their presence and gauge their strength.

It was a profoundly mysterious perception, born of the law of chaos's power to encompass and devour.

His divine sense spread silently through the hall like mercury spilling across the ground.

Before long, he sensed two familiar auras.

The first was dozens of seats ahead and to his left.

Though its owner had disguised and concealed it, Li Qingshan recognized it at once.

Li Xuanyu!

The Freewheeling King's son was at the peak of the Heavenly Immortal realm. His aura was unsteady; his injuries had clearly only just healed, and his vitality had yet to recover fully.

"He's here too?"

A thought stirred in Li Qingshan's mind, and a strange smile tugged at his lips.

That slash in the Coiling Dragon Mountain Range had nearly taken Li Xuanyu's life. The brat was lucky to have escaped at all, yet he