435: Auction venue

At this moment, the Cultivators of the Mystic Yellow Dao Territory looked towards the Mystic Yellow Dao Territory with reverence. They never expected that the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild had such terrifying means hidden, capable of easily slaying even powerful existences at the Middle Stage of Dao Monarch.

Xu Song hovered above the Merchant Guild, his gaze cold as he swept across the Void Realm, a sneer playing on his lips.

He had anticipated that someone would covet the auction items, so he had invited Xu Qing's Dao body to preside early on, and set the power of the defensive Formation to a Low Grade Immortal Dao Formation.

Otherwise, with the Black Sand Three Brothers' strength, how could they have easily breached the Merchant Guild's defensive Formation?

Now, by using the lives of the Black Sand Three Brothers, he had displayed the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild's foundation, which could also prevent some unnecessary trouble.

"Dare to cause trouble at my Xuanhuang Merchant Guild? This is your end!"

Xu Song's voice was like thunder, shaking the entire Xuanhuang Ancient City.

Countless Cultivators, upon hearing this, felt a trace of reverence. Those with ulterior motives also abandoned their covetousness towards the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild.

Seeing this, Xu Song waved his hand.

The next moment, starlight filled the air, and the shattered Formation instantly recovered, forming a light barrier that enveloped the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild. A moment later, it vanished from sight.

This scene, falling into the eyes of the Dao Monarchs, made their expressions twitch.

The power displayed by that Formation just now was enough to withstand a Late Stage Dao Monarch.

By now, everyone understood that the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild was using this opportunity to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys.

Within a certain space!

Five powerful figures were shrouded in mist.

"I never thought! We wanted to investigate the relationship between the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild and that person, but it led to another powerful expert!"

A voice of surprise rang out.

"If this old man is not mistaken, that Sword Cultivator's cultivation is at least Late Stage Dao Monarch, and even above us!"

An old voice said faintly.

The other four fell silent upon hearing this.

Recalling that sword strike just now, they were confident they could unleash attacks of similar power, but they felt the Major Achievement Immortal Sword Dao within that sword light.

To be frank, facing that person, they had no chance of winning.

"Oh well! Since he is a powerful Dragon, we don't need to provoke him for no reason! Anyway, no matter what the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild wants to do, it is no longer something we can control."

"That's good!"

"Then let the younger generation of the Clan attend the auction! Even if they can't become friends, there's no need to create enmity!"

As the voices faded, the five figures slowly disappeared, and even the space they had opened was dispersed by the spatial torrent, as if nothing had ever happened.

Time flew by, and soon it was time for the auction to begin.

This auction could be said to be the most grand event for the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild in a million years.

Because starting three years ago, powerful experts above Dao Master had continuously poured into Xuanhuang Ancient City, which greatly stimulated consumption in the Ancient City and provided a considerable amount of tax revenue to the Mystic Yellow Dao Sect.

Now, in this Xuanhuang Ancient City, let alone Half-step Dao Monarchs, there were many Dao Monarchs, so much so that those profligate young masters who usually bullied others were holed up in their Families, fearing to anger a Dao Monarch and bring about the calamity of Clan annihilation upon themselves and their Family.

Xuanhuang Merchant Guild.

Still in that palace.

However, compared to three years ago, inside the great hall, the Elders of various pavilions could only stand aside.

Because those who could sit at the conference table had a minimum cultivation of Half-step Dao Monarch, and there were six Dao Monarchs alone.

"The Clan Chief has investigated. Among those participating in this auction, the strongest are from those several sects, but all who came are Middle Stage Dao Monarchs. If anyone causes trouble, the Clan Chief doesn't need to act; the Formation alone can suppress them."

"However, it's always best to be careful, so I've invited my cousins. Brother Song is here to thank all my cousins for your help!"

Xu Song clasped his fists towards Xu Liang and the other four.

For this auction, he not only invited Xu Qing's Dao body to preside but also invited the Breakthrough Xu Liang, as well as the Hall of Merit, Scripture Pavilion, and Treasure Pavilion Masters.

