The newcomer was none other than the modest gentleman, Ye Wangxi, who had shared a courtyard with Mo Ran in the Peach Blossom Spring.
Today, he wore the Confucian Wind Sect's blue crane robe embroidered with silver threads, a sapphire blue hair band, and a silver sachet of auspicious beasts holding pearls at his waist. Perhaps because he had taken off his martial attire, his appearance was still handsome, but it also added a bit of elegance.
The chief steward of the Xuanyuan Pavilion came forward to greet him. He lowered his head and said, "Immortal Master Ye."
Ye Wangxi nodded and said, "I have come to bid on something on the orders of my adoptive father. I'll have to trouble the chief steward to lead me upstairs."
"The Pavilion Master already knows that Immortal Master has arrived. The Confucian Wind Sect's private room has already been prepared. I'll take you upstairs."
Ye Wangxi led the dozen or so disciples of the Confucian Wind Sect upstairs, leaving behind a crowd of people in the hall who covered their faces and whispered to each other.
"The people of the Confucian Wind Sect also came today?"
"Who is that Immortal Master?
How come I've never seen him before … "
Mo Ran thought to himself, 'You haven't seen him before, so there's naturally a reason why you haven't seen him before.'
On the other hand, he couldn't help but be curious. He watched as Ye Wangxi's figure disappeared around the corner, then said to Chu Wanning, "Shizun, you also stayed in the Confucian Wind Sect before. Do you know this Immortal Master Ye?"
"I don't know him."
Chu Wanning frowned slightly. "But I keep feeling that he looks familiar …" He paused, closed his eyes, and thought for a while. In the end, he still shook his head. "I can't remember."
Mo Ran scratched his head and said, "This Immortal Master Ye stayed in the same courtyard as me in the Peach Blossom Spring. His strength isn't bad.
Now that he's here to bid on behalf of the Confucian Wind Sect, his status in the sect shouldn't be low. Shizun actually doesn't know him? "
"The Confucian Wind Sect has a total of seventy-two cities, and its members are very scattered.
I don't like to move around, and I don't feel like asking about the affairs of the sect, so it's not strange that I don't know him. "
As the two of them were talking, the Confucian Wind Sect box on the third floor lit up with bright yellow candlelight. Presumably, Ye Wangxi and his group had already entered and taken their seats.
The highest floor of the Xuan Yuan Pavilion was specially reserved for the major sects, but it was rarely used, so everyone raised their heads to look at it and felt very strange.
With the Scholarly Wind Sect's public participation, everyone's expectations for this auction immediately rose by several degrees.
After about ten minutes, the white jade lotus platform in the center suddenly glowed brightly. From the dome of the Xuanyuan Pavilion, a glowing red silk cloth was thrown down. A pretty girl, about eleven or twelve years old, wearing a snow-white silk cloth, descended from the sky with bare feet and gently landed on the cold white jade lotus platform. She was wearing a snow-white silk cloth, and was holding the silk cloth. She was barefooted.
"Sorry for the wait, Immortal Monarchs. I am the Second Pavilion Master of the Xuan Yuan Pavilion."
That pretty little girl smiled and said, "I am indebted to the Immortal Monarchs for thinking so highly of me, coming from all over the world to attend this meeting.
Naturally, the Xuan Yuan Pavilion will adhere to tradition and repay everyone with the best treasures. "
Mo Ran's hearing was good, so he heard the people below discussing, "The Second Pavilion Master of the Xuan Yuan Pavilion is actually a little girl who is still wet behind the ears?"
"Aiyo, brother, you really don't know anything.
Do you know how old this' little girl 'is? "
"Ten?
Fifteen?
She can't be twenty, right? "
"Hey, are you dumbfounded? She's over a hundred years old. You should be calling her great-grandmother, not a little girl."
"What?!
Brother Liu, are you kidding me?
How could this little thing be a hundred years old?! "
"This is the Lone Moon Night, the number one medicine sect in the world. What is impossible? It's just a pill for eternal youth, that's all."
