At the age of one hundred, I inquired about the Dao, awakening the supreme spiritual root that shatt

Ling Xiu was overjoyed and adored the little guy even more.

This will be his most important trump card going forward.

It is clearly recorded in "The Art of Controlling Spirits with Gu".

From the moment it hatches, this Void Heaven Divine Top Insect possesses the cultivation level of a low-grade Profound rank, capable of directly inflicting soul damage on cultivators in the Condensation True Realm.

It can continue to advance and grow, and in the future it will be able to severely injure cultivators in the mid-stage, late-stage, or even the Great Perfection of the Condensation Realm.

Moreover, by continuously feeding it various rare and precious materials, it can devour Yin energy to cultivate rapidly and steadily break through its cultivation realm.

This insect has immense potential and is extremely valuable.

Ling Xiu had a dried-up corpse of a demon beast stored in his Qiankun Ring. He casually tore off a small piece of flesh and threw it on the ground.

The little guy immediately pounced forward and frantically tore and ate, looking very happy, occasionally letting out soft, clear chirps, and his golden wings became even more dazzling.

"You're so adorable, from now on I'll call you Xiao Tian."

The Void Heaven Divine Insect seemed to understand Ling Xiu's words, and its movements became even more lively and agile.

This strange insect was extremely intelligent. After it had eaten its fill, Ling Xiu put it into the Qiankun Xuan Gourd to nurture and hibernate it.

Ling Xiu looked down at the scattered fragments of the golden cocoon on the ground, his eyes flickering slightly.

"The molted shells of ancient mythical insects, even the fragments of golden cocoons that fall off, are said to have extremely high medicinal value for alchemy."

With that thought in mind, he collected all the golden cocoon fragments and stored them in his Qiankun Ring for future use in alchemy.

……

Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The highly anticipated Wanbao Chamber of Commerce auction has commenced as scheduled.

At this moment, cultivators from all over the country had already gathered outside the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce building.

Among the crowd were many top experts at the Great Perfection of the Condensation Realm, and even the air was filled with the powerful aura of several Transcendent Realm experts, which intimidated the entire scene.

Ling Xiu had already made all the preparations.

He changed into a gray robe to conceal his dust, put on a wide-brimmed straw hat, and used the "Hidden Heaven Concealment Technique" to firmly suppress his cultivation level and disguise it as the mid-stage of the True Condensation Realm. Then he slowly left the True Ruins Pavilion.

This secret technique has an excellent concealment effect. Even if someone who knows him well stands in front of him, it is impossible for them to see through his disguise and not be able to detect his true identity and cultivation level.

An entrance fee of three hundred low-grade spirit stones is required to enter the auction venue.

Ling Xiu followed the flow of people and slowly walked into the main building of Wanbao Chamber of Commerce.

This seven-story giant pavilion has its central area enclosed by an array, which has been transformed into a giant circular auction plaza.

The seven-story building houses dozens of private rooms, offering a superb view overlooking the entire auction stage.

These private rooms are reserved for cultivators from top-tier forces, with the most luxurious rooms specifically reserved for experts at the Transcendent Realm.

Ling Xiu deliberately chose to sit in a corner at the back of the venue, concealing his aura throughout and keeping an extremely low profile. He blended into the crowd without any presence and looked like an ordinary cultivator who had come to join in the fun.

But when he casually glanced around the room, several familiar figures came into view.

In a VIP box on one side, sat a woman dressed in a long black gauze dress.

She had a graceful figure and a stunningly beautiful face, and was surrounded by a faint, sinister aura.

"Mu Yinxue of the Divine Demon Sect."

Ling Xiu's gaze sharpened. It really was her.

Mu Yinxue was accompanied by several middle-aged sect elders with powerful auras. Many cultivators in the room frequently glanced at the private room, their eyes filled with greed and fear, and no one dared to approach rashly.

On the other side, in the VIP box, the curtains were half-drawn, and several disciples dressed in Qingyun Sect attire sat upright inside.

Ling Xiu recognized the tall, aloof woman at the head of the group immediately.

"Senior Sister Yun Ziling, she really came too."

The woman maintained her aloof and cold demeanor, her body radiating the powerful true essence of the late-stage Condensation Realm, her aura restrained.

It seems that her cultivation progress has also been rapid during these ten years.

