Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

In the end, Chu Mingkong used money to pressure people and obtained the dragon skull, but the price also reached 700,000.

The price of anger is painful.

"You might as well have bought back that half of the jade dildo... Seven hundred thousand for a skull, even the dragon clan elder would be laughing in his sleep, knowing he's worth so much." Qingse sighed.

"That's a bit too much. Could you ask Bao Fahu to give us a discount privately? After all, I'm helping your Xianzhen Pavilion get revenge." Chu Mingkong felt distressed when he heard about the Red Bull.

"It might not work. Wouldn't that be the same as hiring a shill at the auction? If word gets out, it will damage the reputation of the once-in-a-century grand event of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion."

"That makes sense." Chu Mingkong thought it made sense and didn't want to put him in a difficult position.

"But I can still ask the main pavilion for some reward in my name. I'll go ask." Soon, Qingse received a reply. The senior of the main pavilion said that from now on, they would gather the strength of all the branches of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion to promote her, Qingse, as the most professional jade merchant in the world.

Qingse's little bird clone collapsed onto the chair again, foaming at the mouth, and a soul floated out from the top of its head.

When it came time for the weapons auction, the Purple Fire Dragon Bone Spear that Chu Mingkong had been eyeing for a long time finally came out. He was the first to bid, and it was unclear whether Ao Wei wanted to compete with him or if he really had his eye on the weapon, because he actually challenged him to a bidding war.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand," Chu Mingkong called out.

"Two hundred and seventy thousand!" Ao Wei's eyes flashed with malice as he glanced in Chu Mingkong's direction.

"Eight hundred thousand, and you're trying to bargain down by twenty thousand? What a joke!" Chu Mingkong sneered mockingly.

"Nine hundred thousand!" Ao Wei continued to lower the price, but he planned to stop bidding after this round and see if the other person could come up with that much money!

Unexpectedly, Chu Mingkong's contest came to an abrupt end, and he said with delight:

"Then I don't want it. Is it crazy to spend 900,000 on a piece of junk?"

The female auctioneer was somewhat troubled, but had no choice but to continue the auction: "Purple Fire Dragon Bone Spear, 900,000 for the first time... the second time... the third time, sold!"

Ao Wei's fists clenched, his anger barely contained, yet he could only suppress it.

The Purple Fire Dragon Bone Spear, which could have been sold for around 200,000, is now going for 900,000. Moreover, after revealing his true identity, he can't even back out.

Ao Wei valued his reputation immensely.

When it comes to reputation, no matter how much others slander it, the most important thing is how you stick to it. With strong power and your own verbal insistence, no one will dare to refute your words in the future.

Today, however, he suffered a series of setbacks. First, he lost his ancestor's remains, and now the same guy has maliciously inflated the price, forcing him to spend a lot of money to buy the Purple Fire Dragon Bone Spear.

Nine hundred thousand is a lot, but it's not that I can't afford it, it's just that if I just gave it to them like that...

Ao Wei was unwilling to swallow this insult!

This nobody dares to oppose him like a coward, relying on his identity as an auctioneer to hide!

The auction continued in a strange atmosphere. The joke about the weapon priced at 900,000 was hilarious, but the cultivators were more focused on their own affairs and didn't pay much attention to it.

It would be bad if I missed out on my favorite auction item because of this.

Items were being auctioned off one after another, but few could rival the treasure that was the Purple Fire Dragon Bone Spear. It seemed that the main attraction of the day would be the half of the mysterious jade dildo.

Just recalling the image of that half "Red Bull" jade dildo placed side by side with another complete jade dildo, the guests in the auction house felt a sense of temporal displacement, once again marveling at that powerful force that had disappeared into the long river of history.

Just as the event was about to end, Ao Wei launched another attack.

Ao Wei flew straight to the auction stage and looked in a certain direction below. A maid from the Immortal Treasure Pavilion hurriedly stepped forward to advise him:

"Lord Ao Wei, outsiders are not allowed on the auction stage. Please speak downstairs if you have anything to say..."

Ao Wei glanced at the maid, his cold, azure eyes radiating contempt. With a gentle wave of his hand, a wave crashed down on the maid with tremendous force. The auction house had powerful figures from the Immortal Treasure Pavilion present, who immediately mobilized to protect the maid, but they hadn't expected Ao Wei's strength to be so great, directly shattering the shield and severely injuring the maid.

"The power of this attack was clearly similar to mine, so why couldn't I block it at all?!" The experts from the Immortal Treasure Pavilion were shocked. Helpless, they could only teleport the seriously injured maid to a safe place in the pavilion. However, the hope of saving her was extremely slim, as the maid was barely breathing.

“Even among those of the same cultivation level, there are differences in quality.” Ao Wei shook his head indifferently, and after a brief show of force, he said, “I strongly suspect that the Immortal Treasure Pavilion arranged for shills in the auction to maliciously inflate the price of that Purple Fire Dragon Bone Spear.”

