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Chapter 133 Cleverly Obtaining the Secret Vault Pearls, Spring Auction Chaos Causes Innocent Collateral Damage [Part Two]

In the auction hall a few moments ago.

The auction of an ordinary treasure has just ended.

Everyone was losing interest, and it was already past midnight, the hour of Chou (1-3 AM).

Those wealthy merchants and tycoons, who were merely ordinary people, were already exhausted.

Although the cultivators were not yet in a hurry, they were getting anxious because they had not yet seen anything of real interest.

"Didn't they say there was a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill? The second half is already halfway through, shouldn't they start bidding on the items now?" This was purely out of curiosity and excitement.

Some maritime merchants who came here to trade wanted to fight for their descendants after learning about this, and local wealthy businessmen also came specifically to participate in the auction.

"That's right. I came here because I heard about this and wanted to buy one for my grandson. It's already late at night, I can't take it anymore."

An elderly man dressed in fine clothes sighed wearily.

Most of them were cultivators at the peak of Qi Refining, all of whom were determined to obtain it and were willing to exchange their entire fortune for this rare and precious medicine.

"We must get our hands on it; this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

The Nan siblings were also very tempted. Although they had already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, top-grade pills were rare, let alone this Foundation Establishment Pill.

If I could actually photograph it, study and appreciate it, I might even make some progress in my own alchemy.

'Unfortunately, I'm really short of money.' Nan Liansong sighed inwardly.

Then he secretly thought: 'It would be good to see who wins the bid in the end, and then pay them a visit to observe.'

"It's all your fault. Otherwise, even if the top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill is extremely precious, I would have been able to afford to bid for it with spirit stones."

Nan Lianzhu was also very frustrated. She pouted and nudged Tang Hao next to her with her elbow in dissatisfaction.

Even so, she never mentioned asking him to return what she had lost.

Yin Yuan, draped in Tang Hao's flesh and blood puppet, had a fleeting look of embarrassment on her face. She had been present the whole time and naturally knew what had happened.

Even more coincidentally, it was she herself who suppressed and beat up Nan Lianzhu and confiscated his storage purse.

'Miss Nan is clearly interested in you, young master. I wonder what your thoughts are?' Yin Yuan's eyes darted around.

Then his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself, 'Isn't this a perfect opportunity to curry favor with the young master without any investment? Let me help him gain some goodwill.'

She immediately coughed lightly and turned to look at Nan Lianzhu beside her.

"I earned this spoils through my own abilities, so there's no reason for me to return it. However, if you want that pill, feel free to bid for it. Consider the spirit stones you don't have enough as a loan."

Nan Lianzhu turned around in disbelief and grabbed her arm: "Guangbai, are you serious? You really want to?"

On the surface, this matter was just about borrowing spirit stones to buy pills, but in reality, it had several layers of meaning, and she was overwhelmed with emotion.

Their eyes met, and Yin Yuan, feeling a little guilty, turned his head away as if nothing had happened.

A pounding fear gripped her: 'Has this gone a bit too far? Will the young master blame me?'

But on her face, she replied with two words, seemingly nonchalant: "Really."

"It's so kind of you!"

Yin Yuan felt the gaze falling on his face was unusually intense.

Her intuition told her that if it weren't for the inconvenience of this occasion, the other party might have taken further action.

This frightened her so much that she didn't dare to move, pretending to be intently watching the auction stage.

On the other side, Nan Liansong couldn't bear to watch, feeling that his sister's worthless appearance was a disgrace to him.

Amidst the discussions and anticipation of the crowd at the scene.

The auctioneer deliberately waited a moment before continuing the auction process.

"The next item up for auction is the highly anticipated top-grade [Foundation Building Pill]," the old man said confidently with a smile.

At the same time, he manipulated the talisman to transfer the bottle containing the pills from his storage space into the crystal cover.

A commotion immediately erupted at the scene, with many people even standing up and pointing at the [Treasure Cabinet].

A cacophony of voices arose, the old man unable to make out the specifics: 'However, they all seem to be expressions of amazement at this elixir; such occurrences are not uncommon when encountering priceless treasures.'

Foundation Building Pills are in high demand even in the prosperous Cangnan region, let alone in a remote and obscure place like Moon Spring Island.

"There's not much to say about this item, is there?" The old man gestured with his hand. "It's of the highest quality. If you use it to build your foundation, you're almost guaranteed to succeed, and it's even possible to reach the mid-stage."

The auctioneer was excited: "Next, we will auction one piece at a time until all three pieces are sold."

"Starting price: 5,000 low-grade spirit stones!"

This price is already the final transaction price for a regular Foundation Building Pill. Based on his experience, he judged that this should be a reasonable base price.

"The final transaction price will definitely exceed ten thousand, and if we encounter a high-roller, it could even double."

The old man was lost in thought when he noticed that the crowd was still noisy and chaotic, and no one was making a bid.

'What's going on? No way, such a treasure wouldn't even go unsold at auction?'

