"Gu Shopkeeper, it's time to do business." Shu Tiansheng of the Shu Tian Holy Dynasty smiled, then turned and walked forward a few steps, knocking on the counter and saying loudly.

The skinny old man opened his eyes, glanced lazily at Shu Tiansheng, and then at Han Li behind him. Then, he slowly sat up, yawned, and said in a hoarse voice, "What do the two of you want to buy?"

"Naturally, the best things in your store." Shu Tiansheng's finger slid across the table.

Han Li glanced and saw Shu Tiansheng's finger drawing a strange pattern on the table.

A glint flashed in the skinny old man's dim eyes. He nodded, got up, and walked towards the back of the store.

Shu Tiansheng and the other immediately followed.

Before long, the three arrived at a dilapidated wooden house in the backyard of the small store.

The skinny old man tapped a couple of times on an old wall. Accompanied by "crack crack" sounds, a layer of cyan light appeared on the wall. After a blur and deformation, a cyan light-filled doorway emerged, with a dark passage inside, seemingly leading underground.

"The venue is down here." The old man said, taking out two white masks and handing them to the two.

The masks were engraved with star and moon patterns, emitting blue and white light, undulating on the masks like waves, appearing extremely mysterious.

Shu Tiansheng took the mask and handed one to Han Li, taking the lead to walk into the passage.

Han Li looked over the mask in his hand, nodded to the skinny old man, and also stepped inside.

With a "boom," the stone door behind him suddenly closed, and the passage became pitch black.

However, this bit of darkness naturally would not have any effect on Han Li and the others.

Shu Tiansheng put the star-moon mask on his face. The blue and white light on the mask quickly shone brightly, condensing into a layer of light curtain, covering his body.

Han Li's heart stirred slightly upon seeing this. The layer of blue and white light was quite mysterious. Even with his divine sense, he could not penetrate it, and most of Shu Tiansheng's aura was also concealed.

If the two hadn't been standing together all along, Han Li wouldn't have been able to determine that the person in front of him was Shu Tiansheng.

The effect of this star-moon mask in concealing aura was very similar to the masks of the Unconstant Alliance, but it was still far from the perfect aura-changing effect of the Unconstant Alliance masks.

Han Li put the mask in his hand on his face and activated it with a little magic.

The white mask didn't move at all, without any reaction.

He was slightly stunned, and then mobilized the immortal spiritual power in his body, pouring it into the mask.

The white mask seemed like a bottomless abyss, devouring Han Li's immortal spiritual power. Although the white light on the surface was brighter, it was far from achieving Shu Tiansheng's effect.

"Humph!" Han Li snorted coldly, mobilizing most of the immortal spiritual power in his body.

Buzz!

Only then did the mask emit a great blue and white light, forming a blue and white light curtain, covering his body.

Han Li raised his eyebrows. At this moment, he understood that this mask was a means of distinguishing cultivation levels. Without the cultivation of the True Immortal mid-stage, it really could not be activated.

The two walked along the passage for a while, turned a corner, and came to a stone room. At the innermost part of the stone room was a white light door, radiating a soft glow in the darkness.

"Let's go, the auction venue is inside." Shu Tiansheng seemed to be quite familiar with this place, and after saying a word, he stepped into the light door.

The blue and white light curtain around him resonated slightly with the light door. The light flashed, and the whole person disappeared without a trace.

Han Li also stepped into the light door. His eyes blurred, and he appeared in a hall.

Shu Tiansheng, who had entered one step ahead of him, was standing not far ahead.

Han Li's gaze looked towards the hall, and he saw that the hall was oval-arched, extremely large in area, appearing to be three or four hundred zhang.

The hall was luxuriously decorated, the ground was covered with deep red, gorgeous floor tiles, the hall ceiling was hung with several huge and delicate palace lanterns, and many gems were inlaid on the walls.

However, this seemed to be underground, and even with the lighting of palace lanterns and gems, it still felt somewhat dim.

Dozens of wide chairs were placed in the hall, all made of precious wood.

At the moment, many people were already sitting in these seats, but each of them, like Han Li and the others, was covered by a blue and white light curtain, and they could not recognize each other's true appearance.

At the front of these seats was a stone platform slightly higher than the ground, on which was placed a long rectangular table. Behind the rectangular table were three wide chairs, all of which were empty.

When Han Li and the other entered, they did not attract much attention. Only a few people next to them turned their heads to take a look, and then quickly shifted their gaze away.

"It seems that the auction will have to wait a while before it starts. Let's find a place to sit down first." Shu Tiansheng said in a low voice.

Han Li nodded, and Shu Tiansheng found two chairs relatively in the back, sitting down next to each other.

Han Li looked around the hall, a strange color flashing in his eyes.

A layer of light yellow restriction light flickered on the walls on all four sides of the hall, appearing inconspicuous, but he keenly noticed that this restriction was extraordinary, extremely dense and heavy.

This formation restriction was obviously of the earth attribute, and the power of the restriction seemed to be integrated with the boundless power of the earth. Attacking this restriction was equivalent to attacking the entire earth.

Such a brilliant restriction was rare.

Han Li frowned slightly. Even if he went all out, he probably wouldn't be able to break this restriction.

