Immortal Road.

Chapter 1314 [Immortal Realm Chapter] Auction Begins, Law Scroll
Considering the information he had recently gathered—that Elder Chuyun was a powerful figure in the Law Enforcement Hall and was also at the mid-stage of the Void Realm—even Lin Shan felt uneasy.

He actually had no grudge against the other party; he just wanted to kill Elder Huang.

However, Elder Huang is now working with the Law Enforcement Hall, so if we're going to deal with him, we'll have to deal with him together. Therefore, we still need to ensure Xing Shuzi's combat strength.

But asking him to use his own resources to help Xing Shuzi is asking too much.

"Fellow Daoist Xing, even if Chaoling She Dan is of the worst quality, you can still produce more than a dozen pills per batch. Can't you exchange that for some purple chips?"

Lin Shan didn't believe it. He thought that a seventh-grade pill should have value. If those powerful figures from demonic sects, evil cultivators, and aristocratic families saw it, they would definitely favor it in order to cultivate loyal subordinates. It shouldn't be without a market.

Xing Shuzi sighed repeatedly.

"Theoretically, that's true, but such heinous pills are strictly prohibited at the trade fair, and all legitimate merchants refuse to accept them. There's no way to sell them except through the black market, and they can't be sold at any respectable auction. I can only take advantage of the crowds these next few days to reopen the black market and temporarily exchange for some resources. Of course, there's another way."

At this point, he intentionally changed it to a secret telepathic communication, making a request to Lin Shan in secret.

"I know that Fellow Daoist Xiong Shan is a seventh-grade appraiser and will definitely hold an important position at the trade fair. If you can collude with me to change the appraisal result of the Chaoling She Dan and repackage it as another kind of pill to enter the trade fair, we can deceive everyone."

"no!"

Lin Shan refused decisively, showing no mercy whatsoever.

You old bastard, you want me to do a fake appraisal? I'm not doing that kind of despicable thing!

"Don't rush, I'm not going to the auction house. There's a special trading place for Void Realm cultivators to barter with, isn't there? You can put the Chaoling She Dan in there, and whoever is unlucky enough to exchange it will be lucky. Anyway, we'll leave South China Sea after we finish this job, and the other party won't be able to find us if they come afterward to demand an explanation."

"That's enough, let's stop here."

Hoshino was unwilling to accept this, and it seemed that this was the reason for it.

"We'll split the profits from the exchange of the pills with you 30/70. You only need to move a finger to change the appraisal results and you can get 30% for free. That's a huge profit."

"I said, this is the end!"

Lin Shan was getting impatient and was truly angry this time. Seeing this, the other party calmed down a bit and quickly apologized.

"Fellow Daoist, I was rude and offended you greatly. Please forgive me."

This is too unreliable. I am a newly certified seventh-grade appraiser from the Observatory. You can run away, but you can't hide.

If such a big stain is left on one's career, how can one survive in the appraisal industry in the future?
For the mere benefit of Chaoling Shedan, it's not worth taking the risk at all. Only a fool would collude with Xing Shuzi.

"You'll have to deal with the Chaoling Shedan yourself. I can't help with the loan for now, but if you have anything to auction, I can help you raise the reserve price and increase the valuation."

This was the limit of what he could do. Seeing that the crooked methods were not working, Xing Shuzi did not continue to pester him, nor did he take out the items he wanted to consign for appraisal. Instead, he regretfully took his leave.

After a while, the Annihilation clone secretly followed, and returned to report after it was done.

That guy went to the Ziling Chamber of Commerce, which is also one of the major chambers of commerce in Qiyun Ridge, with abundant capital comparable to Yibaolou.

"Does this mean they don't trust me?"

Lin Shan stroked his chin, wondering what exactly Xing Shuzi was planning to auction. He preferred to ask someone else rather than him. It seemed this ally had quite a few ulterior motives.

The next day, the large-scale trade fair officially began.

The Thirty-Three Markets were filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, and the streets and alleys were filled with parade floats and colorful lion dance troupes, all jumping and dancing with lanterns and decorations. It was more lively than even the New Year.

Fireworks lit up the sky without stopping, and each chamber of commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to showcase its strength and power.

This event, jointly organized by Luoxia Mountain, was spearheaded by ten major chambers of commerce!

For a period of one month, the various chambers of commerce will negotiate and stagger their times, with ten auctions taking turns, one per day, all held in the No. 1 Market.

Due to time constraints, the auction was limited to 300 items per day, and each item had to be a rare and exquisite piece.

The rules of the trade fair are as follows:
Each chamber of commerce must prepare its own auction, ranked according to overall strength, with the larger ones appearing first.

Among the top ten chambers of commerce, Zi Ling Chamber of Commerce ranks first, and the first day is their home turf. Yi Bao Lou is ranked second, and Qu Tian Ge ranks third in terms of overall strength. The rest are ranked in order until the auctions end on the tenth day.

