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"Please wait a moment, distinguished guest."
After saying that, the boy stretched out his hand on a certain stone in the rockery and lightly clicked it twice. Then he paused for three breaths, and then clicked three times in succession.
As the boy's movements stopped, a "rumbling" sound was heard, and a half-foot-wide hole appeared in front of the two of them.
"Dear guest, when you enter the cave, just walk along the passage to the end. Someone will take you to the venue."
Hearing this, Han Changlin nodded silently, and then only hesitated for half a breath before stepping directly into the cave entrance.
The cave was a little dark, but fortunately there was a candlelight every foot, which could illuminate the steps at Han Changlin's feet.
The cave was filled with a hot and humid feeling, which made Han Changlin feel a little uncomfortable, but fortunately, after walking for a cup of tea, he finally reached the end of the stairs.
At the end of the stairs is a stone door about two feet high. On one side of the stone door, a monk in black is leaning against the wall, closing his eyes and concentrating.
As if aware of Han Changlin's arrival, he suddenly opened his eyes and glanced up and down Han Changlin's body.
At the same time, Han Changlin felt tense, as if something was staring at him in the dark, and even the temperature around him felt a little colder.
But fortunately, the man only looked at Han Changlin for a few breaths and then withdrew his gaze, and then said calmly:
"Put the token in the groove on the stone door and you can enter."
After saying that, the black-clothed monk leaned against the wall again and closed his eyes to rest.
Hearing this, Han Changlin subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the stone door in front of him again.
Sure enough, there is indeed a groove on the left side of the stone door. Judging from the shape, it is similar to the fan-shaped jade pendant in his hand. He should put the fan-shaped jade pendant in his hand into it.
Seeing this, Han Changlin didn't hesitate at all, so he took out the fan-shaped jade pendant again and put it into the groove.
"Ka...ka..."
Following Han Changlin's movements, the entire stone door slowly opened, and Han Changlin didn't want to stay with the black-clothed monk for one more second, so he strode in directly.
"So bright!"
This was Han Changlin's first feeling here. After Han Changlin got used to it, he looked around.
This is a rotunda hall. Although there are no windows, there are a dozen huge night pearls inlaid on the top of the dome, illuminating the entire hall.
And including the stone gate behind him, there were a total of eighteen stone gates. At this moment, a Qi Refining monk like himself was walking in from outside the stone gate.
"It seems that this underground auction venue has more than one entrance."
With this thought flashing through his mind, Han Changlin walked inside on the blanket.
The entire venue is divided into two floors. In the middle is a high platform made of wood, but it is obscured by a huge red curtain. It is not clear what is inside. As for the first floor, there are rows of chairs arranged neatly. The second floor was tightly wrapped in black curtains, but Han Changlin guessed that it should be private rooms.
After looking towards the second floor for a few times, Han Changlin chose a seat slightly far away from the high platform and sat down. There were no monks on the chairs on the left and right.
After sitting down, Han Changlin had no intention of communicating with other monks, so he simply closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing.
As time passed, a monk walked into the hall from the stone doors throughout the hall.
Perhaps for some reason, every monk who came in had a tacit agreement to stay two chairs away from other monks.
Just like that, with three huge bells ringing, the underground auction officially began.
At the same time, Han Changlin slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the high platform in front of the venue.
The huge red curtain slowly rose, and a middle-aged man with a wide body and a fat body, dressed in rich clothes, slowly walked out from behind the high platform.
With a smile on his face, he came to the center of the high platform, cupped his hands and fists around him, and said with a smile:
"Yang Xi will be the host of this auction next week. Thank you all fellow Taoists for coming to support us."
At the venue, perhaps because some people were familiar with Zhou Yangxi or for some other reason, they also clasped their fists in return.
Seeing this, Zhou Yangxi continued and said with a smile:
"I think most of the fellow Taoists here are familiar with me, and I won't go into details about many of them. However, I still want to reiterate a few points."
"First, this auction will use spirit stones as the main currency. Of course, if you don't have enough spirit stones and want to exchange things for something, you can do it, but you need to get the consent of the owner of the auction item."
"Second, during the auction, it is prohibited to use strength to lower the price, or to join forces to fix prices. Please restrain yourself and don't humiliate yourself when the time comes."
"As for the third one, don't bid randomly when making quotations. If something goes wrong, you won't be able to bear the consequences."
After speaking, Zhou Yangxi stretched out his right hand and waved.
At the same time, a tall and beautiful woman wearing a translucent gauze skirt was seen walking out slowly with an exaggerated step while carrying a wooden tray.
"This is the first auction item in this auction, the Flame Knife Talisman."
"This talisman was made by the second-level talisman refiner Ru Yuanliang. I think everyone in Sanshanfang City also knows Master Ru's talisman refining skills."
"This talisman was improved by Master Ru based on the second-level primary flame talisman. Although it is not as good as the second-level intermediate talisman, it is three levels more powerful than the flame talisman."
"If used properly, it can reverse the situation of the battle and achieve unexpected results."
After Zhou Yangxi finished speaking, there were many people in the audience, and their eyes became hot.
Seeing this, Zhou Yangxi's smile did not diminish and he continued:
"There are five talismans in total. Each one has a starting price of one hundred low-grade spiritual stones. The price will increase by at least five spiritual stones each time. Okay, everyone, let's get started."
As Zhou Yangxi finished speaking, a monk wearing a yellow robe and a black gauze hat, whose face could not be seen clearly, shouted from the left side of the first floor:
"One hundred and five low-grade spiritual stones."
Most of the people present were casual cultivators, and they lived a life of licking blood every day. Such powerful talismans were naturally very attractive to them, and no one wanted to have more trump cards.
"One hundred and fifteen low-grade spiritual stones."
However, this yellow-robed monk is not the only one who has such thoughts, others also think so.
"One hundred and twenty low-grade spiritual stones."
Immediately afterwards, on the right side of the first floor, another monk with a scarred face in a blue robe shouted out the price. It was not known whether this person's true appearance was true.
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