"Wow!"
The person who exclaimed in a low voice must have been here for the first time. After hearing these words, he excitedly craned his neck and couldn't help but play with the pouch he carried with him. Obviously, he couldn't wait to know what kind of spiritual medicine and treasures the Xuan Yuan Pavilion would take out to sell.
The Second Pavilion Master did not disappoint them. With a snap of her fingers, the center of the stone lotus cracked open, and a small pedestal in the shape of a stamen slowly rose up. On the pedestal were five palm-sized velvet boxes. Each of the boxes was opened generously, revealing pills that glowed with a mother-of-pearl luster.
Immediately, someone laughed and shouted, "Isn't this the Infatuated Pill?
What's so strange about it? "
"That's right. Even if the first thing to be sold is not a rare treasure, you can't use the Infatuated Pill to make up the number."
The Second Pavilion Master heard the clamor below, but she was not angry. Instead, she smiled and said in a clear voice, "Everyone has good eyesight. This is indeed the Infatuated Pill.
However, as everyone knows, although the Infatuated Pill is difficult to refine, it is not an extremely rare item. Naturally, my Xuan Yuan Pavilion will not use ordinary items to entertain our guests. "
As she spoke, she picked up one of the boxes and held it in her palm. With a click, she closed the box.
Although everyone was sitting far away from each other, there was a spirit mirror in front of them. They could clearly see the details of the treasures. At this time, everyone noticed the snake emblem on the lid of the box.
"Han Lin Divine Hands?!" Someone sucked in a breath of cold air.
The Second Pavilion Master smiled and said, "That's right. Each of these five boxes of Infatuated Pills came from the pill furnace of our sect's elder, Han Lin Divine Hands.
Although ordinary Infatuated Pills can bewitch people and make them infatuated with them, the effect can only last for half a year. Moreover, it is very easy to concoct the corresponding antidote.
However, these five … "She lifted the box with her delicate fingertips and said seriously," can last for a full ten years, and there is no antidote for it. "
"What?"
"Heavens, how is this possible …"
"Han Lin Divine Hands is really too scary …"
The Second Pavilion Master waited for the noise below to die down before she smiled and said, "In order to distinguish these from ordinary Infatuated Pills, Han Lin Divine Hands named these five pills Infatuated Pills.
You only need to buy one and mix it in water to persuade someone to drink it. Within ten years, I guarantee that the other party will be infatuated with you and will not waver. "
A female cultivator asked in a loud voice, "Is there really no antidote for this pill after eating it?
What if I don't like him after ten years? Won't he continue to pester me? "
Everyone chuckled.
The Second Pavilion Master also smiled politely and said, "Miss is right. Therefore, the Xuanyuan Pavilion would like to remind everyone that there is no antidote for the Infatuated Pills in this world. Unless the ten years are up, only death can cure it.
If you are not infatuated with him, it is best not to drug him. "
After the introductions, they began to bid.
Mo Ran looked at the people who were shouting one after another. Most of them were female cultivators. He couldn't help but be speechless.
"This is really too scary."
"That's right.
The feelings that are earned like this are really boring. "
Hearing Chu Wanning's response, Mo Ran turned his head and looked back and forth at him. He said with a smile, "Shizun, you have to be careful. You're so good-looking, I'm afraid that a female cultivator who has been at the peak of life and death here will buy you and secretly put it in your water to make you fall in love with her.
But you're a married man, so you can't get close to other people. "
"… …"
This person made fun of him. Chu Wanning wanted to get angry, but this was the first time in his life that he heard Mo Ran say that he was good-looking, so he couldn't get angry. So he pursed his lips into a cold line and turned his face away, too lazy to pay attention to him.
"But if she really gave the other party this kind of medicine, she must like the other party very much."
Mo Ran muttered. Seeing that the five boxes of medicinal pills were quickly bought, he sighed and shook his head. "So pitiful."
Chu Wanning stared at the snow-white wall for a while, then said calmly, "If she really liked the other party, how could she bear to give him this kind of medicine?
