Landless Nine Oxen, Two Tigers

Fang Shu's thoughts stalled. He stood frozen for a long while before speaking. "Is that true?"

He simply could not imagine the words "Earth Immortal" and "slave" being placed together.

One had to know that so-called Earth Immortals were Foundation Establishment immortals!

Tian Jinmao shrugged and nodded smugly. "True!"

The fellow stretched out a hand, intending to sling an arm around Fang Shu's shoulders as they continued toward the auction hall, but Fang Shu lightly shifted his steps, leaving the other's claw grasping at empty air.

Tian Jinmao withdrew its claw awkwardly and beckoned Fang Shu to follow.

After mingling with the crowd for a while, Fang Shu gathered his thoughts and spoke again. "Could it be that an 'Earth Immortal slave' is being auctioned in the hall today?"

"What a coincidence that would be!" Tian Jinmao quickly replied. "No, it's not like that. The one hosting the auction is an Earth Immortal slave."

After pausing, it added, "If you're lucky, little brother, you might also see other slaves being auctioned at today's small gathering—humans and demons alike."

Only after questioning it closely did Fang Shu learn that these so-called "Earth Immortal slaves" were mainly a gimmick.

Over the past century, Floating Market had indeed auctioned Earth Immortals, but it had only happened three or four times.

Moreover, Foundation Establishment cultivators could not be lightly humiliated. For slaves of that sort, immortals at Qi Refinement or below did not even qualify to bid; they could only watch. Only those at Foundation Establishment and above could participate.

Even if a Qi Refinement cultivator truly wanted to buy one, they would have to ask a Foundation Establishment immortal to serve as a front before they could bid on an Earth Immortal slave.

Most importantly, the Earth Immortal slaves sent to auction were