92: Chapter 92

“Auctioning Dao Companions?”

Seeing the Senior beside him ask, Xiao Yun quickly explained, “Some female Cultivators have special Physiques, and the Cultivation Techniques they practice can help male Cultivators perform Yin Harvesting and Yang Nourishing. If these female Cultivators lack cultivation Opportunities, they come to this Linglong Pavilion and auction themselves off as commodities.”

“Firstly, they can obtain a sum of cultivation resources after the auction. Secondly, if the person they Dual Cultivate with comes from a powerful family, they might benefit from some Spiritual Fruits and Medicinal Pills to aid their own cultivation.”

Chen Xuan listened, frowning slightly, feeling a bit disgusted.

Mu Wanqing said with a look of disdain, “Do these women have no sense of shame? Their Father and Mother raised them their whole lives, not for them to treat themselves as objects and degrade themselves.”

Xiao Lingxian's delicate brows furrowed, and she said in a cold tone, “I didn't expect there to be such shameless women in this Central Region. Sister Qiyue and I traveled in the Eastern Region before and visited many places, but we never heard of such a thing.”

Xiao Yun originally wanted to say, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

There are also some female Cultivators who, after auctioning themselves off, secretly auction themselves a second time.

More than twenty years ago, there was a Female Cultivator surnamed Zhang, an Inner Sect Disciple of the Heavenly Fire Sect among the Ten Great Sacred Lands, who even auctioned herself off to fifteen people simultaneously.

Every year, she extorted hundreds of thousands of Low-Grade Spirit Stones and several Medicinal Pills from her Dao Companions, relying solely on 'Pill-Stacking' to forcibly reach the Golden Core Realm.

He glanced out of the corner of his eye at the two women whose Faces were full of anger, and ultimately swallowed his words.

He was just supposed to show the Senior and his Highly Talented Disciples around the auction house in Linglong City; there was no need to mention such filthy and disgraceful things to ruin their mood.

As the group walked, they suddenly noticed a long queue outside a shop ahead, where many ordinary people were waiting in line.

“What is this shop selling?” Chen Xuan asked curiously.

Xiao Yun followed his gaze, looked, and then explained, “This should be a new product, the Concentration Pill, developed by the Medicine Pavilion Disciples. If a mortal consumes one, they can stay awake for three months without rest.”

Li Pingan said in surprise, “The medicinal effect is that good?”

Chen Xuan knew about this stuff; it was available in Sects of all sizes in the Eastern Region, considered a necessary product for the 'Oxen and Horses.'

However, the ones in the Eastern Region only allowed one to stay awake for a month and a half. It was precisely because of this item that Sects were able to exploit their Disciples, making them carry out Sect Tasks for eleven hours a day, leaving the remaining time for free cultivation.

It was essentially just dangling a negligible shred of hope in front of the low-level Cultivators.

Through Xiao Yun's explanations, Chen Xuan gained a lot of new knowledge, and his three Disciples even more so.

The group soon arrived next to a magnificent building. The three large characters “Linglong Pavilion” were written on a gold-rimmed plaque. This Linglong Pavilion was three stories high, roughly the size of a medium-sized temple.

Several Foundation Establishment Cultivators in uniform stood at the entrance, maintaining order.

Xiao Yun stopped and said, “This is the Linglong Pavilion, Senior, please come this way.”

Led by Xiao Yun, Chen Xuan and his group arrived at another entrance where the crowd was sparse. Two graceful women stepped forward and said softly:

“Distinguished guests, please present your Tokens.”

Xiao Yun swept his sleeve, took out a Silver Token, and handed it to the two women.

The two women glanced over it for confirmation—a Golden Core Expert... They smiled and stepped aside, making way. “Distinguished guests, someone inside will lead you to your designated seating.”

Xiao Yun acknowledged with an “Mm,” and reached out to take the returned Token.

Mu Wanqing asked curiously, “What is this Token?”

“Miss Mu, you may not know, but this is no ordinary Token. It's a VIP Card specially prepared by the Linglong Pavilion for high-level Cultivators. With this VIP Card, you can enjoy priority seating and personal reception services.”