You're still young. There are some things that you don't understand. "
I'm still young?
Mo Ran turned his head and smiled with deep dimples. "I don't understand, but Shizun does?
Then does Shizun want to talk to me about Shizun again? "
"Get lost."
"Hahahahaha."
Amidst the laughter, the second item was placed on the display table.
"Mantis Dew."
The Second Pavilion Master introduced crisply, "This is still from Han Lin's furnace. This is the latest medicinal dew that Han Lin has brewed.
Lonemoon's generation of disciples have all tried it, and it's very effective. "
Cultivator A was rather cultured. "Mantis Dew?"
Cultivator B was a little hungry. "Mantis Dew?"
Cultivator C was perverted. "Mantis Dew?"
Chu Wanning pondered for a moment, then his eyelashes trembled slightly. He looked at the five porcelain bottles on the display table. "Mantis Dew … Dream-Eating Tapir?"
The Second Pavilion Master didn't mean to spoil everyone's appetite. Seeing that everyone was confused, he immediately explained with a smile, "The reason why it's called Mantis Dew is because the medicinal ingredient used is the blood of the mutated beast, Dream-Eating Tapir.
Just mixing a drop into tea and drinking it will last for seven days, and you will have good dreams every day.
This doesn't mean much to ordinary cultivators, but due to the influence of cultivation methods and cultivation, some Immortal Monarchs have endless nightmares and can't sleep peacefully.
After a long time, it's very easy for them to go berserk, so this Mantis Dew is the best choice. "
Hearing this, Chu Wanning suddenly thought of the realistic dream he had previously. Although it wasn't a nightmare, it did make him feel vaguely uneasy …
The Second Pavilion Master was still pushing her medicine with all her might. "In addition, this Mantis Dew also has the effect of regulating Spirit Qi and helping with cultivation."
Chu Wanning was still deep in thought, unmoved.
"If there are children cultivating at home, this Mantis Dew is also very good for them.
Han Lin thought that there would be a teacher buying it for Tong Xiu, so he specially made these five bottles of Mantis Dew into five different flavors.
The red bottle is lychee flavor, the yellow one is orange flavor, the white one is lactose flavor, the purple one is grape flavor, and the black one is mulberry flavor.
The sweetness is very pure, and the taste is a hundred times better than ordinary candies. Once you drink it, the taste can stay in your mouth for a whole day. It's very wonderful. "
As soon as she finished speaking, a silver stick fell from the second floor.
Because the second and third floors were far away, it was inconvenient to call out the price, so the price was written on the silver stick, and then the stick was thrown down. The silver stick was covered with a spell and would accurately float in front of the Pavilion Master.
The Second Pavilion Master pinched the stick that floated in front of her and looked at it. "…"
At the same time, in the private room, Chu Wanning casually put down the finished brush and leisurely drank his tea. Mo Ran looked at him from the side and couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
The Second Pavilion Master's voice came from downstairs. "The second floor's Heaven Room bids five hundred thousand gold. Is there anyone who wants to increase the price?"
As soon as this was said, there was an uproar everywhere.
This Mantis Dew was good, but it was obviously not as popular as the Aphrodisiac Pills. Five boxes of Aphrodisiac Pills were sold for three hundred thousand gold, and these five bottles of Mantis Dew were sold for five hundred thousand gold. This price was already too high.
"It should be the parents of some young master who bought it." Someone muttered.
"It must be for the young master of a rich family to cultivate."
Some of the cultivators in the crowd who had suffered from qi deviation hardened their hearts. "I bid five hundred and fifty thousand gold for these five bottles."
"Mantis Dew, the current price is five hundred and fifty thousand gold. Is there anyone —"
Before the Second Pavilion Master could finish speaking, another silver stick slowly floated down from the air. It was also thrown down from the second floor's Heaven Room.
She took a look and couldn't help but open her eyes wide.
