Dragon Devouring Cultivation

Chapter 34 Situation

December 1st is the day when Jiutian Group holds its annual auction.

Two days ago, Jiutian Group updated the items for its annual auction, among which there were two mid-grade Poqiao Pills, and it was also mentioned that there was a possibility that a Foundation Establishment Pill would appear in the evening auction.

The reason why it is possible is that we need to explain the auction system.

The items for the annual auction come from both Jiutian Group’s own products and commissions from other monks.

In addition, if a monk wants to temporarily add items to the auction, he can also propose it during the auction. The auction committee will review the items, estimate their value, and then auction them on the spot.

The Jiutian Group said that there might be a Foundation Establishment Pill because a cultivator had made a request to the Jiutian Group to temporarily auction the Foundation Establishment Pill. They said it was possible because they were not 100% sure that it would be auctioned.

But even a glimmer of hope made the monks who received the news go crazy.

Not to mention those from far away, there were more than a thousand monks who were able to arrive in two days, which made the public security of Yunxi County even more precarious.

The city defense formation has not been repaired yet. Although a mid-level formation master has been invited, it will take some time to repair the damaged formation nodes and it cannot be completed before December 1st.

At the Public Security Bureau, the director looked at the enlarged electronic map in front of him, which showed every street detail in Yunxi County.

"Sheriff Shang, how many security officers are currently stationed near the auction venue?" the director asked Sheriff Shang.

This was a routine morning meeting and the tasks had already been arranged, so the director was a little worried.

"Fifty security guards in the middle stage of Qi training have been arranged at the auction venue. They are all equipped with rune pistols. Each of them has also received three times the usual number of talismans as a backup. I will be wearing combat armor and ready to provide reinforcements at any time!" Sheriff Shang replied.

He was helpless as most of his security guards in the middle stage of Qi training were sent to the auction venue. There was nothing he could do as so many cultivators would go to the auction venue.

As long as there is any trouble at the auction venue, without a large number of security guards to maintain it, a riot will soon occur.

"Director, will the Jiutian Group have any true cultivators who can build the foundation to maintain order? You must give an accurate answer at this point, right?" he asked.

"News has just come from the Jiutian Group that no Foundation Establishment cultivators will arrive. They only have five Qi Condensation late stage cultivators, and one of them has reached the peak of the late Qi Condensation stage!" said the Director, shaking his head.

"What is the Jiutian Group doing? They dared to release the news of the Foundation Establishment Pill. Why didn't they send a true cultivator over? If something really goes wrong, who will be held responsible?" Sheriff Shang said dissatisfiedly.

"They just want to increase the popularity of the auction. If they really want to invite a Foundation Establishment cultivator to be stationed there, then a small portion of the proceeds from this auction will go to that cultivator. Businessmen are obsessed with profit!" The director also said with dissatisfaction.

“If the Foundation Establishment Pill really appears, I’m afraid the Public Security Bureau won’t be able to maintain order at the auction with its strength!” Sheriff Shang said worriedly.

"Don't worry, Jiutian Group has invited the county chief over. Nothing serious will happen with the county chief around. Also, I will put on another fighter armor and be on standby!" The director said the news to reassure people.

There are two late-stage Qi training cultivators in the Public Security Bureau. One is the Director, who is at the ninth level of Qi training, and the other is Sheriff Shang, who is at the seventh level of Qi training.

It is difficult for a small county like Yunxi County to retain cultivators in the late stage of Qi training.

Most cultivators in the late stage of Qi training will go to larger cities to develop. Even in a unit like the Public Security Bureau, there are only two cultivators in the late stage of Qi training.

In fact, if there were no problems with the city defense formation, with the county chief above and the public security bureau equipped with powerful magic weapons below, it would be fully capable of maintaining peace in the city.

If there really is a big disturbance, activate the city defense formation to prevent enemies from entering and suppress the monks in the city.

"I have a feeling today won't be a peaceful day!" Sheriff Shang said with a sigh.

Li Zhen was in class. He had taken note of what the teacher said and was a little distracted at the moment.

He was thinking about today's annual auction. He couldn't attend the auction during the day, and it was not easy to get into the auction at night.

Fortunately, Han Wenqin and Yu Nan were planning to go and take a look at night, and they had also asked him to go with them. There would be masters from the two families there at that time, so there was no need to worry about safety.

