Meeting Tantai Yao Again!

"Ding! The Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment is about to open, and many righteous geniuses are vying for the Phoenix Ancient Ranking. A mission is now issued. Please send your disciples into the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment to compete with these righteous geniuses, suppress them, and break into the Phoenix Ancient Ranking. Rewards will be given based on the mission completion rate."

Lin Ye's eyebrows lifted in delight. This mission was extraordinary, involving numerous factions and even clashing with orthodox disciples. If the orthodox disciples were suppressed, the rewards would be incredibly generous.

I wasn't interested in the Four Symbols Sect's auction originally, but now I have to go, otherwise I won't be able to bid for the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment token.

"Then let's go to this auction!"

In order to participate in this auction, Lin Ye sold some of the resources he obtained from the Divine Paper Sect and exchanged them for Spirit Stone. Although it was easier to exchange Spirit Stone using Devil Dao Points were very useful and could not be wasted.

The Divine Paper Sect still has a solid foundation; by selling all its materials and resources, it can still fetch a considerable amount of Spirit Stone, enough to bid on some tokens.

As time passed, more and more powerful individuals arrived in Eastern Mountain City.

Lin Ye also brought several disciples to Eastern Mountain City, namely his eldest disciple Ye Chen, fourth disciple Yang Yang, and sixth disciple Chu He. He only brought these three with him, as it would not be appropriate to bring too many people.

Bai Shi had been away for a long time, and he hadn't brought him along. The main reason was that Bai Shi had been exposed last time. Even in his old age, there was still a risk if his aura was revealed.

Therefore, he did not bring Bai Shi with him, leaving Bai Shi to continue his arduous cultivation in Eastward-Looking City.

Since he mastered the Great Void Technique at the minor completion level, he has been able to travel easily between the Black-Yellow Sect and the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty, and it is also easy for him to bring other disciples over.

This is also why he brought Ye Chen, Yang Yang, and Chu He to Eastern Mountain City.

"Master, there are many powerful people here."

Yang Yang transmitted his voice, but at this moment he was no longer as high-profile as before. He dared not eat while walking, as that would attract too much attention and might inadvertently draw the attention of some powerful figure.

"It's alright, with me here, no one will dare to cause you trouble."

Lin Ye said calmly.

With his current strength, many powerful beings at the Saint Realm cannot threaten him, unless he encounters Great Saint Realm being, in which case he would truly be powerless to resist.

After all, the higher the realm, the more difficult it is to fight across realms. His current strength is definitely not very powerful even among the Saint Realm, let alone Great Saint Realm.

But such an auction shouldn't attract beings at the Great Saint Realm.

With one day to go before the auction, Lin Ye's disciples strolled around Eastern Mountain City. The city's prosperity was incomparable to that of the Chu Kingdom, which broadened their horizons considerably.

Soon, the Four Symbols Sect's auction was about to begin. Lin Ye brought three disciples to the auction, and having already obtained invitations, he led them directly inside.

The auction house of the Four Symbols Sect is very large, and it also uses a spatial array to expand the space, making it like a small city. The lowest cultivation level for anyone who comes here is Golden Core, so no matter how large the space is, it does not affect the view.

Lin Ye sat next to his three disciples, Ye Chen sat there expressionless, watching, while Yang Yang and Chu He chatted incessantly.

Just then, a slight expression appeared on Ye Chen's cold face, but it quickly returned to normal. Following Ye Chen's gaze, Lin Ye noticed a woman, a woman with exceptional beauty and high cultivation, at the Golden Core Realm Seventh Layer.

However, this woman seemed to be more than he could possibly know; she possessed secrets that even he couldn't uncover. Of course, it wasn't convenient for him to pry into them, given the sheer number of powerful individuals present.

"Ye Chen, do you know this person?"

Lin Ye asked telepathically.

Ye Chen said calmly, "I know Master, but it's irrelevant."

Ye Chen said it was unimportant, so Lin Ye stopped paying attention.

However, the woman quickly noticed Ye Chen as well, and her gaze pierced through him like a sharp sword, but Ye Chen's expression remained unchanged.

"It's that heartless man!"

Tantai Yao wished she could go up and question them right now, but this was the Four Symbols Sect's auction, and even her Tantai Household dared not provoke the Four Symbols Sect.

The Tantai Household has long since declined, and now only has three Great Saint Realm, all of whom are ordinary Great Saint Realm. They don't even have a single top-tier Great Saint Realm. In contrast, the Four Symbols Sect has six or seven Great Saint Realm, and that's just the number of the Great Saint Realm they have on the surface.

If you make a scene here, you will undoubtedly be driven out, or even offend the Four Symbols Sect.

So she held back.

"Something's off about Ye Chen's aura. He's too cold. He was somewhat cold last time too, but nothing like this. And the way he looks at you is like he's looking at a stranger."

"Senior, are you saying that Ye Chen has a health problem and didn't leave me on purpose?"

"Oh, no, he definitely recognized you, but his expression didn't change at all. This gives me a guess: he walks the Dao of Ruthlessness, using you to cultivate and hone his Dao of Ruthlessness!"

"What?! You're using me to cultivate the Dao of Ruthlessness?!"

Tantai Yao was furious, but when she remembered that this was an auction, she suppressed her rage.

"I'll teach him a lesson after the auction!" Tantai Yao said angrily.

As time passed, more and more people entered, and the auction house gradually filled up. Among them were members of the Eastern Mountain Imperial Dynasty family, people from the two neighboring dynasties, and even people from that empire. Several powerful figures from the Supreme Yin Sect and the Seventy-Two Orthodox Sects of the Eastern Domain also came to participate in this Four Symbols Sect auction.

Soon, the auction began, and an auctioneer from the Four Symbols Sect appeared. She was a peak Golden Body Realm martial artist, and a woman at that. She wore a purple, form-fitting robe that accentuated her figure, attracting the attention of many. In the outside world, a peak Golden Body Realm martial artist wouldn't dress like this for such admiration; it was only at an auction like this that one could feast their eyes on her.

The auctioneer's name was Zhang Qian, a very ordinary name. After some opening remarks, she announced the official start of the auction.

The first item up for auction is a Divine Ability Technique. Many Golden Core Realm don't even possess Divine Ability Technique, so this is a very good one, enough to attract many Golden Core True Person Divine Ability Technique.

Afterwards, various Divine Ability Technique, Spirit Treasure, and items such as Spirit Treasure -level talismans and array plates were put up for auction, but Lin Ye did not participate in the bidding.

An hour later, the auction items changed to tokens that allowed entry into the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment, and they were sold in bundles of ten.

"Next up for auction are ten tokens that grant entry to Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment, with a starting bid of 2 million Low-Grade Spirit Stone."

Auctioneer Zhang Qian explained.

As soon as the tokens for entering the Phoenix Ancient Realm Fragment appeared, many important figures opened their eyes and looked at these tokens, preparing to participate in the bidding.