Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 130: Situation
Liu Yu lay on a stone bed, calming his boiling qi and blood, with a hint of lingering fragrance beside him.
After a quarter of an hour, he used a spell to gather clear water and wash away the dust on his body, changing into a green robe before stepping out of the cave dwelling.
He took out the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade from his storage bag and used the magical artifact to transform into a streak of black light flying towards Jiatai Market.
Currently, Liu Yu possessed two supreme magical artifacts and one high-grade spiritual artifact: the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade, a pink seal, and the Li Xuan Sword.
However, the pink seal was a blunt instrument with great destructive power, making it unsuitable for flying, and high-grade spiritual artifacts were too ostentatious for foundation establishment early stage cultivators.
While there were quite a few high-grade magical artifacts, using them did not align with the identity of a foundation establishment stage cultivator, so the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade was the most appropriate means of transportation.
With only two days left before the large auction organized by Yuan Yang Sect began, Liu Yu decided to set off early to avoid missing the event and to check the situation around.
An hour later, a foundation establishment cultivator dressed in white brocade, resembling a dandy young master, entered Jiatai Market.
This person was none other than the disguised Liu Yu. He had used a special potion made from dozens of spiritual herbs to alter his appearance, ensuring that anyone whose spiritual consciousness had not reached the nascent soul stage would not see through his disguise.
As the auction approached, more and more cultivators flocked to Jiatai Market, eager to attend this grand event.
The most immediate feeling was that the flow of people on the streets was evidently greater than before. Most of the cultivators coming for the auction were at a relatively high level, primarily in the late stage of qi refinement.
Even the "experts" of the foundation establishment stage were numerous, and he encountered one not long after he began walking.
Liu Yu strolled through the bustling streets, ignoring the respectful greetings from qi refinement stage cultivators, quietly observing the surroundings.
After a while, he arrived at the central area of the market, where the most prosperous street lay. At the center of this street stood a tall building over twenty zhang high, occupying a vast area.
This building was constructed from unfamiliar wood, intricately carved with exquisite details, giving it a golden and resplendent appearance, dignified and grand.
As one of the primary money-making tools in the market, this building contributed a significant amount of spiritual stones to Jiatai Market every year. On either side of the auction house entrance stood three guards, all foundation establishment stage cultivators.
They were all at the late stage of qi refinement, dressed in standard spiritual armor, holding magical artifact spears, their bodies exuding a faint spiritual light.
These guards were specially sent by the market to maintain order during the auction, and any cultivator daring to cause trouble here would be executed on the spot!
With two days remaining until the auction officially began, various banners were already hanging in front of the building, promoting and attracting more cultivators to attend.
The banners listed the conditions for participating in the major auction held every ten years, along with information about various auction items, even including foundation establishment pills as strategic resources.
Many qi refinement stage cultivators passing by the street cast longing and hopeful glances towards the grand building. Unfortunately, the threshold for an auction of this scale was exceedingly high, a level most of them would never reach in their lifetime.
They either needed an invitation letter issued to various shops for the auction or had to present two thousand spiritual stones or their equivalent in spiritual objects, or be a foundation establishment stage cultivator from Yuan Yang Sect.