The auction was still ongoing, but Mo Wuji had already set up several array flags around his seat and left discreetly.

With tens of thousands of participants, it was common for people to leave their seats briefly, so no one found it odd.

After leaving his seat, Mo Wuji didn't leave the auction venue. He wandered around inside for a while before returning. This time, however, he didn't return to his original seat but took another empty one.

To prevent any accidents, he and Duxing Hongjie had purchased a total of four seats.

As Mo Wuji sat down in the new seat, the array flags he had set up at his original seat automatically activated, re-engaging the seat's restrictions.

The auction continued, but Mo Wuji didn't make any moves. He didn't even take out the Brahma Staff Shadow (梵天棍影) technique to study, choosing instead to close his eyes and rest.

A day passed quickly, and well into the second day, Peng Zimai finally announced the Celestial-Grade technique, Null Thought Light (无念灯芒).

The starting price of this technique was even higher than Brahma Staff Shadow, piquing Mo Wuji's interest in how much it would ultimately sell for in contribution points.

Meanwhile, in box seventeen on the second floor of the auction venue, a grey-robed man said with a cold tone, "Keep a close watch on Mo Wuji. He'll definitely make a move for this technique."

"Yes," the man beside him replied. He didn't need the grey-robed man to remind him. The Yan family had come to the auction openly, risking suspicion, all for Mo Wuji.

The price of Null Thought Light quickly climbed to one million contribution points, and the bidding cooled down. Not many people could afford to spend a million contribution points just for one technique.

"Has Mo Wuji bid yet?" the grey-robed man asked, staring at the two monitoring screens in front of him, a hint of unease in his voice.

"Not yet." The cultivator beside him seemed unsure. "Elder, I'll go take a look..."

In just two minutes, the cultivator returned urgently. "Mo Wuji is no longer in the box. He must have used a teleportation talisman to leave the box extremely quickly. I just received news that he left the auction venue a short while ago..."

"Smash!" The grey-robed man slammed his hand on the monitoring screen, shattering it. "Immediately block the Starry Sky Gate (星空门). That old fool Gong Bo! The Yan family will make him pay sooner or later."

Although the grey-robed man knew that blocking the Starry Sky Gate wouldn't necessarily stop Mo Wuji, it still annoyed him. If it weren't for Gong Bo of the Starry Sky Hall (星空殿) interfering, he could have monitored Mo Wuji's box and known the moment he left.

But Gong Bo had insisted that it would damage the reputation of the Starry Sky Commerce Tower (寻星商楼) and cause it to collapse, refusing to allow it. The Yan family was helpless. The Starry Sky Commerce Tower wasn't entirely under their control.

The auction was nearing its end. When the last high-grade spiritual artifact was auctioned off and the event concluded, the grey-robed man felt like he was in an ice cave when there was still no news of Mo Wuji.

The Yan family could block the Starry Sky Gate and even inspect individual cultivators entering and leaving, but only individually. If thousands of people were entering and exiting at the same time, the Yan family wouldn't dare inspect them one by one, or they would be asking for death.

As the auction ended, tens of thousands of people poured out of the Starry Sky Commerce Tower. As soon as Mo Wuji left the auction hall, he saw Duxing Hongjie in the distance. Duxing Hongjie had returned to his original appearance, indicating that he had survived the danger.

Relieved, Mo Wuji blended in with the crowd and headed directly for the Starry Sky Wharf (星空码头).

According to Duxing Hongjie's experience, after every major auction, thousands of people would leave the Starry Sky Wharf simultaneously and enter the Starry Sky Battlefield (星空战场). Of course, even more people would leave from outside the Starry Sky Hall and enter Wind Xiao City (风萧城).

No matter how powerful the Yan family was, they wouldn't dare to search so many people leaving the Starry Sky Wharf at the same time. Moreover, they also had to guard the cultivators heading to Wind Xiao City.

It could be said that the moment Duxing Hongjie escaped the Yan family's surveillance, their plan to capture Mo Wuji had failed.

Mo Wuji followed the crowd of cultivators into the Starry Sky Wharf. When he reached the third floor, he saw a familiar face – Yan'Er.

Yan'Er was standing beside a woman wearing a veil, looking around anxiously.

Normally, Mo Wuji would have greeted her without hesitation. But now, doing so would only harm her. Moreover, Mo Wuji could tell that the woman standing beside Yan'Er seemed to have a cultivation base no weaker than Mu Luhan's. She was clearly a powerful figure. With Yan'Er beside such a strong person, she should be safe.

Just as Mo Wuji and Duxing Hongjie had anticipated, although there were Yan family members stationed at every Starry Sky Gate, they didn't dare to conduct searches at this time.

Mo Wuji followed the crowd of cultivators into the vast starry sky through Starry Sky Gate number seven. Once in space, he immediately released his circular spaceship and urged it to fly into the depths of space.

"Yan'Er, let's go. He probably won't come. Or he might have already left from here," the veiled woman said, seeing the number of people entering the Starry Sky Gate dwindling. She pulled Yan'Er and quickly left the third floor.

