Published: February 24, 2025
At this moment, the eight chiefs felt a scorching heat on their cheeks, completely losing face!
Under the gaze of numerous onlookers, they had put all the spirit stones from the deacon and elders participating in the auction on the line, only to be defeated by the elder of the Danmai!
The reason the eight people believed Tan Yun belonged to the Danmai was that he had humiliated all eight of them at once!
In the first-floor hall, thousands of Danmai disciples couldn’t contain their excitement!
In the end, it was still their Danmai that triumphed. They won fairly and squarely, defeating the other eight top leaders with a staggering twelve trillion low-grade spirit stones!
If it weren't for the fear of inciting public outrage, they would have wanted to shout aloud to vent their exhilaration.
At this moment, Dantai Zhongde clasped his fists, looking up at the 3rd Supreme VIP Pavilion with a beaming smile, and asked, “How would the esteemed guest like to make the payment?”
“Let’s use items to offset the price,” Tan Yun replied.
“Hmm?” Dantai Zhongde’s smile froze on his face, his white brows furrowing as he questioned, “Does the esteemed guest mean to offset twelve trillion low-grade spirit stones with items?”
“That’s correct,” Tan Yun confirmed.
“Hahaha.” Dantai Zhongde’s laughter gradually cooled, “I’m very curious what the esteemed guest has that is worth over ten trillion low-grade spirit stones. Please present it!”
A surge of killing intent welled up in Dantai Zhongde’s heart!
Twelve trillion low-grade spirit stones was enough to purchase a high-grade Sub-Respect Artifact. He didn’t believe that Tan Yun truly had an item worth the same as a high-grade Sub-Respect Artifact!
In his view, if Tan Yun had such an item, why not participate in the auction in the Immortal Sect? Why come to the Inner Sect?
Dantai Zhongde was certain that Tan Yun was an unambitious elder from the Immortal Sect, which was why he came to the Inner Sect.
His certainty stemmed from the fact that Tan Yun dared to humiliate the eight top leaders, which surely meant he wasn’t one of the elders from these eight lineages in the Inner Sect.
Secondly, when Tan Yun sent the bing qing daoist to Huangfu Shengxing, he concluded that Tan Yun was neither an elder of the Inner Sect Danmai. Otherwise, how could he dare to call the bing qing daoist at will?
Since he wasn’t one of the Inner Sect’s nine lineage elders, he must be an elder from the Immortal Sect, and moreover, an unambitious one; otherwise, why would he come to the Inner Sect auction house? It simply didn’t add up!
In the 3rd Supreme VIP Pavilion, Tan Yun had already read the room like an expert and noticed the subtle changes in Dantai Zhongde’s expression. He said lightly, “Elder De, I will, of course, present the item I’m using to offset the price, but it’s too valuable; I’d prefer to discuss it privately in your pavilion.”
“Haha, that’s fine.” Dantai Zhongde’s laughter carried a hint of coldness, “I just want to remind the esteemed guest that if you can’t produce an item for offsetting, don’t blame Huangfu Shengxing for being merciless.”
Dantai Zhongde put away the Outer Purple Meteoric Iron, and in a flash, he disappeared from the auction stage, reappearing outside the 3rd Supreme VIP Pavilion on the 7th floor. He then pushed the door open and sat down opposite Tan Yun with a wave of his sleeve, “Let’s see what you have.”
As he spoke, he placed the Outer Purple Meteoric Iron on the jade table.
Tan Yun did not answer but instead said, “Elder De, could you set up a soundproof barrier?”
“Buzz!”
With a wave of Dantai Zhongde’s right arm, the surface of the entire Supreme VIP Pavilion rippled and then returned to normal.
“Can I speak now?” Dantai Zhongde inquired calmly.
“Elder De, do you have a blank jade tablet for me to use?”
“Of course.” Dantai Zhongde flipped his right hand and handed a blank jade tablet to Tan Yun.
“Elder De, may I know about the ancient alchemical formula: longevity sacred pill?” As soon as Tan Yun asked this, Dantai Zhongde sprang up, “I have heard of it, but it has been lost for a long time! How do you have it?”