Seeing that it was not early, although the concubine would not delay the auction, why did he want to go back to the inn?

Wang Lung couldn't figure it out, but he didn't plan to ask, since the internal competition of the Ling Xiang faction had ended, it didn't matter to him whether he participated in this auction or not, it was just to accompany Lieyan to open his eyes.

Soon, the two walked and chatted directly back to the inn, and the innkeeper was standing at the door, as if he was greeting some distinguished guest.

"Senior, you're back, Elder Heaven is already waiting for you inside. Seeing Liefei from afar, the boss hurriedly took two steps forward and said respectfully.

Elder Heaven?...... , Wang Lung was puzzled in his heart, he and Liefei had been together all along, and he didn't remember who the other party had met, but now it seemed as if someone was waiting for them.

Liefei snorted, ignored the other party, raised her leg and walked forward.

After entering the inn, Lieyan did not take Wang Lung back to the room with him, but continued along an inconspicuous path, and after tea, the two came to a pavilion.

Without any communication, Lieyan stopped, took out a rune paper with her backhand, rushed a little at it, opened her mouth lightly, and in the blink of an eye, the rune paper turned into a flash of fire and disappeared.

Although Wang Lung doesn't know much about rune paper, he still knows a little bit about the basics, and the rune paper that Lieyan just took out has an extremely ordinary function, only for sound transmission, and the information stored in it is pitiful, and the transmission distance is very close.

After a while, a strange sound came to my ears, and the pavilion in front of me was still there, but the stone table in the pavilion had moved its position, revealing a passage that could accommodate one person.

Seeing that Liefei didn't have any expression, Wang Lung couldn't help but ask, "Liefei, what's going on?"

"Huh...... You'll know the truth in a moment. Liefei did not answer Wang Lung's question directly. He smiled lightly and turned to walk down the hallway.

Seeing that Lieyan was like this, Wang Lung was not pretentious, and walked into it with him.

The passage is narrow enough for one person, and the height is not very high, so you can reach the top with your hand. On the bluestone slab, the stone steps kept going down, and after passing through a door again, Wang Lung entered another space.

This place is a two-storey hall, with a hollow in the middle, and there are various boxes on the second floor, while there are some elegant seats neatly arranged on the first floor, and the interior of the hall is richly framed. There is a slightly higher platform in the middle of the front, and looking at the layout here, Wang Lung is like entering a certain performance venue.

Could it be that this is the so-called auction site? It is built inside the inn, and it is also underground, so the boss here can't find a good location and open an auction hall in a bright and bright way, Wang Lung couldn't figure it out for a while, but he didn't bother to guess. Since the concubines were able to bring themselves here, they must know the origin of this place.

After the two entered the main hall. There were already dozens of cultivators of various races sitting in the hall, and some people who knew each other were communicating with each other.

Seeing someone entering, all the cultivators in the field unconsciously turned their heads, and most of the people's expressions were instantly captured by Wang Lung, with surprise and doubt. The surprise was naturally to see Lieyan, after all, the other party was Du Lian's personal disciple, and he rarely showed up, and several people who were familiar with Lieyan also nodded in greeting, and the doubt must have been to find that Wang Lung was not even a cultivator. A civilian came here for something, and he came with the concubines.

"Ha Lu Ha...... Lie, I thought you would arrive first, but I didn't expect you to be late, come, sit here. ”

Sure enough, as he guessed, the Elder Tian mentioned by the innkeeper was Tianqiu, who had just been separated for a long time, and this place was the property of the Ling Xiang faction, and it was natural for Tianqiu to be present to host this auction.

Liefei and Tianqiu chatted with each other, while Wang Lung sat upright and looked around, they were arranged on the private seat on the first floor, and the curtain of the box on the second floor was not opened, so naturally they couldn't see if there was anyone inside.

Even the concubines could only sit on the first floor, and whether the box on the second floor was for those cultivators above the distraction period, Wang Lung's conjecture was quickly confirmed.

This auction was hosted by the Ling Xiang faction, and Tianqiu, as the host, naturally could not greet Liefei alone, the two talked for a while, and Tianqiu confessed and left.

"Now you should tell me. Wang Lung Chong turned to look at his concubine and said.

Liefei nodded lightly and slowly explained the reason.

The closer to the day of the event, the major forces in the Holy City will hold auctions in turn, each one day, to the last three months, the auction will no longer be held according to the formal procedures, but whoever has more resources in their hands, who can hold it, often at that time, the major forces compete with each other, each can hold an auction in three days on average, and the profits are also amazing.

The area of the Linsheng City is not small, but if you calculate it carefully, it is an inch of land and every inch of gold, and there are many shops, all of which are major industries, although the auction can get a lot of income, but the number of times it is usually held is too small, so it is naturally impossible to establish a separate façade in the Linsheng City for the auction, so some people have their own way, choose a suitable location in each industry, either build it underground, or independently set up an auction house, like the Ling Xiang faction, there are no less than 100 auction houses in the Linsheng City.

The so-called auction is naturally an exchange of goods, and the cultivators who come here to participate in the auction are all here for the needs of their hearts, and the scale of the auction hall should not be too large, either invite the cultivators to participate, or pay the spar to obtain qualifications, and the things auctioned are also enough to attract talents, otherwise they will be discredited and no one will patronize, and there will be no need for this auction hall to exist.

Most of the auctions are public, while some small private fairs are more secretive, and only cultivators who know the roots can participate, and the cultivators who participate in the cultivation are basically on the same level.

This auction is set up for cultivators in the Yuan Infant Stage and above, and the auction set up for the Infant Pill Stage and Foundation Building Stage cultivators is much simpler than this, an ordinary room can be satisfied, if Wang Lung enters the ranks of cultivators, he will naturally be able to see it.

