Chapter 510: Sea Abyss Monster Beasts

"Isn't this Fellow Daoist Xu? I heard you were going back to the Star City, but you couldn't teleport?" This woman's voice was soft and gentle, making people feel extremely comfortable.

But Han Li frowned inadvertently, smiling bitterly in his heart.

It seemed that most of the female cultivators he met had practiced charm techniques. Although this woman's charm was far inferior to Zi Ling, Yuan Yao, and the others, it was easy for her to fascinate some low-level male cultivators.

Thinking of this, Han Li swept his gaze.

The burly man in brocade clothes and Xu Yun could still keep their expressions unchanged, but the others began to look unnatural, their gazes turning toward this woman intentionally or unintentionally.

"These few are new Fellow Daoists; I brought them to see the world. As for returning to the Star City, I don't think I can leave for a while. I didn't expect the rumors to be true; it's really about to start over there." Xu Yun said with hatred and unwillingness.

"Staying here is not bad either. If you really left, wouldn't I have one less customer?" The mature woman covered her apricot lips, her bright eyes flowing with autumn waves, and said with a smile. That kind of seductive charm of a mature woman made the dark-faced cultivator and the others stare without blinking. Even the two female cultivators blushed.

"Madam Ming, these people were invited by me! Give me a badge quickly." Xu Yun called out the woman's name, somewhat dissatisfied with her using charm techniques in front of him.

"Hee hee! I know. These two Fellow Daoists' cultivation and concentration are not inferior to Brother Xu's. It seems that there will be absolutely no problem staying on Qiyuan Island." Madam Ming smiled lightly, swept her gaze over Han Li and the burly man in brocade clothes, and then the charm on her face vanished, truly becoming an ordinary woman with ordinary looks.

The speed of the change made the others opposite her stunned at first, and then they were full of embarrassment after waking up.

With two "pa pa" sounds, the woman clapped her hands twice. A young mortal woman turned out from behind the screen.

"Take Immortal Master Xu to the auction room; the auction should have just started not long ago!" Madam Ming said coldly to the mortal woman, then raised her hand and threw a jade-green badge to Xu Yun.

Xu Yun caught this so-called badge and, without even looking at it, followed the mortal woman toward a side door nearby.

Han Li and the others naturally followed closely behind.

The moment he crossed the side door, Han Li felt a trace of spiritual energy fluctuation, as if he had entered some kind of restriction, and his expression couldn't help but move, but then he returned to normal.

The eyes of the crowd lit up; there was a different world behind the screen!

A long corridor two zhang wide divided the stone house behind into two large halls of considerable area.

The hall on the left was spacious and bright, with nothing blocking it except for a few tall black stone pillars, and it was extremely lively.

Nearly twenty or thirty cultivators were waiting there, lined up in a long queue, and these cultivators, regardless of gender, all had a young mortal woman accompanying them on the side.

Although some male cultivators looked at these mortal women, who were dressed very scantily, with lecherous gazes, they at most teased them a few times, but not one of them really made a move. It seemed they were afraid of something.

At the end of the queue was a small room with white light flashing on the door. The cultivators in line only needed to press their jade plates against the door, and they could enter. But it seemed only one person could enter at a time.

And the hall on the right was completely covered by a light blue light curtain, making it impossible to see anything inside.

"This place is called the Pearl Pavilion, a place specifically for purchasing the harvests of cultivators overseas and exchanging them for spirit stones. Or if you think your items are expensive, you can participate in the auction directly after appraisal. There are several similar business places in this city, opened by different forces. Every force has a Nascent Soul stage cultivator supporting them from behind. Otherwise, in a place like the Outer Sea where there is no law, they wouldn't be able to stand firm."

"There are so many Nascent Soul stage cultivators! Could it be the Four Great Business Alliances?" The woman surnamed Liu gasped upon hearing this and muttered.

"The Four Great Business Alliances don't have a share here. Perhaps other monster islands have been monopolized by the Four Great Business Alliances. But this Qiyuan Island is the only monster island completely controlled by many forces joining hands. These forces might not be able to compete with the Four Great Business Alliances individually in the Inner Star Sea, but after joining hands, even the Star Palace would not dare to offend them easily. However, their alliance is limited to this Qiyuan Island." Xu Yun said unhurriedly.

"Listening to Brother Xu's tone, does this Qiyuan Island have any special features? To make so many forces dare to compete with the Four Great Business Alliances for it!" The burly man in brocade clothes was also a person of great scheming and immediately heard the trickiness in it.

