Li Lin's heart skipped a beat, and his gaze swiftly shifted towards his surroundings. On this second floor, he could faintly sense many restrained and hidden auras, indicating that this auction had truly attracted a number of powerful figures.

  Among those Li Lin observed on the second floor, many people automatically grouped together. At a glance, it was clear there were many factions present, with martial generals appearing to be everywhere. Among them, several men and women also caught Li Lin's attention, as they were all at the level of spiritual generals.

  Martial generals and spiritual generals, practitioners of such levels, are not commonly seen in Huamen Town, yet there are quite a few present at this auction.

  Li Lin sighed inwardly. The ancient domain was indeed not simple, a place of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, with no shortage of powerful individuals. A single auction had attracted so many.

  "Qianshan Sect." On the left side, Li Lin saw several familiar figures, who were people from the Qianshan Sect. The Qianshan Sect, along with Jiuhua Sect, Tianyi Sect, and Luosha Sect, were all peripheral forces of the Ghost Martial Sect. At this moment, the grandson of the Qianshan Sect's leader, Sun Yishan, was together with several elders from the sect.

  The people from Qianshan Sect were whispering among themselves, their topics unknown.

  "Greetings to Sect Leader Dai." In a blink of an eye, Dai Daozi and others also entered the second floor, for whom Li Lin had already arranged seating. Upon seeing Dai Daozi and his party, the people from Qianshan Sect immediately went up to greet them.

  After a brief exchange of pleasantries, both parties separated, and Dai Daozi and his group sat in a square area next to Li Lin.

  "Sect Leader Dai, I hope you are satisfied with this seat. I specifically reserved it for you from the Lingfei Sect." Li Lin smiled slightly, seemingly forgetting the incident where he had killed Jing Wenkun, blatantly disregarding the Ghost Martial Sect.

  "Thank you, Brother Lin, for arranging this." Dai Daozi replied with a light smile, appearing unconcerned about the previous events, though it was obvious to everyone.

  "It's only right, I, as a host from Lingfei Sect, should offer hospitality," said Li Lin.

  As time passed, the second floor became almost crowded. Li Lin noticed several individuals with the strength of martial commanders among the crowd, and there were even more martial generals. The entire auction hall was packed.

  "Buzz!"

  In the bustling auction hall, a melodious bell sound suddenly rang out, and under its influence, the noise gradually subsided until it was completely silent.

  At this moment, all eyes involuntarily turned towards the large stone platform in the middle, everyone waiting for the auction to begin.

  Under the gaze of thousands, dozens of individuals dressed in tight outfits slowly stepped out, totaling over eighty people, emerging from within the auction. Each one of them was at the level of martial souls, and they positioned themselves around the central stone platform.

  Eighty martial souls, such strength, made many forces within the auction take notice.

  Li Lin nodded slightly, satisfied with the strength of the Martial Hall, now a sharp tool in the hands of Lingfei Sect.

  Then, from an exit below the auction stage, two figures slowly emerged, moving gracefully under the gaze of countless eyes to the stone platform, their presence clear to all twenty thousand attendees.

  Both women were extremely beautiful, with about a sixty percent resemblance between them. One had hair like clouds and mist, charming and graceful, while the other was elegant and refreshing. Both were undoubtedly stunning.

  "Isn't that the Guiying Luosha sisters, Ye Fei?"

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  "Guiying Luosha actually belongs to Lingfei Sect. No wonder there's been no news of Guiying Luosha for three years. They've joined Lingfei Sect."

  As the crowd discussed, the two women stood gracefully on the platform, smiling and scanning the crowd. Their gaze unintentionally lingered a bit longer on Li Lin.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending Lingfei Sect's auction. We believe the items on auction today will satisfy everyone. However, the best is yet to come. We sisters will start with some common items as a warm-up. Please bid actively and don't let us sisters down." Ye Fei smiled lightly, her stunning beauty making it hard for anyone to look away.

  As she finished speaking, Ye Mei took out a brocade box, which when opened, revealed a pill exuding a rich medicinal fragrance.

  "This is a basic pill, the Vein Protection Pill, effective in strengthening meridians. I believe everyone here knows its value, so I won't elaborate further. Starting at one million gold coins, each bid increment is one hundred thousand gold coins. Please start bidding."

