90: The auction begins after the competition

"Wait, Heaven Gate World? This world is called Heaven Gate World, is it related to the Five Great Heavenly Gates?" Li Haotian suddenly asked.

Chu Hongyan looked deeply at Li Haotian, shook her head slightly and said, "Actually, this continent is called Tianmen Continent. This world is not called Heaven Gate World, but Tianquan World."

"Besides the Five Great Heavenly Gates, Tianquan World also has the Four Great Springs, located in the four seas: east, south, west, and north."

"This is also why the Four Seas Cultivation World is very powerful."

Only then did Li Haotian know the name of this world. He originally thought that since the continent was named Tianmen Continent, the world would also be called Heaven Gate World, but he was wrong.

Tianquan World is the collective name for Tianmen Continent and the Four Great Springs, which is quite fitting.

This suggests that the spirit essence of this world is likely dispersed from these Five Great Heavenly Gates and Four Great Springs.

But Li Haotian didn't understand, the Ten Thousand Mountains are not far from the Tiannan Cultivation World, so why is the Tiannan Cultivation World so barren?

Looking at Chu Hongyan, Li Haotian asked, "Then why is the Tiannan Cultivation World so barren?"

Li Haotian wanted to understand why. If the spirit essence really dispersed from the Heaven Gate and the Springs, why didn't it disperse to the Tiannan Cultivation World?

Chu Hongyan thought for a moment and said, "Because of the formation. Whether it's Tiannan and Earths North, or Eastern Wilderness's West Pole, they were originally within the scope of the Nine Provinces."

"But later, for some unknown reason, millions of years ago, Tiannan, Earths North, and Eastern Wilderness's West Pole within the Nine Provinces suddenly shattered, becoming the current Tiannan, Earths North, and Eastern Wilderness's West Pole."

"In fact, the inner sea cultivation worlds of the various great seas are all products of the shattering of Tiannan, Earths North, and Eastern Wilderness's West Pole."

"No one knows what happened, and even the Nine Provinces Great Formation eventually shrunk to five provinces. Even so, the spirit essence of the mainland cultivation world has decreased significantly."

"Not only the mainland cultivation world, but the Outer Sea Cultivation World has also been affected, with a sharp decrease in spirit essence."

"Millions of years ago, there were ascenders to the Immortal Realm from Tianquan World every year. Now, ascending one person every few hundred or even a thousand years is considered good."

Chu Hongyan seemed to have opened a floodgate, telling him everything she knew.

Li Haotian understood that to enter the South Border Cultivation World, one must pay more spiritual origin crystals. This is a rule set by the major powers.

Otherwise, if cultivators from the Tiannan Cultivation World all entered the South Border, and cultivators from the inner sea of the South Sea Cultivation World all flocked to the outer sea, it would also affect cultivation resources.

It could even be said that the major powers were forced to do this.

Li Haotian sneered. As a cultivator from the Tiannan Cultivation World, he naturally knew how difficult cultivation was there.

Breaking through to the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation realms was already very difficult, let alone breaking through to the Refining Void Realm.

Fortunately, Li Haotian has the Spiritual Stone Buffing System. There are no large spiritual veins in the inner sea of the South Sea Cultivation World, but he can buff them. Without high-level resources, he can also buff them. The Li family will not lack cultivation resources.

Li Haotian believed that as he continued to buff, it was possible for the Li family to have large Cave Heavens or even small Immortal Realms, let alone just surpassing the Five Provinces Cultivation World and the Outer Sea Cultivation World.

"Now, the Two Sect Grand Competition officially begins. Please welcome our contestants."

"This grand competition is divided into ten matches: three matches for Foundation Establishment Stage, three for Golden Core, three for Nascent Soul, and one for Deity Transformation."

"Now, the grand competition begins. Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators will start first."

Li Haotian thought many disciples would participate in the grand competition, but he didn't expect there to be only ten matches. There wasn't much to see then.

