The First Venerable of All Paths

"On what grounds?"

Gu Can's face twisted in pain as he roared, "Xintong, we've been childhood sweethearts, and our engagement was arranged by our families. Why are you breaking off the engagement?"

Seeing Gu Can's anger and embarrassment, Li Xintong shook her head slightly, turned around and left.

There wasn't a single explanation.

Because it is not necessary.

"Could it be because of that jerk from earlier? Is it?"

Gu Can roared again.

He believed that it was Fang Xuan who made his kind and gentle junior sister choose to break off their engagement.

"It has nothing to do with anyone."

Li Xintong paused, but did not turn around.

"We're just not a good match."

After saying that, Li Xintong left without looking back.

Gu Can stood there, stunned, feeling as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind reeling.

Not suitable?

Are we not a good match?

Gu Can trembled all over, and a ferocious look slowly crept onto his face.

"hehe."

Gu Can suddenly laughed, his voice low and sinister.

"Li Xintong, you just wait!"

Gu Can's eyes flashed with a sinister light: "You're mine for life, and no one can take you away!"

"No one will do!"

......

Fang Xuan was completely unaware of these things.

Little did he know that just because he casually exchanged a few words with Li Xintong, she blamed him for the whole thing.

of course.

Even if he knew, Fang Xuan wouldn't care.

At this moment, he was walking leisurely towards Tianbao Tower.

Tianbaolou has branches in every prefecture, and Fang Xuan had already found out the addresses yesterday.

Because the auction was being held today, the streets were packed with people, all hurrying in the same direction.

Caught in the crowd, Fang Xuan was inconspicuous.

It took Fang Xuan more than half an hour to finally arrive at Tianbao Tower.

But there are more people here.

With the help of the guards at Tianbaolou, three long queues formed.

"My God, there are so many people!"

"I heard that a map of a secret realm will be featured at this auction, so naturally there are quite a few people coming."

"Let's not even think about the world's most precious treasures like the secret realm. If we can just bid on any item, this trip will be worthwhile."

The place was bustling with noise and teeming with people.

Fang Xuan frowned as he looked at the three long dragons in front of him.

If there's a queue, I don't know how long I'll have to wait to get in.

At this moment, several voices reached Fang Xuan's ears.

"Hey, isn't it possible to go in over there? Why don't you go?"

"That's a special passage reserved for important figures. Do you think just anyone can go in there?"

"Special passage?"

"That's right. Unless you're the head of one of the three major families, or you pay a deposit, you can't use the special channel."

"Deposit? How much?"

"Ten thousand spirit stones will suffice."

"Ten thousand spirit stones? Good heavens, I can't afford that."

Those around them, having overheard the conversation, obediently began to line up.

Ten thousand spirit stones—not to mention them, even some small families would find it difficult to come up with such a large amount of spirit stones.

Spirit stones and elemental stones are different.

Yuan Stone contains Yuan Power, while Ling Stone contains Ling Power.

One spirit stone is equivalent to one hundred yuan stones.

Ten thousand spirit stones is equivalent to one million yuan stones.

However, Fang Xuan broke away from the group and headed towards the special passage.

Seeing this, the people who had just been talking also looked puzzled.

"What's that guy going to do? He's not really going to use the special passage, is he?"

"Him? Can he even come up with ten thousand spirit stones?"

"Haha, this is going to be interesting."

"What do you mean?"

"You may not know this, but there was a guy who wanted to use the special passage before, but because he couldn't produce any spirit stones, he made a fuss and had his cultivation crippled by the guards of Tianbao Tower."

Upon hearing this, everyone around gasped.

Unexpectedly, Tianbao Tower is so domineering.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

With so many people attending the auction today, we can't maintain order without being assertive.

Although it's a special lane, there are still quite a few people queuing up.

However, the speed here is faster compared to other places.

The people queuing up were all important figures, some of whom simply presented invitations, while others paid 10,000 spirit stones.

When it was Fang Xuan's turn, he was about to hand over 10,000 spirit stones when someone pushed him aside.

"Hey kid, move aside!"

Fang Xuan took two steps back, his brows furrowed slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

He was a young man, arrogant in demeanor, but pale in complexion, as if he had been drained by wine and women.

"It's actually Young Master Wen!"

Upon seeing this person, those around him instinctively moved away, seemingly extremely wary of the young man.

Clearly, this Second Young Master Wen is a notorious figure in Mingyang County.

"So it's Young Master Wen, please come in."

When the two guards saw the young man, they weren't exactly fawning, but they were at least more respectful than usual.

Young Master Wen nodded, put his hands behind his back, and walked in through the special passage.

As he passed Fang Xuan, the Second Young Master Wen gave a smirk.

"Coward."

After saying that, the Second Young Master Wen went straight into Tianbao Tower.

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.

From the conversations around him, he already knew that this second young master of the Wen family was named Wen Lin and was a member of the Wen family, one of the three major families in Mingyang County.

The Wen family and the Ming family have always had a close relationship and often arrange marriages.

Wen Lin's older sister married Ming Yang's older brother, Ming Che.

The Wen family also participated in the Ming family's efforts to block all entrances and exits and capture Fang Xuan.

