"That's a fifth-level magical beast, the Six-winged Black Snake King! The person who can tame it and use it as a mount must be an extremely powerful character!"
"That's right. If someone dares to show off like this in the Black Corner Region, he must be extremely powerful. We must not provoke him. If we anger him, we will lose our lives."
"Yes, yes, yes. We can't afford to offend such an important person. We just hope that they don't notice us and leave quickly. Don't stay here."
Everyone was whispering to each other with trembling voices, looking in the direction where Xiao Ling and the others were going away. Their eyes were full of fear and retreat, and they didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of attracting the attention of Xiao Ling and the others.
Xiao Ling had no interest in these people who made a living by plundering. Xiao Ling patted the Six-winged Black Snake King and signaled him to continue moving forward.
The Six-winged Black Snake King understood his meaning, flapped his wings and flew high, leading everyone away from the Black Corner Region which was full of insecurity and danger.
After another half a day of flying, a huge mountain appeared in everyone's sight.
At the foot of the mountain, a huge city made of huge black rocks appeared vaguely.
At the four gates of the city, the atmosphere was gloomy and depressing.
The city gate is tall and heavy, like the tightly closed mouth of a giant beast, exuding an unsettling atmosphere. The black metal surface is covered with rust, as if telling the vicissitudes and sufferings that the city has experienced.
In the center of the city gate, the three characters "Black Seal City" were written in bold and powerful strokes, but also revealed a chilling atmosphere.
On both sides of the city gate stood a group of fully armed guards. They had stern faces and ruthlessness and indifference in their eyes. They examined the passers-by like cold sculptures.
The people entering the city were silent, all in a hurry, with heavy steps. People carrying bags were hunched over, as if they were suffocated by the invisible burden;
people riding skinny horses lowered their heads, their faces full of fatigue and helplessness; carts carrying goods moved with difficulty on the rough ground, making annoying creaking sounds.
Occasionally there were a few low shouts, but they were quickly drowned out by the gloomy atmosphere. Children did not dare to cry for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.
The entire city gate seemed to be shrouded in a layer of haze, making people feel extremely depressed and dull.
"This is the Black Corner Region. There is no order, and strength is the only truth. When you go to the Black Corner Region in the future, you must not be careless." Xiao Ling, who was sitting at the front, stood up and gave a few instructions to Xiao Yan behind him.
"Don't worry, cousin. I will pay attention." Seeing Xiao Ling's serious expression, Xiao Yan nodded seriously.
Xiao Ling formed a specific hand seal and used Illusionary Dream Shadow to block the perception of the people below.
Xiao Ling's hands moved rapidly, strange rays of light flowed across his fingertips, and mysterious runes appeared and disappeared.
The strange light spread out in an instant, covering the people below like an overwhelming force, causing a subtle effect that made it difficult for them to notice the Six-winged Black Snake King in the sky.
After passing through the gate of Black Seal City, Xiao Ling found a relatively open place and let the Six-Winged Black Snake King land.
The Six-winged Black Snake King circled in the air and slowly descended. Its huge wings created gusts of wind, causing dust to fly on the streets below. Xiao Ling stood steadily on the back of the Six-winged Black Snake King, his expression serious and focused. He stared at an empty space below. It was an abandoned square with not many pedestrians around. It was a relatively safe landing point.
As the Six-winged Black Snake King gradually approached the ground, the speed of its wings flapping slowed down, and its huge body gradually lowered its altitude.
Xiao Ling took the lead and jumped off the back of the Six-winged Black Snake King, landing steadily on the gravel-covered ground with both feet.
Xiao Yan, Zi Yan, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin followed closely behind and jumped down one after another. Xiao Yan stumbled slightly when he landed, and Xiao Ling reached out and supported him in time.
After everyone landed, the Six-winged Black Snake King's huge body trembled slightly and let out a low hiss, as if expressing its exhaustion after flying. Qing Lin walked forward and gently stroked the body of the Six-winged Black Snake King to soothe its emotions.
Xiao Ling looked around and after making sure that he had not attracted anyone else's attention, he led everyone to an inn and rented a small courtyard.
After confirming that there was no danger around that could threaten them, Xiao Ling said to everyone, "I'm going to get something first. You guys find a place to rest. Once I get that thing, we'll go back to Canaan Academy."
After instructing a few people, Xiao Ling left the small courtyard, wrapped himself in a black robe, and headed towards the largest auction house in Black Seal City.
Xiao Ling arrived at the door of the Black Seal Auction House and slowly looked up at the auction house. The building in front of him was magnificent, even more majestic than the Miteer Auction House headquarters in the Jia Ma Empire.
At the gate of the Black Seal Auction House, dozens of indifferent-looking men in black clothes and tight-fitting clothes wore sharp weapons on their waists. Their eagle-like sharp eyes kept scanning the people coming in and out. From the faint aura emanating from these men's bodies, it could be seen that five of them were at the level of Dou Shi, and the others were also at the peak level of Dou Shi.
The fact that a Dou Shi could come to watch the gate showed the strength of the Black Seal Auction House. Compared with the Miteer family in the Jia Ma Empire, it was much stronger.
Relying on his Dou Huang cultivation, Xiao Ling released a layer of Dou Qi around him, making it difficult for people around him to approach him, thus entering the auction hall easily.
His eyes swept around and finally stopped on the door frame of a treasure appraisal room. Xiao Ling hesitated for a moment and then walked in slowly.
As soon as Xiao Ling entered the treasure appraisal room, a maid dressed in hot clothes came forward and said in a charming voice, "Sir, are you here to appraise treasures? Or are you here to do a price assessment for the auction?"
"The latter." Xiao Ling glanced at the maid's hot body and replied calmly.
"Please follow me." The maid smiled charmingly, then turned around and walked in front of Xiao Ling with her snake-like waist.
Xiao Ling retracted his gaze from the maid and followed her footsteps. He complained in his heart, "I don't know if this is a standard feature of fantasy novels, but there are usually some hot maids in auction houses."
After walking for several dozen meters behind the maid, the former stopped in front of a small secret room, bowed respectfully to Xiao Ling, and said with a smile: "Sir, as long as you hand over the items you want to auction to the masters inside for evaluation and review, you will be able to obtain auction seats of different levels according to the preciousness of the items you auction."
Nodding slightly, Xiao Ling gently pushed open the black wooden door, walked in, and closed the door.