He was hesitating whether to use the auction to sell the second-grade low-grade spiritual material 'Black Wing Wood'. In fact, the 'Black Wing Wood' was the only thing he could expose, because its origin was not a big problem.

The rest of the spiritual creatures all have some troubles.

Besides, the other spiritual objects in his hands, namely the 'Puyi Group Small Inverted Five Elements Formation' and the Breakthrough Pill, are of some value and can be included in the auction. Even the 'Nine Heavens C045 Medium-grade Flying Sword' will not be accepted by the auction. This medium-grade flying sword is a mass-produced medium-grade flying sword. If you really want to buy it, you can order it from the Nine Heavens Group at any time.

However, the spiritual item 'Five Elements Gathering Qi Array Plate' that Li Zhen wanted to buy required credit points, which could not be achieved by auctioning the proceeds from the Realm Breaking Pill and 'Puyi Group's Small Inverted Five Elements Array'.

The 'Puyi Group's Small Inverted Five Elements Formation' came from the Demon Worshipping Cult's secret base. Once it is sent to auction, it is possible that Li Zhen will be exposed to the Demon Worshipping Cult.

"Forget it, I'll wait until tonight when I go to the auction and see!" Li Zhen thought.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, there were a series of loud roars and a tremor that shook the classroom, causing Teacher Zhang, who was giving a lecture, to change his expression.

"Students, study on your own!" he instructed, and then he flashed out of the classroom.

The students didn't know what was going on, and they started discussing it, making bursts of noise in the classroom.

As the class monitor, Yu Nan should have stepped in to maintain classroom discipline, but he didn't have the heart to do so.

"This is the same noise as the formation node being destroyed a few days ago. Something happened again!" Yu Nan moved closer to Li Zhen and Han Wenqin and said in a low voice.

"It should be!" Li Zhen nodded affirmatively.

His perception is particularly sensitive, and in contrast he supports Yu Nan's judgment.

"I'm contacting my family to see if there is any news!" Han Wenqin said as she operated the identity bracelet.

Yu Nan couldn't help but pat his head and started to operate the identity bracelet. He also wanted to know from his family what major events had happened outside.

The auction venue of Jiutian Group is located in Yunxi Grand Hall, which is also the only venue for large-scale events in Yunxi County.

The daytime auction is to warm up for the evening auction. A large number of spiritual resources that are rarely seen in small cities will be put up for auction.

The sudden roar just now made all the monks in the auction hall stand up, and they all assumed fighting stances.

Among these monks, most of them are in the middle stage of Qi training and have participated in life-and-death battles. When danger arises, they are more vigilant.

"Don't worry, everyone. I guarantee with the reputation of Jiutian Group that the venue is absolutely safe. We have invited County Magistrate Zhao!" Xu Yi, who was at the peak of the late Qi training stage of Jiutian Group, said loudly.

When he said this, his eyes turned towards County Chief Zhao.

County Chief Zhao, who was about to leave, was stopped by these words.

If it was just Xu Yi in front of him, County Chief Zhao would not care at all, but Xu Yi represented the Jiutian Group. More importantly, County Chief Zhao accepted the conditions of the Jiutian Group and agreed to protect the safety of the auction venue.

After hearing what Xu Yi said, the monks sat down again.

No matter how big the incident is in Yunxi County, it has nothing to do with them. All they need to do is to safely participate in the auction and get the spiritual objects they want.

Multiple messages were sent to County Chief Zhao’s identity bracelet, and he checked them.

When he saw this information, his heart sank.

The roar just now was caused by the destruction of three formation nodes.

As the head of Yunxi County, he certainly would not be unprepared for what had happened recently in Yunxi County.

The reason why he could agree to Jiutian Group's request was not only because Jiutian Group offered conditions that he could not refuse, but also because he had some arrangements for Yunxi County.

In fact, the city defense formation of Yunxi County was repaired last night, but after discussing with the Public Security Bureau, he did not activate it immediately. Instead, he planned to wait until the mastermind behind this incident appeared, and then activate the city defense formation to catch the turtle in the jar.

But no one expected that at this time there would be cultivators attacking the formation nodes, and destroying three formation nodes at a time, disrupting his deployment plan.

However, he was restricted by the Jiutian Group and could not breach the contract and leave the auction venue.

(End of this chapter)