Chapter 95

There was a wave of sighs from the audience. Although Transformation Arts were difficult to cultivate, they were very common and had absolutely no value for auction.

Only a few people did not sigh, such as Lu Yang and Chi Xulong.

The auctioneer continued to introduce: "This book is not an ordinary Transformation Art; it can also be used to attack during the transformation process. If you use this Transformation Art during battle, I think it will have unexpected effects."

People were now somewhat interested, but not much. After all, who uses Transformation Arts in battle?

The auctioneer reminded them again: "It should be noted that this technique is extremely difficult to cultivate. Master Yang Xuanling even said that this book looks plain and unremarkable, but in fact, it is far from as simple as it appears on the surface!"

Lu Yang continued to mutter to himself in a voice just loud enough for Chi Xulong to hear: "Sure enough, this book is too similar to the description of that legendary book."

Sitting to the side, Meng Jingzhou heard Lu Yang's muttering and said in a low, urgent voice: "Shut up! Can you say things like that out loud? When will you ever fix your habit of talking to yourself!"

Lu Yang was so scared he quickly shut his mouth, staring intently at the Transformation Art on the stage.

Chi Xulong observed Lu Yang's performance out of the corner of his eye, his inner suspicions becoming more certain.

"Starting bid, one hundred spirit stones!"

This price was far lower than a normal Transformation Art; it seemed the chamber of commerce wasn't sure about the price of the Imitation Fist either.

"One hundred and ten!" Someone bid quickly. This amount of spirit stones was nothing; buying a curiosity was fine.

"One hundred and twenty!" Chi Xulong shouted lazily, as if he had just called out casually.

"One hundred and forty!"

"One hundred and eighty!"

"Two hundred!"

The price of the Imitation Fist soared rapidly.

"Eight hundred!" Lu Yang shouted.

Meng Jingzhou quickly pressed down on Lu Yang's hand: "Why are you shouting so high? Are you afraid others won't notice you!"

"I, I'm just afraid someone else will bid it away."

Eight hundred spirit stones wasn't much, but that was for a Foundation Establishment cultivator; a Qi Refining cultivator couldn't just casually take out eight hundred spirit stones.

"One thousand!"

A voice rang out from beside Lu Yang. Lu Yang looked at Chi Xulong in astonishment, not understanding why the other party would compete with him for this Transformation Art.

It was clearly just a technique that looked a bit unique!

Could it be that the other party had also seen the clues?

But how did the other party see it?

Lu Yang cursed inwardly. Could it be that his muttering just now had been heard by the other party?

Lu Yang said to Chi Xulong in a low voice: "Fellow Daoist, this technique seems to be a long-lost technique of our family. Could you yield it to me? After the auction ends, there will definitely be a generous reward!"

Chi Xulong sneered. Long-lost? The ghost would believe you. This technique must hide ancient secrets!

Sitting to the side, Shen Jinyi wanted to persuade him, but seeing Chi Xulong's firm attitude, he didn't say anything more.

Seeing that being polite didn't work, Lu Yang bid: "One thousand two hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

"Two thousand." Chi Xulong didn't even lift his eyelids. Seeing Lu Yang shouting so timidly, he guessed the other party definitely wasn't in the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lu Yang bet his entire net worth: "Two thousand three hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

"Three thousand." Chi Xulong still had that indifferent expression.

Lu Yang borrowed money from Meng Jingzhou: "Lend me one thousand spirit stones; I'll definitely pay you back next year!"

"Alright." Meng Jingzhou agreed readily.

"Three thousand three hundred low-grade spirit stones!"

"Four thousand!"

Lu Yang continued to borrow money, but he was no match for the wealthy Chi Xulong.

In the end, Chi Xulong won the Transformation Art at the terrifying price of eight thousand spirit stones. Lu Yang tearfully made a net profit of eight thousand spirit stones, achieving a win-win situation and everyone was happy.

After the auction ended, the four of Lu Yang were preparing to leave. Just as they walked out of the market area and arrived at the desolate foot of the mountain, they were blocked by Chi Xulong and Shen Jinyi.

"What, what are you doing!"

Chi Xulong’s mouth curled into a cruel smile: "What am I doing? Kid, don't play dumb. No one has ever been able to trick me!"

Chi Xulong took out the Lu-style Transformation Art and released his Foundation Establishment stage aura: "Speak! What is the ancient secret hidden in this book!"

"If you tell me, I can spare your lives. If you dare to lie, then don't blame your grandfather for being ruthless!"

Chi Xulong didn't intend to let the four of them go. The fewer people who knew the ancient secret, the better. Besides, Lan Ting was stunningly beautiful, so he had to toy with her before killing her!

In Chi Xulong's view, these four couldn't even take out a few thousand spirit stones, so they must all be in the Qi Refining stage.

In front of him, Qi Refining cultivators had absolutely no possibility of resistance!

