Ye Ling did not think killing Li Xuezhi was a big deal. He instructed Guan Hu, "Alright, the Qingyue Sect's arrival is something I will handle. You go arrange the auction and make sure this matter is handled properly."
At this moment, Ye Ling also figured it out. If he wanted to help Ayu sell the Bloodstone Ganoderma, it would inevitably attract attention. And the Qingyue Sect was a sect he could not bypass.
If the Qingyue Sect was sensible and willing to retreat, he wouldn't mind sparing them.
But if the Qingyue Sect insisted on causing trouble, he wouldn't be polite and would simply deal with them.
After all, he was currently heavily injured and urgently needed strength to expel the dark power within him. Absorbing the Qingyue Sect, a major sect, through his Devouring Domain might provide some small assistance.
Even a mosquito's leg is still meat.
Upon hearing Ye Ling's instructions, Guan Hu respectfully bowed to Ye Ling again and replied with a trembling voice, "Y-yes, I understand..."
In this situation, Guan Hu also understood that Tianren City was now completely on the same boat as Ye Ling.
Their entire city could only rely on Ye Ling.
With this realization, Guan Hu no longer hesitated and immediately went to gather the Tianren City army to prepare for the grand auction.
As for the rogue cultivators outside Tianren City, upon seeing Ye Ling slaughter Li Xuezhi, they all realized that great disaster was about to befall Tianren City. Many immediately fled into the Luoyun Mountain Range to seek refuge from the calamity.
A portion of the bolder cultivators, however, gritted their teeth and remained in Tianren City, hoping to chance upon an opportunity.
The news that Ye Ling was going to hold an auction to sell a supreme treasure had already spread throughout Tianren City.
Regardless of what would happen between Ye Ling and the Qingyue Sect, just this auction alone... once the news got out, Tianren City would inevitably become the focus of the entire Lingzhou!
At that time, countless powerful individuals would flock to Tianren City, and the housing prices and commodity prices in Tianren City would surely skyrocket!
And now, due to the pressure from the Qingyue Sect, many people in Tianren City would undoubtedly want to sell their properties and flee the city to avoid disaster!
This was truly an opportunity to buy low!
Fortune favors the bold. Some astute cultivators had already begun to aggressively acquire properties in Tianren City, preparing to take a gamble!
If Ye Ling turned out to be the legendary great demon that the Qingyue Sect feared, and if this auction was successfully held, the lives of the cultivators in Tianren City would undergo earth-shattering changes!
Take a gamble, and a bicycle might turn into a motorcycle!
In an instant, Tianren City became lively.
The news of the hundred-thousand-year-old Bloodstone Ganoderma and the existence of supreme-level cultivation techniques in Tianren City spread rapidly throughout Lingzhou.
In the central region of Lingzhou, at the Moon Wheel Sacred Land, a man in white hurried into a floating tower and reported to a white-haired elder suspended in mid-air, surrounded by auspicious light, "Reporting to the Old Ancestor, news has emerged that Tianren City in the northwest of Lingzhou possesses a hundred-thousand-year-old Bloodstone Ganoderma."
The white-haired elder slowly opened his eyes and asked the man in white, "Is this true?"
The man in white replied, "Your disciple has sent people to confirm. This news is highly likely to be true. Someone will be holding a grand auction in Tianren City to auction the Bloodstone Ganoderma, and there will even be supreme-level cultivation techniques at the auction."
"Holding a grand auction?" The white-haired elder's interest was immediately piqued. "Who is initiating this?"
The man in white said, "Reporting to the Old Ancestor, the other party is an unknown great demon, known only to have instantly killed an outer sect elder at the Saint Peak of the Qingyue Sect."
"An unknown great demon... daring to kill people from the Qingyue Sect and wanting to auction the Bloodstone Ganoderma... Interesting! Interesting!" The white-haired elder stroked his white beard and laughed repeatedly.
He suddenly recalled the celestial phenomenon that appeared in the Luoyun Mountain Range three months ago, which caused all the great demons in the mountain range to vanish into thin air.
This matter might be related to that unknown great demon!
The man in white bowed and asked, "Old Ancestor, should we send people to participate in this auction? You are one step away from reaching the Supreme realm, and the Bloodstone Ganoderma is a treasure for you! Moreover, supreme-level cultivation techniques are also scarce for us!"
The white-haired elder laughed heartily, "We must go! Of course, we must go! You spread the word, and I will personally attend the auction!"
Upon hearing the white-haired ancestor's words, the man in white trembled all over and then excitedly replied, "Yes!"
Soon, the news that the Moon Wheel Old Ancestor would attend the Tianren City auction spread throughout Lingzhou, causing a tremendous stir.
Many major sects that initially did not take the Tianren City auction seriously, upon hearing that the Moon Wheel Old Ancestor was coming out of seclusion, all turned their attention to that remote border town in the northwest and sent disciples to investigate the situation.
Within just a few days, the news of Ye Ling killing the Qingyue envoy in Tianren City and intending to hold a grand auction had spread throughout Lingzhou.
In an instant, this remote border town in the northwest directly became the focus of discussion for countless cultivators!
Qingyue Sect, at the secluded cultivation place of Sect Master Bai Ling.
An elder in green brocade robes quickly walked to the stone door and called out towards the inside, "Sect Master, something big has happened!"
"What is it?" a ethereal voice came from within the stone door, making it impossible to discern gender.
The elder said, "A great demon has appeared in our territory and killed one of our outer sect elders."
Bai Ling said displeasantly, "Send an inner sect elder to eliminate the great demon. Is such a trivial matter worth disturbing me?"
The elder said, "Sect Master! If it were only this, I naturally wouldn't disturb you! But the key is that the great demon is planning to hold an auction to sell a hundred-thousand-year-old Bloodstone Ganoderma and supreme-level cultivation techniques!"
Bai Ling's interest was immediately piqued, "Oh? Who is this great demon? How dare they auction such treasures?"
The elder said, "I have already sent several waves of disciples to investigate, and not a single one has returned! However, news has come from the Moon Wheel Sacred Land that the Moon Wheel Old Ancestor will attend this auction!"
"Not only the Moon Wheel Sacred Land, but Emperor Wuji Sheng of the Yanling Empire has also shown great interest in this auction. The Old Ancestor of the Tang family seems to have also sent people to investigate the situation in Tianren City, and furthermore... the Spirit Clan is also stirring, seemingly wanting to join the fun!"
Upon hearing the elder's reply, Bai Ling immediately realized the seriousness of the situation, "This auction has alarmed those old fellows?"
The elder said solemnly, "Their going to Tianren City is probably not just because of the auction held by the great demon, but also likely for the celestial phenomenon that appeared in the Luoyun Mountain Range three months ago!"
"Sect Master, Tianren City is under the jurisdiction of our Qingyue Sect. When all the major powers of Lingzhou come, how should our Qingyue Sect respond?"
Bai Ling, behind the stone door, suddenly fell silent.
The elder waited quietly outside the stone door.
Rumble...
After a while, the stone door slowly opened, and a woman in white with exquisite beauty walked out.
The elder immediately bowed to Bai Ling, "Welcome, Sect Master, on your emergence from seclusion!"
Bai Ling said faintly, "Go and make preparations. I will personally go to Tianren City to have a look!"