Su Wen's delicate face suddenly changed color, clearly in the European territory, she had heard about the All Gods Alliance and the Dark Council, these two forces.

"Master, what do you plan to do now?"

Su Wen's face showed a worried expression.

"What else can I do? I must leave here. Of course, before leaving, I must go to the advanced auction once. As long as I can break through to the Golden Core Stage cultivation level, at least the All Gods Alliance won't be too excessive." Daoist Qiong Long shook his head, suddenly his tone became stern, "This is a matter of survival of the fittest, Xiao Wen, you must work hard on your cultivation."

"I understand, Master." Su Wen nodded, bit her silver teeth, and her eyes suddenly reddened.

Mr. Lin, tonight the advanced auction will officially begin, let's go over and take a look together." Qiong

Long Daoist's eyes fell on Lin Mo's face and spoke.

"Okay."

Lin Mo nodded. The matter between Daoist Qiong Long and the All Gods Alliance had little to do with him. Helping today was just convenient, and as for the future, it depends on Daoist Qiong Long's fate.

Saint

Petersburg, in a certain suite of a seventy-three-story five-star hotel, a man dressed in a black robe stood by the glass curtain wall, overlooking the scene, the buildings seemed like spiritual mushrooms, the city's scenery in full view.

"Sir, it seems You Dian's actions have failed?" A

man also wearing a black robe, with intricate gold-embroidered patterns at the edges, came behind the man by the glass wall, holding three black jade tokens, originally containing the Power of Soul of You Dian's three people, once they die, the Power of Soul in the jade tokens would dissipate as well.

"Hmm?" The

man before the curtain turned his head, frowned, "Qiong Long is merely at the late-stage Condensation, logically speaking, even if the three of You Dian can't kill him, they shouldn't be completely counter-killed by him."

"Sir, could it be that he broke through to the Golden Core Stage?"

The other man in the black robe lowered his head, somewhat respectfully, said.

"That's impossible. If he broke through to the Golden Core Stage, he wouldn't be preparing to attend the advanced auction."

The sir shook his head and said, "He probably wants to purchase herbs at the auction, refine elixirs to break through himself, or maybe there's someone helping him."

"So should we go and find him now and kill him?"

"This time our goal is to attend the advanced auction and get what we need. As for killing Qiong Long, it's just incidental. Anyway, he will also attend the advanced auction. The consequence of daring to betray the All Gods Alliance is only one, and that is death!" The

robed man said coldly, a spine-chilling chill emanating from him.

The advanced auction is held every three hundred years, inviting heroes from all directions, and Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures will appear before the world, it is the largest auction in Earth's cultivation world. If you don't have the invitation, you wouldn't even know where the venue is.

"Master, in this direction, are we going to Lake Baikal?" Cloud

layer above, Lin Mo, Yingzi, Daoist Qiong Long, and Su Wen, the four were flying rapidly in the air, controlling the flight.

"Yes, we're going to Lake Baikal."

Daoist Qiong Long nodded gently.

Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the world, located in the southeast of Siberia, a tourist sacred place yearned by countless literary young people, could the advanced auction be near Lake Baikal.

"Every auction location is different, you will only know where it is when you receive the invitation." Qiong

Long Daoist explained.

The three controlled flight, and to accommodate Su Wen and Yingzi's speed, it wasn't too fast, but by evening, they finally arrived above Lake Baikal.

Endless, shimmering on the water, bathed in the setting sunlight, turning red with dreamy ripples, giving people an illusion of being in a dream.

"What a beautiful place?" Yingzi opened her small mouth, blinking her watery eyes.

"I've been here a few times, but rarely see such a beautiful scene." Su

Wen's delicate face also bloomed into a bright smile. The

sky, clouds curling, clouds unfolding, the sunset through the clouds, dyeing clusters of clouds like cotton into red, the descending sunlight reflected on the vast lake surface, like flowing flames.

Just at this moment, a powerful aura swept through the distant sky, soon arriving before Lin Mo and the others.

"Are you here to attend the auction? Please show me your invitation card for verification." The

visitor turned out to be a Huaxia man with dark eyes, about thirty years old, dressed in a neat black suit, calmly speaking.

Daoist Qiong Long took out an invitation card from his Space Ring, directly tossing it to the other party, the invitation card had special marks, except for organizers, no one could imitate or forge them, each invitation card allowed one person, but could bring three others into the auction, so Daoist Qiong Long brought Lin Mo, Su Wen, and Yingzi, just three people.

The other party took the invitation card, gathered a bit of Spiritual Energy, the invitation card instantly turned to dust and disappeared.

"Come with me."

The man spoke and flew forward.

Lin Mo and the others immediately transformed into rainbow light, following him to the skies above Lake Baikal, the man condensed a Dharma Seal in his hand, took out a small flag, which flew into the air with the wind, then a transparent barrier fluctuating like a water curtain appeared.