Chu Hongyan smiled and said, "Actually, this grand competition is just a competition between the two sects to compete for immortal spirit jade. Only two hundred pieces of immortal spirit jade will be auctioned, and the remaining one hundred will be distributed according to the win-loss ratio."

No wonder there were only ten matches. It turned out it was just to divide the spoils.

Li Haotian asked somewhat puzzled, "If they do this, won't others have any opinions?"

Chu Hongyan smiled and said, "Someone used to have an opinion, but that guy, including his family, is all gone now. After that, no one dared to have an opinion."

Li Haotian couldn't help but gasp. This Witchcraft and Gu Sect are really ruthless. But then again, if you don't have enough strength, don't point fingers, or you'll just bring trouble to yourself and your family.

He himself was like this. If he could avoid trouble, he would. If he had to cause trouble, he would cut the grass and root it out, leaving no future problems.

The competition began, and Li Haotian found that coming here was the right decision. The methods of the Witchcraft and Gu Sect were mostly Witchcraft and gǔ worms, making them difficult to guard against.

Chu Hongyan said, "Actually, these are just ordinary methods. The powerful methods of the two sects won't be used here, and they may not necessarily know those methods."

"Of course, those who can get on the stage are the geniuses of the two sects, and their combat power is definitely not weak. After the battle ends, they will be well-trained."

Li Haotian nodded slightly, while also thinking about how to defend against the attacks of the two sects.

If he were the opponent of the two sects, how should he guard against and resist the other party?

The battles of the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core stages were boring, and soon it was the Grand Competition of the Nascent Soul Realm. This battle was very intense, letting Li Haotian know some of the methods of the Witchcraft and Gu Sect.

These methods are difficult to guard against, and no one knows when they will be hit.

Chu Hongyan introduced, "Actually, whether it's Witchcraft or Gu Sect, the most powerful is the curse technique."

"As long as you have the other party's aura, you can completely cast a curse technique and directly curse the other party to death."

"If the other party's cultivation is too strong, or they have a treasure that can resist the curse technique, it can backlash against the other party."

"The curse technique is not without cost. If used too much, it is easy to suffer backlash."

Wenwen suddenly spoke, "Actually, that's not the case. The cost of the curse technique is more than just that. While cursing others, it also consumes one's essence, energy, spirit, and lifespan. A witch can only use it three times in a lifetime."

Li Haotian and the other person looked at her. At this time, they both felt that this little girl was not simple, and her identity was definitely not that simple.

Seeing that both of them were looking at her, Wenwen said shyly, "Because my father was a true disciple of Witchcraft, that's why I know. And my father died from the backlash of the curse technique."

When she said the last part, Wenwen's voice became softer, and tears flickered in her eyes.

Li Haotian comforted her, "Miss Wenwen, don't be sad. I believe that if your father were here, he wouldn't want to see you sad."

Chu Hongyan nodded and said, "Yes, little girl, you have to live well, then your father will be relieved."

Wenwen nodded slightly and sat still, not knowing what she was thinking.

The grand competition on the stage was still going on, but many people no longer had the mood to continue watching.

Their purpose in coming here was to participate in the South Heaven Gate auction, not to watch some grand competition.

Even though many people were anxious, no one dared to complain. Witchcraft and Gu Sect were very vengeful.

Under everyone's anxious mood, the battle on the stage quickly ended, and no clear winner was determined. The final result was five to five, dividing the hundred pieces of immortal spirit jade equally.

After the grand competition, two Refining Void Realm powerhouses appeared on the stage again. They looked respectfully at the sky.

"Welcome, Old Ancestor!"

"Welcome, Old Ancestor!"

As the words fell, a white-haired old man appeared in the center of the stage.

The old man scanned the surroundings and said with a smile, "Unrelated personnel, please leave."

The audience who were not in the VIP seats left reluctantly, leaving only those in the VIP seats sitting steadily.

The old man said with a smile, "This time, a total of three hundred and sixty-five pieces of immortal spirit jade were harvested. According to custom, our two sects will keep one hundred pieces, and the remaining will be auctioned. The highest bidder wins."