Wang Yu
Chapter 617: Trap
Jingyang Shangren gripped the beast bone tightly, his knuckles faintly white, his gaze constantly sweeping back and forth over the bone, as if examining a rare treasure.
As if realizing that Han Li was beside him, his expression quickly returned to normal. He smiled at Han Li and carefully put away the emerald green beast bone.
At the same time, the immortal essence stones and materials of considerable value that he had paid were delivered to the blue-robed man.
"《Blue Sea Sky Wave Skill》, I bid 23,000 immortal essence stones." The blue-robed man laughed triumphantly, glancing at the three appraisers with some disdain, and then said loudly.
Seeing this, the feathered-crowned Daoist did not bid again. 《Blue Sea Sky Wave Skill》 was finally acquired by the blue-robed man for a price 20,000 immortal essence stones higher than the starting price.
The auction continued, and under the direction of the auctioneer, the remaining two treasures were displayed on stage in turn.
These two treasures were a scroll that could summon Dao soldiers and a golden axe of not low quality. Their value was naturally not low, but because of the earth-shattering auction of the emerald green beast bone, these two auctions proceeded tepidly, and both ended up being sold for a not-so-high price.
With the auctioneer's passionate closing remarks, the auction came to an end hastily. Before that, the three appraisers had already disappeared.
Jingyang Shangren and Han Li had both gotten what they wanted, so they got up and walked towards the exit of the venue.
The rest of the people in the venue also began to walk outside.
Those who, like Jingyang Shangren and Han Li, had achieved their wishes naturally had joyful expressions on their faces. Those who had not been able to get what they wanted did not show too much discouragement. Good things were rare in the first place, and the process of searching was not without its pleasures. It would be a bit lacking if they were obtained too easily.
Moreover, this celebration had only just begun. For a considerable period of time, countless large and small auctions and trade fairs awaited them in the city. Sometimes, they had a better chance of getting what they wanted in those occasions. In addition, they could meet some old friends they hadn't seen for thousands of years, which was also something to look forward to in the monotonous cultivation life.
Among the surrounding crowd, many people were talking about the items that appeared at the auction. The most talked about was naturally the beast bone that Jingyang Shangren had bought for 350,000 immortal essence stones. As a result, Jingyang Shangren became the focus of attention for many people. People would come over to exchange pleasantries and inquire about the origin of the item in a roundabout way.
As the deputy head of Hundred Forging Mountain, Jingyang Shangren had seen many such occasions, but he was now eager to return and had no intention of gossiping with these people. He would greet those he knew or who had a high status with a smile, but he would simply ignore the others. Seeing this, the others wisely did not crowd around him again.
With Jingyang Shangren's performance, Han Li, who had also been a bit of a sensation at the auction, was rarely noticed.
Han Li was happy to see this. He followed Jingyang Shangren with a smile, walking towards the exit.
At this moment, a black-robed man passed by Han Li. It was the black-robed cultivator who had bid against him twice before.
Previously, that person was completely hidden in a black robe, and his face could not be seen. Now that they were close, Han Li glanced at him and saw that he was a thin young man with a rather handsome appearance, but his complexion was unnaturally pale.
As Han Li's gaze swept over him, the black-robed youth also happened to look over. His knife-like eyebrows raised slightly, and then he nodded at Han Li with a smile and walked out quickly.
Behind the black-robed youth was a purple-clothed cultivator. The two seemed to be companions.
This person had smooth, purplish-golden hair draped over his shoulders. His skin was as white as jade, and his appearance was extremely delicate, making it impossible to tell whether he was male or female.
The purple-clothed cultivator also glanced at Han Li, but his delicate face was expressionless, and he quickly withdrew his gaze, following the black-robed youth out.
Han Li stopped, looking at the backs of the two men, his brows furrowed slightly.
"Fellow Daoist Li, what's wrong? Did you see an acquaintance?" Jingyang Shangren was preoccupied with the emerald green beast bone and didn't notice the black-robed youth and his companion. Seeing Han Li suddenly stop, he couldn't help but ask.
"It's nothing, I must have mistaken someone." Han Li shook his head.
"Since that's the case, let's go quickly." Jingyang Shangren seemed a little impatient.
Han Li nodded, and the two of them quickly walked out of the auction venue.
"Follow me..." Jingyang Shangren said softly to Han Li, turning and walking forward.
However, at this moment, an unexpected event occurred!
A red light flashed in the air, and a cloud of red mist appeared out of nowhere, spinning rapidly with a buzzing sound.
On the ground around them, red spiritual patterns emerged out of thin air, forming a red array that echoed the red mist in the air.
At this time, Han Li and the others who had participated in the auction had just left Jade Kun Tower not far when they suddenly felt a tightness in their bodies. They were all enveloped in the light of the red array on the ground, and none of them could escape.
A tremendous force surged from the array, instantly imprisoning the bodies of everyone present, making it impossible for them to move.
"What's going on?"
"It's a trapping formation!"
