Wait a minute, where is my master?

"Young Master, Little White told me that the spiritual liquid from the auction smells like the water from our well! So, was our well moved here by the Elder Master from Jade Spring Immortal Island?"

Yu Yaoer's voice interrupted Jin Xu's gaze.

However, the little Taoist also remembered now that the woman auctioneer in front of him wasn't just familiar; he had actually seen her before.

"Hmm? The well water in the temple is the same as the spiritual liquid being auctioned on stage?"

Jin Xu looked at the items on stage, then glanced at Little White.

Husky gave him a firm look in return.

"Temple master, I'm sure, they are the same thing."

By now, the small bottle of Bone Marrow Cleansing Spirit Liquid had already been bid up to six thousand five hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Sheesh, it's unclear whether it was the auction making people crazy, or if Wu Li was just that popular.

He couldn't help but take another look at the delicate little jade bottle, then thought of the barrels of spiritual liquid stored in his own magical storage.

The little Taoist silently reflected.

"I know I'm wealthy, but I didn't realize I was this wealthy."

After briefly indulging in thoughts of the days to come, Jin Xu found them dreary and dull.

However, that was a matter for later; there were more pressing issues at hand.

"Little White, look at the female auctioneer on stage. Doesn't she look familiar?"

The little Taoist said gravely.

If Xu Qian were here, he would definitely recognize at a glance that this Miss Wu on stage looks exactly like the Lustful Evil Spirit from the Zheng family's old mansion!

Moreover, her strong contrast in persona was even more intense than that of the Lustful Evil Spirit.

Upon hearing this, the three women all turned their attention toward Wu Li on the stage.

"Is this the woman you blasted away?"

Little White looked on doubtfully for a while; since Jin Xu had struck too quickly before, her memory of the Lustful Evil Spirit was not clear.

"Yes, it's her."

The little Taoist nodded calmly.

Yaoer and Miss Yunzhao looked baffled, and Jin Xu found himself having to explain things to them again.

...

On the auction stage, Wu Li, who was also the third elder of the Demon Sect.

Her goal in using the mysterious gift from Yanyu Building was to successfully lure the little Taoist and others to the auction. She was looking for an opportunity to interact with them.

So, although she was ostensibly hosting the auction, her attention was covertly focused on Jin Xu's table.

Initially, she saw the little Taoist staring at her and thought her beauty had already captivated him.

At that time, she had already planned how she would manipulate this little Taoist later.

But shortly afterward, the third elder's incarnation noticed that all four people at the little Taoist's table were staring at her.

This made Wu Li fall into self-doubt.

"Exposed? Impossible.

Her incarnation had been acting independently for a long time; the last time it was activated was when setting up a formation in Gusu City decades ago.

Considering she applied to become an auctioneer here ten years ago, there is no way she could have been exposed.

There's no reason for anyone to suspect her!"

The third elder of the Demon Sect was full of confidence.

Apart from being an expert in formations, the cultivation techniques she practiced for her incarnations were quite mystical.

When not activated, each incarnation could move independently and appeared just like an ordinary person, but would gradually be influenced subconsciously.

Once activated, however, the incarnation's consciousness would temporarily be controlled by her.

Sometimes, the incarnations didn't even know they were incarnations.

"Could it be that my charm now seduces both men and women?"

Wu Li had attracted some fanatical women before with her appearance.

But attracting three at once was truly unprecedented.

And surely, this little Taoist couldn't possibly be carrying three 'mirrors' around with him.

The third elder from the Demon Sect on the auction stage temporarily fell into a state of confusion and prepared to find an opportunity to probe the little Taoist and his companions.

...

Meanwhile, at the table below, Jin Xu and Little White had already explained the situation to Miss Yunzhao and Yu Yaoer.

"So you're saying this woman might be involved with the Demon Sect?"

Seventh Princess's expression was solemn, for she knew who was behind the auction. If this place was involved with the Demon Sect...

Xia Yunzhao felt a chill down her spine.

"What if it just looks similar?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

It was Little White who had spoken, and her words were selectively ignored by everyone.

"So, what should we do now?"

The three women all looked to Jin Xu, hoping he could come up with a plan.

"Let's finish attending the auction first, we shouldn't startle the snake. If there are items you want to buy, just bid normally. We don't have many Spirit Stones, but the 'well water' is sufficient."

That single small bottle of Spiritual Liquid had just been auctioned off by a Cultivator in a second-floor private room, with the final price reaching ten thousand high-grade Spirit Stones!

At that rate, even if the price was halved, the "well water" in his storage treasure was astronomically priced.

Therefore, the current Jin Xu was speaking with the brashness of wealth.

"Miss Yunzhao, if there's anything you fancy, feel free to bid on it," said the Taoist priest with a generous wave of his hand and a gentle voice.

The auction proceeded methodically.

Apart from the first item which set a festive opening, the subsequent items were relatively mediocre.

There was even an artifact that failed to sell, a golden brick.

And the three women, heeding Jin Xu's words, didn't save him any money at all, as Yu Yaoer bid on some Spirit Grass ingredients.

Little White bid on a staff-like artifact.

She initially wanted the unsold golden brick, but the Taoist felt it was unsightly for a girl to carry around a brick, so she settled for an iron staff instead.

Xia Yunzhao symbolically spent a few hundred high-grade Spirit Stones and acquired a bracelet.

The bracelet could calm the mind and prevent cultivators from deviating during their cultivation practices.

However, it was only effective for Nascent Soul cultivators and below, so it was unlikely that the Seventh Princess would use it, serving more as a memento than for practical use.

Seeing the enthusiasm sparked by the first auction item gradually subsiding, the organizers threw out another heavyweight item.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this lady will not introduce this pill much, as you will understand its purpose once you see it!"

The female auctioneer carefully took a palm-sized jade box from a maid.

She stretched out her arm with the box in her palm, aimed it at the audience, and gently opened the lid.

Six Paths Cloud Qi scattered from the box, and a wave of Pill Fragrance rushed forward.

"Huh, it's a six-turn Refining Void Pill," Yu Yaoer murmured upon seeing the pill.

"Do you need it?"

The Taoist vaguely remembered that his two demon pets were both at the Nascent Soul Realm.

"Young master, Little White and I will still need some time before we ascend to Refining Void. Besides, this is only a six-turn pill; the ones I refine are much more potent," said the Little Fish Demon, looking rather unimpressed with the item.

Hearing this, the Taoist calmly nodded and dismissed the thought of bidding on the item.

However, the other Cultivators in the venue clearly didn't think the same. It wasn't just a six-turn Refining Void Pill; even a three-turn pill was rare!

Thus, a new wave of bidding fervor erupted in the auction hall.

Eventually, the pill was acquired by the second son of the Luan family from a second-floor private room.

Seeing the atmosphere heating up again, the auction venue struck while the iron was hot, quickly presenting the next auction item.

On a round platform, a sealed iron cage was sent up via a mechanism.

Wu Li said nothing, walked forward, and slid out a sealed plate. She pinched a Wind Clearing Spell, and a breeze dispersed a strange fragrance throughout the hall.

!!!

At Jin Xu's table, the previously disinterested few suddenly looked up!

Xia Yunzhao was startled by the actions of these master and servants.

"It's that Age Chicken from earlier."

Little White stuck out her little tongue, licking her lips, her voice slightly hoarse.

This hoarseness was due to eating candied haws earlier...