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"Lord Demon King …"

He had planned for Jin Lei to take the lead and join the fray, but things had turned out differently.

It was a common thing to plot against each other before taking advantage of one another. If one wanted to plot against someone else, one had to be prepared for it. No one could do anything other than feel displeased when Jin Lei dragged them into the water.

They were helpless in the face of Jin Lei's scheming. They were even more powerless when it came to Scarlet Pills.

Chi Dan released the news of Shentu Shun's whereabouts, attracting everyone here for the sake of amassing money. They were very clear about this in their hearts.

It was obviously trying to amass wealth, but the calf didn't say a word. It exchanged a few pleasantries with Jin Lei, then turned to leave.

Anyone could tell that it was intentional, but it was impossible to expose it. Shentu Shun was related to his own achievements. Even if it was just a one in a million chance, no one wanted to miss it.

Among the hundreds of cultivators nearby, some of them were rogue cultivators, some of them were the genius disciples of the five great sects, and some of them were the sect heads and elders of the medium-sized sects.

The five great sects governed the Central Plains, and within the five great sects, there were many small and medium-sized sects. The Hollow Jade Sect was located in the center of the Central Plains, and was in charge of a large portion of the land.

This time, the news about Shentu Shun came from Song Yu city. All the leaders and elders of the small and medium-sized sects in the Hollow Jade Sect sent out their messages.

Thirteen years ago, when the Shentu Family was exterminated, all the small and medium-sized sects in the Hollow Jade Sect's territory and the surrounding four major sects were the main force.

This time, he was the first one to arrive at the city. He was the head of the small and medium-sized sect and the Elder in charge of the Hollow Jade Sect.

As Chi Dan was about to leave, Jin Lei didn't stop him in the slightest. The few Sect Leaders and Elders finally couldn't take it anymore. They called out to Chi Dan in unison, their intentions clear.

The highest realm a smart person could reach was to be clear and muddle-mouthed.

Earlier on, Chi Dan had urged them to bid for Shentu Shun's position, but they had ignored him. Now that the past had been brought up, it was meaningless.

Rather than forcing them to take out Spirit Stones to buy the information, it was better to let them see the truth. What was the truth? Spirit Stones were the way to go. This was the truth.

Once caught, he would be unable to extricate himself from it. Seeing this, Chi Dan was sure that if he were to leave now, there would definitely be someone who would urge him to stay.

This time, it was the most successful. The Crimson Core did not bring up the matter of exchanging spirit stones for information. Instead, it would force them to bid the fastest they could.

"Is there anything else?"

Did he really forget?

As he turned around, he forgot. Could Chi Dan have intermittent amnesia?

It was a demon king, who would believe that!

All of them knew that the Crimson Core was pretending to be stupid, but they couldn't expose it for fear that they would be unable to do anything about it.

The river flowed east for thirty years, the river flowed west for thirty years.

How does it feel to hit cotton with a punch?

Chi Dan had already felt this way before, but now the target had finally shifted to them.

At first, when Chi Dan had bid to buy Shentu Shun's whereabouts, they had turned a deaf ear to him.

Now that Chi Dan wanted to leave, they started to panic, and when they recalled what they did earlier, they helplessly mustered up the courage to ask for news.

"Master, where is Shentu Shun?!"

Everyone had the same goal. Their hearts were as clear as a mirror. When they arrived at this place, no one said a word and directly asked for Shentu Shun's whereabouts. Chi Dan had always been asking for spirit stones.

At this moment, Chi Dan was finally forcing them to put the matter on the surface, and he was secretly delighted in his heart.

"Sure, I'll tell whoever pays the spirit stones to me." "Otherwise..."

Even though he was halfway through his words, the threat of the Scarlet Pill was obvious.

Otherwise, there were two possibilities!

Firstly, it turned around and left, heading towards the Hollow Jade Sect. Under the pressure and enticement of the Hollow Jade Sect, it informed the Hollow Jade Sect of Shentu Shun's whereabouts.

Secondly, only it knew where Shentu Shun was. After rotting in its stomach, Shentu Shun's location had once again become a mystery.

Regardless of which possibility it was, the cultivators present would never be able to obtain Shentu Shun's location.

Whoever bid more spirit stones would be able to obtain the information. There was no difference between this and the auction, and no one dared to buy anything.

"Your Highness, it's not that you can't take out a spirit stone to purchase Shentu Shun's location, it's just that the price …"

Who didn't want Shentu Shun's whereabouts? The problem lay in who was willing to face the Scarlet Pill and sort out the pros and cons within.

Jin Lei, don't count on me. If I can plot against you once, I can do it a second time. The other cultivators looked at each other, oblivious to his existence.

In an instant, a representative was selected. He was the Sect Leader that had been talking to Chi Dan all this time.

"So what if they are bidding?"

Selling each other, buying and selling, this was a matter of course. Only bidding and buying was something that everyone disagreed with.

Everyone knew that there was a problem with the auction, except for Chi Dan.

In terms of bidding, it had to be said that Jin Lei had inadvertently gained a pig's father.

In the beginning, if Jin Lei had found an excuse and refused to bid, he wouldn't have been humiliated by Chi Dan.

As long as one person bid, the others would increase the price if they felt that the same item was worth the price.