Lu Yang sighed, thinking that Branch Leader Chu had once hinted that he should stir up more trouble during the Spring-Picking Festival. Could it be that Branch Leader Chu had already anticipated today's situation and was hinting for him to kill Chi Xulong and Shen Jinyi?

Branch Leader Chu was truly a master of strategy!

Lu Yang took off his mask, revealing his true face: "Chi Xulong, there's no need for us to be so stiff with each other."

As he spoke, he secretly took out a recording ball.

"Lu Yang! You deserve to die!" Chi Xulong was furious, instantly realizing that Lu Yang had been playing him.

The auction had been a play performed for him!

"There must be a misunderstanding between us. It must be some villain stirring up trouble in between. How about this: let's go to Branch Leader Chu and clear things up. Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe Branch Leader Chu, right?"

It would have been better not to mention Branch Leader Chu. As soon as he was mentioned, Chi Xulong became enraged: "You still dare to mention Branch Leader Chu? Where do you get the nerve!"

"Branch Leader Chu must have been deceived by you, which is why he let you be a deacon. And what villain? You are the villain!"

"How could I be a villain? Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Yang argued vigorously.

Chi Xulong sneered: "Don't think I don't know the good things you've done, damn you!"

"You act like a good person in front of Branch Leader Chu, but everything you've done since joining the sect has been to sabotage us. I think you're an undercover agent sent by the righteous path!"

Chi Xulong was, of course, speaking in anger. If he really thought Lu Yang was a righteous path undercover agent, he would have already secretly monitored Lu Yang to find evidence.

Lu Yang sighed deeply, put away the recording ball, drew his three-foot green sword, and said with some reluctance: "Since that's the case, it seems there is only battle between you and me."

Chi Xulong and Shen Jinyi curled their lips into a disdainful smile and drew their weapons to face them.

Meng Jingzhou, Man Gu, and Lan Ting did the same.

The battle began.

Lu Yang brought the news of Chi Xulong and Shen Jinyi's deaths to Branch Leader Chu.

No matter how strong Chi Xulong and Shen Jinyi were, they couldn't possibly survive in the hands of four immortal sect disciples. It was a one-sided, crushing situation. The two died in such a gruesome manner that Lan Ting didn't even want to eat after seeing it.

While taking out the recording ball, Lu Yang explained to Branch Leader Chu: "You know Chi Xulong's temper; he kills people at the slightest disagreement. I was worried about this kind of thing happening, so I recorded it in advance, just in case he ran to you later to cry injustice and say I bullied him."

"Now it seems he won't be able to come to you."

"I don't know what went wrong with the recording ball; the recording is intermittent, but fortunately, it can roughly reflect the situation at the time. Please take a look."

Sitting on the jade chair, Branch Leader Chu picked up the recording ball and saw the scene at the time.

"Chi Xulong, there's no need for us to be so stiff with each other." Lu Yang was trying hard to ease the relationship with Chi Xulong.

"Lu Yang! You deserve to die!" Clearly, Chi Xulong did not appreciate the gesture.

"There must be a misunderstanding between us. It must be some villain stirring up trouble in between. How about this: let's go to Branch Leader Chu and clear things up. Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe Branch Leader Chu, right?"

"Branch Leader Chu... where do you get the nerve!"

"Branch Leader Chu... let you be a deacon... you are the villain!"

"...How could I be a villain? Don't talk nonsense!" Lu Yang argued his case.

"Don't think I don't know... the good things... he... has done!"

"...Branch Leader Chu... acts like a good person... everything you've done since joining the sect has been to sabotage us... I think... you're an undercover agent sent by the righteous path!"

The recording ended there, and Branch Leader Chu watched it, gnashing his teeth.

Lu Yang was indignant on the side: "Branch Leader, you have treated me well. We in the demonic path also have our own sense of loyalty and righteous anger, and we know how to repay kindness. When I saw Chi Xulong falsely accusing and framing you, and Shen Jinyi not stopping him on the side, anger rose in my heart. In a fit of rage, I took Meng Jingzhou and the others and killed them!"

"It wasn't appropriate to record during the battle, so I put the recording ball away."

Naturally, Lu Yang wouldn't let Branch Leader Chu know their fighting style.

Branch Leader Chu praised him loudly, and one could even faintly hear his anger toward Chi Xulong: "Well killed! Those two animals deserved to die!"

Branch Leader Chu knew Chi Xulong was dissatisfied with him. Considering Chi Xulong was a talent, he had even called him over to give him a few pointers. Chi Xulong had even pledged his loyalty in front of him at the time, saying he would definitely do better than Lu Yang.

Now it seemed Chi Xulong still harbored resentment toward him, even spouting such nonsense as him being a righteous path undercover agent.

How could the Immortal Sect possibly have a righteous path undercover agent!

"Lu Yang, you have eliminated two major threats for this branch. Well done! When the Inspector arrives, I will definitely put in a good word for you in front of him!"