"Hehe! Brother Yi guessed right. Since this place is named Qiyuan, it means that in the nearby sea area, there is indeed a deep and unfathomable monster sea abyss. High-level monster beasts that are rarely seen on other monster islands often appear there. It is said that there are even monster beasts above Level 8. For these high-level monster beasts, the Nascent Soul stage experts behind these forces naturally would not allow the Four Great Business Alliances to monopolize it again. It is said that when the monster sea abyss was first discovered, these forces and the Four Great Business Alliances fought several great battles, and later the Star Palace came forward to mediate. Finally, I don't know what conditions were negotiated. Anyway, this island was handed over to these forces to manage jointly. The true situation of this Qiyuan Island was also strictly forbidden from being leaked to the Inner Star Sea. Otherwise, one would be subject to the joint pursuit and silencing of these forces." Xu Yun explained with his usual expression.

Hearing this, Han Li was quite shocked. The burly man in brocade clothes and the others changed their expressions.

"Monster beasts above Level 8, aren't those existences comparable to Nascent Soul cultivators? Does this place really have such monster beasts?" The burly man in brocade clothes could no longer remain calm.

"It's hard to say. I haven't seen them with my own eyes. However, Level 7 monster beasts have indeed been hunted! That Level 7 monster core was sold at a sky-high price in this Pearl Hall and was finally bought by a Nascent Soul stage Senior." Xu Yun said with a hint of envy.

"Listening to Fellow Daoist Xu, the monster beasts in the abyss seem easier to find than in ordinary sea areas. Is that so?" Han Li, who had been silent, frowned slightly and spoke up.

"The monster beasts in the abyss are indeed easier to find. However, because high-level monster beasts appear there frequently, the number of cultivators who have been destroyed there is also countless." Xu Yun looked at Han Li with some surprise, thought for a moment, and said.

Hearing these words, the burly man in brocade clothes and the others who hadn't been to other monster islands were still somewhat skeptical.

Han Li had a rough understanding of the abyss in his heart.

This place was clearly a place where harvest and danger coexisted. No wonder it was so peculiar!

Just when Han Li was silent, the mortal woman leading the way asked respectfully:

"Immortal Masters, do you intend to go to the Appraisal Hall first, or directly to the Auction Hall."

"There is nothing to see in the Appraisal Hall; it's just for letting the appraiser look at things you don't recognize and exchanging them for spirit stones or participating in the auction. Let's go directly to the Auction Hall. The things there will truly open your eyes, Fellow Daoists."

Xu Yun was clearly very familiar with this place; without waiting for the mortal woman to lead the way, he walked toward the hall on the right first.

Upon approaching the light barrier, he used the jade plate in his hand to draw lightly, opened a round door, and after beckoning to Han Li and the others, walked in.

The burly man in brocade clothes and the others naturally wouldn't be polite at this time and filed in.

"You don't need to go in?" Han Li looked at the mortal woman standing respectfully outside the door and asked with curiosity.

"We mortals are not allowed to enter the Auction Hall. I will wait for the Immortal Masters outside." The mortal woman explained to Han Li with a smile.

Han Li nodded, said nothing more, and walked into the blue light curtain, which closed automatically.

It was simple and crude, except for some wooden chairs, there was a stone platform several zhang long at the end of the hall.

Behind the stone platform, an old man was holding a blue glowing stone and speaking eloquently.

And opposite him, there were dozens of cultivators of various levels, some at the Qi Condensation stage, some at the Foundation Establishment stage, but no high-level Core Formation stage cultivators.

"This blue glowing stone is an excellent material for refining water-attribute Magic Tools, and the original owner is now auctioning it at a low price of five hundred spirit stones. The old rules, add at least thirty spirit stones each time. You may start bidding now." The old man on the stone platform said in a loud voice.

"Five hundred thirty."

"Five hundred eighty."

"Six hundred spirit stones."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, many cultivators below began to bid. Although it couldn't be called fiery and enthusiastic, it was bought by a young Foundation Establishment stage cultivator at a price of nearly seven hundred. He paid the spirit stones on the spot and took the item away immediately.

"Next, is an earth-attribute Magic Tool..." The old man continued to auction the next item without almost any rest.

Han Li naturally had no interest in any Magic Tools. He swept his gaze across the light curtain and saw Xu Yun and the others standing in the corner of the hall talking in low voices. So he walked over with his usual expression.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 511 =====