Night would eventually pass.
Lu Yiping rode the Golden Horn Chariot out of the estate and headed for the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild.
Zhang Jin, Zhao Wen, and the other two accompanied him.
Under the morning sun, the Golden Ox Chariot gleamed with exceptional brilliance.
Some passing experts from various sects had been walking along the street just fine, but the moment they saw the Golden Horn Chariot, they scattered like birds and beasts. The street ahead was instantly left completely empty.
Lu Yiping was speechless. Was he really that frightening?
Before long, the chariot arrived at the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild.
Before the guild's entrance, branch president Sun Yuxuan and the guild's upper echelon had long been waiting. When Sun Yuxuan saw the chariot arrive, his spirits soared. He hurried forward, cupped his fists, and smiled. "Young Master Lu's return to the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild makes our guild shine upon its humble walls!"
Lu Yiping smiled. "President Sun is too courteous. You must have waited a long time."
Upon hearing this, Sun Yuxuan felt deeply flattered and repeatedly waved his hands. "No, no. We only just came out after hearing that Young Master Lu was coming."
Lu Yiping nodded, then entered the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild with Zhang Jin and the others under Sun Yuxuan's invitation.
Sun Yuxuan smiled. "Upon learning that Young Master Lu was coming, I had people clear out VIP Room Number One early on."
Hearing this, Lu Yiping smiled. "I heard that VIP Room Number One of the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild has never been opened to outsiders. It is reserved for your guild's chief president and the Young Master of Heavenly Machine."
Sun Yuxuan smiled. "When I learned that Young Master Lu would be attending the auction at our branch, I reported it to headquarters. The chief president personally instructed us to clear out VIP Room Number One to receive Young Master Lu."
Lu Yiping smiled but said nothing more.
Thus, under Sun Yuxuan's guidance, Lu Yiping and the others entered VIP Room Number One.
At that moment, inside VIP Room Number Two, a young man frowned. "Sun Yuxuan opened VIP Room Number One and received someone else inside?"
"Yes, Young Master. It was that Lu Yiping!" his subordinate respectfully replied.
"Oh, Lu Yiping." The young man swirled the wine in his cup, its fragrance wafting everywhere, and smiled. "That brat surnamed Lu who killed Hao Dan?"
His tone was casual, as though he did not consider Lu Yiping worthy of notice.
His subordinate said, "It is that brat surnamed Lu."
The young man gave a grunt, then suddenly said, "I heard his sword is fast. I would like to see for myself whether his sword is faster, or mine."
His subordinate smiled. "When it comes to the sword, among the younger generation of the Hengyuan Plane, who could possibly compare with you, Young Master?"
The young man smiled.
After Lu Yiping and the others arrived in VIP Room Number One, they sat on the sofa in the center. The sofa was made from the hide of an ancient exotic beast, and it appeared to be the hide of a True God Realm ancient beast.
Sitting on it was comfortable and soft. A faint fragrance lingered in the air, refreshing one's mind and spirit.
"This is the hide of a Musk Fragrance Beast," Lu Yiping said.
Sun Yuxuan immediately smiled. "Indeed. Young Master Lu has sharp eyes. Even the masters of many sects would not recognize this Musk Fragrance Beast."
Lu Yiping changed the subject. "Song Ning told me that your auction would be selling a token belonging to the Lord of All Gods from Ancient Times. Was this token entrusted to you for auction by someone else, or was it found by the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild?"
Sun Yuxuan hesitated briefly before smiling. "To be honest with Young Master Lu, the Lord of All Gods token was entrusted to our guild for auction by someone else. However, our guild does not know who the client is either. The other party came wearing a mask to entrust it to us."
"Oh." Lu Yiping gave nothing away.
A while later, Sun Yuxuan left the room, telling Lu Yiping that if he needed anything, he could instruct the steward outside the door.
After Sun Yuxuan left, Lu Yiping fell into thought. He had not found the Lord of All Gods token even on the Battlefield of the Gods back then. How had that person obtained it?
Could it be a descendant of the Lord of All Gods?
If not a descendant of the Lord of All Gods, then it was highly likely to be a descendant of someone who had besieged and killed the Lord of All Gods back then.
At this time, experts from the various factions attending the auction entered one after another.
Through the glass in front of VIP Room Number One, Lu Yiping spotted a familiar figure. He was somewhat surprised. Her? The woman being led in by a steward of the Heavenly Machine Merchant Guild was none other than Yu Xin of the Medicine King Hall, whom he had encountered earlier on the Battlefield of the Gods.
However, old man He Shao was nowhere to be seen.
Yu Xin's arrival also caused quite a stir at the venue.
Although the main hall of the Medicine King Hall was not located on the Divine Martial Continent, its influence there was no weaker. In alchemy, no sect could rival the Medicine King Hall. Even the Wan Family and the Big Dipper Empire sometimes had to seek pills from the Medicine King Hall.
"Young Master Lu, Long Hengfeng, the Young Master of the Long Family, is outside. He says he wishes to visit you." At this moment, a guild steward entered and spoke to Lu Yiping.
The Long Family stood alongside the Wan Family, the Tan Family, and the Lu Family.
However, the Long Family's main residence was not on the Divine Martial Continent, but on the Sky Dragon Continent.
"Not seeing him," Lu Yiping said indifferently.
The guild steward froze.
Not seeing him?
But he quickly recovered, respectfully acknowledged the order, and withdrew.
Outside, Long Hengfeng, the Young Master of the Long Family, wore a pale yellow brocade robe and carried himself with imposing elegance. He leisurely fanned himself with a jade fan, while two Long Family experts followed behind him.
At that moment, the room door suddenly opened, and the guild steward stepped out. Long Hengfeng smiled and asked, "Steward Lin, may I go in now?"
The guild steward hemmed and hawed. "Young Master Long, my apologies. Young Master Lu said he will not see you."
"Won't see me?!" Long Hengfeng was stunned. "Did you tell him that I am the Young Master of the Long Family?"
"I did," the guild steward replied.
Long Hengfeng's expression turned ugly. After word of yesterday's events at the Big Dipper Imperial Palace spread, he had rushed over overnight in high spirits. He had not expected Lu Yiping to refuse even to see him!
"This Lu Yiping sure puts on a grand air!" One of the Long Family experts behind him darkened as well.
For a moment, the guild steward did not know how to respond.
He had not expected Lu Yiping to refuse even to meet Long Hengfeng.
Another Long Family expert coldly said to the guild steward, "Go in and tell him that our Young Master wishes to discuss the Golden Flame Divine Fist with him. Our Young Master has brought the Sky Dragon Bone."
"The Sky Dragon Bone!" The guild steward was dumbfounded.
Long Hengfeng gave the guild steward a handful of Divine-grade Spirit Stones and said, "Tell Lu Yiping that we do not need the original copy of the Golden Flame Divine Fist. We only need to look through it for one night. When the time comes, the Sky Dragon Bone will be his!"
The guild steward accepted the Divine-grade Spirit Stones, hesitated for a moment, then went inside to report to Lu Yiping.
"The Sky Dragon Bone?" Lu Yiping glanced at the guild steward. For some reason, that single glance made the steward's scalp tingle.
"Not interested." Lu Yiping said indifferently, "During the auction later, do not come in to disturb me without my order."
The guild steward's heart tightened. He hurriedly acknowledged the command and scrambled out. Only when he left did he realize that his back was soaked in cold sweat.
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