"Go in, I still have to wait here for other guests attending the auction." The other party said indifferently.

"Thank you."

Daoist Qionglong cupped his hands and then flew into the transparent water curtain, which rippled for a moment before returning to normal.

Lin Mo, Yingzi, and Su Wen also entered simultaneously.

Everything before them seemed to change in an instant, as if they had switched to another scene. The three found themselves on a small island, surrounded by clear, clean lake waters, while within the island were crisscrossing mountain ranges and lush greenery.

"Dear guests, entering the auction prohibition, please refrain from flying in the sky." A

vast voice echoed in the ears of the four.

"Mr. Lin, let's go down," Daoist Qionglong looked at Lin Mo and nodded.

"Alright."

Lin Mo nodded, and then the four of them descended onto the island, walking upon it.

"Master, what's going on? Just now I didn't see any island here."

Su Wen said in a low, surprised voice.

"There was a barrier set up here earlier, and you couldn't see it with the naked eye. Even using Divine Thought might not reveal this island," Qionglong

Daoist explained.

On the island, besides the crisscrossing mountains and flora, there were many buildings standing, with a street lined with various shops. The island already had many people, though there was little interaction, with most conversing quietly among themselves. Lin

Mo frowned. The moment he entered the island, he felt an indescribable sense of oppression, as if he was constantly being watched. However, Lin Mo didn't dare to use Divine Thought to explore the island. This

time, the attendees of the advanced auction were almost all global experts from various forces, or lone wolves like Daoist Qiong Long, who could be overlords anywhere. The most

concerning was the island's intimidating pressure, which kept Lin Mo on guard. Using Divine Thought could easily be discovered, and it's known to be a very impolite action.

"So, it's just an auction, and they made such a big spectacle," Su Wen remarked as she walked down the street, eyes darting around. In the secular world, cultivators are extremely rare, but on this small island, there are nearly ten thousand cultivators, and none with low cultivation levels.

"I wonder what kind of forces could organize such a large auction and gather cultivation experts worldwide." Yingzi

opened her small mouth, similarly surprised and shocked.

"It should be a very strong power, perhaps an ancient cultivation sect or force," Lin Mo said with a calm expression.

To organize such a spectacle, the power behind it must not have been established in recent years, perhaps like the Hidden Sect and Demon Sect, who have been hidden on Earth before the Spiritual Energy resurgence.

"However, past auctions weren't this grand, perhaps related to the resurgence of Spiritual Energy on Earth, and the organization behind the advanced auction wants to take this opportunity to rise again," Qionglong Taoist analyzed.

"It seems I still don't know the forces on Earth sufficiently," Lin Mo thought to himself.

Like the Xia Family and Qingxuan Sect from the Hidden Sect and Demon Sect, they couldn't compare to the force behind this advanced auction, as vast as the gap between ants and the Ice River Mammoth.

"But this is good, with such a grand auction, it's certain we can find pure attribute materials," Lin

Mo clenched his fist, a hint of excitement spreading within him.

"I hope this time we can collect the pure Water Attribute and Gold Attribute materials at once."

"Master, there are shops along the street, shall we go and browse?"

Su Wen looked around. Now, along the street, there were various shops, selling mainly medicinal herbs, artifact refining materials, and even magic treasures and special items.

Lin Mo's gaze also swept across, observing the broad street with nearly a hundred shops, almost all in the traditional Huaxia architectural style with carved beams and painted rafters, quaint and classic.

"Take a closer look at the cultivation levels of those entering the shops,"

Qionglong Taoist said softly.

"Hmm?" Su Wen blinked, looking at the cultivators entering and exiting the shops, not understanding.

Lin Mo, however, could tell at a glance that most entering the shops were of relatively low cultivation, some even at just the Peak of Qi Cultivation, with only a few Innate or Condensation Stage cultivators entering.

"Inside the shops, most of the items sold aren't too precious. Generally, elders or masters buy some materials to give to juniors. The really good stuff is kept for the auction, where those Big Shots keep their money ready to compete," Qionglong Daoist explained.

"I see, Master, let's go browse as well. I want to buy some things too," Su Wen said expectantly, looking at Qionglong Taoist.

"Alright, as your master, I've neglected you over the years. I'll see if there's any treasure suitable for your cultivation," Qionglong Taoist smiled.

Lin Mo said, "Elder Qionglong, Su Wen, you go ahead and browse. Yingzi and I will check the other side, and we'll meet here later."

"Alright, then let's meet back here later," Su Wen waved her fair hand and then went with Qionglong Taoist toward a shop facing the street.

"Yingzi, let's go browse too and see if there's any other findings,"

Lin Mo said with a grin.

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