At the entrance to the Profound Appraisal Pavilion in the Nether Luo Ruin Market.
"My lords, by letting you in this time, I'm risking execution by the Ninth Madam and the First Pavilion Master."
"Once you're inside, please make sure not to cause too much of a disturbance!"
A chief steward of the Profound Appraisal Pavilion looked fearfully at the four cultivators before him, repeatedly warning them.
Among the four, a tall cultivator in purple robes said impatiently,
"Stop prattling. If you don't let us in now, every condition we promised you will be halved."
Hearing this, the chief steward immediately gritted his teeth and said,
"All right, hurry inside!"
With that, the chief steward handed each of them a jade pendant that only stewards of the Profound Appraisal Pavilion were permitted to wear.
In an instant, all four of them, who had been kept outside by the barrier, vanished from where they stood.
When they reappeared, they were already at the end of the Profound Appraisal Pavilion's passageway.
The chief steward immediately sent them a voice transmission, his face tense.
"Please, don't do anything reckless!"
The purple-robed cultivator, who was striding swiftly into the Profound Appraisal Pavilion, said impatiently,
"If This Old Man weren't afraid of alerting the Ninth Madam, how could a barrier like this possibly stop me?"
Beside him, an old man with white hair and beard chuckled. "Fellow Daoist Ziming, don't be angry. We only came in to confirm whether that kid is still here."
The other two cultivators nodded silently as well.
Had Xu Taiping and his companions been there, they would certainly have recognized the four as Venerable Ziming, Elder Zhu Li of Xuandu Temple, and the others.
Just then, Heavenly Lord Qingmu suddenly frowned.
"The auction of the Sky Canopy Glazed Jade was