"Stop talking nonsense and ruining the reputation of my Immortal Treasure Pavilion. That gentleman wanted to buy the Purple Fire Dragon Bone Spear at a high price. Lord Ao Wei himself wanted to match the price. How can you blame others for not doing so?"

Below the stage, Chu Mingkong continued to laugh, seemingly unconcerned:

"That's exactly right. Others who act as shills gradually raise their prices, but I clearly wanted a fixed price. Someone insisted on matching my offer, but I felt it wasn't worth it and gave up. Is there a problem with that?"

Now, some Dragon King regrets feeling cheated and comes to cause trouble, injuring a maid. What a foolish person would do, trying to appear wealthy at an auction!

Ao Wei made his intentions clear: "If you're not a plant, then things are much easier. Just reveal your identity!"

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P.S.: Almost 9000 words in two chapters today, I'm so fast!

Chapter Eighty-Eight: This humble monk is a vegetarian and enjoys vegetarian people.

"Grandmother!" Chu Mingkong spat out a foreign-sounding insult, his tone mocking, and he even used his spiritual power to conjure a large hand with the middle finger raised, pointing it at Dragon King Ao Wei.

The cultivators were taken aback, not understanding what he meant for a moment, but they could still understand the middle finger gesture. After understanding the gesture, some belatedly realized what he had just said.

"What did that person who dared to challenge the Dragon King of the Sea just say?"

"Idiot, that's a slightly accented 'fuck you'."

"Gun'er's mother, it really does sound like that. Where does this accent come from?"

"You foul-mouthed, vulgar person, what? Are you afraid of being recognized for your accent, so you speak in a affected tone?" Ao Wei remained unmoved, like a mountain firmly anchoring the auction house.

As long as he stands there, that rat hiding in the mist and snarling will have nowhere to escape.

The auction house is caught in a dilemma. While they can activate the killing formation in the Immortal Treasure Pavilion to defend against enemies, there are still so many cultivators here. The cultivators are extremely wary, and they will really believe that the Immortal Treasure Pavilion truly wants to deal with this Sea Dragon King, rather than taking the opportunity to wipe them all out and suppress them here.

Therefore, if the auction house activates the formation first, the first result will be attacks from tens of thousands of cultivators and numerous powerful forces. No one will entrust their safety to others.

But these cultivators didn't leave. They felt that there were many people here and they weren't afraid. They wanted to see what would happen next.

If the formation is not activated, no one can do anything to the Sea Dragon King. Bao Fahu, who was giving instructions backstage, hurriedly sought help from the Grand Elders of the General Pavilion.

While waiting for reinforcements, Ao Wei can continue to exert pressure!

If Xianzhen Pavilion can't withstand the pressure and hands over the challenging guest, it will still damage Xianzhen Pavilion's reputation, resulting in a loss either way.

Qingse silently mourned for Chu Mingkong, and whispered:

"Your Highness, Senior Bao has already requested assistance from the Grand Secretariat. You should hold off Ao Wei for now and not be forced into revealing the secrets... There are so many people watching!"

What Qingse was worried about for Chu Mingkong was not the embarrassment of being pressured by Ao Wei, but rather... the jade dildo.

The shock brought by "Red Bull" had not yet dissipated from the cultivators' hearts. They were just discussing where Chu Mingkong was. If he were to show up now—it was unimaginable!

Chu Mingkong was also worried about this. Even without the influence of the extreme Yin power causing emotional outbursts, Chu Mingkong would not tolerate anyone daring to speak to him like that.

But now, I have no choice but to endure it!

If it weren't for that "Red Bull" incident, Chu Mingkong would have gone straight for it, but there are no "ifs"...

Unable to take action, Chu Mingkong could only vent his anger by hurling insults at Ao Wei for the time being. He briefly considered Ao Wei's sore spot.

Does his wife's background count as a "sex-themed temple"? Ao Wei doesn't seem to care much about his wife, but there's nothing he can do but curse her for now.

"Ao Wei's grandson, are you curious about my identity?"

"I am indeed curious, but it's not just me who's curious. All the other cultivators are curious too. Did the Immortal Treasure Pavilion auction house hire a shill?" Ao Wei's sea-blue eyes were fixed on the mist, discerning the fluctuations of spiritual energy there, giving him no chance to prepare a teleportation array to escape.

"Don't drag me into this. Are we that close? I'm not curious about this at all. Am I your father or something? You're just curious and you're dragging your father into it for support? If you ever want to eat shit, are you going to say that all of you cultivators want to try it too?" A simple yet deep voice rang out.

Chu Mingkong's eyes lit up. The voice sounded a bit like "Get lost, Iron-Eating Beast!" Had the demon race he belonged to come over too?

