「In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.」

Southwest of the Immortal City, at the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect auction house.

Lin Xuankong stood at the entrance of the auction house, a touch of sentiment on his face as he looked inside.

He recalled participating in an auction once before, back in Prison Dragon City of Great Marsh Prefecture, within the Great Xia Dynasty.

At that time, he was just a minor figure in the early stage of the third layer of the Transcendence Realm. When he saw the grand auction venue of Prison Dragon City and the powerful Transcendence Realm cultivators from various parts of Great Marsh Prefecture, he felt incredibly envious. Each of them easily bid thousands, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of taels of gold!

Three years have passed in a flash, and the world has completely changed.

Now, at this Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect auction, the cultivators with the lowest cultivation levels were, astoundingly, all in the late stage of the Ninth-Layer Realm. Each arrived mounted on magnificent Exotic Beasts or flying avians, looking like true immortal beings!

Any one of these cultivators, if placed in an auction in Prison Dragon City, could likely buy all the auction items without so much as batting an eye!

Cultivators attending the Spiritual Crane Immortal City auction, if placed in a place like Prison Dragon City, probably wouldn't even need to bid...

Which cultivator in Prison Dragon City would dare bid against a Ninth-Layer Transcendence Realm cultivator? Are they tired of living, wanting the grass on their grave to flourish?

Moreover, in this Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect auction, every single item was priced in Grade-Entering Profound Truth Jade. The mortal gold and silver used by ordinary people and low-tier Transcendence Realm cultivators were utterly useless here.

If the auction items here were priced in mortal gold and silver, they would likely cost tens of billions, or even hundreds of billions, in gold... What cultivator would use such cheap currency?

Of course, what amazed Lin Xuankong the most was that this auction city of Spiritual Crane Immortal City was actually built on a Flying Spiritual Artifact!

A colossal auction venue, towering twenty stories high and spanning numerous miles, floated ten thousand feet in mid-air. Even the plaza outside the main entrance hovered in the sky. Cultivators incapable of flight lacked even the ability or qualification to reach the auction house plaza!

The floating plaza was wreathed in mist. Various Exotic Beasts and Spirit Birds, ridden by cultivators, wove through the clouds. Their cries echoed—some like dragon roars and tiger howls, others the clear songs of Immortal Birds. This, complemented by the flashing light from the Magical Artifacts many cultivators wore, made the floating plaza truly resemble an immortal realm!

As he was observing his surroundings, a clear voice suddenly called from behind him, "Mu Shiba!"

Lin Xuankong turned to see his Young Lady, Lii Xiaolan, dressed in green with a pretty face, waving at him.

Standing beside her were two other young women about her age. They were also beautiful, though slightly less so than Lii Xiaolan, yet still far more striking than the other female cultivators present, who had arrived on Spiritual Birds and Strange Beasts!

Above the three women's heads floated a Magical Artifact shaped like a Jade Ruyi. Standing on this artifact was a woman with a graceful figure and a clear, beautiful face, clothed in a red gauzy dress. Illusory spiritual cranes flickered continuously around her—clearly manifestations of Immortal Yuan, forming all sorts of wondrous phenomena!

An Earth Immortal powerhouse? The one who came with Young Lady Lii Xiaolan must be an Earth Immortal powerhouse from the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect!

After a few glances, Lin Xuankong clasped his hands and smiled. "Miss Lii has arrived!"

According to Lii Xiaolan, her master, Qu Wan'Er, was extremely averse to male cultivators. In the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect, even Earth Immortal powerhouses would give the eccentric Qu Wan'Er a wide berth, not daring to approach for fear of being scolded!

Therefore, for the time being, before officially joining the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect and before she had mastered the Immortal Ascension Treasure Pill alchemy technique, Lii Xiaolan had asked Lin Xuankong to temporarily hide their relationship when among her sect mates. They were to act as friends, with her claiming he was merely an old acquaintance from the Great Xia Dynasty.

The moment Lii Xiaolan, her two companions, and the red-dressed female cultivator with the outstanding figure appeared, they immediately attracted the attention of many cultivators attending the auction.

After all, Lii Xiaolan and the other two young women already possessed exceptional looks and figures. Now, accompanied by a true Female Immortal, who could resist the temptation to steal a few more glances!

Lii Xiaolan, along with her two companions, quickly walked to Lin Xuankong's side. "Mu Shiba," she said, "these are two senior sisters from the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect with whom I get along well. This is Qu Qingfeng, and this is Qu Qingling. Both are direct disciples of my martial aunt, Spiritual Crane Fairy Qu Qiao'Er!"

Lin Xuankong cupped his hands. "Mu Shiba greets the two senior sisters!"

The two white-clothed female cultivators nodded slightly, a trace of pride on their faces.

To them, having joined the Spiritual Crane Immortal Sect at a young age, cultivators from a remote place like the Great Xia Dynasty were of vastly inferior status.

Lii Xiaolan was an exception, of course. She was the disciple most valued by their martial aunt, Qu Wan'Er!

"So, you are Mu Shiba?" asked the female cultivator named Qu Qingfeng. "My junior sister Lan mentioned that you have accomplished quite a bit in artifact refining?"

Lin Xuankong humbly replied, "I only have a slight understanding!"

My artifact refining skills, thanks to the various insights from 'Fake Lady' Xiao Xiuyi, have already reached the level where I can refine Immortal Artifacts. It's just that I've been busy with cultivation, and the rest of my time is spent constantly consuming various medicinal herbs to supplement my Qi and Blood, leaving no time for artifact refining!

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