Chapter 4312: Suspect Appears

The hall was lavishly decorated. Its floor was paved with beautiful green jade, and the walls were inlaid with numerous crystals, covered in mysterious formation patterns that emitted a strong restrictive aura.

In the center of the hall stood a high bluestone platform, over a hundred feet wide, on which were placed a green jade table and a green jade chair.

Many tables and chairs were arranged around the bluestone platform, most of which were already occupied by cultivators wearing Heavenly Star masks.

Wang Changsheng found an empty chair, sat down, and waited quietly.

Some cultivators whispered to each other.

Cultivators continued to enter the venue, all wearing Heavenly Star masks that concealed their true appearances. Most were Golden Immortals, with a few Grand Unity Golden Immortals among them.

A short while later, a loud bell rang, and the cultivators all looked towards the bluestone platform.

Two men, one tall and one short, strode onto the bluestone platform. Judging by their auras, both were Golden Immortals.

"I am Chen Fu," said the tall, thin man in green robes, "and this is my younger brother, Chen Gui. We will be hosting this auction. After the auction concludes, you are welcome to come onto the stage to display your cultivation resources for free trade. We will not charge any fees." He then took out five blue porcelain bottles.

"Five bottles of Golden Apricot Jade Origin Pills," he announced, "effective for enhancing immortal elemental power and suitable for Golden Immortal cultivators. The starting bid is five true immortal-stage five-colored chaotic beast crystal cores, with each subsequent bid not less than one core."

"Five cores!"

"Six cores!"

"Seven cores!"

The five bottles of Golden Apricot Jade Origin Pills were quickly auctioned off, all fetching high prices.

After auctioning off the Golden Apricot Jade Origin Pills, Chen Fu took out three golden porcelain bottles and announced, "Three bottles of Golden Jasmine Pills, excellent for healing. The starting bid is five true immortal-stage five-colored chaotic beast crystal cores, with each subsequent bid not less than one core."

"Five cores!"

"Six cores!"

"Seven cores!"

Chen Fu continued to auction off various items: immortal pills, immortal formations, immortal artifacts, immortal wine, immortal talismans, and more. All were items useful to Golden Immortals; there was even a Seven-Star Golden Luster Pill for sale. Wang Changsheng, naturally, was not interested.

After about half an hour, and following the auction of a Golden Immortal-stage puppet beast, Chen Fu stepped aside. Chen Gui then walked forward and announced, "I will be presiding over the next part of the auction."

He took out an exquisite blue brocade box. Opening it, he revealed five flying daggers shimmering with blue light.

"A set of immortal artifacts, the Soul Extinguishing Blades," Chen Gui announced loudly. "Forged with Grand Unity Soul Jade, they come with a spiritual attack, and each blade is a mid-grade immortal artifact. The starting bid is three hundred Golden Immortal-stage five-colored chaotic beast crystal cores, with each subsequent bid not less than fifty cores."

It was a common understanding that sets of immortal artifacts were more powerful, and as this set of Soul Extinguishing Blades was forged with Grand Unity Soul Jade, its power was even greater.

"Three hundred!"

"Three hundred fifty!"

"Four hundred!"

After dozens of bids, the set of Soul Extinguishing Blades was sold for one thousand three hundred and fifty five-colored crystal cores. It was purchased by a portly man in golden robes who, judging by his aura, was a mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

After the Soul Extinguishing Blades were sold, Chen Gui took out five blue porcelain bottles and announced, "These are third-tier immortal pills, Snow Ganoderma Golden Origin Pills, effective for enhancing immortal elemental power. They will be auctioned separately, with each bottle starting at fifty high-grade immortal essence stones. Each subsequent bid must not be less than five stones, and chaotic beast crystal cores can also be used for payment."

"Fifty stones!"

"Fifty-five!"

"Sixty!"