  "1.1 million gold coins."

  "1.2 million gold coins."

  ...

  Following Ye Fei's announcement, bids started coming in, the first item itself being a fifth-grade pill, which raised expectations for what was to come. A fifth-grade pill was already quite extraordinary.

  "1.7 million gold coins, any higher?" said the Guiying Luosha in a delicate voice.

  "1.7 million gold coins, sold."

  After a round of bidding, the Vein Protection Pill was sold for 1.7 million gold coins, surprising Li Lin. Normally, this pill would go for no more than 1.2 million gold coins. It seemed that auctioning was indeed the way to get the highest price for a pill.

  However, Li Lin also recognized the role played by the Guiying Luosha sisters. If it had been Ouyang Lengji and Jiang Yuan Guan conducting the auction, the price would have likely been much lower.

  The Guiying Luosha sisters then brought out many extraordinary items for auction, including fifth-grade pills, weapons, rare medicinal herbs, and yellow-level martial arts. Li Lin guessed that these items were likely obtained by Ye Fei from Liu Yishou.

  As the bidding went on, items that were worth one million gold coins were sold for hundreds of thousands more, making Li Lin decide that more auctions should be held in the future.

  In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen extraordinary items were auctioned, bringing the total to around thirty million gold coins, a significant amount.

  The atmosphere in the auction hall was buzzing with excitement, and Bai Sasa and other women were also eagerly watching, seemingly wanting to bid.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for today's highlight, a fifth-level intermediate puppet, crafted from a living person. It can activate the martial skills of its previous life. Imprint it with a soul mark, and it will be your most loyal bodyguard, never betraying its master. Its strength is enough to kill martial generals of the fifth or sixth level." As Guiying Luosha finished speaking, a dark green puppet appeared on the platform from a storage ring, its surface shimmering with energy flows, containing immense power. Those of lower cultivation levels felt a strong oppressive force upon seeing this puppet.

  "It's truly a fifth-level puppet. The person who could craft such a puppet is no ordinary individual."

  "This is not just any puppet; it's crafted from a living person, extremely cruel. However, such puppets are the most powerful, though certainly not cheap."

  Seeing the puppet, Li Lin's gaze swept across the hall, noticing that many powerful individuals were focused on it. A fifth-level intermediate puppet was more valuable than a fifth-grade pill, equivalent to having a martial general of the fifth or sixth level by one's side, its value self-evident.

  "A fifth-level intermediate puppet, starting at twenty million gold coins, with a minimum bid increment of three hundred thousand gold coins." As Guiying Luosha's voice fell, the hall fell into a brief silence, the starting price of twenty million gold coins beyond the reach of ordinary people.

  "21 million gold coins."

  After a moment, a voice from the second floor, presumably from a powerful faction, made the first bid. Li Lin's gaze followed, estimating it to be a formidable force.

  "21.3 million gold coins."

  ...

  With the first bid, more bids followed, mainly from people on the second floor, the price beyond what ordinary individuals could afford. After a few minutes, the price of the fifth-level intermediate puppet had risen to thirty-nine million gold coins.

  Finally, a martial general of the ninth level from the second floor won the puppet for thirty-nine million gold coins. Li Lin was very satisfied with this price, higher than his own estimate by several million gold coins.

  "Next, we will auction what everyone has been eagerly anticipating, the sixth-grade high-level pill, the Spirit Nourishing King Pill." As Ye Fei spoke, she blinked, and two brocade boxes appeared in her hands, scanning the crowd. Her smile slightly faded as she continued, "A sixth-grade high-level pill, the Spirit Nourishing King Pill, greatly benefits spirit practitioners and martial artists in breaking through to the Martial King or Spirit King levels. An absolute treasure, its value cannot be measured in gold coins, but today, Lingfei Sect is auctioning two Spirit Nourishing King Pills."

  As Guiying Luosha finished speaking, the brocade boxes opened, releasing a dense medicinal energy that filled the entire auction hall.

  In that instant, Li Lin suddenly felt numerous hidden auras on the second floor stirring, seemingly many were here specifically for the Spirit Nourishing King Pill.