"Under our pavilion's rules, our highest-ranking guests do indeed enjoy this privilege."
Chen Xuan said coldly, "As for the consignor, you needn't concern yourself with that, fellow Daoist. The Treasure Gathering Pavilion will naturally cover the difference! If you object, you may keep bidding."
"Fine! Fine! Fine!"
The black-robed man gritted his teeth and finally called out the astronomical price of eight million.
The price had clearly exceeded what he could afford, but he seemed determined to obtain the item at all costs.
"Let him have it!"
Ye Wuhen shook his head and said quietly, "I sense something wrong with this item."
Li Yunjing nodded thoughtfully.
Indeed, the price was far too outrageous!
Even if the man desperately needed it, surely he wouldn't bid as though his life depended on it?
In the end, the black-robed man won the ice soul mysterious crystal for eight million.
During the exchange, he shot Li Yunjing a vicious glare before hurrying away.
After the auction ended, Li Yunjing and his three companions did not leave immediately.
At Ye Wuhen's suggestion, they quietly made their way through the VIP passage to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion's rear courtyard.
Chen Xuan was already waiting there. The moment he saw the four of them, he approached. "Fellow Daoists, this old man has something important to tell you."
He led them into a secret chamber, laid down a soundproof restriction, and said quietly, "I suspect the consignor of the Spatial Mysterious Crystal came from beyond our realm!"
"What?"
Zhao Qi exclaimed, "People from outside Tianlan Planet can enter our world now?"
"According to our deductions, that is indeed the case!"
Chen Xuan shook his head. "You must understand, since Tianlan Planet sealed itself off, it has rarely had contact with the cosmic starry sky or other worlds. But