Even if he didn't have five top grade spirit stones, it didn't matter. At most, it would be difficult to pay after bidding and he just wouldn't raise the price. Why was he unwilling to bid?

Actually, everyone was a smart person and had already analyzed the situation clearly.

When Jin Lei bid, two things would happen.

Once the price was called, any situation would be disadvantageous to him. After he bid, no one would raise the price. If it was anyone else, he would definitely do the same.

After the bid was called, no one else raised the price. It was only natural for him to receive news of Shentu Shun.

In the first case, he couldn't take out enough spirit stones to get the information. If he tried to deceive Chi Dan, he would definitely bear all of its anger, and maybe even compensate his mental state.

Compared to enduring Chi Dan's anger, the second situation was even worse.

The second situation was that he had enough spirit stones to make a successful transaction with the Crimson Core. Once the transaction was successful, he would have to face off against other cultivators who wanted to profit from him.

Facing Jin Lei was still better than facing a Demon King. No matter what news he received, he would definitely be hunted down by other cultivators. His death would be the worst possible outcome.

Thus, no matter what, he could not call out a bid.

At this moment, every cultivator would face this problem after being forced to this point by the red core. The first thing they would have to do was to resolve the issue of bidding for the red core.

"Sir, this junior feels that the method of bidding is inappropriate!"

The starting price was five top grade spirit stones, while the highest bidder was given one of the five spots.

Five top grade spirit stones in exchange for a single piece of information, this was enough to reflect Shentu Shun's value as well as to reinforce the authenticity of the information.

The higher the price, the more people would want it for their own selfish reasons, hoping to get a few more top grade spirit stones.

Of course, it would not admit that the restriction was only a method. It would definitely say that it was out of good intentions.

In short, it didn't find anything amiss.

"How?"

The reason why everyone didn't bid previously was because there was a problem with its method of bidding. In order to obtain more spirit stones, it was willing to cooperate with them and asked humbly for guidance.

"Lord, the method of bidding is simply unfeasible …"

When the Sect Leader saw that Chi Dan seemed to be patiently asking for advice, he explained the pros and cons one by one.

For example, everyone was forced by the circumstances to bid. If no one raised the bid midway, Jin Lei would run into a problem.

As for the bid, he would say anything he knew about it. As for the other matter that had always troubled him and worried him, it was inconvenient for him to bring it up in front of Chi Dan.

Perhaps among the cultivators that came, the more or less, the cultivators that weren't completely overwhelmed by desire would be the same as him, thinking about that problem …

As the master of a sect, he didn't have a farsighted personality. The sect was destined to disappear into the long river of history.

This time, Chi Dan knew where Shentu Shentu was, whether it was true or not.

It was just a deal it had made to amass wealth, or perhaps it was as it said, just to promote friendly relations between the humans and demons.

Speaking of which, this was a conspiracy to destroy the cultivation world's righteous alliance.

All the powers in the world were bound to be in perfect harmony for a long time. They were in great prosperity, but they were never eternal. The so-called great prosperity was only a temporary appearance.

Thirteen years ago, the strange phenomenon in the sky might not have been some kind of good fortune at all. It was a sign that the peace between the two races had ended.

The seniors of the Shentu Clan had made a huge contribution to the peace between the two races, but his descendants were forced to walk towards destruction by both races.

A few thousand years ago, Shentu Jun had beheaded demons and exterminated them, forcing them to retreat step by step. He had done great deeds for the human race and forced them to sign the "contract of peace between the humans and demons".

For thousands of years, at least on the surface, the two races had lived in peace.

A storm of success and a storm of defeat.

No one would have thought that after Shentu Jun had disappeared, his descendants would have Shentu Shun, who could cause such a phenomenon.

It was one thing to cause a phenomenon in the world, but it was not an ordinary phenomenon.

Since ancient times, it was not uncommon for infants to appear with the phenomenon of the heavens and earth. Only when Shentu Shun appeared would the spirit energy within a cultivator's body be affected, as well as when his soul had been nourished.

When the soul retaliates, the benefits of having the cultivator's cultivation level loosen are self-evident.

The world was no longer peaceful with his birth.

Being the first to bear the brunt of the blow was the destruction of his tribe. Secondly, the 'contract of peace between the humans and demons' was destroyed. In the next moment, the conflict between the two tribes intensified.

Right now, both the humans and demons were at loggerheads. It was at this point that Chi Dan suddenly visited the Hollow Jade Sect, bringing Shentu Shun's whereabouts.

Both the human and demon races wanted to know Shentu Shentu's whereabouts. After they received the news, they didn't hide it and became anxious. Instead, it directly spread it all within the human city.

His life was his, and in the eyes of cultivators, Shentu Shenjun was the man of the world. Once someone got the news, how would the person who did not get the news feel?

As one could well imagine, once the human race lost their minds because of their desire, blood would flow like a river.

At that time, the Monster race could destroy the human race without even using a single soldier.

From this, it could be seen that if Chi Dan brought the demons here on a mission, once he succeeded, it would be a devastating disaster for the human race.

Thinking of the extinction of the human race and the return of the survivors to the ancient era, living in deep waters of suffering, this Sect Leader's face was full of worry.

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