The group including Ju Yin intended to enter Xianlang City, partly to gather information and partly because Xianlang City housed the Bao Lai Pavilion. This pavilion auctioned all sorts of heavenly treasures and rare immortal flowers from across the entire immortal realm. While their spatial dimension contained many spiritual herbs, most were of low quality, and some had less efficacy than the rare immortal treasures found in the immortal realm.
Ju Yin planned to visit, realizing from her own injury that Ah You’s healing medicine was no longer effective against injuries inflicted by immortal techniques. The root of the problem lay in the medicinal ingredients. Hua Xun agreed, even contributing his own collection of spiritual plants to be grown in the spatial dimension. The spiritual spring in the dimension was also beneficial for immortal realm spiritual plants; once transplanted, they could quickly take root.
The people within the spatial dimension were gradually being transferred to Hua Xun’s Lang Huan Tian Que for cultivation, slowly converting the spiritual energy in their bodies into immortal spiritual energy. Their future enemies would only grow more formidable, and even staying within the spatial dimension would not guarantee safety. They needed to improve their own strength.
Ju Yin’s recent injury had instilled a sense of crisis in Tian Ji Zi, Chong Tong Lao Ren, Xuanyuan Ce, and the others within the spatial dimension. They no longer wished to hide away, watching Ju Yin face danger powerlessly.
“Esteemed One, I will take good care of everyone. Lang Huan Tian Que is said to be the place of Xuan Tian Sheng Zun, and cultivating there is a great fortune. It’s even more astonishing that Hua Xun is the legendary Xuan Tian Sheng Zun. Tian Ji Zi has only ever heard of him, never seen him.
“Good, Tian Ji, I entrust everyone to you.” Ju Yin knew this decision was the right one and agreed without hesitation, though she felt a pang of reluctance.
Watching them depart through the teleportation formation set up by Hua Xun, the spatial dimension immediately felt deserted. Even Steward Zhu and his family had gone.
“Esteemed One, today is the auction at Bao Lai Pavilion. We should set off,” Ye Ting interrupted Ju Yin’s thoughts. He had already procured entry jade tokens for them.
“Brother Ye Ting, you’re so amazing! How did you get these entry jade tokens?” Long Hu Hu asked curiously, having not seen him leave for long.
“Haha, Hu Hu, your Brother Ye Ting is the owner of this Bao Lai Pavilion. When we ascended back then, we couldn’t find the Esteemed One, so we opened this Bao Lai Pavilion to gather information. It grew bigger than we expected and turned into this,” Ye Jue explained with a laugh.
“We are both at the Immortal Emperor cultivation level. Ordinary influential sects will have to weigh things carefully.”
“That’s wonderful! Then, won’t it be easier for me to get the treasures I want?” Long Hu Hu exclaimed in surprise.
“Everything must still follow the rules. However, if the Esteemed One fancies something, it can be negotiated privately with the seller without going through the auction stage.” The rules of Bao Lai Pavilion had always been to disregard provenance and ownership; whoever was on the list and offered the highest price would get it.
“There’s no need to trouble yourself. We will follow the rules,” Ju Yin stated, not wishing to make an exception.
“Yes!” Ye Ting didn’t mind making an exception, but upon hearing Ju Yin’s words, he nodded in agreement. Nevertheless, he subtly signaled his subordinates. It was a joke; if their Esteemed One desired something, they would naturally find a way to obtain it.
“Esteemed One, here is the list of auctioned treasures. Take a look, this does not break the rules,” Ye Ting said, spreading his palm. A jade slip appeared before Ju Yin.
When the group arrived at Bao Lai Pavilion, the Pavilion Master had already received the news of their arrival and opened the top-floor private room, which had never been opened to the public.
Bao Lai Pavilion was a five-tiered pagoda-style building. Upon entering, there was a massive display platform, with rooms on each floor offering a view of the central platform. From the second floor upwards, the higher the floor, the higher the room's level, and the more expensive the private rooms.
