"Now that the final item has been sold, the auction held by the Mystic Exchange Alliance in Azure Flame City has come to a successful end. We hope all our esteemed guests enjoyed their time here."

"Until next time, thank you for your participation."

After saying that, she immediately disappeared from her position as if in a hurry. She didn't even wait for the audience's reaction, not that she cared anyway.

"Xiao Lan, let's go too."

Mo Zhiran stood up from his seat with a big smile on his face. He didn't know about others, but for him, this auction was a great one.

He could already feel how condensed his realm had become with the constant tempering of the Solar Essence in his dantian, not to mention the faint vitality he could now sense from it.

To be honest, he had struck gold, and poor Tianyu didn't even know what he had lost.

"Umm… let's go."

Unlike him, Xiao Lan was feeling dejected. She had come here for two items and had gotten none. Of course, her mood was low.

Zhiran didn't say anything to console her but made his way downward, exiting the auction house.

Now that the event was over, he had his own important matters to attend to.

To be honest, he had been waiting for this day for a whole month, as the Divine Cauldron Sect didn't allow him to leave as an outer sect disciple.

Because of this restriction, he hadn't been able to properly use his system.

"Senior, you are here. Are you returning to the sect?"

Just as Zhiran was about to say goodbye to Xiao Lan, he heard a familiar voice from behind.

"Hmm?"

When he turned, he saw Mei Xuan, looking at them a little awkwardly.

"Mei Xuan? Why are you here? Where did you go before?" Zhiran raised his eyebrows, looking at her timid, fidgeting figure.

From her appearance, nobody could guess that the cold, frost-like voice from before belonged to her.

"Senior, if you are returning to the sect, can you…give me a ride back home? I promise I will pay you back in the future."

Mei Xuan didn't speak to Zhiran directly but looked at Xiao Lan, requesting nervously.

To buy that Divine Sense Method, she had used all her middle-grade spirit stones.

Now she was so poor that she didn't even want to waste twenty low-grade spirit stones on a boat ride home.

"Oh? Yeah, you can come with me. No need to pay anything back."

Xiao Lan's mood wasn't good, and she wanted to return to the sect immediately. So she didn't hesitate and agreed lightly.

It wasn't much for her anyway, as one more or one less spirit stone wouldn't significantly change the cost of the boat ride.

"Thank you, Senior. I will definitely pay you back, don't worry."

Mei Xuan was visibly elated and beamed like an innocent girl.

She didn't show a trace of the coldness she had displayed when crushing Xiao Lan's bid in the auction house.

'Tch… this girl is too good at acting.'

Zhiran shook his head but didn't comment or stop Xiao Lan.

He just… felt that if the chance came, he should properly blackmail this cunning girl in the future.

"Zhiran? Aren't you going too?"

As Xiao Lan turned to leave the city, she saw Zhiran standing in place, seemingly lost in thought.

"Hmm? Oh, you go first. I haven't left the sect for a while and want to wander around a bit."

He smiled and waved his hand. For what he planned next, he didn't want anyone accompanying him.

"Is that so? Okay, then be careful and come back safely."

Xiao Lan understood his thoughts and nodded lightly before walking away.

As for Mei Xuan, she only glanced at Zhiran briefly, as if wondering what he was doing there alone, before leaving with her senior in a hurry.

After all, she needed to return to the sect and analyze that divine technique as soon as possible.

'I hope the news from Elder Yan Kuang is true and this jade really contains the information about that Secret Realm. Otherwise, all my middle-grade spirit stones…'

She bit her lip anxiously, hoping the news was true. This was the biggest gamble of her life, aside from choosing to become a spy in the Divine Cauldron Sect.

'Now that the coast is clear, it's time to wander around the market. Hopefully, I can find a few good corpses this time.'

Mo Zhiran thought and turned toward the Azure Flame City market. As a city directly under the Divine Cauldron Sect, it was bound to have a market for everything.

Even though it was a righteous sect, he didn't believe there wasn't anyone selling human corpses here. Not to mention, he also wanted to see if he could extract a brain from a monster.

"Mo Zhiran… thank God, you're here."

But it seemed the time hadn't come yet. Before he could take a step, he was once again interrupted.

"Yan Xi?"

Surprisingly, this time it was Yan Xi running toward him quickly, her ample bosom heaving up and down with each step. From her anxious expression, it was clear that something had happened.

"Zhiran…."

Yan Xi stopped in front of him and took a deep breath to steady herself. Once calm, she looked at him curiously and asked:

"Mo Zhiran, did you see Tianyu?"

"Why can't I find him anywhere?"

"Where did he go?"

"I went to meet him as soon as the auction was over, and still can't find him. Did he leave early?"

"Then why didn't he meet me first?"

"Did he say something to you?"

"Where did he go without saying anything?"

"Is he angry at me?"

The moment she opened her mouth, she immediately fired off one question after another without pause.

And, unsurprisingly, it was all about Tianyu.

It seemed that guy had left the auction house as soon as he got that lotus. Maybe he knew Yan Xi would come looking for him, or maybe he wanted to leave before that Foundation Establishment cultivator found him.

Who knew?

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