Luo Yu's Scheme

"Little girl, I don't think anyone will bid higher than me, hurry up and bring down the hammer." Luo Yu turned to Qian Jinjin and urged her.

Qian Jinjin looked around and, seeing that no one else intended to bid, quickly shouted, "Is there anyone willing to offer a higher price? Four hundred and one billion once! Four hundred and one billion twice! Four hundred and one billion three times!"

"Sold! Congratulations, Mr. Luo!"

Qian Jinjin slammed her small hammer heavily on the table, announcing that the Living Wood had been sold. Everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief. Although the auction had not been long, they felt as if an eternity had passed, and they were even more nervous than the person who won the bid for the Living Wood.

However, even though the auction had already ended, not a single Gu King chose to leave.

All the Gu King stared intently at Room Number One, their eyes strange and their expressions shifting constantly, each harboring their own ulterior motives.

Regardless of their own thoughts, everyone is paying attention to his movements.

Luo Yu naturally noticed the pairs of eyes below him that seemed to harbor ill intentions, and sneered inwardly.

Soon after, Qian Jinjin led a group of the Qian Clan Gu cultivators into private room number one, with a huge Living Wood being carried in the middle of the group.

Upon seeing the Living Wood, Luo Yu's eyes lit up. He hurried over, reached out and carefully stroked the bark of the Living Wood, his fingers trembling, and his face showed a look of ecstasy.

"Haha... Is this the legendary Living Wood? Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"

"To have the chance to witness a legendary Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine even once in this lifetime, I, Luo Yu, have lived a life well-lived!"

Luo Yu let out an excited laugh and threw the Storage Bag at Qian Jinjin.

"Here are 40.1 billion Spirit Stone. Please count them."

Qian Jinjin caught the Storage Bag that was thrown to her and casually scanned it. No one knew how she did it, but she was able to quickly count out a massive amount of over 40 billion Spirit Stone.

"The number of Spirit Stone is correct; you can collect the Living Wood now."

"Once you leave this auction house, any issues that arise with the Living Wood will have absolutely no connection to the Qian Clan's Auction House."

Luo Yu naturally understood what she meant and laughed loudly, "Of course, don't worry, the Living Wood won't be lost in my hands."

Luo Yu smiled confidently again, as if he already had a complete plan on how to bring the Living Wood back intact.

"Since Mr. Luo is so confident, then we can rest assured."

After saying this, Qian Jinjin left the Living Wood behind and led the group of the Qian Clan Gu cultivators out of private room number one, showing no intention of continuing the conversation.

Watching the departing figures of the Qian Clan Gu cultivators, Luo Yu's smile suddenly vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

He hurriedly took out four black Formation Flag and planted them in the four corners of the room, instantly creating a square black barrier that enveloped the room.

At this moment, those outside could neither see what was happening inside nor hear the voices inside.

After setting up the formation, he excitedly walked to the Living Wood, patted the bark, and gently broke off a small piece.

He picked up the piece of bark and examined it carefully, a slight smile appearing on his face. Then he took out a small silver snake from the Insect-Rearing Pouch.

After the little snake crawled over and coiled around the trunk of the Living Wood, a flash of silver light appeared, and the snake and the tree vanished into thin air.

Luo Yu revealed a smug look. He put the piece of bark he had just broken off into a huge box, then looked at the group of the Luo Clan Gu cultivators beside him and said seriously:

"I've already used the Transfer Gu to move the Living Wood Living Wood away. It's now in the Ninth Prince's hands. Even if those Gu King work themselves to death, they'll never find its Living Wood."

"Next, I'll explain my plan. I'll leave the city as quickly as possible, while you all remain inside."

"I'll pretend to use a scheme. Actually, we don't need to put on an act. There will definitely be smart people who will suspect that I didn't bring the Living Wood Living Wood with me, but instead boldly placed it in the hands of you low-level cultivators. They'll suspect that I deliberately lured all the Gu King out of the city, and then you secretly carried the Living Wood out in another direction."

"There will definitely be people who think this way, and it won't be just one person who's wary of this move from us, so someone will definitely make a move against you later."

"This box is utterly incapable of concealing the aura of Heaven-grade Spirit Medicine. A single piece of bark from Living Wood is enough to convince everyone that the Living Wood is inside."

"When you're driven to the brink of desperation, you might do something crazy and completely destroy this box."

"My clone is using self-destruction to take a group of Gu King with it, so everyone will believe that the Living Wood has been completely destroyed in this battle. At that time, my Great Yin Dynasty will forever have a Living Wood that no one knows about."

"You are all destined to sacrifice yourselves in this plan. We must create the illusion that our plan has been flawlessly executed but has been exposed."

"Otherwise, if I personally lead the Living Wood in a mindless charge, destroying Living Wood under siege without any strategy, everyone will think it's a trap."

"Rest assured, your deaths are worthwhile. Your families will be cared for by the Great Yin Dynasty, and the treasures bestowed upon them by the dynasty are enough to buy ten of your lives."

