Chapter 411 - Chapter 411: Chapter 111: Mysterious Demon Cultivator

Chapter 411: Chapter 111: Mysterious Demon Cultivator

After waiting for a moment and seeing no one continue to bid, the auctioneer on stage began the countdown.

“Two million two hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones for the first time…”

…

“Two million two hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones for the second time…”

…

“Two million two hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones for the third time…”

“Sold!”

“Congratulations to the friend in VIP booth number one for successfully winning this second auction item.”

After that, two maids went up to the stage and took the second auction item away.

Following that, another two maids pushed a specially-made cage onto the stage.

Enclosed within the cage was Li Qingqing.

At this moment, Li Qingqing seemed to accept her fate, not exhibiting the fear and panic seen in others.

Li Qingqing was merely sitting with her eyes closed in meditation, and there was no sign of any emotion on her face.

As soon as Li Qingqing was pushed onto the stage, the host began to speak:

“This is the last auction item of today’s event, which I am sure everyone has already seen on the auction list.”

“So without further ado…”

“The starting bid for this item is one million Midium Grade Spirit Stones, and each bid must increase by no less than one hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones.”

“Now, let the bidding for the first auction item begin…”

As soon as the beautiful host on stage had finished speaking, there was immediate quiet discussion among the audience below.

However, no one began to call out a bid.

It was clear to everyone that this first auction item was not something that people in the auction hall could win.

It would ultimately still be up to those in the booths to compete for it.

Nevertheless.

The silence in the venue did not last long as a voice soon came from a corner at the back of the hall.

“I bid one million one hundred thousand, Midium Grade Spirit Stones.”

Suddenly, many people turned their heads to look towards the back.

To the corner where Lin Jing was.

However, it was not Lin Jing who had called out the bid.

It was a mysterious cultivator nearby, shrouded in a black robe and completely concealing themself.

Even Lin Jing became curious and turned to look at the person.

All that could be seen was the figure entirely obscured by a wide black robe, leaving Lin Jing unable to see the person’s appearance.

Since the person was especially close to Lin Jing, he could distinctly feel the surge of Demonic Qi within their body.

It was apparent that this was a Demon Cultivator.

After the Demon Cultivator made their bid, another quickly followed.

“I bid one million two hundred thousand…”

Gradually, the atmosphere in the hall became more lively.

“Someone has bid one million two hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones, does anyone offer higher?”

At this moment, the beautiful host on stage began to stir the atmosphere.

“One million five hundred thousand, Midium Grade Spirit Stones.”

Quickly, the Demon Cultivator spoke again, sharply raising the bid to one million five hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones.

This substantial increase by thirty thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones drew many sidelong glances.

After the Demon Cultivator’s statement.

Soon, the voice of the Young Gang Leader of the Black Shark Gang came again from a luxury booth on the second floor.

“One million eight hundred thousand, Midium Grade Spirit Stones.”

Just like the Demon Cultivator, the Young Gang Leader increased his bid by thirty thousand Spirit Stones in one go.

The Demon Cultivator looked up towards the luxury booth on the second floor.

Then, he lowered his head again, facing the direction of the auction stage and said in a deep voice:

“Two million, Midium Grade Spirit Stones.”

However, this time the Young Gang Leader of the Black Shark Gang didn’t wait long and directly stated:

“Then I’ll bid two million five hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones, lest anyone thinks I cannot afford it…”

The voice of the Young Gang Leader was extremely casual, as if the two million five hundred thousand was not even worth his concern.

However, only Lin Jing knew.

That the two million five hundred thousand Spirit Stones were being bid with someone else’s assistance, which was why he could be so arrogant.

After the Young Gang Leader finished speaking, the mysterious Demon Cultivator not far from Lin Jing merely looked up again towards the booths, then turned his head away, showing no further action.

Obviously, the Demon Cultivator did not have more Spirit Stones on him.

However, with the Demon Cultivator remaining silent, someone else began to bid.

This time, it was VIP booth number five that also started bidding:

“Two million six hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones…”

At this point, another voice came from another booth:

“Two million seven hundred thousand, Midium Grade Spirit Stones…”

At this time, the beautiful host on stage also followed up with a comment:

“Now, our friend in VIP booth number three has bid two million seven hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones, do I hear any higher offers?”

No sooner had the beautiful host finished speaking than the voice from VIP booth number one, where the Young Gang Leader of the Black Shark Gang calmly interjected:

“Interesting…”

“Three million, Midium Grade Spirit Stones…”

By this point, no one else in the auction hall made a bid, and the main competitors were now concentrated in the booths.

And the price had been shouted up to three million.

For a large-scale auction like this, the people in the hall simply could not get a word in and could only watch.

After all, three million Midium Grade Spirit Stones was not a small sum, and not many could bring that amount to the table.

By now, the pace of bidding had also slowed down.

The people inside the booths also began to hesitate.

Then, from VIP booth number five, someone spoke up again, raising the bid to three million two hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones.

The cultivator in VIP booth number five, when calling out this price, hesitated noticeably.

But just as this person had finished speaking, the voice of the Young Gang Leader from VIP booth number one was still calm, raising the bid to a staggering three million five hundred thousand.

Facing this bid, the cultivator in VIP booth number five plainly said:

“You win…”

And then fell silent.

After this price was called out, no one in private room number three continued to bid.

Therefore,

on the auction stage, the beautiful hostess began the countdown.

