After we were seated, I turned to Liu Ao Xue and said, "Master, if there's anything you want, just tell me. I'll buy it all for you."
Liu Ao Xue revealed an awkward look before saying, "I'm the master here, I'm the one that will be buying a spiritual weapon for you."
A smile crept onto my face before I said, "Of course, of course, master is the best." Then after a pause, I said, "But master, do you mind if I buy a few things for myself?"
Liu Ao Xue's lips twitched when she heard this, but she just gave a nod without saying anything else.
With a smile, I turned my attention to the hall down below.
I could see that it was already filled with people and there were even more people filing in. It seemed that the auction today had drawn quite a few people from all over the place.
At the same time, when I looked forward, I could see that there were a few people that were sitting in rooms on the second floor just like us.
Then when I looked further up, I could see that there were people on the third floor as well.
It was clear that there was another level above VIP members that this auction house provided, which made me feel regret. I should have tried to spend enough to get up there instead of just being satisfied with being a VIP.
But Liu Ao Xue grabbed my shoulder and shook her head when she saw this before saying, "Those that are up there aren't just rich, they're also powerful. It's not all about money sometimes."
I narrowed my eyes a bit, but I still understood what she meant by this.
The Azure Cloud Sect and Mist Valley, I didn't see them on this second floor.
It seemed that power was also necessary to be treated well, it wasn't just money alone that mattered in this cultivation world.
After settling, I turned to the servants and asked, "Do you serve refreshments here?"
The servants immediately responded by saying, "Young master, we have everything that you can ask for here. Please tell us what you desire and we'll prepare it for you."
I said with a simple nod, "Just bring some of your best refreshments for us."
With a bow, the servants went off to prepare the things that I asked for.
Since the auction hadn't started yet, it was a bit boring just watching over everything.
So I turned over to Liu Ao Xue and asked something.
"Master, why was that person so insistent on kicking you out of the auction? Is there some kind of grudge with that person?"
Liu Ao Xue revealed a bitter smile when she heard this before saying with a sigh, "That person is Kuang Dao, the sect master of the Breaking Fist Sect. Their sect has a grudge with our Falling Star Sect since we suddenly appeared in the place they wanted to take as their territory. So they want us to leave or fall under them, that's why their sect master has been harassing us."
Then after a pause, she added, "But they are an eighth grade sect while we're just a ninth grade sect, so there is some pressure that they can put on us."
She didn't mention that the only reason they didn't attack was because Elder Tian had already threatened them previously with his true cultivation.
If it wasn't for that, this eighth grade sect would have attacked their ninth grade sect already.
There was something that did confuse me about this.
"Master, what is the difference between an eighth grade sect and a ninth grade sect?"
Liu Ao Xue looked at me as if I had asked a dumb question, but I looked back at her with a serious look on my face.
She slowly explained what the difference was.
It's the cultivation level of the sect master and the scale of the sect.
An eighth grade sect had to have over a thousand members and a sect master in the Qi Condensation Realm.
A ninth grade sect only had to have over a hundred members and a sect master in the Foundation Realm.
After she asked this, I couldn't help asking in an awkward voice, "Master, what are the cultivation levels in this world?"
This time, she went further than just looking at me like I had asked a dumb question.
This time, Liu Ao Xue looked at me as if she was concerned about my intelligence.
After all, this was common knowledge in this world.
It was common knowledge in this world for cultivators, but it wasn't common knowledge for someone like me who had inherited the memories of an orphan.
She explained it to me in the end.
Qi Gathering Realm, Foundation Realm, Qi Condensation Realm, Core Formation Realm, Golden Core Realm, Nascent Soul Realm, Soul Refinement Realm, Soul Formation Realm, Rebirth Realm, and Transcendence Realm.
Those were the known cultivation realms of this world.
Beyond the Transcendence Realm was the Immortal Realm, but breaking through meant leaving this world and reaching the World of Immortals, so it didn't have anything to do with this world.
Her words really put things in perspective for me.
Even though I had reached the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm, I was nothing more than a lowly worm in the world of cultivators.
But then again, it didn't matter to me since all I wanted to be was a prodigal.
"Master, what realm are you in?"
Liu Ao Xue didn't answer this question and turned to help herself to the refreshments that the servants had brought.
It was like she was doing all that she could to avoid this question, which seemed very suspicious.
But I didn't get a chance to keep asking her about this as the host came up to the stage.
"Everyone, welcome to our Golden Boar Auction House's special auction! I hope that you will all be able to obtain the things that you want!"