The moment this thought crossed his mind, he noticed that Steward Xian turned around from behind and led a group of guards quickly toward him.

The other participants naturally saw this scene as well. The noise subsided for a moment, then resumed, even louder than before.

It was this brief pause that finally allowed the auctioneer to hear a sentence clearly.

"Are you kidding us by auctioning off an empty bottle?"

His pupils contracted, and he abruptly turned his head to look at the [Treasure Cabinet]. Inside the crystal cover, he saw an empty pill bottle sitting alone.

"how is this possible?"

At this moment, Quan Zhixian had already arrived at the auction stage: "Seal off the scene, no one is allowed to leave!"

He kept shouting, but his scrutinizing gaze never left the auctioneer.

The moment the anomaly occurred, aside from summoning the secret vault guards, his gaze never left them.

'Judging from his reaction, expression, and words, it shouldn't be him.' Quan Zhixian withdrew his gaze.

At this moment, another middle-aged man rushed over and handed him another talisman.

"First, we must rule out the possibility that the [Treasure Cabinet] is malfunctioning." Quan Zhixian held the talisman in one hand and placed the other on the cabinet.

The scene inside the [Treasure Cabinet] flashed by rapidly under his divine sense scan.

No, the Foundation Establishment Pill is really gone!

He checked again, refusing to believe it, but the result was still the same.

Captain Turtle Shell, accompanied by two vice-captains, quickly walked to his side.

The report was given in a low and quick voice: "There was nothing unusual during the process of entering the vent. All six of us can testify to this. This is the record and the signatures at the time."

The auctioned items were taken out of the warehouse, with two captains and four vice-captains of the secret vault present.

The possibility of all six members of both teams betraying each other at the same time is extremely low, and the probability of something going wrong is even more negligible.

As for illusions and bewitching?
Such methods are completely ineffective against the Vault Guardians tainted with Nightmare Aura, and the caster may even suffer a backlash as a result.

With a gloomy face, Quan Zhixian withdrew his hand and his gaze swept across the entire room.

'Then there's only one possibility left: the alchemist, using some unknown method, managed to transfer the pills directly through the [Treasure Cabinet].'

What is the other party's purpose in doing this?

Quan Zhixian's first thought was, "For the secret vault!"
Cold sweat poured down his back instantly. He hissed, "Where are your secret vault tokens?"

If something really happens to the secret vault, he will certainly be held responsible.

After all, the number of secret vault guards mobilized today has already exceeded the limit.

He summoned all the guards of the secret vault to the auction venue. The three captains were not far away, and upon hearing this, they hurriedly took out their talismans to show him.

"They're all here. Did I guess wrong?" Quan Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief.

He couldn't help but wonder: 'But if we forcefully attack the secret vault, even a Core Formation cultivator wouldn't be able to break through it in a short time.'

Moon Spring Island may be a small place, but it has Core Formation experts stationed there: an elder of the Inviting Moon Sect and the ancestor of their Quan family. If the secret vault is attacked, it will alert these two True Immortals, and any intruders will surely die.

He narrowed his eyes slightly, analyzing: 'It couldn't be some rival family deliberately sending someone to tarnish the reputation of the Quan family, could it?'

Even before I had this thought, similar voices had already spread.

"Is the Quan family deliberately toying with us?"

"Could it be... that there isn't one at all? And it's called top-grade? I've never heard of a Foundation Establishment Pill of this quality ever appearing on the market before."

"Fellow Daoist, you are probably mistaken. I think the Quan family is embezzling from within, intending to keep these elixirs for themselves!"

Quan Zhixian's gloomy gaze swept over the group of people, all of whom were Qi Refining cultivators. He found it difficult to judge whether they were deliberately leading him astray.

After all, it's only natural to think this way when something like this happens.

He suppressed his anger, and his voice resounded throughout the entire venue.

"If I am not mistaken, the mastermind behind this is still here. My Quan family will definitely give everyone an explanation. However, before that, I ask for your cooperation, especially fellow cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage."

Most people seemed indifferent, especially the wealthy businessmen who had dealings with the Quan family; they all looked like they were watching a show.

Merchants and monks passing through the area, though dissatisfied, had no choice but to grit their teeth and comply.

If anyone were to stand up and object at this moment, they would be targeted by the Quan family cultivators. Knowing that they were not involved in this matter, they would not risk stepping forward.

Upon seeing this, Yin Yuan thought to himself, "It's done."

In fact, by the time the guards at each entrance to the secret vault were summoned, their young master had already achieved his goal.

With no one observing from the high ground, even the slightest disturbance at the secret vault would be difficult to detect.

She waited until this point simply to be on the safe side.

She glanced at the guards who were negotiating and searching with various parties, and then her consciousness resonated with a faint connection.

The other side of the venue.

“We can’t be questioned.” Lang Gan was a little afraid to look up. “I’ll find a chance to break out. You, you can pretend you don’t know us.”

Beishan Mingru was like a volcano about to erupt, his chest heaving violently as he stared at his "Daoist partner" with a sinister look.

He glanced again at the Quan family guards not far away, who had already locked their eyes on them.

