More than ten days later.

Shen Xuan and the Immortal Bai Lian arrived at the auction in Yunyuan Immortal City together.

This time, neither of them was in disguise.

Yunyuan Immortal City was firmly controlled by the Bishui Sect.

For such an important auction, the Core Formation City Lord personally oversaw it.

No one dared to cause trouble here.

Shen Xuan was a great sect cultivator.

Immortal Bai Lian was from a prestigious Foundation Establishment family.

Both of them had considerable status.

As long as they didn't deliberately cause trouble, others wouldn't easily provoke them.

Especially Immortal Bai Lian.

A female Foundation Establishment Cultivator, with such noble and dazzling beauty.

Even a slightly smarter loose cultivator knows not to provoke such a person.

To avoid drawing attention, Shen Xuan and Immortal Bai Lian did not enter at the same time.

However, after entering the auction, they followed their prior agreement and went into the same VIP box.

Immortal Bai Lian looked at the auction catalogue on the table.

Her eyes were sparkling.

She sneaked a glance at Shen Xuan, who was sitting with his eyes closed, resting.

Thinking about the number of spirit stones in her storage pouch.

She sighed softly and placed down the auction catalogue.

Immortal Bai Lian did not have any remarkable cultivation techniques to offer.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, she often struggled to make ends meet.

She had always been waiting for a Dao companion worth the investment.

When Shen Xuan appeared in the Carefree Tower, she noticed him immediately.

A great sect cultivator, a True Master's disciple, a Tier Two Talisman Master.

Maybe average in the Cyan Cloud Sect.

But in Cyan Yang Prefecture, he had a top-tier status.

Immortal Bai Lian, like Su Xue'Er, took the initiative, revealed her considerable assets, and swiftly captured Shen Xuan.

Later on, as time passed.

Her feelings for Shen Xuan grew over time.

She became increasingly unwilling to leave him.

Even though Shen Xuan hadn't given her a formal status.

The clan cultivators of Cyan Yang Prefecture, in front of Shen Xuan, weren't even worth a decorative pillow.

The third young master of the Qian Family in Yuzhu, was even more of a fool relying on family support.

Fortunately, Shen Xuan treated her well.

On the surface, they had no economic ties.

In reality, Shen Xuan would always find an excuse to help her earn spirit stones.

What truly moved Immortal Bai Lian was.

Shen Xuan taught her the Taiyin Corpse Beast Technique.

Without any restrictions.

It was equivalent to gifted her with a high-quality Foundation Establishment inheritance.

Allowing her to hold her head high in the Beast Taming Zhou Family.

Her father, the furious Patriarch, changed his demeanor immediately upon hearing that Immortal Bai Lian had obtained the Taiyin Corpse Beast Technique inheritance.

He no longer pursued the issue of her stealing the Great Water Ape's corpse.

With a gentle demeanor, he nicely negotiated with her to return the inheritance to the family.

Immortal Bai Lian wasn't foolish.

She had a backup plan.

She submitted the cultivation technique but kept the formula for the Taiyin Corpse Beast Fluid.

Forcing the Zhou Family to purchase large quantities of Taiyin Corpse Beast Fluid from her.

"It's starting!"

Shen Xuan opened his eyes, interrupting Immortal Bai Lian's thoughts.

"Bai Lian, if you see something you like and don't have enough spirit stones, I can lend you some."

"Really? How much can Shen Lang lend?"

"Twenty thousand pieces."

"Thank you, Shen Lang!"

Immortal Bai Lian smiled like a blossoming flower.

With Shen Xuan's twenty thousand spirit stones, plus her savings, she could gather forty to fifty thousand spirit stones to bid on a very good cultivation spiritual object.

Shen Xuan and Immortal Bai Lian were in the VIP box on the second floor.

But most of the cultivators attending the auction were in the hall on the first floor.

At that moment, illuminated by numerous Luminous Pearls, the auction hall was magnificent and bustling with excitement.

Shen Xuan used his Divine Sense to probe.

Only a small portion of the cultivators in the hall were in disguise, most revealed their identities.

"In these troubled times, revealing one's identity actually avoids suspicion of being a Demon Cultivator."

Shen Xuan contemplated silently in his heart.

Among the crowd, he noticed some familiar figures.

Tang Renhao, Zhu Jintang, the Ancestor of the Huang Family, the Patriarch of the Huang Family...

"Huh, why is he here?"

Among the crowd, a disguised Golden Cultivator sat alone in the last row of the hall.

It was Shen Xuan's former demon-hunting partner, Wen Zijian.

Only, for some reason, he hadn't acknowledged Tang Renhao, instead hiding amongst the crowd in disguise.

Since Wen Zijian hadn't come to find Shen Xuan, naturally, he wouldn't acknowledge him proactively.