"Hey kid, do you want to come in?"

Seeing Fang Xuan standing there in a daze, one of the Tianbao Tower guards spoke with some impatience.

"Does he look like he could come up with ten thousand spirit stones?"

The other person scoffed, his face full of disdain.

"If you can't come up with the deposit, then get lost and don't bother the other people!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuan smiled.

He never expected that the people at Tianbaolou would treat people this way, judging them by their status.

But thinking about it, it makes sense.

Although Tianbaolou claims to be neutral, it cannot avoid the fact that some people like to praise the powerful and criticize the weak.

"I'll pay for this gentleman's spirit stones."

Just as Fang Xuan was about to take out the spirit stone, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Fang Xuan turned his head and saw Li Xintong, whom he had seen twice at the inn.

"No need, I..."

Fang Xuan was about to refuse when Li Xintong laughed and said, "It's just a deposit, it'll be refunded in a bit anyway."

As she spoke, she winked at Fang Xuan.

"Thank you very much."

Fang Xuan thanked them and, together with Li Xintong, entered Tianbao Tower through a special passage.

As people watched the two figures walk away, many began to discuss the matter.

"That guy is incredibly lucky; such a beautiful woman actually paid his deposit."

"Hmph, a guy who only knows how to rely on women, I despise him."

"Don't be a sour grapes."

As soon as they entered Tianbao Tower, a maid came over and led the two of them toward an area.

"Please take another short rest. The auction will officially begin in one hour."

After saying that, the maid obediently withdrew.

The two sat side by side, and Fang Xuan could smell the delicate fragrance emanating from the girl beside him.

It's very subtle and smells wonderful.

But Fang Xuan kept his eyes straight ahead, focusing on circulating his internal energy.

He is practicing cultivation.

Since finalizing his cultivation plan, Fang Xuan has never forgotten about cultivation.

Even while eating and sleeping.

Because she was wearing a straw hat, Li Xintong did not see Fang Xuan's expression.

However, she was born with a stronger spiritual power than others.

He was already a first-grade soul master before he even became a martial artist.

Even before descending the mountain, Li Xintong had already become a second-grade Soul Master.

Of course, this matter.

Even her master didn't know.

Therefore, whether through body language or spiritual perception, she realized that Fang Xuan hadn't looked at her twice since he sat down.

This person is cultivating!

Li Xintong pouted slightly, looking somewhat unhappy.

From childhood to adulthood, Li Xintong has demonstrated exceptional talent in both martial arts and spiritual cultivation.

In addition, she is beautiful and comes from an extraordinary background.

Therefore, Li Xintong has been in the spotlight since childhood, and countless people admire and like her.

Everyone, whether openly or secretly, would glance at her a few more times, wanting to leave a good impression on her.

But the person next to her didn't seem to have much interest in her.

This is certainly not because Li Xintong is narcissistic.

Just now, I helped him pay a deposit of 10,000 yuan. Didn't he have anything to say to me?

As Li Xintong was lost in thought, a flippant voice rang in her ears.

"Miss, let me introduce myself. I am Wen Lin, the second young master of the Wen family."

Li Xintong looked up and frowned slightly.

The person who appeared before her had heavy eye bags and a pale face.

He looked exhausted and depleted of vital energy.

This made Li Xintong feel disgusted, and her face instinctively showed a look of disgust.

"Sorry, I don't know him."

She was born with a gentle and mild temperament and rarely said anything unpleasant to people.

In Li Xintong's view, she had already said all that.

This annoying guy in front of me should just back down.

But she ultimately underestimated Wen Lin's shamelessness, or rather, his scoundrel nature.

"You'll get to know each other after spending more time together, right?"

Wen Lin flicked the ribbon in his hair, revealing what he thought was a refined smile, and said, "Miss, this must be your first time attending an auction, right? Let me tell you, this..."

"Ahem, would you like to sit with me, young lady?"

Wen Lin smiled and said, "The seats at this auction are arranged according to status; the closer to the front, the higher the status."

His words implied that Wen Lin's status was very prestigious.

Li Xintong's disgust deepened, and she turned her head to the side.

But in Wen Lin's opinion, Li Xintong was just shy.

This made him even more eager.

He'd been with many women, but compared to Li Xintong, they were like heaven and earth.

There is absolutely no comparison.

Li Xintong had a scholarly air about her. Although she couldn't compare to Xiao Jinyu, who was known as the most beautiful woman in Mingyang County, her gentle temperament was more in line with Wen Lin's taste.

Moreover, Xiao Jinyu is someone that person has taken a liking to. No matter how arrogant Wen Lin is, he wouldn't dare to provoke her.

He only needs to use a few tricks to easily win over such a delicate and beautiful woman.

Thinking of this, Wen Lin took the initiative to get up and walk in front of Fang Xuan.

"Kid, I've got my eye on your position."

Fang Xuan, who was cultivating, ignored Wen Lin.

Wen Lin's face darkened, and he said angrily, "I'm talking to you, don't play dead!"

Li Xintong glanced at Fang Xuan but didn't say anything.

Finally, a cold voice came from under the straw hat.

"You're too noisy!"