Mu Wanqing nodded, slightly annoyed, saying, “It's a pity I started on the cultivation path a little late. If you gave me one more month, I could definitely Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm.”

Chen Xuan glanced at her: “And what if you don't Breakthrough after a month?”

Mu Wanqing wrinkled her small Face and said, “Revered Master, can't you give me some Face? A month and a half at most, alright? I will definitely be able to Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm in a month and a half.”

Xiao Yun was utterly shocked upon hearing this: Breaking through to the Golden Core Realm in a month and a half.

Didn't that mean this girl, who looked less than twenty years old, was already a Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Cultivator?

He had stayed in the Holy Land for many years, yet he had never heard of a Cultivator with such Heaven-Defying Aptitude.

Xiao Yun initially thought the three Disciples were only around the Foundation Establishment Realm, wondering if they were carrying Magic Treasures that concealed their Qi.

He also didn't know how old the Yellow-Skirts Girl was when she started cultivating, or if she had been cultivating the Dao for fifteen years.

Chen Xuan continued to mock, “By the time you Breakthrough to the Golden Core Realm, Spirit Immortal will probably already be at the Second Layer of Golden Core Stage.”

Xiao Lingxian could only smile faintly.

Mu Wanqing protested, “Revered Master, stop comparing me to these Freaks, Junior Brother and Junior Sister! I've only been cultivating for less than four months, and I'm already at the Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer. I've worked very hard.”

“What?” Xiao Yun exclaimed from the side, even doubting if he had misheard.

“Less than four months of cultivation”... “Foundation Establishment Sixth Layer”... These phrases continuously assaulted his mind. Xiao Yun felt he understood the meaning of each word, but putting them together caused his brain to momentarily crash.

“Senior Xiao... what's wrong?” Mu Wanqing asked with an innocent look.

After five seconds of stunned silence, Xiao Yun finally recovered, the shock in his heart churning like a stormy sea.

No wonder... No wonder Fairy Qiyue was so respectful toward this Senior... It's not strange now, it's not strange at all.

Li Pingan said in a deep voice, “Senior Xiao, is there only one type of Token?”

Xiao Yun shook his head: “As far as I know, there are three types: the Silver Token held by Golden Core Cultivators, the Gold Token held by Nascent Soul Cultivators. And there is a Black Token that only Soul Emergence Cultivators can use.”

“I registered for this one back when I was in the Golden Core Realm. Later, I was busy with Sect affairs and haven't visited this Linglong Pavilion in a long time.”

As the words fell, the group walked into the pavilion.

A woman dressed in light purple gauze came forward to greet them. This woman was much more beautiful than the two who had checked the Tokens earlier, and her attire was bolder; a pair of snow-white thighs were faintly revealed beneath the slit skirt as she walked.

“Everyone, please come this way!” the woman called out softly toward Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun reminded her, “You've mistaken the true Revered Master.” After speaking, he turned to Chen Xuan and said, “Senior, let's go.”

The woman was slightly surprised... Could this handsome Young Master in white robes also be a Golden Core Expert? Perhaps he looked young but was actually an old Cultivator over a hundred years old.

But this appearance... it was truly beautiful. Even if he were an old Cultivator, he could probably charm large groups of Fairies on the mountains.

After collecting her thoughts, she bowed respectfully to Chen Xuan and began to lead the way.

Moments later!

Chen Xuan and the others were led to a Private Room on the second floor of the pavilion. Fruits, wine, and water were already prepared in the room for enjoyment. The guide woman curtsied and bowed, and only after Chen Xuan and the three Disciples stepped into the Private Room did she slowly straighten up, gently leaving the door ajar.

The furnishings inside the room were elegant, and the air was filled with the calming scent of Incense.

She stood by with her hands lowered, saying gently, “If Young Master has any instructions, whether it's refilling wine, replacing fruit, or wanting to know the auction rules, you can inform this Servant directly.”

After speaking, she obediently retreated to the corner. Her posture was upright but not deliberately stiff, and she quietly waited for orders.