After a brief wash, Li Yuan opened the door.

Teng Qing sat quietly on the bamboo chair in the courtyard, and a wisp of tea fragrance rose from the teacup in his hand.

"How's it going out there?" Li Yuan approached and sat on the bamboo chair opposite the vine green

Teng Qing gently put down the teacup, poured a cup of warm tea and handed it to Li Yuan, and said calmly: "Judging from the information collected, the five major families have stepped up patrols.

"They don't want last night's turmoil to happen again, not to mention the big auction today.

"On the Zhu family's side, there shouldn't be any big moves."

After hearing this, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, took a sip of warm tea, and sighed: "Last night was really thrilling, I shouldn't have provoked those people."

"I didn't expect the Zheju Zhu family's snake crutch to be so powerful."

Teng Qing said in a deep voice: "Although last night's conflict was a bit sudden, it is a good thing.

"At least the five major families have strengthened their defenses because of this, and the Zheju Zhu clan has a lot fewer opportunities to attack.

"However, we still need to be cautious on this trip, and we must be closely tied to the Longshan Tan clan.

"If they can't protect the guests of the heavenly room, then the business on this yuan boat will come to an end."

Li Yuan shook his head, thought for a while, and said, "The main purpose of our trip is the Purple Spring Tan of the Longshan Tan Clan.

"For the rest of the month, I hope nothing will happen.

"In the end, it depends on whether Miss Tan will go there or not."

As he was talking, Li Yuan's heart suddenly moved, and he noticed the thunder mark planted in Tan Wenshu's body, and said with a smile: "Come on." ”

"Let's go, go see this Miss Tan." Teng Qing also noticed it and smiled faintly.

As soon as the two of them got up, Teng Qing suddenly stopped and said, "By the way, when I just came back, I noticed that the people from the other four rooms had already set off for the auction house.

"And the other three guests in the heavenly room who have not been out of the house have finally shown up today."

"Oh?" When Li Yuan heard this, a trace of curiosity flashed in his eyes, "The people in the three rooms finally came out?"

"I don't know where it is sacred, it can be so calm."

Teng Qing said with a solemn face: "They seem to know each other, they are all wearing black armor, and their cultivation has reached at least the late stage of the Yuan Shen Realm, and there are more than a dozen. ”

Li Yuan frowned slightly, his fingers gently rubbed his chin, and he fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Their room was not able to be explored by soul power before, obviously deliberately guarded.

"I'm afraid that the sudden appearance today is not just to participate in the auction.

"I feel like something big is going to happen, so don't act alone today and stay by my side."

After hearing this, Fuji Qing nodded.

The two glanced at each other, vaguely perceiving an unusual aura in the air.

………

"Gollum-"

A lavishly decorated hearse, like a shining pearl, drove slowly down the street.

The body is full of brilliance, with a variety of gemstones and gold jewellery complementing each other, exuding dazzling brilliance.

The otherwise bustling streets automatically form a wide passage for this luxurious hearse.

The interior of the carriage is equally luxuriously decorated, with soft cushions, exquisite coffee tables and fragrant incense.

Li Yuan, Teng Qing and Tan Wenshu sat in separate positions, each falling into deep thought.

"Li Yuan, how did you rest last night?"

Tan Wenshu came with the task, shook the jade hand slightly, lightly opened his red lips, and finally broke the silence in the carriage.

Hearing this, Li Yuan withdrew his gaze from the bustling street scene outside the window, stretched his waist, and showed a relaxed expression on his face.

"Well, it's not bad." Li Yuan said casually, "The environment in the inn is quite comfortable. ”

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he remembered something, and said, "By the way, when I came back last night, I felt that the entire Yuanzhou was shaking, was it a storm?"

"But I remember last night's moonlight was pretty good, and it didn't look like a storm."

Tan Wenshu was stunned, and before she could answer, Li Yuan asked again: "Isn't the medicine capital Xie going with us today?"

"What about the other guests in the first room?"

After pondering for a long time, Tan Wenshu replied: "On the day of the auction, we will arrange a special car to pick up all the guests in the heavenly room.

"Last night, it happened to be you and the two of the Xie family.

"As for last night's turmoil, it seems that someone mistakenly opened the passage in and out of the Yuanzhou Array, causing the airflow to pour in.

"The sudden drop in the speed of the Yuanzhou has caused turmoil, and I don't know the specific situation."

"Oh." Li Yuan leaned against the window, his head propped up with his arms, and his eyes stared ahead, "The person driving today is actually a senior at the peak of the late stage of the Yuan Shen Realm.

"It's flattering to us."