These two were none other than Bei Suting and Yan'Er. Bei Suting had deduced that after killing Yan Yangdong, Mo Wuji would leave from the Starry Sky Wharf as quickly as possible. The Yan family would also block him at the Starry Sky Wharf at the first opportunity. She had brought Yan'Er here to help Mo Wuji, but she had missed him. She hadn't seen Mo Wuji, nor had she seen the Yan family blocking him.

"Sister Suting, where are we going now?" Yan'Er asked.

Bei Suting pointed to a large hall ahead and said, "That's the territory of the Starry Sky Army (星海军). Commander Shu Xuanyu invited me to join the Starry Sky Army. I think she's right. We should join the Starry Sky Army and earn some Starry Sky Contribution Points (星空贡献分) before entering the Starry Sky Emperor Mountain (星帝山) to cultivate. Don't worry, I will definitely advance to Human Immortal and then ask San Yisheng to help you."

Yan'Er hesitated but didn't say anything more.

Bei Suting smiled self-deprecatingly. "Yan'Er, do you think I've changed my mind? Actually, I originally wanted to take on tasks myself and earn Starry Sky Contribution Points before going to the Starry Sky Emperor Mountain. That way, at least I wouldn't be involved in the conflicts of interest among the Ten Great Starry Sky Armies. But now I suddenly realize that I'm still too inexperienced."

"Sister Suting?" Yan'Er looked at Bei Suting in confusion. In her heart, Sister Suting was already experienced enough in handling matters. The disciples of their Wen Tian Academy (问天学宫) who came here were all taken care of by Sister Suting, which was why their cultivation speed had been so fast. If Sister Suting was too inexperienced, then wouldn't she not even count as a greenhorn?

Bei Suting scanned her surroundings with her divine sense before whispering, "If I'm not mistaken, Mo Wuji has already left the Starry Sky Gate, and the Yan family has also taken action to intercept him. But we didn't know any of this, which shows that Mo Wuji is much more experienced than us. This time, even the Yan family drank his foot-washing water. I'm sure he has an old hand helping him in the Starry Sky Hall, otherwise, it would be impossible to escape the Yan family's gaze so easily. No wonder he could climb the Starry Sky Rankings. Not to mention his strength, just this ability alone is enough for him to deserve this honor."

"Maybe he didn't attend the auction and left with others after the auction ended?" Yan'Er said.

Bei Suting shook her head without replying. The Yan family was waiting for Mo Wuji to attend the auction. If Mo Wuji dared not attend the auction, the Yan family would have taken him away long ago.

...

In the Yan family's residence in the Starry Sky Hall, Yan Pingzhi arrived as soon as he learned that they had failed to capture Mo Wuji. At that moment, he felt a little regret. He hadn't expected that the Yan family would have deployed several True God cultivators but still failed to capture a small True Lake cultivator. He should have come himself. As for the other families' suspicions, so be it.

Now he had come, but Mo Wuji had already escaped.

Yan Pingzhi sat expressionlessly at the head of the table, his icy gaze fixed on a grey-robed man standing respectfully below. "Yan Gaokai, tell me the details."

"Yes," the grey-robed man bowed and said, "We initially targeted the wrong person. The real Mo Wuji bought a copy of Brahma Staff Shadow, spending a total of 1.35 million contribution points. Before, we thought he only had a maximum of 1.1 million contribution points, but in fact, he earned another 500,000 contribution points from the Xia family's One-Horn Arena the day before the auction. Then, he deliberately spent 1.35 million contribution points to buy Brahma Staff Shadow, which led to my misjudgment.

After learning that the person we were tailing had disappeared, I realized that he had already left his seat, and the restrictions on his seat were opened by activating the array."

Yan Pingzhi didn't continue to get angry. He knew that it wasn't Yan Gaokai's misjudgment but a matter of ability. How could a capable person focus only on one thing?

Yan Gaokai was very uneasy. He only learned about Mo Wuji earning 500,000 contribution points from the One-Horn Arena after issuing a wanted order for Mo Wuji from the One-Horn Arena.

...

After entering the starry sky, Mo Wuji sped away, continuing for more than ten days before he stopped. It wasn't that he wanted to stop, but an old spaceship was blocking his path.

At the front of this old spaceship stood a woman in linen clothes. The woman had a plain face and looked pure and innocent. Her slightly exposed neck was fair and flawless. Her long hair was tied up behind her, like a girl next door. Her simple appearance, coupled with her pure eyes, made people feel more favorable towards her.

"I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have blocked your way, but I'm lost, and the restrictions on my spaceship were damaged in the starry sky..." The woman in linen clothes said quickly when she saw Mo Wuji walking onto the spaceship's deck. Her voice was soft, and before she could finish her words, her face turned red.

Mo Wuji smiled slightly. "It's okay, I can give you a ride, but I'm not going to the Starry Sky Hall."

This woman seemed to be in the Void God Realm, a bit stronger than him.

"Ah..." The woman was stunned when she heard that Mo Wuji wasn't going to the Starry Sky Hall. After a long while, she stammered, "Then I..."

After saying two words, she didn't know what to do.