324: Zuoqiu Qingluo

Xue Qian brought down the hammer, and the ownership of the soul refining pill finally fell into the hands of Lingyun Sect.

As soon as this result was announced, the people in the auction house had different thoughts.

"Oh, Lingyun Sect actually won! Didn't Qingnang Sect have three Eighth-Grade Alchemists? Were they just sitting around?"

"That's the Alchemists' own money, it has nothing to do with Li Chuang. It seems that in terms of financial resources, Lingyun Sect is still superior!"

"Of course. Qingnang Sect is rich in Alchemists, while Lingyun Sect has Spirit Talisman Masters, Spirit Array Masters, and Alchemists. In terms of money-making ability, Lingyun Sect still has a slight edge."

"Tonight, I've truly broadened my horizons; an eighth-grade pill actually sold for a high price of twelve million!"

After the auction, Lu Xingchen and the other three were led by Xue Qian's personal maid to a closed room.

The beautiful young girl handed the four people's auctioned items to Liu Ruyan, and Liu Ruyan also presented her gold coin card. Both parties returned laden with goods.

Stepping out of the auction house's main entrance, Liu Ruyan and Li Chuang met each other.

Li Chuang cupped his hands in greeting to Liu Ruyan and said with a smile, "Presumably, that soul refining pill is already in Sect Master Liu's Storage Ring, right? Lingyun Sect's financial resources are truly enviable to me!"

Liu Ruyan smiled and said, "Sect Master Li Chuang, you flatter me. We were just a bit lucky and happened to have more liquid funds. But in terms of the quality of Alchemists, Lingyun Sect is still not as good as Qingnang Sect."

"However, our Lingyun Sect is proficient in Spirit Talismans, Spirit Formations, and Alchemy simultaneously. In terms of overall strength, we are not comparable to your Qingnang Sect!" This was Liu Ruyan's inner thought, but she did not voice it.

Li Chuang chuckled, "Sect Master Liu is too modest. I hope with the help of this soul refining pill, Sect Master Liu's Realm can soon advance to Heaven Realm Mid-stage. At that time, it will truly be like a Dragon growing wings!"

Liu Ruyan chuckled, "I'll take Sect Master Li's auspicious words."

The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries and then departed.

After Li Chuang had walked away, Lu Xingchen frowned and said in a deep voice, "Senior Sister, Li Chuang speaks beautifully, but he must be unconvinced in his heart. I'm afraid he will oppose our Lingyun Sect in the future."

Liu Ruyan nodded slightly and said softly, "That's very possible. Li Chuang is not a broad-minded person, otherwise, he wouldn't have made the previous bet with us. However, this soul refining pill is truly too precious; offending Qingnang Sect for it is worth it!"

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and said in a deep voice, "Indeed. On Tianyuan Continent, strength is the most important thing. If Senior Sister can Breakthrough to Heaven Realm Mid-stage, we won't need to fear a mere Qingnang Sect at all!"

"However, before that, if Senior Sister encounters any trouble, feel free to tell me. As long as it's within my capabilities, I will do my utmost."

Liu Ruyan patted Lu Xingchen's head and said softly, "You're a spirited young man. If I really encounter trouble, I will definitely call on you."

Immediately, the four flew towards Lingyun Sect's Mountain Gate.

A quarter of an hour later, as the four had just entered the Wangshu Mountain Range, Liu Ruyan frowned and said in a deep voice, "A Soul Power has locked onto us!"

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen also frowned and said in a deep voice, "They came so fast?"

The four people present were the Peak combat power of Lingyun Sect. Even if others wanted to snatch the soul refining pill, they wouldn't make a move at this time.

It seems that the one who came was that young girl in the Martial Venerable Realm.

Although only one Soul Power had locked onto the four, who knew how many others hadn't revealed themselves?

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Let's talk to her. If we can't defeat her, we'll just have to hand over the sculpture."

Liu Ruyan nodded slightly and said softly, "Junior Brother, don't worry too much. My Soul Power has already Broken through to the Heaven Realm. Unless a Martial Saint Expert personally makes a move, I can resist them to some extent."

"Even if this young girl is a Disciple of a Ninth-Rank Sect, it's impossible for her to have a Martial Saint Expert protecting her."

The four suddenly stopped.

Lu Xingchen was the one who bought the mysterious sculpture, so of course, he should be the one to talk to this young girl.

Lu Xingchen said loudly, "Young girl, come out!"

A sound of rushing wind came from a distance, and three seconds later, a charming and lovely young girl appeared before the four.

As Lu Xingchen expected, it was the same one who had competed with him for the sculpture earlier.

The young girl cupped her hands in greeting to the four and said softly, "Greetings, four older brothers and sisters!"

Lu Xingchen took a step forward and said in a deep voice, "No need to be so polite. May I ask Fellow Daoist's name, and why you are blocking our path?"

The young girl said softly, "My name is Zuoqiu Qingluo, and I am the Young Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion. I originally had no intention of offending, but the sculpture you, Big Strong One, bought is very important to me. I wonder if you would be willing to part with it? I am willing to exchange it for something of equal value."

Hearing this, all four were greatly surprised.

Everyone had heard of Tianji Pavilion; it was an Eighth-Rank Sect from the Central Continent Middle Region.

Although it was an Eighth-Rank Sect like Lingyun Sect, Tianji Pavilion's status far surpassed Lingyun Sect, even rivaling a Ninth-Rank Sect.

This was simply because Tianji Pavilion specialized in divination, able to communicate with the Laws of heaven and earth with powerful Soul Power to predict future events.

This profound power was even more precious than Word Spirit Power.

No one would want to offend a Sect that possessed such power.

It was only because Tianji Pavilion members only excelled in divination and were not skilled in combat, and there were no Martial Saint Experts within the Pavilion, that it was only rated as an Eighth-Rank Sect.

However, their influence on Tianyuan Continent had already surpassed that of ordinary Ninth-Rank Sects.

To say nothing of others, the current Pavilion Master of Tianji Pavilion, Zuoqiu Jing, was a Guest Elder of the Righteous Path Alliance, specifically serving Ning Zhifeng, the Alliance Leader of the Righteous Path Alliance.

It was entirely thanks to Zuoqiu Jing that Ning Zhifeng was able to locate Kindling Lin Wanqing in the vast Central Continent and gain the upper hand in the struggle against the Human Emperor Hall.

For someone he had never met, Zuoqiu Jing could calculate her location, which was enough to show the power of divination and the strength of Tianji Pavilion!

And this finding people and discerning locations was only the most basic of divination techniques.

And this Zuoqiu Qingluo, the four had also heard of her.

She was one of the eight prodigies of the central province, not only possessing outstanding martial arts talent but also being even stronger than Zuoqiu Jing in the application of divination.

However, she had always been kept hidden by Tianji Pavilion and rarely participated in outside activities.

Lu Xingchen, however, did not expect that she would leave the Central Continent Middle Region and travel thousands of miles to Wangshu City for a sculpture.

First, Peng Yu, the Saintess of Medicine King Valley, and now Zuoqiu Qingluo, two of the eight prodigies of the central province had actively sought him out. This was too coincidental, wasn't it?

Would he have to encounter the other eight prodigies of the central province in the future?

However, the last encounter with Peng Yu was not so pleasant.

He wondered what Zuoqiu Qingluo's personality was like; surely, they wouldn't have to fight again, would they?