338: Refine the Burning Heaven Gate, the auction begins! [Seeking follow-up reading]

"Volcano Flame Essence Stone?" Tang Dongling paused slightly, then thought for a moment and said,

"Our Tian Shang Pavilion does have some Volcano Flame Essence Stones, which were not originally for external sale. However, if Brother Lin Fan needs them, I can arrange to sell some to you, considering it as an gesture to make Brother Lin Fan a friend."

"Young Miss..." The middle-aged man behind Tang Dongling's expression changed slightly upon hearing this, and he was about to speak, but she waved her hand to stop him.

"Then many thanks for Miss Tang's assistance," Lin Fan bowed in present, not declining, "I wonder about the price of your esteemed pavilion's Volcano Flame Essence Stones, I need eight of them."

"The price of a typical Volcano Flame Essence Stone is about one million xuan yuan pills. For eight, that would be eight million xuan yuan pills."

Tang Dongling's delicate chin lifted slightly. When she smiled, there was a foxy charm and allure about her.

"What about the Sea King Spirit Grass?" Lin Fan asked again.

Tang Dongling smiled and said, "If the Sea King Spirit Grass were to be auctioned, it would probably also be around one million xuan yuan pills. I can make the decision to give you a slight discount."

"Then let's calculate it at one million xuan yuan pills, which makes a total of nine million xuan yuan pills," Lin Fan smiled faintly, rejecting Tang Dongling's offer of a discount. It wasn't worth it for that small amount of xuan yuan pills.

Tang Dongling smiled, not insisting. With a gentle wave of her jade hand, the middle-aged man behind her quickly retreated.

After another ten-odd minutes, the middle-aged man returned, holding two jade boxes, one large and one small.

The jade boxes were opened. In the larger one, there were exactly eight fiery red Volcano Flame Essence Stones.

And in the smaller jade box, there was a Sea King Spirit Grass.

"Brother Lin Fan, please accept them," Tang Dongling said with a smile, gesturing.

"Thank you," Lin Fan said, taking the two jade boxes, and then immediately paid nine million xuan yuan pills on the spot.

The two parties exchanged a few more pleasantries, then Lin Fan, with Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan, turned and departed.

"Young Miss... why would you break the rules for a stranger? Is it really necessary to go to such lengths to win him over?" Seeing the three of Lin Fan leave, the middle-aged man couldn't help but ask.

"Do you know who he is?" Tang Dongling's narrow, beautiful eyes slightly narrowed as she spoke.

Immediately, Tang Dongling began to introduce Lin Fan's identity and his recent glorious deeds to the middle-aged man.

After learning this, the middle-aged man was greatly shaken and began to regard Lin Fan with much more importance... After the three of Lin Fan left the treasure appraisal room, they did not linger in the Tian Shang Pavilion area but headed directly out of the Tian Shang Pavilion.

After leaving the Tian Shang Pavilion, the group of three wandered around Heavenly Merchant City for some time before finding a place to stay temporarily.

Lin Fan gave some instructions to Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan, then returned to his room and took out the heavenly flame cauldron.

With a slight thought, Lin Fan directly entered the heavenly flame cauldron, his mind gradually spreading out, searching for the method of refining the Heavenly Flame Gate hidden within the heavenly flame cauldron, and then began to refine the Heavenly Flame Gate using the Volcano Flame Essence Stones.

At the same time, Mu Lingshan, with the aid of the Sea King Spirit Grass, attempted to break the Seal left on her by the Blood Demon Shark Clan.

As for the matter of Protector, it naturally fell to Lin Dong.

Time gradually passed during Lin Fan's refining of the Heavenly Flame Gate, and eight days went by in a blink of an eye.

Within these eight days, the space inside the heavenly flame cauldron grew more violent day by day, with countless fiery rains raging through the space. Eventually, they transformed directly into a flame storm, sweeping through this space within the heavenly flame cauldron.

And as this space became increasingly violent, the fire cauldron within the grand Formation also gradually became unstable.

Because in the central light cluster within the cauldron, the formerly blurry gate began to become clear, and a somewhat terrifying fluctuation quietly spread out from within it. Under that fluctuation, even the space around the fire cauldron became distorted.

"Boom boom!" Accompanied by the instability of the fire cauldron, the grand Formation also began to vibrate violently.

However, under Lin Fan's control, the grand Formation did not lose control and gradually stabilized.

Gradually, the Formation subsided, and Lin Fan also successfully refined eight Heavenly Flame Gates, leaving his imprint on them, allowing him to control them at will.

After completing the refining, Lin Fan exited the heavenly flame cauldron and then found Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan.

At this time, Lin Dong was quietly Cultivating, while Mu Lingshan was sprawled on the Life and Death Coffin Lid, sleeping soundly like a small cat.

"Brother Lin Fan, you're out of seclusion," Lin Dong was only in shallow Cultivation, so he quickly sensed Lin Fan's arrival.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "I just refined a Formation."

Afterward, Lin Fan woke up Mu Lingshan, and the three of them went out to stroll on the streets of Heavenly Merchant City, while also keeping an eye out for any intelligence or news within the city.

As the three of them strolled, another two days passed, and the day of the Heavenly Merchant Auction officially arrived.

When the first ray of morning light sprinkled down on this day, the entire city erupted like a volcano, and the whole city was enveloped in a fervent atmosphere.

Whoosh whoosh!

As the three of Lin Fan rushed towards the Tian Shang Pavilion, a overwhelming sound of rushing wind also echoed in the sky.

Figures, almost like locusts, headed towards the north side of the city.

To the north of Heavenly Merchant City, there is a suspended plaza, approximately ten thousand zhang in size, large enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people. This is where Heavenly Merchant City has historically held its auctions.

Around the suspended plaza, light screens descended. The source of these light screens was the city-protecting grand Formation above Heavenly Merchant City.

To enter the plaza to participate in the auction, one needed to hold an invitation letter issued by the Tian Shang Pavilion.

As the three of Lin Fan passed through the light screen, deafening clamor came from all directions.

"Let's take our seats first..." Lin Fan's gaze swept across the vast venue, then he led Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan to a certain seating area in front.

"Brother Lin Fan, you really came too."

Just then, a bell-like laugh suddenly came from ahead. He looked up and saw Tang Dongling standing gracefully, smiling at him.

Lin Fan smiled faintly and said, "We came to Heavenly Merchant City specifically for the auction."

Tang Dongling chuckled lightly, her appearance already extremely beautiful, coupled with her not low status in the Tian Shang Pavilion, her smiling conversation with Lin Fan immediately attracted a lot of attention.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Suddenly, behind Lin Fan and the others, another burst of rushing wind sounded.

Lin Fan looked in the direction of the sound and saw a familiar figure, none other than Xie Yan, the Young Pluto of Evil Wind Cave.

"Hehe, Dongling, it's been a year, and you've become even more beautiful..." Xie Yan came up to them, smiled at Tang Dongling, his tone slightly intimate.

"Brother Xie overpraises me," Tang Dongling said with a shallow smile, her voice soft.

After Xie Yan greeted Tang Dongling, he suddenly turned to look at Lin Fan, with a playful look in his eyes, and said with a faint smile, "You are Lin Fan?" (End of this chapter)