"My apologies, everyone, I misunderstood earlier. I would like to correct it. Just now, the guest on the second floor said that he bid five hundred thousand gold for each bottle, so the total is two and a half million gold …"
Only a fool would fight with Chu Wanning for this price. Seeing the attendant bring in the five bottles of Mantis Dew, Mo Ran felt that his entire body was not very good.
Two and a half million gold …
Chu Wanning bought him a dessert …
Seeing Mo Ran's expression as if he had seen a ghost, Chu Wanning calmly asked, "What's wrong?"
"Ahaha, it's nothing. I just didn't expect Master to like this kind of thing."
"How could I like a child's toy?" Chu Wanning calmly said, "I bought it for Xia Si Ni."
"…"
Pretending.
Mo Ran's eyebrows twitched. Let's see how long you can pretend.
The items for sale were taken out one by one. Although the following items were also rare spiritual medicines and treasures, they were of no value to Mo Ran and Chu Wanning. The two of them drank tea while waiting for Shen Wu's "return".
Mo Ran leaned against the window. His black clothes wrapped around his thin waist, making his shoulders and legs look even wider. He looked at the lively situation below and then looked up at the Confucian Wind Sect's private room upstairs.
"That's right, Master, how did Uncle settle the matter of the Peach Blossom Spring?
You haven't told me the details yet. "
"It can't be considered settled.
This matter can't be blown out of proportion, for fear of alerting the enemy.
Although the High Lord knew the truth, he couldn't expose it. However, he fell out with the feathermen and brought Shi Mei and Xue Meng back to the Peak of Life and Death.
At that time, the quarrel was very fierce. The disciples of several sects saw it. Some people felt that the Peach Blossom Spring was unreliable and left.
This Ye Wangxi is probably one of them. "
Chu Wanning finished eating a piece of osmanthus cake and reached for the second one. "The High Lord said to the outside world that you caused trouble and is reflecting behind closed doors at the Peak of Life and Death. This can more or less cover your tracks for a while."
Mo Ran scratched his head. "It sounds very troublesome. Thank you for your hard work, Uncle …"
While muttering, the Pavilion Master of the Xuanyuan Pavilion on the Nine-Layered Lotus Platform suddenly used a sound amplification technique to clear his throat. His pleasant voice instantly spread to every inch of space.
"The next item for sale is an extremely rare treasure. It can be ranked in the top ten of our pavilion's three year auction."
With just this sentence, there was dead silence everywhere.
After a while, it was as if a spoonful of water had been poured into a pot of boiling oil. With a whoosh, there was an uproar.
Almost everyone's eyes shone brightly as they whispered to each other.
To be ranked in the top ten of Xuanyuan Pavilion's three year auction, what kind of treasure was this?
For many people, to be able to see this kind of thing with their own eyes was a great fortune, not to mention buying it.
The buyers were getting more and more excited. The tension in the air had even reached the point where it could be touched.
The people below were looking forward to it. The people in the box also looked up and focused their gazes on the Lotus Platform.
Mo Ran said softly, "Is it the return of Shen Wu?"
Chu Wanning didn't say anything.
As the center of the stone platform split open again, the Second Pavilion Master of the Xuanyuan Pavilion's clear voice reverberated everywhere.
"Please bring up this treasure, the Butterfly Bone Beauty Seat."
"What?"
Mo Ran was shocked. His hand suddenly gripped the window frame. "It's not Shen Wu?!"
Chu Wanning didn't expect this either. He suddenly stood up and walked to Mo Ran's side, looking downstairs with him.
They saw a stone couch slowly rising from the center of the Lotus Platform. Eight shackles as thick as a person's wrist were stacked on top of the couch, locking up a constantly struggling living thing.
However, that living thing was completely covered by a felt, so for a moment, no one could clearly see what was underneath.
However, this didn't affect the excited atmosphere in the slightest.
The Butterfly Bone Beauty Seat, regardless of appearance, was already famous throughout the world.
During the Primordial Era, before heaven and earth were separated, the Demon Race and the Human Race lived together on the Cultivation Continent.