Qingse had seen that black and white iron-eating beast before. After recalling it for a moment, she muttered to herself:

"Your Highness, this wouldn't happen to be the bear that Miss Xiao gave you, would it?"

This style of cursing is indeed vicious; I've learned a lot of its essence from Chu Mingkong.

Many cultivators in the arena were chuckling. That's true. Don't speak for others for no reason. Are you that familiar with the Sea Dragon King?

The veins on Ao Wei's short, gray horns bulged, and he was so angered by the rebuttal that he couldn't think of any words to refute it!

He glared in the direction where the words had just been spoken. In the corner stood a plump cloud of mist, its form clearly... robust.

"How dare you! This is a matter between me and that servant. What right do you, a mere junior, have to interfere?" Since he had no one to refute him, he decided to make an example of him to deter others. Otherwise, the occasional snickers would have hurt his pride.

Just then, Chu Mingkong spoke up, stopping his plan to attack. He rose from his seat, the mist still shrouding him like a shadow. This was an ability granted by the auction house's formation; as long as the guests inside wanted, the mist concealing their identities would not dissipate. If Ao Wei wanted to completely dispel this mist, he would have to destroy the small world of the auction house itself.

"What are you going to do? Since you're so curious, then I'll just reveal my name. My Dharma name is Zhongchu. I come from Xingqi Temple and am a Dharma protector Vajra within the temple. I am a Dharma protector Vajra who eliminates demons and safeguards the righteous path. I have three good things in my life: vegetarian food, vegetarian porridge, and being a vegetarian."

Incidentally, Lord Aowei's wife, Shejia, also has a Buddhist connection with this Vajra. I once bestowed upon her the essence of Buddhism and liquid relics several times, helping her broaden her narrow and limited thinking and unblock her path to the Dharma!

Everyone present was taken aback, mainly because they hadn't heard what he was saying. What was Xingqi Temple? And what was a layman?

What does a Dharma name contain? Is this how Buddhist Dharma names are written?

The reason why the Immortal Treasure Pavilion knows Shejia's background is because the Immortal Treasure Pavilion has a huge amount of information. However, it is difficult for many cultivators to know so much. There are many temples that have been destroyed and fallen into disrepair, and it is impossible for every one of them to be remembered.

Even some old cultivators who have lived for a long time may not know this, because they spend most of their time in seclusion and are too lazy to listen to anything that is not important.

However, some well-traveled and knowledgeable monks remembered something.

"Xingqi Temple, a name that sounds both strange and familiar. It seems to have been destroyed many years ago. It was a Buddhist temple corrupted by demons, and it was extremely unclean. The one challenging Dragon King Ao Wei was actually a former high-ranking monk from the demonic temple?"

"How does one become possessed by a demon?"

"I don't know. Logically speaking, they should have all been destroyed. The powerful demonic monks should have been killed. At most, only some small fry escaped."

Ordinary cultivators might not know this, but how could the people of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion not know it?

"It must be an imposter, the insults are just too vicious."

"Your Highness, are you really not afraid that he will start a war with you and then you will expose your true identity?" Qingse was terrified. Ao Wei was completely enraged, and the fact that he had insulted her wife was a huge shock!

Even when Ao Wei was enraged and took action, he never forgot to strike with a moral high ground, always maintaining the upper hand on the moral front.

"Remnant of the Demonic Temple! Even if the Supreme Elder of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion were here today, he could not protect you, you wicked monk! I, the King, will surely slay you here!"

Ao Wei didn't know how this person knew Shejia's past, but knowing it made him even more untouchable, as it would tarnish his reputation. Since he dared to use the name of Xingqi Temple to speak arrogantly, then I will use the name of demon slaying to suppress and kill him here!

Thousands of water tentacles emerged from the ground, causing chaos in the auction house. Some cultivators left, while those who didn't want to leave gathered together to watch the spectacle up close.

"Ao Wei, how dare you make a move in my auction house!" The core guard of the auction house questioned in a loud voice. The reinforcements from the main pavilion had not yet arrived, but the guards here could not help but get serious.

The guests in the VIP boxes had already been informed by their maids to leave, but there wasn't enough time to inform the ordinary cultivators. They could only be rude and directly expel them from the auction house's secret realm, activating the formation immediately.

"Your Immortal Treasure Pavilion Auction House is protecting the remnants of the Demon Temple and raising demonic monks as shills. What if I take action? If you refuse to emerge from the fog, I will conduct a direct autopsy!"

The water elemental energy transformed into a giant tentacle and slapped towards Chu Mingkong's cloud of mist. From the waves created by the tentacle, a huge water dragon emerged and darted around, its blood-red maw snapping at Chu Mingkong.

"Your Highness, I have led all your female relatives out of the auction house!" Qingse's little bird avatar disappeared after saying this. She was not good at fighting and could only help to this extent.