This auction was protected by such powerful restrictions, it seemed that it was really extraordinary.

Everyone in the hall sat quietly with their eyes closed, almost no one speaking, the air filled with a heavy and tense atmosphere.

Time passed little by little, and an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

During this period, two more cultivators came, both silently finding an empty seat to sit down.

Just at this moment, a wooden door on the side of the hall opened with a "creak," and three figures, two tall and one short, walked out from inside.

These three were also the same, their whole bodies covered by blue and white light curtains, unable to see their true appearance.

The three walked to the back of the long table on the stone platform and sat down. The short figure sat in the middle position.

"Sorry to keep you fellow Daoists waiting. Before the start of this auction, I'll first introduce the process." The short figure said,

His voice was extremely loud, faintly possessing a sense of penetrating gold and stone. Upon hearing this, the people below were shocked and straightened their bodies.

"This auction is divided into two parts. The first half will be our three normal auctions. After the auction, if you have any rare items in your hands, you can also go on stage to display and trade independently. We will not interfere and will not charge any fees. Okay, let's begin." After briefly introducing the rules, the short figure calmly announced.

As soon as his voice fell, the tall figure on the left side of the auction stage waved his hand to take out an object and placed it on the stage. It was a long-shaped wooden box with several talismans pasted on it.

The short figure took the wooden box, waved his hand to peel off the talismans on the wooden box, and opened it.

Inside the box was a blue long sword, with an ancient shape, emitting a dazzling blue light, as if streams of water were flowing on the blade, vaguely making a rustling sound.

From time to time, blue runes emerged in the blue light, and a strong force of law radiated from it.

"Immortal artifact!" Before the short person could speak, someone below exclaimed.

Han Li's heart stirred. The first auction item was actually a high-grade immortal artifact. This made him have a few more expectations for the items to be auctioned later.

"This fellow Daoist is right. Today's first auction item is this Lie Hai Zhan Xian Sword. It is a genuine immortal artifact. It contains an extremely rich water law force, which is far from comparable to ordinary immortal artifacts. It is made of..." The short person smiled and then talked eloquently.

This person had excellent eloquence. With a few words, he praised this immortal artifact-level long sword as the only one in the world, with unparalleled power, as if holding this sword, one could be invincible and victorious in every battle.

Many of the people below were moved by his words, looking greedily at the blue sword, eager to try.

"Lie Hai Zhan Xian Sword, starting price of sixty immortal essence stones, each increase must be no less than two immortal essence stones." The short figure announced the start.

"Sixty pieces"

"Sixty-five pieces"

"I bid seventy!"

As soon as the voice fell, the people below actively offered prices. In a moment, the price of this Lie Hai Zhan Xian Sword was pushed to one hundred and thirty immortal essence stones.

At this price, only a few people participated in the bidding. After several rounds of bidding, it was finally auctioned off by one person for one hundred and sixty immortal essence stones.

Han Li did not bid from beginning to end.

Although the law force contained in the Lie Hai Zhan Xian Sword was rich, a careful perception would reveal that it was slightly chaotic, as if there was a slight error during refining. This price was a bit high.

The first auction item set off a small climax. The short figure was obviously very happy and raised his voice:

"The second treasure to be auctioned is the Ten Thousand Year Soul-Bearing Flower. The value of this thing does not need me to say more. It is the best auxiliary material for refining an external avatar..."

The tall figure next to him took out a jade box. Inside was a pale golden spiritual flower.

The people below were discussing. Although the value of this item was not as high as that of the immortal artifact, it was rare.

The short figure, as usual, greatly praised this Soul-Bearing Flower and then announced: "The reserve price is thirty immortal essence stones, and each increase must be no less than one."

Han Li sat quietly in the back, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Unexpectedly, he could see a Soul-Bearing Flower here, and it was still ten thousand years old.

Naturally, he had no intention of bidding. He still had the seeds of the Soul-Bearing Flower in his hand. If necessary, he could ripen them himself.

Although Han Li had no intention of bidding, Shu Tiansheng next to him seemed to want this Soul-Bearing Flower very much and also joined the bidding.

However, after a few rounds, the price of this Soul-Bearing Flower quickly exceeded eighty immortal essence stones. Shu Tiansheng reluctantly gave up, and finally, this item was auctioned off by someone for a high price of ninety-five immortal essence stones.

Seeing this scene, Han Li's heart stirred slightly.

The Soul-Bearing Flower could be sold for such a high price in Gu Yun Continent. With the Palm Heaven Bottle, he could naturally ripen it at any time, but the ripened spirit herbs contained the power of time, so selling them casually in this immortal world could expose the risk of the small bottle. This was absolutely impossible.

Thinking of this, Han Li couldn't help but sigh.

The auction continued, and in a blink of an eye, twenty or thirty items were auctioned off.

These things were indeed extraordinary, all extremely precious items. None of them had a price below fifty immortal essence stones.

However, the Blood Crystal Lotus Root had not appeared all along.

Han Li frowned. Shu Tiansheng on the side also seemed a little uneasy.

"Friend Shu, your information is correct, right?" Han Li asked Shu Tiansheng via voice transmission.

"Absolutely correct. I have some relationship with the force behind this auction. They can't lie to me." Shu Tiansheng quickly replied.