Adding him and the Breakthrough Qi Wude, there were a total of six Dao Monarchs.

"We are all from the Xu Family, and from the same lineage. You can skip the thanks; I don't like to hear it, brother!" Xu Jie said with a laugh.

"It's Brother Song's mistake! Hahaha!"

Xu Song laughed heartily.

A moment later.

"Hall Master, can we begin?"

Xu Changyun stepped forward and asked.

"Begin!"

"Dong—"

As Xu Song nodded, a bell chime that shook the Mystic Yellow Dao Territory rang out. At this moment, all Cultivators stopped what they were doing and looked towards where the bell sound came from.

"It's finally starting?"

A powerful expert said excitedly.

"Go! I've waited three years for this moment! This time, that heavenly star dragon marrow, I am determined to get it!"

"Tsk! Just you?"

... "Creak!"

The thousand-zhang-tall gate of the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild slowly opened, ancient runes of the characters Xuanhuang diffused, emitting a faint golden light. Then, two great Dao, one left and one right, appeared before everyone.

"Distinguished guests holding invitation letters, please enter through the right passage!"

"Distinguished guests holding entry tickets, please enter through the left passage!"

Deng Changyun stood in the middle of the two great Dao and spoke to the guests.

Invitation letters were personally delivered by the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild, and basically all Supreme Powers planning to participate in the auction received them.

As for entry tickets, they were proof that guests purchased the qualification to participate in the auction at the Merchant Guild. In three years, the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild had already sold 100,000 entry tickets, each costing ten million Chaos Profound Crystals.

Ten million Chaos Profound Crystals seemed like a lot, but the price of a Half-step Immortal item could reach hundreds of millions or even billions of Chaos Profound Crystals.

These ten million Chaos Profound Crystals were meant to deter most guests with insufficient financial resources.

And just from entry tickets, the Xu Family had earned a trillion Chaos Profound Crystals for nothing.

As guests entered the left and right passages, they were soon teleported to a square spanning hundreds of thousands of miles.

Around the square, clouds and mist swirled, and rows of small private rooms stood in a fan shape around the auction stage. At this moment, those guests who entered through the left passage appeared in these private rooms.

Each private room was an independent small space, shrouded by a Formation, making it impossible for outsiders to see the situation inside. The only thing people inside could see was a mirrored projection directly facing the auction stage.

As for the guests who entered through the right passage, they appeared inside the cloud towers in the sky. After all, they were Supreme Powers, so the necessary grandeur could not be omitted.

"The Dao here is so rich!"

"Comparing people is infuriating. Just an auction venue is richer in Chaos energy than my sect's Holy Land. This is simply a Cultivation Holy Land!"

At this moment, the guests couldn't help but widen their eyes, and the entire venue was filled with noise.

Some people's state of mind shattered at this moment, because within the private rooms, they could feel their comprehension of the Great Dao accelerating, and their Cultivation speed was dozens of times faster!

Endless Chaos energy surged into their bodies, and some Dao Masters who were already on the verge of a Breakthrough instantly broke through.

"As expected of the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild, to have buried a Low Grade Dao Vein here!"

In the cloud towers, Dao Monarch experts from various Supreme Powers had come. These people were extremely insightful and quickly understood the problem.

Dao Veins were a symbol of Supreme Powers. A Low Grade Dao Vein was enough to ensure the prosperity of a Supreme Power. For example, among the Ten Great Dao Sects of Xuanhuang, excluding the Mystic Yellow Dao Sect, all only had one Low Grade Dao Vein.

It should be known that a Low Grade Dao Vein was already sufficient for the daily Cultivation needs of a Middle Stage Dao Monarch.

But now, the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild used a Low Grade Dao Vein just for the space used for the auction, which showed the depth of the Xuanhuang Merchant Guild's foundation.

For a time, the forces from outside the Mystic Yellow Dao Territory shed their contempt.