Chapter 352: The Auction Hall

When Xiao Shou saw this, his face involuntarily flushed. His heart began beating rapidly, and his ears felt as though they were burning. He was embarrassed by his own reaction.

I can’t believe I was actually captivated by my own disciple. Is this the kind of physiological reaction that happens to men at a certain age? I already became a cultivator, yet my body’s reactions are still controlled by instinct. This is so embarrassing. How am I supposed to face my disciple now?

He turned his head away, too embarrassed to look at Fu Young. Because of that, he completely missed the hidden meaning behind Fu Young’s words.

He just quickly nodded his head and began walking ahead. "Fine, fine, fine! If you want to go, then come along!"

"Master, the Ten Thousand Wisdom Hall is this way." Fu Young raised an eyebrow as he saw Xiao Shou blindly walking in the wrong direction. So, he happily reached out his hands and grabbed Xiao Shou’s hand.

The moment Xiao Shou felt the contact, he immediately pulled his hand away as though he had been burned.

Fu Young’s mood sank again, but he showed nothing on his face. "The direction is wrong. Besides, the token I brought is the highest grade token issued by the Ten Thousand Wisdom Hall. It contains a teleportation array. As long as you inject spiritual energy into it, you can teleport directly into a private room at the auction venue."

"Oh! Really? I didn’t even notice."

How could he have forgotten? The original story had mentioned that Ten Thousand Wisdom Hall tokens and gold tokens or higher issued by the Nine Treasures Pavilion possessed teleportation functions that could send their holders directly to the auction venue.

Xiao Shou picked up the token and examined it carefully. Sure enough, he quickly found the markings of a teleportation array. He immediately began injecting spiritual energy into it.

"There really is one. Let me try it." A flash of spatial light erupted from the token in Xiao Shou’s hand and in an instant, his figure disappeared.

Fu Young shook his head and said, "Master really is impatient."

After injecting spiritual energy into his own token, Guo Guangming muttered to himself, "The protagonist really did come to the auction. I wonder what kind of events will happen there."

"After all, the timeline has advanced several hundred years. Most of the characters from the original story probably haven’t even been born yet, or haven’t grown strong enough. Perhaps some new important supporting characters will appear."

"Hmm. Something this interesting... I absolutely have to witness it personally."

After both of them disappeared, Gou Guangming, who had been secretly observing everything, finally stepped out. He then took out a token whose color was slightly lighter than the ones Xiao Shou and Fu Young had used earlier.

As the teleportation ended, and once the spatial fluctuations finally settled, Xiao Shou hurriedly opened his eyes and looked around.

The surroundings were exactly the same as the Nine Treasures Pavilion private room described in the book.

The Nine Treasures Pavilion had been founded by Shuinan Water Immortal Emperor.

With such an impressive background and such a wide range of businesses, it was only natural that the auction hall at its headquarters would be extraordinary.

Everything was designed to live up to the reputation of Shuinan Water Immortal Emperor.

The private room contained exquisite tables, chairs, couches, and other luxurious furnishings.

The tables were already filled with spirit fruits, spiritual delicacies, fine wine, and other refreshments.

But none of that was the main attraction.

The truly remarkable part was that the floor, walls, and ceiling were all made from a material with a glasslike appearance.

More accurately, they had been refined from it and according to the original story, this material was called Starveil Crystalstone.

Starveil Crystalstone was produced in places with dense fire spiritual energy. It was extremely hard, incredibly difficult to penetrate, and could also block divine sense perception.

The merchants under Shuinan Water Immortal Emperor had taken advantage of these properties and combined Starveil Crystalstone with various other materials to refine private rooms capable of withstanding attacks from Spirit Transformation cultivators.

Inside these private rooms, which covered more than a hundred square meters, guests could see and hear everything happening outside. However, those outside could neither hear the conversations inside nor see the people within.

The guests could also use special magical treasures to enter their bids and participate in the auction without exposing themselves.

At the same time, they could not use divine sense to perceive anything around them. In other words, these private rooms were spaces where divine sense transmission was completely prohibited.

This also protected the privacy of the other guests, preventing people from becoming targets after purchasing valuable treasures at the auction.

Of course, someone like Yu Lin, who had transmigrated into the novel and already knew what treasures Xiao Ran would obtain, was a different matter.

The auction hall itself was also quite interesting.

The entire main auction hall was a magnetic free space.

In other words, there was no gravity inside the entire venue.

All the Starveil Crystalstone private rooms floated around the auction hall, while three levels of floating seats were arranged below for guests who wished to participate in the auction but had not obtained private room passes.

In short, the whole arrangement was extremely interesting.

The lack of gravity was naturally no obstacle to cultivators.

Just as Xiao Shou was looking through the transparent Starveil Crystalstone at the exquisite floating private rooms and seats surrounding the auction hall, a flash of light appeared inside the room.

Fu Young teleported in.

He opened his mouth and was just about to speak to Xiao Shou when Yao Ming, who had been flying nearby, suddenly fluttered its tiny wings and exclaimed in amazement.

"Wow! It’s so beautiful! Only a room this gorgeous is worthy of someone as peerless, world renowned, breathtakingly beautiful, and extraordinary as me! Master~! Master~! Master~! You should get your adorable and invincible spirit pet a room this beautiful too! I absolutely love it!"