The Auction Begins

"Young master, no need! No need!"

Yuan Yi smiled ingratiatingly.

"Just accept it! If you do well in the future, I'll reward you with an Imperial Extreme Pill!"

After Lin Qing spoke, Yuan Yi quickly put away the small Jade Bottle.

Seeing the somewhat envious look in Master Yao, Lin Qing spoke up:

"Hehe! Master Yao, keep up the good work from now on, and I'll reward you with a Sect-Breaking Pill!"

It's okay to have some expectations for your subordinates. If you want the horse to run, you have to feed it grass, but of course, the premise is that they have to work hard.

Over the next period of time, Lin Qing also learned about the sphere of influence and business environment of the Eight Sects Gate and Thousand Medicine Workshop, and he also learned the name of the Master Yao, Yao Ling.

Lin Qing instructed Yuan Yi and Yao Ling to merge the Eight Sects Gate and the Thousand Medicine Workshop, and he even came up with a name for the merged organization: Green Emperor Pavilion.

The next period of time was spent collecting rare Medicinal Herb. Then, a list of the Medicinal Herb needed for Grade 4, 5, and 6 Grain-Fed Pill, as well as the Medicinal Herb needed for Soul-Nourishing Saliva, was written down.

After explaining what needed to be done, Yuan Yi and Yao Ling went straight out to complete Lin Qing's mission.

After spending more than an hour in the Reception Hall, Lin Qing and his companions straightened their black robes and, led by a maid, headed towards the private VIP room.

After being led by a maid through the vast venue for nearly ten minutes, the group finally entered the highest position in the Auction House.

Stepping into the spacious room filled with exquisite plush furniture, Lin Qing and the others each found a soft chair and sat down.

Sitting next to the room's huge window, with a view of the entire Auction House, Lin Qing glanced at the seats below and sighed softly. This was the taste of power and money!

Sitting in the chair, Lin Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and looked up at the entrance of the passage. He just happened to see a group of people walking into the red carpet passage. His gaze swept over the group and finally stopped on the young man in the middle who was a little too pale and handsome. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to be only about twenty years old. Judging from the energy emanating from him, he had already reached the level of Da Dou Shi.

His talent is average! In fact, it's not even as good as some students from the Outer Academy of the Jia Nan Academy.

At this moment, the young man also looked at them with a strange expression, but Lin Qing ignored him and looked away from the young man.

"Young Sect Master, what's wrong?" The handsome young man with a pale face slowly withdrew his gaze. Beside him, an old man with an equally pale face asked in a low voice.

"Nothing, I just felt that guy was a bit strange, and it seemed like he didn't even exist?" As he said this, Fan Ling chuckled and shook his head. He even had a feeling that the man was like a fierce tiger, ready to take his life at any moment.

"Perhaps it's some powerful expert!" the old man chuckled. Surely it couldn't be someone who had cultivated some kind of Dou Technique to conceal their aura?

"Perhaps!" The young man nodded. Whether they were powerful or otherwise, those who could get into that one and only VIP seat must be an interesting group of people, and hopefully a bunch of easy targets!

After the young man took his seat, the others followed suit.

Lin Qing waited quietly for the auction to begin, while Zi Yan couldn't stay still. She had been quiet because there were outsiders around, but now that there were no outsiders around, she sat down next to Cailin, resting her chin on her hand and chatting quietly with Lin Qi.

After a while, Lin Qi smiled and took out a Medicinal Pellet Jade Bottle containing pills from her Storage Ring, placing it in Zi Yan's hand.

"Sister Lin Qi, you are a good person!"

Zi Yan's eyes narrowed into crescent moons. Then, she couldn't wait to uncork the Jade Bottle, quickly poured out a Medicinal Pellet, threw it into her mouth, and began to chew it with a crunching sound.

Half an hour later, a clear chime rang out slowly throughout the venue. Hearing the chime, Lin Qing also turned his gaze to the crystal platform in the center of the square.

The clear chimes of the bells echoed slowly throughout the Auction House, and as the bells rang, the extremely noisy commotion gradually subsided, with countless eyes turning to the crystal platform, filled with fervent anticipation.

"Hehe, everyone, I suppose you're getting a little impatient. In that case, I won't bother with any more official pleasantries."

An elderly man with white hair, dressed in magnificent robes, appeared on the crystal platform. He smiled as he looked at the sea of heads in the arena, his gaze finally sweeping over the powerful figures seated in the front row. His loud voice echoed throughout the arena, befitting an experienced auctioneer.

He knew exactly what the people below wanted to see and what they didn't want to see, so he skipped the pointless introduction at the opening ceremony. Admittedly, the old man's move did win him applause, and most of the leaders of the various factions nodded slightly.

"As this is an annual auction, I believe that this year's event, hosted by our Eight Sects Gate, will certainly not disappoint you all." The old man clapped his hands lightly and announced loudly, "I hereby declare the Black Seal City Auction to begin!"

As the old man's voice faded, the huge crystal platform suddenly burst forth with a blinding light. After a long while, the light gradually faded, and on the crystal platform, in front of the white-haired old man at the auction stage, a blue scroll lay quietly.

The old man pointed to the scroll and went straight to the point. "Consider this leg-rolling Dou Technique an appetizer!"

"This Dou Technique is called Wind Shadow Leg, a mid- Mystic Tier wind-attribute Dou Technique..."

After the introduction, he turned to look at the Auction House and said with a smile, "Starting price: 200,000. Please proceed."

As soon as the white-haired old man finished speaking, a series of bids rang out in the Auction House.

Interestingly, none of the powerful figures in the VIP seats in front of those items spoke.

Those who could sit there were either Dou Wang expert or had Dou Emperor level combat power behind them. Mystic Tier Cultivation Technique and Dou Technique were unlikely to attract their attention, and this was also true for Lin Qing and his group.

In the end, this scroll of Dou Technique was successfully auctioned off to a Dou Ling for 810,000 gold coins.

After the first auction proceeded smoothly, a dazzling array of treasures began to appear on the auction stage: armor, Dou Technique, Cultivation Technique, Medicinal Herb, and even a beautiful little girl was pushed onto the stage for auction.

'It seems we'll have to add a new rule! From now on, the Green Emperor Pavilion will be prohibited from engaging in the slave trade, but it may establish an orphanage in the city.'

Looking at the ugly behavior of the crowd around him and the pitiful appearance of the little girl on the stage, Lin Qing sighed inwardly. What he couldn't stand the most was the slave trade.

Immediately, Lin Qing pressed the button on the side of the chair and shouted, "One hundred thousand!"

As Lin Qing spoke, the others also looked over at Lin Qing. Then, the Lion took a step forward, and a powerful aura surged out.

"Dou Huang expert!"

Some people couldn't help but speak up.

"When did another Dou Huang expert appear in the Black-Corner Region?"