He Chongxu's words were exceptionally serious, and his gaze towards Ying Chen was filled with immense confidence!
Clearly, He Chongxu was finally about to employ his ultimate trump card!
The guests who were in the process of transferring funds, upon hearing He Chongxu's words, all stopped what they were doing.
Immortal techniques?
It sounded incredibly powerful.
This meant that Ying Chen's survival was uncertain. What was the point of transferring money now?
Perhaps if Ying Chen died, they could save that hundred million.
Thus, the guests either pretended their internet connection was poor or claimed their accounts had issues, stalling for time.
Their objective was to wait for the final victor between Ying Chen and He Chongxu!
Ying Chen didn't mind. From the moment these people agreed to pay, a hundred million cash was already destined to not belong to them.
Whether they paid a moment earlier or later made no difference.
On the contrary, Ying Chen was very interested in He Chongxu's so-called immortal techniques.
Could it be that this place, Hong Kong, where Feng Shui and Taoism were prevalent, truly preserved some mysterious inheritance, allowing Feng Shui masters of the Xuanmen to break through the limitations of this world and display powers akin to immortals?
Ever since Ying Chen awakened, whether it was the Xuanmen or martial arts experts he had encountered, or the data he possessed, the ceiling of this world's cultivation realm had been severely suppressed.
At best, it was the peak of the Human Martial Realm, the so-called Heavenly Rank experts.
To take another step forward was almost impossible, let alone to know what lay beyond the Heavenly Rank or what tricks immortals employed.
Only Ying Chen was in a special situation. Before being suppressed, he was already a top expert at the Heavenly Connection Realm.
Even though he was currently bound by the limitations of this world and his strength could not recover to the Heavenly Connection Realm, his vision and knowledge were not suppressed; they remained at the Heavenly Connection Realm.
This was equivalent to a Martial Emperor from a novel or movie being reborn into an ordinary person. Although his physical body was weak, his techniques and combat experience were enough to crush everyone!
Now that He Chongxu suddenly claimed he could perform immortal techniques, Ying Chen was naturally very interested.
Could it be that He Chongxu also possessed some hidden secret similar to Ying Chen's?
With such anticipation, Ying Chen did not stop He Chongxu at all.
He stood still, quietly enjoying He Chongxu's performance.
He Chongxu, however, thought Ying Chen was scared. A sneer curved his lips: "It's too late for you to be afraid now!"
"Once an immortal technique is unleashed, it is like a famous blade leaving its sheath; it will not return until it has drawn blood!"
"I'm sorry, but next, I will have to use your life to conclude this auction!"
With that said, He Chongxu's figure suddenly flickered, as if he were standing in a mist. His entire being became blurry and distorted.
The next moment, He Chongxu transformed into an ethereal projection and leaped into the crane cloak he was wearing!
"Hahahaha..."
"All beings are mediocre, unable to see the immortals."
"Pitiful, truly lamentable."
He Chongxu's voice echoed from within the crane cloak.
The patterns on the cloak momentarily became hazy and indistinct.
The cranes on the cloak seemed to come alive, constantly flapping their wings.
"Little do they know, the immortal is right before their eyes."
"If you do not prostrate, how can you see the immortal?"
He Chongxu's voice resounded again.
It carried an infinite sense of bewitchment, and the guests instantly became dazed.
*Thump!*
*Thump!*
Before long, all the guests had actually knelt down!
With their palms clasped together, they devoutly worshipped in He Chongxu's direction!
It was as if He Chongxu had truly become an immortal!
Even Zhuang Ruoting, standing beside Ying Chen, couldn't control herself and felt an urge to kneel.
"Hmm?" Ying Chen let out a soft sound.
This instantly startled Zhuang Ruoting awake. She managed to stop her bending legs, avoiding becoming one of the kneeling crowd.
"What's happening?" Zhuang Ruoting asked, looking at the scene with horror.
Ying Chen calmly replied, "Nothing much, just a weasel worshipping the moon."
In folk legends, stories of weasels worshipping the moon are often told.
Weasels are also known as "Yellow Immortals," one of the five immortals in folklore who can communicate with spirits.
These animals would go to deserted mountain peaks on a full moon night and worship the moon, absorbing its essence.
Because their moon-worshipping posture is extremely bizarre and eerie, it is often considered a taboo in folklore.
Elderly people would warn children to stay far away if they saw a weasel worshipping the moon, lest they be targeted by the weasel and have their souls consumed.
The scene He Chongxu was creating now was not much different from a weasel worshipping the moon!
It was laughable that Ying Chen had thought He Chongxu possessed true immortal techniques, only for it to turn out to be a farce of spirit possession.
Inside the crane cloak.
He Chongxu sat solemnly on a mountain peak.
As the guests below bowed, a giant ethereal crane gradually appeared behind He Chongxu.
The ethereal crane grew larger and larger, and larger still.
It stopped when it was a hundred times the size of He Chongxu.
The ethereal crane spread its wings, arching its neck towards the sky.
He Chongxu also spread his arms and tilted his head up.
He cast a cold glance over the guests present.
Then, he opened his mouth and inhaled sharply towards the guests.
The guests shivered in unison, as if something had been siphoned away. Their expressions instantly became listless.
He Chongxu then rose abruptly.
His body began to grow with the wind.
In the blink of an eye, he had grown to the same size as the ethereal crane!
His outstretched arms perfectly merged with the crane's wings.
His raised head also merged into the crane's neck.
The two became one, fused together!
The crane's beak vibrated, and He Chongxu's voice emerged: "As everyone knows, the Dao of Heaven and Earth is divided into ten realms. Those who have reached the eighth realm are rarely seen; those who have reached the ninth are few; and those who have reached the tenth, the so-called Heavenly Rank, are unheard of and unseen!"
"My technique is called 'Crane's Concealment.' It is an immortal technique that merges with the primal spirit of a crane, instantly raising my cultivation!"
"Now, my realm is the rarely seen – Eighth Realm of Spellcraft!"
"Let alone in small Hong Kong, even globally, I am considered an absolute giant of the Xuanmen, a supreme master of spells! Anyone who sees me must respectfully address me as 'Crane Venerable'!"
"So, what are you still hesitating for?"
"Why don't you prostrate before me and show your submission!"
He Chongxu stared intently at Ying Chen and said.
Then, he suddenly lifted his foot and, with a single step, emerged from the crane cloak into the real world!
His colossal body, as large as a mountain range, exuded a heavy pressure.
It caused people's hearts to falter and their breathing to become difficult!