At that time, there was a race of demons called the Butterfly Bone Race. Their martial strength wasn't high, but their bodies contained an enormous amount of spiritual energy.
Directly eating the flesh of a member of the Butterfly Bone Race or having intercourse with them could greatly increase one's cultivation. Those without spiritual roots could instantly reach the Foundation Establishment Stage, while those with spiritual roots could directly advance to the Grandmaster Stage.
It was precisely because of this that the Butterfly Bone Race was exterminated in the early days of the Great War. They were either captured as slaves for intercourse or directly killed to eat their flesh and drink their blood.
Until now, there were no true members of the Butterfly Bone Race in the world. However, in the vast sea of people, there were still descendants of the Butterfly Bone Race. Most of their flesh and blood were useless, and they were no different from ordinary cultivators.
However, there were still a very small number of people who showed signs of atavism. Although their flesh and blood weren't as effective as their ancestors in the Primordial Era, they could still greatly increase a cultivator's talent.
These people were called the "Butterfly Bone Beauty Banquet". This "banquet" had two meanings.
A pillow seat.
Or a banquet.
It meant that they could be placed on the pillow seat to have intercourse, or eaten alive. The former and the latter depended on the preferences of the buyer.
When a member of the Butterfly Bone Race showed signs of atavism, the Cultivation World would not treat them as "humans". Although they were no different from ordinary people, the Cultivation World defined them as "goods" due to their own selfish desires.
Therefore, although the act of selling the Butterfly Bone Beauty Seat was terrifying, it didn't violate any taboos.
However, a righteous Grandmaster like Chu Wanning had a very ugly expression.
"This Butterfly Bone Beauty Seat was not obtained by Lonemoon. It was sold on commission. Therefore, the Xuan Yuan Pavilion will take 30% of the price of the transaction as commission. Immortal Lords, please calculate the amount clearly and act according to your ability."
After the Second Pavilion Master finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and the felt cloth covering the bed slid down.
Inside the pavilion, there was complete silence.
Everyone stared intently at the chained body on the stone bed. In the huge Xuan Yuan Pavilion, even the sound of breathing and heartbeat could be heard.
It was a young woman with a slender body and snow-white skin.
Her long silk-like hair was draped over her shoulders, and she was completely naked except for a layer of transparent gauze. Her full and lustrous body trembled slightly, like newly frozen snow or jade soaked in water, emitting a soft glow under the light.
Eight iron chains were tightly wrapped around her delicate body, clanging as she struggled, but it easily aroused the bestial desires of the men.
Even the dissolute men who had seen countless women would admit without hesitation that this woman was a rare beauty in the world.
"Excellent quality.
A female Butterfly Bone Beauty Seat in the prime of her youth. "
The Second Pavilion Master smiled sweetly. He stepped forward and untied one of the chains. Before the woman could resist, he grabbed her wrist and raised her in the air. "The Chastity Sand that the Cold Scaled Divine Hand put on is good for everyone to see clearly.
She is a virgin. "
The woman's mouth was wrapped with a snow-white cloth. She made a pitiful sound, but couldn't say a word. Only big drops of tears rolled down the corners of her eyes. Those golden tears undoubtedly showed that she was an atavistic descendant of the Butterfly Bone Clan.
Some people were gasping, and some were swallowing their saliva. Such an atmosphere made the Xuanyuan Pavilion not seem to be full of cultivators for a moment, but more like a pack of hungry wolves, drooling at the corners of their mouths, greedily staring at their prey.
"Pa!"
Chu Wanning retracted his cold gaze and looked at Mo Ran.
Mo Ran's face was pale, and his fingernails dug into the wooden lattice. He actually broke a corner of the windowsill.
"What's wrong?"
"No,... nothing."
Mo Ran took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He shook his head at Chu Wanning. "I feel that buying and selling living people like this... is disgusting."
He wasn't telling the truth.
His eyes quietly glanced back at the Butterfly Bone Beauty Seat.
This woman was the number one beauty in the Cultivation World that he married after he became an emperor in his previous life —
Song Qiutong!