“Three million five hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones, for the first time…”

…

“Three million five hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones, for the second time…”

…

“Three million five hundred thousand Midium Grade Spirit Stones, for the third time…”

“Sold!”

“Congratulations to the friend in private room number one upstairs, for obtaining the final auction item of this auction.”

At this moment, Lin Jing knew that the auction was about to end, and it was time for him to leave and prepare to start the next step of his plan.

Therefore, before the host announced the end of the auction, Lin Jing left the auction house ahead of time.

No sooner had he stepped out of the auction house than Lin Jing noticed another person following him.

This person was the mysterious Demon Cultivator who had participated in the bidding just now.

After coming out, this person did not pay attention to Lin Jing but immediately disappeared into the crowd.

Lin Jing only glanced at this person, then left the place himself…

……

Four hours later, outside Black Shark City and under Observation Mode, Lin Jing, who had been waiting here for a long time, finally saw that purple-clad youth, the Young Gang Leader of the Black Shark Gang.

At this moment, besides the purple-clad youth, there were several people following him.

Among them, two were Golden Core Late Stage Cultivators, standing beside the purple-clad youth.

Behind these three, there was the black-clad, stalwart man, accompanying Li Qingqing and the other young girl whom the purple-clad youth had won at the auction.

One of the middle-aged Cultivators spoke and asked the purple-clad youth,

“Young Gang Leader, are we really not taking the Flying Boat?”

The purple-clad youth shook his head and said,

“If we want to lure the Black Kite to Black Shark Island, we must take the owner of the Black Kite away under the broad daylight; we cannot use the Flying Boat.”

After saying this, the purple-clad youth looked up and glanced at the sky,

“I believe that as of now, that Black Kite might be above us in the sky or hiding in some corner, secretly watching us.”

“But, Hall Master Zhao, you needn’t worry.”

“This time, I’ve prepared Magical Treasures capable of flying. Though their speed is inferior to that of the Flying Boat, their defensive functions are excellent, and they are not afraid of stealth attacks from the Black Kite.”

Hall Master Zhao nodded, then said,

“Alright…”

“Then, since that’s the case, let’s go.”

The purple-clad youth nodded, then took out a peculiarly-shaped Magical Treasure from his Space Ring.

This Magical Treasure looked half like a fan.

Next, the purple-clad youth channelled his Spiritual Power into it, causing the treasure to expand significantly, spanning several feet in diameter.

After that, the group boarded the treasure and left Black Xing Island.

After they had departed, Lin Jing waited for quite a while before coming out of the System Space.

Upon Lin Jing’s exit, Little Sparrow flew from somewhere and perched on Lin Jing’s shoulder.

Then, Lin Jing, along with Little Sparrow, left Black Xing Island.

Once they entered the sea area and saw that there was nobody around, Lin Jing directly took out the Shadow Escape Flying Boat, and together with Little Sparrow, began piloting the Flying Boat in pursuit of the group.

Thanks to the strong concealment ability of the Shadow Escape Flying Boat, even when they were close, Lin Jing wasn’t worried about being discovered.

But Lin Jing’s intention was not to catch up and attack them but to continue waiting for the right opportunity to present itself.

First, he needed to get ahead of them.

……

The Shadow Escape Flying Boat was fast, and before long, Lin Jing piloted it to catch up with the Young Gang Leader of the Black Shark Gang and his group.

At this juncture, Lin Jing was inside the Shadow Escape Flying Boat, observing the group.

However,

none of them was aware that there was a Flying Boat above them.

After observing them for a while, Lin Jing accelerated ahead of the group, planning to lay an ambush in front.

The Shadow Escape Flying Boat was incredibly fast, and it didn’t take long before Lin Jing had left them far behind.

Just as Lin Jing had chosen a good spot and was about to set up the ambush,

at that moment, he suddenly detected unusual fluctuations ahead.

Consequently, Lin Jing hurriedly piloted the Flying Boat towards them.

Upon arrival, Lin Jing discovered a person setting up a Formation,

and the set up of this Formation was nearing completion, almost ready to activate.

Lin Jing focused his gaze…

and saw that it was that mysterious Demon Cultivator, who he had seen earlier at the auction, sitting not far from him.

This person was setting up a Formation here, but for what purpose?

Shortly, the Formation was completed.

At the successful moment of the Formation’s activation, it completely concealed itself.

This turned out to be a Formation with a cloaking feature.

At this time, the mysterious Demon Cultivator stood in front of the Formation, seeming to await someone’s arrival…

Lin Jing watched the Demon Cultivator while recalling his actions inside the auction house.

He then began to contemplate internally,

“Could it be that this person has a grudge against the Black Shark Gang’s Young Gang Leader?”

“Or is he also after Li Qingqing?”

The actions of this mysterious Demon Cultivator in the auction house were clearly observed by Lin Jing.

It was obvious that he too had wanted to win Li Qingqing but, unfortunately, didn’t have enough Spirit Stones on him.

Watching the mysterious Demon Cultivator, Lin Jing frowned and pondered,

“Could it be that to snatch Li Qingqing, this person has set up an ambush here to intercept the Young Gang Leader of the Black Shark Gang and his group?”

But this person was clearly overestimating his abilities.

Thinking he could intercept the Young Gang Leader’s group with just a Mid-Stage Golden Core Cultivation seemed like wishful thinking, akin to a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

However,

it was the appearance of this mysterious Demon Cultivator that caused Lin Jing to change his mind.

He decided to hold off for the time being,

deciding to wait until the two parties started fighting before looking for an opportunity to rescue Li Qingqing.