The bidding was quite fierce. Wang Changsheng acquired two bottles of Snow Ganoderma Golden Origin Pills for seven Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage seven-colored chaotic beast crystal cores, while the remaining three bottles were taken by two different Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Chen Gui then took out two green porcelain bottles and announced, "Two bottles of Luoyun Pills, refined with Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage chaotic beast crystal cores, excellent for healing. Each bottle starts at one hundred high-grade immortal essence stones, with each subsequent bid not less than ten stones."

As soon as he spoke, many bidders' eyes lit up. However, not many placed bids, as they couldn't afford so many high-grade immortal essence stones.

"One hundred!"

"One hundred ten!"

"One hundred twenty!"

The price steadily climbed, quickly surpassing one hundred and thirty high-grade immortal essence stones.

"I bid one hundred forty," a pleasant female voice chimed in.

Wang Changsheng looked towards the source of the voice. He saw a graceful young woman in a golden dress, whose face was unclear, but whose aura indicated she was an early-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

"One hundred fifty!" Wang Changsheng called out.

"One hundred sixty," the young woman in the golden dress countered.

"One hundred seventy," Wang Changsheng replied, unfazed.

The young woman in the golden dress pondered for a moment, then said, "One hundred eighty!"

"One hundred ninety!" Wang Changsheng continued to bid.

"Two hundred!" the young woman in the golden dress said, her voice heavy.

Wang Changsheng did not bid further, and the young woman in the golden dress successfully acquired one bottle of Luoyun Pills.

Wang Changsheng spent one hundred and seventy high-grade immortal essence stones to acquire the second bottle of Luoyun Pills. It seemed the young woman in the golden dress had been determined to get one.

They both flew up to the high platform, paid their immortal essence stones, received a porcelain bottle from Chen Gui, and after confirming their purchases, returned to their seats.

Chen Gui flipped his right hand, and a green spear wreathed in lightning appeared, emitting a strong fluctuation of lightning laws.

"An upper-grade immortal artifact, the Green Thunder Immortal Slaying Spear," Chen Gui announced. "Payment must be made with Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage seven-colored chaotic beast crystal cores. The starting bid is one seven-colored crystal core, with each subsequent bid not less than one seven-colored crystal core."

Wang Changsheng was not interested, as he could refine upper-grade immortal artifacts himself.

"Can't it be paid for with high-grade immortal essence stones?" the young woman in the golden dress asked.

"This treasure was consigned by a senior," Chen Gui explained, adding that Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage seven-colored chaotic beast crystal cores were more valuable than high-grade immortal essence stones.

No one placed a bid. It wasn't that they couldn't produce Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage seven-colored chaotic beast crystal cores, but rather that they didn't consider it worth the price. The upper-grade immortal artifact went unsold.

"The auction concludes here," Chen Gui announced. "You may now come up to the stage for free trade."

After Chen Gui finished speaking, he and Chen Fu stepped down from the bluestone platform.

Over a dozen cultivators, including Wang Changsheng, flew onto the bluestone platform.

"I'll go first!" Wang Changsheng announced. The other cultivators, all Golden Immortals, dared not refuse. They quickly assented and retreated.

Wang Changsheng shook his sleeve, and after a streak of blue light flashed past, five upper-grade immortal artifacts and two mid-grade chaos armors appeared on the green jade table.

"I'm looking to trade for rare materials," Wang Changsheng stated. "Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage chaotic beast carcasses are also acceptable."

He had been in Jinxiao City for over thirty thousand years, during which he had collected many refining materials and refined numerous upper-grade immortal artifacts.

As soon as he finished speaking, over a dozen cultivators, including the young woman in the golden dress, flew onto the bluestone platform and sent voice transmissions to Wang Changsheng.

"I'll trade a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-stage seven-colored chaotic beast carcass for your Golden Chiseling Sword, how about that?" the young woman in the golden dress transmitted, as she took out a green storage bracelet and handed it to Wang Changsheng.

Wang Changsheng's divine sense swept over it. He nodded and agreed to the trade.

The young woman in the golden dress put away a golden, glittering flying sword and returned to her seat.