The arm draped over Langgan's shoulder was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to retract it or not.

"Everyone saw it, are you expecting me to pretend I don't know you and wait to be exposed again?" He gritted his teeth, recalling his verbal exchange with Guangbai a few days ago.

The chaos at the auction was naturally irrelevant to Tang Hao in the secret vault courtyard.

After receiving Yin Yuan's signal, he got up, stretched, and went to a conspicuous spot.

This extremely ordinary action immediately attracted the attention of his team members.

There's nothing we can do; the captain is suffering from a nightmare, and who knows if he's recovered yet.

They're unlikely to cause any serious damage, but they might pull some pretty big stunts.

really.

"Clap clap clap..."

Tang Hao clapped his hands and shouted, "Come on, brothers, let's get moving, stretch our hands and feet, and prevent nightmares, dementia, and aging!"

The members of the second team looked at each other, hesitant, and then some began to clap along.

"Clap clap clap..."

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Amidst the thuds and stomping sounds, the slight thud of someone falling to the ground went almost unnoticed.

In just a moment, Tang Hao looked at the guards of the secret vault lying on the ground and nodded in satisfaction.

"Yaoguang, you all stay here and watch. If anyone wakes up, give them a follow-up attack."

"Understood, young master."

With a click, the four-leaf clover-shaped lock opened silently once again, and the secret vault door opened again.

In a shady spot in the courtyard.

Hua Guigui watched Tang Hao stroll into the secret vault, gritting her teeth and stomping her feet.

"Why is Tang Hao always going against me? He's like my nemesis." Then she looked puzzled, "How did he get his hands on the tortoise talisman?"

She tilted her head and looked at Jingchen Tongzi: "Is this guy really from the Qinghua Sect? His thieving skills are quite extraordinary. I couldn't even understand them. Are you sure he's not a disciple of the Thieves' Sect?"

"So being good at thievery means you're from the 'Thief's Guild'? It's one of the hundred arts of cultivation, your thinking is too rigid." Jingchen Boy raised an eyebrow and replied dismissively.

While inwardly surprised, he was also quite impressed: 'This is a true teaching personally brought back to the sect by the True Lord; how could it not have some extraordinary aspects?'

"rigid? Ha!"

With a sneer, Hua Guigui pointed at the eight women in the courtyard: "Having so many flesh and blood puppets of the same level so soon after entering the Foundation Establishment stage, this boy must be carrying a great secret!"

"Ah, yes, yes, I think so too." Jingchen Tongzi rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, 'They're the true disciples; their master might be a Nascent Soul True Monarch. Isn't that a big secret?'

Seeing the boy's expression, Flower Demon was furious.

Whether by coincidence or not, she felt her plan was strikingly similar to Tang Hao's.

The "cognitive miasma" couldn't be used at the Quan family cemetery; she had originally planned to use a sleeping potion to knock these people unconscious.

However, she planned to first use the blood mist to carry the sleeping potion to knock out the escort team, take the talisman, and then turn around and knock out the shift team.

To be honest, the risk is very high.

Moreover, this means she has very little time to use it; once she opens the secret vault and gets the [Blood Shark Pearl], she has to run away immediately.

Hua Guigui puffed out her cheeks, looking at Tang Hao with a hint of jealousy as he calmly and swiftly ransacked the Quan family's secret vault. Comparisons are truly infuriating.

'Ninety-seven percent of the people in this world are idiots. I never imagined this kid would be just like me, belonging to the remaining five percent.'

She sighed inwardly, thinking about how to get closer to Tang Hao, but given her current situation, she was somewhat helpless against him.

With so many Blood Shark Pearls, he, a Qi Sect cultivator, couldn't just keep them like candy. If he offered a good price, he might actually be able to exchange them for a few.

Just as she was pondering the price.

"boom!"

An explosion suddenly occurred in the direction of Quanxing Pavilion.

Several figures rushed out from within and fled frantically towards the edge of the cemetery.

Hua Guigui let out a soft "hmm" and turned to look at the secret vault.

Tang Hao had obviously noticed this as well, and had already quickly locked the door and returned to the courtyard.

He simply waved his hand.

A stream of water, carrying a figure with a face full of tentacles, landed where he had just been doing aerobics.

Then, glancing at the sky, he realized he was leading eight women in pursuit of the fleeing people.

At the same time, a majestic voice echoed across Moon Spring Island.

"Seal off the entire island! Capture the family traitor Lang Gan! The Quan family will reward any foreign cultivators who assist us handsomely."

Upon hearing this, many figures, like Tang Hao, immediately set off in the distance to chase after him.

"Last time I noticed that Tang Hao seemed to be intentionally letting Bei Shanming and Lang Gan leave. This is definitely not something that fellow disciples should do, right?"

Hua Guigui tapped her chin with her fingers and muttered, "Let's go see what kind of tricks this guy is up to."

After saying that, he immediately and quietly chased after them.

Jingchen Tongzi also sighed helplessly and followed closely behind.

(End of this chapter)