584: Black lotus, good luck

He entered the Auction House.

What greeted his eyes was a massive hall filled with numerous stalls. Many vendors gathered here, their stalls displaying a variety of strange and wondrous items.

Cultivation techniques, weapons, spiritual treasures, pills, and more—a glance revealed a considerable number of such things.

At the front, there was a passage leading directly into the auction area.

“...”

Xie Weilou surveyed the surroundings.

“Hmm?”

Soon, he spotted something and walked towards a stall. The stall owner was an old man with white hair, a cultivator at the Profound Manifestation Realm.

On this stall, there was a palm-sized black lotus. It looked extraordinary; it wasn't a real flower, but rather cast from crystal, resembling some kind of magical artifact.

“Fellow Daoist, have you taken a liking to anything?”

The white-haired old man looked at Xie Weilou with a smile.

Xie Weilou swept his gaze over the items on the stall, then casually picked up an ancient jade talisman: “How is this item traded?”

The white-haired old man’s eyes lit up: “Fellow Daoist has good taste. This is a fourth-grade Sword Dao Talisman. Once activated, it can unleash an attack comparable to the Mystic Form. It costs ten stalks of thousand-year spiritual grass.”

Of course, he was completely talking nonsense. This jade talisman contained sword qi, but it wasn't strong; at best, it was a second-grade Restriction Talisman.

“Ten stalks of thousand-year spiritual grass?”

Xie Weilou raised an eyebrow. He then pointed to the black lotus next to it: “And this item?”

The white-haired old man said: “This one is even more extraordinary, it is a peerless divine artifact, requiring twenty stalks of thousand-year spiritual grass.”

Xie Weilou said indifferently: “One Shenzang Pill, and I’ll take both of these.”

Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man immediately said: “Deal!”

With one Shenzang Pill in hand, he had already earned back today’s stall fee.

“...”

Xie Weilou casually tossed out a pill and picked up the black lotus along with it.

“Wait!”

Just then, a voice rang out. A young man in a purple robe, accompanied by a group of black-robed figures, walked over.

The young man looked at Xie Weilou and said in a deep voice: “Give me that sword talisman. I’ll give you two Dao Repository Pills.”

As he spoke, an aura of Profound Phase Realm Peak emanated from him.

“Not interested.”

Xie Wei said expressionlessly, then put away the jade talisman and the black lotus.

The young man’s face darkened, and he stared at Xie Weilou with fierce eyes: “You dare to refuse this young master? Do you know who I am?”

Xie Weilou said indifferently: “Oh? Who are you?”

The young man said coldly: “This young master is Red Azure Yuan, the second young master of the Red Azure Marquis Manor.”

“...”

The scene fell silent, and everyone looked at the young man with apprehension.

A young master of the Red Azure Marquis Manor—his background was indeed extremely prominent.

Marquis Chi Cang was a Dongxuan Realm expert, one of the supreme powerhouses standing at the pinnacle. In this Chitian Ancient Kingdom, how many dared to provoke him?

Seeing the apprehension on everyone’s faces, Red Azure Yuan couldn’t help but feel a bit smug. He looked at Xie Weilou and said: “Now you can give me the items, right? Of course, since you didn't give them to me immediately just now, this young master won't give you those two Shenzang Pills either.”

“Idiot!”

Xie Weilou uttered two words and walked forward.

“You're courting death.”

Red Azure Yuan’s eyes were fierce, and power gathered in his palm, ready to strike.

“Second Young Master, this is the Ghost Market Auction House. Please show some respect and do not cause trouble here.”

Just then, a black-robed guard from the Auction House walked over with his men. He glanced at Red Azure Yuan.

Red Azure Yuan raised an eyebrow and reined in his aura. He said calmly: “Of course, this young master will show respect to the Ghost Market Auction House!”

The controller of the entire Ghost Market, known as the Lord of the Ghost Market, was a formidable existence. This Ghost Market Auction House was a force established by him, so it was not to be easily provoked.

“Thank you, Second Young Master.”

The black-robed guard cupped his fists slightly.

“You ignorant fool, I’ll make sure you regret this later...”

Red Azure Yuan looked at Xie Weilou’s retreating back, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes.

In this Ghost Market, he had seen many people who didn't know their place, and ultimately, all of them had died.

“I’ll send you to heaven later.”

Xie Weilou noticed Red Azure Yuan’s killing intent, a sneer appearing on his face. Killing and plundering was something he was also very good at.

As he approached the auction passage, he saw a parchment scroll hanging nearby.

It listed the items to be auctioned this time. Many people gathered there, hoping to find what they needed.

“myriad year divine derivation grass...”

A glint flashed in Xie Weilou’s eyes.

There were quite a few items being auctioned this time, and among them was a stalk of myriad year divine derivation grass. It seemed his luck was good.

Without hesitation, he directly entered the auction area.

The area wasn't huge, but it was more than enough to accommodate over a thousand people, with chairs all around.

In the center was a red auction stage, where over three hundred cultivators gathered, all waiting for the auction to begin.

“...”

Xie Weilou casually found a seat.

As soon as he sat down, a gaze like a poisonous snake, from not far away, fixed on him. It was Red Azure Yuan.

Not long after.

A charming woman flew down and stood on the stage. She glanced around and said with a captivating smile: “Without further ado, let’s begin today’s auction. As per usual, all auction items will be traded with spiritual grass and spiritual medicine. If there are pills, treasures, etc., they can also be traded.”

“Next, please welcome the first auction item.”

The charming woman gently clapped her hands.

A guard immediately brought up a box.

The charming woman opened the box, revealing a fiery red precious jade inside. She said with a captivating smile: “The first auction item, Pure Yang Precious Jade, is a spiritual jade containing the power of Pure Yang. It is beneficial for cultivators practicing fire-attribute cultivation techniques. The starting bid is ten stalks of hundred-year spiritual grass.”

“This item is quite good. I’ll take it for ten stalks of hundred-year spiritual grass.”

A cultivator practicing a fire-attribute cultivation technique spoke.

“My son just came of age. This item would make a nice pendant to give him. I bid eleven stalks of hundred-year spiritual grass.”

“Twelve stalks, I want this item.”

“Thirteen stalks...”

Some cultivators slowly spoke. The first auction item wasn’t anything extraordinary, but for some people, it was still useful.

“This precious jade is good. It would be very useful for carving Restriction and formations,” Xie Weilou thought to himself.

Ordinary precious jade couldn't withstand overly strong Restriction or formations, but this precious jade was a spiritual item, so it could endure them.

“Fifteen stalks of hundred-year spiritual grass.”

Xie Weilou directly called out a price.

“Fifteen stalks?”

Everyone looked at Xie Weilou in surprise. Although this item was decent, fifteen stalks of hundred-year spiritual grass was still a bit high.

“Twenty stalks of hundred-year spiritual grass, this young master wants this item.”

Red Azure Yuan sneered repeatedly. With him here, this person wouldn’t be able to take anything away today.

“...”

Everyone subconsciously looked at Red Azure Yuan, their gazes narrowing.

This young master had bid; who would dare to continue bidding?

“Heh!”

Xie Weilou smiled indifferently and didn’t continue bidding. Buying was not as good as stealing; he would just snatch it later.