Chapter 324

When Gal Baihe didn't know what to do, a spaceship approached from afar; she quickly took out a mask and put it on.

"Comrade, are you heading to the Myriad Realms Void City auction?" The cultivator on the spaceship, clearly skilled in socializing, greeted Gal Baihe from afar.

Before meeting Ding Huan, Gal Baihe had never deigned to waste words with men.

She had suffered too much humiliation.

Today, she needed to find out what the Myriad Realms Void City was, so she performed a cultivator's courtesy and said: "Yes, are you also going to the auction?"

The cultivator laughed heartily: "Yes, it's a pity I don't have a teleportation talisman from the Myriad Realms Mall, otherwise I wouldn't have spent months flying just to get here."

This auction has been heavily promoted by the Myriad Realms Mall—I heard they're selling Immortal Artifacts."

Gal Baihe quickly asked: "Comrade, do you have a list of items being auctioned?"

She actually wanted to ask if he had any introduction to the Myriad Realms Void City, but asking that way would reveal she'd never heard of it before.

The cultivator shook his head: "I don't have one—it's just a few steps away; you can buy everything once you're inside."

With that, the cultivator steered his spaceship ahead toward the Myriad Realms Void City.

Gal Baihe felt conflicted inside.

She knew that when it came to killing, few could match her skill.

More than half a year ago, she had killed all the cultivators on an entire planet.

She didn't even need to meet anyone face-to-face—she didn't let them know a thing; just release poison, and that was enough.

But when it came to human relations and dealing with others, she was woefully inadequate.

Should she go?

As Gal Baihe wrestled with her thoughts, she suddenly heard a sound; her spiritual sense immediately saw Ding Huan struggling to stand up.

Gal Baihe rushed into the cabin and lifted Ding Huan: "Ding Huan, are you alright?"

Ding Huan was deeply grateful—if not for Gal Baihe taking him away, anything could have happened to him in the void.

"Thank you for saving my life," Ding Huan said.

Due to Lou Xihe's Killing Dao resonance, his wounds were surrounded by death qi; his current strength was nearly zero.

But as long as he was awake, with a few more days, he would recover.

For him, healing was the simplest thing.

Gal Baihe quickly waved her hand: "You've saved me several times and helped me purge the poison from my foundation—I've only done this little for you."

"Did you get that guy's ring?" Ding Huan wanted to check if Lou Xihe's ring contained any information or cultivation insights about the Immortal-Mortal Bridge.

As for the contents of Lou Xihe's ring, he didn't care much.

"What ring?" Gal Baihe blinked in surprise.

Ding Huan also froze, then realized—looking at Gal Baihe with disbelief: "You didn't take that guy's ring and just ran off? The one who called himself Lou Xihe?"

He remembered shouting "Wait!" to Gal Baihe before passing out.

Gal Baihe shook her head: "How could I dare stop? I picked up your iron drum and severed limbs and fled. Even if he was severely wounded, I still didn't think I could beat him."

"Then forget it," Ding Huan sighed inwardly—it was such a waste.

What a pity—a ring from an Immortal-Mortal Bridge cultivator.

Gal Baihe finally understood; she stared wide-eyed at Ding Huan: "Lord Ding, you're not saying… that gray-robed cultivator was killed by you?"

Ding Huan stared blankly at Gal Baihe: "Of course I killed him."

He thought: If I hadn't killed him, no matter how well you ran, you couldn't have escaped his pursuit.

Gal Baihe stood frozen for over ten breaths, then groaned: "I thought he was still alive—I didn't dare stay even a single instant—I fled."

Though Gal Baihe had killed countless people—numbered in the millions—

Her experience in one-on-one combat was virtually nonexistent.

She knew her weakness: whenever fighting, just release poison first; everything else didn't matter.

So after saving Ding Huan, she dared not even check Lou Xihe's condition. To her, escaping with her life was already unimaginable luck.

"Forget it," Ding Huan said. "Later, when we go to Jiuyuan Star, there's still a pile of spiritual veins and herbs to collect. By the way, why did you stop here?" He looked at Gal Baihe in confusion.

Gal Baihe knew it was useless to dwell on it.

Ding Huan had risked his life killing a powerful foe they'd never encountered before, yet they couldn't claim his belongings—it was truly a poor bargain.

She pointed ahead at the Void City: "Ahead is a Void City. I was just debating whether to enter and rest."

"Void City?" Ding Huan repeated in surprise—he'd never heard the term before.

Gal Baihe explained: "I just heard someone say this Myriad Realms Void City is a colossal spaceship of the Myriad Realms Guild, hosting an auction here."

Many arrive via teleportation; many others deliberately fly through the void for months just to attend this auction."