Since it was an auction for cultivators above the Yuan Infant Stage, the cultivators who came to cultivate were naturally above the Yuan Infant Stage, only Wang Lung was an exception, but there were also some low-level cultivators, most of whom came here as servants or retinues to serve their elders.

Like the auction hall of the Ling Xiang faction, it is divided into a private seat on the first floor and a box on the second floor. It can't be said to be the only one in the Holy City, but it is also famous, those boxes are prepared for high-level cultivators, and it is rare to use it once, even if the status of the concubine is noble, but she has not broken through to enter the distraction period for a day. Don't even think about entering the box on the second floor.

It is precisely because of the reputation of this auction house that Liefei will participate to try her luck, otherwise she would not have come here, even if Liefei and Tianqiu have a good relationship, they will not cheer for each other for a small auction.

The fame of the auction house mainly comes from the things it auctions and its reputation, not every time something valuable is auctioned, only one of the three is enough, so as to whet the appetite of those cultivators and accumulate some fame for their auction house. Credibility is even more important, because there will be something that has been authenticated at auction, and if the bidder finds that the item does not match the appraisal result after the auction, it will not destroy his reputation.

There are many auctions like this not only in the Holy City, but also in other places, and the most famous auction venue is the auction held on Mega Boat Island. That auction is not easy to open, and it may be opened once a year. It is also possible that it will only be opened once in 10,000 years, but every time before opening, the news will be spread half a year in advance, and the things auctioned are all the best of the best, and even Du Lian has participated in it a few times.

With the communication with the concubines, Wang Lung also knew what the auction was. It was not much different from the auction in his impression, but he didn't know what good things would be auctioned next, and what the concubines needed.

Time passed quickly, and after Liefei and Wang Lung entered, other cultivators entered. The entire first floor of the main hall was almost full, Wang Lung had already roughly counted when he came, there were at least a hundred seats, it seemed that the people were full, and the auction was about to start.

I thought that my guess was correct, but then Wang Lung found that not only was the first floor full today, but even the box on the second floor had some cultivators settled in.

"Could it be that there is something important to sell at today's auction?" Liefei also looked at the second floor with confusion and said slowly.

"What do you mean?" Wang Lung asked, not knowing why.

"I don't often participate in the auction of this Ling Xiang faction, but I have been here more than ten times, but every time I come, there will be basically no one in the box on the second floor, except for one exception, at that auction, a top-level mid-grade spirit treasure was auctioned, and all the high-level cultivators who were attracted shot one after another, and the most expensive one was auctioned at a sky-high price, this time there are high-level cultivators entering the box on the second floor, there must be something important to be auctioned, otherwise the box on the second floor will not be opened. ”

Wang Lung nodded and continued to ask, "You didn't ask Tianqiu, did you have any treasures to auction this time?"

"Ask?" Lie Yan looked at Wang Lung in a daze, and then smiled lightly and said, "If you were Tianqiu, would you say it?"

"I ....... Wang Lung's tone froze, and then he fell into deep thought.

If all the things to be auctioned at the auction are announced, those cultivators who need them will naturally take the initiative to come to the door, but what if no one needs them? On the other hand, keep the lots secret and take them out one by one until the auction is held, and with the reputation of their own auction house, there will naturally be many cultivators who will participate, and even if they can't auction all of them, at least most of them can be auctioned.

After thinking about it, Wang Long found that whether it was confidential or public, there were certain pros and cons, and in his memory, the auctions held on the earth would announce the lots in advance, and the introduction was very detailed, for fear that no one would come to participate.

Wang Lung was really hard to answer Lieyan's question, and after pondering for a while, he could only shake his head helplessly at the other party.

Seeing that Wang Lung didn't seem to be deliberately pretending not to know, Liefei smiled sweetly and said: " If it is a newly established auction house, it will naturally announce the lots, and most of the auctioned items are valuable, in order to attract the attention of the audience, but for those auction houses that have already become famous, there is no need to do so at all, as long as a little information is occasionally disseminated before the auction, this information seems to be true or false, and it will naturally attract high-level cultivators, even if a little information is not revealed, it doesn't matter, with the reputation accumulated over the years, there will be no shortage of cultivators to participate. ”

After listening to what Lieyan said, Wang Lung nodded, and he was about to say something more, but was interrupted.

"Ahem...... cough lightly, focusing the eyes of all the people present, Tianqiu looked around, smiled slightly and said: "Thank you for coming to the auction hall of the contemptible sect, everyone is a regular customer, I will no longer be verbose, and the auction will start immediately." ”

Hearing this, Wang Lung did not pay attention to Tianqiu, but turned his gaze to the box on the second floor, and at a glance, he found that the door curtain of the box on the second floor had all been opened, and due to the light curtain, he didn't know which high-level cultivator was sitting in the box of the Dao Dao, even if he saw him, he didn't know it.

After retracting his gaze, Wang Lung turned his head to look at Lieyan, who did not look at Wang Lung, but only nodded. It seems that the concubine already knows the situation on the second floor of Lang Road, and it is estimated that there will be a lot of movement in this auction.

"Since the old man is standing here, he will no longer pretend to others, this auction will be presided over by the old man, I don't know if you have any opinions. Tianqiu paused slightly after speaking, and glanced down.

"Tianqiu, you're welcome, with you presiding over this auction, we naturally won't object, let's start quickly. ”

"It's just, let's get started. ”

......

There was a lot of discussion in the audience, but it only lasted for a moment, Tianqiu was no longer reserved, and after bowing his hand to everyone and the high-level cultivators in the box on the second floor, he turned his head and gave a look at a waiter on the side. (To be continued......)