Chapter 623 of 1406
Chapter 623
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The emerald beast bone that was auctioned for 350,000 Immortal Meta Stones was quickly sent to Master Jing Yang's hands by a beautiful female cultivator.
Master Jing Yang held the beast bone tightly, and the bone was faintly white. His eyes wandered back and forth on the beast bone from time to time, as if he was looking at a rare treasure.
Seemingly aware that Han Li was beside him, his expression quickly returned to normal. After smiling at Han Li, he carefully put away the emerald beast bone.
At the same time, the valuable Immortal Meta Stones and materials that he had paid were also sent to the blue-robed man.
"Blue Sea Skywave Technique, I bid 23,000 Immortal Meta Stones."
The blue-robed man laughed complacently. He glanced at the three appraisers with some disdain, and then said loudly.
Seeing this, the Taoist priest with a feather crown did not bid again. In the end, the Blue Sea Skywave Technique was bought by the blue-robed man at a price of 20,000 Immortal Meta Stones, which far exceeded the starting price.
The auction continued. Under the hosting of the auctioneer, the remaining two treasures appeared on the stage one after another.
These two treasures were a scroll painting that could summon a Dao Soldier and a golden axe that was not of a low grade. They were naturally of great value, but because of the shocking bid of the emerald green beast bone, these two auctions did not go well. In the end, they were sold for a price that was not too high.
Following the auctioneer's impassioned concluding remarks, the auction hastily came to an end. Before that, the three appraisers were nowhere to be found.
Master Jing Yang and Han Li got what they needed this time, so they immediately got up and walked toward the exit of the venue.
The rest of the people in the venue also began to walk out at this time.
Those who got what they wanted like Master Jing Yang and Han Li were naturally beaming with joy. Those who didn't get what they wanted were not too discouraged. Good things were hard to come by, and the process of searching for them was not necessarily a bad thing. If it was too easy to get, it would be lacking something.
Moreover, this celebration had just begun. For a long time, there were still countless big and small auctions and trade fairs waiting for them in the city. Sometimes, they were more likely to get what they wanted on those occasions. In addition, they could also meet some old friends that they hadn't seen for thousands of years. This was also something worth looking forward to in the boring life of cultivation.
In the surrounding crowd, many people were talking about some of the auction items that had appeared in the auction. Among them, the most discussed item was naturally the piece of beast bone that Master Jing Yang had won with 350,000 Immortal Meta Stones. As a result, Master Jing Yang had also become the focus of many people's attention. From time to time, people would come over to say a few courteous words and beat around the bush to find out the origin of this item.
Master Jing Yang was the Deputy Mountain Master of Mount Bai Zao, so he had seen many occasions like this. However, he was eager to return home, so he didn't have the mood to talk to these people.
When he met someone he knew or someone with a high status, he would still smile amiably, but if it was someone else, he would just ignore them. When the rest of the people saw this, they tactfully didn't come over again.
With Master Scenic Yang's actions, Han Li, who had originally been in the limelight at the meeting, was no longer the focus of attention on him.
Han Li was happy to see this. With a beaming smile, he followed behind Master Scenic Yang and strolled toward the exit.
At this moment, a man in a black robe walked past Han Li. It was the black-robed Cultivator who had bid against him twice.
Previously, the person's entire body was hidden in the black robe, so his face couldn't be seen. Now that he was closer, Han Li could see his face clearly with a glance. It was a thin Youth. He looked quite handsome, but his face was abnormally pale.
When Han Li's gaze swept past him, the black-robed Youth also happened to look at him. He raised his knife-like eyebrows, then nodded at Han Li with a smile and quickly walked outside.
Behind the black-robed Youth was a Cultivator in purple. The two of them seemed to be companions.
This person had a head of soft purple-gold hair that draped over his shoulders. His skin was as white as jade, and his appearance was extremely delicate. It was hard to tell whether he was a man or a woman.
The Cultivator in purple also glanced at Han Li, but his delicate face was expressionless. He quickly retracted his gaze and followed the black-robed Youth outside.
Han Li stopped in his tracks. He looked at the back of the two people and frowned slightly.
"Brother Li, what's wrong? Did you see someone familiar?"
Esteemed Scenic Yang's mind was filled with the emerald green beast bone, so he didn't notice the black-robed Youth and the Cultivator in purple. When he saw Han Li suddenly stop, he couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing. My eyes were playing tricks on me." Han Li shook his head.
"In that case, let's go." Esteemed Scenic Yang seemed to be a little impatient.
Han Li nodded, and the two of them quickly walked out of the auction venue.
"Follow me..." Master Scenic Yang said to Han Li in a low voice. He then turned around and walked forward.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
There was a flash of red light in midair, and a red cloud appeared out of thin air, buzzing and spinning rapidly.
Scarlet spirit inscriptions appeared out of thin air on the ground, forming a red Dharma Array that resonated with the red cloud in midair.
At this moment, Han Li and the other participants of the auction had not gone far from Kun Jade Building when they suddenly felt their bodies tighten. All of them were enveloped by the scarlet light of the Dharma Array on the ground, and none of them could escape.
An absolute force swarmed out of the Dharma Array, and everyone present was instantly imprisoned, unable to move.
"What's going on?"
"It's a Confinement Array!"
"Who dares to make trouble in the inner city?"
