Wu Qing chuckled nonchalantly, spread his hands and said, "So what if I show up to beg for mercy? With our cultivation, can we compete with such Heavenly Human Realm level experts?"
"Among the entire Cloud Sea Star Domain, the Heavenly Human Realm level powerful beings are the ones standing at the top. With your and my Sunie Realm level cultivation, stepping forward to stop him will only lead to death in vain. It is better to wait and see what happens, at least you can save yourself."
Tang Lihai clenched his fists fiercely, his knuckles turned white from excessive exertion, his face was full of humiliation and unwillingness, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"But he humiliated me in public and made me kneel on the ground. I really can't swallow this tone! If it weren't for his cultivation level being far inferior to him, I would have used the sect's forbidden technique to make him pay a heavy price!"
Although the words were harsh, his trembling voice revealed the fear that had not dissipated in his heart.
The pressure released by Luo Chuan just now was like the top of a sacred mountain. He didn't even have the courage to use his spiritual power and look up. The awe and fear that penetrated deep into his soul could not be wiped away by a moment of unwillingness.
Wu Qing walked slowly to his side, his eyes tightly locked in the direction in which Luo Chuan and the two were leaving, his expression becoming more solemn and gloomy.
"So what if it's humiliation? In front of the Heavenly Human Realm level master, you and I are not even qualified to refuse. Why do you think the sect master specially sent us two to come to Penglai Marketplace?"
"It is not only to purchase the heavenly materials and earthly treasures needed by the sect, but more importantly, to explore the top combat power of all the forces, especially the Heavenly Human Realm monks with mysterious origins and unfathomable cultivation levels like Luo Chuan."
Wu Qing squatted down slightly, and his fingertips lightly touched the faint trace of spiritual power remaining on the ground. As soon as he touched it, he immediately retracted his fingers, as if he had touched the flames that burned everything.
"Don't you notice? His spiritual aura does not belong to any of the four major sects in the ninth-level star field, and it is also completely different from the cultivation methods of other monks in the upper-level star field."
"This kind of person is either an old monster who lives in seclusion in the depths of the star sea and has not come out for thousands of years, or he comes from a more distant star field outside the territory. No matter what his identity is, he is not a being that we Demon Grove Sect can easily provoke."
Tang Lihai was completely silent, and the indifferent and cold eyes of Luo Chuan appeared in his mind again. In those eyes, he seemed as insignificant as dust on the roadside, and his life and death depended only on the other person's thoughts.
After being silent for half a stick of incense, Tang Lihai leaned on the ground, stood up staggeringly, and patted the dust off his robe.
The previous hostility and unwillingness faded away, and he asked in a depressed tone, "Then what do you want us to do next? We can't just hide from him in the market and dare not move forward, right?"
Wu Qing raised his eyes and looked at the core area of Penglai Marketplace in the distance. There was a bustle of people and spiritual energy coming and going. It seemed bustling and lively, but in fact there was an undercurrent and murderous intent.
"What can we do now? Let's go to the market and wait and see, keep an eye on the movements of the Divine Sect and Ghost Sect. Remember, you and I are just spectators at this trading meeting, and we must not provoke the existence that we cannot afford to offend again."
"Especially the Heavenly Human Realm realm great master. Even if you see him from a distance in the crowd, you must take a detour and never interact with him again."
Tang Lihai gritted his teeth, humiliation and unwillingness intertwined on his face. After a long silence, he finally nodded heavily.
The two people's eyes met, and there was lingering fear and fear hidden in each other's eyes.
In the face of the absolute gap in cultivation, the so-called sect's face and one's own arrogance can only be suppressed in the deepest part of my heart.
The two of them straightened their wrinkled and messy robes, gathered all the spiritual energy around their bodies, and walked slowly towards the depths of the city. However, their steps were several times more cautious and timid than when they first entered the mainland.
Stepping into the ancient auction hall at the core of Penglai Marketplace, Luo Chuan and Li Qianmei relied on their aura to easily find a secluded and uninhabited seat, and sat down quietly, waiting for the official start of the secret auction.
There are dozens of bluestone chairs neatly arranged in this ancient hall. The seats are almost full at the moment, and the people sitting there are all top monks worthy of Cloud Sea Star Domain ranking.
Everyone deliberately hides their aura and appearance, and is surrounded by a layer of spiritual barrier, making it impossible for others to spy on their true identity and cultivation.
Almost as soon as Luo Chuan entered the hall, countless obscure glances were cast from all directions.
A series of powerful spiritual thoughts were like a tide, scanning and probing around the two of them repeatedly, trying to find out the details of the two of them.
But no matter how these spiritual thoughts were probed, they were like nothing in the sea. It was impossible to see through the depth of Luo Chuan's cultivation. He could only detect the fluctuations of spiritual power in Li Qianmei approaching the Heavenly Human Realm state. After finding nothing, he could only withdraw his spiritual thoughts in frustration.
The monks in the hall were all extremely vigilant, and they mobilized their spiritual power to strengthen the surrounding space barriers, block their own aura trajectories, and be prepared for surprise attacks and plots that might break out at any time in the hall.
In terms of ruthlessness and intimidation in the star field, no force in the world dares to easily provoke Heaven Breaking Sect.
Everyone knows that anyone who provokes Heaven Breaking Sect will definitely be retaliated a hundred times a thousand times, and there is no chance of being spared.
Two hours passed in a blink of an eye, and more than a hundred monks had gathered in the main hall. Without exception, they all wore black robes to cover their bodies, hiding all their identities.
There was only one Luo Chuan, wearing a simple mask, sitting on the seat, sipping tea slowly with his fingertips gently pinching the cup, his eyes calmly scanning everyone entering the room, silently sizing them up.
Luo Chuan took a sip of tea and glanced around. The whole place was full of unfamiliar faces, and no one was familiar.
It seems that the name of this Penglai Secret Realm auction has resounded throughout the star sea, and even the older generation of secluded experts who have lived in seclusion in the depths of the star sea and have been in seclusion for many years have also appeared one after another to rush to this grand event.
"Hahahaha, after many years, the new secret auction has begun again. Fellow Daoists, stay safe."
Just when the atmosphere in the main hall was extremely suppressed, Cang Songzi, the host of this Penglai auction, strode out of the back hall.
Sunie Realm The aura of spiritual power of the Great Perfection swept the entire audience without reservation, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
Cang Songzi's turbid eyes slowly scanned every figure in the hall, and the old but rich voice accurately reached everyone's ears.
But the black-robed monks in the main hall just nodded slightly and sat motionless the whole time. No one stood up, and no one spoke to them. The atmosphere remained cold and depressing.
Cang Songzi has long been accustomed to this scene. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he spoke loudly, "Now that everyone is here, I will no longer say any more polite words. This Penglai Secret Realm auction has officially begun."