Chapter 59

Tian Yu saw that Xi Zhilan had also ascended Laojun Mountain, and couldn't help but be delighted. However, he noticed that Wang Yue seemed puzzled and asked, "Old Wang?"

Wang Yue whispered, "Xiao Yu, it's best if you don't get too close to Zhao Qiangwang later."

"Ah!" Tian Yu had already noticed Zhang Jin and Zhao Song's behavior. With Wang Yue's slight hint, he understood, "These two seniors are also going to have a duel?"

Wang Yue suddenly smiled, "A duel? Why a duel? They definitely won't fight here. Later, someone will come to host a small auction. Everyone will meet and greet each other."

"An auction?" Tian Yu was very confused.

"Before each auction, the organizers invite some top-tier experts who are willing to attend, to meet and familiarize themselves in advance. This time, the news of my and Shi Fuzhun's match spread, and the auction house saw an opportunity, so they invited us to Laojun Mountain. Their host will come up the mountain later. If you have any treasures you want to exchange, you can participate."

"I see." Tian Yu blinked and looked at Wang Yue eagerly, "Then... what about you and Shi Fuzhun?"

"Ha ha ha, we just exchanged a few moves. How long does that take? We actually finished on the way to Shennong Peak."

Tian Yu was stunned. Such a grand duel, and you finished it halfway? No wonder you left everyone waiting at Shennong Peak while you sneaked away.

Thinking about it, it made sense. When experts fight, they are evenly matched, and the outcome can be seen in a single move. It's not a fight to the death, so they just need to know the result.

I was fooled by that old man Shi!

"Um..." Tian Yu felt a bit deflated. He had been looking forward to seeing how the top experts would fight, but now it turned out there was no fight.

He originally wanted to ask who won, but then thought, "I'm being silly. If Grandpa Wang lost, wouldn't my question be embarrassing? Even if he won, given his character, he probably wouldn't say it outright. I'll ask Shi Fuzhun when the trading starts."

Wang Yue nodded slightly, seeing that he could hold back from asking about the result, but said no more.

The atmosphere on the field became cold. Wang, Shi, Zhao, and Zhang, who were proud of their status, spoke little except for occasional simple communication with their young companions.

Tian Yu was very depressed. He really wanted to chat with Xi Zhilan, but with Zhang Jin sitting like a mountain nearby, he didn't dare to go over. Zhao Song's companion, Sima Yin, was practicing the zither diligently, and he didn't have the heart to disturb him. So he sat quietly, but the beautiful zither music in his ears helped calm his mind.

After a while, more people arrived, mostly powerful figures from Jingxiang, and a few dark realm experts from all over the north and south, either alone or in groups of two or three. After reaching the peak, they found places to rest and greeted their acquaintances, making the peak lively.

However, they mostly avoided the areas already occupied by the first four groups and set up new resting spots.

To Tian Yu's surprise, the strong person from Jiangling was the old Huang Zhong he knew from his previous life's gaming. He didn't look very old, perhaps in his forties, but his hair was already gray, making him look like an old man. However, the qi and blood in his body didn't deceive Tian Yu; he was no weaker than the top-tier experts like Wang Yue and Zhao Song.

Tian Yu was secretly puzzled. Zhang Xun hadn't mentioned such a well-known figure in Jingzhou. Why did he appear now?

When he asked Wang Yue, he learned that Huang Zhong was one of the three top experts of the Zhuangzi Knife School, who had been hiding in Jiangling for many years and recently joined the military. Wang Yue praised Huang Zhong's knife skills highly, which was rare for a legendary swordsman.

The other experts who arrived later were much weaker than Wang, Shi, Zhao, Zhang, and Huang, at most on par with Lady Deng and the Demon Slave.

However, Yan Xiang and Shen Qiniang's group didn't come up the mountain, probably not invited.

The last to arrive was the auction house's host, a chubby middle-aged man. He sat on a large sedan chair carried by eight people, with a broad face always wearing a fake smile, like a typical successful businessman. However, Tian Yu keenly sensed that Mr. Xu Dun was also a terrifying top-tier expert.

Behind him were about ten peak dark realm followers, clearly servants specially kept by the family, dressed neatly and looking sharp and capable. They carried and moved various things up the mountain, panting heavily.

Including Xu Dun, there were now six peak dark realm experts on Laojun Mountain's peak, plus the other dozen or so dark realm experts, almost emptying the Jingxiang martial world.

Xu Dun was helped down from the sedan chair and greeted all the experts calmly, focusing on the five top experts, Shi Huang, Wang Yue, and others.

Seeing Tian Yu behind Wang Yue, Xu Dun was clearly surprised, staring for a long time before saying, "Brother Wang, your ability to train disciples is truly amazing! How did your disciple train? Did you obtain the Three Yellow True Water?"

Tian Yu thought, "What is Three Yellow True Water?"

Wang Yue smiled, "Brother Xu is joking. How could I get such divine water? If your auction house has any, I would like to exchange for a portion."

Xu Dun shook his head repeatedly, "Difficult, very difficult! I only saw it once twenty years ago. It was obtained at great cost by Old Immortal Chen for the fourth young master of the Chen family. Alas..."

Beside him, Zhang Jin sneered, "If not for that Three Yellow True Water, the fourth young master of the Chen family wouldn't have died so miserably."

Xu Dun glanced at him, shook his head, and laughed it off.

When Xu Dun went to greet Huang Zhong and others, Tian Yu quietly asked Wang Yue, "Old Wang, what is Three Yellow True Water?"

Wang Yue said, "Three Yellow True Water is a heavenly-grade divine water, said to exist only in certain mysterious places. If one is fortunate enough to consume it, it can cleanse the bones and marrow, directly elevating one to a higher realm. Moreover, after the elevation, the qi and blood are perfect, with no hidden injuries or toxins."

Looking at Tian Yu, he continued, "Brother Xu saw your pure soul and condensed aura, with no injuries or impurities in your body, so he naturally guessed."

Tian Yu thought, "Poor me, I'm actually injury-free and pure now. If you saw me a few years ago, you would be even more surprised. My body and meridians were full of injuries and nothing else."

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Poor me, I have no recommendations or collections now...

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