Laughing dryly, Tan Wenshu exclaimed in his heart, how could the other party easily detect the cultivation of the peak of the late stage of the Yuan Shen Realm, and then said softly: "Our Tan clan's clansmen on the Yuan Boat all need to do things, no matter how high their strength is. ”

Hearing this, Li Yuan sat up straight and said, "The auction information you gave before was not rich, nor was it attractive, which was a little inconsistent with the Yuanzhou auction I had heard. ”

Tan Wenshu smiled bitterly in her heart, she politely asked a question, and Li Yuan asked a series of jumping questions.

She took a light breath and said softly, "That's only forty percent of the lots in this auction."

"In addition, people will only know about the attractive lots when they are actually auctioned."

As soon as the words fell, Li Yuan opened his mouth slightly, as if he still had something to say.

This move made Tan Wenshu's heart tighten, worried about what tricky questions or demands Li Yuan would make.

However, just as she was nervously waiting for Li Yuan to speak, the latter suddenly paused and swallowed the words back, and Tan Wenshu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Then there was silence in the carriage again.

The three of them each fell into deep thought.

………

The auction hall is located at the tail of the Huangxuan Yuan Boat, a majestic five-sided huge pavilion.

Each side of it presents a different style, the coldness of the Lu clan of the Northern Qing Dynasty, the elegance of the Yu clan of Fengxi, the heaviness of the Heyang Tian clan, the mystery of the Tianshui Jiang clan, and the majesty of the Longshan Tan clan.

Each of the five families is in charge of one side.

The pavilions are five storeys high, and each floor is surrounded by a wide circular corridor.

The railings of the corridors are carved with intricate patterns and shimmer with a faint sheen.

Through the gap in the corridor, you can see the bustling scene inside the auction house.

When Li Yuan stepped into the auction hall, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice in his heart.

The place where he fought fiercely with the strong men of the Zheju Zhu clan last night was not far from the auction house.

Fortunately, he skillfully used the array set up on the Yuan Boat and was not discovered on the spot.

Under the guidance of Tan Wenshu, they successfully passed the heavy guard level.

Those guards were dressed in uniform uniforms, holding sharp weapons, their eyes were like torches, they were mighty, and their cultivation had reached the perfection of Nirvana.

Li Yuan noticed that the Heavenly King powerhouse who was driving the earth hearse had been silently following behind him.

As they progressed deeper into the auction room, the atmosphere around them became more and more lively.

The display of countless rare items and strange ingots is dizzying, and all kinds of bidding and discussion come and go.

The center of the pavilion is the real auction venue.

A large pentagonal stone platform occupies the center, glowing in the light of the lights.

Around the pentagonal stone platform, there are five floors of auditorium.

The lowest level was surrounded by dense seats, and these seats were specially prepared for Yuan Shen Realm powerhouses who had 300,000 Xuanyuan Stones or 30 Earth Yuan Stones.

Although this threshold does not seem to be high, most Yuan Masters know very well that 300,000 Xuanyuan Stones can only be regarded as entry-level capital here, and the value of most of the lots will far exceed this amount.

The audience seats on the second floor are more high-end, and the threshold has also been raised to one million Xuanyuan stones.

The seats here are more spacious and comfortable, and every detail reveals dignity and luxury.

And the third layer, the threshold is as high as 10 million Xuanyuan stones, and only the strong who have both real wealth and strength can set foot here.

Tan Wenshu arranged Li Yuan and Teng Qing on the third floor of the area that Tan was in charge of.

With the lucrative Yuanshi they won at the Bandan venue last night, they were fully entitled to enjoy the room here.

The rooms are elegantly decorated and offer panoramic views of the entire auction house.

As for the fourth layer further up, not only did they need to have the strong financial resources of 10,000 Earth Yuan Stones, but they also needed to have the cultivation of the Heavenly King level to enjoy that kind of reverence.

Every strong person who enters the fourth floor will go through strict identity checks to ensure the safety and order of the auction house.

Although the Tan clan valued Li Yuan a lot, they didn't think that he had the cultivation of a heavenly king.

After all, such a young Heavenly King powerhouse is also rare among the Seven Sects of Wenhe.

What's more, after a night of investigation, even an ordinary Heavenly King would not be able to kill a team of people from the Zheju Zhu clan without so many half-step Transformation Realm powerhouses on the Yuan Boat not noticing.

And in the top fifth layer, only the powerhouses of the half-step transformation realm and above are eligible.

As soon as he entered the room and sat down, Li Yuan felt a cold gaze coming straight in, and when he raised his eyes, the two eyes immediately collided together.

"Zhu Xianyi!" Li Yuan sighed secretly in his heart, but a grateful smile appeared on his face, which made the chill on the old man's face even stronger.

