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The Azure Auction House?
Upon hearing the words of the person outside the courtyard.
The masters of the Minor Extension Zone's plane, within the courtyard, exchanged glances.
Compared to Xu Tianzong and Gu Mengping,
The other masters of the Minor Extension Zone's planes were practically visiting the Void Black Market for the first time.
However, even so, the masters of the Minor Extension Zone's planes, in their rare outings as a group, had heard many people mention the name Azure Auction House.
"I'll go open the door."
Gu Mengping said, then walked to the courtyard entrance and opened the door.
He saw a man standing calmly outside the door, dressed formally, with a faint blue pattern embroidered on his chest.
A faint aura emanated from him, revealing him to be a cultivator at the seventh level of Dao Integration.
Feeling the terrifying aura emanating from him, Gu Mengping's expression changed slightly.
At this moment, the man revealed a faint smile and cupped his hands, saying,
"I am Wei Mingxuan, an overseer from the Azure Auction House. I heard that fellow Daoists from the Minor Extension Zone are residing here, and I have come to pay a visit to fellow Daoist Xu Tianzong."
Before Gu Mengping could reply, Xu Tianzong's voice echoed from within the courtyard, and his figure also moved towards the entrance.
"Since you are a fellow Daoist from the Azure Auction House, please come in quickly."
After saying this, Xu Tianzong looked at Wei Mingxuan, who was standing quietly at the entrance.
Their gazes suddenly met, and it seemed as if a mysterious aura was being exchanged between them.
And when Wei Mingxuan fully sensed Xu Tianzong's current realm of seventh level Dao Integration.
A hint of surprise in his eyes grew even more intense.
Their gazes quickly parted, and Xu Tianzong's voice slowly sounded.
"May I ask, fellow Daoist Wei, what brings you here today?"
Hearing this, Wei Mingxuan's face showed a faint smile, and he remained silent.
With a slight wave of his palm, a faint blue metallic card appeared in his hand.
The next moment, Wei Mingxuan slightly raised his hand, and the faint blue metallic card in his hand floated gently towards Xu Tianzong.
Xu Tianzong raised his hand and easily caught the metallic card.
Standing beside Xu Tianzong, Li Qi's gaze also fell upon the faint blue metallic card in Xu Tianzong's hand.
A trace of surprise appeared in Li Qi's eyes.
This faint blue metallic card was naturally the entry ticket to the Azure Auction House.
However, at this moment, as Li Qi stood nearby looking at the entry ticket in Xu Tianzong's hand,
He found that the patterns on the Azure Auction House entry ticket in Xu Tianzong's hand seemed more complex and exquisite than the one he had obtained from Huang Anchang.
"What is the meaning of this, fellow Daoist?"
Holding the Azure Auction House entry ticket in his hand, Xu Tianzong's expression remained unchanged, seemingly aware of the purpose of the faint blue metallic card in his hand.
Only then did Wei Mingxuan's faint laughter ring out.
"There's no particular meaning. It's just that the auction held by my Azure Auction House in this Void Black Market, which occurs once every five years, is about to begin. I have long heard of fellow Daoist Xu's heroic deeds in conquering the Feng Hong District, resolving a ninth-level Dao Integration cultivator with the cultivation of the seventh level Dao Integration."
"And now I also hear that fellow Daoist Xu happens to be in the Void Black Market, so I wanted to invite fellow Daoist Xu as a distinguished guest of my auction house to participate in this auction."
"With this entry ticket, fellow Daoist Xu can take a seat in the VIP section."
Upon hearing this, Xu Tianzong's expression remained unchanged, but his gaze subtly flickered towards Li Qi beside him.
He knew his own situation best. Others assumed he was the one who dealt with the ninth-level Dao Integration cultivator in the Feng Hong District.
In reality, it was Li Qi who had exerted his strength that day. Xu Tianzong himself had only played a supporting role at best.
However, because Li Qi's current cultivation was only at the third level of Dao Integration, no one would believe it if it were said, and coupled with Li Qi's own reluctance to be the prominent figure, all of this had fallen upon Xu Tianzong to bear the responsibility.
However, nowadays, ordinary seventh-level Dao Integration cultivators might not be qualified to have the Azure Auction House personally deliver an auction entry ticket, let alone one for the VIP section.
All of this was, in a way, thanks to Li Qi.
Xu Tianzong did not explicitly mention this matter. On the surface, he cupped his hands towards Wei Mingxuan and thanked him.
"I see. Thank you, fellow Daoist Wei."
"It's a minor matter. If there is nothing else, I shall take my leave. I, Wei, look forward to your arrival at the Azure Auction House in more than half a month."
Having said that, Wei Mingxuan did not waste any more time and soon took his leave.
The small courtyard was once again left with only the cultivators of the Minor Extension Zone.
Xu Tianzong, stroking the VIP entry ticket for the Azure Auction House in his hand, furrowed his brow.
He had indeed heard of the Azure Auction House long ago. He had heard of it many years ago.
However, even up to now, Xu Tianzong had never attended it, and even for this upcoming auction, Xu Tianzong had not originally intended to participate.
Because with Xu Tianzong's previous strength, obtaining an entry ticket to the auction would have been somewhat troublesome.
Furthermore, even if he had managed to obtain one at some cost, he would not have been able to afford much at the auction with Xu Tianzong's financial resources.
But now, the overseer of the Azure Auction House had personally delivered the entry ticket, and it was for the VIP section.
In addition, Xu Tianzong had recently harvested from multiple regions. Although he had bought some pills, he still had a considerable amount of resources in his hands.
The timing, location, and people were all in place.
This time, a hint of contemplation truly appeared in Xu Tianzong's eyes.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Xu Tianzong's gaze turned to Li Qi.
"Fellow Daoist Li, I am able to receive this VIP entry ticket to the Azure Auction House today entirely thanks to you. What are your thoughts? Would you like to accompany me?"
With this VIP entry ticket, it seemed that bringing a few more people to the auction would not be a significant problem.
Upon hearing this, Li Qi's brow suddenly knitted slightly.
"Oh no, how did Xu Tianzong also get an entry ticket? This is troublesome."
Originally, if there were no acquaintances at the auction, Li Qi could have acted freely.
But if Xu Tianzong, an acquaintance, were present, it would be a bit troublesome.
Should he disguise himself and avoid meeting Xu Tianzong at the auction, or should he find another way...
A thoughtful expression appeared on Li Qi's face.
But soon, Li Qi's expression shifted slightly. He looked at Xu Tianzong and revealed a wry smile.
With a slight wave of his palm, the entry ticket to the Azure Auction House appeared in Li Qi's hand.
However, the patterns on this entry ticket were much simpler than the one in Xu Tianzong's hand.
Only then did Li Qi's voice ring out.
"To be frank, fellow Daoist Xu, the reason I decided to stay and not return to the Minor Extension Zone with the other fellow Daoists was precisely because I planned to attend this Azure Auction House. I didn't expect that after spending considerable effort to obtain an ordinary entry ticket, you, fellow Daoist Xu, would easily obtain a VIP seat."