Luo Yu's expression suddenly hardened, and he looked at the group with murderous intent, saying, "Remember, none of you should cause any trouble for me out of fear of death. The emperor of my Great Yin Dynasty doesn't have much time left to live, and he desperately needs this Living Wood."

"If the plan fails and the emperor dies, the Great Yin Dynasty will inevitably descend into chaos, and you will become traitors to the country."

"On the contrary, if our plan succeeds, it will be a great achievement. We will all have rendered meritorious service in protecting the country, and our Lineage will benefit immensely."

Upon hearing this, the other four people in the room nodded in unison, their eyes resolute, their expressions showing no fear of death, but rather an air of preparing to die a heroic death.

They were all suicide squad members; they knew their fate when they arrived and were mentally prepared, so why would they be afraid of death?

Seeing that they showed no fear, Luo Yu nodded in satisfaction, and he was completely relieved.

As long as they don't cause any trouble, the plan will be foolproof and enough to deceive everyone.

Even now, Luo Yu is still amazed by his own wisdom and is very satisfied with his own strategy.

The plan was so perfect, so flawless, that he didn't believe anyone could see through it.

However, just as he was thinking this, a person standing on a spire in the far distance showed a look of shock.

What happened? The infinite progress bar disappeared!

He couldn't help but rub his eyes, and looked again, but still couldn't find the special symbol ∞. He was stunned.

Just now, the special symbol ∞ suddenly disappeared without warning, vanishing into thin air in an instant. It was incredibly bizarre.

What on earth is going on? How could the progress suddenly disappear? This situation really startled him.

Could the Living Wood have been destroyed? Absolutely impossible, Long Xuan shook his head, quickly banishing this absurd idea from his mind.

How could someone who had gone to such lengths and spent so much money to obtain Living Wood be so easily destroyed? Absolutely not. He simply couldn't believe that the people inside would be willing to destroy Living Wood.

If the Living Wood wasn't destroyed, there's probably only one way the progress could be lost: the Living Wood was magically moved away instantly.

A glint of light flashed in Long Xuan's eyes as his mind raced.

He felt he had figured out the scheme of the people in the house; they had used some unknown method to instantly move the Living Wood away.

Meanwhile, the Gu cultivators from the Great Yin Dynasty inside the house would definitely take the fake Living Wood out to attract attention and lure all the Gu King away.

After all the Gu King were lured away by the fake Living Wood, another group of Gu cultivators from the Great Yin Dynasty, carrying the real Living Wood, calmly left.

At this time, there must not be many Gu King left in the city, so there is a high probability that they will safely return to the Great Yin Dynasty with the True Living Wood.

Not bad, that's interesting. They actually wanted to pull off a clever and ingenious deception.

No wonder that Peak Gu King of the Great Yin Dynasty was so confident; it turns out he had been hiding such a trick up his sleeve.

Long Xuan's lips slowly curled into a smile.

Unfortunately, no matter how brilliant the plan, it was utterly inadvertent that it encountered him. How dare he try to deceive him? He mustn't mess it up.

Long Xuan's eyes darted around. Every teleportation ability has a distance limit. To teleport across a large region, one would need to invest heavily in building Teleportation Array. The distance that the Living Wood teleported must not be far; it must still be nearby, perhaps even in the city.

Long Xuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately activated his Eye of Heavenly Secrets, using all his pupil power to scan the entire city, leaving no place or corner unchecked.

Not long after, he saw the familiar infinity symbol in an ordinary little house in the corner of the city.

Long Xuan's eyes widened immediately, shining brightly.

Upon seeing that there were only two Spiritual Sea Stage Gu cultivators guarding the courtyard, his eyes flashed with excitement, his breathing became rapid, and his heart pounded wildly. He was extremely excited.

This is simply a godsend, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

There wasn't a single Gu King in the vicinity, and this priceless treasure was unusually unguarded. If they didn't act now, when would they?

Long Xuan clenched his fists, his hands clenching, and he immediately became restless.

He originally had no intention of competing for the Living Wood and had no interest in anything that would increase his lifespan by five hundred years.

But upon seeing this scene, his mind immediately became active, and he began to covet the Living Wood, wanting to possess Living Wood for himself.

There's no way around it; the Living Wood isn't of much use to him, but now it's laid out so openly in front of you, so easily obtainable, it's practically free. Who wouldn't be tempted?

Who wouldn't want something given away for free? Why not take it if it's free?

Long Xuan's eyes lit up. Without further hesitation, he jumped down from the spire and slowly crept towards the small house.

Inside the auction house, after a secret conversation among the people from the Great Yin Dynasty, Luo Yu finally removed the barrier and strode out, seemingly intending to leave the city directly.

Inside the auction house, a group of Gu King' eyes lit up, and they immediately followed far behind, emerging from the auction house in a large, swarming manner.

In just a moment, the auction hall was completely empty. Just moments ago, it was filled with Gu King, but now there wasn't a single Gu King left.