The following twenty days will be a free trading period, with each level of cultivator having their own trading area. There will be professional appraisers to guarantee the transactions, and everyone can barter or exchange tokens.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the auctions in the first ten days are the main event. Everyone has good items and hopes to sell them for a good price. They all want to squeeze in and put them into the auction to be handled by various chambers of commerce. True gold fears no fire!
In the latter twenty days of trading, those left behind mostly consisted of treasures that hadn't been selected for the auction, or defective items that weren't up to par, helping everyone to deal with their unused chips.

This model is clearly unfair. The top-ranked chambers of commerce have a first-mover advantage and can take the opportunity to amass wealth from numerous cultivators!
Seize the first wave of traffic!
As time went on, everyone's wealth was almost depleted. Even if there were good items in the lower-ranked markets, many people had already spent all their chips and could only look on with envy.

However, the cultivation world is cruel; there is no absolute fairness.

At the hour of Si (9-11 AM).

No. 1 Square City.

The Annihilation Avatar waited quietly in the trading square for its daily hourly reward. Many cultivators had gathered around it, and the noise and whispers were constant.

Each person holds a trading instrument and uses it to buy and sell.

Overlooking the entire square, this is the top of Qiyun Ridge, a very large area, filled with a dense crowd of people. All eight paths leading up the mountain from various places are filled with people heading up!

Only cultivators at the Void Transformation and Nascent Soul stages are qualified to participate in the limited-time event; those at the Golden Core and Nascent Soul stages can only watch from the sidelines.

When the moment came, following Lie Yunsheng's advice, he flipped to page eleven in one go, placed an order for the flash sale without even reading the description!

Five purple chips flowed into the passage, and the large screen in front of them immediately displayed:

[Item No. 11: Dao Yin Bamboo Core (Domain-type Treasure) has been locked]

Price: Five purple chips

[Winner: Buyer No. 43] The avatar of Nirvana smiled slightly, glanced at the ashen-faced Ji Xuanjun beside him, walked into the main hall, took the goods, patted his butt, and left.

With that kind of hand speed, you think you can take it from me?

Ji Xuanjun gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, but in the end he could only let go helplessly and left the place without saying a word.

All that could be heard in the square was the constant sighing and lamenting of many people.

"What a pity! I shouldn't have hesitated. The limited items released on the first day were only ten seventh-tier spiritual items. All that waiting and waiting was for nothing!"

"What kind of garbage is this? How dare you show it to us?"

"Be content. It's been a whole month, and each merchant guild is offering one seventh-tier spiritual item as a prize every day. That's already quite generous."

"That buyer number 43 is no ordinary person. He probably knew some inside information and prepared five purple chips in advance, then threw them in right away. Is that the right thing to do?"

"It's hard to say, it's probably pre-arranged, and we old folks are just going through the motions."

Many Void Realm cultivators shook their heads and left. On the first day of the hourly flash sale, most of them crowded in, hoping to snag a bargain, but they didn't expect to be snapped up so quickly.

Many Nascent Soul stage cultivators were shouting excitedly, clearly having found quite a few good items. The large number of sixth-tier spiritual items released sparked a frenzy of competition.

After enjoying the perks here, I immediately headed to the auction house to participate in the first day of the auction!

Today is the home ground of the Ziling Chamber of Commerce, and it can also be called the opening ceremony of the entire large-scale trade fair. It's the most intense moment of competition, and everyone's pockets are bulging. It's not hard to imagine that it will be a bloodbath!
Lin Shan himself was already waiting at the auction house.

Today, he was dressed in a gold-threaded robe from the Jiantian Division, with an iron plaque symbolizing his status hanging from his waist and a tall crown on his head, looking very dignified.

Lie Yunsheng was standing to the side, and the other three chief appraisers of Yibaolou were also lined up in a row. The five of them formed an appraisal team and had completed the cross-verification overnight.

The ten auctions were organized by different chambers of commerce, but in order to prevent fraud, appraisers from other chambers of commerce had to randomly sample each item, and each item had to be signed by at least three people before it could be released, which shows how strict the process was.

"We'll just watch their performance from the audience today. It'll be Yi Bao Lou's turn tomorrow. The Zi Ling Chamber of Commerce has really gone all out this time; they're truly unmatched in popularity!"

Lie Yunsheng sighed deeply. The three supreme appraisal masters beside him all had dark circles under their eyes and looked listless. They had been working day and night like oxen and horses, and had long lost their spirit. They were too lazy to agree with him.

Lin Shan was the only one who looked radiant and was intently waiting for the auction.

He had limited resources and couldn't afford to lose too much, so he decided to prepare well for the second auction held by Yibaolou, since as the chief appraiser, he already had his own auction list.

In the second round, he already knew what he wanted and just needed to keep enough chips.