Although this auction was not the grandest scene Li Yuan had ever seen, it was undoubtedly a grand event where the strong gathered.

He withdrew his gaze from the lively venue, looked sideways at Tan Wenshu beside him, and said with a smile: "Miss Tan, although I am young, I have not been born for a long time, and I know very little about the outside world.

"I don't know most of the strong people in those seats.

"As the organizer, you must know their details, can you introduce me to one or two?"

Hearing this, Tan Wenshu bowed his head slightly, raised his jade fingers lightly, pointed to the VIP seats opposite, and introduced Li Yuan one by one.

"The Weide Song clan ranked thirty-two, their family is famous for refining medicine, and their strength should not be underestimated."

"The thirty-nine are the Tao Yuan Dong family, and this family has extremely high attainments in refining treasures."

"The forty-eight are the Xuzhou Peng family, and their family inherits the Yuan Shu......

"Sixty-three Linle Zhuo clan......

"Seventy-three Yuan Yang Hao ......

"Eighty-eight Mountain Nest Tang Clan......

……

With Tan Wenshu's introduction, the names and family characteristics gradually became clear in Li Yuan's heart.

He couldn't help but be shocked by the scale of this auction, there were almost thirty percent of the hundreds of forces in the Wenhe River gathered here, and there were many families with the strength to squeeze into the hundred families.

At the same time that Li Yuan received this information, the introduction of the first lot began on the pentagonal stone platform in the middle.

Presiding over the auction today is an old man from the Lu clan of the Northern Qing Dynasty, with white hair and a calm temperament, and his cultivation has reached the peak of the half-step transformation realm.

When the first lot was displayed, Li Yuan's palm was involuntarily pressed the table.

That price, far beyond his expectations, made him feel a little frightened.

"Li Yuan, what's wrong with you?" Tan Wenshu frowned lightly and looked at the young man beside him suspiciously.

She found that Li Yuan, who was usually as calm as water, had a strange excitement on his face at the moment.

This kind of look was never felt even when Li Yuan won the big gamble of the Dan Society.

"It's fine." Li Yuan barely squeezed out a dry smile, trying to hide the fluctuations in his heart, "It's just the first time to participate in an auction of this scale, and I'm just a little excited." ”

His words were somewhat reluctant, and it was clear that even he did not quite believe in this explanation.

Although Tan Wenshu still had doubts in his heart, he didn't ask too much.

She understands that everyone has their own secrets.

At this moment, the old man on the auction table was holding a scroll of treasure yuan pattern scrolls, showing them to the yuan.

The scroll was engraved with three hundred and seventy yuan patterns, and once activated, a powerful defensive array could be arranged in an instant.

Even the powerhouses of the late stage of the Transformation Realm would have difficulty breaking through its defenses.

"The starting price of this scroll is 50,000 yuan stones."

As soon as the old man's quotation fell, there was a discussion in the venue.

Such a powerful defensive scroll is a rare treasure for many forces.

Especially those who are less powerful, they regard it as a lifesaver.

Scrolls with more than 360 Yuan Patterns can automatically absorb the energy of heaven and earth and continue to exert their effects, without worrying about running out of energy.

When attacked, this type of scroll can maintain its defense as long as it is continuously supplied with Yuan Stone, making it difficult for attackers to succeed.

After some fierce bidding, the scroll was finally sold at a high price of 130,000 earth yuan stones.

Although Li Yuan was moved, he finally chose to give up.

He knew very well that the abnormal movement in the Yuanzhou Array caused last night was not a wise move to come out at the beginning today.

Moreover, a Yuan Master in the middle of the Yuan Shen Realm, having this scroll, is simply a tyrannical thing.

What's more, it seems that this scroll has been predetermined for a long time, and it is only traded through auction.

This kind of defensive scroll is usually a faction, and it is used to arrange the Protector Clan or the Protector Sect Array.

With Li Yuan's current strength, it is already very tricky to have an opponent of the Zhu clan, and it is not appropriate to make enemies with other big forces.

"Today's second lot is one of the three treasures of the auction, the Bone Shield.

"This is a high-quality treasure, and everyone here must have heard of it and know a little about its characteristics.

"Its main material, derived from the origin beast bone of the sixth-level consummate demon beast, is indestructible, even if it is a powerhouse at the peak of the late stage of the Transformation Realm, it is difficult to shake.

"It's just that during the refining process of this Xuan Bone Shield, an unexpected situation was encountered, which made it require a lot of Yuan Force to be activated.

"As for how much defense it can use, it all depends on the owner's own strength."

The old man of the Lu clan of the Northern Qing Dynasty stroked the four-foot-sized white bone shield on the auction table with his fingers.

(End of chapter)