Ding Huan closed his eyes and began to calculate.

Danger… and opportunity.

Don't go in—that was Ding Huan's initial thought.

But when he calculated their future if they didn't enter, the vision turned blank—he immediately said: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go in and take a look."

"Alright." Hearing Ding Huan agree to enter, Gal Baihe immediately activated the spaceship and landed at top speed on the void platform outside the Myriad Realms Void City.

Almost the instant Gal Baihe's spaceship departed, a red-robed man landed on the spot where it had been.

He gazed at the distant Void City and said coldly: "Think you can live under my Wu Que's watch?"

Gal Baihe retracted her spaceship and hoisted Ding Huan onto her back.

A faint, sweet fragrance reached him; Ding Huan felt apologetic: "Sorry—I'll recover fully in just three or four days."

Gal Baihe shrugged: "As long as you don't despise me, carrying you is only right."

To be honest, deep in her heart, she still felt inferior around Ding Huan.

If Ding Huan were an ordinary person—or just a common man—she wouldn't have cared a bit.

But Ding Huan was no ordinary person—he had saved her several times.

This gave her a sense of inferiority before Ding Huan, a deep-seated shame rooted in her bones that she could not shake off.

Ding Huan laughed heartily:

"Friend Baihe, if you consider me a friend, don't say such things. I have few friends, but you are certainly one of them."

"Thank you." Jia Baihe didn't know if she had heard Ding Huan's words—she merely said "thank you," then fell silent.

"What procedures are required for first-time visitors to the Void Flying City of the Ten Thousand Worlds Guild?" A young woman strode up to the city entrance and asked boldly.

Hearing this, Jia Baihe quickly stepped back and listened closely.

Two guards stood at the entrance; one smiled and said, "Every time our Guild's Void Flying City arrives at a new location, there are always new friends like you."

"The process is simple: first, obtain a Guest Token from the counter beside us; then you may enter the city to shop, stay overnight, or attend auctions."

"Thanks." The young woman thanked them and hurried to the nearby window to purchase a Guest Token.

Jia Baihe followed right behind her and bought two Guest Tokens, named "Huan Ge" and "Baihe."

Since they were newcomers, the tokens she could purchase were all orange.

From the brief inscription on the tokens, she learned the Ten Thousand Worlds Guild's Guest Tokens come in six colors: orange, green, cyan, blue, purple, and gold.

These tokens are powerful—they contain a storage space primarily used to hold Spirit Veins and Spirit Stones.

Any purchase at any Ten Thousand Worlds Guild shop requires this token; as long as you store your Spirit Stones or Spirit Veins inside the Guest Token, you may use them for transactions.

The Ten Thousand Worlds Void Flying City is a mobile Daoist city belonging to the Ten Thousand Worlds Guild.

Such mobile Daoist cities are generally colossal starships that fly constantly through the void.

Hence, they are called Flying Cities.

After flying for a period, these Flying Cities will stop.

Any cultivator in the cosmic void may purchase goods or participate in auctions within these Flying Cities.

To enter such a Flying City, all you need is your Guest Token.

When your spending through the Guest Token reaches a certain threshold, the token's color changes.

When the Ten Thousand Worlds Guild Guest Token changes color, your status changes too.

Status increases in order: orange, green, cyan, blue, purple, gold.

Once the token turns blue, it becomes a VIP Token, and VIP Tokens grant access to teleportation services.

These Flying Cities frequently host auctions and sales of top-tier items.

Thus, whenever a Flying City halts in the void, if any valuable item is up for auction, many cultivators holding VIP Tokens use their teleportation rights to arrive via the Ten Thousand Worlds Guild.

If you lack a blue VIP Token but still wish to attend the auction, you must travel here yourself, following the location marked on your Guest Token.

Don't assume flying for months to attend a Flying City auction is impractical—it's not like that at all.

For example, if the auction features a Divine Essence Pill, some Void God Realm cultivators would gladly fly for a full year just to have a chance at it.

As for why not longer than a year? Because such Void Flying Cities never remain in one place for more than a year.

"Are you also first-time visitors to the Ten Thousand Worlds Void Flying City?" The woman who had purchased her Guest Token ahead of Jia Baihe was naturally sociable.

Seeing Jia Baihe carrying Ding Huan and following closely behind her, she stepped forward to strike up a conversation.

"Yes, are you too?" Jia Baihe said something obvious.

The woman beamed and said, "Yes! I heard this auction has great items—I traveled for four grueling months by teleportation and flight to arrive just in time."

Inside Jia Baihe's back, Ding Huan silently thought: this young woman had zero vigilance.

Her answer was essentially telling everyone: I carry a pile of Spirit Sources, came here specifically to buy good things, and I'm alone.