157: Auction begins

It seems the other party is also a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, right?

Why are they scrambling away in such a panic this time?

They even look absolutely terrified.

At that moment, someone called out to him from over there, so the Waiter didn't say anything more and immediately went to attend to them.

Gu Changan sat there looking at a table full of delicacies, eating quite happily, but his Divine Sense blanketed the entire hall of the Inn.

As well as the private rooms on the second floor.

Every conversation everyone was having could not escape his perception!

At this moment, the conversation of the Cultivators at one of the tables caught Gu Changan's attention.

"Is that True Disciple Ghost Without Way crazy?"

"His Master is dead; how many days has he been causing such a ruckus?"

"He's leading a huge group of people around all day, searching everywhere for the murderer who killed his Master!"

"And yet, he hasn't gained anything to show for it!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Changan's chopsticks, which were reaching for some food, paused.

He thought to himself: That doesn't make sense!

How is it that no one is giving the True Disciple Ghost Without Way any trouble?

Is he still going about his business every day trying to take revenge on me?

What are the people at the Treasure Pavilion doing?

Could it be that they've given up?

They shouldn't be unable to find out even this much!

I left such huge clues when I went to the Treasure Pavilion those two times.

If they can't even trace that, it's truly disappointing!

Or perhaps I'm not worth the effort?

A single drop of golden marrow jade milk is worth 1 million Spirit Stones!

Plus a soul defense magical artifact, and another 1.8 million Spirit Stones.

Is a total of 3 million Spirit Stones not worth taking action for?

Or is it because it would have a bad impact?

After all, in the Nether Ghost Market, ghost Cultivators occupy one-third of the territory.

They must be supporting the True Disciple Ghost Without Way behind the scenes!

That would explain it; the Treasure Pavilion is a business and must care about its reputation.

So they wouldn't take action openly, but they would most likely target me in secret.

But it's been two days, and there's been absolutely no movement.

Either the people at the Treasure Pavilion think those items have already been moved and are no longer with the True Disciple Ghost Without Way.

Is that why things have turned out like this?

The meat Gu Changan was eating no longer tasted good.

It's like you meticulously prepared to do something bad and were standing on the side waiting to see the joke unfold.

But in the end, nothing happened!

That is exactly how Gu Changan feels right now.

After taking a swig of bitter wine, he continued to use his Divine Sense to probe for other voices.

He found nothing worth paying attention to.

Occasionally, a few people would talk about the Treasure Pavilion auction in four days, but they were all just going to broaden their horizons.

After eating and drinking his fill, Gu Changan followed his plan and found an Inn nearby to stay at.

On this day, the bustling noise from the area with a hundred stalls for Loose Cultivators at the bottom of the Nether Ghost Market interrupted Gu Changan's session to Cultivate.

Gu Changan checked and realized the auction was starting today.

Time flies so fast when one is Cultivating!

Four days passed in a flash.

Gu Changan straightened his robes, checked his attire, and after ensuring there were no flaws, he left the Inn directly.

After stepping out, he took a good look at the Nether Ghost Market, as this would be his last time here.

After the auction, he might have to go on the run.

Gu Changan walked straight to the front of the Treasure Pavilion trading house.

A large number of Cultivators had gathered near the six-story Treasure Pavilion trading house.

Among them were many Golden Core Stage Cultivators, with the Foundation Establishment Stage making up the majority, and of course, some Qi Refining Stage Cultivators mixed in, wanting to join the fun.

The auction began at noon.

Foundation Establishment Stage and Golden Core Stage Cultivators could enter just by revealing their cultivation, but the Qi Refining Stage ones had to undergo a capital verification.

After Gu Changan went inside, he found that the layout here was similar to the auctions he had attended in other places.

It was all a large hall below, with three floors of private rooms above.

Gu Changan didn't want to attract attention, so he could only stay in the main hall.

As for those in the private rooms, they were either Golden Core Cultivators or distinguished guests.

Soon, the auction began.

A very seductive Auctioneer came up onto the stage in the center.

Gu Changan glanced at her and stopped paying attention.

His Divine Sense began to monitor the entire hall.

He discovered that most people were wearing cloaks or disguises.

He believed that even though this was the Treasure Pavilion auction venue, no one felt safe.

After all, this was the Nether Ghost Market!

Gu Changan felt relieved seeing that everyone's attire was similar to his own.

When he came this time, he had specifically changed into a relatively ordinary black Daoist robe.

This type of robe was the most commonly worn in the Nether Ghost Market.

He believed it would also help distract others' attention later.

Gu Changan didn't really listen to the first few auction items.

He used to think they were interesting, but now that his horizons and standards had risen, he felt they were just so-so.

The auction quickly proceeded more than halfway.

Soon, it progressed to Golden Core Stage items.

A Golden Core Stage long spear was sold for 30,000 Spirit Stones.

Gu Changan couldn't believe that a Golden Core Stage Magic Treasure could be so cheap.

However, the Auctioneer on the stage provided the answer.

After all, not many people use long spears; most use Flying Swords or long blades.

Furthermore, these auctioned Magic Treasures were mostly left behind after other Golden Core Cultivators died.

Therefore, they couldn't be used as Lifebound Treasure at all and could only be used as ordinary Magic Treasures.

Ordinary Magic Treasures just need to be powerful enough and durable enough.

So everyone was indifferent to this Magic Treasure long spear.

The second Magic Treasure, a long sword, sold for a high price.

It reached 120,000 Spirit Stones, as many people do use long swords.

Gu Changan had gained some experience!

The third Magic Treasure, a long blade, sold for 80,000 Spirit Stones.

As for the later item, a 100-year-old Wuji Herb, it sold for an even higher price of 300,000.

This was mainly caused by the bidding war between several of the private rooms above.

This also showed the scarcity of Spirit Medicine in this world.

If Gu Changan could take out some of the Spirit Medicine in his treasure gathering basin for auction.

He believed they would be snatched up crazily, but Gu Changan didn't want to court death.

He didn't lack Spirit Medicine for his usual Cultivate, and he didn't need that many Spirit Stones!

Why ask for trouble?

The piece of stone that Gu Changan had been particularly paying attention to also began to be auctioned.

The Auctioneer on the stage began to build up the atmosphere: "The next auction item, I believe everyone has heard of it."

"That's right, it is the Dragon Saliva Stone on the auction list!"

"Now, I will grandly introduce the Dragon Saliva Stone to everyone."

"This stone weighs about 5 jin in total!"

"There is no need to talk much about the function of the Dragon Saliva Stone; it can accelerate the growth of specific Spirit Medicine."

"It has other functions as well, which I will not elaborate on here!"

"Now, let the auction begin!"

At this moment, the entire hall was quiet, and only a private room on the left tentatively offered a price.

"300,000 Spirit Stones!"

At this moment, a private room on the right immediately mocked them.

"With so many people here!"

"Are you ashamed to offer 300,000 Spirit Stones?"

"500,000 Spirit Stones!"

At this moment, the three floors of private rooms above all quieted down.

Everyone wanted to wait and see a bit more; if the competition was too intense, the price would definitely be driven very high.

Although they didn't know which fool had taken this kind of stone out for auction.

But everyone tacitly fell silent for a moment, wanting to suppress the price.