Sect: Starting with Comprehending Thunder Skill Chapter 1459 - 613: Schemes in the Dark, Truth Revealed

The bidding for this treasure was intense.

Golden Core Realm Cultivators like Li Yunjing didn’t make a move, just waited quietly.

Not until the seventh lot.

"Next, we have a ’Cold Soul Pearl’ condensed from ’Profound Nether True Water’, which can help Ice Cultivators break through their bottleneck!"

The entire hall erupted!

"What are the Celestial Net Dao Sect and the Celestial Star Pavilion playing at?"

Li Yunjing’s gaze sharpened. This was clearly refined from the essence of the ’Seven Fiends Dark Yin Python’!

He couldn’t make sense of it. This kind of thing was something the Celestial Net Dao Sect was desperately eager to acquire—so why were they putting it up for auction?

Are they using this to fish someone out?

Li Yunjing subconsciously looked toward Zhou Dehai, only to see the man wearing a faint smile, as if he had no interest in this item at all.

"Starting price, one hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

The bidding soared in an instant, and in the end a veiled Female Cultivator won it for three hundred thousand Spirit Stones.

However, just as the maid presented the Jade Box, an unexpected change occurred.

"Boom!"

The Jade Box suddenly exploded, and a mass of black mist swept across the entire venue!

"Not good! It’s Demon Qi!"

The hall fell into chaos, and several Golden Core Cultivators immediately struck out to suppress it.

Zhou Dehai’s expression changed abruptly. He shot to his feet. "Someone tampered with it!"

"This is only just getting started..."

Li Yunjing’s lips curled slightly as his fingertip tapped the table.

Taking advantage of the chaos, he quietly left his seat and slipped toward the depths of the Celestial Star Pavilion.

His true target was not the auction, but the Celestial Star Pavilion’s treasury!

Shrouded by the confusion, Li Yunjing’s figure flitted like a ghost through the corridors.

He flew straight toward the depths of the Celestial Star Pavilion.

After passing three secret doors, his view suddenly opened up.

It was actually a floating Treasure Pavilion!

Outside the pavilion, thirty-six strands of Sword Qi coiled, forming none other than the Celestial Net Sword Array!

Staring at the floating Treasure Pavilion before him, a gleam flashed in Li Yunjing’s eyes.

He formed a seal with both hands, a faint cyan glow rising around him as he directly cast the Five Elements Escape Technique, silently slipping through the gaps of the Celestial Net Sword Array.

"The Celestial Net Dao Sect is really willing to spend."

Li Yunjing let out a cold laugh, his fingertip condensing a strand of Sword Qi that lightly tapped the weakest point of the Sword Array.

The thirty-six strands of Sword Qi paused slightly, revealing a gap just wide enough for a single person to pass through.

His figure flickered, and he was already inside the Treasure Pavilion.

As a top Array Grandmaster, breaking through a formation like this was naturally no problem for Li Yunjing.

As his figure appeared within the Treasure Pavilion, the sight before him made his very breath hitch.

Countless rare materials, Magical Treasures, and Elixirs were neatly arranged on the floating Jade Platforms, each one radiating a tantalizing Spiritual Light.

"Time is tight."

With no time to inventory anything, Li Yunjing unhesitatingly summoned the Purple Gold Gourd. The mouth of the gourd opened wide, instantly generating a powerful suction that continuously drew the nearby treasures inside.

Just as he was sweeping up the third row of treasures, a heaven-shaking explosion suddenly echoed from outside, and the entire Treasure Pavilion violently trembled.

"They’ve started fighting?"

Li Yunjing’s lips curled a bit more, but his movements grew even faster.

He knew the chaos at the auction had already escalated, which only bought him more time.

Suddenly, his gaze tightened as he stopped in front of a crystal cover at the very back.

Inside the cover floated a completely emerald-green bead, radiating a chilling aura that made one’s heart quiver.

"Profound Nether True Water Bead?!"

Li Yunjing’s eyes lit up. "So the real prize is here!"

He broke the Restriction without hesitation and was just about to collect it when a harsh shout rang out from behind him: "You’ve got guts!"

A razor-sharp strand of Sword Qi tore through the air toward him. Li Yunjing didn’t even turn his head; he simply flicked a streak of cyan light backward.

With a crisp "clang", the two strands of Sword Qi collided in midair, bursting into dazzling radiance.

"Zhou Dehai?"

Li Yunjing sneered. "Looks like you had a hand in that commotion at the auction too, huh?"

"Li Wutian!"

Zhou Dehai’s face was dark as water. "You actually covet my Jade Box? You’re simply courting death."

"Zhou Dehai, let me ask you—why exactly are you hiding your Combat Power?"

Li Yunjing let out a mocking laugh. "I don’t believe that a mere ’Justice Alliance’ could possibly be your match."

"Li Wutian, did you really think that with your little bit of cleverness, you could see through my layout?"

Zhou Dehai suddenly threw his head back in laughter, his voice dripping with scorn.

His aura surged wildly, his Cultivation—originally at Foundation Establishment Realm Seventh Heaven—climbing step by step, in the blink of an eye breaking through to Nascent Soul, finally stabilizing at Nascent Soul Third Heaven!

"What?!"

Li Yunjing’s pupils contracted sharply as he deliberately put on an overly frightened expression, stammering, "You... you... you’re actually... a Nascent Soul Realm Master?"

"That’s right. I was originally an Elder of the Celestial Net Dao Sect."

Zhou Dehai sneered, a blood-colored Long Saber appearing in his hand, its blade wreathed in eerie black Qi. "However, I betrayed the Celestial Net Dao Sect long ago. Everything I do today is to fulfill my wish!"

"So the chaos at the auction was all stirred up by you..."

Li Yunjing quickly calmed down. "What are you really after? I didn’t know your true strength. I’ll give your Jade Box back to you—how about you spare my life? After all, I’m from the Boundless Cliff Sect, and the Boundless Old Ancestor is an acquaintance of yours."

"The Auction House disturbance was just a prelude."

Looking at Li Yunjing with contempt, Zhou Dehai twisted his face into a cruel grin. "I’ve had my eye on the Celestial Star Pavilion for a long time. Today, I’ll use this chance to sweep everything into my net! As for you..."

A flicker of killing intent flashed in his eyes. "A little ant like you thinks you’re fit to negotiate with me?"

Before his words even finished, the blood-colored Long Saber had already turned into a bloody rainbow, cleaving down.

Li Yunjing retreated rapidly while simultaneously summoning a bronze Ancient Shield.