Chapter 405

"Jade invitation?"

Suddenly, everyone around, including the guard who stopped Xu Que, changed their faces, finding it hard to believe.

A young man whose name had never been heard before was actually holding a jade invitation to participate in the auction!

Who is he?

Instantly, the crowd at the entrance was moved, whispering and discussing!

"This youth's background is too terrifying!"

"Every time the Tianliu Merchant Association holds an auction, they only issue ten jade invitations among the five kingdoms. On average, only two people from each kingdom can get a jade invitation! Could this youth be from another kingdom?"

"It's a pity the jade invitation is not signed, otherwise we could know his identity!"

"I just heard it, he said he is Wang Sicong of the Exploding Heaven Gang!"

"My god, Exploding Heaven Gang? Isn't that from the same gang as General Zhuge?"

"Unbelievable! General Zhuge is so powerful, yet he didn't receive a jade invitation, while this person from the same gang actually received one!"

"Looks like another ruthless person!"

Amidst the exclamations of many, Xu Que walked into the Tianliu Merchant Association!

The entire building was five stories high, and although its scope was not as vast as the Imperial Palace, its momentum was almost enough to cover the Shuiyuan Kingdom's Imperial Palace!

Walking in, one could feel all kinds of luxurious decorations. The glazed lamps that could be used as dharma treasures were used as lighting decorations here, and some precious spirit medicines were placed in incense burners, burning out a refreshing fragrance, used as sandalwood!

Because Xu Que held a jade invitation, belonging to the highest-level client of the Tianliu Merchant Association, as soon as he entered, someone came to lead the way and guided him to a small room on the second floor!

The room was not big, only a table and a few chairs were placed, but they were all made of purple-gold sandalwood, emitting strands of faint fragrance.

And there was no wall at the end of the room, only a curtain to cover it, and from the room, one could clearly see the situation in the lobby below!

The center of the lobby was an empty platform, surrounded by circles of chairs, and quite a few people were already seated. These people were the most common participants in the auction, only needing to pay a few hundred spirit stones to enter.

"Young Master Wang, you can see all the situations at the auction from here. If there is any treasure you like, you can ring the copper bell and bid!" At this time, the little servant who brought Xu Que here said respectfully.

"Hmm!"

Xu Que nodded, put on a cold posture, and remained silent.

"Then Young Master Wang, please make yourself at home. If you need anything, you can call the little one at any time!" The servant was also very sensible, said a word, and then respectfully exited the small room.

Xu Que also walked to the curtain and looked around.

There was more than one room on the second floor; there were nine other rooms, set up around the lobby, allowing people in the ten rooms to clearly see the situation below!

"Eh?"

Xu Que had just walked to the curtain when he discovered that there was a figure in the opposite room, seemingly looking at him!

But because of the curtain, he couldn't see the appearance of the person in the opposite room clearly, and could only judge from the figure that it was a woman, and her cultivation had reached the Nascent Soul Stage Layer Five, which was quite extraordinary!

"Looks like there are quite a few experts among the five kingdoms!" Xu Que smiled slightly and stopped paying attention to the outside. He had already made up his mind that today, he would buy all the things related to the Empress!

As time passed bit by bit, there were more and more people in the lobby, and almost all the seats were full.

Xu Que suddenly raised his eyebrows and smiled. He raised his true essence power, suddenly pinched his palms, and strands of lightning instantly intertwined, circling his palms, crackling.

The next moment, only a "whoosh" sound was heard, and a light shadow darted out from Xu Que, heading straight toward a corner of the lobby.

And then, a figure walked out from the corner, actually a person who looked exactly like Xu Que, but his cultivation realm was only Nascent Soul Stage Layer Seven!

"Looks like this Three Thousand Lightning Illusion Body is quite reliable, even I can't tell the real from the fake!" Xu Que said to himself.

He summoned his illusion body, wanting to occupy a position downstairs as well, so as to join forces to auction off all the things related to the Empress.

But this illusion body looked exactly like him. Now the main body had a human skin mask, but the illusion body didn't. If he showed his real face, he would definitely be recognized.

"System, can the illusion body change its appearance?" Xu Que summoned the system and asked.

"Ding, the illusion body's appearance can be changed by the host himself, which can be done by relying on divine soul power!"

"Oh? Don't need Acting Cool Points?"

Xu Que was immediately startled. Had this profiteer system changed its nature? It actually didn't say it needed Acting Cool Points!

"Ding, Acting Cool Points are not needed!" The system responded.

Hearing this answer, Xu Que felt a bit unaccustomed instead.

But he didn't waste time either, immediately pouring more divine soul power into the illusion body, imagining the appearance of an ordinary man in his mind, and instantly, the illusion body's appearance changed accordingly!

"Yo ho, not bad, not bad, I like this function!" Xu Que was happy.

This illusion body could actually change its appearance at will; it would be much more convenient for the illusion body to do bad things in the future.

"Dong!"

At this time, a crisp metallic trembling sound suddenly rang out.

The lobby, which was still a bit noisy, fell silent instantly upon hearing the sound.

Immediately after, a beautiful woman with a charming figure walked out of the lobby, wearing a red palace dress, but the skirt was short to the root of her thighs.

This kind of dress was very normal on Earth, but in the cultivation world, it definitely belonged to bold dressing.

As soon as the palace-dressed woman appeared, she immediately attracted the attention of countless people in the audience, who stared at the long legs exposed under the short skirt!

"Welcome, fellow daoists, to participate in our merchant association's auction. This auction will be hosted by this little woman!" The palace-dressed woman said with a smile, her voice crisp, carrying a trace of a sweet tone, making people's ears numb!

Many young cultivators in the lobby couldn't help but swallow their saliva, their eyes burning.

Xu Que sat on the second floor, but smiled.

This palace-dressed woman was not as simple as she looked on the surface. Every move and every word she said contained a kind of charm technique. People with slightly weaker strength could easily be fascinated, and might even impulsively bid at the auction!

"Hehe, such a small trick, and you have the nerve to take it out and use it!" Xu Que expressed his disdain!

His voice was not loud, but unexpectedly, the palace-dressed woman downstairs seemed to have heard it, suddenly looked up at Xu Que's side, with a playful smile on the corners of her mouth.

Xu Que's eyelids jumped slightly, a bit dumbfounded. Was this woman's hearing too powerful?

However, the palace-dressed woman didn't say much, swept a glance at Xu Que's side, and then, amidst the burning gazes of many people, stepped onto the platform in the middle of the lobby with lotus steps!

Several servants also immediately lined up and walked up, each holding a large jade plate, wrapped in red cloth, unable to see what was inside!

But when the first servant walked onto the stage and came to the palace-dressed woman's side, the woman waved her slender hand and uncovered the red cloth.

"The first treasure we are going to auction today is a dharma treasure personally refined by Her Majesty the Water Emperor, named Blue Sea Cloud Chain. After wearing it, it can refresh the mind and belongs to a two-star dharma treasure! The starting price is 50,000 low-grade spirit stones, and each bid must not be lower than 10,000. Fellow daoists... let's begin!"

The palace-dressed woman finished speaking with a smile and swept her gaze toward the cultivators sitting in all directions.

Many young cultivators had come for the Empress's things, and were immediately eager to try, full of excitement, preparing to raise their hands to bid!

"Dong!"

But at this moment, a crisp copper bell sound came from the second floor!

Immediately after, a sonorous and powerful voice came down!

"I, Wang Sicong, bid one million!" ===== CHAPTER 406 =====