838: Auction in Wangchuan City!

Yao Delong signaled the two women to guard outside while he sat cross-legged before the mountain river sun moon cauldron once more.

This time, the refinement was even more effortless, one could even say it was smooth and fluid!

Refining the medicinal liquid? With a thought, the Pill Fire was precisely controlled, and the Impurities were instantly turned to ash!

Forming the pill embryo? Under the guidance of his majestic Divine Thought, the various medicinal essences converged like a hundred rivers into the sea, achieving perfect Fusion!

Finalizing the pill? The pill patterns that drew upon the Laws of Heaven and Earth were like docile threads in his hands, easily guided and branded into the core of the Medicinal Pill!

The entire process was completed in one go, with efficiency far exceeding the first time!

In just three days!

Above the Demon Summoning Abyss, the heart-palpitating purple Pill Lightning tribulation clouds gathered frantically once again! A terrifying Aura of destruction permeated the air!

However, this time—

Yao Delong didn't even bother to stand up!

Inside the Immortal Cave, his eyes opened and closed, and two beams of substantive essence shot out! It was as if they pierced through the walls of the cave, looking directly at the churning tribulation clouds!

He casually raised his right hand and gave a mid-air flick toward the Void Realm above his head!

“Noisy!”

A low shout containing supreme majesty and a majestic blood and qi will exploded like thunder from the Nine Heavens!

Boom—!

In the sky outside the Immortal Cave, the thick purple Pill Lightning that had just formed hadn't even had time to strike!

An invisible giant palm, condensed from pure blood and qi will, appeared out of thin air! Carrying a terrifying Aura that crushed everything and destroyed all Laws, it pressed down hard against the center of the tribulation cloud like swatting a fly!

Poof!

There was no earth-shattering explosion! Only a soft sound like a bubble bursting!

That Pill Lightning, sufficient to make a Void Refinement Mid-stage Cultivator wait in solemn preparation, along with the thick tribulation clouds covering dozens of miles, was instantly annihilated under that domineering press as if they were made of paper! Not even a single spark or flame remained!

The sky instantly returned to the inherent gloom of the Demon Summoning Abyss, as if the world-destroying tribulation clouds from just now were merely an illusion!

A lift of the hand! A flick of the sleeve! The tribulation clouds vanished into thin air!

This level of control, this overbearing power, had already reached the Transcendent stage!

Soon, another great void spirit nurturing pill, glowing with brilliant light and overflowing with pill fragrance, fell into the jade box in Yao Delong's hand.

He walked out of the Immortal Cave and tossed the jade box to Qiong Shuang, who had been waiting anxiously and watching with wide eyes: “Here, take it. Find a quiet place and prepare for your Breakthrough.”

“Thank you, Big Brother!” Qiong Shuang was ecstatic. She grabbed the jade box and, without any hesitation, opened the lid and swallowed the Treasure Pill containing majestic Soul Power in one gulp!

Boom!

The moment the Medicinal Pill entered her stomach, an astonishing chill and Soul fluctuation erupted from within her body!

“Roar—!” An excited and majestic cry of a flood dragon faintly resounded!

Qiong Shuang's body radiated brilliant ice-blue light, and she instantly transformed into a massive Ice Flood Dragon, dozens of feet long, pure white with translucent scales, emitting a terrifying chill! It excitedly circled Yao Delong once before turning into a blinding white rainbow and plunging into a nearby empty Immortal Cave that had been prepared with an Ice-attribute spirit gathering array!

Rumble! The heavy stone door fell, sealing off the inside from the outside. However, the terrifying Aura fluctuation of a Ninth Rank Peak Yao Beast impacting the Tenth Rank Yao King level had already begun to spread!

Luo Tianying watched this scene and revealed a gentle smile: “If Sister Qiong Shuang can succeed this time, Husband will have another Yao King-level assistant by his side, which is for the best.” She turned her gaze to Yao Delong, her eyes filled with affection: “Husband, I am also going into seclusion to digest the medicinal power of this Treasure Pill.”

Yao Delong nodded: “Mn, focus on your Breakthrough. I will act as your Protector.”

Luo Tianying smiled sweetly and said no more. Her purple figure turned into a streak of light and re-entered her own Immortal Cave. The massive stone door slammed shut once again.