Beside Yun Ziling sat a graceful young woman.

Years later, the little girl has blossomed into a beautiful young woman, like a white lotus blooming in a pond.

Her skin was as white and smooth as jade, and her almond-shaped eyes were bright, clear, and captivating.

It's Su Nuonuo.

She has successfully broken through and entered the early stage of the Condensation Realm!

"I never expected Nuonuo to have made such great progress. The Qingyun Sect has indeed devoted a lot of effort to cultivating her."

Su Nuonuo was talking quietly with Yun Ziling, occasionally glancing down at the crowd below with curiosity in her eyes.

Sensing the movements of the Qingyun Sect members, Ling Xiu subconsciously lowered his head and concealed his aura to the extreme.

If Yun Ziling and Mu Yinxue were to discover him, he would not know how to deal with it.

Fortunately, the disguise effect of the "Hidden Heaven Technique" was perfect, and the two women's attention was focused on the central auction stage, so they did not notice him inconspicuously in the corner.

Looking at Su Nuonuo's beautiful appearance, Ling Xiu felt a mix of emotions, including gratitude and satisfaction.

"Nuonuo, Grandpa misses you very much."

Looking at the girl's current cultivation level and refined temperament, Ling Xiu was overjoyed.

Recalling our first meeting, the naive young girl entered the Qingyun Sect for her first cultivation.

Twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and it has been a full ten years since he left the Qingyun Sect.

He was genuinely happy for Su Nuonuo, but his current situation was dangerous, and his identity should not be exposed, so he could not show up to acknowledge her for the time being.

Just as Ling Xiuzheng was experiencing a surge of emotions, thunderous applause suddenly erupted in the hall.

On the central auction platform, an aged yet imposing figure slowly appeared. This person, whose cultivation had reached the Great Perfection of the True Condensation Realm, was none other than Lin Hao, the vice president of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce.

His complexion was ruddy, his body radiating a powerful and abundant inner energy, and his gaze was sharp as an eagle's as he slowly swept his eyes across the entire hall, exuding the aura of a superior. After a moment, he smiled meaningfully, his voice deep and resonant, echoing throughout the entire circular hall.

"Welcome fellow Daoists from all walks of life to this grand auction of the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce."

I am Lin Hao, the vice president of Wanbao Chamber of Commerce. This auction is being presided over by me.

The auction rules are self-explanatory: the highest bidder wins. Those who lack spirit stones can use equivalent rare and precious materials or magical artifacts as payment.

I hereby solemnly declare that anyone who dares to disrupt the order of the meeting will be severely punished by the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce and will be forcibly expelled from the venue!

Lin Hao paused briefly, and his immense pressure spread out, instantly silencing all the cultivators present.

"Enough with the small talk, the auction is officially beginning!"

After his opening remarks, he once again surveyed the entire audience, his invisible aura of cultivation enveloping the entire space. The cultivators present all quieted down and dared not make a sound.

Immediately afterwards, a merchant guild maid dressed in a red silk gown slowly walked up to the high platform.

The woman was beautiful and slender, with her delicate, fair legs partially visible beneath her skirt, instantly attracting the attention of all the cultivators present.

She held a white jade tray covered with a long strip of brocade in both hands, placed the tray steadily in the center of the auction table, and gently lifted the brocade.

In an instant, an extremely sharp sword light shot into the sky, its edge dazzling!

The cultivators in the front row instinctively closed their eyes and turned their heads away, unable to look directly at the sharp sword energy.

"Such powerful sword energy! It's actually a spirit sword!"

The cultivators present were in an uproar, with gasps of amazement rising and falling.

On the tray lay a three-foot-long sword.

The sword's blade shimmered with light, its sharpness fully revealed, and it occasionally emitted a clear, melodious humming sound.

Lin Hao stepped forward, picked up the longsword, and brandished it several times in the air to demonstrate the quality of the magical artifact to the audience, before introducing it in a loud voice.

"This sword is called the World-Destroying Demon Blade, a top-grade spiritual magic weapon!"

The main material is crystal rock ore nurtured for three hundred years, supplemented by nine rare refining materials such as White Spirit Flame Stone, Drunken Dragon Scales, and Dragon Elephant Horns. It was meticulously forged by the chief refining master of my Wanbao Chamber of Commerce over a period of one hundred and eighty days!