Chapter 654: Famous Throughout Luotian, Sun Tai

Inside the second-floor auction hall, a middle-aged man wearing a long red robe held an Ink-Jade Box. Upon opening it, a Wax Pellet the size of a baby's fist was revealed inside.

No medicinal Qi emanated from it; the Wax Pellet looked extremely ordinary.

Waves of discussion echoed throughout the hall. The Cultivators who could attend this event naturally possessed sharp eyesight. An Eighth-Grade Medicinal Pill was an absolute rare treasure to them, but if one's cultivation was insufficient, they could not swallow it, or it would become poison.

If they couldn't swallow it, keeping it on their person would invite disaster. The sin of possessing a treasure—any Cultivator without the ability to protect the Medicinal Pill who bought it would likely face catastrophe immediately upon leaving this city.

Therefore, although there were many discussions in the hall, ultimately, no one placed a bid.

Even if some younger Cultivators wanted to bid, they were immediately and strictly stopped by their elders beside them. In their view, this item was not a Spirit Pill, but a severed head!

Whoever bought it, their head would no longer belong to them.

Moreover, this matter was too strange. If such a Spirit Pill was being sold by the Ran Family, did the Ran Family's Soul Transformation Old Ancestor not need this pill? Why would he auction it? Consequently, those with active minds grew suspicious and were even more hesitant to bid.

Time slowly passed, and still no one placed a bid. The man in the red robe showed no impatience. He was not surprised by this outcome, as the Tokens distributed for this auction were issued by the Ran Family after careful consideration, concluding that those who came would not likely bid on this Medicinal Pill.

If someone truly lacked foresight, then the Ran Family wouldn't mind committing murder and seizing the treasure.

The man occasionally glanced toward the fourth floor and loudly announced, "Is there anyone who wishes to bid? If no one bids, this Eighth-Grade Medicinal Pill will be stored within my Baohe Tower."

Wang Lin stared at the Wax Pellet for a long time. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said plainly, "One Immortal Jade!"

Since you want to sell it to me, I shall buy it!

Although his voice was plain, it clearly reached the ears of every Cultivator on the second floor, instantly causing a clamor of discussion.

"One Immortal Jade? Who is that? Is he crazy?"

"The starting price is ten thousand Immortal Jade, yet this person actually said one? How ridiculous. Something like this has probably never happened inside Baohe Tower."

"The Ran Family is behind Baohe Tower. This person's actions will definitely invite catastrophe. He is clearly trying to embarrass Baohe Tower."

"The voice seems to be coming from the fourth floor. Anyone who can be on the fourth floor is extraordinary, but acting like this has certainly offended the Ran Family."

The man in red was also stunned. He looked up at the fourth floor. He was not originally from Baohe Tower in this city, but had come from the main Ran Family clan. His purpose was to sell this Medicinal Pill to one specific person.

He smiled bitterly inwardly. Although the specific person he was waiting for had arrived and placed a bid, the price was somewhat unacceptable to him. If he truly accepted this price, it would be equivalent to telling everyone that there was a significant hidden agenda behind the sale of this Medicinal Pill.

The Ran Family's reputation would be damaged, and most importantly, if it were sold to this person, it would be equivalent to telling everyone that the Ran Family was afraid.

No one would believe that an Eighth-Grade Spirit Pill could be sold for one Immortal Jade, but if it truly happened, it would trigger a series of unimaginable future troubles.

However, not selling it wouldn't work either. The Old Ancestor had already stated clearly that this Medicinal Pill, being auctioned here, must be sold!

Inside the private room on the fourth floor, Sun Xi paused the teacup he was about to drink from, then showed a strange look in his eyes. Putting down the cup, he sighed, "Brother Xu… I am impressed! Truly impressed!"

Sun Qiming, who was standing nearby, also had a frozen expression and was speechless for a long time.

"Buying an Eighth-Grade Medicinal Pill for one Immortal Jade…"

It wasn't just them; the Young Man Surnamed Lu in the second-floor hall also widened his eyes in disbelief. The voice was somewhat familiar to him—it belonged to the young man he had stopped outside several days ago.

Hearing the bid of one Immortal Jade, the Young Man Surnamed Lu muttered to himself, "This person is crazy!"

At this moment, no one noticed that inside a private room on the third floor, an aged elder was deeply shaken after hearing that voice.

He suddenly looked up at the fourth floor, a strange light appearing in his eyes.

"This… this is not his voice, but why is my heart trembling? In my entire life, besides that Ceng Niu, I have never had any other Divine Sense imprint." The elder fell silent. After a long while, he stood up, hesitated, and then sat down again, staring blankly at the ground.

"My imprint should have been broken when I was on Donglin Star. Why… why is it still here…"

The red-robed man in the second-floor hall hesitated, then gritted his teeth and said, "Since only one person has bid, we shall sell it for one Immortal Jade!!"

A cold smile appeared on Wang Lin's lips. He grabbed at the Void Realm with his right hand, and the Wax Pellet in the red-robed man's hand on the second floor immediately flew out and was caught by him. He then tossed out one Immortal Jade, clasped his fist toward Sun Xi, turned, and strode away.

Wang Lin ignored the clamor behind him. With a single step, he instantly teleported outside Baohe Tower.

"One Medicinal Pill is not enough to make me enter your trap!" Outside Baohe Tower, Wang Lin walked away.

On the third floor of Baohe Tower, the elder gritted his teeth, his body flickered, and he vanished without a trace.

As Wang Lin walked, he arrived at a secluded spot. Turning around, he saw the elder from Baohe Tower appear not far behind him, looking bewildered. The elder carefully examined Wang Lin, his eyes filled with doubt.

Sensing Wang Lin's gaze, the elder sighed softly, clasped his fist, and said, "Fellow Daoist, this old man recognized the wrong person. Please do not take offense." Saying this, he turned and walked toward the distance, his back view heavy with the weight of time.

"Sun Tai!" Wang Lin was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

The instant those two words fell into the elder's ears, his body suddenly trembled. He spun his head around, staring straight at Wang Lin, his eyes wide with shock, and he cried out, "You… it really is you!"

Wang Lin swept his Divine Sense over Sun Tai, couldn't help but frown, and said, "How could the Divine Ability of the Giant Demon Race Old Ancestor have sent you to this Luotian Star Domain?"

Sun Tai wore a bitter expression, shaking his head, "I have also been confused about this for several hundred years, not knowing why. Based on my understanding, the Divine Ability of the Giant Demon Race is not that powerful."

"The imprint on your body is very faint. Why is that?" Wang Lin asked.

Sun Tai was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you know that within this Luotian Star Domain, there is a Donglin Star?"

Wang Lin's gaze sharpened. Without letting Sun Tai continue, he flicked his large sleeve, swept Sun Tai up, and instantly vanished from the spot. When they reappeared, they had already teleported into a residence in the northern part of the city. Taking a step forward, Wang Lin led Sun Tai into his own residence.

Sitting cross-legged nearby, Wang Lin looked at Sun Tai and said, "You can speak now!"

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