When I woke up, I wanted to go home.

Chapter 170 Entering the Auction

After the roar, a thin old man rushed out of the Immortal Mansion Hotel and went straight to Zhu Chongjiu and the others.

Upon seeing Zhu Chongjiu and his group, the old man did not immediately attack. Instead, he asked with a grim expression, "Why are you killing people from my Immortal Abode?"

He then introduced himself: "I am the maternal uncle of the city lord of Qingfeng World and Qingfeng Immortal City, and even more so, the great-grandson of Qingfeng Immortal King!"

Upon hearing the old man's words, Xiao Jin couldn't help but burst out laughing and said, "The city lord's uncle, or cousin."

"The great-great-grandson of the Immortal King Qingfeng? Then how many generations back are you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jin instantly dropped his playful demeanor, his aura surged, and his cultivation as a Heavenly General was revealed.

When Xiao Jin released his aura, apart from Zhu Chongjiu, all the little ones, including Xiong Da in Xiao Rou's arms and Xiao Hei on Zhu Chongjiu's shoulder, also released their auras, all of them being Heavenly General level experts.

This scene instantly turned the old man's face pale, and he stammered, "Who are you people? What do you want?"

This is the territory of Qingfeng World, Qingfeng Immortal City.

Upon hearing the old man's words, Zhu Chongjiu waved his hand nonchalantly, and the children simultaneously withdrew their auras, as if nothing had happened.

Your men were disrespectful to me, and my brother couldn't stand it, so he taught them a lesson.

I just didn't know your men were so fragile. My brother died before I even used my full strength.

But it must have been my brother who killed him. Name your price, and I'll pay you back.

Otherwise, you can ask your cousin-in-law, the city lord, or your great-grandfather, the Immortal King Qingfeng, to intervene on your behalf.

What do you think?

Only then did the old man realize that the slightly older young man in front of him was the leader of this group.

The old man pondered for a moment, then said in a much calmer tone, "Oh, so it was the servants who were disrespectful to you gentlemen and fairies."

Since that's the case, he can be considered someone who has made a difference.

However, as you said, he did not deserve to die. Since your brother killed him and you agreed to compensation, then let's give him 100 mid-grade immortal crystals as compensation.

That way, I can give his family an explanation.

Upon hearing the old man's words, Zhu Chongjiu took out another hundred mid-grade immortal crystals from the storage room and handed them to the old man. Then he pointed to the ten mid-grade immortal crystals on the ground and said, "These ten mid-grade immortal crystals are the fee for my stay in your immortal mansion for one day. Please accept them and arrange accommodation for us as soon as possible."

I'm a little tired!

The old man glanced at the ten mid-grade immortal crystals on the ground, but showed no displeasure. Instead, he flicked his sleeve and put them away.

Then, with a smile on her face, she called out, and a young and beautiful female service staff member came out of the immortal mansion.

The female service worker approached the elderly man and bowed slightly in greeting.

The old man said to her, "Xiao He, you will choose the best Heavenly Immortal Abode for these young masters and fairies. They are all distinguished guests, so don't neglect them."

After saying this, he cupped his hands in greeting to Zhu Chongjiu and the others, saying that he had other important matters to attend to and asked Zhu Chongjiu and his party to make themselves at home before disappearing from everyone's sight.

The girl named Xiaohe slowly approached Zhu Chongjiu and the others, bowed, and led them to choose a celestial abode for rest. At the same time, the old man entered his room, clenched his fists, and bulged the veins on his forehead. He said in a low, furious voice, "You killed my men, and you dare to threaten me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the old man took out a communication device and transmitted his voice directly, "Lord City Lord...!"

Two minutes later, the old man recounted what had just happened, and he made a point of emphasizing that he had mentioned his relationship with the city lord and the Immortal King Qingfeng, but the other party did not seem to care about it.

After the old man finished speaking, he stared at the audio transmission device with a scheming look in his eyes, as if trying to see through it until he could see the person on the other side.

Five minutes passed, and a message came from the other end of the communication stone.

Okay, I understand. I will take this matter seriously!

Upon hearing this brief sentence from the other side, the old man instantly unleashed his power, turning everything in the room except for the surrounding walls into dust.

Xu Tong, I offer you so many immortal crystals and rare treasures every year, yet you treat me like this! I'm furious!

On the other side of the audio transmission device, a middle-aged man wearing armor with cloud patterns was drinking with an elderly man in a gray-black robe.