As a large number of cultivators entered, rows of seats were taken in the auction hall. The hall was basically filled with Nascent Soul stage cultivators and relatively wealthy Nascent Soul stage cultivators. The hidden private rooms floating in the air were reserved for Void Transformation stage experts!
Looking around, there are over a hundred private rooms, like meteorites hanging in the air, representing hundreds of Void Realm cultivators gathered here!

To protect the privacy of important figures, all rooms are equipped with security barriers to prevent outside prying eyes.

Lin Shan was amazed. This was the Immortal Realm, where even cultivators at the Void Transformation stage could gather in large numbers!

This grand event attracted the attention of everyone in the South China Sea. Many old monsters who lived in seclusion in the deep mountains and forests also came out to join in the fun, and even people from the inland areas of the Cloud Wind Immortal Realm came over.

I waited for about half an hour.

The venue was packed with people, and those who couldn't get in were stuck outside. The organizers announced that the first auction had officially begun!
Squads of blue-robed cultivators from the Law Enforcement Hall rushed in and stood guard in various corners to maintain order and stability.

A lady stepped out from the stage and introduced herself with a smile.

"I am Xiaxi, the branch president of the Ziling Chamber of Commerce. Today, I will be presiding over the auction. Thank you all for coming from afar. All items for auction have been appraised by the supreme masters of our Chamber of Commerce. They are all top-quality items, with no inferior products. They are absolutely genuine. If any item is fake, we will compensate you tenfold. You can bid with confidence."

After a brief and concise opening speech, three elderly people with white hair were invited to the stage.

These three individuals all possessed the cultivation level of the peak of the Void Realm. They called themselves the three elders of Qiyun Ridge and held the title of disciples personally taught by immortals. They were the true rulers of the Thirty-Three Markets!
As everyone knows, a true immortal resides in Luoxia Mountain.

However, such immortals never show their faces on ordinary days, and even cultivators in the Void Realm rarely see them. No one knows whether they are in seclusion or traveling far away. All matters in the mountains are handled by their three disciples.

The three of them were all at the peak of the mortal realm, just one step away from ascending to immortality!
However, this step has stumped countless geniuses throughout history. Even they are still struggling on the path to immortality, spending most of their time in seclusion.

Therefore, the major markets and wards were jointly managed by the Imperial Household Department, the Enforcement Department, and the Commercial Tax Bureau, each responsible for internal decision-making, maintaining market order, and registering businesses and collecting taxes.

The three elders made a special appearance today to show their support and deter potential troublemakers.

In the eyes of such a powerful being at the peak of the Void Realm, there was nothing worth lingering over except becoming an immortal, so he made a brief appearance, said a few words, and left.

Afterwards, the elders from the Imperial Household Department, the Law Enforcement Hall, and the Commercial Tax Bureau took turns speaking on stage. No one wanted to listen to the lengthy speeches, but the cultivators below remained silent, and no one dared to show any impatience.

Finally, it was the last elder of the Enforcement Hall, Izumo,'s turn to speak and conclude:
"We will wholeheartedly safeguard your safety, ensure all transactions are fair and just, respect the privacy of every cultivator, never disclose their information to any third party, and severely crack down on murder and robbery! If anyone feels their life is seriously threatened, they can seek refuge with me or the Enforcement Hall."

After speaking, he glanced around, focusing mainly on the various private rooms, warning the Void Realm cultivators attending the auction to behave themselves.

Lin Shan rolled his eyes in the private room, knowing perfectly well that this guy was talking nonsense!
I'm afraid that with all our transactions under your full supervision, you'll know exactly who bought what, making it easier for you to identify the suspect, right?

He became more vigilant and secretly instructed his clone, Silent Extinction, not to give himself away, as Elder Huang might be hiding in one of the private rooms.

"Fairy Xiaxi, the rest is up to you."

The hosting duties were handed over to a noblewoman from the Purple Spirit Chamber of Commerce. The long and tedious opening remarks finally ended, and the auction officially began.

The first item for auction was presented on the display stand.

As the bright red veil was lifted, a burst of dazzling jewels filled the entire hall, its spiritual pressure so intense it was blinding and brought tears to the eyes, instantly illuminating the hall!
Behind us, a giant screen projects an ancient-style scroll painting that slowly unfolds, depicting clouds, high mountains, and flocks of cranes, all vividly and majestically rendered. At times, colorful clouds descend from the south, and after a while, golden lotuses ascend to the sky!

"The Celestial Diagram, the Pure Yang Immortal Sect."

"The painting contains a miniature world, also known as the Great Thousand World in the Palm of Your Hand. You can enter it with your primordial thoughts to experience the realm of immortals, travel freely through the immortal gates, and comprehend the laws of heaven and earth. It is an invaluable treasure for enlightenment and transformation on the path to immortality. Fellow Daoists who wish to comprehend their own laws should not miss it!"

"Starting price: fifty purple chips. Bidding begins."

(End of this chapter)