59: The auction begins

Looking at the departing figure of the middle-aged man, the woman in white murmured softly.

“Ling Feng!”

She then turned her head to look at the gray-robed elder beside her, asking in a deep voice.

“Uncle Ding, what do you think of this matter?”

Seeing this, Elder Ding did not immediately respond to the woman in white. Instead, his Divine Sense instantly enveloped the entire auction hall, and in an instant, he found Ling Feng’s location.

He then used his Divine Sense to directly probe Ling Feng, but no matter how he probed, he could not ascertain Ling Feng’s background.

At the same time.

Ling Feng, who was in the private room, heard the System’s prompt and was inwardly shocked, but on the surface, he still pretended as if nothing had happened.

“Ding, it has been detected that a powerful Martial Artist is probing the Host. The System’s Host Protection Function has been automatically activated and will shield all of the Host’s information. Even a Divine Martial Realm Martial Artist will not be able to detect the Host’s detailed situation.”

“Oh…”

After probing for a long time, Elder Ding couldn't help but let out a surprised sound.

Soon, after another attempt, Elder Ding was still unable to glean any useful information. He then withdrew his Divine Sense and sighed softly.

“To think there’s such a Prodigy in the world.”

After he finished speaking, he saw his Young Miss staring at him with wide eyes, and he immediately smiled awkwardly and said.

“Young Miss, this Clan Leader Ling is not simple. Even I, with all my effort, cannot see through him.”

“Even those Juniors in the headquarters are far from being able to achieve this level.”

As soon as Elder Ding’s words fell, both the woman in white and Xuan Zi were filled with immense shock, their small Faces covered in astonishment.

One must know that Elder Ding was no ordinary person; his strength was many times greater than that of the middle-aged man with Imperial Martial Realm cultivation just now. Elder Ding was a genuine Venerable Martial Realm expert!

A Prodigy whom even a Venerable Martial Realm expert could not see through either possessed some Heaven-Defying weapon that could prevent others from probing, or their own talent was too Heaven-Defying and also had the effect of preventing others from probing.

Regardless of the reason, once such a Prodigy matured, they would at least be a hegemon-like existence.

“Ling Feng, Clan Leader of the Ling Family! Interesting. It seems I really need to personally befriend this Clan Leader Ling.”

“Coincidentally, he also has a significant trade relationship with my Flying Cloud Commerce Guild. I might as well take this opportunity to personally meet this Prodigy whom even Uncle Ding cannot see through.”

Thinking of this, the woman in white immediately said to Xuan Zi.

“Xuan Zi, give the order. After the auction ends, help me keep Clan Leader Ling. I want to meet him personally.”

“Yes, Young Miss.”

Upon hearing this, Xuan Zi respectfully bowed and responded… In the auction hall, almost all the personnel from various major forces who came to participate had arrived.

Of course, not just anyone was qualified to attend the Flying Cloud Commerce Guild’s annual auction. Only those whose affiliated force or personal strength was recognized by the Flying Cloud Commerce Guild would receive a specially made invitation from the Flying Cloud Commerce Guild, and only with this invitation could they enter the auction hall.

However, many people from these forces habitually brought their outstanding Family Juniors along to let them gain some experience.

A moment later.

A beautiful woman with an enchanting figure, accompanied by two guards, slowly walked onto the high platform with a smile. Looking at the chattering crowd in the hall, she then subtly nodded to one of the guards beside her.

The guard immediately understood the enchanting woman’s meaning. He then took a step forward, looked at the chattering crowd below, and immediately shouted loudly.

“The auction is about to begin. Please be quiet, everyone.”

As her words fell, the originally noisy auction hall instantly became extremely quiet, and everyone’s gaze immediately converged on the high platform.

Seeing this, the enchanting woman said with a smile.

“Everyone, this humble one is Li Xue, the auctioneer of the Flying Cloud Commerce Guild. I believe many of you here have seen me and dealt with me before.”

“Although many of you are old acquaintances, the necessary procedures must still be followed.”

“I believe many old acquaintances are aware of the rules of my Flying Cloud Commerce Guild, but there are also many new Faces present.”

“Therefore, before the auction begins, this humble one has a few frank words to say upfront, so as to avoid any awkward situations later on.”

Li Xue looked at the crowd in the hall, then slowly spoke again.

“This auction will be hosted by me throughout. During the auction process, please bid normally. Do not do anything out of line. At the same time, esteemed guests who have brought their Family Juniors along, please be sure to restrain your Juniors. It wouldn’t be good if something were to happen.”

“Furthermore, there are many participants in this auction, almost covering the entire Xuantian Continent. So, if any of you encounter rivals and wish to settle personal or factional grievances, please move outside my Flying Cloud Commerce Guild. Fighting is prohibited within the Flying Cloud Commerce Guild, otherwise, don’t blame me for not warning you in advance.”

As her words fell, an extremely powerful Martial Artist Aura directly swept towards the crowd in the hall. Everyone in the hall involuntarily trembled, and some Family Juniors with lower cultivation levels, under the protection of their Family elders, resisted Li Xue’s pressure.

Feeling the pressure released by Li Xue, Ling Feng’s originally tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and he murmured.

“Heaven Martial Realm Middle Stage.”

“This Flying Cloud Commerce Guild truly lives up to its reputation as a force capable of establishing commerce guilds across the entire continent.”

At this moment, Li Xue, who was on the high platform in the hall, saw the situation and immediately retracted her entire Aura, then said to everyone with a smile.

“Everyone, for the smooth conduct of this auction, my actions just now were quite presumptuous. I hope you will forgive me.”

“Time is precious, so I won’t waste any more words. I now declare the Flying Cloud Commerce Guild’s annual auction officially open!”

“Clap clap clap… Clap clap clap…”

“Good… Good…”

As Li Xue’s words fell, applause and shouts instantly resounded throughout the entire hall.

Seeing this, Li Xue immediately raised her hands to quiet the crowd, and the auction hall instantly fell silent.

Then, Li Xue smiled and said loudly.

“Next, please welcome the first item of this auction.”

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