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Chapter 579: Chapter 585: Begin
On the second day, early in the morning, Wei Ningchen left the Li family’s Spirit Boat with a lost and dispirited air.
"Wei," the burly man teased with a smile, "by the looks of you, could it be that her father didn’t accept you?"
"Senior brother," Wei Ningchen gave a salute and didn’t say anything more, planning to bypass him and find a place to rest well.
It was strange, he and Li Chengshuo had only met a few times, but for some reason, she had left such a profound impression in his heart that he found himself haunted by thoughts of her.
It was almost as if it was a predestined fate from a previous life.
"Do you know why?"
This question made Wei Ningchen stop in his tracks and bow as he asked, "Please enlighten me, senior brother."
"That girl is a Tianyin Spiritual Body, how could her father possibly hand his daughter over to someone with an unknown background?"
In fact, at the beginning, Li Zhirui had not realized that both Li Chengsheng and Li Chengshuo, the siblings, also had special Spiritual Bodies. It was only after his Nascent Soul breakthrough that he sensed something was amiss.
After consulting many ancient texts, he confirmed that Li Chengsheng was a Heavenly Yang Spiritual Body and Li Chengshuo was a Tianyin Spiritual Body.
While having a Spiritual Body had many benefits for their cultivation growth, it also made them very susceptible to being targeted by certain special cultivators or Demon Cultivators.
Because of this, Li Zhirui had thought of many ways to conceal their Spiritual Bodies.
However, while he could hide it from most people, he couldn’t fool fellow Nascent Soul cultivators.
Wei Ningchen was a clever man. Upon hearing this, he immediately understood the burly man’s implication and firmed his resolve, "I will show that senior the sincerity of my heart!"
"I never expected Myriad Puppet Peak to give rise to such a love-struck seed like you," the big man said as if he had discovered some new and curious species, looking Wei Ningchen up and down.
"Thank you, senior brother. I must take my leave now," Wei Ningchen said before hurrying away.
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"Dad, where’s that annoying guy? Has he left?" Li Chengshuo, on the Li family Spirit Boat, couldn’t find Wei Ningchen and simply went to Li Zhirui to ask.
"Yes, he left early in the morning."
Li Zhirui asked casually, "Why? Did you need him for something?"
"How could that be! I can’t wait for him to disappear from my sight." Yet, for some reason, a sense of loss suddenly stirred in the depths of her heart.
Not wanting to discuss Wei Ningchen any further, Li Zhirui naturally changed the subject, "Today is the opening day of the auction; will you accompany me to the main venue?"
"No need, the few Spirit Stones I have would just make me a spectator if I went inside. It’s better to watch the Projection Spirit Stone outside and browse the stalls. Maybe I could find something overlooked on a ground stall."
"Then be careful," Li Zhirui advised. Although no one dared to make a move within Xuanfa State, it was always best to be cautious.
Watching Li Chengshuo depart, Li Zhirui, along with Li Cheng Huo and the Beast Rearing Elder, entered Xuanfa State and headed toward the imposing main venue.
"The top-level private room is 200,000 Spirit Stones, and the regular private rooms only require 50,000. Of course, if senior prefers, you may choose to sit on the first floor, which is free of charge."
At the great hall entrance, several Golden Core cultivators waited especially to receive cultivators like Li Zhirui, while others were entrusted to the remaining Foundation Establishment disciples.
"Take us to the second floor," said Li Zhirui.
In the end, Li Zhirui still booked a private room. Its area didn’t need to be large, but at least they wouldn’t have to squeeze in with the crowd.
Shortly after they settled down, the entire hall was enveloped in an overpowering aura. Li Zhirui guessed that the person must be at the Nascent Soul perfection stage; otherwise, the aura wouldn’t have been so tremendous.
Many Nascent Soul True Lords arrived one after another, but to Li Zhirui’s surprise, there were even Divine Transformation ancestors participating!
’It seems that Xuanfa Pavilion is really going to offer fifth-order Spiritual Objects or celestial treasures for auction,’ he thought.
If it had been false advertising to attract these Divine Transformation ancestors, but they failed to present good items, then even Xuanfa Pavilion, the number one commerce assembly in the eastern region, wouldn’t be able to withstand the anger of so many people.
As another Divine Transformation ancestor entered, the auction officially began.
"Welcome, esteemed seniors and fellow Daoists, to the grand-scale auction organized by the Xuanfa Pavilion!"
A Golden Core cultivator stepped forward from behind the scenes and said, "My name is Wu Dao, and it is a great honor to serve as the auctioneer for this event. I won’t waste time with idle chatter, so let’s bring out the Spiritual Objects and start!"
A graceful female cultivator walked forward, holding a Jade Plate with only a small Jade Box on it.
"Fourth-order Enlightenment Precious Pill! When consumed by Golden Core cultivators, it can aid in breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage, and when consumed by Nascent Soul cultivators, it also provides a substantial boost."
Li Zhirui sincerely remarked, "Xuanfa Pavilion really is wealthy and bold, starting the auction with an Enlightenment Precious Pill."
However, this Precious Pill was of little use to him, so he showed little interest, but the Golden Core cultivators were incredibly excited, as it might allow them to further their cultivation—the bidding and shouting of prices were incessant!
In the end, a Golden Core cultivator took home the Enlightenment Precious Pill for a staggering price of one million nine hundred and eighty thousand Spirit Stones.
"That price... is too exaggerated!" Li Chenghuo couldn’t help but swallow hard.
"This is just the beginning; wait and you’ll see how little Spirit Stones are worth," Li Zhirui said with a smile.
Meanwhile, the second auction item was also presented to everyone.
"Third-order top-grade Magical Treasure!"
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Meanwhile, Li Chengshuo, who was loitering outside, glanced at the Projection Spirit Stone before withdrawing his gaze and began searching for treasures at the stalls.
"I didn’t expect my luck to be this good; I found an exceptional item as soon as I stepped out!" A sleazy voice echoed in Li Chengshuo’s ears.
Li Chengshuo abruptly looked up, directing his gaze toward the source of the voice, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes. If it weren’t for being in Xuanfa State, he would have already taken action!
"Oh? Quite a fierce look you have. I like the untamed spirit in a woman, gradually taming her bit by bit, there’s a sense of achievement in that which you simply can’t understand unless you experience it personally!"
Unable to restrain his anger, Li Chengshuo provocatively said, "If you dare, step out of Xuanfa State and test your skills against me. We’ll see if you end up defeated or if you become a ghost under my hands."
"No need for the young master to take action against you. I am more than enough!" A Golden Core cultivator surrounding the man volunteered eagerly, showing off himself.
"Useless!" Li Chengshuo snorted coldly, unwilling to entangle any further with them.
A Golden Core cultivator whose mana seemed incredibly unstable, clearly forcibly boosted by Spirit Pills, followed by so many lackeys, clearly had an extraordinary origin.
What Li Chengshuo did not know, however, was that this Mr. Xiao was from Heaven Deviation Sect and the sole heir of a Nascent Soul Elder!
And Heaven Deviation Sect, like Wanxiang Sect, was one of the three top-tier forces!
Two sects and one church, with the Three Mountains and Four Factions, referred to the ten great Divine Transformation forces of the eastern region!
The two sects were Wanxiang Sect and Sword Sect, the church was the Heaven Deviation Sect, and the Three Mountains and Four Factions were Xuanfu Mountain, Qingming Mountain, Tianshui Mountain, and the Eight Trigrams Pill Sect, Lingbao Sect, Yallow Talisman Sect, and Yanzhen Sect.
