Outside Ice Heaven Island.
Fang Qing stood above the sea and raised a hand, bringing out the Shang Clan's auction token.
"Hmm... There's no hidden trick on the token, but the token itself is interesting."
After examining it for a moment, he understood.
"This token points toward the sea where the top-tier auction will be held, but the location keeps changing... In fact, each token points to a different spot." "When the auction opens, the token will sense a massive void-teleportation array... then become a mobile teleportation array and send its holder to the venue." "Once the auction ends, it will likewise teleport them out to a random location... In theory, that greatly reduces the chance of being robbed and killed for showing off one's wealth. It's a blessing for lower-level cultivators..." "The only concern is the Shang Clan making a move themselves... But that clan puts its reputation first. Unless the treasure defies the heavens, they wouldn't go that far." Even a spirit item for forming a Nascent Soul was worth less than the reputation the Merchant Alliance had built over many years.
But if it were an opportunity to reach Spirit Transformation, that was another matter.
The Shang Clan would certainly act!
Everyone had a line. When the profit and temptation grew great enough, they might cross it.
Even Shang Yuanxin today was no exception!
"If what I carried were worth a little more, he might have contacted his clan instead of dealing fairly with me, and prepared treasures and arrays to seal off the void... That's human nature!" Fang Qing shook his head, put away the token, and began divining Zhan Hongxiu's Causality.
His great opportunity was about to arrive.
In an unnamed stretch of sea.
Zhan Hongxiu rode a streak of green light, fleeing for her