"Who dares to cause trouble in the inner city?"
Seeing this, everyone present was shocked and shouted angrily.
"Fellow Daoist Jingyang, what's going on?" Han Li asked in a low voice.
"I don't know either, but those who dare to act in this Jukun inner city should not be acting without a purpose. Let's wait and see." Jingyang Shangren frowned slightly, but his expression was very calm.
Han Li did not speak when he heard this, but his mind was spinning rapidly.
He could feel the extraordinary nature of the red array around him, which was an extremely powerful imprisonment array. It seemed to also incorporate a weak force of law. He had not noticed any signs of it before.
However, as Jingyang Shangren said, this place was, after all, a giant city in the northern Black Mountain Immortal Territory, and there was a surveillance immortal envoy stationed here. Who would dare to openly set up an array to trap people, especially the true immortals who were qualified to participate in the auction?
Could it be...
Just as 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, and he stopped circulating his cultivation technique, looking towards the newcomers.
Both of them were wearing golden armor, which was exactly the same as the uniforms of the heavenly court surveillance envoys he had seen when he was traveling.
The one in the lead was a red-haired man with crimson flames rolling over his body, exuding an immense aura. The nearby void was slightly distorted.
Han Li looked at this man, secretly shocked.
This immense aura had already reached the Taiyi realm, and it was even above Gongshu Jiu. He should be a high-level cultivator in the middle stage of the Taiyi realm.
The red-haired man held a crimson giant sword that was more than a person's height. The sword was covered with crimson scales, and the blade was curved, resembling a fire dragon. The dragon's tail was the tip of the sword, and the dragon's head was the hilt.
Streams of crimson light flowed on the giant sword, like blood, giving people a sense of immense slaughter. It was obviously an extremely ferocious killing sword.
The other person was a tall, thin man who looked like a bamboo pole, covered in a layer of dazzling green light.
The bamboo pole man also exuded a powerful aura, which was not inferior to that of the red-haired man.
"Surveillance Immortal Envoys!" As soon as the two appeared, everyone present immediately recognized their identities from their clothes, and their expressions changed.
"Everyone, don't panic. We are here to capture the rebels of the Reincarnation Palace. They are mixed among you. Those who are not involved, please wait a moment. We will naturally let you go later." The red-haired man said indifferently, his eyes shooting out two blade-like sharp glances, sweeping towards the crowd.
Hearing this, Han Li's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Could it be that he had been exposed?
His mind raced, quickly thinking of countermeasures. The immortal spiritual power in his body secretly condensed, but he did not show the slightest expression on his face.
"You, you, and you... come back with us to be interrogated." The red-haired man raised his hand and pointed at several people, one of whom was the black-robed youth, and said.
Han Li saw the people pointed out by the red-haired man, his eyes flickered slightly, and his tense mind relaxed slightly.
He remembered those people. They were all cultivators who had bid for the Myriad Soul Grass. It seemed that his feeling was correct. This Myriad Soul Grass, which was added to the auction halfway through, was indeed a trap.
After pointing out a few people, the red-haired man's eyes were like knives, continuing to look at the others.
Those who were swept by the man's gaze felt as if their eyes had been stabbed, and they felt a little pain.
Han Li was also swept by this person's gaze, but his expression was calm, and he did not show the slightest strangeness.
After all, although he had cultivated the Refining Spirit Technique and his baleful aura was so strong that it was close to a Gray Immortal, he had been taking Void Essence Pills all the time. As long as he did not activate the Refining Spirit Technique and the other party did not use any magical artifacts to detect him, he should not be exposed.
Sure enough, the man's gaze only swept over Han Li and did not linger.
However, the two red-robed cultivators beside him showed a hint of panic in their eyes, but it disappeared in a flash.
Although it was only for a moment, it had already been seen by the red-haired man.
"And you two." The red-haired man pointed at the two again.
"Surveillance Immortal Envoy, we are not from the Reincarnation Palace. Why are you arresting us!" A red-robed cultivator couldn't help but shout.
The red-haired man ignored this person, continuing to look around the crowd and pointed out a few more people.
"Okay, those who have been pointed out, come back with us. The others can leave." The red-haired man made a hand gesture, and the red light around Han Li and the others disappeared, and the powerful imprisonment force dissipated.
The crowd, freed from the imprisonment, breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly left.
"Let's go too." Jingyang Shangren had not been named either. He urged Han Li in a low voice.
The two turned and left, quickly leaving the area where Jade Kun Tower was located.
At this moment, many people had gathered outside the area where Jade Kun Tower was located, looking towards Jade Kun Tower, looking like they were watching a show.
When they arrived here, Han Li and the others mixed into the crowd.
Although Jingyang Shangren wanted to leave immediately, Han Li proposed the idea of wanting to see what was going on. Although the other party was unwilling, he was embarrassed to refuse Han Li's request since he had just borrowed immortal essence stones from him. He just muttered a few words in his heart.
So, the two of them mixed into the surrounding crowd and watched the show.