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So, facing four Golden Core Stage Cultivators alone, he wouldn't be afraid!

But if there were more than four Golden Core Stage Cultivators, he might have to run.

Gu Changan then began to calculate his means of attack.

The top-grade thunderclap pellet was somewhat lacking when facing some Middle Golden Core Stage and Late Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

It was fine for a war of attrition, but if the opponent defended against it,

it wouldn't cause any damage at all.

The sword pellet embryo had just been auctioned, and since he hadn't had time to refine it, he couldn't use it at all.

Was his most effective means of fighting enemies actually just his Golden Core Stage Divine Sense and those few Ghost Generals?

While Gu Changan was still pondering, the auction on stage was nearing its end.

He saw a private room bid: "8 million Spirit Stones!"

Gu Changan gasped; he really envied these rich bastards to death!

Then, the private room on the right bid: "8.3 million Spirit Stones!"

As a result, it was surpassed by an elderly female Cultivator again.

The elderly female Cultivator bid: "8.5 million Spirit Stones!"

Gu Changan observed and realized that only three people were left competing.

Three aged voices, two men and one woman; it seemed they should be the heads of their respective Families.

After all, as long as they secured this Ghost Yin Tree, they would have a steady stream of Spirit Stones coming in every year.

It was just that they had to invest a little more now.

Eventually, after some back-and-forth, it was snatched up by the elderly female Cultivator.

The elderly female Cultivator bid: "9.8 million Spirit Stones!"

The other two Families stopped competing.

Gu Changan really didn't expect that this broken plant would actually sell for over ten million Spirit Stones!

The Auctioneer on stage was equally excited.

He had a certain percentage of commission for every item auctioned off.

The original starting price of 3 million had actually been bid up to 9.8 million Spirit Stones!

The Auctioneer shouted excitedly: "Are there any more bids?"

"Private Room 22! Bidding 9.8 million Spirit Stones!"

"If you miss this village, you won't find this shop!"

He looked around, but everyone was terrifyingly quiet, and no one spoke.

The Auctioneer could only dejectedly announce the result.

As soon as the auction ended, Gu Changan felt a large number of gazes landing on him.

Moreover, all the surrounding Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators were avoiding him.

A vacuum zone formed around him.

He really couldn't hide even if he wanted to!

Gu Changan strode out of the Treasure Pavilion auction venue.

He walked straight towards the exit in the northwest direction.

At this moment, a large crowd was following him behind.

The Foundation Establishment Stage and Qi Refining Stage Cultivators were all following to watch the excitement.

Behind them, over a dozen Golden Core Stage Cultivators had concealed their auras and were mingling among this group of Cultivators.

Gu Changan turned his head and discovered these Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

After all, the yellow treasure aura on their bodies was very conspicuous.

Gu Changan secretly breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, not all of them had chased after him.

However, these dozen or so were enough to give him a hard time!

How should he escape?

He couldn't deal with these dozen or so Golden Core Stage Cultivators all at once.

If he dared to release the Ghost Generals from the top-grade thousand soul banner, they might suppress him by joining forces.

In the end, they might even snatch away his Ghost Generals.

Either he had to catch them off guard.

Or he had to defeat them one by one.

After figuring out the key, he arrived at the exit of the Nether Ghost Market.

Gu Changan stepped onto a Flying Sword and sped away.

Using his Golden Core Stage Divine Sense, he wrapped the Flying Sword beneath his feet and his own figure, darting rapidly through the air.

Some Golden Core Stage Cultivators who came out later saw Gu Changan's escape light.

They immediately gave chase, having no time to greet anyone else.

Some were stepping on Flying Swords; this speed was the fastest.

Some released flying boats; these required spiritual power to control, and because the flying boats were huge, their speed was relatively slower.

Gu Changan rushed out several miles in an instant, and the Golden Core Stage Cultivators behind were in hot pursuit.

Gu Changan looked back and swept with his Golden Core Stage Divine Sense, seeing that the Golden Core Stage Cultivators chasing him had split into two groups.

The group in front was stepping on Flying Swords, while the group behind was riding in flying boats.

There were about seven Golden Core Stage Cultivators on Flying Swords, chasing wildly without regard for the consumption of spiritual power.

The nine Golden Core Stage Cultivators behind were each riding a flying boat, trailing far behind.

He didn't know if they wanted to play the role of the fisherman.

Or perhaps they didn't want to expose their strength?

Gu Changan looked at the seven Golden Core Stage Cultivators in the front: three were Middle Golden Core Stage, and four were Early Golden Core Stage.

They were all very difficult to deal with!

He could only deal with four Golden Core Stage Cultivators at once, so the other three had to be kept at bay.

Gu Changan instantly thought of the top-grade thunderclap pellet!

However, this time he prepared 30 top-grade thunderclap pellets, wrapping them with his Golden Core Stage Divine Sense.

He would trigger them directly when needed in a moment.

Gu Changan saw a hilltop ahead; after flying past it quickly, he landed behind the hilltop.

The seven Golden Core Stage Cultivators looked at this Loose Cultivator ahead and wondered if he was actually this naive?

Did he not know that Golden Core Stage Divine Sense could be scanned at will?

Gu Changan stopped here just to get the first strike.

He quickly took out the top-grade thousand soul banner and stuck it into his lower back.

At the same time, he released the two Ghost Generals inside and gave them the order: "Prioritize attacking one of them!"

"Drag their souls into the thousand soul banner for me!"

The two Ghost Generals stood quietly guarding the side, constantly being scanned by Golden Core Stage Divine Sense.

They also felt that they might be doomed here this time!

The expressions of the two Ghost Generals were also very grave.

Gu Changan casually took out the top-grade blood soul jar again and released the Red-Clothed Female Ghost inside.

At this moment, the three Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivators had already rushed over the hilltop.

They stopped their Flying Swords on the hilltop, staring down at Gu Changan and the three Ghost Generals below.

One of them spoke: "Is this your reliance?"

After saying this, all three of them wore expressions of disdain!

Gu Changan looked at the four Early Golden Core Stage Cultivators who were one step behind.

He then used his Divine Sense to throw out 30 thunder shock talismans and began to activate them in the air.

Then, the violent lightning energy isolated the area behind the three Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

Gu Changan shouted violently: "Do it!"

The three Ghost Generals all rushed out.

Taking advantage of this time, Gu Changan used his Golden Core Stage Divine Sense to condense a Netherworld Ghost Claw.

He clawed towards the mind of the Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivator on the far left.

Then he condensed a second and third Netherworld Ghost Claw, giving each of them a hit.

The three Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivators had originally felt a tightening in their hearts when they saw the top-grade thunderclap pellet.

However, upon discovering that it only isolated the few Early Golden Core Stage Cultivators behind them, they relaxed again.

However, looking at the three Golden Core Stage Ghost Generals in front of them, they felt a bit like laughing.

After all, having reached the Golden Core Stage, who didn't have a few trump cards?

One of them took out a Medium Grade thousand soul banner, gave a small flick of his hand, and four Golden Core Stage Ghost Generals appeared from the banner.

At this moment, Gu Changan's Netherworld Ghost Claw arrived, directly beating one of the Golden Core Stage Ghost Generals into Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering.

The Middle Golden Core Stage Cultivator on the left cried out in pain.

His eyes were about to kill Gu Changan.