Outside the Immortal Cave, only Yao Delong remained.

He rubbed his nose somewhat helplessly and gave a self-deprecating laugh: “Tsk, I just came out of seclusion, and these two ladies have gone back in. Life certainly isn't lonely.”

Just then, a respectful voice with a hint of reporting sounded from behind:

“Master!”

Yao Delong turned around and saw Old Black Mu appear silently like a ghost not far behind him, bowing in greeting.

“What is it?” Yao Delong asked.

Old Black Mu stepped forward and lowered his voice, his tone solemn: “Reporting to Master, there is news regarding the several types of rare Spirit Medicine you previously ordered me to keep an eye out for!”

Yao Delong's eyes narrowed: “Oh? Where are they?”

“River of Oblivion City!” Old Black Mu said deeply. “According to reliable intelligence, ten days from now, the Sun Moon Divine Cult will hold a high-specification auction in River of Oblivion City! Several core precious medicines on your list—especially the extremely rare ‘Yellow Springs Equinox Flower’ and ‘nine nether earth core milk’—have appeared on their promotional list! Furthermore, it is said there is even a Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique as the grand finale!”

Hearing this, Yao Delong's brows furrowed immediately.

“The Sun Moon Divine Cult... holding an auction at this time? And bringing out such rare items?” His fingers lightly tapped his knee, his eyes flashing with sharp light as he pondered the hidden agenda.

As the Hall Master of the Nine Nether Sect's Law Enforcement Hall, how meticulous and ruthless was Old Black Mu's mind? He immediately chimed in, his voice carrying a hint of coldness:

“Master is wise! I believe this is definitely not a simple auction to amass wealth! The Sun Moon Divine Cult's move has at least three intentions!”

“First, winning people over and gathering intelligence! There are many high-level Loose Cultivators in the Xuan Ye Dynasty and its surrounding powers. By bringing out treasures enough to drive Soul Transformation and Void Refining Cultivators crazy, the Sun Moon Divine Cult can both recruit people and use the opportunity to see which Loose Cultivators and powers are close to them and which are potential enemies!”

“Second, testing our Nine Nether Sect! Currently, undercurrents are surging in the Xuan Ye Dynasty. The two factions maintain a fragile balance on the surface, but in reality, friction is constant. They know full well that these treasures are of great use to certain Elders or secret techniques of our Nine Nether Sect, and might even be attractive to you, Master. This move is no different from throwing a stone to ask the way! They want to see if we dare to accept the challenge!”

“Third... and the most sinister!” Old Black Mu's eyes flashed with a cold light. “I suspect this is very likely a meticulously arranged trap! A death trap targeting the upper echelons of our Nine Nether Sect! Using the auction as bait to lure the snakes out of their holes and annihilate them all at once!”

Yao Delong listened quietly to Old Black Mu's analysis. There was no expression on his face, but in the depths of his eyes, it was as if a cold pond was surging, with countless thoughts rapidly calculating within.

‘A trap? Without a doubt, it's a trap,’ Yao Delong sneered inwardly. ‘But it is definitely not targeted at me, Yao Delong.’

His movements were mysterious, and he had used the Thousand Mechanisms Formless Art to change his Aura and appearance; even someone as close as Luo Tianying would find it hard to see through him without prior knowledge. The Heavenly Demon Sect was far away in the Demon Domain, and the Nine Nether Sect was completely unaware of his movements. The Sun Moon Divine Cult's chessboard move must be aimed at the Nine Nether Sect, which had occupied the Xuan Ye Dynasty for a thousand years and was as incompatible as fire and water with them!

‘Throwing out heavy treasures to lure the upper echelons of the Nine Nether Sect to the meeting... what a brilliant Open Scheme!’ Yao Delong saw through it clearly. The Nine Nether Sect was deeply entrenched with deep-rooted influence, and its interior was not a monolith. Even knowing there was danger, those Elders who were itching with desire for the finale treasures and were confident in their own strength would be willing to take the risk! If the Sun Moon Divine Cult truly wanted to subvert the Nine Nether Sect in one go, an auction alone was clearly not enough, but seizing the opportunity to prune some of its elite upper echelons and severely damage its Origin Qi, combined with subsequent measures... that would be quite feasible!