Naturally, to prevent individuals from relying on their high cultivation to rob those with lower cultivation, all rooms were equipped with divine sense isolation to prevent peeping. The defensive formations were all of the highest caliber.
It was said that at the last auction, an Immortal Golden Perfected cultivation level male immortal caused trouble, but not even the paint on the room door was chipped. The rooms could even withstand a full-power blow from an Immortal Emperor. This demonstrated the immense defensive capabilities.
Consequently, some pursued individuals even sought refuge in Bao Lai Pavilion for a temporary period to save their lives.
Therefore, upon seeing the top-floor room occupied, onlookers speculated whether a significant figure had arrived, perhaps the legendary behind-the-scenes master of Bao Lai Pavilion.
Returning to the matter at hand, Ju Yin examined the list of spiritual plants and found a pleasant surprise. She hadn't expected to find Mist Immortal Grass here. This herb was a supreme healing medicine and was precisely one of the main ingredients Ah You had mentioned to her previously. When refined with the spatial dimension’s spiritual spring, it could break through miasma and regenerate life, regardless of the severity of the wound. This medicine was specifically for injuries caused by demonic energy.
Ju Yin had a premonition that this medicine would be incredibly useful for their upcoming journey.
Hua Xun and Long Hu Hu also spotted items they desired. Hu Hu had no worries about her finances; she had plundered her father’s small treasury and was not lacking in money.
“Sister, whatever you want, I’ll bid for it,” Hu Hu declared heartily, patting her chest.
“Alright, thank you, Hu Hu! Don’t cry later, okay!”
“What do you want? I also have immortal stones!” Hua Xun declared, not to be outdone.
Meanwhile, on the fourth floor, a masked man was also interested in the Mist Immortal Grass. He had been searching for this immortal plant for a long time. It was intended for Xuan Ji, who had been injured after entering the Mist Sea and needed this one specific medicinal ingredient.
Ye Ting also wanted to mention his interest, but a cold glance from Hua Xun made him rub his nose and step back.
Chen Xi had also intended to speak, but seeing Hu Hu’s proud expression, he also retreated.
The auction began. The group showed little interest in anything else. For items they were interested in, they used their wealth to overwhelm opponents until they gave up.
With a boom, in a private room on the third floor, a woman swept a stack of teacups off the table with a flick of her sleeve.
“Damn it! Who dares to compete with this Monarch for the Celestial Gauze Splendor Robe?” Immortal Monarch Zi Hua was furious. This immortal robe could not only adjust its size according to the wearer’s figure, but it also emanated a radiant aura when worn, making it incredibly beautiful. Its defensive level was also exceptionally high, serving as the best magical artifact for her to withstand heavenly tribulations during her advancement to Immortal Venerable. The robe could adjust its size according to the wearer’s figure and exuded a radiant aura when worn.
“Immortal Monarch, please calm your anger! This humble one has just investigated and found that the immortal robe was purchased by someone in the top-floor room,” a female attendant said, rushing in from outside and kneeling hastily.
“What?” Zi Hua felt even more aggrieved. She knew the rules of Bao Lai Pavilion and was aware of the origin of that room. Yet, she had prepared for this Celestial Gauze Splendor Robe for a long time and had traveled all the way to Xianlang City. Damn it!
On Long Hu Hu’s side, as soon as she received the Celestial Gauze Splendor Robe, she was as delighted as a child. “When Brother Wu Ye returns and sees me wearing this, he’ll be mesmerized.”
“Hu Hu, you spendthrift girl! This robe cost ten thousand high-grade immortal spiritual stones!” Ju Yin was also shocked by her extravagance. Although she had excavated an immortal stone mine in the secret realm of Xia Mo Tu Shui, she wasn’t this wealthy.
“Sister, what is this? Immortal stones, I have plenty. Look how magnificent this dress is. Brother Wu Ye will surely be very happy.” Ju Yin rubbed her forehead, thinking this money-eating beast was fortunate that the Dragon God had returned; otherwise, who could afford his daughter!