The old man in the black and gray robe saw Xu Tong nonchalantly put away his communication device and said with a smile, "Your cousin is a petty and vindictive person. Aren't you afraid he'll cause you trouble if you just dismiss him like this?"

What kind of cousin is he? Relying on his distant kinship with me and Immortal King Qingfeng, how many bad things has he done over the years?

Although he would give me some benefits every year, he always thought that since he gave me money, I had to do things for him.

However, he doesn't even consider that without my consent, he could have opened the Immortal Abode Hotel in such a prime location as Qingfeng Immortal City.

How come no one has come after all the bad things he's done over the years?

Even if he doesn't cause me any trouble, I'm still going to replace him.

Getting too close to this kind of person is always a disaster!

Lord Xu is right about that. I heard that a while ago, a few people were let in through the world's entrance, which greatly angered the Immortal King, and many people were implicated because of this.

You need to be careful too!

However, based on what your cousin said earlier, those people seem to be the main characters in the incident a while ago. Don't you really need to go and take a look?

I'm not going. The Immortal King's personal guards are investigating this matter. Unless the Immortal King gives the order, I'm not willing to get involved.

I heard that those people seem to have an extraordinary background.

If you actually get involved, things might turn out well if you do it right. But if you do it wrong, you could lose your life.

Let's not talk about them anymore. Rain Master, you don't need to worry about me. I've already taken care of the matter between me and my cousin. Even if something really happens, it won't be traced back to me. Someone else will take the blame for me.

Come on, let's drink.

This is a divine brew that I specially sourced for the Rain Master; it has the effect of strengthening the body's foundation and enhancing spiritual power.

After drinking this wine, take a good rest. Next month, you will bring rain to the southern part of the world.

Then, it will be another hardship.

It's not hard work; it's just a matter of being loyal to the emperor while receiving his salary!

The two people drinking and chatting were Xu Tong, the city lord of Qingfeng Immortal City, and the rain master of Qingfeng World.

As soon as Zhu Chongjiu entered the chosen immortal abode, Xiao Mu exclaimed in amazement, "This money was well spent! The five elements inside the immortal abode are dozens of times more concentrated than outside!"

Looking at the courtyard-style mansion enveloped in colorful light, Zhu Chongjiu thought to himself, "No wonder it costs ten mid-grade immortal crystals; it turns out they've set up defensive and spirit-gathering formations."

If you were to cultivate in seclusion inside, it would be much faster and safer than outside.

However, ten mid-grade immortal crystals a day, for a Heavenly General level cultivator, would take at least ten or eight years to complete a short seclusion, which is something that ordinary people cannot afford.

However, the concentration of this spiritual energy was somewhat insufficient for the Heavenly King.

After careful examination, Zhu Chongjiu finally shook his head, indicating that this immortal abode was rather useless and not cost-effective.

I was originally thinking of learning their skills secretly so I could use them when I had my own power in the future, but now it seems I need to find some more cost-effective methods.

Ninth Brother, what are you thinking about? Come and choose a room!

Upon hearing Xiao Huo call him, Zhu Chongjiu turned around and smiled, "Reserve a room for Xiao Rou alone, and you can choose the rest yourselves."

I don't care, it's just one day, it'll all be over eventually.

Then we'll just leave you be.

After saying that, the children, filled with curiosity and excitement, began to choose their own rooms.

Nothing happened that night. At dawn the next day, Zhu Chongjiu led everyone out of the Immortal Mansion Hotel and headed straight for the auction venue of the Nine Heavens Chamber of Commerce.

Not long after, Zhu Chongjiu led the children to the entrance of the auction venue.

It was the same two guards from yesterday, but just as Zhu Chongjiu took out a storage ring containing one million mid-grade immortal crystals and handed it to the guards for inspection, and was about to go inside, another small incident occurred.

The guard told Zhu Chongjiu that each person could only bring two subordinates to enter. Zhu Chongjiu's group now consisted of six people and two demon beasts, which meant that three slots were needed for everyone to enter.

Helpless, Zhu Chongjiu took out two more storage rings containing a million mid-grade immortal crystals and handed them to the guards.

This action completely shocked the two guards.

His attitude underwent a complete 360-degree turn, from a cold expression at the beginning to a calm expression, and now to a respectful expression.

The two guards bowed and knelt to welcome Zhu Chongjiu and his entourage into the auction hall, informing them that there was still plenty of time before the auction and that they could ask the staff to serve them some spiritual fruits and snacks to relieve their boredom.