Chapter 605 - 248: Overhearing about Red Moon Dew, Arriving at Tingtao Sea
Chapter 605: Chapter 248: Overhearing about Red Moon Dew, Arriving at Tingtao Sea
Of course, the notice also mentioned things like Inheritance Techniques.
But those didn’t matter to Xiao Chen.
His gaze shifted to the bottom half of the notice, where a simple map was drawn, showing the general layout of the Tingtao Sea.
It highlighted the location of Tinglang Island, where the auction was to be held.
’So they’re not holding it on Tingtao Island, but on a secondary island next to it instead.’
Xiao Chen immediately understood the implication. They were afraid of scaring away some of the Loose Cultivators.
In theory, Loose Cultivators weren’t the main clientele for this kind of large-scale auction.
It was probably more a matter of boosting its popularity.
Thanks to the ubiquitous signs pointing the way, Xiao Chen easily found Tinglang Island.
It was an oval-shaped island, over six hundred li long and five hundred li wide.
At some point, it had been completely leveled.
Its original mountains, rivers, lakes, and beaches had all been transformed into a perfectly flat plain.
Then, massive construction projects were undertaken on the flat ground.
Looking down from above, Xiao Chen saw that aside from the square, spacious, and orderly streets and a large plaza deliberately left in the very center, the rest of the island was covered with buildings of various sizes.
The inner circle consisted mostly of various shops, while the outer circle was filled with inns, each with a different sign.
Perhaps because it was like painting on a blank canvas, Tinglang Island’s layout was nearly perfect, with different restrictions on building height and roof styles.
From a distance, it looked like a work of art.
It was a good thing this was the cultivation world and the laborers were all Cultivators; otherwise, it would have been a massive, time-consuming project.
It was worth noting that Xiao Chen noticed that other than the main plaza and the adjacent auction hall, which covered several acres, the rest of Tinglang Island had no No-Fly Restrictions.
Not only were there no Restrictions, but there were also no traces of any large-scale Arrays.
The few glimmers of Spiritual Light he could see all came from small Protective Arrays within the inns.
This, like the reason for the island’s selection, was to make the Cultivators attending the auction feel more secure.
Of course, the visiting Cultivators were all sensible enough not to fly all over the sky above the island just because of the lack of Restrictions.
Everyone tacitly lowered their altitude and landed in unison on the streets at the island’s edge.
From there, they proceeded on foot to their various destinations.
Xiao Chen didn’t try to be different; he followed the crowd, landing at the edge and walking toward the central area.
Due to the delay from the Yin Spirit incident, there were only three days left until the auction.
Therefore, his first destination was the auction hall.
"Excuse me, sir."
At the entrance to the hall, an attractive female Golden Core Cultivator reminded him, "The auction is on the eighteenth. We are still in preparation."
"If you need to consign an item for auction, please proceed to the Appraisal Pavilion on the right."
"We’re not allowing entry at this time. Thank you for your understanding."
Facing a Golden Core Cultivator, she was very polite.
However, before Xiao Chen entered the Appraisal Pavilion, he saw a newly arrived Foundation Establishment Cultivator try to enter the auction hall.
He was immediately stopped by the guards patrolling the hall’s perimeter.
"Senior, please head upstairs!"
Xiao Chen followed an Attendant to a Quiet Chamber on the second floor, where an Appraiser was already waiting.
"I am a senior Appraiser with the Feiye Commerce Association. You may call me Zhao."
He stated his identity first to avoid any misunderstanding, then asked, "May I ask what item you wish to auction, Senior?"
Xiao Chen took the Heavy Origin Spirit Breath Soil out of his Vast Sea Ring. "Take a look at this for me."
Zhao put on a pair of Ice Silk Gloves and carefully opened the Jade Box.
...
"Senior, please wait a moment. I will go and ask my master to take a look."
Zhao bowed respectfully and then hurried out to get help.
As a senior Appraiser, he could handle most Tier Three items with ease.
He was more than qualified to handle Loose Cultivators.
’Who would have thought that Xiao Chen would produce a Tier Four Spiritual Object right off the bat? This is clearly beyond my expertise!’