The auction had not yet begun.

Xu Guang found a corner to sit down, quietly waiting while tuning his ears to listen to these experts from various Daozhou discussing the affairs of the world.

"That bell sound from Blue Mountain, do you all know what it is?"

"It is rumored to be a treasured relic of an Ancient Immortal, one movement can split the world! It was found from ancient barbarian records by the Thirty-Six Great Bandits."

"Now the winds gather beyond Blue Mountain; it's said that Blue Mountain only appears once every few hundred years in this Ghostly Land. The last appearance was during the Great Zhou Grand Ancestor's time, and rumors say the Grand Ancestor once ascended the mountain to preside over a fengchan ceremony."

"Really? I heard that Blue Mountain is the Holy Mountain of the barbarians; how could the Grand Ancestor possibly ascend it?"

"Why would I lie to you, it's all true. Do you all remember the Grand Ancestor slaying the Flood Dragon? That dragon came from beyond the heavens; it's rumored the Immortal on Blue Mountain was displeased with the Grand Ancestor's fengchan and sent his Divine Dragon to annihilate him."

"The decline of the Great Zhou Royal Family was because the Grand Ancestor angered the Immortal!"

Listening to these people's words, Xu Guang thought that indeed information in Jianghu was well-connected.

Due to the collapse of the Court, the world had opened up more than anyone could imagine.

"By the way, I heard that recently the pressure is great at Iron Dragon Pass? A young barbarian genius killed a Fourth-Grade expert from the Ten Thousand Laws Sect seeking a glorious death?"

"I know about this. That person is from the Ancient Angmo Tribe, and in their tongue, Angmo means glorious death. The people of that tribe regard death in battle as the highest glory.

The barbarian youth was told by a shaman that he would die of old age, so he frantically sought opponents, hoping to be slain by someone of equal standing, thereby causing a bloody storm among the barbarian tribes, lured by someone to Iron Dragon Pass."

"Are there really such tribes? Isn't it better to live well? Why seek death? It's outrageous!"

"What's so surprising? Doesn't Guanxia Mountain in Hai Province have everyone like that?"

As if mentioning some taboo, everyone quickly shifted the topic.

Guanxia Mountain doesn't observe the clouds but the blood mist blooming when a person dies!

It is a renowned Mad Sect of Great Zhou, once they engage in battle, it's a fight to the death.

Truly considered an oddity among martial artists.

Yet, those madmen always manage to advance in battle, their gold attribute is combat.

The experts from Jingzhou, Taizhou, and South Wind Dao connected to Hai Province were nearly driven to collapse by those lunatics.

Listening to these Jianghu anecdotes, Xu Guang gained a bit more understanding of the world's situation.

Soon, as a chime sounded, a stunningly beautiful figure walked out from the back.

The person looked to be in her early twenties, with red lips and white teeth, a pair of long legs wrapped in a layer of Guanghan Gauze from Guanghan Hall, straight yet supple, making one curious to explore.

Her appearance was delicate, and her peach blossom eyes made a place seem to glow wherever they landed.

"So it's Miss Ji Yanran from the inner sect of Guanghan Hall hosting this auction. To witness her in person makes this trip worthwhile!"

Someone on stage revealed the identity of the woman.

Ji Yanran did not say much and quickly began the auction process.

Initially were various Martial Arts True Skills, Secret Techniques, Pill Formulas, Feng Shui, and Mechanism relics, constituting the second phase's lots.

There were three True Skills in total, all ownerless, meaning the sects that created these True Skills had perished; cultivating these skills would not lead to any retaliations.

Xu Guang developed an interest in one of the Secret Techniques, this method called Kunpeng Soar!

It's considered a type of speed burst method.

"This Fifth-grade Secret Technique, Kunpeng Soar, upon casting, consumes eighty percent of the user's blood qi, enabling a triple speed boost, making it an excellent means for survival in Jianghu!"

"May I ask Miss Ji, how long does the Secret Technique last?"

This touched on a crucial point; if exhausting eighty percent of blood qi results in only a short duration, it might not be worthwhile.

Ji Yanran, with an elegant manner, lightly chuckled and said, "This is a life-saving Secret Technique."

She did not mention the drawbacks of the Secret Technique, only emphasizing its capability to save lives in critical moments.

Xu Guang was very interested, not for himself, but for General Wei.

To a human Fifth-Grade expert, eighty percent blood qi is merely a drop in the bucket for General Wei; a threefold speed increase...

He couldn't imagine, at such a speed, if General Wei raised his ivory, what terrifying momentum it would be, perhaps being able to shatter a mountain a thousand meters high.

There isn't a single city in the world that could withstand an impact from Ah Wei like that.

"One thousand Spirit Crystals."

Xu Guang directly bid twice the starting price.

Few actually fancy this life-saving Secret Technique, those with backgrounds have better techniques; the cost of using this Secret Technique is too great.

Only a few loose cultivators and Underworld experts competed with Xu Guang.

Eventually, Xu Guang obtained it for two thousand one hundred Spirit Crystals.

On stage, Ji Yanran was surprised and stared at Xu Guang for a while, not expecting such an ordinary young man to produce so many Spirit Crystals.

But it was just a few glances.

Then the second stage began, with a different host.

"Fairy Liu Ruoyan of the Liu Clan!"

It was apparent that the forces behind this auction spent great resources to have Ji Yanran and Liu Ruoyan appear; it was no easy feat.

The second stage mainly featured Pill Formulas and various ancient texts, which greatly interested Xu Guang.

But the price of Pill Formulas wasn't something he could afford; while he had a good amount of Spirit Crystals, more was needed for future cultivation.

So he could only watch helplessly as these Pill Formulas were bid on at high prices.

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