Chapter 768 - I’ll Be the One Behind the Scenes (1/2)
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“If it were not for those idiots not keeping an eye on them, we wouldn’t have such a headache.
“Now that we’re in Spirit Nether City’s territory, the operation won’t be that simple. In Spirit Nether City, the City Lord’s strength has already reached the level of a Celestial Sovereign. Unless Lord of Heaven Yin Shi comes personally, no one can easily intimidate him.
“If we were to act presumptuously here, he might really kill us.”
“Regardless of that, we’ve brought a lot of resources this time. First, we’ll bring those guys with the World Creation fragment back.
“As long as we bring them back and help the Lord ascend to the Supreme Sovereign realm, at that time, let alone Spirit Nether City, even the entire Void Alliance wouldn’t dare to compete with us.”
“Everyone should speak less. Be careful that the walls have ears. We are not in our own territory after all.”
“What’s there to be afraid of? We have the barrier that the Lord has given us. Forget about the walls having ears, even the City Lord would not be able to eavesdrop on our conversation.”
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Those words were all heard by Ye Xiao next door, not a single word missing.
‘This is quite interesting. I didn’t expect that they would also be so scheming and deceitful. Between those factions, they simply wish they could crush each other to death.
‘However, this is considered good news to me.
‘I can make use of the battles between them to exhaust each other. After that, I can take the opportunity to reap the benefits, devour their strength, strengthen my cultivation, and even raise the Void celestial art.’
After giving it some thought, Ye Xiao once again entered into meditation.
The next day soon arrived. The auction was finally about to begin.
There seemed to be even more people in the city that day. Most likely, they all wanted to come and participate in the auction.
After all, an auction of that level was not very common. There was also no place in the void that could gather some materials and resources.
Some people needed to improve their cultivation or forge weapons, and they could not do so without good materials and resources.
Most of the people in the void were almost alone, and only a small number of people fought together.
However, there were very few people, and they were very scattered. Under such circumstances, if they wanted to get the right resources, they had to rely on an exchange.
Moreover, an exchange needed a good place, a safe place, and a place that could gather a lot of resources for everyone to choose from.
That place would naturally be some cities.
The auction would usually not be held in a single city. That was to ensure the vitality of each city, and it was also a subtle rule for the many allies of the Void Alliance to maintain a balanced relationship with each other.
If not, it would cause one to become bigger while the others would slowly decline.
Perhaps, everyone would fight against each other and compete in secret. In the end, they would wear down each other’s strength and eventually cause the overall strength to decline.
Only a fool would do that.
Ye Xiao followed the crowd and arrived at the auction venue.
There was no auction venue or anything like that. Instead, it was a huge open-air stadium.
Since the weakest person who dared to come there to participate in the auction was at the level of a Sacred Sovereign, regardless of who was shouting, as long as they made a sound, the others would be able to discover it.
It was unlike the Earth in Ye Xiao’s previous life where ordinary shouting required fixed seats to determine who was shouting.
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“Fellow cultivators from all walks of life are welcome to come to our profound Spirit Nether City and participate in the auction that is held once every 100 days. Today’s auction will definitely be one of the best auctions that everyone will be able to see in the void.
“For this auction, our Spirit Nether City has spent a tremendous amount of effort.
“The scale is absolutely unprecedented. We have all sorts of resources available. It should be considered the most complete auction ever.
“I can even boast here that today’s auction will be able to rank at the top of all the auctions in the void from now on.
“In short, you will definitely not regret coming here today.
“At the same time, in order to maintain the order of the auction and allow the auction to proceed smoothly, I hope that you will abide by our order and not recklessly bid to disrupt our auction.
“If anyone dares to do so, our Spirit Nether City will definitely not let the other party off.
“In addition, we also hope that everyone will not cause trouble after the auction. If anyone tries to steal something from someone else in our territory, we will definitely punish them severely. Spirit Nether City will definitely not let them off so easily.
“I hope that everyone will take care of themselves.
“At the same time, if any fellow cultivators wish to remain here after the auction and refine the resources, we can also provide a free venue for 30 days!”
The Spirit Nether City official gave a large speech.
He also wanted the auction to proceed more smoothly. If he did not give those people enough confidence, many people might not dare to bid after seeing something good.
As expected, the moment he finished speaking, the entire place erupted in cheers.
“Long live the Spirit Nether City Lord!”
“With the Spirit Nether City’s guarantee, then we can bid without worry.”
“Coming to the Spirit Nether City this time is really the right choice! Hahaha…”
The auction not only required money to be auctioned but there were also some good things. Even if one had the money to buy them, one had to have the life to enjoy them.
If the things one bought were snatched away by others right after leaving that city, and there was even the possibility of losing one’s life, then what meaning was there?
Only a fool would do such a thing.
Ye Xiao mingled in the crowd and did not say a word. He only looked at the crowd silently, and at the same time, he placed his attention on a portion of the crowd.
There were many people there, but not all of them had come specially to conduct the auction. Some of them looked like they were being auctioned off.
That was because Ye Xiao noticed that their eyes were very misty, and there was not much desire or hope in them.
It felt as if that was just a very ordinary small matter to them.
It seemed that at that time, the City Lord was determined to rip them off.
If he could let the City Lord cultivate and advance to the Celestial Sovereign realm, then he would still have to hate the Lord of Heaven Yin Shi to the bone. That would be perfect.
First, let the Spirit Nether City auction proceed smoothly. Let them collect a wave of resources and wait until the collected resources reached a certain level before destroying them.
That way, they could successfully achieve their goal.
Let the City Lord and the Celestial Sovereign Yin Shi fight amongst themselves.
The City Lord was a general of the Void Alliance. If he could successfully advance to the Celestial Sovereign realm then his position in the Void Alliance would be even more important.
When that time came, his voice would increase. If he said that he wanted to deal with the Celestial Sovereign Yin Shi, the others would probably agree.
It was not only because his authority had increased. There was also another reason. After his cultivation base increased, the Void Alliance would once again increase a portion of its strength. If their strength surpassed the Celestial Sovereign Yin Shi even if the City Lord did not ask them to attack the Lord of Heaven, they would probably choose to attack their sacred hall.
After all, the resources in the void only had that much. If they did not plunder it from others, they would not be able to obtain additional resources.