Published: March 2, 2025
Chapter 22: Maneuvering in the Woods (Major Cultivation)
One treasure after another was sold, and the final auction item turned out to be a supreme magical artifact, which even sparked fierce competition among foundation establishment stage cultivators.
“Supreme magical artifact, Divine Flame Blade, starting bid at nine hundred spiritual stones, each subsequent bid must increase by no less than thirty spiritual stones!”
“One thousand spiritual stones!”
“One thousand one hundred spiritual stones!”
In the hall, the numerous qi refinement cultivators fell silent, gazing in awe at the bids from the foundation establishment cultivators on the second floor.
No qi refinement cultivator dared to compete with foundation establishment stage cultivators; otherwise, even if they won the bid, they might not live to use it.
Watching this scene, Liu Yu deeply felt the vast gap brought about by the difference in cultivation levels.
“One thousand two hundred spiritual stones!!”
In the end, the Divine Flame Blade was bid up to one thousand two hundred spiritual stones.
With that, the auction came to a close.
“Once again, thank you to all the friends for coming to support us. This auction is now over; we will see you next time!”
“Next, please leave in an orderly manner.”
Ji Guanglin bowed to everyone around, his face filled with smiles.
His somewhat chubby face was all grins.
It seemed the prices from this auction had made him very satisfied, with a considerable profit.
“Boom.”
As he finished speaking, the doors around slowly opened.
The participating cultivators began to disperse, and there were still two black-clad cultivators on either side of the doors maintaining order.
Without lingering too long, Liu Yu slowly stood up.
He followed the entrance he came from and left the underground auction along the dimly lit corridor.
“Having obtained the Yellow Dragon Elixir, my purpose for coming out has been achieved, there's no need to stay here.”
“The top priority is to return to the sect to break through the bottleneck.”
After stepping out of the shop, Liu Yu pondered for a moment and made a decision in his heart.
After all, breaking through to a minor realm requires a significant amount of time, which is clearly not appropriate in the market.
Night is long and dreams are many!
Taking advantage of the darkness, he nonchalantly walked towards the exit of the market, not intending to return to the inn.
…
“Eh?”
Upon arriving at the market exit, Liu Yu noticed from a distance that a female cultivator dressed in a pink long skirt was walking ahead.
It seemed that obtaining her desired treasure made her very happy.
After exiting the market, she quickly took out a lotus-shaped magical artifact and flew towards the Yuan Yang Sect.
“Judging by her attire and figure, she seems to be the female cultivator who sat beside me earlier.”
“The direction she’s leaving seems to be towards the sect; could she also be a cultivator of the Yuan Yang Sect?!”
Liu Yu speculated in his heart.
Immediately after, he noticed several sneaky cultivators stealthily following the red-dressed female cultivator from a distance.
Their intentions were obvious.
Following the principle of avoiding unnecessary trouble, Liu Yu had no intention of joining the commotion.
He didn’t think about what might happen to the red-dressed female cultivator; she was on her own.
Cautiously observing his surroundings for any cultivators following him,
After confirming there was no issue, he finally left the market.
Sticking to his usual cautious nature, as soon as he left the market area, Liu Yu immediately used the wind control technique to speed up his journey.
His figure quickly blended into the darkness.
After running for over ten miles, Liu Yu suddenly noticed two streaks of escape light behind him.
They were almost unreservedly flying towards him.
His expression changed, and he quickly changed direction, but the escape lights followed suit.