Chapter 280: Forging a Path
After the auction ended, dozens of cultivators appeared outside box two hundred and seventy-seven.
Most of them were in the nascent soul realm and some had brought juniors in the core formation realm and the origin tempering realm.
However, no one dared to be presumptuous in the auction house owned by the BlueStar Treasure pavilion.
Although they were impatient and wanted to enter the box to investigate, they had to wait for permission from the auction house.
After waiting for a while, a frail man appeared in front of the crowd.
This frail-looking old man was none other than Jun Mo.
"Let this old man open the box." He said.
Normally, the BlueStar Treasure pavilion wouldn’t allow conflicts within the auction house.
However, the culprits had somehow escaped and the Pavillion was not good at denying so many nascent soul realm cultivators.
Most importantly, the BlueStar Treasure pavilion also had an interest in the matter.
This was because the pavilion had existed for thousands of years but this was only the second time that someone had teleported through their formations.
The first time was an incident in Sea Cloud city a few years ago and the second time was this time.
No matter what, the BlueStar Treasure pavilion had to find out what was going on.
Otherwise, they could no longer guarantee the safety of the treasures and guests in their auction houses.
"Old man Jun, quickly open the box and let us check." A gruff voice said.
Old man Jun looked at the owner of the voice and sighed.
’Myriad weapons master is still too impatient.’ He thought but didn’t say anything.
Instead, he used a token to open the box formations and slowly entered the box.
As expected, no one was in the room.
However, old man Jun was not surprised and he began to check the residual aura in the room.
"There were four guests in this room. The most powerful has an unbearably hot qi. There is one with an extremely cold qi and of the remaining two, one is a swordsman." Old man Jun concluded and then frowned.
The reason he frowned was because he didn’t find any residual aura left behind from teleportation.
"Could it be..." He muttered and tried to analyse the trace qi left behind.
Unfortunately, the traces were too thin and he couldn’t ascertain anything.
However, he already had a guess about the identity of the guests in the room.
"The barefooted do not fear those wearing shoes." He said and chuckled.
"Old man Jun, did you find something?" Someone asked.
"Look for yourself." The old man said and walked out of the box.
However, his mood wasn’t as relaxed as it seemed.
Even though he knew the occupant of the box was Yang Xu and his people, old man Jun still didn’t know how they escaped.
’Do they have a treasure that can ignore formations?’ He wondered and frowned.
If such a treasure really existed, Yang Xu and his group would attract the pursuit of the entire Cangxing world.
At the moment, the group was pursued because the pursuers coveted Bing Lan’s physique.
If they managed to catch the woman, they would benefit but if they didn’t, they wouldn’t lose anything.
However, a treasure that could ignore formations was different.
The existence of such a treasure threatened everyone. This was because such a treasure would allow a cultivator to enter anywhere without worrying about being trapped.
’If what I think is truly the case...’ Old man Jun thought and sighed.
He was older than Yang Xu and had never conflicted with the person before.
However, he was an elder of the BlueStar Treasures pavilion.
His primary duty was to protect the pavilion even if it meant fighting people he didn’t dislike.
"This problem is a little difficult." He muttered, shook his head, and then left the area of the private box.
At the same time, most of the other nascent soul realm cultivators had also caught on to what old man Jun had.
As expected, none had a good face and their eyes were more solemn.
"Let’s go back first." Someone said and took his disciples to leave the auction house.
The others were also doing the same but everyone knew that this was not the end of the matter.
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Back in the Fair Plum inn, Yang Xu and Bing Lan had already exited their ancient palace and were now sitting with Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue.
"Are you okay?" Bing Lan asked and looked at the two young men.
She couldn’t detect any injuries but she still wanted to make sure.
"Don’t worry mistress. We escaped perfectly." Jiang Yue assured and flumped on the settee.
"I wonder what kind of faces they are making." He continued and then chuckled in good humour.
"Probably murderous faces." Yang Xu said and sighed.
"One shopping trip and the number of our enemies has increased by more than ten times."
"Master Yang, your mouth is complaining but why are your eyes shining so brightly?"
"You brat, do you dare to tease me?"
"It’s all good. It’s not a bad idea to live dangerously." Jiang Yue said and a doting smile appeared on his husband’s face.
Before they attended the auction, Yu Nianzhen had already thought of the consequences.
However, he wasn’t worried too much.
The reason for this was not because he was confident in his ability to hide and escape.
It was because the Nine Treasures secret realm was about to open.
When they entered the secret realm, all their enemies would be at the same level.
As long as Yu Nianzhen didn’t have to face core formation realm cultivators and nascent soul realm ancestors, he was confident in his ability to handle any situation.
’We only need to lay low for three months. After that, we will enter the secret realm and won’t have to worry about powerful enemies until one hundred years later.’ He thought.
"What’s your plan?" Yang Xu suddenly asked and looked at his disciple.
"There are only three months to the opening of the Nine Treasures secret realm. During that time, XiaoYue and I will retreat to refine the things we got from the auction. What about master?"
"Your mistress and I will stay outside."
"Nianzhen can retreat with peace of mind." Bing Lan added.
Her cultivation was at the fifth level of the origin tempering realm and she didn’t plan to improve it for the time being.
The reason for this was that she didn’t have an appropriate origin treasure.
In that case, it was best to protect the law for Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue while spending time with her Taoist companion.
"If you have decided, then retreat quickly." Yang Xu dismissed impatiently.
Jiang Yue looked at the person and then dragged Yu Nianzhen into their ancient palace.
"Azhen, do you feel that master dislikes us more with each passing day?"
"He feels we are eyesores but he is also an eyesore." Yu Nianzhen said and pulled Jiang Yue for a kiss.
"I missed you." He said.
"I missed you too."
After saying that, the two rushed to their room and spent several days of passion before reluctantly extricating themselves from the mood.
"XiaoYue, about the dual polarity flower..." Yu Nianzhen started and then waited for Jiang Yue to focus before he continued.
"Everything in the world exists in polar pairs and the dual polarity flower can unite the extremes. Before we enter the Nine Treasures secret realm, you should think about the kind of attributes you want on your origin. At the same time, consider the polarity of the attributes."
"I see." Jiang Yue said.
In fact, he had already been thinking about it.
Each origin treasure represented a characteristic. Refining nine treasures meant giving nine characteristics to the origin.
Knowing the importance of this realm, Jiang Yue had long been considering the kinds of treasures he wanted to refine.
However, Yu Nianzhen’s words inspired him and his eyes shone brightly.
"I will think about it carefully." He said and Yu Nianzhen rubbed his hair.
"What about you? What kinds of treasures do you want to refine?"
"I have thought about it and I have some ideas. However, I still have to consider some more before I make a decision."
"We can take our time in the coming three months." Jiang Yue said and didn’t continue asking.
The reason was not because he wasn’t curious about Yu Nianzhen’s choices but because he didn’t want to be influenced.
Before he listened to his husband’s specific plans, Jiang Yue wanted to form a roadmap for himself.
"XiaoYue, I believe in you. I believe that you will forge along the path that is most appropriate for you." Yu Nianzhen said and smiled.
"I know." Jiang Yue also smiled.
His path was different from Yu Nianzhen’s but their destination was the same.
In the end, all he needed was to walk steadily and he would arrive where he wanted to.
"Azhen, I love you."
"I love you too." Yu Nianzhen answered and kissed his husband.