When everyone present saw this, they were all shocked and shouted angrily.
"Brother Scenic Yang, what's going on?" Han Li asked in a low voice.
"I'm not sure either. However, someone who dares to make a move in Jukun Inner City wouldn't do it without a reason. Let's take a look first." Esteemed Scenic Yang frowned slightly, but his expression was very calm.
Han Li didn't speak when he heard this, but his mind was spinning quickly.
He could feel the extraordinariness of the scarlet Dharma Array around him. It was an extremely powerful Confinement Dharma Array, and it seemed to be fused with a strong Power of Law. He didn't notice any signs of it before.
However, as Esteemed Scenic Yang said, this was a giant city in the northern part of the Black Mountain Mystic Domain, and there was a supervising immortal ambassador in charge. Who would dare to set up a Dharma Array to trap people here, especially the Genuine Immortals who were qualified to participate in the auction?
Could it be …
Just when Han Li seemed to have thought of something, two figures, one red and one green, flew down from the sky.
Han Li's pupils shrank. He stopped circulating his cultivation method and looked at them.
Both of them were wearing golden armors, which were exactly the same as the clothes of the supervising immortals of the Heaven Court that he had seen when he was shuttling through.
The one in front was a red-haired burly man. The scarlet flame on the surface of his body was surging, and he emitted an extremely powerful aura. The nearby void was slightly distorted.
Han Li looked at this person and was secretly shocked.
This powerful aura had reached the Primordial Unity Realm, and it was even stronger than Gongshu Jiu's. He should be a high-level cultivator at the Middle-stage of Primordial Unity Realm.
The red-haired burly man held a huge scarlet sword that was as tall as a person. The sword was covered with scarlet scales, and the body of the sword was curved like a fire dragon. The dragon's tail was the tip of the sword, and the dragon's head was the hilt.
Streaks of scarlet light flowed on the giant sword like blood, giving people a feeling of monstrous killing. It was obviously an extremely fierce killing sword.
The other person was a tall and thin man, who was like a bamboo pole. His body was covered with a layer of dazzling green light.
The bamboo-pole man also emitted a powerful aura, which was not inferior to the red-haired burly man.
"Supervising immortal ambassador!"
As soon as the two of them appeared, everyone present immediately recognized their identities from their clothes, and their expressions changed.
"Don't panic, everyone. We are here to capture the traitor of the Samsara Temple. He is among you. Those who are not involved, please wait for a moment. We will naturally let you go later."
The red-haired burly man spoke indifferently. His eyes shot out two sharp, blade-like gazes towards the crowd.
Han Li's heart suddenly skipped a beat when he heard this.
Had he been exposed?
Thoughts whirled in his mind as he tried to think of a countermeasure. The Celestial Spiritual Power in his body condensed secretly, but he did not show it on his face.
"You, you, and you … come back with us for interrogation," the red-haired burly man said as he raised his hand and pointed at several people. One of them was the black-robed Youth.
When Han Li saw the people pointed at by the red-haired burly man, his eyes flickered slightly, and his tensed heart secretly relaxed.
He remembered that those people were the cultivators who had just bid for the Myriad Soul Grass. It seemed that his intuition was right. The Myriad Soul Grass that was added to the auction halfway was indeed a trap.
After pointing at several people, the red-haired burly man continued to look at the others with a blade-like gaze.
Those who were swept by the burly man felt as if their eyes were being pierced, and there was some pain.
Han Li was also swept by the man's gaze, but his expression was calm and did not reveal the slightest abnormality.
After all, although he had cultivated the Spirit Refinement Art and the killing intent on his body was so thick that it was somewhat close to that of a Rat Immortal, he had been taking Void Essence Pills. As long as he did not activate the Spirit Refinement Art and the other party did not use any Dharma artifacts to detect him, he should not be exposed.
Sure enough, the burly man's gaze only swept past Han Li and did not linger.
However, there was a trace of panic in the eyes of the two red-robed cultivators beside him, but it immediately disappeared.
Although it was only for a moment, the red-haired burly man had already seen it.
"And the two of you." The red-haired burly man pointed at the two of them again.
"Supervising Immortal Envoy, we are not from the Samsara Temple. Why are you arresting us?!" A red-robed cultivator could not help but shout.
The red-haired burly man did not pay attention to him. His gaze continued to sweep through the crowd and he pointed out a few more people.
"Alright, those who have been pointed out, follow us back. The rest can leave."
The red-haired burly man made a hand seal and waved. The red array around Han Li and the others flashed and disappeared, and the powerful confinement force dissipated.
The people who were freed from the confinement heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly left the place.
"Let's go, too." Master Jing Yang, who was not pointed out by name, urged Han Li in a low voice.
The two of them turned around and quickly left the area where the Jade Kun Building was located.
At this moment, many people had gathered outside the area where the Jade Kun Building was located. They were looking in the direction of the Jade Kun Building from afar, as if they were watching a show.
When they arrived, Han Li and Master Jing Yang also blended into the crowd.
Although Master Jing Yang wanted to leave immediately, Han Li suggested that he wanted to see what was going on. Master Jing Yang was reluctant, but he had just borrowed Han Li's Immortal Essence Stones not long ago, so he was too embarrassed to reject Han Li's intention. He could only criticize Han Li in his heart.
Therefore, the two of them blended into the dense crowd of onlookers and also watched the show.