I'm in the Demonic Sect, but my cultivation techniques are being used for palace intrigue!

"Brother Zhu, this Elder Liu's strength far exceeds expectations. Are you really not going to make a move?"

Seeing that Old Liu was too strong and the others were about to be overwhelmed, Zhao Shigang, feeling somewhat helpless, immediately called for Zhu Jingguang, who had been watching from the sidelines.

Before Zhu Jingguang could speak, Old Liu spoke first, addressing Zhao Shigang's loud protests.

While everyone's attention was drawn to Zhao Shigang's words and Zhu Jingguang's decision, Old Liu directly slapped away a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator behind him.

Then, his figure, like a ghost, drifted back several feet through the gap left by the cultivator who had been shaken away.

"Junior brother, I don't need you to lift a finger—just stay where you are and do nothing, remain neutral, and I can promise you that, apart from that 'Blood Jade Token,' I will leave everything else here to you without taking a single penny!"

Before Zhao Shigang and the others caught up, Old Liu said something that shocked everyone present.

At the same time, upon hearing this, Zhu Jingguang's lips twitched slightly—wasn't that a coincidence?

In Zhu Jingguang's opinion, the bottles, jars, spirit stones and magical treasures displayed in this auction hall were far, far better than that so-called "Blood Jade Token"!

As for the Blood Jade Token that Old Liu had been longing for... to be honest, Zhu Jingguang, who knew the secret of Foundation Establishment, really didn't care about it at all!

"I have no intention of interfering in your affairs." Zhu Jingguang crossed his arms and took a slight step back, decisively stating his position. "As long as you don't provoke me, I won't interfere in your matters!"

Although Zhu Jingguang had made it clear that he would not take sides, Zhao Shigang, unwilling to give up on Zhu Jingguang as a powerful asset, still tried to persuade him with some reluctance:

"Brother Zhu, don't be fooled by this old scoundrel's sweet talk!"

"Now that we have this man surrounded, he is saying this to prevent Brother Zhu from joining us and being attacked from both sides!"

"If we are defeated and die at his hands, Brother Zhu, do you really think he will allow you to take so much wealth from this place?"

"When we're no longer holding him back, and that old thief is free to act, Brother Zhu might not be able to defeat him!"

"If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold—Brother Zhu!"

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Zhu Jingguang couldn't help but sneer inwardly at Zhao Shigang's tearful plea.

If the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold.

You, Zhao Shigang, dare to say such a thing?

This old Liu is no good, but does that mean you, Zhao Shigang, are a good person?

Thinking of this, Zhu Jingguang glanced around seemingly unintentionally.

It was said to be unintentional, but only Zhu Jingguang himself knew that his gaze had been fixed on the array light screen that was faintly shimmering from beginning to end!

Whether the formation that still traps everyone in this auction house was set up by Old Liu or Zhao Shigang is anyone's guess!

  

To be honest, compared to the greedy and brainless Old Liu, whose greed was written all over his face, Zhu Jingguang was more suspicious that the trapping formation that had trapped everyone present and turned this place into a prison was set up by Zhao Shigang!

After all, this place is Zhao Shigang's residence, the territory he has managed for many years. It seems unrealistic... even a complete fantasy, for Old Liu to set up such a sophisticated trap right under Zhao Shigang's nose in this residence without letting Zhao Shigang, the landlord, notice it in the slightest!

Unless... this formation itself was set up by Zhao Shigang!

If this formation was indeed set up by Zhao Shigang, then the current situation... is getting interesting!

Faced with the clearly invincible Elder Liu, Zhao Shigang didn't think about running away. Instead, he sealed off the place. In particular, instead of finding a reason to let Zhu Jingguang, a cultivator with the sixth level of Qi Refining who had inexplicably entered the place, let him in...

"If this formation was indeed set up by Zhao Shigang, then it's clear that he believes he still has a significant chance of winning, even with the possibility of Liu Lao and I, both Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators, joining forces!"

"If that's really the case, then I really can't help Zhao Shigang at all!"

"Anyway, they're currently at a stalemate, so... I'm not in a hurry to intervene!"

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With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Zhu Jingguang immediately spoke with a slight chuckle, a hint of flattery in his voice:

"Brother Zhao can be considered one of the most outstanding young members of the outer sect of the Demonic Sect. He is meticulous and resourceful. I believe that since Brother Zhao dared to hold this auction in his own home and even specially invited Elder Liu, who is at the sixth level of Qi Refining, to oversee it, he must have a way to control cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Otherwise, how could Brother Zhao be so arrogant as to directly invite a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining, whose cultivation is far superior to his own, to oversee it?"

Upon hearing Zhu Jingguang's words, both the other cultivators who were attacking Elder Liu and Elder Liu himself, who was being besieged, paused slightly in their movements.

There was no other way. They had considered the words Zhu Jingguang was about to say, but things had developed to this point, and they were already on the verge of disaster... They had no choice but to accept it!

"Senior Brother Zhao, if you truly have any tricks up your sleeve, please use them quickly! We... we really can't hold on much longer!"

"Yes! Yes! Please, Senior Brother Zhao, stop hiding your talents!"

"Senior Brother Zhao, please make a move!"

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Soon, the cultivators who were besieging Elder Liu all stopped and retreated to the side, clearly beginning to suspect Zhao Shigang.

As for Old Liu, after seeing the scene, he did not hurt anyone. On the contrary, after being "reminded" by Zhu Jingguang, he instantly became extremely cautious of Zhao Shigang.

Previously, Old Liu had never thought of these things. He only thought that he was good at disguising himself, and that his cooperation with Zhao Shigang had always been quite good. Therefore, he had no suspicion of him...

But now that I think about it, are there really such "pure and kind" people in the Demonic Sect?

Even if such a person existed, it couldn't be Zhao Shigang, who had already made a name for himself in the outer sect!

After all, given the environment of the Demonic Sect, someone with a reputation like Zhao Shigang would have already been tempered and trained, so how could he possibly still have such a "pure and kind" side?

In addition, there was another thing that further solidified Old Liu's point of view, and that thing was... the formation that was currently trapping everyone in this auction hall!

Now, whether the formation trapping everyone here was set up by Elder Liu himself, how could Elder Liu not know?

But if this formation wasn't set up by Elder Liu, then who else could it be?

It's undoubtedly Zhao Shigang!

With two Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators present, Zhao Shigang remained so confident, trapping them here... No wonder he was extremely cautious!

Meanwhile, Zhao Shigang, whose disguise had been exposed by Zhu Jingguang, sighed helplessly in his heart. Originally, he was thinking that he could make the cultivators present fight each other so that he could save his trump cards, but now it seems that he can't save his trump cards!

"To be honest, the reason I was able to set up this trap for you is thanks to the corpse of Senior Sister Tan that you sold to me!"

Having decided to stop pretending, Zhao Shigang suddenly turned his head and revealed a rather eerie smile in Zhu Jingguang's direction...