"Senior..." Zhu Qing swept his gaze over the radiant platform more than a dozen zhang across beneath him, then cupped his hands toward the terrace above. "This is the auction venue of our Star Picking Tower. Though Senior is an honored guest of our Ming Yue Palace, Senior is not the only honored guest here. There are also several thousand immortal friends participating in the auction. They may not be qualified to bid on this item, but... they are also guests of our Star Picking Tower! As for this item, though it is exceedingly precious and rarely seen across the Three Great Continents, since it has arrived at the auction venue, it must inevitably descend into the mortal dust. Perhaps it was incomparably noble in life, but now it can only be... an item for auction!"
"Insolence!" Another voice rang out. "Do you people of Star Picking Tower no longer wish to remain open on Cangxian Continent?"
Zhu Qing remained neither servile nor overbearing, a smile still on his face as he looked around and said, "Whether Star Picking Tower remains open is a matter for the future. If Star Picking Tower, because of certain people's threats, dared not reveal its auction items to the public, then perhaps it could remain open today. But if Star Picking Tower lost its principles, I fear it would lose these patrons in the future. Without this immortal friend needing to say another word, Star Picking Tower would have no choice but to obediently close its doors!"
"A mere little grub, yet you have so much to say! What a nuisance!" The earlier voice sounded again, seemingly extremely impatient. "I ask you only this: do you still dare to reveal this thing... to the public?"
The azure light around Zhu Qing suddenly blazed forth,