Some things are better left unknown.

There were also some female cultivators.

All dolled up, attracting many desirous glances.

There was a significant imbalance of more male than female Foundation Establishment cultivators.

A female Foundation Establishment Cultivator, unless with very poor conditions, could easily choose an ideal Dao companion from a dozen candidates.

"It's a good thing Immortal Bai Lian came alone. Otherwise, it would've actually attracted quite a bit of trouble!"

Shen Xuan was someone who feared trouble.

Foundation Establishment Cultivators, there are also many who are infatuated with women.

The Celestial Fragrance Pavilion in the Immortal City, bustling with activity.

There were so many guests that the courtesans couldn't handle them all.

"People like me who keep themselves pure are really few!"

Shen Xuan sighed.

...

The auction was hosted by an experienced Foundation Establishment Realm City Elder from the Bishui Sect.

"Thank you all for attending this auction. As usual, I will first explain the rules of the auction..."

After the host finished speaking, he emphasized that after the auction, cultivators holding VIP invitations would be taken to a gathering on the fourth floor.

At that time, the City Lord will personally host a small trade fair.

Attending cultivators can freely trade.

"Free trade? And the City Lord presiding!"

"No wonder it's so lively!"

Shen Xuan thought to himself.

The more chaotic the times, the greater the demand for cultivation spiritual objects.

With a Core Formation City Lord overseeing, the transaction is guaranteed to be safe.

Nearby Foundation Establishment Cultivators heard the news and came, numbering over two hundred.

"The first auction item is a Tier Two low-grade magical treasure, Celestial Essence Shield."

"This defensive magical treasure has outstanding defense, capable of withstanding a full-power attack from a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator..."

"Starting bid is ten thousand Spirit Stones."

"Each bid increment must not be less than one hundred Spirit Stones."

The host used Spiritual Power, and his voice resounded throughout the auction venue.

"Eleven thousand!"

"Twelve thousand!"

"Fifteen thousand!"

Soon, several impatient loose cultivators began to bid.

"Good item, but the price is a bit steep."

Shen Xuan listened to the bidding for a while and concluded.

In his estimation, the final bid price would be roughly thirty thousand Spirit Stones.

The quality, however, was slightly inferior to his White Deceit Shield.

Indeed.

The final transaction price of the Celestial Essence Shield was thirty-two thousand Spirit Stones.

Next.

One by one, auction items were displayed on the table.

Magical treasures, Spirit Pills, Spirit Talismans.

Even weapons like warships and spaceships.

Shen Xuan was full of interest.

He had no intention to bid.

But he wanted to understand the prices of these cultivation spiritual objects.

To avoid losing out when selling in the future.

...

Two hours passed.

Over twenty cultivation spiritual objects were auctioned off one by one, and not a single item was unsold.

Transaction prices were typically several times higher than the auction base price.

Evidently, the Bishui Sect put a lot of effort into this auction.

"Good items, but too expensive!"

Shen Xuan sighed inwardly.

At this time, he already had over two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

Yet he was reluctant to use them to purchase these cultivation spiritual objects.

In his view.

It wasn't necessary.

Maybe in the future, someone would offer these to him voluntarily.

White Lotus Fairy took a liking to a Hundred Flowers Ruyi Immortal Skirt.

It could continuously change into hundreds of flower patterns according to its owner's wishes.

A masterpiece from the Thousand Mechanism Sect.

As soon as it appeared.

Female cultivators began bidding immediately.

Among them were no shortage of male cultivators participating.

White Lotus Fairy called out "ten thousand."

Soon drowned out by the bids of others.

White Lotus Fairy's eyes glanced towards Shen Xuan.

"If you want to buy it, then buy it."

White Lotus Fairy gritted her teeth, her heart steeled, and raised the price to "fifteen thousand."

Once again surpassed by others.

White Lotus Fairy stopped bidding.

Every single Spirit Stone she had was hard-earned.

Although the Hundred Flowers Ruyi Immortal Skirt was beautiful, it wasn't very practical.

She and Shen Xuan were intimately close, not needing fancy clothes to attract each other.

Only those vain female cultivators would raise the price that high.

In the end, a veteran cultivator bought the Hundred Flowers Ruyi Immortal Skirt for twenty-seven thousand Spirit Stones.

Shen Xuan shook his head.

"All appearance and no substance!"

That's how he evaluated the Hundred Flowers Ruyi Immortal Skirt.

The price was close to that of a Sect Foundation Establishment Pill, far too inflated.

If White Lotus Fairy insisted on buying it, she would actually lose points in his heart.

The two watched quietly, no longer making any bids.

Until the host brought out a rare cultivation spiritual object, Shen Xuan was tempted.

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